I’m the brides dad!
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Ah, don’t you think that was just a little bit of info you could have shared before asking for advice mate?!
Mind you, tell him / best man that as the father of the bride your responsibilities are myriad, not least beggaring yourself to pay for the wedding, so you’ll regrettably have to pass on the stag do so you’re daughter can have something posh at the wedding meal rather than vol-au-vents ir cheese and pineapple on a stick…
And you’re not going to wedding because it is in Australia
you tight arse b’stard
Start as you mean to go on.
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FFS, it’s obvious then. The Groom is only inviting you because he feels he has to and will be secretly hoping you say no, so that he can proper enjoy himself and won’t have to worry about being caught hanging out the back of some minty old hooker after a day of the Turps, by his future FiL. It will be fun stringing him along a bit though, so make sure you do.
Only weirdo’s invite their future FiL on their stag night, imho, and if he’s insistent, you have to question whether he’s right for your little princess.
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sorry, should have made it clear. I’m not the brides dad, I was pissed when I typed that.
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You just want to be her Daddy?
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So I missed this thread, golden posts that they are.
@fatso my overwieght friend, if you don’t want to go don’t go, seemples.
If you don’t want to admit to the Best Man that it’s not your sort of thing sack him off by saying it’s your great Aunt Gretchen’s 80th birthday and you have to go or risk disappointing your own family.
I’m sure they won’t miss you in their drugged up state and admist the euphoria of listening to Chris Martin.
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I had this dilema - festival stag weekend.
Most of the party camped - I plus a couple of eminently more sensible chaps, booked into a B&B and taxied to and from the site every day.
Showers, full english, flushing bogs - much more sensible
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Think ur right that Grown Man needs to have a catch-all excuse for Getting Out Of Things. You need to have it ready tho, and lead off with it immediately whenever you are invited to anything, otherwise it is sound suss. Much better if first thing you say is “oh, not sure, think I’m already committed to xxx on that day”.
You don’t want to be getting in to aunt’s birthday parties tho ideally, cos you can only use that once per person, and can’t use it on the Mrs at all. Personally I do volunteer work for MacMillan. It takes up a fair bit of my time, but it gives me a great sense of community. I really feel like I’m making a difference! Some of the stories I could tell would break ur heart, but I don’t like to talk about it cos i get so emotions. Sry that I can’t make it to ur nan’s fkn birthday party or whatever, but some old duffer is prob dying or something & he ain’t got nobody else to mop his brow, or whatever it is MacMillan volunteers actually do.
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This is a great thread … Sotonians ‘reasonably serious discussion’ in all it’s glory !! 
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Would you buy a diesel car (used)? My thinking is it would be a mistake due to uncertainties with bans/taxes etc, but I’m not sure. Any one got any advice?
Nope. I got nothing.
HTH
I have a diesel. Current plan is to run it into the ground and get a petrol.
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Ditto
Yeah, that was my plan as I currently have a diesel - but the fucker has decided to die rather prematurely. Not sure about buying another.
My old man just killed his diesel by running through a flood at Beaulieu but he has a 1970 petrol MG midget he can use instead.
The midget is going to run your dad around?
What does the midget drive?
A Riley will be driving the midget