SiC Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 6 hours ago, rmjbn1 said: If putting an Abarth badge on a Panda is acceptable (it isn't), then why not FIAT's other in-house tuning arm? As FIAT-Chrysler are now Citroen-Peugeot (and by extension also therefore Vauxhall), it finally gives me the excuse I've been looking for to put double chevrons on the boot of my Panda. And maybe a Chrysler moustache on its nose. Then perhaps on each wheel: lion, scorpion, griffin and horse. Or that Alfa Romeo worm thing. Ferrari are no longer owned by FCA and haven't been for a few years now. rmjbn1 and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 guy sat in his SUV with 2 balding front tyres ..... for safety reasons he is wearing a HI VIS jacket ... myglaren and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Don't think I've posted this here before, but I just found this old photo of when my company car was due to go back, and it's replacement. Rover were living the hipster dream; doing stuff before it was cool*. * and therefore making no money out of it, because it wasn't cool so nobody wanted it clayts450, Cavcraft, somewhatfoolish and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 12 hours ago, inconsistant said: Some localised flooding overnight There's little drain holes that'll be blocked up, get them unblocked before it starts to leak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmjbn1 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 16 hours ago, SiC said: Ferrari are no longer owned by FCA and haven't been for a few years now. Oh, well in that case I'll settle for the Alfa worm thing in place of a horse? You're quite right, I hadn't realised. Nobody tells me anything these days. It appears the FCA board (without informing me) wanted to strategically reposition the Ferrari brand so sold 10% of Ferrari shares and distributed the remainder to... major FCA shareholders, principally the Agnelli family/Exor. Sneaky! So the same people own both companies, but separately. I imagine they feel they're not so much losing a Ferrari as gaining a Vauxhall catsinthewelder, Roobarb, SiC and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 14 hours ago, dome said: There's little drain holes that'll be blocked up. They are huge drain holes, about an inch wide! Chuck your skewer in the bin and blast it top & bottom with a hose pipe with your thumb over the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I'm now a cyborg. As of this morning I have a sensor on my arm, the size of a £2 coin. Through NFC, I can use my phone to scan it and know my blood glucose. The sensor lasts a fortnight before needing replaced too. A vast improvement over having to actually make myself bleed in order to take a reading. Tickman, Roobarb, Cheggers and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Supernaut said: I'm now a cyborg. As of this morning I have a sensor on my arm, the size of a £2 coin. Through NFC, I can use my phone to scan it and know my blood glucose. The sensor lasts a fortnight before needing replaced too. A vast improvement over having to actually make myself bleed in order to take a reading. Girlfriend_70s makes a point of testing people's blood simply because she can and enjoys causing innocent people pain (she's given up with me as I don't seem to bleed unless serious damage is inflicted...). Just the other week she accidentally diagnosed an old family friend with diabetes, so I guess it's paid off... Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I didn't realise @Cavcraft was on a collection today. w00dy, HarmonicCheeseburger, Jamie and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 flog it are in cultraaaagh turned it on and theres a chap flogging a badge from the ulster tt 1932 but then they started talking about this http://www.ballycastlechronicle.co.uk/news/2019/09/03/news/the-crest-of-a-wave-5895/ the small chap on holiday in the pic saw them drive up the beach at ballycastle james bond - pheh paddy did it first apparently one of the chaps that did it lives in brazil now Tadhg Tiogar and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-51549982/cardiff-attempted-mugging-man-77-fights-back Roobarb, stonedagain, coupso and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 32 minutes ago, hairnet said: flog it are in cultraaaagh turned it on and theres a chap flogging a badge from the ulster tt 1932 but then they started talking about this http://www.ballycastlechronicle.co.uk/news/2019/09/03/news/the-crest-of-a-wave-5895/ the small chap on holiday in the pic saw them drive up the beach at ballycastle james bond - pheh paddy did it first apparently one of the chaps that did it lives in brazil now There was a local "character" in Pembrokeshire, Chester Smith who bought an Amphicar to travel across the Cleddau, after the ferry was closed, he refused to use the replacement bridge (well it had already fallen down once when it was being built). Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 ive always wondered why theres not a bridge(well or maybe a cheaper ferry ) from north devon to barry or awansea would beat fuck outta driving round - had to ride from exmoor to fishguard once and its longer than it looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 This is what my parents gave me for my 53rd Birthday last week. I have no idea where it came from or what to do with it, or why they think i want it. I'm sure my dad has life time membership of the AA, and I reckon they picked it up in a charity shop. Shall I put it on eBay? Note. I know I sound ungrateful but quite frankly they seem to have developed a buy Little Pod a shit present strategy, because Christmas was a bit shit too. Roobarb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174193111715 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153831566578 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392687487978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Just had an itch on my elbow, so I scratched it. a bit later my arm felt warm, and there was blood running down it and all over the kitchen floor. Woohooo! I've had a splinter of steel or something in there for about a year now - Every time I leant on something it'd absolutely kill. I tried digging it out, but being on my elbow, I couldn't get anywhere near. Seems to have finally grown out of my arm! Oh and I got married yesterday Coprolalia, Jerzy Woking, Tickman and 25 others 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Skizzer, BL Bloke, catsinthewelder and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Electric Cars I don't know if it's because there are more of them but this week I've seen 3 stopped on the motorway That BMW supercar one on the grass on the M6 with the hazards on A leaf also on the M6 and today a tesla being loaded onto a trailer in Birmingham I'm starting to wonder if electric car owners don't like paying to charge or just chance it believing the range on the brochure , a bit like payload on a van , utter BS in the real world. myglaren and BL Bloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 TOOLS EXPLAINED DRILL PRESS : A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it. WIRE WHEEL : Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, 'Oh sh*t ' DROP SAW : A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS : Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. BELT SANDER : An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW : One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle... It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. MOLE-GRIPS : Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH : Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.. TABLE SAW : A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK : Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. BAND SAW : A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST : A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER : Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER : A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms. PRY BAR : A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50p part. HOSE CUTTER : A tool used to make hoses too short. HAMMER : Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit. UTILITY KNIFE : Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use. SON OF A BITCH TOOL : Any handy tool that you grab and throw across the garage while yelling 'Son of a b*tch' at the top of your lungs. It is also, most often, the next tool that you will need. paulplom, BL Bloke, coupso and 9 others 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Many years ago I was using my new fancy drill press for the first time. As I started it up my mug of tea, sat happily on a table several feet away, disintegrated somewhat surprisingly. When I went to investigate I found the chuck key I had forgotten to remove stuck in the wall behind the ex-mug. paulplom, stonedagain, Amishtat and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 59 minutes ago, Wack said: TOOLS EXPLAINED at least cite the original source http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/real-haynes.htm stonedagain and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 7 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: at least cite the original source http://messybeast.com/dragonqueen/real-haynes.htm Saw it on facebook , it seems to be doing the rounds on social media LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 8 hours ago, cobblers said: Oh and I got married yesterday https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/relationships/how-to-change-or-at-least-break-your-romantic-partner-20200219193658 Don't call me cynical, but here are the rules your new wife has taken on in her marriage vows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsh Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 It is windy and pouring with rain here in Tamworth. I've just noted with amusement that my neighbour has just come outside to wash his car, which he washed on Monday, in shorts. Is it me or is that strange...... myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TataBobu Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 I have a picture somewhere of my brother, dressed in a yellow raincoat, washing his car during a rain of biblical proportions (think Noah). Marsh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 It's taken us two days to notice the card that her granddad bought us ?? Tenmil Socket, privatewire, Tickman and 15 others 5 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 22 minutes ago, Marsh said: It is windy and pouring with rain here in Tamworth. I've just noted with amusement that my neighbour has just come outside to wash his car, which he washed on Monday, in shorts. Is it me or is that strange...... My father in law has been seen in flip flops and swimming trunks, and rain coat going to get the paper. Well you don't want to get your shoes and trousers wet do you. Marsh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, cobblers said: It's taken us two days to notice the card that her granddad bought us ?? Did you marry a girl that looks like a boy? It's confusing these days for old people. (Songs from blur come to mind) stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, Marsh said: It is windy and pouring with rain here in Tamworth. I've just noted with amusement that my neighbour has just come outside to wash his car, which he washed on Monday, in shorts. Is it me or is that strange...... I do that out here in Bg as the local tap water is so hard,it would smash windows as you wash the car.... myglaren and Marsh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted February 20, 2020 Share Posted February 20, 2020 catsinthewelder, Vantman, meshking and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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