Shitefest Shropshire 12-14th July

[chaseracer]

5 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Talk about welding at shitefest reminds me of a story from here where someone did welding on an old Fiat in the garden and set the whole garden on fire and almost burned the house down.  

So welding at shitefest maybe not be a good idea.

@Talbot's an expert welder, he would never* set fire to anything... 😉😁

[catsinthewelder]

2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I'm not a person you would want there. 

Don't be daft, we'd love you to come.  Direct trains to Shrewsbury from Birmingham airport too.

[horriblemercedes]

2 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

Don't be daft, we'd love you to come.  Direct trains to Shrewsbury from Birmingham airport too.

If he flew to Birmingham or East Midlands, I could very easily drive him to Shitefest 

[Floatylight]

17 hours ago, Talbot said:

Trailer it down to Shitefest, trailer it back with somewhat* less rot.  Could work....

MOT pre booked for Monday morning...

[chaseracer]

14 hours ago, horriblemercedes said:

If he flew to Birmingham or East Midlands, I could very easily drive him to Shitefest 

<insert similar offer here> 😁

[hairnet]

32 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

<insert similar offer here> 😁

Earplugs needed

[Dyslexic Viking]

I will give attending this a thought, but below are some of my thoughts about this.

I've never been on a plane in my life and it scares me for some reason. Alternatively, it is about 3 days of driving each way, which is almost preferrebale, even as this would be hard. This is in hay fever season so my face might explode. I'm a very boring weirdo who is mostly used to socializing with a cat and I have some bad experience with events like this so unsure if participating in this is a good idea both for me and others. And I don't drink. And I am afraid that this is actually a dogging event.

So will give it a thought like I said.

[hairnet]

42 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Weirdo who is mostly used to socializing with a cat 

 

this is actually a dogging event.

 

Bring the cat too

dogging? No we're way more nuts than that

3 days driving?

frederikshavn to hoek easy 10 hours not rushing and getting stuck in hamburg cos theyre digging it up

fly.

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 minute ago, hairnet said:

3 days driving?

frederikshavn to hoek easy 12 hours not rushing and getting stuck in hamburg cos theyre digging it up

[hairnet]

The ferries skew the time even with kristiansand and hoek youd be less than 22 hours

[hairnet]

100% not dover in july

[brownnova]

2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I'm a very boring weirdo who is mostly used to socializing with a cat

2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

some bad experience with events like this

2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I don't drink.

You won’t be alone in any of these things at Shitefest! 

[Dyslexic Viking]

2 hours ago, brownnova said:

You won’t be alone in any of these things at Shitefest! 

A bunch of mostly sober and boring cat loving weirdos sounds promising.

[horriblemercedes]

4 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I can work out most of the translations from Norwegian but I can't work out what "Isle of Man" could possibly be in English 

 

 

[grogee]

On 21/03/2024 at 21:04, catsinthewelder said:

There's a screen in the woods if we'd like to watch a film?  I wondered if anyone fancied swiping 70s car chase videos from YouTube and making something we could put (quietly) on a loop.

That's very cool. I guess no 4G/5G though for YT videos? I've watched some great BL, Citroen and Ford launch videos recently.

Maybe it's possible to download to A Device and hook it up to the screen

[grogee]

On 22/03/2024 at 08:53, Dave_Q said:

Anyone else planning/needing to bring children? My wife and eldest are away anyway that weekend so would need to bring 1x 6 and 1x 9 year old.

I'm sure they would love it anyway but other kids would be a bonus

I could bring Master Grogee, 9yo (M). Generally of a happy disposition and likes kicking a ball around. 

[grogee]

6 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I will give attending this a thought, but below are some of my thoughts about this.

I've never been on a plane in my life and it scares me for some reason. Alternatively, it is about 3 days of driving each way, which is almost preferrebale, even as this would be hard. This is in hay fever season so my face might explode. I'm a very boring weirdo who is mostly used to socializing with a cat and I have some bad experience with events like this so unsure if participating in this is a good idea both for me and others. And I don't drink. And I am afraid that this is actually a dogging event.

So will give it a thought like I said.

+1 vote for @Dyslexic Viking to attend.

I'm an introvert, and I also like cats, so we've got that in common. I do drink, but I'm basically plastered after three pints. 

I also get hay fever and would happily share tissues and unbranded Citrazine tablets with you. 

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

A bunch of mostly sober and boring cat loving weirdos sounds promising.

hva med nå?

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 minute ago, hairnet said:

hva med nå?

Still considering it.

[hairnet]

[Talbot]

On 22/03/2024 at 21:12, chaseracer said:

@Talbot's an expert welder, he would never* set fire to anything... 😉😁

If you've never set fire to a car while welding, you're just not getting enough heat into the weld.  Try cleaning the metal back further and stepping up to the next power level.  Maybe a bit more wire feed speed too.

.. and I totally did not* set fire to the Merc C250td on the driveway a couple of days ago.  Nope.  Not me.  Never.

Briefly.

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 minutes ago, Talbot said:

If you've never set fire to a car while welding, you're just not getting enough heat into the weld.  Try cleaning the metal back further and stepping up to the next power level.  Maybe a bit more wire feed speed too.

.. and I totally did not* set fire to the Merc C250td on the driveway a couple of days ago.  Nope.  Not me.  Never.

Briefly.

Little known fact - if you weld the (previously Waxoyled internally) chassis rail on a Ser 2a Land Rover you'll find that the chimney/venturi effect of the hollow rail will push all the burney stuff along quite nicely to where it meets the 30 years of accumulated rust proofing (leaked engine oil and crud) at the front end.
Better know fact - Birmabright melts at fairly* low temperatures.

A friend told me this - probably the same one what welded your C250td?

[EightMegs]

I've discovered lately that the paint on a Toyota Carina is far more flammable than it has any real right to be, as is the carpet.

[Dyslexic Viking]

8 hours ago, EightMegs said:

I've discovered lately that the paint on a Toyota Carina is far more flammable than it has any real right to be, as is the carpet.

That doesn't sound good, hopefully it wasn't too much damage?

[EightMegs]

10 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

That doesn't sound good, hopefully it wasn't too much damage?

Just a hole in the carpet lol

[brownnova]

[red5]

On 20/03/2024 at 22:01, Ghosty said:

Cosford would be ace btw, been meaning to go for yonks. Is the BRIXMIS Senator still on display?

Unfortunately not at moment. 

[lisbon_road]

Very tempted to attend. Might even manage to get the Vauxhall Viva out. 

[Talbot]

On 24/03/2024 at 09:01, Dyslexic Viking said:

 I'm a very boring weirdo who is mostly used to socializing with a cat

116 pages (and counting) of the little furry bastards*

(I owned two until quite recently.  Just one now)

[catsinthewelder]

Well the loo is booked and paid for so I should probably think about ordering something else.

Telford Steam Railway are open to the public on Sundays at the moment but I could ask how much it would cost to run us a train on the Saturday, perhaps with the North British built shunter (the most Autoshite of diesels).