Zelandeth Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 hours ago, egg said: Large funeral according to Twitter. (Beds Police) Some level of distribution for a funeral! I was thinking more along the lines of "major gas leak in a heavily populated area" from the level of mayhem and sheer number of police in attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Hopefully collecting my first autoshite purchase tomorrow! Much excite. yes oui si, HMC, paulplom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 minute ago, jamiechod said: Hopefully collecting my first autoshite purchase tomorrow! Much excite. Any clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Some level of distribution for a funeral! I was thinking more along the lines of "major gas leak in a heavily populated area" from the level of mayhem and sheer number of police in attendance. I was trying to stay neutral, but it seems 400 people were trying to attend the funeral, at a time when 30 is the limit. https://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/people/funeral-over-400-people-brings-dunstable-standstill-2991305 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 minute ago, egg said: I was trying to stay neutral, but it seems 400 people were trying to attend the funeral, at a time when 30 is the limit. https://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/people/funeral-over-400-people-brings-dunstable-standstill-2991305 11am?!? It was nearly three in the afternoon when we were there and it was still utter carnage...and the closest we got was probably half a mile away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 11 minutes ago, HMC said: Any clues? French not currently listed for sale but previous roffle win HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 End of life chic; where steels and alloys mix unhappily. RobT, Split_Pin, Jamie and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 55 minutes ago, egg said: I was trying to stay neutral, but it seems 400 people were trying to attend the funeral, at a time when 30 is the limit. https://www.dunstabletoday.co.uk/news/people/funeral-over-400-people-brings-dunstable-standstill-2991305 Traveller funeral. Fairly common occurance in this drab shithole town, the town gets blocked off and they force people to stop by driving vehicles down the wrong side of the road at them. Not much point in trying to prevent them. May aswell let them do what they want and go. Takes less time / effort overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 6 hours ago, MikeR said: on a walk around the estate , just seen a decomposing Allegro parked up a driveway !!!! in Beige Where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 houses on the other side of the back garden from the in laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Right, here we go then. Feck me it's early. Jim Bell, Volksy, Stevebrookman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Bloody hell these new trains are uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippy Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Getting ready to finish the replacement of the kickdown cable on the 940 today, its a complete feff just to replace a cable. The engine end is straight forward but the gearbox end requires the removal of the sump then some tricky procedure not unlike brain surgery to connect the cable. I managed to do this yesterday along with a new gearbox filter and today I just need to get the snapped sump bolts out of the gearbox so I can refit the sump. I cant believe that 2 bolts sheared as the rest were not very tight as you would expect on a sump. The cable is probably the original so 223,000 miles on one cable is not bad going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Chodspeed @wuvvum wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Ooh, they've refurbished the toilets at Liverpool Street. Not before time mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Never seen London Bridge so quiet. I mean I know it's raining, but still. LightBulbFun, Split_Pin, Yoss and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Never seen London Bridge so quiet. I mean I know it's raining, but still. It looks wonderful, place is your own, almost! wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 28/09/2020 at 11:17, egg said: First full tank on the i10 auto - 41.39 mpg (31 litres for 282 miles). Gives an effective range of 315 miles (35 litre tank). 1995 Mazda 323 auto does about 39-40 in similar conditions. Progress! How does that compare to your MPG in it @purplebargeken? Mrs Egg drove the whole of the next tank, and she achieved 46.73 mpg. Conclusion, Mrs E is a hypermiler and she doesn't know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Andyrew said: Traveller funeral. Fairly common occurance in this drab shithole town, the town gets blocked off and they force people to stop by driving vehicles down the wrong side of the road at them. Not much point in trying to prevent them. May aswell let them do what they want and go. Takes less time / effort overall. Which neatly explains the mealy-mouthed quote from the law, doesn't it? Officers dispatched to do fuck all when there would have been plenty to keep them busy (stolen vans, no insurance etc..) But no, it's easier to threaten the undertakers. Stevebrookman and grizgut 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Glad to see there's still some shonky old trains running. Coprolalia, LightBulbFun, Tadhg Tiogar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 You're heading to sarf London? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, Amishtat said: Which neatly explains the mealy-mouthed quote from the law, doesn't it? Officers dispatched to do fuck all when there would have been plenty to keep them busy (stolen vans, no insurance etc..) But no, it's easier to threaten the undertakers. Easier to pick off the undertakers than trying to pick off 400+ pikeys, many of whom will have been drinking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 9 minutes ago, egg said: You're heading to sarf London? Yup. Currently passing through Peckham. Not been able to spot Nelson Mandela House though, disappointingly. This train does an amusing line in wheelspin. egg and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Why is North Dulwich south of East Dulwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Not been able to spot Nelson Mandela House though, disappointingly. Isn't that actually in Ashton Gate, Bristol? Like many of the driving scenes in "Peckham" was done down Gloucester Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 16 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Easier to pick off the undertakers than trying to pick off 400+ pikeys, many of whom will have been drinking.... Sadly, you're right. Can you imagine the outcry if the law clamped, towed, impounded or crushed the offending parked vehicles though? No, far easier to take the safe option and keep instilling fear amongst the law abiding.. Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, Amishtat said: Sadly, you're right. Can you imagine the outcry if the law clamped, towed, impounded or crushed the offending parked vehicles though? No, far easier to take the safe option and keep instilling fear amongst the law abiding.. Bedfordshire Constabulary don't really have the resources to deal with a concentration of pikey mourners anyway. Police forces here seem to get a bit nervous when required to handle* mass pikey gatherings. 'Tis the same in Ireland. Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Had to take a detour to avoid getting my feet wet Yoss, egg and Stevebrookman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Cor, weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Look what I've found. chadders, richardmorris, Six-cylinder and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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