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[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Maybach 57 is basically Merc S500 with some fancy tail lighting and badges. S-class running costs, I'd have thought. WCPGW?

Oh that's fine then on a 2CV budget!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Oh that's fine then on a 2CV budget!

Stick in a bid. 100 Euro should do it. It'll be a bit like a roffle. 

[richardmorris]

[gm]

Cheap rattle cans are on again in Lidl 

£2.50 each or 2 for £4

 

[Robson3022]

51 minutes ago, gm said:

Cheap rattle cans are on again in Lidl 

£2.50 each or 2 for £4

 

Oooooo I need some of these!!! Top spot @gm

[Tadhg Tiogar]

On 7/15/2020 at 12:48 PM, Tadhg Tiogar said:

.....Dubois-Loizou sez the car has to be run before deciding if any other hoses need replacing.

Y'know those three silicone hoses I ordered from Redox in France? Errm, well, apparently we now need all the other hoses as well.

Except the one that came off a Berlingo last year....

[camryv6]

4 hours ago, Robson3022 said:

Oooooo I need some of these!!! Top spot @gm

You need some "Rim Paint" !!

[Amishtat]

Just arrived for a few days away. Starting as we mean to go on.. 

[chancer]

Transmech clutches.....just dont do it kids....

[wuvvum]

Oh dear.  How many miles had it done?

[N19]

Herpes courier turned up today with the correct starter for the Bluebird. Conveniently, it's parked at the end of the street and the starter has now completely gone - even percussive methods no longer work. Oh well, best do the job on the street... 

[Yoss]

Today I have been a postman for thirty years. 

I got a badge. 

[chancer]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

Oh dear.  How many miles had it done?

Done prior to our ownership, but looks to be around about 10-15k max

[omegod]

2 hours ago, Amishtat said:

Just arrived for a few days away. Starting as we mean to go on.. 

Enjoy my home town !  

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

Today I have been a postman for thirty years. 

I got a badge. 

My mum had fifty years as a radiographer in the NHS. She got a paperweight.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, Yoss said:

Today I have been a postman for thirty years. 

I got a badge. 

Not a clock?
 

 

[Yoss]

Apparently I am allowed to choose a gift from some list online. But the website doesn't seem to work. I'm supposed to enter my username (which was my paynumber) and a code which is in the letter they sent me. Tried three times with variations on the ambiguous 0's and O's but after three attempts they locked my account. Now I have to phone somebody in Reading. I think they are making it deliberately difficult hoping we give up. 

For twenty years service I got a nice simple £100 voucher for most high street shops. I bought this watch. 

That I still have. I don't know why everything has to be so complicated now.  

[Tadhg Tiogar]

22 minutes ago, Yoss said:

....For twenty years service I got a nice simple £100 voucher for most high street shops. I bought this watch. 

That I still have. I don't know why everything has to be so complicated now.  

Reminds me of this:

 

[anonymous user]

After 25 years service, in a previous job, I declined the formal presentation, but did take the vouchers and used them to buy my sister a new television. I did not particularly want to get myself anything that would remind me that I had spent so long in a place that had destroyed my mental health.

[BL Bloke]

I 've been summoned for jury service in September. It says for two weeks but the last time I did it in 1995 it lasted about 10 weeks.  

[New POD]

Half way through my 24 hour cardiac monitoring.  Wondering if the cables will stay in place overnight. 

[New POD]

3 minutes ago, BL Bloke said:

I 've been summoned for jury service in September. It says for two weeks but the last time I did it in 1995 it lasted about 10 weeks.  

Did mine in Jan 2019.  They were very clear that if it were likely to be a longer trial, we should let them know if that caused a problem. On my first day a big trial came up, which woukd have been 6 weeks, and my Jury service insurance would have covered most if my lost income, so I was up for it.  But then we were given a list of names and places, and if we knew any if them, we were not able to be on the list.  

I knew one of the policemen who was a childhood friend, so that was me out.  I guess they started with 48 people and had to get it down to 12. 

The bloke I was talking to on the first day was in tears at the lunch break on day 2 so i am glad that I didn't get on it. 

[N19]

4 hours ago, N19 said:

Herpes courier turned up today with the correct starter for the Bluebird. Conveniently, it's parked at the end of the street and the starter has now completely gone - even percussive methods no longer work. Oh well, best do the job on the street... 

Didn't even fit the new part in the end. I was busy noseying at the existing starter and noticed how loose the earth was. A clean up and nipping the nut up nicely sees it fire every time. Could that have been it all along... I suppose if it wasn't making good contact, a whack with a mallet was probably enough to shift it to make better contact for a while. Anyway, we'll see... 

So with the dodgy ebay starter plus this one I now have two spares - very good door stops if nothing else... 

[brownnova]

I’ve been driving half my life, and have never run out of petrol on a journey.... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until today!!!!!! 
 

I’ll just leave this here and walk back home then.... 

Bother. 

Note to self... fuel gauge reads low = fuel IS low unlike the other 2CV. 

[richardmorris]

Aston Martin Day. 5, 4 and 6. There’s also a dbs under a cover in front . Oddly they didn’t go anywhere, just dragged out on that loader skate thing to enjoy the sun.

 

[Split_Pin]

This had been annoying me for a while.

Unfortunately it was a shite fit and even after careful filing it is only about 60% stuck down.

I managed not to make a mess of it though which was at least something.

[paulplom]

Nice buys from lidl. High pressuee and high volume 12v inflator. £30 reduced from £40. I've never seen a dual purpose one before. Ideal for air beds and tyres. The spray paint is 2 for £4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Amishtat]

21 hours ago, omegod said:

Enjoy my home town !  

I defy anyone not to! 

[Yoss]

21 hours ago, Yoss said:

Apparently I am allowed to choose a gift from some list online. But the website doesn't seem to work. I'm supposed to enter my username (which was my paynumber) and a code which is in the letter they sent me. Tried three times with variations on the ambiguous 0's and O's but after three attempts they locked my account. Now I have to phone somebody in Reading. I think they are making it deliberately difficult hoping we give up. 

For twenty years service I got a nice simple £100 voucher for most high street shops. I bought this watch. 

That I still have. I don't know why everything has to be so complicated now.  

So I rang someone in Reading and got my password sorted out so I could see what I was being offered. There were lots of things to choose from, mostly tat but I came away with a £100 gift card for John Lewis/Waitrose. Can't be bad. I could have chosen one for Tesco but why would you when could have John Lewis. It was between that or M&S. I could even have had a gift card for Halfords but I don't think I've spent £100 there in the last ten years. 

[paulplom]

You'll just have to hope they don't go tits up before you have the chance to spend it.