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    Saabnut reacted to LightBulbFun in I Scream. Mind that child.   
    for those wondering ( @Datsuncog and @Pieman ), cuz I know a guy who is from the Ukraine and can read russian etc and im curious myself  
    I ran the picture by him and it says, in ukraine, on the side
    "Fresh for you!"
    and above the windscreen it says "everyone goes to" (then obviously in english "Mu Mu land" LOL)
    dont know if anyone previously translated the text or not before, so excuse me if someone has done so!
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    Saabnut reacted to Mr Fluffyballs in Friday collection day, and Sat, Sun, Mon (and now Tues) deliveries   
    I'm not far off the middlelands now. Only 352 more miles to drive today. The car is behaving perfectly and I've just discovered what I can only describe as a feature.

    The seats have built in armrests! Proper swish.

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    Saabnut got a reaction from RobT in The new news 24 thread   
    As it is the 1st of the month I taxed the "flash sale" Renault Modus DCi this morning, then added 15% of the cost to the fuel tank. Been out for a run and covered about 60 miles. Verdict? For a boring modern* POS it is all right actually. Certainly good enough to abandon in the airport carpark for weeks at a time. Bit early, but counting that as a win.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Springer in The new news 24 thread   
    As it is the 1st of the month I taxed the "flash sale" Renault Modus DCi this morning, then added 15% of the cost to the fuel tank. Been out for a run and covered about 60 miles. Verdict? For a boring modern* POS it is all right actually. Certainly good enough to abandon in the airport carpark for weeks at a time. Bit early, but counting that as a win.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Floatylight in The new news 24 thread   
    As it is the 1st of the month I taxed the "flash sale" Renault Modus DCi this morning, then added 15% of the cost to the fuel tank. Been out for a run and covered about 60 miles. Verdict? For a boring modern* POS it is all right actually. Certainly good enough to abandon in the airport carpark for weeks at a time. Bit early, but counting that as a win.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Bobthebeard in The new news 24 thread   
    Slightly battered, slightly singed and quite damp but I have lived through another offshore survival refresher. Now they have added diving equipment (well a compressed air bottle) and there are also seven trips in the helicopter simulater, including two in washing machine mode. Was only 3 when I first did it!
    On my first survival, 32 years ago, there was an "older gentleman" (about 60) on the course and I felt sorry for him. Today, there was 4 people on the course, 3 under 30 and me! I hope they felt sorry for me as I am now that "older gentleman"
    Still, that is me ticketed up for another 4 years.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Craig the Princess in AS Calendar 2020 - /fin.   
    FTFY
    By the way, mine has not arrived yet!
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    Saabnut got a reaction from DeeJay in The new news 24 thread   
    Oooh, my Saab suspemsion is looking a bit low this morning, wonder what is causing that?

    My friend, and ex business partner called me this morning, saying he wanted rid of the workshop manuals etc that were from our workshop and he had kept, but now needed the space. These are mostly Haynes BOL but there are a fair number of factory manuals, general guises etc, mostly for older and more obscure stuff. Thinking of this place, I said I would nip up and collect them. He asked which car I was taking which should have warned me of the quantities involved......





    Yes, that is the back of the car, seats folded, loaded to window level! As a bonus I also got a load of test equipment (fuel injection, water system, a code reader, a glow plug tester etc).
    A few of the manuals I will want to keep, but I will photograph and list the others when I unload them and offer them here.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from DeeJay in The new news 24 thread   
    Slightly battered, slightly singed and quite damp but I have lived through another offshore survival refresher. Now they have added diving equipment (well a compressed air bottle) and there are also seven trips in the helicopter simulater, including two in washing machine mode. Was only 3 when I first did it!
    On my first survival, 32 years ago, there was an "older gentleman" (about 60) on the course and I felt sorry for him. Today, there was 4 people on the course, 3 under 30 and me! I hope they felt sorry for me as I am now that "older gentleman"
    Still, that is me ticketed up for another 4 years.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Skizzer in The new news 24 thread   
    Oooh, my Saab suspemsion is looking a bit low this morning, wonder what is causing that?

    My friend, and ex business partner called me this morning, saying he wanted rid of the workshop manuals etc that were from our workshop and he had kept, but now needed the space. These are mostly Haynes BOL but there are a fair number of factory manuals, general guises etc, mostly for older and more obscure stuff. Thinking of this place, I said I would nip up and collect them. He asked which car I was taking which should have warned me of the quantities involved......





    Yes, that is the back of the car, seats folded, loaded to window level! As a bonus I also got a load of test equipment (fuel injection, water system, a code reader, a glow plug tester etc).
    A few of the manuals I will want to keep, but I will photograph and list the others when I unload them and offer them here.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from stripped fred in What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread   
    I cannot stress how much I hate doing the survival refresher, some people love it, some are a bit meh but quite a high percentage are like me and hate it. It is stressful, mentally draining and physically challenging. Before you can even book the course, you have to have a valid offshore medical (which is quite indepth) plus a "certificate of fitness for training" which is basically a diving "light" medical. These take about 2 hours and cost me £156 inc VAT
    The refresher itself takes between 8 and 9 hours, depending on how many are on the course.  Arrived at the training centre for an 0800 start. After the usual registration and safety lectures, it is straight into it. About 45 minutes on fire, fire prevention and fire fighting, with particular emphasis on different types of fire extinguisher. After that you are provided with PPE and it is out into the yard. First thing is escape exercises around a container filled with artificial smoke. After that you get to play with some fire extinguishers and actually put out a few different types of fire with different types of extinguisher.
    Back inside, grabbing a coffee on the way, and it is into an hour of basic first aid, including CPR. By now it was 1130 so a half hour break for luch (provided - yesterday it was a mediocre Chilli and rice) then back into the classroom. The next hour and a half are telling you about the pool work that you are going to be doing next. Lectures over, through to the pool where you get given a simulated survival suit thenyou don a standard ships lifejacket. Upstairs then back down vis a "skyscape escape system" - look it up! After that you are issued with a lifejacket with a re-breather attached plus another with a compressed air gas cylinder attached. First it is the rebreather, with some pool exercises getting used to breathing underwater and moving around the pool with a jacket on. Then swap jacket to the compressed air one, repeat the exercises and also have to swim underwater for 30 seconds whilst breathing compressed air. Then swap jackets back to the rebreather one.
    After that it is on to the "Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer" or HUET. There are seven exercises in this, drop to surface and escape to life raft, drop to surface and submerge to escape underwater with and without windows (you have to remove the windows when they are fitted), no rebreather used, repeat both of these using the rebreather before the big ones. Drop to surface, submerge, turn you upside down then escape, first time no rebreather and no windows, second time with both. After that lot, deploy the lifejacket, swim across the pool, climb up a Jacobs Cradle, back down into the water, swim across the pool, climb into a life raft from the water, back out and that is it over. Get your tickets and sod off home.
    I ache in some strange places this morning and I am very glad it is over. That days training cost me £600. As the medical lasts 2 years it basically costs me £1000 every 4 years just so I can look for work. Still, it was worth it as I am off back to work on Monday in Stavanger, Norway.
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    Saabnut reacted to Mr Fluffyballs in Friday collection day, and Sat, Sun, Mon (and now Tues) deliveries   
    Nope.
     

    Nope.
     

    YES!
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    Saabnut reacted to Mr Fluffyballs in Friday collection day, and Sat, Sun, Mon (and now Tues) deliveries   
    Do you still get cut glass decanters and whatnot for frequent petrol buyings? I reckon I'd have a wardrobe full by the time this weekend's out.


     
    A little stroll up the road now for leg 2 of many.

     
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    Saabnut got a reaction from billy_bunter in AS Calendar 2020 - /fin.   
    FTFY
    By the way, mine has not arrived yet!
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    Saabnut got a reaction from dome in The new news 24 thread   
    Oooh, my Saab suspemsion is looking a bit low this morning, wonder what is causing that?

    My friend, and ex business partner called me this morning, saying he wanted rid of the workshop manuals etc that were from our workshop and he had kept, but now needed the space. These are mostly Haynes BOL but there are a fair number of factory manuals, general guises etc, mostly for older and more obscure stuff. Thinking of this place, I said I would nip up and collect them. He asked which car I was taking which should have warned me of the quantities involved......





    Yes, that is the back of the car, seats folded, loaded to window level! As a bonus I also got a load of test equipment (fuel injection, water system, a code reader, a glow plug tester etc).
    A few of the manuals I will want to keep, but I will photograph and list the others when I unload them and offer them here.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from w00dy in The new news 24 thread   
    Oooh, my Saab suspemsion is looking a bit low this morning, wonder what is causing that?

    My friend, and ex business partner called me this morning, saying he wanted rid of the workshop manuals etc that were from our workshop and he had kept, but now needed the space. These are mostly Haynes BOL but there are a fair number of factory manuals, general guises etc, mostly for older and more obscure stuff. Thinking of this place, I said I would nip up and collect them. He asked which car I was taking which should have warned me of the quantities involved......





    Yes, that is the back of the car, seats folded, loaded to window level! As a bonus I also got a load of test equipment (fuel injection, water system, a code reader, a glow plug tester etc).
    A few of the manuals I will want to keep, but I will photograph and list the others when I unload them and offer them here.
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    Saabnut reacted to sdkrc in A long time ago in a Galaxie far, far away (and other shit)   
    Battery has been revived thanks to @captain_70s.
    The trickle charger does work, but only beyond 11v.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from puddlethumper in It is just so Super (Sentinel).   
    I always get a little bit excited when I see there has been an update on my favourite thread. I wish I was capable of this type of craftmanship, but I am not so will just have to admire someone elses efforts. Thank you.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from somewhatfoolish in What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread   
    I cannot stress how much I hate doing the survival refresher, some people love it, some are a bit meh but quite a high percentage are like me and hate it. It is stressful, mentally draining and physically challenging. Before you can even book the course, you have to have a valid offshore medical (which is quite indepth) plus a "certificate of fitness for training" which is basically a diving "light" medical. These take about 2 hours and cost me £156 inc VAT
    The refresher itself takes between 8 and 9 hours, depending on how many are on the course.  Arrived at the training centre for an 0800 start. After the usual registration and safety lectures, it is straight into it. About 45 minutes on fire, fire prevention and fire fighting, with particular emphasis on different types of fire extinguisher. After that you are provided with PPE and it is out into the yard. First thing is escape exercises around a container filled with artificial smoke. After that you get to play with some fire extinguishers and actually put out a few different types of fire with different types of extinguisher.
    Back inside, grabbing a coffee on the way, and it is into an hour of basic first aid, including CPR. By now it was 1130 so a half hour break for luch (provided - yesterday it was a mediocre Chilli and rice) then back into the classroom. The next hour and a half are telling you about the pool work that you are going to be doing next. Lectures over, through to the pool where you get given a simulated survival suit thenyou don a standard ships lifejacket. Upstairs then back down vis a "skyscape escape system" - look it up! After that you are issued with a lifejacket with a re-breather attached plus another with a compressed air gas cylinder attached. First it is the rebreather, with some pool exercises getting used to breathing underwater and moving around the pool with a jacket on. Then swap jacket to the compressed air one, repeat the exercises and also have to swim underwater for 30 seconds whilst breathing compressed air. Then swap jackets back to the rebreather one.
    After that it is on to the "Helicopter Underwater Escape Trainer" or HUET. There are seven exercises in this, drop to surface and escape to life raft, drop to surface and submerge to escape underwater with and without windows (you have to remove the windows when they are fitted), no rebreather used, repeat both of these using the rebreather before the big ones. Drop to surface, submerge, turn you upside down then escape, first time no rebreather and no windows, second time with both. After that lot, deploy the lifejacket, swim across the pool, climb up a Jacobs Cradle, back down into the water, swim across the pool, climb into a life raft from the water, back out and that is it over. Get your tickets and sod off home.
    I ache in some strange places this morning and I am very glad it is over. That days training cost me £600. As the medical lasts 2 years it basically costs me £1000 every 4 years just so I can look for work. Still, it was worth it as I am off back to work on Monday in Stavanger, Norway.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from DVee8 in The new news 24 thread   
    Oooh, my Saab suspemsion is looking a bit low this morning, wonder what is causing that?

    My friend, and ex business partner called me this morning, saying he wanted rid of the workshop manuals etc that were from our workshop and he had kept, but now needed the space. These are mostly Haynes BOL but there are a fair number of factory manuals, general guises etc, mostly for older and more obscure stuff. Thinking of this place, I said I would nip up and collect them. He asked which car I was taking which should have warned me of the quantities involved......





    Yes, that is the back of the car, seats folded, loaded to window level! As a bonus I also got a load of test equipment (fuel injection, water system, a code reader, a glow plug tester etc).
    A few of the manuals I will want to keep, but I will photograph and list the others when I unload them and offer them here.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from brownnova in AS Calendar 2020 - /fin.   
    FTFY
    By the way, mine has not arrived yet!
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    Saabnut reacted to Mally in Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - Well that didn’t go well!   
    Get bucketeer to cycle down, then saabnut can pick him up as usual.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Skizzer in The new news 24 thread   
    Slightly battered, slightly singed and quite damp but I have lived through another offshore survival refresher. Now they have added diving equipment (well a compressed air bottle) and there are also seven trips in the helicopter simulater, including two in washing machine mode. Was only 3 when I first did it!
    On my first survival, 32 years ago, there was an "older gentleman" (about 60) on the course and I felt sorry for him. Today, there was 4 people on the course, 3 under 30 and me! I hope they felt sorry for me as I am now that "older gentleman"
    Still, that is me ticketed up for another 4 years.
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    Saabnut got a reaction from Burnside in The new news 24 thread   
    Oooh, my Saab suspemsion is looking a bit low this morning, wonder what is causing that?

    My friend, and ex business partner called me this morning, saying he wanted rid of the workshop manuals etc that were from our workshop and he had kept, but now needed the space. These are mostly Haynes BOL but there are a fair number of factory manuals, general guises etc, mostly for older and more obscure stuff. Thinking of this place, I said I would nip up and collect them. He asked which car I was taking which should have warned me of the quantities involved......





    Yes, that is the back of the car, seats folded, loaded to window level! As a bonus I also got a load of test equipment (fuel injection, water system, a code reader, a glow plug tester etc).
    A few of the manuals I will want to keep, but I will photograph and list the others when I unload them and offer them here.
  25. Like
    Saabnut got a reaction from dome in The new news 24 thread   
    Slightly battered, slightly singed and quite damp but I have lived through another offshore survival refresher. Now they have added diving equipment (well a compressed air bottle) and there are also seven trips in the helicopter simulater, including two in washing machine mode. Was only 3 when I first did it!
    On my first survival, 32 years ago, there was an "older gentleman" (about 60) on the course and I felt sorry for him. Today, there was 4 people on the course, 3 under 30 and me! I hope they felt sorry for me as I am now that "older gentleman"
    Still, that is me ticketed up for another 4 years.
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