I would just like to say

kevstar · Monday at 17:14

Stanleysteamer said:
Still trying to come down from the plumber's bill.
£302 for fitting a pump and a valve that didn't work.
He wants 150 odd sovs for the flipping pump alone.
Two hours labour @ 50 sovs per hour plus vat.

Thinking back on it. What he should have done was take the new valve back off, refit the one that worked and take it all from there.
But no, he rang his mate, who couldn't help him, panicked, threw his hands up in the air said "I'm a plumber not an electrician!" and ran off to his next job.

Still at least now whenever W says "Why don't you just "get a man in"?" I'll be able to remind her of this. As this is going to be the only man who will fix this blasted thing, in the end!
Off in a coupla mins to post all the pressies and cards to frogland and dutchland (tempted to call it "flatland"!
Njoy the rest of the day folks.

Vroom vroom Clarky!!

Thats cheap for a plumber they are more than that here, but then our plumbers know what they are doing.

kevstar · Monday at 17:15

landowner said:
I remember driving an 850 Mini 350 miles to Cornwall on holiday with 4 adults and luggage, 200 miles of which was on A roads.

What luggage a pair of pants n socks each

Stanleysteamer · Monday at 17:27

kevstar said:
Thats cheap for a plumber they are more than that here, but then our plumbers know what they are doing.

Jeezo!
At least the price he charged for the pump was not excessive. You can pay over twice that.

As you say, might have been happier to pay it if what he did had worked. Although I have to say that the pump does work, now.
I'll tell him to flip off up to Scotland and see how long he lasts there!

Stanleysteamer · Monday at 17:33

kevstar said:
What luggage a pair of pants n socks each

I always wanted to get a set of the special luggage they made that used all the nooks and crannies.
Sadly as they took up a lot of space and weren't worth very much for a long time so many, basically, got chucked. Space under the seats, huge door pockets, well I don't have to tell you.

Stanleysteamer · Monday at 17:38

landowner said:
I remember driving an 850 Mini 350 miles to Cornwall on holiday with 4 adults and luggage, 200 miles of which was on A roads.

Love it!
I used to drive 3 of my mates in my Mini into Bath where parking has always been a pain. I used to shove the front in a small parking space then we'd all get out, pick up the back end and move it sideways into it! Always got a laugh out of the passers-by!

derwendolly · Monday at 17:53

After a horrendous storm I have just returned to the land of electricity! 70+mph winds and gusts approaching 90 was not pleasant. Lots of trees down everywhere but peeps did heed the warnings and stayed at home, just as well as they would not have got far as most roads were blocked with fallen trees.

Hippo · Monday at 18:23

marjon said:
So cut the top off the bottle, take the solid bit out and put it on the log burner, then put the liquids in the tank of the diesel car.
its called recycling these days.

I chucked a whole carrier bag of Walnut shells on the fire last night (yep Ms cracking nuts) Burned nice too.

J

Eye dun't have a fire. Eye will offer the bottle of fat to a tratterer.

WhiskyLassie · Monday at 18:35

Evening all. Hope everyone made it through the storm ok.

Really ready to wrap up for Xmas now. Bday week this week.

Wimblowdriver · Monday at 18:35

Hippo said:
Eye dun't have a fire. Eye will offer the bottle of fat to a tratterer.

We don't put it in our tratters. Being pig-based, it upsets our oinkers.

Wimblowdriver · Monday at 18:36

WhiskyLassie said:
Evening all. Hope everyone made it through the storm ok.

Really ready to wrap up for Xmas now. Bday week this week.

Happy Bday from me :vb-hbday:

Dippypud · Monday at 18:42

WhiskyLassie said:
Evening all. Hope everyone made it through the storm ok.

Really ready to wrap up for Xmas now. Bday week this week.

We gots our works Xmas din dins at the Aqua Shard on Wodens Day ...

I fink it's like the Proper Shard but wiv water :vb-confused2:

WhiskyLassie · Monday at 18:48

Dippypud said:
We gots our works Xmas din dins at the Aqua Shard on Wodens Day ...

I fink it's like the Proper Shard but wiv water

Oh happy days. I have works Xmas meal Wednesday

kevstar · Monday at 18:51

derwendolly said:
After a horrendous storm I have just returned to the land of electricity! 70+mph winds and gusts approaching 90 was not pleasant. Lots of trees down everywhere but peeps did heed the warnings and stayed at home, just as well as they would not have got far as most roads were blocked with fallen trees.

I was wondering if you were affected with the power being off, its no fun being without power. Did you camp out in yer
camper.

Hippo · Monday at 18:55

Tis @Flossie's burfday soon. We normally ferget. Tis tradition.

Dippypud · Monday at 19:18

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kevstar · Monday at 19:46

WhiskyLassie said:
Evening all. Hope everyone made it through the storm ok.

Really ready to wrap up for Xmas now. Bday week this week.

Happy Bee day..... xx

Stanleysteamer · Monday at 19:54

derwendolly said:
After a horrendous storm I have just returned to the land of electricity! 70+mph winds and gusts approaching 90 was not pleasant. Lots of trees down everywhere but peeps did heed the warnings and stayed at home, just as well as they would not have got far as most roads were blocked with fallen trees.

Glad to know you are OK!

Stanleysteamer · Monday at 19:55

WhiskyLassie said:
Evening all. Hope everyone made it through the storm ok.

Really ready to wrap up for Xmas now. Bday week this week.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS!!!

Hippo · Monday at 20:06

Eye has bin watching the story of brawn gp on bbc iplayer. Tis quite interesting. 4x 1 hour programs. Takes yer frew the struggles they had and gives an inside story into formula 1.

Stanleysteamer · Monday at 20:12

kevstar said:
What luggage a pair of pants n socks each

My family when I was a kid, drove to Spain in a Mini Traveller with all camping gear etc. 4 of us. So in the days before motorways. It killed my old man's shoulders holding it on the Frog roads, which in those days were more steeply cambered and a lot rougher than they are now.
It was OK until the petrol pump played up. So a Belgian mech fixed it, he was there on a working holiday, those were the days!
On the way back after the hol it broke down again and this time we had to get a pump sent out from the UK.
So we had an extra 3 days holiday on the AA 5 star insurance!

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