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Post by James 40K Champ *** on Apr 10, 2008 14:45:56 GMT 1
Just been laughing to myself about carboot sales. Anyone who has been to a car boot sale will know how bizar the people are who go to them can be. Your there trying to set up your stall at stupid o'clock in the morning and Mr nosey is poking around trying to buy stuff off you, like a games system for 50p or somthing. And when you arrive everyone flocks to your car like a load of zombies trying to peer into your boot to see what youve got for grabs. Really annoying.
Ive had an idea for an afternoon of high octane adrenaline filled excitement: Load your car up with all your best stuff, that 42" plasma TV your prize computer system etc etc, all in the boot, with giant orange stickers with £5 in big black letters, then go down your local car boot on a sunday, slowly drive round the whole field at least twice before picking a spot and parking up. Then go find a perch with a flask of tea/coffee and watch the hilarity as hordes of people wet themselfs peering into your car trying to keep everyone else at bay so they can make the first purchase. Then eventually, when you get bored, which in my case might be a good few hours, just stroll over, jump in your car and pull out with a 'sorry must dash - see you next week'
Ive got to do it! Wait I need a car first :/
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Post by El Capitan on Apr 10, 2008 16:04:53 GMT 1
haha, find a car owning volunteer and lets do it!
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Adoni-Zedek
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Post by Adoni-Zedek on Apr 10, 2008 19:19:43 GMT 1
Ah. See, on this side of the pond, a car boot is something the Parking Enforcement people stick on your wheel so you can't drive away with it. I was initially picturing lots of parking cops drooling over the latest models, perhaps one that delivers a moderate electric shock when someone tries to tamper.
That does sound like a fairly diverting morning. Just be careful no-one breaks into your car and helps themselves!
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Post by James 40K Champ *** on Apr 10, 2008 20:27:45 GMT 1
Ha, thats quite a funny miss-translation. A car boot to us is a trunk to you I guess.
We call ours 'parking wardens' and 'wheel clamps'.. the bane of most British citizens lives.
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