The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: tel on September 19, 2007, 02:49:40 PM
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Wench, didn't know where to post this, so in view of your thread juggling to day, I will leave it up to you.
http://www.scalextric.com/50th-anniversary,41,SAR.html
Was surprised by this.
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What about it suprised you?
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Did they have electricity in those days Snoopy? shrugs:
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What about it suprised you?
That it had actually been around for 50 years, didn't think it was that long.
I have a great affection for Scalextric and slot-car racing in general.
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Me to. When I was a lad I used to build my own cars.
Nostalgia taking over I googled and found this site;
BRITISH SLOT CAR RACING ASSOCIATION
(http://www.bscra.fsnet.co.uk/tech.htm)
The chassis style has barely changed from when used to build them.
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I started on Scalextric one xmas when I was about 10. Spent the whole day trying to get my dad and uncles to let me have a go.
In early teen years moved onto build them, my mate di the bodwork and painting, I did the mechanica and electrical side. We ended up building them for other people. Used to race at a club housed in the Scout Hall off Wallington High St.
There used to be a huge pay to have a go track down at brighton. must have been 10 or twelve lanes. Put money in and car would start, t-slot so could not come off the track, killed most of our efforts to have major crashes.
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Me to. When I was a lad I used to build my own cars.
Nostalgia taking over I googled and found this site;
BRITISH SLOT CAR RACING ASSOCIATION
(http://www.bscra.fsnet.co.uk/tech.htm)
The chassis style has barely changed from when used to build them.
You will be buying Victory V's soon. Did I ever mention my amazing discovery in the North Wing?
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Yes ~ did you ever play with it?
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No sad24:
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No sad24:
That's bordering on the criminal. I do have an AFX set though not permanently set up.
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That isn't bordering it is criminal! How on earth could you resist it!
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Didn't want to get caught. I do learn some things from life. Sometimes. noooo:
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Did they have electricity in those days Snoopy? shrugs:
YES! We used to stroke the cat a lot. evil:
Delay in reply due to work commitments and a pm nap as I felt ill.
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Did they have electricity in those days Snoopy? shrugs:
YES! We used to stroke the cat a lot. evil:
lol: lol: lol:
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Did they have electricity in those days Snoopy? shrugs:
YES! We used to stroke the cat a lot. evil:
Delay in reply due to work commitments and a pm nap as I felt ill.
eeek: scared2:
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I thought this thread was about Wenchys birthday
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I thought this thread was about Wenchys birthday
No, there is another thread about her advancing years somewhere? but I can?t be arsed to find it for you. noooo:
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My birthday is on hangover day (1st of Jan.) I will be 29, which is quite old enough thank-you very much.
Nick why would it have mattered if you'd been caught playing with it? Were you not supposed to be in that wing in the first place? rubschin: In fact were you meant to be allowed in the house at all or is breaking and entering the new way of obtaining a des res for holidays?
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My birthday is on hangover day (1st of Jan.) I will be 29, which is quite old enough thank-you very much.
Nick why would it have mattered if you'd been caught playing with it? Were you not supposed to be in that wing in the first place? rubschin: In fact were you meant to be allowed in the house at all or is breaking and entering the new way of obtaining a des res for holidays?
Or did he just imagine the whole thing and go to Skegness for two weeks in a B & B? point:
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Always possible. rubschin:
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Must download the snaps. Mrs Nick has put the camera in a "safe place" to prevent workmen from stealing it. I am sure we shall never find it. And the workmen are back tomorrow, since Mrs Hawkeye found some "snags"
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My birthday is on hangover day (1st of Jan.) I will be 29, which is quite old enough thank-you very much.
Nick why would it have mattered if you'd been caught playing with it? Were you not supposed to be in that wing in the first place? rubschin: In fact were you meant to be allowed in the house at all or is breaking and entering the new way of obtaining a des res for holidays?
eeek: You are now the 4th name in my Birthday book on 1/1/?? ( however, you are the youngest by far)
I was doing a Birthday list for a group of volunteers I work with as the coordinator wanted to get everyone a small thank you on their Birthday and guess what, on of the others (who I thought was at least 10 years older than me) was born on the same day/ month / year at 03h15. I have to find out which of us is older now, hope my mum remembers that far back. whistle: (Mum is 01/01 as well!)