FakeConcern Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Cycling on one of my favourite small country lanes today I noticed rubble sacks dumped at the side every few yards for about a mile. Most seem to be full of broken up corrugated asbestos roof sheets... myglaren and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: Cycling on one of my favourite small country lanes today I noticed rubble sacks dumped at the side every few yards for about a mile. Most seem to be full of broken up corrugated asbestos roof sheets... Aw shit, the nasty stuff. Before father got a gate installed into the industrial estate, we had some unscrupulous builders dump entire sheets down the riverbank once. It's a right pain to get removed properly once they do the worst thing and break it up when they throw it off their flatbed. FakeConcern and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 10 hours ago, MarvinsMom said: i am now of an age where the time i get outta bed on a morning is dictated by my bladder..... Look on the bright side; at least you can go back to bed after emptying.... MarvinsMom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 On 10/04/2021 at 21:36, outlaw118 said: This. I'm not a mechanic, I can do the odd bit, but nothing on the scale of 75% of the members on here. BUT.... I've had to tell my wife to stop volunteering me for jobs on her friends cars; not because I can't do them, it's just that some of them (only SOME mind) expect main dealer style warranties and/or guarantees on what I've done, and some others just take the piss - I mean would it have hurt one friend of SWMBO's who, when presented with the receipt for oil, oil and air filter to a) pay it without whinging that "I thought he was going to do it for free" or b) Round the amount up to the nearest £5 or £10? Or the one where I got her mate's mother's Ka through an MoT via some welding, a thorough service, and various light bulbs, and then took 2 weeks to pay me the £142.37 it came to? So now I do fuck all for anyone apart from selected family, or if I fancy it. If it makes me a selfish, grumpy bastard then so be it. I can absolutely sympathise with this, from when I used to get "volunteered" to fix people's brown goods. Worse still were the cheapskates who brought you some piece of electronic shite that no-one else would touch and ask you to look at it, but with the caveat of - get this - "if you break it you'll have to buy me a new one". outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 10 hours ago, MarvinsMom said: i am now of an age where the time i get outta bed on a morning is dictated by my bladder..... i looked out of the window to this. well ok, maybe it'll be better in the morning, no, no not really then. i think i'll give car tinkering a miss then bloody marvellous....... Much hail this afternoon in R1152 land; hitting the windows loudly enough that a friend I was talking to on the phone asked what the noise was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 BMW is getting jealous of Tiddles the Kitten. Started stalling at low speeds, and difficult to start. and MIL and ASC lights on. OBDII says"pulse generator,crankshaft, P0335" That means up on ramps and removing all the underneath covers to get at it, and a cost of over £120 GRRR 🤬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Well that's all the seeds I planted probably dead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 6 hours ago, beko1987 said: Well that's all the seeds I planted probably dead... I'm sure they'll be fine. Seeds are somewhat indestructable things. auntiemaryscanary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Handbrake comes up too far on the Saab, same set up as the 75, you can flick the adjuster with a small screwdriver through a small hole. Can't see the adjuster, I painted the 75's white. Had to take caliper and disc off. Right done one side. I'll know where the adjuster is on the other one. Can't find it, caliper off, drum off. Adjuster is top on one side, bottom on the other, and I forgot to paint them white! Works better now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 The weather this morning The weather now This is getting ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, Fumbler said: The weather this morning The weather now This is getting ridiculous. British Weather is the best Weather in the World; Hail; Sleet; Snow; Rain and Brilliant Sunshine in one day! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🌨️❄️☔🌞 myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 So the pubs are open again. Walked past our local on the way to pick up a prescription. About thirty people outside, not a mask or inch of social distance in evidence among the lot, and there must have been about fifty people crammed inside. *Bashes head against nearest wall* Why are people so stupid? bobdisk, myglaren, richardmorris and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Zelandeth said: So the pubs are open again. Walked past our local on the way to pick up a prescription. About thirty people outside, not a mask or inch of social distance in evidence among the lot, and there must have been about fifty people crammed inside. *Bashes head against nearest wall* Why are people so stupid? Because. I mean, was it really necessary for some pubs and shops to open at 00.01 this morning? Remspoor, richardmorris and myglaren 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 53 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: ....Why are people so stupid? Because this is the way the country has been going for at least the last 30+ years. Much like incompetence, it's a growth industry and I wish I'd invested money in it back then R1152, Lord Sterling, myglaren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Full range of weather here today as mentioned above (high of 7 degrees) yet at lunchtime many persons could be seen shivering outside a pub clutching pint glasses containing extra-cold lager. Don't get me wrong, I love a drink, but I somehow prefer being warm when supping and would quite like to stay alive. myglaren and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Trial run of my mandolin - a food slicer, not a stringed instrument. Despite the warnings - Much blood everywhere FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Mandolin - noun: instrument for ensuring that your sliced vegetable material contains human skin and blood (unsuitable for vegetarians/vegans) myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 ouch , that might sting a bit , at least the nose picking finger is ok myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 47 minutes ago, myglaren said: Trial run of my mandolin - a food slicer, not a stringed instrument. Despite the warnings - Much blood everywhere This is why I don’t have one. Much / most of my cooking is done with the accompaniment of alcohol. The last thing it needs is blood. myglaren and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Public transport is shite. 😑 Pierre3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 3 hours ago, anonymous user said: Mandolin - noun: instrument for ensuring that your sliced vegetable material contains human skin and blood (unsuitable for vegetarians/vegans) I didn't know "vampire cuisine" was a thing these days myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 [Mike Oldfield] MANdoLIN! [/Mike Oldfield] myglaren, adw1977, Remspoor and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: I didn't know "vampire cuisine" was a thing these days Well, you could (briefly) buy trainers allegedly containing a drop of human blood in them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Why do people send text messages to landlines? Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Queing at hairdressers/ primark /ikea etc. I am absolutely convinced the average IQ in the UK is in double figures. Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bren said: ....I am absolutely convinced the average IQ in the UK is in double figures. As much as that? myglaren and hennabm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 21 minutes ago, R1152 said: Why do people send text messages to landlines? Because their phone has more than one number attached to a name and chooses to send it to the wrong number. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, Tickman said: Because their phone has more than one number attached to a name and chooses to send it to the wrong number. I'm not sure I'm going to give Enterprise Rent-A-Car the benefit of that doubt (for it was they).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I took a load of stuff to the tip. Some of it old oil and coolant. While pouring away this stuff I realised how horrible it was - the smell, the texture. I am not one for change - but I am beginning to think the electric revolution is a bit overdue. GrumpiusMaximus, R1152 and junkyarddog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, R1152 said: I'm not sure I'm going to give Enterprise Rent-A-Car the benefit of that doubt (for it was they).... Exactly the same for computer systems, your landline number is in a mobile number field. #firstworldproblems The Moog and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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