Well the weather here in the UK is finally starting to improve (its dry) and its car boot sale season again! So im off to see if i can sniff out something decent

Wish me luck!

Jay

"Wish me luck!" I hope it rains

it's sunny up here in chicago.nice day for a jog,let's see get out the tennis shoes. Dan.

Jay

where abouts was the sale and did you get out nice
im not too far up the road and would like a look if its a decent size and worth going

Cheers
Andy

Any joy today Jay??

Car Boots are just starting to open up round here again.

Mostly full of shite, but sometimes get a few bits and pieces.

I love Lego aswell and you sometimes manage to pick up a few bits.

Car boots? Help out the yanks guys...

geordie wrote:

Jay

where abouts was the sale and did you get out nice
im not too far up the road and would like a look if its a decent size and worth going

Cheers
Andy

Hi Andy

Its the car boot at the sedgfield race course mate just off the A1 takes about an hour to walk all the way round.

No Vintage for me today but i did pick up this -

Darthberizing wrote:

Car boots? Help out the yanks guys...

color me confused as well....

ok guys inform the ugly Americans...

take it its just on a sunday, may be worth a run out next week if it take an hour to get round, my local one at chester le street opens next week but its small and full of shite literally..



Car boots? Help out the yanks guys...

its where you load up your old and broken gear in the back of your car and go to a site to sell it from the back of ya car,

car boot sales not what they where years ago,

Andy

Yeah car boot sales are just like yard sales, except (and not surprisingly) they are done mostly from the backs of peoples cars lol (boots = trunks)

We tend to do this "Car booting" when its shit outside and the intelligent location of choice is always some muddy as shit farmers field !

Expect rain, hotdogs, cheap shit and loads of old people walking around for 2 -3 hours on a Sunday morning

Nah it is fun and you can pick up some good stuff at times!

boots=trunks... I can't believe I forgot that as much as I watch "Top Gear".

If you are lucky enough you might meet someone who looks like this :

Listen to him...tsk tsk..,.. "Help the YANKS out"....I KNOW what a car boot sale is...Dont be so "U.K.-centric"... Its a yard sale/garage sale!!



Andre (Who learned all he needed to know from watching Benny Hill, Keeping up Appearances, Dr. Who, Simon Pegg films, and listening to Elton John, Queen, and the Beatles!!!.....Oooohhh...and dont forget those WICKED Hammer Films..GREAT stuff there! Lee, Cushing, Prowse...Seems like 'ol George wanted to re-use Hammer's stable of actors for the Star Wars films, eh? Grand Moff Tarkin..shudder..god I wanted to leap into the screen and grab that twat by the throat!! )

Maybe we should have a U.K.~ U.S. translation guide here, I'll begin:

Bangers = sausages
Mash = mashed taters
Nippies = mashed turnips
Car boot = yard sale/flea market
Mac(k) = hat/cap
Twat = twat
Bin = trash can
Trolley = shopping cart
Vicar = priest/pastor
Mate = friend/chum
Fag = ciggy or any member of Culture Club (Or MOST of those 80s Brit-Pop bands, not being HOMOPHOBIC here, only honest! )
Chips = french fries
Crisps = potato chips (....I know I know...bare with me here people..lol)
Soccer/Futball fan = drunken ape
Droog/Bruiser = me
George Bush = hate-mongering redneck that unilaterally attacks a country for its oil reserves and attempts to bully and police the rest of the planet

...Ooooops......was just thinking aloud on that last one kiddies...SORRY!!!...SHOULD have read: "American President".

Well then, I hope that helps to clear things up a bit for all of the U.S. fans here, until next time!!



Andre

...did someone say "ugly Americans"..?!?! Now now, ugliness is a cross CULTURAL occurance, as is illustrated very clearly by Margaret Thatcher, Prince Charles, Louie Anderson, Peter Mayhew, Mr. Pregnant, Victor French, Adrian Brody, Danny DeVito, and MANY others ACROSS the globe!!



Andre

Oh, and dont forget Ogra from The Dark Crystal!! Now THAT was one FUGLY broad!! Made my dear old mum look like a supermodel!!

Andre, you make me laugh mate

Good good Stu, laughter is the only saviour for this planet! ....Well...that is except for Sam Jones as Flash Gordon...remember what Freddy said about him, right? "FLASH!! Ah-AHHHHHH...Saviour of the UNIVERSE...cue Brian May's wicked guitar riffs...

On a side note man, I'll be posting those goodies for you tomorrow...wish me luck and hope that I dont get sodomized on the postage!!! :nailbiting:



Andre

* EDIT * Wanted to edit this because of my mention of "80s Brit Pop" earlier. I wanted to say that one of my all TIME favorite songs and music videos was from a band called Talk Talk. The song is "It's My Life". Yes it is synth-based and poppy, but I have always found it rather haunting and the way that the video is constructed is aces to me. I am big into animal rights, I'm sure this is a factor...

Thus concludes my blathering for now.



Andre

damn , car boot sales are , rommel markts , translation , junk markets , lol

last summer i did 4 a day and didnt find anything , luckely , i have found some plastic '70's skateboards , hopefully this year will be beter

good luck to all those on the car boot hunt

Let me assure you Andre ... no animals were hurt in the making of this animated GIF


Me, my sons and some rifles

Look Andre. Rob and his boys are playing England's favorite past-time."Shoot the Ugly Americans"!!lol

Hey now, I am an omnivore, so long as the process isnt CRUEL....................

Andre

Haha no i used to a lot of hunting and culls, prefer targets these days

Just to nip it in the bud , watch the political references guys. Everyone's entitled to their opinion but these have a way of getting too intense.

damn i missed it , so what was rob doeing that made this topic go awol

Lol Andre, funny stuff dude.

Err nothing Jim, showing some pix of me, my sons and some rifles, didnt notice any politics