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danthecapriman Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Someone's flying a Spitfire over my house just now, pretty low too. The sound is... Orgasmic!

Best sound ever imho. It's been circling around for a few mins now, and sounds great anyway but now and then the pilot gives it some stick and it just sounds glorious!

The sound of a spit is only bettered by one thing. The sound of a Lancaster bomber!

Cheggers Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Someone's flying a Spitfire over my house just now, pretty low too. The sound is... Orgasmic!

Best sound ever imho. It's been circling around for a few mins now, and sounds great anyway but now and then the pilot gives it some stick and it just sounds glorious!

The sound of a spit is only bettered by one thing. The sound of a Lancaster bomber!

He often passes over Gunwharf and out over the Solent...lovely sound.

 

 

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myglaren Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Fantastic skills and she smiles all the way through.

The bit at 4' 00" is pretty impressive.

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fordperv Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Stripped the front suspension off my capri earlier with tools my dad taught me to work with when I was growing up, it made me smile taking a big nostalgia trip

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somewhatfoolish Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Eh? Rob Brydon's talents are lost on me. Has the old cadaver snuffed it? Nice bit of leg on display.

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Sloth in a bowl Rank: Renault 16

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Someone's flying a Spitfire over my house just now, pretty low too. The sound is... Orgasmic!

Best sound ever imho. It's been circling around for a few mins now, and sounds great anyway but now and then the pilot gives it some stick and it just sounds glorious!

The sound of a spit is only bettered by one thing. The sound of a Lancaster bomber!

 

 

There used to be a 2 seater spit based at Chichester, that one is still going.

 

http://www.boultbeeflightacademy.co.uk/

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Bren Rank: Talbot Tagora

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There is no sound like a merlin at full chat.

As for the lancaster - I am a proud Widnesian - the designer, Roy Chadwick, was born in Widnes.

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There are eight two seat Spitfires airworthy in the world currently. I pick this sort of info on FB as I join the right groups for such stuff.

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danthecapriman Rank: Talbot Tagora

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There is no sound like a merlin at full chat.

As for the lancaster - I am a proud Widnesian - the designer, Roy Chadwick, was born in Widnes.

My Grandad used to fly in Lancasters. Probably didn't have chance to enjoy the sound though as he was lobbing bombs out of them over Germany while being shot at!

They are beautiful planes, and sound glorious.

eddyramrod Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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My dad was RAF groundcrew in 1941-43 (AC2 engine fitter).  He got very familiar with the Merlin and at one time held the record for the fastest engine swop on a Hurricane.  Not him personally but his team (of whom one was off sick, so really it was just him and one other lad).  He got what the NAAFI called a Night-Flying Breakfast for that!

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Parky Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Toilet wouldn't flush. No resistance on the handle so I figured something had broken with the plunger.

 

Emailed the suppliers and sent photos of the cistern, only to receive a reply stating "we have never seen one like that before, are you sure it's one of ours?" Oh dear.

 

A googling of "toilet flapper valves" revealed a billion different types, none of which looked like mine. So in true Autoshite style I thought "fuck it, its broken, I can't make it more broken can I?" A quick strip revealed a circular piece of plastic sheet (basically thick plastic bag material) was all that lifted the water and this was shredded. No resistance when passed through the water, exactly like a holed piston.

 

So five minutes in the garage with 2p's worth of vinyl sheet and a pair of hair cutting scissors later, I have a new piece of plastic in the toilet. And it works perfectly.

 

So Mrs P's demands to "get a professional in" were met with a hearty laugh and extended middle finger. Pimlico Plumbers, your boys took a hell of a beating!

 

Mrs P now owes me £65 call out charge too. Will I get that? Place bets now!

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Toilet wouldn't flush. No resistance on the handle so I figured something had broken with the plunger.

Emailed the suppliers and sent photos of the cistern, only to receive a reply stating "we have never seen one like that before, are you sure it's one of ours?" Oh dear.

A googling of "toilet flapper valves" revealed a billion different types, none of which looked like mine. So in true Autoshite style I thought "fuck it, its broken, I can't make it more broken can I?" A quick strip revealed a circular piece of plastic sheet (basically thick plastic bag material) was all that lifted the water and this was shredded. No resistance when passed through the water, exactly like a holed piston.

So five minutes in the garage with 2p's worth of vinyl sheet and a pair of hair cutting scissors later, I have a new piece of plastic in the toilet. And it works perfectly.

So Mrs P's demands to "get a professional in" were met with a hearty laugh and extended middle finger. Pimlico Plumbers, your boys took a hell of a beating!

Mrs P now owes me £65 call out charge too. Will I get that? Place bets now!

The exact same thing happened to my parent's systern at Christmas. Except that there was so little resistance pulling the lever down smashed up the lid and sent a shower of water over the floor. Having a look showed the same thing- the plastic sheet had torn. We used a 6l milk carton
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richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Well done. Where and for what?

michael1703 Rank: Renault 16

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Been accepted into a PhD programme... d44932220f77e8669fd2935284d4fc8e.jpg

Quite a head on your urine sample though

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Been accepted into a PhD programme... d44932220f77e8669fd2935284d4fc8e.jpg

 

With that much head on it have you been tested for diabetes?

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The Moog Rank: Talbot Tagora

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Stop picking on my homebrew - it tasted fine :-)

 

Studying at UCLAN. Proposal is to look at non formal innovation in the not for profit sector.

 

It's a DBA rather than PhD so more applied that theoretical.

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billys better educated brutha?

 

Funny I thought Billy might buy it!

Hendry Rank: Renault 16

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/61090099@N04/collections/72157627991393795/

 

Collection of Ford Brochures from the 60s all the way through the Ford Cars series up to about 1994, plus a few single model brochures.

 

I can see I'm going to lose a fair few hours there.

 

As Ive just done and discovered that i was always incorrect in thinking the mk6 Escort CL had central locking, it doesnt according to the brochure but has electric front windows, very weird.

 

Also was wrong in thinking that my dads 91 H reg Orion 1.6 LX was his first ever decent spec car, after every car before that being base model, it wasnt, LX was the base model on Orions, I was also wrong in thinking it had power steering, which wasnt even an option on LX, seems it was a very late thing to come to the party with top spec Ghias and so on with heated screen, electric door mirrors, etc. not even having it. 

 

It also revealed my uncles 1989 G reg mk2 Orion 1.4 LX was better equipped than my dads 1991 H reg mk3 1.6 LX, having such decadence as a rev counter and rear seat centre armrest.

 

And finally that my cousins 93 L reg Escort 1.4 iL was pretty much the base model with a sunroof chucked in, when I always thought Escort Ls by then had central locking and front electric windows. alas no.

 

Brilliant resource though!

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Tickman Rank: Renault 16

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Being able to borrow my daughters car to drive over 70 miles (each way) to get to the monthly Scotoshite meeting.

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