artdjones Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 1 hour ago, eddyramrod said: Yes I did, a 2000GT no less. And a decade later I had a Polonez! My friend's father bought a 2000GT in abut 1978. I can remember saying to my friend as a joke that his father was too old for it(he was probably about 45). And my friend saying "I don't think we'll share that thought with him". Time slips by, I haven't even seen that friend for nearly 40 years, he married a solicitor's daughter from another town and left Cardiff. Borsuq 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Because Citroen BX. privatewire, vulgalour and LightBulbFun 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Having a neighbour visit me for a Listening Session... Lord Boots is a Kei Koito fan... GrumpiusMaximus, Low Horatio gearbox, rainagain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This Grauniad article pooped up on my News Feed this morning... 🤭🤭🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Rovorsche said: Anyone in Plymouth handy with a welder and job hunting ? You can work from home apparently although getting a Frigate home on a roof-rack would be a challenge. https://www.securityclearedjobs.com/job/801927023/principal-welding-engineer/ Principal Welding Engineer Location: Devonport, Plymouth (working from home is an option https://www.securityclearedjobs.com/job/801927022/senior-welding-engineer/ Senior Welding Engineer SF31997 Devonport Royal Dockyard, Plymouth (working from home is an option, with visits to site required) Starting Salary: £43,445 - £48,770 I know a Welding Engineer at Rolls Royce. His qualifications are a Masters in Material Science. And then a years academic study in welding. He Never does the actual welding. Which is done in an automated vacuum chamber. He decides what experimental settings are required and how the strength of the weld is to be checked (X ray, and ultrasound and electron microscope) and could do most of it at home. I had a discussion with him about gasless mig welding. His thoughts "it'll be fine" louiepj and Shite Ron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 What's this? A bottle opener from Lidl which matches their tools. A toolbox bottle opener. Leyland Worldmaster, myglaren, Coprolalia and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, robinmasters said: What's this? A bottle opener from Lidl which matches their tools. A toolbox bottle opener. Toolbox bottle openers have been a feature of the Wera tool Advent Calendars for some years now. I picked up one some years ago and the white bits on the handle glow in the dark. So if you've plunged somewhere into darkness by accident, at least you can find the bottle opener to break out a beer and have a liquid "Hamlet moment". LightBulbFun, robinmasters, Crackers and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Mentioning some potential awful car purchases and showing pictures to my close female friend (girlfriend.. whatever covid gone done the funny thing for the dating shizz) to the response of "oooh.... I get to drive them right?" Tickman, puddlethumper, Leyland Worldmaster and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I might have just accidentally found the kind of car I've always lusted after (something completely different to what I should be buying, and very very autoshite), in budget and not a million miles away. And it's brown. Potential doing of a buy. Or I might see a glimmer of sense and not buy it, but that'd be boring. LightBulbFun, R1152, Tickman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 "bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... face, Andyrew, strangeangel and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 19 hours ago, PhilA said: Because Citroen BX. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 2 hours ago, beko1987 said: "bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... Liked for the evil face of the vacuum cleaner 😂 Tickman, wuvvum, Low Horatio gearbox and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 This scene from Dad’s Army trumps ‘Don’t tell him Pike’ in my opinion. It’s almost like an outtake: Wilko220 and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 hours ago, beko1987 said: "bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... Do all Bissel’s look like they’ve been possessed by Satan? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 YouTube works in mysterious ways — these are apparently the search terms that lead people to my latest GrandThriftAuto film. Apparently people wait an average 6m46 before giving up on me showing my arse. So I’ll start mooning earlier in the next one. Low Horatio gearbox, Stanky, Fumbler and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Remspoor, Banger Kenny and meggersdog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 13 hours ago, richardmorris said: Do all Bissel’s look like they’ve been possessed by Satan? That's where the fire comes out when the cheap shitty motor explodes myglaren and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Just went to Persley scrap yard in Aberdeen for the first time in 20 years. Once we got over the language barrier (I don't speak Doric) I established that the gaffer had some batteries and i could take a look at them, a newish looking 096 would be 20 quid and he wouldn't buy any of my shitty old ones. Quite happy with that I mooched around the yard for a bit and got some bits of VW tat. Went to pay and he wouldn't take anything for them, what a gent. It's a proper old fashioned yard, you can wander about and get whatever you like, no hassle. The only concession to safety is you must wear a hi-viz and the cars aren't stacked any more. TLDR, Persley scrap yard, proper place, still great. somewhatfoolish, twosmoke300, Banger Kenny and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Remspoor, catsinthewelder, Craig the Princess and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 We really aren't about to see a renaissance in sailing ships, mainly because people like their tat shipments from China to arrive on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 "The answer, my friend..." Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Is that ship supposed to look like a massive open pack of cigarettes that's sinking into the sea? Remspoor, Banger Kenny, nomiST and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 5:51 PM, beko1987 said: "bet you a tenner I can fit this plug without opening it..." would probably be a better way to wonder wtf was going through someone's head than what I imagine was... myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 Passed my driving test 11 years ago today it seems! 10 years no claims bonus too, wonder where rhe 11th year went? Cba to enquire about that though FakeConcern, LightBulbFun and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/opinion/354385/genesiss-aim-lure-jaguar-land-rover-customers?fbclid=IwAR3u4a1H0ZRfV7m5sEwryYmGqGLOvG2ZDjpSwSReT0br1dJxpZcMeqidQ0I Mike Rutherford talks about Genesis. No, not those ones. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 In his account of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 the following exchange between Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon was recorded; “...as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from the mist, strange animals, statues, and gold - everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment - an eternity it must have seemed to the others standing by - I was struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon, unable to stand the suspense any longer, inquired anxiously, 'Can you see anything?' it was all I could do to get out the words, 'Yes, wonderful things.” It is notable because almost a hundred years later I 'discovered' this glorious man space. I have recorded my thoughts for posterity; "as my eyes grew accustomed to the light, details of the room within emerged slowly from a fug of WD40 and hydraulic oil, strange welders, oxy acetylene torches- everywhere the glint of oil. Surely here a King* must be found.... *King Dick probably Tickman, privatewire, Remspoor and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 What you moaning about, you can still see the floor and walls, loads of space in there!! myglaren and warch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 PhilA, wuvvum, GeorgeB and 17 others 3 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, 808 Estate said: It's just marking its territory. Skizzer, richardmorris, myglaren and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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