WhiskyLassie
Well-Known Member
Morning folks.
Ha, she spent that years ago when we were together, worst case I'll loose 15 quid a week but I'll negotiate with some extra cash from the houseWatch your pension .
Wet today here, not so much wind.
Been reading about the floods in Blighty.
Been reading about the floods in Blighty.
Just as there are no two marriages the same, there are no two divorces the same.Ha, she spent that years ago when we were together, worst case I'll loose 15 quid a week but I'll negotiate with some extra cash from the house
So I wish you luck!
You'll need the nelmet anorl down ere..Morning All.
You need to be wearing lead weighted diver's boots here today or you will be swept away by the wind.
A shopping day.
Have a great day!
Hi Gang
Wished to check in to ensure that ur all keeping safe and well plse
Me, working out some bits I need for my D3 that I wish to get done this year
Rear lower wishbones , plus tie bars for both sides
Set of 5 of the newly launched Falken Wildpeak winter A/T3W 255/55/19 tyres to replace my 17’s , will then leave them on all year round and just give the 17’s away if the garage can’t dispose of them
Fit the new drivers side window/ lock switch, plus timing belts are due this year
Hopefully this year I’ll be able to repair and fit my front A bar, got a pair of 9” spotlights along with some security anti theft nuts and bolts, was also extremely lucky to find a genuine spotlight wiring loom considering they’re obsolete
Wished to check in to ensure that ur all keeping safe and well plse
Me, working out some bits I need for my D3 that I wish to get done this year
Rear lower wishbones , plus tie bars for both sides
Set of 5 of the newly launched Falken Wildpeak winter A/T3W 255/55/19 tyres to replace my 17’s , will then leave them on all year round and just give the 17’s away if the garage can’t dispose of them
Fit the new drivers side window/ lock switch, plus timing belts are due this year
Hopefully this year I’ll be able to repair and fit my front A bar, got a pair of 9” spotlights along with some security anti theft nuts and bolts, was also extremely lucky to find a genuine spotlight wiring loom considering they’re obsolete
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OK, I have broken the Cat-Weazel trike.
Well, not "Broken-Broken", just broken into 2 halves and boy was it a struggle!!!
The boom would not just "slide" back and forth once the QR clamps were undone like it is supposed to at all.
Instead I got 2 of my long-term mates (Brute Force and Ignorance) to wiggle it back & forth and pull it apart forcibly.
Eventually it gave in and I was able to see the state of the boom insert (shock-horror).
Here are some pictures for you.
As you can see there is some significant scoring, paint damage and "bubbling" on the insert.
I have buffed as much as I can off with a scotchbrite like wheel and some WD40 and i will wipe it down with IPA (no, not the beer).
I will give it a thorough polish with Mer (car polish) before reassembly.
Interestingly(?) as discussed with a mate this morning there were very (very) thin plastic inserts inside the main boom into which the front section is inserted. One is "screwed-up and rumpled" so I had to remove it. I wonder what can be done to insert another wayyyyy down in that tube?
In the picture below you can see the "insert strip" at the entry point for the front boom into the main tube.
Anyway, that is all I had time/energy/enthusiasm for today. The trike is now "unrideable" and I am waiting for parts to arrive before I attempt to put it all back together. It is still better than "working" at a job you detest though.
Well, not "Broken-Broken", just broken into 2 halves and boy was it a struggle!!!
The boom would not just "slide" back and forth once the QR clamps were undone like it is supposed to at all.
Instead I got 2 of my long-term mates (Brute Force and Ignorance) to wiggle it back & forth and pull it apart forcibly.
Eventually it gave in and I was able to see the state of the boom insert (shock-horror)
.Here are some pictures for you.
As you can see there is some significant scoring, paint damage and "bubbling" on the insert.
I have buffed as much as I can off with a scotchbrite like wheel and some WD40 and i will wipe it down with IPA (no, not the beer).
I will give it a thorough polish with Mer (car polish) before reassembly.
Interestingly(?) as discussed with a mate this morning there were very (very) thin plastic inserts inside the main boom into which the front section is inserted. One is "screwed-up and rumpled" so I had to remove it. I wonder what can be done to insert another wayyyyy down in that tube?
In the picture below you can see the "insert strip" at the entry point for the front boom into the main tube.
Anyway, that is all I had time/energy/enthusiasm for today. The trike is now "unrideable" and I am waiting for parts to arrive before I attempt to put it all back together. It is still better than "working" at a job you detest though.
My stars what a pain washing up by hand is!!!
And for all those who love it well, if masochism be your game, so be it!
Mind you it didn't help that I realised part way through that W was rinsing in COLD water!! WHY? for flip's sake? "I've always done it that way, and it saves money." (No wonder she hates it so much!)
Think her poop-hole of a mother taught her that. (You can tell we hardly ever do the "you wash, I'll dry" routine and when we do, as in, in a rented place for a hollybob, I always wash and she dries, or she does it all while I walk the dogs or summat!
So the broken DW is out and awaiting attention, if the weather is better tomoz I'll get the othern out of the shed and plumb it in. It hasn't been switched on in about 7 years. So fingers crossed!!
Meanwhile any white goods mechs on here? Tis an AEG Electrolux favorit 911093-OL, and the element don't heat the watter and it won't now complete all cycles, in fact it may well only do the rinse. Before this for about 8 years it has worked fine except for not heating up the water. (Plumbed into hot so no bother!)
Meanwhile I will be trying to find a repair bod locally, not holding out much hope, before replacing it.
And for all those who love it well, if masochism be your game, so be it!
Mind you it didn't help that I realised part way through that W was rinsing in COLD water!! WHY? for flip's sake? "I've always done it that way, and it saves money." (No wonder she hates it so much!)
Think her poop-hole of a mother taught her that. (You can tell we hardly ever do the "you wash, I'll dry" routine and when we do, as in, in a rented place for a hollybob, I always wash and she dries, or she does it all while I walk the dogs or summat!
So the broken DW is out and awaiting attention, if the weather is better tomoz I'll get the othern out of the shed and plumb it in. It hasn't been switched on in about 7 years. So fingers crossed!!
Meanwhile any white goods mechs on here? Tis an AEG Electrolux favorit 911093-OL, and the element don't heat the watter and it won't now complete all cycles, in fact it may well only do the rinse. Before this for about 8 years it has worked fine except for not heating up the water. (Plumbed into hot so no bother!)
Meanwhile I will be trying to find a repair bod locally, not holding out much hope, before replacing it.
What a shame! At the right hand end in the second pic it looks as if a scratch is almost trying to become a crack.OK, I have broken the Cat-Weazel trike.
Well, not "Broken-Broken", just broken into 2 halves and boy was it a struggle!!!
The boom would not just "slide" back and forth once the QR clamps were undone like it is supposed to at all.
Instead I got 2 of my long-term mates (Brute Force and Ignorance) to wiggle it back & forth and pull it apart forcibly.
Eventually it gave in and I was able to see the state of the boom insert (shock-horror)
Here are some pictures for you.
As you can see there is some significant scoring, paint damage and "bubbling" on the insert.
I have buffed as much as I can off with a scotchbrite like wheel and some WD40 and i will wipe it down with IPA (no, not the beer).
I will give it a thorough polish with Mer (car polish) before reassembly.
Interestingly(?) as discussed with a mate this morning there were very (very) thin plastic inserts inside the main boom into which the front section is inserted. One is "screwed-up and rumpled" so I had to remove it. I wonder what can be done to insert another wayyyyy down in that tube?
In the picture below you can see the "insert strip" at the entry point for the front boom into the main tube.
Anyway, that is all I had time/energy/enthusiasm for today. The trike is now "unrideable" and I am waiting for parts to arrive before I attempt to put it all back together. It is still better than "working" at a job you detest though.
Without the inserts it is bound to move around a bit isn't it? I expect those are among the parts you have ordered, and best of British with fitting them.
WhiskyLassie
Well-Known Member
Glad to be home. Seems lately Tuesday is ramen night
Well everyday is a school day.
and I now know that "Tam" in Still Game is based on @kevstar!
(Only joking Kev!)
Shame we don't get this south of the border, all we get is "2 doors down" which is very repetitive in its themes and characterisations.
2 Doors down was funny at first like all these things then they run out of ideas & they just drag on.
Still game in the theatre was meant to be hilarious I found out after it was finished, Oh well I saved some cash then.
Naw, just catching up as we've been without tinternet since we arrived.
The basin no longer leaks and I have fetched the machine and the sack truck, chatted to the neebs who look after it and got their opinion on the nextdoor crew and their tree topping. Did a tiny bit of gardening so that the gates can be fastened back. Moved the trailer around which is a pain in such a tight space and involved unhitching it with the vehicle and it making a right angle then getting to the other side of it and rehitching again at a right angle before being able to put it where I wanted it.
Helped W with a rather large hand washing up and cooked my dins, a curry, while she cooked hers, kidneys in a cream and brandy sauce with a few other bits. Scorched the Naaan bread a bit!
Buit we did allow ourselves to indulge in quite a bit of email correspondence and chatting!
And we don't have Frog telly, it is total poop!
You need a tratter with a towbar on the front bumper for shifting things.
Hope you njoy it...
WhiskyLassie
Well-Known Member
I did indeed
