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[Bren]

Cineworld could be in trouble. Bankcrupty is being mentioned.

Covid is being blamed.

Covid doesn't stop me going to the cinema - it's being ripped off watching an endless stream of marvel shite surrounded by people who cannot behave.

[wuvvum]

True.  I went to the cinema a couple of months ago to see the new Top Gun film - thoroughly enjoyed it but all the trailers at the start were for Marvel superhero bollocks.

[barefoot]

Exactly, I don't pay that much to watch fucking adverts & trailers. I want to go in, watch the film without distraction & come home. 

Obviously I've stopped going.

[Pat Earrings]

Pair of air bags for £75 ordered, have good reviews and UK based company supplying them. Also ordered the pipe and filter from Aerosus for £24. I’ve decided even if the compressor is gone, it’s not the end of the world as it’s all very accessible and easy to get to. Hopefully be able to do it some  point next week. I probably will buy a new one if the old one is gone purely as there’s not too much of a difference, but a second hand OE will do just fine too.

[richardmorris]

New Fiat was in for its annual service today (11900 miles and exactly 6,000 in the last 12 months to the week I’ve had it).  First time I’ve ever had a car serviced at a main dealer too ( just for the fiat warranty stamps ). No issues at all mentioned.  
Current trip is showing 49.7 mpg average which just about makes a 600 mile range on the tank.  I’ve also splashed out on a roof rack for it as Thule can’t guarantee the one I need for the flush rails. Last had some young lad who really didn’t know how to search the system, but today got someone who seemingly knew what buttons to press and a correct rack should be here Monday.

[andyberg]

Newly acquired from @jollyfkr2 thanks for an easy exchange. Hope the bug serves you well. Must admit I didn't realise how big these things are. Bloody nice though.

[JJ0063]

Just seen this on Instagram if anyones interested.

[stuboy]

Old faithful pump rattled to death, so ordered a funky one off amazon for £26 quid...claims 160psi...

[stuboy]

22 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Plenty* of tread tho. Missus seems to know what she's doing.

 

missus trained by the best

[jollyfkr2]

4 hours ago, andyberg said:

Newly acquired from @jollyfkr2 thanks for an easy exchange. Hope the bug serves you well. Must admit I didn't realise how big these things are. Bloody nice though.

…and my Missus loves the bug, couldn’t be more delighted!

[GMcD]

6 hours ago, Bren said:

Cineworld could be in trouble. Bankcrupty is being mentioned.

Covid is being blamed.

Covid doesn't stop me going to the cinema - it's being ripped off watching an endless stream of marvel shite surrounded by people who cannot behave.

It always strikes me as a little odd (fucking daft) why you would pay a lot of money to watch a film but spend half of it chatting and playing with your phone. I'll bite my lip before I start ranting. 

I hope they don't go tits up.  The cinema is my winter escape from the house when it's too miserable outside to do anything else.

I paid for my years Cineworld membership upfront in June....may not have been the most sensible purchase. 

[beko1987]

18 hours ago, SiC said:

Put the good tyre on the back onto the front of the Focus yesterday. Both rear tyres are pretty skinny. Legal but only just.

Tried to get some part worns from my local scrappy but he had no 205/55/16 left. They're shutting up shop so not getting anymore. Other scrappy had some but at £20 each, I'm not sure if it's worth it. Tyre-shopper (national autocentre?) have ditch finders for £45 each fitted. Tempted to do that but didn't want to spend that much until it has a fresh MOT. That's 3 weeks away and I'm not sure I want to run skinny tyres for that long. Might just take a punt on new ditchfinders and that it'll pass it's next MOT without too much hassle.

Having a quick look around with the wheels off does appear to show that it's in reasonably decent condition. Boots not split and bushes don't look knackered. Pads and discs look new as well.




Maybe I'll invest in some Autogreens (who?).

I've had autogreens on the Xsara for years now and they've been fine 👍 National tyres cheap special 

[richardmorris]

Not particularly exciting, but needed three trips to a main dealer and one guy in parts who knew what he was doing which included speaking to fiat head office to get the correct roof rack for the TIPO. Customer website and dealer parts site both list the wrong rack even when my vin number is put in.

 

[Fumbler]

I've been prepping the 850's new nearside wing for paint. It looks like it's been on two cars already considering how thick the layers are!

[stuboy]

Arrrggghh trying to help Sil to choose a replacement car.... why are woman so indecisive..!!!!!!!!

[Cord Fourteener]

To me at least it doesn't look 20 years old and it doesn't feel 337k miles

 

[Bear]

Youngest son got married. Due to history going was very last minute to reception, in planning terms; I left in amazingly good time on Friday only for the A17, A1 and A66 to all be /fucked/, and a 5:15 drive became eight hours of hell.

Alleviated by the chosen weapon, the latest Rexton, devouring the A701 so effectively I gained 15 minutes back on the ETA. Familiar roads++

All awesome, next day checked dad's 66K eight year old C3 Picasso out - heading down Crailing Straight and he pipes up "it won't do that" as I'm approaching the Eckford bend, dropping into third and it sails round perfectly - it's holding up well but Borders salt, eesh, grim underneath.

AC pump making a noise but clutch engaging and some cooling going on - I reckon it needs a regas (genuinely) as after eight years it probably needs a change of oils!

Miss the Borders. Miss my family, too.

[adw1977]

On 19/08/2022 at 23:04, Gerrymcd said:

It always strikes me as a little odd (fucking daft) why you would pay a lot of money to watch a film but spend half of it chatting and playing with your phone. I'll bite my lip before I start ranting. 

I hope they don't go tits up.  The cinema is my winter escape from the house when it's too miserable outside to do anything else.

I paid for my years Cineworld membership upfront in June....may not have been the most sensible purchase. 

It may be the unlimited membership that's part of the problem.  If people are not paying to see each film individually then they are more likely to see films they aren't really interested in and so they don't shut up and concentrate. 

The other part of the problem is of course that people are arseholes. 

[Carlosfandango]

Painted the faded and almost paint less handles on the L322 today. Pleasing fiddly job with a good result. 
 

CFD

[dozeydustman]

On 19/08/2022 at 16:18, barefoot said:

Exactly, I don't pay that much to watch fucking adverts & trailers. I want to go in, watch the film without distraction & come home. 

Obviously I've stopped going.

The little independent (I think) in Bognor is quite nice. It’s £3.50, they open and close curtains before the projector starts, have an interval between the cartoon and the film, and the stalls are quite comfortable for a 6ft 5 idiot like me. There is a covered iver organ pit as well in screen 1.

Needs Pearl & Dean though. And possibly a lady with a torch carrying a tray of half melted ice creams for that classic cinema experience.

 

Meanwhile after 5 weeks of 6-day weeks (2 more to go) I’ve had some time to get on here. This coming Saturday  I have a day out with stepdaughter. To a scrapyard.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Saw a banger racing car on the back of a beavertrail just down the road from me with our own @Pieman's name written on the side.  Nice.

[320touring]

The 182 at Inveraray - time for lunch!

 

Bonus Spitfire pic. It was glorious

[Pieman]

2 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Saw a banger racing car on the back of a beavertrail just down the road from me with our own @Pieman's name written on the side.  Nice.

Nothing to do with me, sorry!

[mitsisigma01]

Was it a Yank tank in a fetching turquoise colour 🤭

[Fumbler]

Wing goes from this

To this fetching baby sick yellow!!!!

Progress.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Fumbler said:

Wing goes from this

To this fetching baby sick yellow!!!!

Progress.

I think the grey coat was a better match.

[stuboy]

 Been to see my friend garry today he asked me to diagnose a knock from his ford fusion,  the rear engine mount, 

 

[Fumbler]

Block sanded the babysick yellow and turned the panel grey again

 

This has highlighted some really high spots I made when I was brushing on the Electrox as well as some shrinkage where I didn't scuff up the original paint.

I thought "there's no fixing that!", But then I remembered I had a small touch up primer pen with some super thick primer in it, and I used it to fill the voids and smooth out the worst of the brush strokes

One more blocking then paint.

[reb]

Noooooo, you're doing it all wrong!

You're supposed to cover the rust in gaffer tape and ignore it!

[Fumbler]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

Noooooo, you're doing it all wrong!

You're supposed to cover the rust in gaffer tape and ignore it!

But sir, that's the other side!