richardmorris Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, chaseracer said: My sister has started redecorating their front room. Lux the Maine Coon approves the message. 😄 My dad tells a story of helping a new colleague decorate their house - late 1960s. Painting the living room, glen, the art teacher did a quick “ Rolf Harris” mural on the wall in brown paint. Apparently it took a dozen or so coats of white paint and ten years before you couldn’t see it. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 When I was 18, over summer I fitted my nan a new kitchen and bathroom. I covered all the bathroom and a lot of the kitchen with that shite plastic T+G wood effect cladding from wickes. Every single panel is stuck on the wall with a cock and bollocks drawn in no-nails. Shite Ron, robinmasters, Steve79 and 11 others 4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 First world problems with having a 'powerful' electric car.https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/nov/28/electric-cars-porsche-charging-network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve79 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 1 hour ago, louiepj said: First world problems with having a 'powerful' milk float FTFY Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Watching UFO on britbox You know when a modern Sci-fi show finishes it takes 5 minutes for the credits to roll past because there's 60 people in each department Not on UFO Derek pulls the strings and Bob tells him when Stephanie Beecham though Remspoor, Banger Kenny and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 chaseracer, privatewire, dome and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 11:44 AM, goosey said: In the office today sorting Quotes, looked out the window to see a Peacock on top of a VW Passat They can scratch the paint so watch out! goosey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 10 hours ago, Wack said: Watching UFO on britbox You know when a modern Sci-fi show finishes it takes 5 minutes for the credits to roll past because there's 60 people in each department Not on UFO Derek pulls the strings and Bob tells him when Stephanie Beecham though admiring the flange Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 19 hours ago, louiepj said: First world problems with having a 'powerful' electric car.https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/nov/28/electric-cars-porsche-charging-network Don't worry they put another lump on the fire. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/26/british-coal-plants-fired-up-to-meet-temporary-electricity-shortfall Maybe the 2030 deadline has been scrapped already.🤣 myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Range Anxiety................................... oh please do fuck off. Glad you can afford an electric Porsche. myglaren, mitsisigma01, Remspoor and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 I don't know what to think about that Guardian article. Yes, the charging network appears to be a shambles. It appears that they checked in advance and had planned their journey, albeit in a half arsed way. But on the other hand, what did they expect from a public charging service? The price of the car is irrelevant but the Guardian saw fit to include it in the headline. Trying to stir up a bit of jealousy? Good luck to them. Its an awesome car and not unreasonable to expect to get home in it. How is the charging network such a mess? I haven't tried it as I don't have an EV but there appears to be different connectors, different suppliers, different price structures, everyone doing their own thing. How did the UK make such a mess of it? What are other countries doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 VID-20201129-WA0009.mp4 tinribs, dome, vulgalour and 20 others 4 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I'm waiting for them to plug their cars into a public charging station, then the car get a dose of malware from the cheap Chinese charging circuitry and the cars all go berserk. Banger Kenny, myglaren, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 28/11/2020 at 18:47, meggersdog said: I MoT most of these beasts.Because of the fancy automatic gearboxes they fit I don't put them in the brake rollers , instead have to drive them to test the brakes with a decelerometer. People always look when I hit the loud pedal . If the exhaust exits just below the middle of the rear crossmember then it is LOUD. A bloke I worked with in the 90s had built 3.9 V8 space framed road legal desert rally beast. Rear suspension had 5 shocks and springs. It had 2 massive radiators behind the cab, and no doors. To get in you had to literally climb in. It had no front screen, due to a roll over near a Pyramid. It had locked diffs. The MOT tester suggested a brake test on the road, but refused to drive it. He told the guy that owned it to drive past him and brake hard. NorthernMonkey, myglaren and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 My local Tesco now has some EV charging points. They're sponsored by VW of all people. Yeah, that can only go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I've never noticed that the doors on the 2 door variant of the Fiat 128 are very similar to those of the Autobianchi A112 (door bottoms are a bit different, but the door glass, quarter lights, & door handles look the same). I wonder what other parts they share? chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taranaki Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 Nice drive today. [this is the 'road' for about 20km.....] TooManyPeopleMovers, goosey, DVee8 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 My driveway on Google maps from 2009-2017 taranaki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taranaki Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 minute ago, DVee8 said: My driveway on Google maps from 2009-2017 You can't beat a good brick, but if they make fun of your brick, you can beat them with a brick. DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taranaki Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 This is my happy place mitsisigma01, dome, TooManyPeopleMovers and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 I rejoice in the fact that the odious "Sir" Philip Green is about to get his comeuppance.................although I suspect that he'll have made sure he has enough salted away to keep himself in luxury yachts for a few years...............where's Mossad when you need them................ Feel immensely sorry for the the staff of his bold sucking empire who are going to lose their jobs though catsinthewelder, Asimo, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 7:13 PM, richardmorris said: My dad tells a story of helping a new colleague decorate their house - late 1960s. Painting the living room, glen, the art teacher did a quick “ Rolf Harris” mural on the wall in brown paint. Apparently it took a dozen or so coats of white paint and ten years before you couldn’t see it. If you know where to look, in my living room, you may see the phrase STICKYBELLYFLAPCOCK. richardmorris, dome and stonedagain 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Austat said: I've never noticed that the doors on the 2 door variant of the Fiat 128 are very similar to those of the Autobianchi A112 (door bottoms are a bit different, but the door glass, quarter lights, & door handles look the same). I wonder what other parts they share? Some info here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 7:34 PM, Timewaster said: I don't know what to think about that Guardian article. Yes, the charging network appears to be a shambles. It appears that they checked in advance and had planned their journey, albeit in a half arsed way. But on the other hand, what did they expect from a public charging service? The price of the car is irrelevant but the Guardian saw fit to include it in the headline. Trying to stir up a bit of jealousy? Good luck to them. Its an awesome car and not unreasonable to expect to get home in it. How is the charging network such a mess? I haven't tried it as I don't have an EV but there appears to be different connectors, different suppliers, different price structures, everyone doing their own thing. How did the UK make such a mess of it? What are other countries doing? youtube chap bjorn nyland does 1+2000km test with electric cars - he did id3 to arctic circle he most recently did a trip to stavanger and slagged ionity cos they were doubling the prices from their chargers so he was doing the trip before they changed it so sounds like they have it there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 13 hours ago, taranaki said: This is my happy place my record for one of those is 111 miles in the usa also deals gap 317 corners in 11 miles mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/29/2020 at 12:22 AM, Wack said: Watching UFO on britbox Stephanie Beecham though Gabrielle Drake. Vantman, myglaren, Wack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomiST Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 I saw this in our local Waitrose last year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Being able to drive at 70mph anti-clockwise for pretty much the whole journey around the M25 from the M1 to the M23 today....and then clockwise later on in the day. So long, lockdown, it was a pleasure to be able to drive properly on the M25 again. OMGXMASSHOPPINGKAOS from tomorrow.... Shite Ron, Remspoor and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBJ Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 On 30/11/2020 at 07:05, Austat said: I've never noticed that the doors on the 2 door variant of the Fiat 128 are very similar to those of the Autobianchi A112 (door bottoms are a bit different, but the door glass, quarter lights, & door handles look the same). I wonder what other parts they share? They look very different to me. Unless you are just saying they are car door shaped? cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 What's better than a cool AF MOT waiting area?? A fresh 12 months ticket that's what. Pair of seats from an old s type??? Also a v8 coffee table. rainagain, The Moog, Wack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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