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dan55

Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Atherstone
Posts: 194

2015 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Manual Fuji White

Finished today and back on the 5th off to the Peak District on 27th for a week. Hoping for snow!! Will get the car clean by then too!

Merry Christmas all

19th Dec 2014 6:16 pm

cqr

Member Since: 05 Mar 2013
Location: kent
Posts: 1308

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Auto Stornoway Grey

House slave
I work 24/7
Feck I need to go back to work lol

19th Dec 2014 6:19 pm

Maxxed_Ross

Member Since: 10 Dec 2014
Location: West Lothian
Posts: 214

2010 Freelander 2 TD4_e XS Manual Bali Blue

Fly back to work at 9.15am on Tuesday and I'm not back home again until the 7th of January at the earliest. By the sounds of things comms are down so I won't be able to phone home for 2 weeks

I can't remember the last time I had both Christmas and new year off...

19th Dec 2014 10:09 pm

Millduu

Member Since: 16 Mar 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 60

2012 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Lux Auto Barolo Black

Just the basics off for me,weds 2pm finish back saturday,work as usual next week New Years day off back to normal friday.
The joys of the retail tyre trade

19th Dec 2014 10:20 pm

DrRpb

Member Since: 14 Oct 2012
Location: Petersfield
Posts: 572

2013 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Orkney Grey

I wish I was off properly but my disc has prolapsed again so been off since November 21......
Will enjoy my Xmas dinner lying flat on floor
Oh for a normal Xmas
Rob * GONE. GS TD4 Manual MY2013. Orkney Grey with privacy, cold and clearview packs, armrests (a must!) and a spoiler.
* 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* GONE.2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Rocket ship. 33mpg.
* Range Rover Classic '93 200Tdi Factory fit
* 1949 80" in family since 1975

19th Dec 2014 10:53 pm

MightyMildred

Member Since: 16 Jan 2011
Location: County Durham
Posts: 331

Working or on call every day for next two weeks.
Joys of being dumped by the love of your life and wanting to ignore festivities.

19th Dec 2014 11:22 pm

Lightwater

Member Since: 21 Aug 2014
Location: Sydney Northern Beaches
Posts: 4908

2013 Freelander 2 2.0T SE Auto Fuji White

50% retired a decade ago at just over 40 and for the last few years avoided paid work, although I like actually really like doing the odd job. These days don't seem to have any time and I wonder how people have time to work. Additionally on top of that run families!

Spent 4 months travelling in Germany and Italy this year. 3 months a couple of years ago and 2 months in England to see relatives in 2010 buying myself a return business class ticket. This year unfortunately did not go business class as I wanted the extra cash for the Freelander.

Bought the Freelander to give me a bit more room to explore the backyard. Already slept in the back of the Freelander for a few nights, really a test, as it was not raining. Do intend to use a tent but if it is bucketing down then to be able to sleep in the car was a requirement. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

20th Dec 2014 12:10 am

RichP

Member Since: 21 Sep 2014
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1369

2007 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Manual Tambora Flame

Light water, that sounds fantastic, I am very envious. Finished for a couple weeks and have been working 7 days a week for the past three weeks, the beauty of running your own business! Enjoyed most of it as well! Have a good and safe break one and all.

20th Dec 2014 8:38 am

chicken george

Member Since: 05 Dec 2007
Location: N. Yorks
Posts: 13291

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 XS Manual Santorini Black

No chickens in my shed so not much work here, 2 days work setting up sheds again for new chickens 2 jan.

xmas will be at my dads house 100 yards away. then boxing day will mostly be spent scowling at the sister in law

new years a load of friends round here as usual kids games then send the littles ones to bed , throw car keys in the bowl At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

20th Dec 2014 10:02 am

taztastic

Member Since: 03 Feb 2011
Location: North West
Posts: 8652

...and end up with the Sister in Law again

20th Dec 2014 10:15 am

Steve D

Member Since: 19 Jan 2013
Location: Essexshire
Posts: 4109

No chance of that - only direct relatives are allowed to throw their keys in the pot round those parts......

20th Dec 2014 10:19 am

Lightwater

Member Since: 21 Aug 2014
Location: Sydney Northern Beaches
Posts: 4908

The joys of working 7 days a week!

I have done my fair share to the point of beyond reason and a serious health and safety risk to myself. The worst stretch was 2 x 70 hour weeks then a 3rd of 132 hours. It took me about 3 months to recover. Never again and I don't wish it upon anyone.

Unfortunately Christmas usually adds stress. I hope everyone gets enough time to unwind. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

20th Dec 2014 10:21 am

MidlandRover

Member Since: 30 Jun 2013
Location: Derby
Posts: 496

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Santorini Black

Retired so probably last minute shopping, think work was preferable to shopping. FL2 SD4 Metropolis Auto Santorini Black / ivory completely stock.

It's true that light travels faster than sound, some people look quite intelligent until you hear them speak.

Stop global winging.

20th Dec 2014 11:12 am

Bill Turner

Member Since: 08 Jul 2008
Location: Birkenhead
Posts: 977

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 SE Auto Santorini Black

Purplemadboy wrote:
Finished 3 1/2 yrs ago (retired) at 46 :thumbsup: :whistle: :thumbsup:

46? Did you win the lottery?

I could have been retired at 50 if I had ignored Norman Tebbits advice and left my bike in the shed.
Was working for Local Government as a Electrical Building Services Design Engineer on the top of my pay scale at £18k per year and was offered a similar job by Norwest Holst Construction on £22k plus a company car so against advice from "her in doors" took the job.

BIG BIG mistake should have stuck it out for 2 years and would have been pensioned off on full pension plus large cash lump sum.

Still as they say "Sh!t happens, and carried on working until I was 72, racking up 21 different employers from apprenticeship to retirement.
Have to say that would have still been working now, but the Practice brought in a new young department head who talked by email from 3 metres away. Told him where to "Shove" his emails, walked up to the Managing Partners desk and gave him my company car keys, walked out and never seen them since.

Now as per previous post would not have time to go to work.

Bill

PS due to above pension is crap but we get by. Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club.
Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years.
Rallying is the only sport.

20th Dec 2014 1:36 pm

j77

Member Since: 26 Nov 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 2909

At the grand old age of 29, I won't be retiring anytime soon I fancy going it alone, a nice Mercedes sprinter minicoach, golf hires, airport transfers that sort of thing, Its just having the guts to make the jump from secure employment to the unknown.

Being a bus driver its carry on regardless, off Christmas Day and Boxing Day (voluntary shifts) but lands on my weekend off so 4 days this year. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

20th Dec 2014 2:12 pm

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