Spottedlaurel Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Some years ago my weekend didn't officially start until I'd heard Brian Matthew on Sounds of the Sixties. Sadly he died in 2017 and Tony Blackburn just isn't the same. I've recently manged to get myself into a new Saturday morning routine, watching "Public Eye" which I 'tape' off Talking PicturesTV on Thursday evening. So the immortal music that acompanies this is my new weekend intro: I don't remember it myself but Public Eye is great viewing. This week's episode seems to mark the start of a new series. It was a little bit more action-packed than previous episodes (personally I hope we get back to the slower-paced storylines) but the fipside was that we were treated to more filming on location. Early Datsun 140J! I just about made it out to be WPD 778M, it made it to 1984. The villains use a Jaguar (obviously). Our hero Frank Marker (played impeccably by Alfred Burke) makes his escape in a Landcrab. Datsun 1200 coupe! Corolla estate. As ever with a programme from this era it's good to see actors who pop up in other shows, either at the tail end of a long career or on their way to greater things. We recently had a relatively subdued Brian Blesed playing a vicar, and Sarah Greene's mum. Austat, Skizzer, privatewire and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I'd love to see Brian Blessed playing Sarah Greene's mum, did he shave his beard for the part? Remspoor, myglaren, Wack and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, anonymous user said: I'd love to see Brian Blessed playing Sarah Greene's mum, did he shave his beard for the part? Poor English on my part! Sadly they were not one and the same.......... anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Got taken out today by me ma and stepdad. They made me buy some new clothes which they paid for, lunch a nice walk around Buckingham and Banbury then an afternoon at theirs. I said thanks by washing our cars! Mine was very green No after pics because it just came up clean but it was nice to get it done! Noted that my front drivers wing is really quite rusty at the bottom though... Also my stepdad checking his tyre pressures... On the way home the dash lit up saying all 4 tyres had dropped about half their psi really suddenly OMG STOP!! when they hadn't really... Apparently it happens fairly frequently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Xantia driver gets wave returned by owner of slightly older correctly suspended Citroen: Wouldn't have posted, but I didn't notice the reg at the time so obviously when I got home had to check to see if it was @SmokinWaffle. LightBulbFun, puddlethumper, beko1987 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 34 minutes ago, robinmasters said: Xantia driver gets wave returned by owner of slightly older correctly suspended Citroen: Wouldn't have posted, but I didn't notice the reg at the time so obviously when I got home had to check to see if it was @SmokinWaffle. Must be the season for them, I saw a tidy white BX estate in Buckingham today. H reg on pressed plates. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 8 hours ago, clayts450 said: A701 Edinburgh to Moffat. Oh yes. The most epic of drives ever in the van yesterday. Hardly any traffic, fantastic views, great bendy bits, fast road apart from a few 30s. If you've not done it yet, get it done. That's not even one of the good roads! Glad you enjoyed it😊 clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 wuvvum, Crackers, Asimo and 11 others 5 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy & it's follow up Smiley's People are good for period street scenes and lots of familiar actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Just had the rear drums off my Yaris verso and cleaned them,and adjusted them up as handbrake was getting a bit baggy,still some meat on the shoes and I was able to finish off dinitroling the rear beam.now handbrake holds on 2-3 clicks and braking feels much firmer auto adjust my arse lol.its.nice for a job to go to plan for a change! The Moog, myglaren, Stanky and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Lmfaoooo It said tent but one of the pics is a.glamping pod so I looked at the pics and the pod has the shower and wash basin in it The tent is actually one of them massive yurt things And they charge extra for linen and towels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Today i had borrowed my works latest addition to its fleet, one that will be used for visiting low end clients, tips and the eventual weighbridge when the gearbox explodes or the ticket runs out. Whichever comes first. Upon seeing the car @Six-cylinder couldnt find the word to describe it. Turns out that word was OXYMORON! dome, phil_lihp, Six-cylinder and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 38 minutes ago, Andyrew said: .... Ah, the Nissan version of the BMW 1-series.... privatewire and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Classic and sports car 4000 miles owned from new Bought a 70 and it died of rust so bought this one Oof wuvvum, privatewire, Banger Kenny and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 privatewire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 opel want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 6 hours ago, hairnet said: Lmfaoooo It said tent but one of the pics is a.glamping pod so I looked at the pics and the pod has the shower and wash basin in it The tent is actually one of them massive yurt things And they charge extra for linen and towels Two nights for £32 what a bargain, 🤔🤭😏 Jerzy Woking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Back on a dirt bike and rode in anger yesterday. It’s been a while forgot how much I’ve missed it. Mate lent me a bike for the day am now very motivated to fix my own as it’s been apart for over a year now due to injury then COVID and general malaise. Back in the game. twosmoke300 and Jerzy Woking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Not everyone should hold a driving licence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 i wonder what they know, that i don't? myglaren, Remspoor, Crackers and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas4545 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I am so happy! After years of carrying an injustice having been judged guilty until proved innocent by my then employer the P.O. , The then boss has today resigned from her current board positions and her church role ( and isnt that church role predictable). Perhaps she would like to serve a month for every year that P.O. employers wrongly served. Too much? myglaren, Joey spud, GeorgeB and 28 others 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Ah, the Nissan version of the BMW 1-series.... Ive had the pleasure of driving both, of roughly the same era. Admittedly not good examples. Given a choice and weighing up the pros and cons of the two cars. . . Id get a vauxhall Astra. Rustybullethole, Tadhg Tiogar, wuvvum and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, Chas4545 said: I am so happy! After years of carrying an injustice having been judged guilty until proved innocent by my then employer the P.O. , The then boss has today resigned from her current board positions and her church role ( and isnt that church role predictable). Perhaps she would like to serve a month for every year that P.O. employers wrongly served. Too much? Is that "Venal" Vennells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 What a workplace. myglaren, Dirk Diggler, privatewire and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Somebody sent me this; a garage local to me, 1974 Remspoor, JeeExEll, Shite Ron and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, Dirk Diggler said: Somebody sent me this; a garage local to me, 1974 They were hard on the Volkses in Rathdrum. One three years old and one six years old, both having had replacement engines. Banger Kenny, twosmoke300 and Dirk Diggler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzy Woking Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Rich Rebuilds gets hold of a Danish produced electric 3 wheeler, on a UK "Q" plate, and puts a bigger electric motor in it, powered by drill batteries. Standard 2 hp and about 25 mph. Now 10 hp and 65mph (so far), with more to go, and an 80 mile range Makes an Invacar look stable. The Moog, Rusty_Rocket and privatewire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 13 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: Two nights for £32 what a bargain, 🤔🤭😏 What sort of mugs pay £320.00 for 2 nights in a fkin tent 🤡🤡🤡 Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 From the sublime to the ridiculous todays MoTs The Moog, wuvvum, privatewire and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Okay so i completely failed to finish this for my other halfs birthday. So its a bit like me really, its late, not exactly the perfect shape and definately not without its issues. LightBulbFun, myglaren, Remspoor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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