'Age shall not weary them...'

At a bus stop the other day a little girl with her grandmother stared at me for a while and then said: "You're an old man."

I replied: "Not much gets past you, does it?"

"What did he say, grandma?" said the child.

My bus came and I left grandma trying to explain.
 
Tranona said:
Why is that a problem for you? Driving a Morgan is a visceral experience when you can imagine you are Tim Birkin without exceeding 70mph and knowing that the car will not fall apart and will stop when you want it too. Best value 4 wheel toy you can buy.
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Fr J Hackett said:
I think he was making a joke that initially supposed you had actually ran 30 miles.
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Yes...exactly that....even I am not surprised these days when a revered veneered British classic can actually do thirty miles....although doing it in the evening is a unnecessary test of your Lucas Electrics
 
Bouba said:
Yes...exactly that....even I am not surprised these days when a revered veneered British classic can actually do thirty miles....although doing it in the evening is a unnecessary test of your Lucas Electrics
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Sorry I missed your joke - so used to people poking fun at the car. Got back before dark but there is nothing Lucas on the car. They had gone before mine was made. Some of my best trips have been in the dark. I go to Gloucester every 3 years for the 3 Choirs festival and often take the Morgan. The drive back to Poole in the middle of the night is magic if you can avoid the Sainsbury and Tesco lorries!
 
Tranona said:
Best value 4 wheel toy you can buy.
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I had mine for quite a few years from new & if it was not for the fact that I sold it for a thousand pounds more than i bought it I would argue with you. But it was still an immense con. The panels went rust where they rubbed. The ford engine blew up & had to be changed under warranty. The rear brakes were not connected & never worked. I had to have several sets of front steering/suspension bushes on the king post. Forever having new front pads due to oil contamination (& the fact that the rear ones were not working) The exhaust blew up shortly after I had it probably due to engine faults. It was slow. Dis not hold the road
But some how - & I cannot explain this- I loved it & regretted selling it.
 
Daydream believer said:
Here is a tip for those who think they are on the road to the way out
Scientists say that it has been shown that those who pass away in their sleep do so at 3 AM
So I set my alarm at 02-30. This is so I am awake for the final curtain
I have waited 78 years for this event & would be pissed off if I missed it
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What happens to me then ?…3am is when I get up to pee
 
Daydream believer said:
I had mine for quite a few years from new & if it was not for the fact that I sold it for a thousand pounds more than i bought it I would argue with you. But it was still an immense con. The panels went rust where they rubbed. The ford engine blew up & had to be changed under warranty. The rear brakes were not connected & never worked. I had to have several sets of front steering/suspension bushes on the king post. Forever having new front pads due to oil contamination (& the fact that the rear ones were not working) The exhaust blew up shortly after I had it probably due to engine faults. It was slow. Dis not hold the road
But some how - & I cannot explain this- I loved it & regretted selling it.
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That must have been pre late 90s when Charles took over and changed an enormous amount in detail to address those kind of issues. Mine is all aluminium and stainless steel with a galvanised chassis, stainless steel exhaust and modern Lockheed brakes. The only things that have failed in the 22 years are original radiator (now aluminium) and steering rack. Front pads are original, rears replaced after leaking cylinder, battery lasted 19 years and only replaced tyres two year ago even though they still had more than legal tread. Engine had timing belt changed but otherwise just oil and filter changes. Gearbox and rear axle oil changed at 20000 miles. Underneath is like new - but it does spend most of its time in a heated garage with the trickle charger on of left for more than a month without use. worth about £5k more than it cost me new
 
Tranona said:
That must have been pre late 90s when Charles took over and changed an enormous amount in detail to address those kind of issues. Mine is all aluminium and stainless steel with a galvanised chassis, stainless steel exhaust and modern Lockheed brakes. The only things that have failed in the 22 years are original radiator (now aluminium) and steering rack. Front pads are original, rears replaced after leaking cylinder, battery lasted 19 years and only replaced tyres two year ago even though they still had more than legal tread. Engine had timing belt changed but otherwise just oil and filter changes. Gearbox and rear axle oil changed at 20000 miles. Underneath is like new - but it does spend most of its time in a heated garage with the trickle charger on of left for more than a month without use. worth about £5k more than it cost me new
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Let’s face it....they are weekend only if it’s sunny....babied cars. Their reliability record is probably close to perfect
 
If we are going to discuss mortality....then we should really ask has it been a life worth living?....did you squeeze the juice out of everyday?.....since I just woke from a nap to write this, I’m guessing I have left a lot more life in the day than I took out....and what have I achieved, besides entertaining you lot ?
 
Quite
“and what have I achieved, besides entertaining you lot ?”


The word ‘fool’ is rather loosely used these days, but it is a technical term in Shakespeare’s plays. The fool in Elizabethan drama is someone employed to entertain a king or a duke, or any other rich person who needs someone to entertain him. The convention in Elizabethan drama is that the fool is the most insightful and intelligent man in the play. He is not to be confused with a clown: in Shakespeare’s time ‘clown’ was a simple rural man – a yokel.

Words from Ed Goldswain


So fooling around is fine
But don’t act the clown!
 
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