Given all these stories — from ships running aground to long repairs and delays in getting new vessels — it feels like CalMac’s problems are chronic.

And I was going to suggest compression testing before except I was busy..... Searching my pics! 🤣

A compression tester will arrive today, courtesy of amazon, and I have one of those top down compressor tools to remove the collets so you can take the spring off. It's the "Rope through the plug hole" trick to stop the valves falling down. It...

Just to be sure that it is blue smoke, and nowt else like white smoke? I bought a special tool to change the valve stem oil seals without being forced to take the head off or risk springs, collets etc flying around. I'll have a search for a pic...

We buy barometers every now and then in mixed lots from auctions and sometimes because we like the look of them. Of all the ones we have, about 5, only one works. And we took one that we really like to a specialist to fix, he charged us £100 and...

Mornin Dull and warm Sorting a few tools out today Treating myself to a full English at Cafe before the weather gets too warm Summers here :D Stay cool all :)

Morning All. :D Oh Gosh Monday again! Bad news on the Mini front. It seems she's got a 40-a-day habit. :( People following behind me yesterday reported that when giving it some beans and then coming off the throttle there were clouds of smoke...

Yay it's Monday 😒 Have a good one folks.

Cheers mai bud! And tu orl us frens on yer. It zure azzun bin doan juss tu us boys - yer ears so much zlaggin-orf aboat NHS but ztandurds av bin juss oat uv this whurl. Nort be tu mush drubble an responze taimes zhort as bozzibul. Theym blimmin...

160 quid a tonne for scrap atm :p

@DevonGuy My glass is charged an raised to you sir.. All the best, cheers Kev. ;):):)

I got it to put in centre of my wooden ships wheel.... so Mr Water vapor.. yes I can look out the window & see its raining but I want a working one... BWT ive got a FREE DIESEL GENERATOR TO PICK UP....from the Chimney sweep n eye paid 60 quid...

Nope!! Just adding another Fl2

@WhiskyLassie might be disposing of one of her funnycars soon?

Great news DG. Now stop muckin about an get another Landy, ok?

We had another friend, OldSeaDog. He was Tyneside way iirc. Quite impenetrable until you spoke his words out loud, or out loud in your head. Great guy and sorely missed.

Well done that man good news for a change beat the b---- 🎉

Try reading it aloud, I sumtoimes avtu!!

I think this is good. I haven't done the wurzle translate on Duolingo yet. 🤣

Great!! Seriously happy for you! :) :) :)

I’ve no doubt of it. The cancer department here is first rate and they keep their eyes on patients all the time!

Good news!!:):):) Hope they monitor you properly. Have a great day yourself!!:):):)

Superb news for a change, bit early to raise a glass I shall raise my coffee cup n do the dram tonight. Cheers fella.

Fantastic news. Very pleased for you indeed. Congrats! :D

Morning orl. Us boys adder call vrum us gonzultant on Vridy. Er zez us be cancer-vree so us be well chuffered. Av tu geddus veet zortid now a then us be reddy fer ort. Vinylly goddus chikkins in proper owzin a fit fer winter. Zittin rume an...

Us boys praaper appi yerv troyed. Laife be gude, grate tu zee yer agen!

Superb news for a change, bit early to raise a glass I shall raise my coffee cup n do the dram tonight. Cheers fella. :):)

Back from the show. The club was well represented with at least 13 cars on display. The organisers goofed and some were placed away from the main group. But overall it was a great show. This is one of the club member's cars. A classic with a...

Morning All. :D Me and Gwen are off to a show today. :) Catch you all tomorrow. Will try to get some pictures. Have a great day! :D

It is so flipping hot here that we can neither of us be bothered to go down to the pool. This sounds mad, but we made the decision from the off to not have one you can nearly, or even probably, dive into from the living room french doors. I'd...