Spurious Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Well this looks safe! Currently someone is just walking around on the roof, on their own as far as I can see, for some reason pressure washing the roof. Yes there are cars parked roadside both sides just out of frame which are getting showered with the spray off as well. Is this a thing that people have done regularly? Have never even heard of it before! I think that's natural selection at work there now. Or at least a broken femur. Edit. Forgot to post this one actually from a few weeks back. Aluminium ladder on a van roof. What could possibly go wrong... Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 That's a professional looking outfit - knackered ex-Parcel Force Sprinter and a non-matching pair of ladders... crad, louiepj, Tickman and 7 others 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 53 minutes ago, wuvvum said: That's a professional looking outfit - knackered ex-Parcel Force Sprinter and a non-matching pair of ladders... It's all okay though, they've got hi-vis vests on that'll save them richardmorris and Cord Fourteener 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wgl2019 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Well this looks safe! Currently someone is just walking around on the roof, on their own as far as I can see, for some reason pressure washing the roof. Yes there are cars parked roadside both sides just out of frame which are getting showered with the spray off as well. Is this a thing that people have done regularly? Have never even heard of it before! That's ridiculous. Has he not heard of snowfoam followed by a two bucket wash! louiepj, Shite Ron and catsinthewelder 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 When I did my heights and ladders courses a few years back, the trainer referred to the Ladder Association's 'Idiot of the Year' award: https://ladderassociation.org.uk/ladder-exchange/idiots-ladders-competition-2015/ It's worth a look... barefoot, BorniteIdentity, Leyland Worldmaster and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: When I did my heights and ladders courses a few years back, the trainer referred to the Ladder Association's 'Idiot of the Year' award: https://ladderassociation.org.uk/ladder-exchange/idiots-ladders-competition-2015/ It's worth a look... Apparently Only in Malta... DVee8 and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 You know you’re winning at life when you get a message offering you an american minivan to accompany the one you already have... Anyone fancy a very tidy Chevrolet Venture 3.5 auto? I know of one for sale! Jerzy Woking, dome, Jazoli and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Surely they know the correct way to paint the rust is by throwing tennis balls dipped in paint at it Minimad5 and louiepj 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 My favourite ladder fail :- Talbot, GrumpiusMaximus, louiepj and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Well this looks safe! Currently someone is just walking around on the roof, on their own as far as I can see, for some reason pressure washing the roof. Yes there are cars parked roadside both sides just out of frame which are getting showered with the spray off as well. Is this a thing that people have done regularly? Have never even heard of it before! I wondered what 2 guys were doing to the roof of a local 1960's bungalow a while back. They were more professional* (using ladders) but they were doing just that, removing the grot and moss etc that had accumulated during the past 60-odd years. The result? The roof sticks out like a sore thumb even today as it's now a different colour from all its neighbours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Well this looks safe! Currently someone is just walking around on the roof, on their own as far as I can see, for some reason pressure washing the roof. Yes there are cars parked roadside both sides just out of frame which are getting showered with the spray off as well. Is this a thing that people have done regularly? Have never even heard of it before! This is nothing! Nothing! A mere bagatelle! When Maplin Electronics used to have a branch in Burnt Oak, I visited quite regularly and would park in a nearby residential street. Imagine my surprise when I looked up one afternoon to see a team of Indian builders working on a house. They had got to the re-roofing stage, and it dawned on me that they had no scaffolding of any kind - just some strategically-placed ladders and their own sense of balance, and they were quite happily running along the roof apex or going up and down the roof tiles. No safety lines, no PPE, no nothing. Just the agility of cats, albeit cats with tools. Dunno what the local Health & Safety made of it, but I reckon they'd have been apoplectic if they'd seen that lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Well this looks safe! Currently someone is just walking around on the roof, on their own as far as I can see, for some reason pressure washing the roof. Yes there are cars parked roadside both sides just out of frame which are getting showered with the spray off as well. Is this a thing that people have done regularly? Have never even heard of it before! robinmasters and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, brownnova said: You know you’re winning at life when you get a message offering you an american minivan to accompany the one you already have... Anyone fancy a very tidy Chevrolet Venture 3.5 auto? I know of one for sale! This thing looks absolutely delicious. Sadly bank balance and space requirements firmly say no. Would be fun to put Vauxhall badges on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 13 hours ago, brownnova said: You know you’re winning at life when you get a message offering you an american minivan to accompany the one you already have... Anyone fancy a very tidy Chevrolet Venture 3.5 auto? I know of one for sale! i first thought it was a sintra Floatylight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just now, stuboy said: i first thought it was a sintra Because it is. Just one of the LHD US variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 16 hours ago, Spurious said: I think that's natural selection at work there now. Or at least a broken femur. Edit. Forgot to post this one actually from a few weeks back. Aluminium ladder on a van roof. What could possibly go wrong... 15 hours ago, wuvvum said: That's a professional looking outfit - knackered ex-Parcel Force Sprinter and a non-matching pair of ladders... wonder if it has any chasis... 14 hours ago, Spurious said: It's all okay though, they've got hi-vis vests on that'll save them definitely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, brownnova said: You know you’re winning at life when you get a message offering you an american minivan to accompany the one you already have... Anyone fancy a very tidy Chevrolet Venture 3.5 auto? I know of one for sale! Worth it for the upholstery alone. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 21 hours ago, brownnova said: Right, which one of you drove past my house, saw the Pontiac and left this all over the road outside.... You dirty buggers you... due to covid i just stayed at home... brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I bought this today It needs de-barrying a little and the ecu sending off to noobtune but it's a solid old bus and it's a colour I've never seen before. FakeConcern, Shirley Knott, DeeJay and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Jazoli said: I bought this today It needs de-barrying a little and the ecu sending off to noobtune but it's a solid old bus and it's a colour I've never seen before. Can't tell on my phone screen but is that a dark blue or more of a dark brown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Jerzy Woking, Tadhg Tiogar, louiepj and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 hours ago, SiC said: Can't tell on my phone screen but is that a dark blue or more of a dark brown? It's a dark brown Once I've polished it up I'll post a pic as it's quite unusual. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 15 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Well this looks safe! Currently someone is just walking around on the roof, on their own as far as I can see, for some reason pressure washing the roof. Yes there are cars parked roadside both sides just out of frame which are getting showered with the spray off as well. Is this a thing that people have done regularly? Have never even heard of it before! Happening a lot round our way at the moment. People have money to burn because they're not going on holiday or even buying clothes to go out in. My wife wanted it done but I have imposed a permanent ban on any new or unknown tradesmen coming anywhere near my house again. BL Bloke and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 A house across the road has the scaffolding up for the same reason, watched it go up yesterday and a bloke went into the roof and cleaned it off with a trowel and brush. All his mates drove off though and left him on his own... I opened the kitchen window a crack incase I heard a scream as he fell but he seemed fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Jazoli said: It's a dark brown Once I've polished it up I'll post a pic as it's quite unusual. I think that is "Espresso", not very common and a nice colour. What spec is it? Better call dibs then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 12 minutes ago, Saabnut said: I think that is "Espresso", not very common and a nice colour. What spec is it? Better call dibs then It's a 1.8t (2.0) Vector 5sp Manual, no heated seats unfortunately but it seems to have everything else, everything works including the climate which is nice, dibs duly noted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I'm currently working from home but do one day a week in the office. This is perfect to get some miles on the Range Rover, and last week with the better weather I brought the XJ6. Today I brought the freshly MOT'd Ibiza. This sums up how I felt... Split_Pin, Saabnut, catsinthewelder and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wgl2019 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Wife's Volvo has passed its MOT so is being treated to some new boots. I've developed a liking for all season tyres after fitting Crossclimates to my Saab 9-5 (dry performance fine, excellent in wet and cold, not had enough snow to test). Downside of these is £££, they wear well so evens out over time but there are some other alternatives. Depending on the design focus some will be more of a summer tyre and some more towards snow and ice.... in West Lancs cold wet weather is a lot more common than blizzards so I wanted something more towards a summer design..... Vredestein Quatrac Pro are billed with s load of marketing bs but look good and were hovering around £100 each which was ok..... however currently on offer at £50 off of 4 and a price reduction..... £300 for 4 delivered. Just need to pick up the new (old) wheels I've bought and get them refurbished. Offer here if any use to anyone: https://www.camskill.co.uk/ Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Ladders aren’t funny. A neighbour is in a very bad way from a home ladder accident last week. Very smashed up, touch and go... Nice chap that I have known for ever. Always had a new Fiat , 127, Uno, Punto, etc crad and Floatylight 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Mercedes passed the MOT the other day. Had advisories for the rear tyres wearing, and slight play in a NSF link rod. Overall pretty impressed with this one! barefoot and Split_Pin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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