Roobarb Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Had a pretty shitty week last week, including this: Little old lady hit the front off my car while Roobarb Jnr and I were stopped, waiting to turn out of a car park. Why the grin - well everyone was okay, and it’s forcing me (good excuse) to drive my old chod. Other than not having any cassettes any more, I’m really quite enjoying having ‘electric window races’ (who’s is the slowest) and fighting the ‘box to get the right gear without too loud of a crunch. Beats only getting to drive it on a sunny Sunday. Tickman and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Roobarb said: Had a pretty shitty week last week, including this: Little old lady hit the front off my car ..... Looks like Lexus fronts are famously fragile. I took the whole front off a RX400h a couple of years ago Roobarb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 It's amazing the things you see from the top deck of a bus. I just passed a house with three Triumph Acclaims in the front garden. Austat, Roobarb, myglaren and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 4 hours ago, wuvvum said: a house with three Triumph Acclaims in the front garden. So, all of them then? face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 13 hours ago, wuvvum said: It's amazing the things you see from the top deck of a bus. I just passed a house with three Triumph Acclaims in the front garden. Any Avon Turbos in that trio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 13 hours ago, wuvvum said: It's amazing the things you see from the top deck of a bus. I just passed a house with three Triumph Acclaims in the front garden that I'm going to buy. FTFY Talbot, dome, Tadhg Tiogar and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, outlaw118 said: FTFY Unfortunately you've fixed it so it looks like he's going to buy the front garden. outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borsuq Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Worked hard for my #success #blessed #HighLife ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Never a finer statement made. wuvvum, dome, Coprolalia and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Good tune just been on R6music. sdkrc, Landy Mann and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Arranged with a friend to take Phoebe to the beach on ' the next nice day, tides right etc' and today was the day. I need Mark as he (bless him ) carried her down the stairs to the beach and after she had a wonderful time chasing her bally and swimmng for it (though I had to wade out a couple of times to help her when the tide went out and left her stranded in shallow water) he had to carry her back up the steps and right along to the car. For a miserable, anti-social old fucker, I have some good friends . He got soaked even though I rapped her up in a bath sheet, and so did the car. Covered in sand as well so I have actually done the unthinkable and got the hoover out (Dyson piece of shit really) and hoovered out the inside of the car, cor, don't it look better when you can see black carpets instead of dog hair and gruft ? Also finally broke out the new shoes I bought over a year ago to reeplace the old ones as they were getting knackered. Of course, 12 months on, I have still worn the old ones every day instead of buggering up the new ones, but as the old ones are soaking wet, full of sand as well as being old and knackered, I really have no choice Roobarb, paulplom and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 It'll take a year to break your new shoes in. Roobarb and xtriple 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 8 minutes ago, paulplom said: It'll take a year to break your new shoes in. Indeed, worn them for ten minutes and even though they are exactly the same as the old ones, I hate them already! paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Borsuq said: Worked hard for my #success #blessed #HighLife ? There is something to be said for Fiat's use of squidgy rubber steering wheels. Phil Borsuq and Roobarb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 23 hours ago, wuvvum said: It's amazing the things you see from the top deck of a bus. I just passed a house with three Triumph Acclaims in the front garden. If you're in Aberdeenshire it could be @GrahamR ? somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy Mann Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 3 hours ago, paulplom said: Good tune just been on R6music. The Rovers golden, I heard it the other week, great song! paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Repaired this doorbell push on the side of the house- stuck a white LED in it and gave it the same turquoise marker pen the car got. Also polished the surround up a bit because it was corroded and covered in paint. Move on to the front doorbell push, bulb in this one burned so I asked the wife what color it should be. Purple, she says. Okay, in goes a purple-blue-UV LED, so the thing lights up looking like a bug lamp now. So I have now a working dingdong for the front door and just the ding for the side, so you can tell which button has been pressed. Technology! Phil Remspoor, privatewire, Tickman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobarb Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I can never hear those two words (ding-dong) without getting an image in my head of Leslie Philips or that other cad... Terry Thomas! richardmorris, PhilA, Remspoor and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 15 hours ago, paulplom said: Good tune just been on R6music. Half man half biscuit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Funny looking clutch alignment tool.. puddlethumper, danthecapriman, S2000 and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bfg Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Roobarb said: I can never hear those two words (ding-dong) without getting an image in my head of Leslie Philips or that other cad... Terry Thomas! And starter for ten, what car is he in the driving seat of ? Roobarb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juular Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 11 hours ago, PhilA said: I have now a working dingdong for the front door and just the ding for the side, so you can tell which button has been pressed. Working dingdong is always a great start to the day. How did you resist making those red, and changing the sound to this? LightBulbFun and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobarb Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Bfg said: And starter for ten, what car is he in the driving seat of ? Here’s a slightly better shot... paulplom, richardmorris and Bfg 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, juular said: How did you resist making those red I had thought about it. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I have been tinkering with my sister in laws Polish caravan today (her 50th birdthday present from the family). The little kitchen window had some nasty deep scratches like it had brushed down a brick wall so i thought it's like a headlight only bigger i must be able to improve it. So i went as it with a 320 grit pad on a DA sander to get the gouging off followed by 600 grit paper and soapy water. The final effort involved my cheap Argos polisher (very good for £40) and 3M's most excellent green top cutting compound it's not cheap at £34 a litre but way nicer to use than farecla G6 as it's easier to remove and leaves no white mess behind. All told 30 mins from start to finish i ended up with this. Well happy with the results / big grin status attained. vulgalour, outlaw118, privatewire and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Cool af Roobarb, danthecapriman, Tadhg Tiogar and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Off to look at a potential new bike tomorrow Cavcraft, LightBulbFun, Roobarb and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Followed a 20 plate Iv*co pick-up last week. It was absolutely on it's arse and had three big fuck off one tonne builders bags on the back that seemed to be overflowing with large rocks or stones. Anyhow, he slowed right down to about 20 miles an hour for a bit and seemed to be travelling very, very cautiously. Just as I wondered why he was doing it, we went past two of those plastic coppers 'Highway Traffic' cars that were parked on the left hand side. Bet his arse was going big time, there's a VOSA weighbridge about a mile from where it was. LightBulbFun and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey spud Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 "Do do do come on and do the Conga"... Tenmil Socket, LightBulbFun, catsinthewelder and 12 others 6 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 I saw some roofers on the M6 in a Fiat doblo dropside , payload is about 800kg it was full of bags of what looked like pitch , I’ve never seen a vehicle so overloaded , springs on the bump stops and then some , sills 2” from the road , it looked like a boat , Christ knows what it cornered like they got to the M58 and headed off towards Liverpool , then some poor sap drives past J28 and gets pulled for 100kg over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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