The grumpy thread

[Cheggers]

I'm going to spray WD40 into the trumpets and see if that makes any difference*

It will to anyone passing by when they first fire up

[Sir Snipes]

Only if the winning side had been found guilty of breaking election rules.

 

But let's leave that there before any buses get painted.

And renegade on their biggest claims literally as the results are coming in.

And quit their party/positions so someone else has to deal with the consequences of the result.

[MarvinsMom]

summer is over, i've had to put the heating on.....

[DodgeRover]

Cutting wood for the fire yesterday, we are going to need a lot more that I don't have

[Christine]

Burn old tyres     .Tyres have more BTU'S ( or whatever   ) than gas ,coal or oil .

[DodgeRover]

Tricky to get them to burn cleanly though, I think they need to be chipped or shredded before burning. - you are correct about the energy stored in them.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

I have too much wood for the fire this year. My grump is that I have to cut it all up yet...

[Jazoli]

summer is over, i've had to put the heating on.....

 

Oh yeah, this, it was 7 degrees this morning and all I could see on the way to work were tents everywhere, poor bastards.

[Timewaster]

I have loads and loads of fire wood for this winter.

 

All in 8ft lengths!

[Cavcraft]

This looks (and sounds) pretty grim

 

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-626-5-door-hatchback-1999/163221915552?hash=item2600c8c7a0:g:T7wAAOSw01Jbe~HO

[Sir Snipes]

It looks fantastic

[Tamworthbay]

That is so shit it’s still shit.

[Guest Hooli]

I have loads and loads of fire wood for this winter.

 

All in 8ft lengths!

 

You must have a huge log burner!

[captain_70s]

summer is over, i've had to put the heating on.....

I had to wear a cardigan today. Checked the indoor temp, 18C.

 

I think I'm getting soft...

[MarvinsMom]

^no, its something worse than just gettin' soft.....

 

its called getting old.....

[dozeydustman]

Had to put the heating on today. I hardly ever feel the cold. Went out to buy a sander for the wife and some new nuts & washers for Saab's alternator, when I got home I was shivering. Mind you, serves me right for going out in the pissing rain with shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops.

 

Tea, bovril and a hot curry hasn't warmed me internally yet either. I hope I'm not getting a lurgy as I have the snots now.

[maxpower]

Had to put the heating on today. I hardly ever feel the cold. Went out to buy a sander for the wife and some new nuts & washers for Saab's alternator, when I got home I was shivering. Mind you, serves me right for going out in the pissing rain with shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops.

 

Tea, bovril and a hot curry hasn't warmed me internally yet either. I hope I'm not getting a lurgy as I have the snots now.

According to weathermen the heatwave we had in june/july is returning in september 

[andy18s]

Pah!

[PhilA]

Still feeling very summer-y here. You're welcome to it if you want it. Too damn hot.

 

Phil

 

 

Edit: Yup, definitely hot. Even with a steady 15mph breeze I was sweating riding on my bike.

The bike was doing all the hard work, too!

[maxpower]

You saw him then ???

As they were lifting him into the ambulance...yes of course i saw him

[maxpower]

As they were lifting him into the ambulance...yes of course i saw him

he veered across the road and got hit by oncoming van 

[Guest Hooli]

My winter coat, hat & boots that all got retreated this year are all no longer waterproof

 

One day I will learn not to maintain clothes! years ago I retreated bike textiles & they all became totally porous. This time a leather coat, hat & boots have done the same when treated with stuff the shop says cleans & rewaterproofs... I'd best buy some dubbing & try again before winter I think, my coat currently weighs about two stone ffs.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

According to weathermen the heatwave we had in june/july is returning in september 

 

Not down here it isn't.

[D Spares & Tyres]

My winter coat, hat & boots that all got retreated this year are all no longer waterproof

 

One day I will learn not to maintain clothes! years ago I retreated bike textiles & they all became totally porous. This time a leather coat, hat & boots have done the same when treated with stuff the shop says cleans & rewaterproofs... I'd best buy some dubbing & try again before winter I think, my coat currently weighs about two stone ffs.

Vaseline

 

Rub Vaseline over the lot. Brilliant stuff. Use it on everything. Coats, dogs, cars, whatever. It will make anything waterproof

[PhilA]

Further to warm, I checked the ground. In the shade the floor measures 41C.

 

So I set about measuring a few other things. The pathway:

 

The car (hasn't been run since yesterday):

 

Just plain hot. (Yes, I know the base emissivity figure is set in both to the same 0.95, but for those two surfaces if you're unhappy just substitute "bloody hot").

 

Roll on wintertime.

 

 

Phil

[Guest Hooli]

That kinda makes sense as the coat did used to have a slight slimeyness to the surface. I was hoping for something that'd soak in & protect the leather too though.

[DodgeRover]

My winter coat, hat & boots that all got retreated this year are all no longer waterproof

 

One day I will learn not to maintain clothes! years ago I retreated bike textiles & they all became totally porous. This time a leather coat, hat & boots have done the same when treated with stuff the shop says cleans & rewaterproofs... I'd best buy some dubbing & try again before winter I think, my coat currently weighs about two stone ffs.

Nikwax tech wash used to be good for that type of thing.

[Guest Hooli]

Nikwax tech wash used to be good for that type of thing.

 

That's what broke my textiles from memory.

[DodgeRover]

Oops we used to sell quite a bit of it, in my defense I did use it on my own gear and it was ok?

[Guest Hooli]

I've not known it fail on anyone else's either. But it broke mine so I did it again & they were still broke.

 

*shrugs*