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...that I feel wholly vindicated on several fronts. "We" (wife & I) have come in for criticism on how we have approached the obtaining of probate on the late MIL's estate. The criticism comes from other "executors" named in the old gals will who...

Morning All. :D We have G-kids for the whole week! Deep joy. I may escape shopping today and remain here to supervise them. :) Going to be a tad warm I think. Have a great day! :D

Don’t forget banging their nose hard into the piers too

They is gerrin their own back. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx299eyg7qko

Run school kitchens to !! So you'll get some out of date sandwich, with added penicillin 😩😩

Nah. Eye is going wiv Magnus on Norflink Ferrys. A propper reputable company. Edit: owned by Serco. Assume its thems who are crittysized fer running prisons like sinking ships.

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! 🤣

That should do it, similar to the one I have been trying to find a pic of for the past, how long? If you turn the engine so the piston is at the top you won't need to worry about the valve falling down into the cylinder!! It'll drop, but not by far!!

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...

It's worth checking the Caledonian MacBrayne website updates for service disruptions. This seems to be the company that covers most of the major routes. There's usually something wrong with them. They may be doing better now, but a few years...

A certain fred member on 'ere, north of the wall, paddles out and claims salvage rights on them.

Just booked ma hippo's mot for morra. No free slots today.

Me buy one 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 Diesel yup, Noisy yup, working yup, It has a pull start so I flicked the de-comp lever an pulled it an it fired up :cool::cool:

Searching through all my pic files on this old pooter. Can I find the pic of that fancy valve spring remover??? Can I flip!!!:mad:

Worrappens if the ferrys around scotland breakdown whilst at sea. If they can't fix themselfs do they gerra tow home?

Blazing hot again here. Up and out early afore brekker to take the apples to the juicer bloke. Only 47 kgs this time. a quarter of last year's crop. Still, better than nowt. W's iPhone 7 wouldn't ring. She said she had shown it to her dottir...

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?