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[Rust Collector]

3 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

I have a couple of those to do in my back garden. I may just bin off the panels and posts that are there and replace the lot.

That’s what I should probably do to be fair, there’s more spurs than good posts now. I’ll have to put a couple of new panels in at the very least.

[High Jetter]

28 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Monday I spent an hour fixing my parent’s garden gate as the wind had blown some panels away from the Z support frame.  Put about 10 screws into it, which is an improvement on the nails that were there. Used my great grandads hand drill to make the pilot holes.

Bit n brace?

[richardmorris]

22 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Bit n brace?

I don’t think so. It was a bit like this….

i am sure the electric drill would have been easier. But I didn’t fancy that hour or so of looking for the extension cord.

my dad has lots of tools from his grandad.

[High Jetter]

Yup, that's a hand drill. Have a couple but not used for a while.

[richardmorris]

9 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Yup, that's a hand drill. Have a couple but not used for a while.

I don’t really recommend it. One hole was ok, I was loosing enthusiasm after 5.

[New POD]

4 hours ago, Bren said:

Pontins Southport has bitten the dust.

Ainsdale, you mean ? It was used by Liverpool University for a while. 

 

[High Jetter]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I don’t really recommend it. One hole was ok, I was loosing enthusiasm after 5.

You need one with a shoulder rest then. Adds the force.

[SiC]

Just arrived here.  I'll do a full thread later. 

[Sunny Jim]

C15 has been pressed into service for my daily commute this week and it actually manages to make driving to work fun. It finally stopped raining here long enough for me to stop and take some pictures.

 

J'adore ma nouvelle camionette.

[Snake Charmer]

19 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I don’t really recommend it. One hole was ok, I was loosing enthusiasm after 5.

Proper cordless. 👌

[barefoot]

The fair wife has broken down in the Rover 75 on the M1 in heavy traffic between 25 & 24. Autoaid have been called and charged her £25. I wonder how soon they'll get there...

I'll be looking for a replacement car as her trust in it will be gone.

[camryv6]

48 minutes ago, barefoot said:

The fair wife has broken down in the Rover 75 on the M1 in heavy traffic between 25 & 24. Autoaid have been called and charged her £25. I wonder how soon they'll get there...

I'll be looking for a replacement car as her trust in it will be gone.

What about a replacement wife, i understand you might be attached to her, but you might find one with better airbags

[richardmorris]

51 minutes ago, barefoot said:

The fair wife has broken down in the Rover 75 on the M1 in heavy traffic between 25 & 24. Autoaid have been called and charged her £25. I wonder how soon they'll get there...

I'll be looking for a replacement car as her trust in it will be gone.

Hope she gets back quickly and safely ( and the wife too of course).

[barefoot]

19 minutes ago, camryv6 said:

What about a replacement wife, i understand you might be attached to her, but you might find one with better airbags

Not a chance!

[camryv6]

1 minute ago, barefoot said:

Not a chance!

we need photos, so we can judge for ourselves 😉

[barefoot]

That'll be the first thing I'll ask her for when she eventually gets back home on this bitterly cold night...

[barefoot]

Broke down at 16:53, finally finished reporting the breakdown to Autoaid at 17:17 and home at 19:10

[Split_Pin]

Good your better half is home safe.

Did you find out what the problem was?

[Split_Pin]

Speaking of 75s, I got a couple of proper work lamps for Christmas and I changed the windscreen washer pump.

So I don't need to use that old table lamp any more 😂

[stuboy]

My excitement today was..

1. I bought a motorcycle jack..

2.had an ultrasound.. 

[barefoot]

38 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Good your better half is home safe.

Did you find out what the problem was?

Burrows recovery bloke, who's apparently owned a couple of Connies thought it was the bottom hose. He currently owns a maxi and a wolsley 2200!

[stuboy]

11 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Burrows recovery bloke, who's apparently owned a couple of Connies thought it was the bottom hose. He currently owns a maxi and a wolsley 2200!

did you recommend here so we can look and his mota's?

[barefoot]

Sadly no. As the fair wife had had more than enough!

[Split_Pin]

22 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Burrows recovery bloke, who's apparently owned a couple of Connies thought it was the bottom hose. He currently owns a maxi and a wolsley 2200!

Petrol or diesel?

[High Jetter]

56 minutes ago, barefoot said:

Burrows recovery bloke, who's apparently owned a couple of Connies thought it was the bottom hose. He currently owns a maxi and a wolsley 2200!

Why isn't he on here? Glad she's back ok, a shade over 4 hours is pretty reasonable.

[Tenmil Socket]

On 01/01/2024 at 16:44, brownnova said:

Spots of the year… so far! 

Took the 940 for a nice New Years run over the Horseshoe pass and to Llangollen. At the top there were these two. 


 

A stunning pair! 

I had to stop there a few years back to compose myself after a sudden panic attack!

That was the first day of a holiday there. On the last day we stopped at the aqueduct and just 2 steps in I bottled it and immediately turned back 😆

I honestly don't know how people can do it.

[New POD]

2 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I had to stop there a few years back to compose myself after a sudden panic attack!

That was the first day of a holiday there. On the last day we stopped at the aqueduct and just 2 steps in I bottled it and immediately turned back 😆

I honestly don't know how people can do it.

It's not like it's going to fall down. How long has it been there ? 

IIRC a bloke in the finance department, at the first place I worked, in the early 90s went out one early morning and threw himself over the edge. It was either there or another bridge or viaduct in the area. He was found the day after he went missing. 

[Tenmil Socket]

2 minutes ago, New POD said:

It's not like it's going to fall down. How long has it been there ? 

IIRC a bloke in the finance department, at the first place I worked, in the early 90s went out one early morning and threw himself over the edge. It was either there or another bridge or viaduct in the area. He was found the day after he went missing. 

I never said it was going to fall down... if you're not scared of heights you wouldn't understand.

[New POD]

11 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I never said it was going to fall down... if you're not scared of heights you wouldn't understand.

My bad. You are right, I don't. Doesn't mean it isn't a thing though. 

I've experienced someone having a panic attack on top of Crib Goch. I think it was a one off because he went on to join the RAF and goes out rock climbing regularly. 

[Tenmil Socket]

15 minutes ago, New POD said:

My bad. You are right, I don't. Doesn't mean it isn't a thing though. 

I've experienced someone having a panic attack on top of Crib Goch. I think it was a one off because he went on to join the RAF and goes out rock climbing regularly. 

Didn't suffer when I was younger but is getting worse as I get older... self preservation perhaps?