Comments on: Newspapers, graduation, and the joys of buying a car in Japan http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2007/03/08/newspapers-graduation-and-the-joys-of-buying-a-car-in-japan/ Scuba diving in Okinawa, and all things to do with Japan Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:38:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Big in Japan | My Lancer Evolution is here! http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2007/03/08/newspapers-graduation-and-the-joys-of-buying-a-car-in-japan/#comment-1674 Big in Japan | My Lancer Evolution is here! Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:35:31 +0000 http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2007/03/08/newspapers-graduation-and-the-joys-of-buying-a-car-in-japan/#comment-1674 [...] As mentioned in my previous article, the rear spoiler didn’t come attached to the back, but they were kind enough to put it on the back seat of the car. Their reasoning for this is that if I get pulled over by the police and say the car was fitted with it when I bought it, the garage gets into trouble. That was fair enough, and the spoiler was easy to put on, with just 4 bolts needing to be tightened on the back. Thought it looked a little strange when I attached it, but I wasn’t 100% sure how it should look so I left it as was. It was only later in the day that Brian pointed out, “I think your spoiler is on backwards!!!!”. We had to look at it for a minute or so until we concluded that I was in fact very silly and had attached it backwards. My pleas that I knew about it and that it was “a British style” fell on deaf ears, and I promptly turned it round when I got home. [...] […] As mentioned in my previous article, the rear spoiler didn’t come attached to the back, but they were kind enough to put it on the back seat of the car. Their reasoning for this is that if I get pulled over by the police and say the car was fitted with it when I bought it, the garage gets into trouble. That was fair enough, and the spoiler was easy to put on, with just 4 bolts needing to be tightened on the back. Thought it looked a little strange when I attached it, but I wasn’t 100% sure how it should look so I left it as was. It was only later in the day that Brian pointed out, “I think your spoiler is on backwards!!!!”. We had to look at it for a minute or so until we concluded that I was in fact very silly and had attached it backwards. My pleas that I knew about it and that it was “a British style” fell on deaf ears, and I promptly turned it round when I got home. […]

]]> By: Bim http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2007/03/08/newspapers-graduation-and-the-joys-of-buying-a-car-in-japan/#comment-1657 Bim Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:20:28 +0000 http://soldave.thedeepstop.com/2007/03/08/newspapers-graduation-and-the-joys-of-buying-a-car-in-japan/#comment-1657 Dave, Well done on the school paper, looks good. Agree with your review of Blood Diamond, Jue and I saw it a couple of weeks ago. "Enjoyed" it isn't the right phrase for such a hard hitting film. Let's just say, as we walked out, we said "they're only sparkly things, is it really worth buying them when you see what could be behind them?" So I guess it did what it should have done. Love your pic with your graduating students. And what is the fab red dragon-type creature on the other pic? So the big question, have you got your car? - I'll send you some fluffy dice! So the art police didn't have to call round, I bet you had the easel and paints set up for them! Hmm, so do you think you'll get to see the "deposit" to the estate agents again?? Hope you're now mobile again. Take care Bim x Dave,

Well done on the school paper, looks good. Agree with your review of Blood Diamond, Jue and I saw it a couple of weeks ago. “Enjoyed” it isn’t the right phrase for such a hard hitting film. Let’s just say, as we walked out, we said “they’re only sparkly things, is it really worth buying them when you see what could be behind them?” So I guess it did what it should have done.

Love your pic with your graduating students. And what is the fab red dragon-type creature on the other pic?

So the big question, have you got your car? - I’ll send you some fluffy dice! So the art police didn’t have to call round, I bet you had the easel and paints set up for them! Hmm, so do you think you’ll get to see the “deposit” to the estate agents again?? Hope you’re now mobile again.

Take care
Bim x

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