I would just like to say

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DanClarke said:
... that the last sack of firewood has been emptied and now we are empty in all storage places.
I hope the weather gets warmer soon.
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Havent had our fire on for 10days now (I think).
We actually had our first delivery of wood yesterday (next 1 in 10 days to avoid the price increase ;)) Reckon we have got through about 60-70% of our stored wood this year, whats left will do well next year just need to start at the other end of the wood shed:).

J
 
marjon said:
Its very difficult to help sometimes. But changing surroundings when she still has her where withall is a difficult thing.
Not nice to ask but who has control of finaces? Cos it sounds like her son is taking advantage (again).
Not easy situation.

J
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My Wife has all her cards and chequebooks :)
He just asks his mum for money every time he deigns to visit. :(
 
If we don't support out local shops we will be left with nothing except the big chains and Amazon.
So to support mine I went to the local auto store to buy oil-change stuff.
Filter... Check!
Catch can and disposal drum .... Check!
Can I have 20-50 high Zinc oil for a classic mini please? .... Blank look.... "Only the 20-50 what's on the shelf Guv".
Of course none of these oils mentions Zddp on their labels so no sale.
Off to Hail-Frauds tomorrow to pick up "Millers Classic-Mini 20/50". :)
Hey, ho, I tried.
 
DanClarke said:
If we don't support out local shops we will be left with nothing except the big chains and Amazon.
So to support mine I went to the local auto store to buy oil-change stuff.
Filter... Check!
Catch can and disposal drum .... Check!
Can I have 20-50 high Zinc oil for a classic mini please? .... Blank look.... "Only the 20-50 what's on the shelf Guv".
Of course none of these oils mentions Zddp on their labels so no sale.
Off to Hail-Frauds tomorrow to pick up "Millers Classic-Mini 20/50". :)
Hey, ho, I tried.
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Did you ask if they could get it? They probably could.

J
 
marjon said:
I havent worn a watch since I retired and even when working I only had 1 on at work.

I have a few nice watches somwhere.

J
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For years I too only ever had one watch. I had to use it at work anyway.
Buying others slowly came on as abit of a hobby, started by repairing them and W kept giving them to me. Especially a really nice one for a present for our wedding day.
Once we started going to auctions, the rot set in!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣
 
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DanClarke said:
If we don't support out local shops we will be left with nothing except the big chains and Amazon.
So to support mine I went to the local auto store to buy oil-change stuff.
Filter... Check!
Catch can and disposal drum .... Check!
Can I have 20-50 high Zinc oil for a classic mini please? .... Blank look.... "Only the 20-50 what's on the shelf Guv".
Of course none of these oils mentions Zddp on their labels so no sale.
Off to Hail-Frauds tomorrow to pick up "Millers Classic-Mini 20/50". :)
Hey, ho, I tried.
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"Catch can and disposal drum" What???
I fink you doesn't do much on cars nowadays.
Big washing up bowl = catch can.
Previous oil container now empty = disposal drum.

Or am I missing something??!!:):)

But good on you, I too only go to Halfrauds if all else fails at the local Motabitz whre they hail me by name and give me trade discount. ;)
Could they not have ordered in what you want? Shame really., but then you did put a lot of dosh in their bank account rather than H's!:):):)
 
So this is what I have been playing with a bit this arvo.

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The result of an "accrochage" as we were leaving to come home last September.
Flipping annoying as the trailer onl;y gets used about 4 days a year.
We had driven to the village and had just entered the really narrow bit in the middle where only one vehicle can pass at a time, when suddenly appeared two cars full of plainclothes plod, well some in uniform with their badges covered over. :rolleyes:
They started imperiously trying to wave me to one side until they realised I was not going to be backing up the trailer with the Pluriel on it very quickly. So they backed back just a bit leaving me a tiny space to pull in to. They then shot off, Lord knows where or why, made little sense to us!
So, as I pulled back out I must have just caught a concrete post or summat pretty invisible, you can see the scuff mark just under the right-angled rubber light holder. That bumped the trailer a little bit sideways. I thought I must have hit a car, but no.
Miraculously it hadn't broken any plastic or lights so we carried on, all working.

But it was a bit tricky to get off and I had to cut one cable to be able to remove it to the garage for further attention.

You'll see how lucky we were that it didn't do more damage, but also how I will have fun getting the plastic light holder out.

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Even the right hand side isn't helping.
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But at least all plastic is intact.
I would have had to cut the one cable anyway as there would have been no other way of getting it free and out of the rubber bit.

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So hey ho for a fun time straightening it without busting the plassy!!🤣🤣🤣
 
...I say chaps and chapesses..... Guess who gets to look after his grandkid's while his son & partner go off to San-Fran for the Game Developers Conference next week?
Yup! Me-N'er. Aren't we lucky? We get to rise at 07:30 to get them ready for school and walk them there in the morning and pick them up again at the end of the school day. Deep joy. So we get today & tomorrow. The Scrubber-muvva (his Ex) picks them up from school on Monday PM and we get them back after school Thursday for that night and both ends of Friday and Friday night.
Oh, and while we are doing all that, can one of us pop across town to feed his 3 cats at his house every day?
It's a nasty job, but someone's gotta do it. ;)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
"Catch can and disposal drum" What???
I fink you doesn't do much on cars nowadays.
Big washing up bowl = catch can.
Previous oil container now empty = disposal drum.

Or am I missing something??!!:):)

But good on you, I too only go to Halfrauds if all else fails at the local Motabitz whre they hail me by name and give me trade discount. ;)
Could they not have ordered in what you want? Shame really., but then you did put a lot of dosh in their bank account rather than H's!:):):)
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Yes, I know simpler things can suffice, but the catch-can + storage container (all in 1) will work for me getting the oil down to the tip to dispose of the used oil into their big vat thing. Yes to old cans being used once I have an "old-can". :)
 
DanClarke said:
Yes, I know simpler things can suffice, but the catch-can + storage container (all in 1) will work for me getting the oil down to the tip to dispose of the used oil into their big vat thing. Yes to old cans being used once I have an "old-can". :)
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Love it!!!!!

Especially the fact that you don't have an "old can".

What is worrying me is that you didn't have "sump plug key" on your shopping list.

Cannot for the life of me remember what sort is needed for a Mini. Just checked 15/16 socket, or I suppose ring spanner. Best of luck wiv it!!;);)
 
Stanleysteamer said:
Auction day today.
W wanted to buy me a particular type of watch that I have been after for a while. This is her way of saying thank you for things, which annoys me as it is unnecessary.
However a lovely one came up and I told her I'd split the cost with her.
It's an automatic chronograph, and this particular model is the first of that kind that ever hit the market, although very closely followed by Zenith, Heuer etc. All came out in 1969.
We bagged it for a very good price. Soooo chuffed.
Here is one exactly the same but much better described than in the auction catalogue, that is if the forum will allow the link, believe it or not clicking below seems to work!

We paid about 1/3 of that. Real bargain and far more than I normally spend. Me being Mr Tightwad!! :vb-banana::vb-banana:
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Looks nice well done....fixed it for you tho 🤣 🤣

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DanClarke said:
My Wife has all her cards and chequebooks :)
He just asks his mum for money every time he deigns to visit. :(
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I think ive asked my mum for money once since ive been an adult, when I had lost my job & place to live. I had not a pot to pee
in. Slept in the streets for a few nights with not much to eat. I asked her for bus fare to come home. Not asked for a bean since.
 
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