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[D4damage]

I should not find this funny, but I do. The van we use for collecting goods from the airport just burst in to flames. What a day!

— Craig J V Rothwell (@Craigix)

October 4, 2010


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I should not find this funny, but I do. The van we use for collecting goods from the airport just burst in to flames. What a day!

Apparently it happened before he went to pick up the cases. Which is good.

 

[surt]

Police found this unusual hat at the scene of the crime:

Happily, the police report makes no mention of Pandora components being in the van at time.

 

[D4damage]

Thanks Gruso. I hadn't considered that people wouldn't be able to view twitter.

 

[Bosbeetle]

/me grabs popcorn and waits for some natural disaster

 

[craigix]

I only just got up, took until 4:30am to get the van back here, then took me another couple of hours to get to sleep.


The rear breaks seized on and set the wheel on fire. It's a shame we had not picked up the cargo because now I'm going to have to do it in the car -


it's going to be about 8 trips! Argh.

 

[EvilDragon]

Eight trips? Wouldn't it be cheaper just renting a van?

 

[dtc.com]

EvilDragon

Posted Today, 11:21 AM


Eight trips? Wouldn't it be cheaper just renting a van?

+1

 

[Bosbeetle]

Better get some good cds to listen on those trips


Can't you rent a (tow along) I dont know the english word for aanhanger

 

[darfgarf]

Can't you rent a (tow along) I dont know the english word for aanhanger

trailer, and you'd need a license that lets you tow trailers, depending on the size etc of course


or just rent a white van for the day

 

[Caine]

Man, this is getting ridiculous

 

[Asiyura]

Hopefully nobody got hurt.


But to be honest, I had to laugh when I read your tweet, Craig.


After the volcano and the earthquake, I was thinking that the next thing would be a flood, an asteroid or an alien invasion (the Dr Who way), but not a van in fire…

 

[SNESFAN]

OH NOZ! MAI PANDORI!!!

 

[Evil Star]

You've got to be shitting me!!!


:blink:

 

[MooTheKow]

I only just got up, took until 4:30am to get the van back here, then took me another couple of hours to get to sleep.


The rear breaks seized on and set the wheel on fire. It's a shame we had not picked up the cargo because now I'm going to have to do it in the car -


it's going to be about 8 trips! Argh.

You going to ship out those 100 pandoras first?

 

[TrashyMG]

Well this doesn't delay much, especially with the boards being hung up due to the lack of the nubs.


It will be an interesting part of the story behind the Pandora though.

 

[may88]

London/Newcastle is approx. 300 miles (480Km) each way.


4,800 miles (it's only 5,500 to Beijing but that's just one way).


Average 60 Mph = 80 Hrs = 8 days of 10 hours driving + loading (2Hrs) + unloading(1Hr) + rest stops(1Hr min) = 16Hr round trip.


48Mpg = 100 Gallons = 450 Litres @ £1.20/l = £540


Conclusion: Rent a van (one way) and train it down (cattle class).


Good job my motives for buying a Pandora were OPEN and not ECO.

 

[Asiyura]

^ Too much imperial measurement system in one message

 

[neko]

London/Newcastle is approx. 300 miles (480Km) each way.

According to Fatih, the cases were delivered to NCL (Newcastle airport).

 

[kuru]

So much for smugly announcing the purchase of a cheap old peace of crap. Isn't there somthing like German TÜV/Dekra on the island?

 

[levi]

Yes, but not for second-third-twentieth-hand pieces of junk you bought from a bloke down the pub


We do have the annual 'MOT' tests mandated by the Ministry of Transport, but they're more about making sure your car won't kill anyone else when it breaks/pumps out toxic fumes.