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[Wibble]

HFM? Would look nice though like that.

[JJ0063]

Just now, stuboy said:

brave colour.......... bit dark or will there be some rag rolling

Brave, skirting board is going to be black. We are weird, there’s a cabinet to the right full of skulls and taxidermy 😂

[JJ0063]

Here are the pipes I can see through the vent. Obviously long disconnected but still I assume would need a gas engineer to come and remove them / cap further up the system which will be another cost, unless there can be studwork in front but still deep enough for the electric log burner

[Wibble]

Good luck, I hope you can find a better price!

[richardmorris]

22 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Been in the new house 3 full days, not even half unpacked but mrs JJ decided we needed to start painting the lounge tonight…

Monolith vibes from 2001.

[richardmorris]

2cv in snow yesterday. Admittedly it stayed under cover as although it’s great in snow the salt is like garlic to Christopher Lee.

[JJ0063]

4 minutes ago, Wibble said:

Good luck, I hope you can find a better price!

Put it this way, we’ll either find a better quote, we won’t have a fireplace, or I buy a new sledge hammer.

[barefoot]

 

9 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Brave, skirting board is going to be black. We are weird…

Our house is way darker, way greener and way more William Morris than that.

[HMC]

26 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Been in the new house 3 full days, not even half unpacked but mrs JJ decided we needed to start painting the lounge tonight…

Han Solo in carbonite? #jabbathehutchic

[Mr Pastry]

36 minutes ago, JJ0063 said:

Here are the pipes I can see through the vent. Obviously long disconnected but still I assume would need a gas engineer to come and remove them / cap further up the system which will be another cost, unless there can be studwork in front but still deep enough for the electric log burner

Are you sure those are gas pipes?   More likely to be part of your central heating or hot water system,  But anyway, don't assume that they are disconnected!  

[JJ0063]

13 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said:

Are you sure those are gas pipes?   More likely to be part of your central heating or hot water system,  But anyway, don't assume that they are disconnected!  

Oh maybe not then, I just assumed they’d be gas pipes as I’m sure it would have had a gas fire originally - my old man used to live next door and his had one, I was also born in a bungalow down the end of the road which had one too. 
 

Will of course get them checked out if we decide to knock it out!

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Been in the new house 3 full days, not even half unpacked but mrs JJ decided we needed to start painting the lounge tonight…

I hope that's an euphemism?

3 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Here are the pipes I can see through the vent. Obviously long disconnected but still I assume would need a gas engineer to come and remove them / cap further up the system which will be another cost, unless there can be studwork in front but still deep enough for the electric log burner

Only 1 pipe needed for gas, prob 15mm, but 2 for water. Get it checked, to be certain.

[SiC]

9 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Here are the pipes I can see through the vent. Obviously long disconnected but still I assume would need a gas engineer to come and remove them / cap further up the system which will be another cost, unless there can be studwork in front but still deep enough for the electric log burner

Middle pipe old gas line and outer two the water feed for an old back boiler?

[DeanH]

21 minutes ago, SiC said:

Middle pipe old gas line and outer two the water feed for an old back boiler?

My thoughts too

[Rust Collector]

Uh oh

I’ve been feeling rough for a couple of weeks but testing negative. I had a fever yesterday and had to take the day off which is unusual for me, but I felt too crap to even just go to work and look busy. I took a test in the evening and it confirms that I’ve got covid for like the third or fourth time now 😢 on the plus side at least I can get some bed rest for a few days and hopefully get back to feeling myself a bit quicker.

[Cord Fourteener]

V70 has four brand new Vredstein all- season tyres (after much research looking at ice tunnel testing etc etc I'm now convinced that decent all-season are the best overall for UK conditions).

It was costly enough, Bridgestone, Continental and Michelin were a bit too expensive for comfort and I've had Vredstein before and liked them very much. 

 

[PicantoJon]

Passed my driving test on the 25th of November and due to various reasons I have only just got the Picanto in a state fit to be driven. Gets up on Thursday all excited about driving into work on my own like a big boy, only to find that mother nature has decided to gift us with snow. Erm... 

HELP! 

Nothing like being thrown in at the deep end but the Picanto has handled my ineptitude marvellously, even if I am a bit heavy on the clutch still... 🙈

[vulgalour]

Small light fwd car with skinny tyres really not a bad choice at all for learning to drive in the snow.

[SiC]

Civic went in for it's MOT today.

But did you expect any less from a 7.5 year old Honda?!

Impressive lack of advisories in all its history too. That very first one isn't really deserved to be an advisory either. Especially bad if 3yr old tyres were cracking.

[horriblemercedes]

2 minutes ago, SiC said:

Civic went in for it's MOT today.

But did you expect any less from a 7.5 year old Honda?!

Impressive lack of advisories in all its history too. That very first one isn't really deserved to be an advisory either. Especially bad if 3yr old tyres were cracking.

They're described as 'cracking' - sounds like a compliment to me 

[SiC]

16 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said:

They're described as 'cracking' - sounds like a compliment to me 

That was it's first MOT. So almost certainly at a Honda dealer and then taking the piss I reckon. 

[RayMK]

My '94 Tipo passed its MOT today with an advisory on a blowing back box.  It needs to get used more often. Only about 900 miles done since the last MOT and has only covered 60.7K from new, so hardly a hard worked specimen.

The only preparation for the MOT was an oil, oil filter, plugs and leads change on Sunday.  It was too cold to give its underside and rubber gaiters an inspection (tyres are only a few months old). I did have trouble with the door locks yesterday. Both rear doors would not latch even when slammed - they just bounced open again. The grease appeared to have become ultra-viscous in the door latches but a blast of WD40 fixed that problem.

[horriblemercedes]

8 minutes ago, SiC said:

That was it's first MOT. So almost certainly at a Honda dealer and then taking the piss I reckon. 

cracking

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adjective

crack·ing ˈkra-kiŋ 

 

: very impressive or effective : GREAT

[richardmorris]

Supremes in Paris narrowly avoiding getting run down by 2cvs.

https://fb.watch/hpYaKTmsZT/
 

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, horriblemercedes said:

cracking

1 of 3

adjective

crack·ing ˈkra-kiŋ 

 

: very impressive or effective : GREAT

As in “cracking exhaust gromit.”

[D.E]

Grandad's Atos appeared to have a flat battery after a freezing cold night, so I went there to help him replace it for a new one. However I found out that the current one isn't even two years old yet, and after a couple of hours on the battery charger it seemed fine again and fired up the car without a hassle. Now my grandad is a bit worried that he might experience the same problem again, so I've taken it with me for a couple of days to make sure it keeps starting reliably every morning.

Things like performance or handling aren't of any importance to my grandpa, but geez an autobox Atos is slow. Makes you anticipate the other traffic a lot more cautiously...

[cort1977]

Modern news but maybe of interest to some of you.

4motion transporter van was in the garage yesterday because it has ceased 4motioning.  A professional code reader found several codes that my cheapie hadn't detected, all related to the haldex control module.  Diagnosis was, it's donald ducked, need a new one.

Quote for the part from VW was, wait for it, £1547.10 + VAT!  A mere £1856.52 to you sir.  Plus labour obviously.  And it's on back order.

Happily, there's a guy in Crewe who can probably repair it for £150 which is more like it.  He can do all Gen 2 and 4 Haldex controllers fitted to Auid/VW/Skoda and Volvo 2004-2014 roughly.  You can't drive the vehicle with the module removed so it looks like I will have to do it on my drive but better than the alternative.

[Austat]

This 504 is dangerously close to me and is a good price. I'm having a hard time convincing my Dad as it's an automatic (anything manual is sought after and overpriced here) but I plan on treating myself to something special this Christmas and the funds for it will come out of my pocket. There's a dent and a little bit of surface rust in three spots to fix, but for around £1420 it's a steal.

 

Would anyone recommend them? Any technical gremlins to look out for?

Should I or shouldn't I?

[andyberg]

10 minutes ago, Austat said:

This 504 is dangerously close to me and is a good price. I'm having a hard time convincing my Dad as it's an automatic (anything manual is sought after and overpriced here) but I plan on treating myself to something special this Christmas and the funds for it will come out of my pocket. There's a dent and a little bit of surface rust in three spots to fix, but for around £1420 it's a steal.

 

Would anyone recommend them? Any technical gremlins to look out for?

Should I or shouldn't I?

I know nothing about these, but if I had the funds I would. No help at all I know.

[hairnet]

x2

oof

uncle shay had one an awful long time ago 

wanted one since