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General Car Chat / Re: Vectra-B, Corsa-C, Saab 95 freebie droplinks

« on: 02 June 2019, 12:43:07 »

Just had mine replaced.  Not a high value item though.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Here we are again

« on: 31 May 2019, 21:10:26 »

Another theory or potential use
as there is trellis retro fitted, climbing plants could be trained through the pipe to grow the plants to form a screen

as for weep vents in a retaining wall ,they would be at the base of a wall,
to drain the water low down, high up weep vents would only drain surface water
the lower down water retained, would freeze, pushing the wall due to frost heave
plus , it looks like a relatively recent, cement mortar wall 

Trust you to spoil all the theories and fanciful ideas with logic and common sense, spoilsport. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Mannequins

« on: 30 May 2019, 23:11:37 »

Who cares? 

Besides, they dont represent the typical human form anyway.

Who cares? 

Besides, they dont represent the typical human form anyway.

True you never see a mannequin with thighs like tree trunks,  a big fat arse, huge gut and saggy tits! 

And that,s just the male ones.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Care crisis

« on: 30 May 2019, 23:05:57 »

Im less than half a year away from 60 ! It doesn't seem more than a few years ago that I came to England just before my 20th birthday.
The scary thing is that the older I get, the quicker the time goes. 
I shall soon be sat by the sunny window with a bit of potato stuck to my chin. 

I'm 66 and did a 10k walk in a hour and a half this morning. Stop working 72 hours a week and do some exercise. Now. 

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Can't beat walking I'm out every day for at least an hour with the dog that's after 30 lengths at my local pool I was 65 in March & am probably fitter now than I was in 1989.

I find that i can ride faster and quicker on my bike at 74 than i could when i was in my early 60s. Perhaps it,s because i no longer have to do a full days work now.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 29 May 2019, 19:14:16 »

Annoyingly, it just started first time, and drove home without fuss or drama. Bloody thing.

Yep !
when all the fancy Toys are broke , you can always trust the yoyo (zafira ) 

The hardest bit is usually trying to find where it got left...

Why Do you just abandon it randomly in the Brackley area?

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General Discussion Area / Re: Here we are again

« on: 27 May 2019, 22:20:46 »

Sounds like a rogue builder with a load of pipes to get rid of.

Dave, where are you.

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General Car Chat / Re: Oh how I love garages

« on: 27 May 2019, 18:27:25 »

Go to local fastner supply's take bolt, ask do you have one of these, guessing it's a m,14*1.25

Good idea, ive found a good-looking local place. Cheers

You might be able to clear that thread out if you can source a tap. Do you a friendly m/c shop?

Sadly not, not round here at least (not had chance to make a nuisance of myself yet!). Once I've got the bolt spec, I'll probably just order one from Amazon, given it will probably be a single-use item in my lifetime. 

My main issue is I'm not sure how to determine thread pitch (will Google later) so I'll just goto the fastener place and ask them what they've sold me  . Everything I've tapped before has been M5 / M6 size and threads are either "coarse" or "fine". But I suspect it's a bit more technical than that   

The easiest way is to use a thread pitch gauge, but if you had one you'd have done that already. It's worth buying one for other jobs, as they're cheap. Mine was about £5.


Next is to measure the distance between each thread crest using a caliper -  a cheap digital one will be plenty good enough and you might already have one. You'll be looking at a measurement of 1.25, 1.5 or maybe 1.75 mm.


If you have a decent steel rule you could use that, but it does require a good eye.


While you have the measuring kit out, check the diameter of the thread as well. This will enable you to acquire a correctly sized bolt.

Exactly wot he said.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Resignation aftermath . . .

« on: 27 May 2019, 17:22:54 »

Classy, NOT.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Bank Holiday Pt 2

« on: 27 May 2019, 17:18:53 »

Sorry to hear that Shack. Hope she has a speedy recovery.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Fish.

« on: 27 May 2019, 17:08:53 »

SWMBO had a overpriced burger at a pub near Northampton about three years ago. That came on a piece of floorboard and was tasteless rubbish. Some guy up at the bar took umbridge at her comments regarding the quality of the meal until he was politely told to mind his own business. Turned out he was the "chefs" dad. Needless to say we haven,t been back.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Political question

« on: 27 May 2019, 16:54:48 »

You,ve got to be in it to get the chance to undermine it Lizzie.

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General Car Chat / Re: Oh how I love garages

« on: 27 May 2019, 16:29:52 »

You might be able to clear that thread out if you can source a tap. Do you a friendly m/c shop?

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Omega General Help / Re: Tightening torque of drive shaft to wheet journalismi flange

« on: 27 May 2019, 16:24:16 »

OK, nice to learn new swear words

FTFY

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General Discussion Area / Re: Andrea Leadsome

« on: 26 May 2019, 16:50:41 »

So in other words, have a referendum, those in power who don,t like it dither around for three years, say it,s "passed it,s sell by date" so we need a new one. Small wonder politicians are held in total contempt.

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Omega General Help / Re: Tightening torque of drive shaft to wheet journalismi flange

« on: 26 May 2019, 16:43:40 »

Good luck.