FAO Moose

[Porny]

Moose,

I'm guessing that was your Discovery I saw this morning?  There can't be too many S2 Discovery's driving around Tamworth with a Moose on the spare wheel cover and blue washer jets (?).

I was in the blue 90" pick up turning right towards Dosthill this morning at just gone 7ish, whilst you were heading towards Fazeley.


Ian

[Moose]

Yep, that was me. :shock:

Sorry I didn't wave back, too early; 'Monte' was on auto-pilot,  8) driver only just awake :lol:

I live in Dosthill - are you local ?

[Porny]

I was half alseep too...

Suprised I haven't seen you before, I live in Fazeley, but usually go though Dosthill on my way to work in Coventry.  

Though I admit I don't always go in my Landy, as I car share most of the time, most likely to see my Landy in Tamworth Fire station car park as my dad nicks it to go work if i'm not using it (saves using his Discovery!!!)


Ian

[Moose]

I will keep my eyes peeled from now   :D

There are lots of LR's in and around Tamworth, I used to wave cheerfully at Discovery drivers in the early day of the Discovery owners club, unfortunatly most I spoke to had little interest in their cars so I gave up.

I have found that the series/defender owners a much friendlier bunch.

Talking of which, there is a light blue series SWB station wagon on the old A5 just up from Fazeley towards the hospital. I pass this every morning, and look in the vain hope he has decided to sell it.  I am going to knock the door one day.

[Porny]

That Series 2 is quite smart, the same bloke used to have a 110" HCPU before that.

Other Landy's.... (Don't suppose any of there owners on here)

A S3 Lightweight, painted bronze green with a black roof, complete with a trailer board on the back for extra lights.  Also had a S3 hard top at one point.  On the same road as the S2 mentioned above, towards Mile Oak.

There is a very smart and well equipped TD5 110" Crewcab (one of the "black" limited editions) on the old A5 towards the M42 island (through two gates)

A blue 90" coverted to a station wagonon the same road, but closer to the other end, i.e. away from the M42 island

A Series 3/defender hybrid, blue I think, very smart.  Smoothed rear tub -no tailgate.  V8 powered.  Seen it a few times around tamworth.

A mat green 109" with mud tyres and a cage I think, seen a few times around Fazeley.

Tamworth Fire staions Landy very smart, one of the SVO spec vehicles that have been in various Land Rover mags. Crew cab, roll cage, winch etc, etc.

A very tidy brown V8 110" station wagon - one of my brothers neigbours, again in Fazeley.

A bright yellow 90", very smart, with a tyre tread pattern down the side, seen a few times in Fazeley and surrounding area. On freestyle alloys.



Ian

[Moose]

The disco at the top of Dosthill passed the fox is a DOC member.

There is also a guy round the corner from me, he has a V8 90 , in matt green with roll cages, winches snokels etc.

I have never spoke to him, but it looks like it was built from new bit's, all the panels are A1, the underside is fully painted, it looks the dogs nuts.

[Porny]

Is that Disco the one with the huge 'animal' sticker in the back window?

Never seen the matt green one though...


There is also a 90 on the right hand side as you go up the hill on private plates I think, and i'm sure there is a Series one there sometimes.

Do you ever do any green laning/off roading around the Tamworth area?  



Ian

[Moose]

Yep thats the disco,

the matt green 90 is an off road weekend thing, does not see it about during the week.

as for off roading around Tamworth,  I have done th M42, M6, A42, A5 and not the BNRR  :lol:  :lol: ,

Serious though, there is a lane North of the town towards Elford  I nearly did once with Mr Brownlee,  I can't remember why we didn't, have to give it a go some time.

[Porny]

Let me know if you do.

I have done a few lanes over towards Ashby de la zuch (i think that's whats called ?) some of these were good, though I admit not very challenging.  

Also been playing round little packington lately - slight detour on the way to my girlfriends from (work)coventry.  There is a road that turns into a river - classed as a ford.  Last thursday it was upto the bottom of my doors/bumper.  
Though I did find my spotlights are not water proof, as the litre of water in each proved.

Went through once in my old Series 3 after a lot of rain, got deep very quickly, so deep in fact my windscreen wipers were picking up water, as it was upto the bottom of my windscreen and coming though the drivers window very quicky, so much so that I was upto my waist in freezing cold water - my own fault for not properly checking the depth!!!, fun maybe, but very dangerous. :?


Ian

[Moose]

I wil give you a shout, although as a blacklanner  :D  I am not the best person to sort out green lanes

[Bush Tucker Man]

Went to McDonalds this afternoon, in the kids meals 'SWMBO version 2.0' got this little stuffed Moose

[Andy.]

Is that from the new Disney movie 'Brother Bear' I think  :?:

If you look next time you are at your local supermarket then Coco shreddies do free toys with them inside, on the reverse is the collection in full and there's two Moose's to collect  :D  :D  :D

Just so you know  

[wifey]

Is that from the new Disney movie 'Brother Bear' I think  :?:

Yes it is and the moose are one of the funniest running gags in the movie (took the kids to see it for the little one's 4th birthday if you must know). Canadian moose, therefore played as very thick.

[Moose]

Fame at last  8) ,

The poor old Moose has had a hard time up to now, with all these Bambies and Rudolf.

Stick it to them brothers

[BrumLee]

Hi Ian,

You may see me trundling along the A5 any evening or morning from Sunday to Thursday as I work in Tamworth at Safeway. If there's a local laning trip arranged in the New Year give us a shout and I'll pop along  8)

[Porny]

Lee,

So I know what to look out for, what Landy do you drive?

Where abouts in Brum are you from?
As i'm in Brum quite often myself, either in the city centre (probably on the way to or from shopping with the girlfriend - such joy ???), or at my girlfriends near Hodge Hill.


Ian