Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (4)

weka2000 wrote in post #5257275
Well Saint SS least we know youve had SEX at least twice

sorry do my personal substance intake preferences threaten you?

low orbit wrote in post #5257282
Don't get too excited, it's only a '95 Fairmont
Love it on the open road though, smooth, powerful and comfy. Went to Kaikoura last weekend, felt like a trip to the shops.
A BFII XR6 ( or 8 ) is on my list. Few years away but I'll do it.
That milage of yours is awesome. Kaikoura and back and a bit of running around for the week urban drained mine - only about 550km (with about 80 left). Mind you, I had a fair bit of hill work and stopping and starting.
Cheers, Shane.

fairmont - isnt that a V8? or was that the fairlane? (or is V8 only the XR8 series? - i forget LOL - obviously)

mines a 93 falcon LOL... its done over 391,567kms... i say 'over' because 2 weeks ago my odometer stopped clocking... so now i have to get that fixed, cos im on my way to 500,000 and beyond (original engine, never been cracked open)

well I can say Sunday is on........ now you just have to tell me where and when - I'll be up just after midday, I'd like to check in (Sky City) first so anytime after 3??

Are you guys changing back to 'normal' time this coming weekend?

::John:: wrote in post #5257348
Are you guys changing back to 'normal' time this coming weekend?

yes 3am sunday goes to 2am

'k

Thanks

same here

i got my 2ndhand grip today... works great, saved myself over $100, now ive got somewhere to hang the hand strap from at the bottom as well as at the top... those things are really comfy
good ole trademe

somethingsimple wrote in post #5257342
sorry do my personal substance intake preferences threaten you?

fairmont - isnt that a V8? or was that the fairlane? (or is V8 only the XR8 series? - i forget LOL - obviously)

mines a 93 falcon LOL... its done over 391,567kms... i say 'over' because 2 weeks ago my odometer stopped clocking... so now i have to get that fixed, cos im on my way to 500,000 and beyond (original engine, never been cracked open)

Your a very sceary woman SS, you make me shiver in my boxers

Yes get a good car keep it.

lol im so sad over my car, that when we go on trips as a family, i take shots of the car at different locations as well as the rest of us LMAO

Can I get people's opinion on something? The insurance company state they won't process claims without photographic evidence, which I obviously have. Now in order to send the 130-odd relevant photos via email they've got to be shrunk quite some amount. So I was debating uploading the files onto something like Photobucket or Flickr on a new account so I can provide them with a link to the photos full size so they can view them and any areas they need to check up close, and also annotate each photo, as obviously some photos will need explaining ("this is bla and it goes here and look it's broken because of this see...").

Does this make sense to people or is it complete overkill?

dave i think do whatever needs to be done to prove your case. after all, no one ever got refused insurance payouts for having TOO MUCH evidence or providing TOO MANY details. this payout is worth what sounds like many thousands of dollars to you two - so do it properly and then you wont be left wishing you'd made more effort later

another suggestion is PDF format - that way ppl can zoom into your images to see more detail and you can still put in your notes and info for each one - but they can be optimised for web viewing - and you can just dump the pdf on your server for them to DL if its too big to email - and the entire document can be easily printed for their records

manipula wrote in post #5257379
Can I get people's opinion on something? The insurance company state they won't process claims without photographic evidence, which I obviously have. Now in order to send the 130-odd relevant photos via email they've got to be shrunk quite some amount. So I was debating uploading the files onto something like Photobucket or Flickr on a new account so I can provide them with a link to the photos full size so they can view them and any areas they need to check up close, and also annotate each photo, as obviously some photos will need explaining ("this is bla and it goes here and look it's broken because of this see...").

Does this make sense to people or is it complete overkill?

Like the flickr idea with the 'notes'. Would they accept a CD of high res photos?

or get the lazy arse gits of their fat arses and inspect the damage with those two things in their heads.

somethingsimple wrote in post #5257389
dave i think do whatever needs to be done to prove your case. after all, no one ever got refused insurance payouts for having TOO MUCH evidence or providing TOO MANY details. this payout is worth what sounds like many thousands of dollars to you two - so do it properly and then you wont be left wishing you'd made more effort later

another suggestion is PDF format - that way ppl can zoom into your images to see more detail and you can still put in your notes and info for each one - but they can be optimised for web viewing - and you can just dump the pdf on your server for them to DL if its too big to email - and the entire document can be easily printed for their records

Good idea the PDF's though I'll admit optimising them and the like isn't my strong point.

tag141 wrote in post #5257404
Like the flickr idea with the 'notes'. Would they accept a CD of high res photos?

or get the lazy arse gits of their fat arses and inspect the damage with those two things in their heads.

The CD would have to go back to the UK, and IMO that's too much of an excuse for them to have never recieved it. I'm fully expecting them at some point to send someone round to verify stuff, the damage to the monitor and to the speakers/stereo for instance can't really be photographed, just shown in person.

manipula wrote in post #5257417
The CD would have to go back to the UK, and IMO that's too much of an excuse for them to have never recieved it.

Good point, well made. The CAB advised me once to send things registered post. That way they cannot deny receiving it but...

When I worked in a Cardiff hospital my 205GTi was broken into. Under the contract with the hospital, the security company were responsible for repair. So I claimed. The head office, some 300 miles away, refused saying their guards did there job and that is proved by the fact that the car wasn't stolen. What a load of bollox. What has this got to do with your situation. Absolutely nothing but I've had a few beers and I'm feel like story telling.

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #5257179
Agreed, just as well he's not a horse

Anyway, Lance, how old are you? are you on a waiting list? any other remedy?

Haha i am 20, no waiting list once its gone completely theyl give me a metal 1. itl last 10 years MAX and then theyl give me a new 1 thatl last about 5 years after that they cant do any more(hopefully technology will be better then and theyl grow a new hip out of my spinal cells on the side of my head and then replace it with that

::John:: wrote in post #5257201
And, on the other hand, my son who lives in Levin told me how impressed he was when he went in to pay his rates bill and your pictures were on show at the council place.

He has seen your pictures in a few other places around town, too.

Well done.

Cheers John, yea i got alot of nice comments from people

Good to see i started a topic up....how mesed up every1s health is haha

You can tell the stories all you like, you uttered some correct words amongst that one '205 Gti'.