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Others have mentioned Rouen as being a total PITA from this point of view. As we never go near there we do not have an alternative. I can see from the map that when we were forced to use Dieppe a couple of times we managed to get around it and...

Today I am mostly yucking bind weed out of the grass. It is taking over the bare patches where I de-mossed earlier this year. Lots of bare patches where grass has scorched during the heat waves.

Now that's a good idea, I have 8 spare ones so could do the main 4 positions , the reflectors are stick on ones 🙂

Do hope they have a backing piece to keep them all in place. Sounds like it does. In the past, when removing and moving things around in a kitchen I have had to "save" tiles for reuse elsewhere. It is a flipping nightmare as you prolly know. and...

You are complaining about that price???? You should see what we have to pay now in Frogland. E10 €1.629 Long gone are the days of cheaper fuel.:(:(:(:(

Well reflectors are an idea. One colour for 12, 3, 6, 9 and another or others for the rest of the numbers!!!

Having a coffee atm ive got the mini on axle stands to repair the exhaust flexi its off but the centre flange is missing so im just going to weld it back on for now as the new flexi comes with the centre section now. I can get a repair section...

Best of luck mate, it is almost tempting to take a sack truck with you when you go to buy gas!! I have developed a bit of a technique for picking them up as we need two at all times, gas hob indoors, gas BBQ out. But you need to be in working...

I did bizarrely think of doing just that, in series obvs. But I don't fancy disabling both our cars here at the same time. In the UK I have a load of old batts kicking around that I could use. I could do with an old transformer of some kind. And...

Waverley booze cruise last night was superb, live music everyone up dancing & singing. Cracking night. 🤘:cool::cool:

OK ta, and yourself??

In France it seems to be Conrad if you can understand them or ManoMano, through whom I think I'll be getting stuff. I did find a direct link to the relays with another supplier that actually worked from a post donks ago on the forum I mentioned...

Connect it to a car battery twice? 12 + 12 = 24. ;)

I'll remove the wood they are stuck onto & take them home then have a go at removing them.

Is that cos yer made ov stone?

Thanks for that. Any idea how to test one? I can do continuity with a meter, but as for clicking it over.....

..shopping done, gas was got. Petrol was £1.34/L at the supermarket :eek: That's more expensive than elsewhere, they use the petrol pricing to subsidise the food price-cuts I reckon. :(

Mornin Cool an dull, no rain yet Reflectors arrived from Temu, 60p each and excellent quality Had an idea for the clock, cheap coasters, not sure though stay busy all

Morning All. :D Slept OK, back is niggling all the time though. Grateful for small mercies. :) Shopping day, and I need to get a patio gas refill (that'll help the back no end, won't it? :( Have a great day. :D

Mornin' How are we all?

Oh for Maplins still being around. Are RS still trading? The relay will likely either have the operating coil or the contacts rated at 24VDC and 250VAC respectively or vice versa. I would guess that with 16A being mentioned that will be the...

Rs comp, farnell, cpc and rapid are all still going.

Have to admit I did love The Sweeney though I haven't watched one in ages. Was part of a Sweeney fanclub at work! I've got all the Sweeneys on VHS and never got round to changing to DVD. The pilot 'Regan' was v. good too. I had a habit of...

I have to say I had read that the scheme might be being cancelled but by the time that happens it will be too late for our journey and its so cheap and easy to get that it was a no brainer. It is not possible to get through Rouen without a...

Well, W went to bed early tonight after we had a really early dins, so I have been spending the evening trying to find electronic components for those blessed thermostats you all know about. It reminds me of trying to chase down parts for old...

It has been cooler and rainy this past couple of days.

We also have the boxed set of the Sweeney. TV at its best, love it. I annoy my missus by shouting out the makes and models of all the cars we see on the screen!! I lovethe al;most total lack of political correctness although feminism is remarked...

Sorry for laughing, 🤣 🤣 🤣 but the Frogs have decided to cancel all the crit'air poop!!! We too have got ours, but I think that you wouldn't need them anyway. When we come over here we go Caen Ouistreham, Alencon, Le Mans, Tours, Chateauroux...

We have driven it many times but recently not for a few years. I hanker after those heady days when I could fill my van with diesel for €35 and get from Malaga to Bilbao on one tank... I think in 2001 we did the return journey to the UK 4...