carburettor Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 8 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Good thinking. I was hedging my bets on a cat since there's two my neighbour has that like to terrify my dog and be a general nuisance. These aren't just your standard "no so threatening" cats, these barstewards are built like brick shithooses. Handbag, buckle maybe? it could be a metal zip, like on a leather jacket? myglaren and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 1/14/2022 at 8:25 PM, Zelandeth said: Postie this morning. Rang doorbell. I was actually downstairs at the time so got there pretty quickly. Made direct eye contact through the window, then stuck a "sorry we missed you" slip through the letterbox. Then proceeded to completely ignore me shouting (politely!) after him as he walked the (15 metres or so) back down the garden path to his van and buggered off. Thing is...he never even took the parcels out of the damned van in the first place, so no idea what he was playing at. What did the "sorry card" say? Your parcel can be found on the tracks? mitsisigma01, Yoss and myglaren 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 12/01/2022 at 19:26, grogee said: Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards. I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit. That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin. Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?" NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers. And right on cue:- cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I used to spend a fair bit of time on the blue forum rather than this one. I've been a member here for over a decade but I didn't post much for the first few years. I pretty much left RR alone around six years ago when I sold my mk2 Golf and have spent most of my forum time on here since. Recently I've found myself nosing around there a bit again. As with here, it's interesting seeing which of my favourite long-term threads and posters are still going. Much has changed but many things are as before. Whilst there are a few new threads I've now bookmarked along with older threads I'll check more regularly, I have fairly quickly remembered why I stepped away in the first place. Doing things like this. FFS. That and a fella who specialises in hacking up vintage Americana. I can't even bring myself to post photos of those... CaptainBoom, wuvvum, timolloyd and 4 others 1 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: I used to spend a fair bit of time on the blue forum rather than this one. I've been a member here for over a decade but I didn't post much for the first few years. I pretty much left RR alone around six years ago when I sold my mk2 Golf and have spent most of my forum time on here since. Recently I've found myself nosing around there a bit again. As with here, it's interesting seeing which of my favourite long-term threads and posters are still going. Much has changed but many things are as before. Whilst there are a few new threads I've now bookmarked along with older threads I'll check more regularly, I have fairly quickly remembered why I stepped away in the first place. Doing things like this. FFS. That and a fella who specialises in hacking up vintage Americana. I can't even bring myself to post photos of those... That's mint 👀 😝 paulplom and mercedade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Jamie said: That's mint completely broken and the owner needs throwing off the harbour wall 👀 😝 EFA 🤘 wuvvum, Saabnut and Angrydicky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: EFA 🤘 I guess I'm just young and stupid at the moment 😬 I just love lowered cars, I've just ruined my 4 series by fitting springs and getting it remapped today 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Jamie said: I guess I'm just young and stupid at the moment 😬 I just love lowered cars, I've just ruined my 4 series by fitting springs and getting it remapped today 😂 Don't get me wrong. I'm mid 40s and my MR2 sits on Tein <35mm springs. My previous plaything was my mk2 Golf running a VR6 lump and which sat on coilovers and banded steels. I just can't stand stupid camber. Not only does it look dogshite, I can only imagine the driving experience would be on a par with trying to ask Shane MacGowan to walk in a straight line after a fun night out getting smashed on class As and liqour. cobblers, sheffcortinacentre and Tenmil Socket 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Don't get me wrong. I'm mid 40s and my MR2 sits on Tein <35mm springs. My previous plaything was my mk2 Golf running a VR6 lump and which sat on coilovers and banded steels. I just can't stand stupid camber. Not only does it look dogshite, I can only imagine the driving experience would be on a par with trying to ask Shane MacGowan to walk in a straight line after a fun night out getting smashed on class As and liqour. Fair dos! As you've seen I lower everything to death and although they drive horrible in the fact they scrape on everything at low speed, they don't actually handle any worse than standard when they've got camber, this is my old z4 which had adjustable rear camber arms, it didn't drive any worse after I fitted the arms, it actually felt a bit more planted on the motorway! Although I never had it aligned after so if I did it probably would have been worse 🤣 Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said: I don't understand this either, Why fit wider wheels,then have them positioned (Camber YO) in such a way that they probably have less contact on the road than the original skinny wheels from the factory had? The mind boggles,I'm not against mods,but this is just downright stupidity,and will do nothing for the drive-ability of the car. There is a few good threads over on RR though,the guy in his 70's building a 60's style Gt for one. https://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/218220/reliant-kitten-rebodied-formed-aluminium Dick Longbridge and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 11 hours ago, junkyarddog said: I don't understand this either, Why fit wider wheels,then have them positioned (Camber YO) in such a way that they probably have less contact on the road than the original skinny wheels from the factory had? The mind boggles,I'm not against mods,but this is just downright stupidity,and will do nothing for the drive-ability of the car. There is a few good threads over on RR though,the guy in his 70's building a 60's style Gt for one. https://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/218220/reliant-kitten-rebodied-formed-aluminium Will have a look at that one. During my revisiting of the place recently, I discovered the XK120 resto thread. Absolutely mind-blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 46 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: Will have a look at that one. During my revisiting of the place recently, I discovered the XK120 resto thread. Absolutely mind-blowing. Welcome back, you've been missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 8 hours ago, vulgalour said: £1.63 per litre for E5. Would not be surprised if £1.50 of that is tax. Is that super unleaded ( v power etc)? I noticed Shell are selling Regular E5 along side E10 for 1p extra. Don’t know if this is just using up stocks or if it will be a permanent thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 The fucking state of this today at the services on m61 😢 Yoss, myglaren, Datsuncog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Last of the big spenders. I definately wouldn't put more in than I needed to get me to a reasonably* priced filling station. mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 46 minutes ago, Jamie said: The fucking state of this today at the services on m61 😢 How in the feckin feck is that even possible?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Must have gold flakes in it. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, New POD said: Last of the big spenders. I definately wouldn't put more in than I needed to get me to a reasonably* priced filling station. I didn't! I put enough to get me to dunkinfield (a lovely part of Manchester no less) and home again in my wife's evoque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 On 1/13/2022 at 4:37 PM, Crackers said: I get those horrible-for-the-environment-plastic-single-use-tub-things they do. But then I've eaten beans once since I moved here in December 2020 so I'm not exactly murdering the environment with plastic bean tubs. Said tubs are incredibly tough. Worth keeping a couple for putting nuts and bolts in when working on certain V8 engines. Or indeed certain Japanese roadsters. chaseracer and Crackers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 My unit is full of fray bentos pie tins full of nuts and bolts. It's been long enough I don't remember what any of them are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Jamie said: I didn't! I put enough to get me to dunkinfield (a lovely part of Manchester no less) and home again in my wife's evoque. I guessed as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, reb said: My unit is full of fray bentos pie tins full of nuts and bolts. It's been long enough I don't remember what any of them are! Virtually inedible pies? cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, mintwth said: Virtually inedible pies? I actually quite like fray bentos pies! GrumpiusMaximus, cobblers and twosmoke300 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 20 minutes ago, Talbot said: Said tubs are incredibly tough. Worth keeping a couple for putting nuts and bolts in when working on certain V8 engines. Or indeed certain Japanese roadsters. You're saying I need to eat more beans? AnnoyingPentium and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Just now, Crackers said: You're saying I need to eat more beans? Depends a lot on the amount of maintenance needed on certain vehicles.... AnnoyingPentium and chodweaver 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, reb said: I actually quite like fray bentos pies! But they're full of nuts and bolts! cobblers, AnnoyingPentium and reb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Talbot said: Depends a lot on the amount of maintenance needed on certain vehicles.... Better get eating then, especially if a particular plan comes to fruition over the next few weeks... I'd recommend not getting in a car with me for a while. Could be a bit... Beany... AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Crackers said: You're saying I need to eat more beans? Also depends on you keeping a safe distance from anyone else. As for re-using containers: I use douwe egberts coffee jars for all store cupboard stuff like flour, sugar, pasta and herbs. The best shed I’ve seen was a few years ago and owned by a retired Heathrow engineer. He successfully drilled out a snapped head stud on my 2cv cyclinder head. His shed had row on row of shelving full of coffee jars with the lids screwed to the shelf above. Screws, nuts, bolts, nails whatever, all on hand to select. myglaren and Yank Tank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Nowt wrong with a fray bentos pie. When I was at uni I'd have them "for a special treat". Got absolutely wankered and emotional one night and bought a load of them and posted them each with 5 first class stamps on to my mates and family back home. No packaging, just wrote the address on some paper and taped it on the pies the put them in the post box. they all arrived unharmed. In fact, I really do need to stick a few of them in the camper van to go with my emergency all day breakfast in a can etc. The Moog, sheffcortinacentre, twosmoke300 and 5 others 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, cobblers said: Nowt wrong with a fray bentos pie. Last Fray Bentos pie I had I couldn't get the lid off! Had a right battle with all the tin openers I could find. Haven't braved one since. Mind you, I should get a decent Tin opener too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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