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13,841 · July 23

5 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I had a bloke show up here with an Irish accent offering cheap tools, of all things. There was something about a shipment to Oslo that got cancelled and he had been given permission by the boss to sell the tools at a discounted price.

Of course I wasn't interested.

So have I now encountered my first UK/Irish traveler that I've heard about here? I guess so.

none of this left over from a job nearby?

28,857 · July 23

21 minutes ago, stuboy said:

none of this left over from a job nearby?

Don't know but possible.

60,020 · July 23

Clearing out my boss's industrial unit, which was at one time used by a vehicle repairer. We have now uncovered the long lost ladies toilet, which is stuffed full of all-sorts of interesting junk including a MK5 Cortina centre console and radio, as well as various Saab and Jaguar bits

13,841 · July 23

23 hours ago, stuboy said:

mrs stuboy says i can have the honda back from tommorow, i asked is there a fuel left in it and will she be hoovering it out, yes there 1/4 a tank and whats its only been used for kids etc etc.... i gulped..

Finally it's home for first time 2.5 weeks... Mrs stuboy has not washed or hoovered it ... lazy cow she got 5 weeks off..lol

15,663 · July 23

13 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

Clearing out my boss's industrial unit, which was at one time used by a vehicle repairer. We have now uncovered the long lost ladies toilet, which is stuffed full of all-sorts of interesting junk including a MK5 Cortina centre console and radio, as well as various Saab and Jaguar bits

Roffling any of that?

19,718 · July 23

@Skizzerwould be all over that

25,875 · July 23

6 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Is it correct to suspect that the tool belongs to someone other than those selling it?

If the tools are new,then No,but they tend to be of poor quality.

Secondhand tools,Yes.

60,020 · July 23

49 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Roffling any of that?

No idea yet, I'll talk to him on Friday

62,894 · July 23

23 minutes ago, bunglebus said:

No idea yet, I'll talk to him on Friday

Please do. I've always had a hankering for a 1984 calendar.

28,857 · July 24

21 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I had a bloke show up here with an Irish accent offering cheap tools, of all things. There was something about a shipment to Oslo that got cancelled and he had been given permission by the boss to sell the tools at a discounted price.

Of course I wasn't interested.

So have I now encountered my first UK/Irish traveler that I've heard about here? I guess so.

And they're back, I aren't home but Dad is and got them to leave despite his lack of English. It was a different bloke now but the same van.

I'm starting to get a little scared of a break-in and things disappearing at night now.

July 24

3 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And they're back, I aren't home but Dad is and got them to leave despite his lack of English. It was a different bloke now but the same van.

I'm starting to get a little scared of a break-in and things disappearing at night now.

I'd keep an eye on things, and lock the shed that you normally don't or whatever. Take a note of their plate number, too. In the UK they often have GB style plates made up with their ROI number, so that they stand out less.

Usually when I see them they ask if my drive wants block paving, and then fuck off when I tell them no.

23,501 · July 24

Photograph them and their vehicle. They will probably get cross with you but they might feel like you need leaving alone.

20,829 · July 24

On 23/07/2025 at 12:49, angle said:

Today I am working from offices in the old Vauxhall factory.

Meetings break down in the insignia room.

14,660 · July 24

Saw a free Erde 122 trailer on marketplace on Sunday, they said the tyres would need pumping up. Drove over there, fuck me, the tyres weren’t on the rims anymore and were so perished they’d split into different sections pretty much.

Anyway, ordered a set of brand new rims and tyres for £49 on Amazon and went back today for it.

Has a cover too, pretty happy for what it owes me! I have no need for it so will probably just see if I can flip it for a quick £100 profit.

25,153 · July 24

On 23/07/2025 at 15:00, Dyslexic Viking said:

I had a bloke show up here with an Irish accent offering cheap tools, of all things. There was something about a shipment to Oslo that got cancelled and he had been given permission by the boss to sell the tools at a discounted price.

Of course I wasn't interested.

So have I now encountered my first UK/Irish traveler that I've heard about here? I guess so.

Coincidentally, there's now a small group of the travelling community staying in a park here (which isn't really allowed, but the police doesn't seem interested) who offer to do up driveways and roofs. Transit Mk V on British plates, towing a trailer with an Irish reg. Weird.

Last year another bunch of travellers crashed their pickup while trying to flee out of town, chased by unhappy customers!

15,663 · July 24

I spotted a green GT6 outside one of my shops this afternoon, chap was trying to put a tall bunch of flowers in the hatch 🤣

He said he's spent 8 months painting it, today is first time it's been on the road and he'd just driven 100 miles in it. He had a big smile, and back ache.

25,875 · July 24

8 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And they're back, I aren't home but Dad is and got them to leave despite his lack of English. It was a different bloke now but the same van.

I'm starting to get a little scared of a break-in and things disappearing at night now.

Don't be too worried,they just want quick cash for their shit tools.

They'll move onto another patch once they've exhausted the current area.

36,673 · July 24

Noice trip out last night to the East Coast Retros meet at Shotley, Suffolk. Despite being eligible, it didn’t feel right to ‘show’ the Avensis - so we just had a perv.

It was a much quieter show than I’m used to, but still some lovely stuff. My favourite car of the night being…

The best 850R I’ve ever seen. What a colour! As a James May fan, I was disappointed not to find a workshop in the back along with a library and an itchy blanket - but it was great.

Everything on this was brown. Paint, vinyl roof, door cards, seats, dash - even the owner’s wallet and leather sunglasses holder was brown.

Also present was the Ford Granada of many shiters but my phone is having a spaz and won’t let me upload the photos. Suffice to say it still looks gloriously rubbish.

16,952 · July 24

Been to the pub for the first time in years this evening. Much better experience in the last time I went, not least because pints cost half what they did in the last pub I went to. They did good pizza too!

Now on the bus home wondering why everything is so wobbly.

13,841 · July 24

5 minutes ago, reb said:

Now on the bus home wondering why everything is so wobbly.

fish finger sandwhich will cure this

15,663 · July 24

31 minutes ago, reb said:

Been to the pub for the first time in years this evening. Much better experience in the last time I went, not least because pints cost half what they did in the last pub I went to. They did good pizza too!

Now on the bus home wondering why everything is so wobbly.

Poncy glasses tho!

16,952 · July 24

31 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Poncy glasses tho!

We had poncy glasses on our faces too

13,089 · July 24

2 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

Don't be too worried,they just want quick cash for their shit tools.

They'll move onto another patch once they've exhausted the current area.

As long as they aren't called O'Driscoll, and they aren't from Rathkeale.

In 2018, two O'Driscoll men from Rathkeale followed a 72 year old lady from Goleen in West Cork home, and filled her living room with the following items:-

Generators, Pressure Washers, and Chainsaws, mainly. All the things your average 72 year old lady needs. Then they coerced her to write out €25000 in cheques for them. When it got to court they got 3 years each. They appealed their sentence the following year, but at the start of the case Mr Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of Appeal , pointed out that their sentence could also be increased. So after a quick discussion with their SC, the appeal was withdrawn.

I've bought cheap stuff off one or two travellers, and sold cars to them, and they've been all right. But a substantial stratum of the "travelling" community are ruthless outlaws.

25,875 · July 24

25 minutes ago, artdjones said:

As long as they aren't called O'Driscoll, and they aren't from Rathkeale.

In 2018, two O'Driscoll men from Rathkeale followed a 72 year old lady from Goleen in West Cork home, and filled her living room with the following items:-

Generators, Pressure Washers, and Chainsaws, mainly. All the things your average 72 year old lady needs. Then they coerced her to write out €25000 in cheques for them. When it got to court they got 3 years each. They appealed their sentence the following year, but at the start of the case Mr Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of Appeal , pointed out that their sentence could also be increased. So after a quick discussion with their SC, the appeal was withdrawn.

I've bought cheap stuff off one or two travellers, and sold cars to them, and they've been all right. But a substantial stratum of the "travelling" community are ruthless outlaws.

I've two rules I stick by when dealing with travellers,

1: Don't buy from them.

2: Don't sell to them.

It's stood me well this far.

The guys selling tools generally want a quick sale,then they'll move onto a new patch quickly.

Those lads you refer to,were greedy and stupid to pull that stunt,and thankfully they were caught for it.

62,894 · July 25

4 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Noice trip out last night to the East Coast Retros meet at Shotley, Suffolk. Despite being eligible, it didn’t feel right to ‘show’ the Avensis - so we just had a perv.

It was a much quieter show than I’m used to, but still some lovely stuff. My favourite car of the night being…

The best 850R I’ve ever seen. What a colour! As a James May fan, I was disappointed not to find a workshop in the back along with a library and an itchy blanket - but it was great.

Everything on this was brown. Paint, vinyl roof, door cards, seats, dash - even the owner’s wallet and leather sunglasses holder was brown.

Also present was the Ford Granada of many shiters but my phone is having a spaz and won’t let me upload the photos. Suffice to say it still looks gloriously rubbish.

Ah bugger, didn't realise that was on last night. I'll have to try to get to next month's one. I'll have taxed the Carina by then so will have something to drive down in.

3,631 · July 25

15 hours ago, JJ0063 said:

Saw a free Erde 122 trailer on marketplace on Sunday, they said the tyres would need pumping up. Drove over there, fuck me, the tyres weren’t on the rims anymore and were so perished they’d split into different sections pretty much.

Anyway, ordered a set of brand new rims and tyres for £49 on Amazon and went back today for it.

Has a cover too, pretty happy for what it owes me! I have no need for it so will probably just see if I can flip it for a quick £100 profit.

why didnt you throw it in the van when it had no tyres?

14,660 · July 25

1 minute ago, bezzabsa said:

why didnt you throw it in the van when it had no tyres?

Wouldn’t fit. Tried up on its side but too tall, and the van has racking so wouldn’t have gone in the correct way up either… trust me I tried 😂

13,841 · July 26

After much jacking off I've ordered this..

https://amzn.eu/d/7fxOIQs

1,788 · July 26

Is toomanychevrons still a member on here? Can't see him on the tag list.

He's evidently been involved in organising one of today's sessions 😅

20,913 · July 26

Been on another 200 mile day trip with the Škoda. This time to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway diesel gala (reports in the railshite thread).

Stopped off at Stow on the Wold for breakfast.

Parked in front of a fancy building (yes I can see the Maxus, I parked next to it deliberately but that has its own thread).

But also this was over the road.

Then I found a bakery.

I had actually already had one breakfast so I kept it light.

I then stopped off at Stow again on the way home mainly because I had no signal to post my last railshite post when I was parked under this viaduct.

Obviously much busier in the afternoon but I found another space right next to the Rolls which had moved further up the High Street.

Which also happened to be outside an ice cream shop with a couple of chairs outside. So I sat here and ate my ice cream and watched several old men eye up my car including this one.

The Rolls was obviously attracting all the normal tourists but my car seemed to attract men of a certain age.

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