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General Discussion Area / MOT Pass

« on: 02 August 2011, 23:58:27 »

Not the usual kind, though. G-EELT passed her annual airworthiness review this evening with a couple of advisories.

Harness straps are probably due a refurb before next year. The sealing tape on the ailerons had shrunk and was starting to restrict the full movement of the control surfaces. Wheel brake sticking a little and, the usual one. Needs to be taken out and flown more rather than getting damp in the trailer.

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General Discussion Area / Thanks to Sethsmate and some pictures from Welland

« on: 01 August 2011, 11:49:35 »

A big thanks to sethsmate for organising the trip to the Welland steam and country rally. 

Sethsmate, dad1uk and myself along with lots of new friends had a great weekend and plenty of OOF banter along with a bit of reminiscing, plenty of barbecued nosh and, of course, the "odd" pint.

More pictures to follow, but here's a few for starters...

It really wasn't easy to capture the scale of this show. Something for everyone... Like a nice all-steam powered fun fair. Bu66er the environment!


One or two stationary engines..


(measures MV6 engine bay)


Military vehicles, anyone?


A tractor or two and, in the background, a field being ploughed the old fashioned way...


.. a chance for some to enjoy their childhood.. and others to re-live theirs.






"This is the last time I let Grandad drive!"


A tractor pull with a difference (yes, they trounced anything with an internal combustion engine!)


Couldn't help but take a photo of this one for AmigoMX5  Sorry about the white balance.

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General Discussion Area / Gayphones

« on: 24 July 2011, 02:19:38 »

Went to to a concert tonight and, it seems, practically everyone in the audience was determined to burn everyone's retinas out with a high intensity white LED as they filmed their uphill-gardening mates "at the concert", before deciding they ought perhaps to be watching the band instead - through the screen of their gayphone, of course, while filming it.

.. Because a gayphone with a minute, crap, plastic lens is, of course, ideal for recording video in low-light conditions.

"Those blobs at the top of the screen are the lights , and those blobs at the bottom of the screen that are bouncing around in time to the music, are the band."

Whatever happened to just getting plastered and enjoying the music? That's what I did, anyway.

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General Discussion Area / Busy day for Sethsmate?

« on: 18 May 2011, 19:35:15 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-13437279

Words fail me.

200

General Discussion Area / Vodafone worse than normal today

« on: 28 February 2011, 10:46:27 »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12595681

Already had the air con guys in and their phones were screwed, then the electrician, and his phone was screwed. 

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / [m by=0E20332C2B1A122A2A21450 destboard=general dest=1297607905]: 'Re:Omega Diesel won't start'

« on: 13 February 2011, 15:11:09 »

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General Discussion Area / A few pictures for the nostalgists

« on: 03 January 2011, 11:52:26 »

Faced with an urge to get out of the house on New year's day I decided to check out the classic car meet at the Brooklands museum...

Can't really appreciate the scale of it from these photos but I've brought back a couple for Guy and the first car I came across after walking through the gate... An Opel GT

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General Discussion Area / Picture the scene....

« on: 13 December 2010, 14:35:36 »

You pop to the stealers in your 3.2 saloon at lunch time for 20 litres of oil and 5 litres of coolant. Chuck same in the boot along with the shovel that's a remnant of the recent snowy weather.

You come to pull out of the stealers' car park. It's a busy road and you need to turn right. You spot a gap between an approaching car to your left and one that's just passed from the right.

Do you:

1) Be patient. There'll be a larger gap soon.
2) Unleash everything the V6 has got to give and then wonder what the "thud" and subsequent smell of antifreeze emanating from the boot was all about.

 

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Cat Vs Printer NWS

« on: 23 November 2010, 00:34:57 »

Another coffee-impregnated keyboard for me. Nearly split my sides.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSK1D3bZhRs

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General Discussion Area / A great night out

« on: 16 November 2010, 00:45:18 »

Just been to see Squeeze in concert supported by the Lightning Seeds. Looked like a bunch of old men shuffling onto the stage but boy, have they still "got it".

Can certainly recommend it if there's a venue near you. http://www.squeezeofficial.com/



Kevin

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General Discussion Area / One for the Geeks amongst us...

« on: 18 October 2010, 17:12:37 »

.. and old one, admittedly, but one I re-discovered today, and it made me laugh.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/0140502416/ref=dp_proddesc_0/175-0917207-4995463?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

Check out the first customer review.

Sometimes you get a shot across the bows that says perhaps you should leave the computer alone for a while.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / [m by=113F2C3334050D35353E5A0 destboard=test dest=1279978997]: 'tedting'

« on: 24 July 2010, 22:54:50 »

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General Discussion Area / Free LPG - get it while it lasts

« on: 16 July 2010, 11:21:06 »

Collection might be a problem, though.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/07/16/lacus_ontario_evap/

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Huge thanks to 2woody

« on: 01 July 2010, 19:20:52 »

.. not only for giving me the motivation to pull my finger out and finish stripping down the Westfield.

.. and not only for helping out spanner wielding yesterday evening to sort out the last few details.

but also for towing a trailer all the way down here  (let's face it, I'm almost in France) and towing it back up to Westfield with the chassis on.

Much appreciated. 

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Going to have to get myself one of these

« on: 23 June 2010, 15:35:53 »

Never know when it might come in handy... 8-)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/23/vulcan_manual/

Kevin