Podcast 137 - You total Solio Bandit
Added 2022-12-04 18:00:08 +0000 UTCJonny has been out on the town and Richard is suffering from a cold. Also in this episode, the spaciousness of Simple Minds, spotting Pinin Popeye’s enemy, Kei car insults, a brief review of the Kia EV6, DJ Khaled’s AirBnB, Daniel Craig spills curry down himself, worrying that you have no soul because you can’t work taps, mistakenly believing eggs don’t exist, hand dryer update, a weird use for Lynx, Opel Monzas and a user name confusion, Louis Theroux and Bear Grylls, news of an American no-name full suspension mountain bike guy, is the Honda E the new Allegro, a message from a Passat W8 owner, sporty nut mix, Rich Energy in the wild, a weird request about Nigel Havers, and what’s in Jason Plato’s boot?
Comments
Can you PLEASE do 2 mins of Nigel Haver at the end of the ‘cast?? Like a serial. Richard can be Nigel and Jonny can be the the person Nigel is helping that week
Campbell Vearing
2022-12-07 12:00:53 +0000 UTCWell folks, on the mythical cans of Rich Energy, I have one on the shelf. Purely bought simply to have, its a really wierd piece of modern tat that may be of minimal value in the future (cue 'Cash in the Attic' in 2045 telling me I've won the lotto with a preserved can of Energy goodness) Anyway, I bought said can at the Isle of Man TT this year, and as mentioned by others, it wasn't handed out for free from the Rich Energy stand as expected, but rather bought from the Uggly & Co merch tent. Was at 3 Road Races this year where a sizeable Rich Energy hospatality setup was present, but at no time did I see anyone actually come or go from this hulking, dark glass clad, monstrosity. There was an 'official' Rich Emergy presence at a very grassroots Irish Road Race in late Summer (Faugheen I think), but they turned up in quite a rusty late-90's Mercedes Vito, and by all accounts absolutely blew the marketing budget handing out 3 slabs of cans for free (36 cans!!)
Cian Donnellan
2022-12-06 11:25:39 +0000 UTCOn the dog side of things, as a teenager one of my friends had a St Bernard who I remember being told weighed about 13 stone (which on reflection seems rather a lot). I also remember visiting and being pinned to the inside of the front door by it with its front paws on my shoulders. They had a Mk4 Cortina estate, followed by a 305 estate.
Stephen Archer
2022-12-06 07:38:48 +0000 UTCWhen you know the rough area, finding a corner house with a garden that's completely overgrown with trees isn't too hard. It stands out on the Google Maps top-down view.
Matt Tester
2022-12-05 17:51:20 +0000 UTCSadly not. Not enough time to organise before Christmas, but more events coming next year.
Smith and Sniff
2022-12-05 16:55:22 +0000 UTCHow on earth did you find it on Streetview?
Smith and Sniff
2022-12-05 16:54:55 +0000 UTCHey guys. My cousin had a 52kg St Bernard and even though her sister had a sportrack and her mum had a patrol, her choice of daily ( and dog transport) was a 1987 Ford capri laser. Needless to say she was on first name basis with her tyre and suspension guy.
John Taylor
2022-12-05 16:04:11 +0000 UTCAre you still planning Xmas lunch in a Somerset barn this year?
Rich
2022-12-05 11:52:24 +0000 UTCFunny thing about Pinin Popeye, as I found it on Streetview I looked at the historical pictures and there used to be a Fourtrak on the drive. Maybe he was once on the dark side but saw the light in the form of the happy Pinin? As a Discovery man I've never liked the Fourtrak or Trooper...
Matt Tester
2022-12-05 10:02:21 +0000 UTCNot listened yet, but I’m in Japan right now taking many kei pics.
TD
2022-12-05 07:03:28 +0000 UTCOn the large dog chat, we had an English mastiff (RIP Hugo) and at his biggest, he weighed close to 110kg. To cart around such a large lump of jowls and slobber, my dad and his girlfriend bought a Toyota Kluger (known outside Australia as the Highlander). With Hugo and our 40kg Chocolate Lab Cadbury, the pair had enough room in the boot to move around. The car before was a Honda CR-V, which meant the dogs were in the second row of seats and the boot. They now have two (fat) labs and a Mazda CX-7, ample enough for the generously proportioned dogs
Jordan Mulach
2022-12-05 02:19:08 +0000 UTCI'm still of the opinion that Bear Grylls is a competitor for George Foreman's cooking devices. But wetter, obviously.
Peter Heamon
2022-12-04 23:25:31 +0000 UTCSpeaking of Rich Energy, I bought some from Amazon, purely out of curiosity. I usually like the occasional energy juice. But, this stuff gave my stomach a crackle map 😐. Apologies if TMI but that’s my lasting memory of the stuff. I’d rather drink malt vinegar.
Martin McKenna
2022-12-04 22:52:10 +0000 UTCHello chaps, on the subject of dogs and cars my wife and I have a 30kg retriever and a 60kg Newfoundland (if he doesn't want to go, you can't make him and he knows that). We run a Ford Tourneo Connect, they fit lovely in the boot which has a nice low entry and plenty of windows for looking out. It does squat a bit once they are in but it's perfect without being too big.
Michael Lyth
2022-12-04 21:10:22 +0000 UTCHave to confess I skipped to the Late Brake Show alternative at the end first, just to see if it was this week that my suggestion was on there, as Richard said it would be. Sometimes, when people read the words I've written about the thoughts I've had I worry a bit about my brain. Anyway, best we move on... 😬 Thank you for tolerating my twaddle and using my idea. Right, better start from the beginning again 😁
Ant Brown
2022-12-04 18:11:43 +0000 UTC
