whats a good 30th birthday present for a bloke?

[Marmora Man]

Plus I believe Peckham Rose would give your man a high speed tourist trip around LOndon on the back of her high powered motorcycle - not sure of the charges tho'.

[lyndsey83]

awesome idea actually..assuming the tickets havent gone like hotcakes, I'll check it out. Thanks.

[lyndsey83]

Thanks Keef...love the huge steak thingo, know he would too..definitely an option

[bigbadwolf]

I'm utterly devastated Lnydsey. I'd be thrilled if someone gave me a Tony.London Suburbs action figure my birthday.

[lyndsey83]

do you live on here?

[SteveT]

A few lessons with the golf pro' at dulwich golf course.

Gym membership for a month or three.

Paint balling for a day or week-end.

[lyndsey83]

paintballing...nice!

[PeckhamRose]

I WILL, I WILL!

OK stop searching.

This is the answer.

A bike ride round London or place of your choice for 3 hours or so...

Don't worry, I am happily married and won't run off with him.

Well, probably...

Seriously, PM me.

Marmora Man Wrote:

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> Plus I believe Peckham Rose would give your man a

> high speed tourist trip around LOndon on the back

> of her high powered motorcycle - not sure of the

> charges tho'.

[bigbadwolf]

lyndsey83 Wrote:

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> do you live on here?

Yes. I'm one of the moderators.

[charliecharlie]

take him hot air ballooning over the Kent countryside

http://www.merlin-balloons.co.uk/

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1417/974255063_f005294e48.jpg?v=0

it's the most magical and romantic experience... absolutely breath taking

[bigbadwolf]

Lyndsey. Forget cooking classes and hot air ballooning, both can be incredibly dangerous. I work in heavy civil engineering and demolition and for the right price I could allow your man to drive something along the lines of this:

http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh/apod/image/0611/trencher2_smd.jpg

Can you imagine the look on the faces of the staff at Foxtons if they saw that wheel bearing down on them, worth every penny.

[JetSetWilly]

a day in a flight simulator, did the trick for me, and no matter how many times you say to yourself, its only a simulator, you still end up bricking it.

[citizenED]

Is that one of the Transformers BBW?

[bigbadwolf]

No it is not citizen, don't be so childish. It's what I use for gardening.

[Moos]

BBW uses it for giving massages.

[bigbadwolf]

If you scratch my back Moos and I'll excavate yours.

[will dex]

hi L83,

how about trying a driving day on a track, a so-called "track-day".

?100-?200 of your finest pounds will get him a ferrari to race around in. I imagine you would be much respoected for it. (so long as you dont go along to laugh...)

thats my 10c

Will

[HonaloochieB]

lyndsey83 Wrote:

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> paintballing...nice!

Paintballing...not. He'll hate you forever. It's only something that works in a comedy series.

'Spaced' for instance.

In real life it's red team - MONUMENTAL W@NKERS vs yellow team - APPALLING CUNTBOLLOXES.

I'd give it a swerve, were I you.

[Marmora Man]

JetSetWilly Wrote:

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> a day in a flight simulator, did the trick for me,

> and no matter how many times you say to yourself,

> its only a simulator, you still end up bricking

> it.

I once saw am experienced Navy pilot try to eject from a Phantom simulator - he'd misjudged the height of a church spire on coming in to a simulated landing.

[PeckhamRose]

So we got ballooning, gliding, paintballing, back of motorcycle ride, Ferrari ride, and I am dying to know what the choice is going to be!

[DaveR]

Sausage-making

Seriously, I've heard that these courses are great.

[Keef]

I am with Hona regarding paintballing.

[Jeremy]

will dex Wrote:

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> ?100-?200 of your finest pounds will get him a

> ferrari to race around in.

I wanted to book something like that for my dad, but the only ones I could find were ?250 or over. Do you know where you can do one for more like ?100?

[Tony.London Suburbs]

Lyndsy83 "clearly it wasn't a good idea" for me to think that you would acknowledge and thank all the following Forumites who have taken the time and trouble to suggest suitable presents for your friend since your fleeting re-appearance on the thread you initiated :

PeckhamRose, Charliecharlie, bigbadwolf, Jetsetwilly,citizenED, Will dex, DaveR, Keef, HonaloochieB....

"Naive that I am."

[Jah Lush]

A vintage bottle of Whisky or Cognac from the year of his birth.