LightBulbFun Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 23 minutes ago, vulgalour said: LOL I found more! the TR7 one looks especially derpy LOL https://vimeo.com/281591614 egg, Cord Fourteener and BL Bloke 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 So Kerry said to me last night, "do i want to drop the Rover off in the morning as i pass, and i take the piece of shit turd toyota?" "no" said i, "no, i'll stick with the Rover, that other thing, you can keep it, i want nothing else to do with it, and besides, i know it won't start" "oh yes it will" "no. no it won't, and i'd bet you it won't" "how much?" ah a challenge, "i'll bet 400 Quatloos that the turd won't go in the morning" well, apparently. it did. with no jump leads involved. cos Kerrys brother was pushing it! needless to say, i am now 400 Quatloos richer. though i dunno how many quatloos there are to the pound...... stonedagain and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickvw72 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Just been to collect a set of tyres from Buxton, I won on eBay. Sat in sellers garage, was a 1989 I think, proton saga automatic. 14k from new, owner says it might be oldest left. Had left my phone down the road In the car, otherwise would have pictured it. Nice bloke who owned it. Was a banger driver too but the proton is saved from that fate. wuvvum, Angrydicky, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banger Kenny Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 5 hours ago, loserone said: @Banger Kenny Fame at Last! And they all thought I was mad when I proclaimed that "One day, you will see my name on the back of a Peugeot 205" - Not so smug now, Roland Garros. BL Bloke, mercedade, Stanky and 19 others 4 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Up yours Donald Turbo. dome, sdkrc, loserone and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Jenson Velcro said: Had to collect the bosses’ daughters mini from the dealer today . Looking across the used car lot what a load of monochrome misery . Had to laugh that the bill for the small service was for the same amount that I paid for my r50 Cooper he he he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Stanky said: What horn sound did it emit first time around? I'd like to think it was a slightly sad sounding, descending 'peeeeeeeeeeep' noise not unlike a clanger. Sadly I'll never know since I can't remember ever having used it. Apparently I'd managed to bend it round so that it had filled with water. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 4 hours ago, rickvw72 said: Just been to collect a set of tyres from Buxton, I won on eBay. Sat in sellers garage, was a 1989 I think, proton saga automatic. 14k from new, owner says it might be oldest left. Had left my phone down the road In the car, otherwise would have pictured it. Nice bloke who owned it. Was a banger driver too but the proton is saved from that fate. There's a ages old banger and caravan racing track at Harpur Hill, near the Mines Research place who developed computer modelling investigating the King's Cross fire. That's all within the confines of Buxton. As is the International G&S festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 15 hours ago, vulgalour said: Bet that's a fetish. Supernaut, egg, LightBulbFun and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Haynes are a slow seller at my local factors w00dy, Cord Fourteener, Banger Kenny and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, captain_70s said: Bet that's a fetish. It's how BL would have planned future styling updates. They would have called it computer aided design... I mean compare the R8 Rover 2/400 with the next gen Rover 400 and the 100 series metro with the next gen 200 that replaced it. I rest my case. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Anybody else getting mithered to death with scam phone calls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Bren said: Anybody else getting mithered to death with scam phone calls? Nope as I've not plugged my landline phone in for 10 years now and I have truecaller on my mobile, the odd one still gets through though but they soon get told to fuck off. Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Bren said: Anybody else getting mithered to death with scam phone calls? They seem to come in waves here. Fortunately we're in a trough at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 18 hours ago, w00dy said: Sadly I'll never know since I can't remember ever having used it. Apparently I'd managed to bend it round so that it had filled with water. quack? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 23 hours ago, vulgalour said: I thought it was morphing into an Allegro. adw1977 and catsinthewelder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Spent most of the last week painting the inside of the house. 120 sqm of "innen wand farbe" which is some weird matt white paint stuff that's the standard issue wall painting gear out here in Germany. Two rooms and the hall ceiling left to do. It feels like it has been going on forever. One of the rooms is large, so that'll take a while, the other has previously been painted completely in probably the most miserable grey-blue colour I've ever seen. I imagine that'll take about 30 litres of stuff just to sort it. Still, the house is beginning to feel like a home now. It's hilarious trying to hang pictures or get furniture to sit square as the house is 400+ years old and half-timbered so everything is on the wonk. Lockdown means no visiting friends or whatever over Christmas, so I suspect I'll be spending Christmas doing yet more painting. It's been an interesting few weeks, but it's beginning to harvest results. Stevebrookman, chaseracer, wuvvum and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, Pete-M said: standard issue wall painting gear out here in Germany. They love it applied over woodchip wallpaper. Pete-M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 9 hours ago, captain_70s said: Bet that's a fetish. Can confirm (not one of mine, I've plenty others to be getting on with). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, artdjones said: They love it applied over woodchip wallpaper. One of the walls in the hall appears to have been artexed. Bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Pete-M said: 8 hours ago, artdjones said: They love it applied over woodchip wallpaper. One of the walls in the hall appears to have been artexed Is it your own or rented? Normally with rented properties they are fairly strict. My brother said that the landlords, who are often large companies, insisted on you removing all the wallpaper before you left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 hours ago, artdjones said: Is it your own or rented? Normally with rented properties they are fairly strict. My brother said that the landlords, who are often large companies, insisted on you removing all the wallpaper before you left. Rented, but the landlord is a top bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 This Christmas Eve, I hope you're all ready for Santa to come down the chimney. I also hope you haven't upset the Krampus too much this year. aldo135, Cord Fourteener, Eddie Honda and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 OK, which one of you won the lottery and had their 250GT SWB painted in Forum Colours? Cord Fourteener, aldo135, egg and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 On 22/12/2020 at 23:43, Tim_E said: There's a ages old banger and caravan racing track at Harpur Hill, near the Mines Research place who developed computer modelling investigating the King's Cross fire. That's all within the confines of Buxton. As is the International G&S festival. The health and safety executive have labs thier too. I once went to a 2 day machinery risk assessment course there. They showed us a safety shoe slip test machine that they use to assess the grip properties of soles vs different slippy surfaces. I was impressed. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, New POD said: The health and safety executive have labs thier too. I once went to a 2 day machinery risk assessment course there. They showed us a safety shoe slip test machine that they use to assess the grip properties of soles vs different slippy surfaces. I was impressed. I think the HSE is the proper name for what locals call Mines Research! I used to fly model aircraft up there when I was young. The history of the location is fascinating. It was a munitions storage facility in the second world war, then a mushroom farm, then a cutting edge industrial underground safely lab. I think there are other random industries too, including the banger race course. They also used to do junior kickstart up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 5 hours ago, artdjones said: Is it your own or rented? Normally with rented properties they are fairly strict. My brother said that the landlords, who are often large companies, insisted on you removing all the wallpaper before you left. Some one I knew rented an apartment in Berlin. Didn't come with curtain rails of blinds. You have to fit yourself and remove and make good before you leave. But she wasn't allowed to drill holes after 6pm and no DIY on The weekend, without a permit. So she had to employ someone to fit blinds, during the day when she was at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just took the 2CV out for a Christmas Eve run seeing as the usual Christmas Day run won’t be happening as that’s the only day to actually see anyone. I have concluded that the headlights on the 2CV are far better than those on my 9000. So I should probably do something about those... richardmorris, Cord Fourteener and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Tim_E said: think the HSE is the proper name for what locals call Mines Research! Was originally the Safety in Mines Research Establishment (SMRE). Main offices in Sheffield, the fire / explosion bits at Harper Hill above Buxton. Spent 6 months as a placement student there in the mid 70's. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Wheeler dealers x1/9 episode on you tube, Fabergé Greggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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