I guess you could have done without that, Andy. Life can be a pain in the arse sometimes, keep your pecker up mate.Fair point.Finally got around to agreeing to have the meters replaced. Both gas and electricity were over 20 years old so 10+ years overdue.....
Waited all afternoon on Monday - no show.
Rescheduled for this morning - British Gas installer arrived and got on with swapping the meters.
Electrical meter swapped first and left to establish communications while the gas meter was swapped.
Gas meter swapped. Waited. Waited a bit longer.
I now have two shiny new dumb meters
To be fair, Auckland is a fair way for the British Gas installer to go between jobs.
We have smart meters in Auckland - they 'just work'. Probably because they have a good mobile signal.
I am back in Cornwall for a while - trying to clear up the chaos caused by people we trusted.
Each day I discover so many new things to piss me off that I have chosen not to share as I don't have the time
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Started by Andy H - Last post by STEMO | ||
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on: 27 April 2024, 22:31:13
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Started by Andy H - Last post by Andy H | ||
Fair point.Finally got around to agreeing to have the meters replaced. Both gas and electricity were over 20 years old so 10+ years overdue..... We have smart meters in Auckland - they 'just work'. Probably because they have a good mobile signal. I am back in Cornwall for a while - trying to clear up the chaos caused by people we trusted. Each day I discover so many new things to piss me off that I have chosen not to share as I don't have the time |
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on: 27 April 2024, 22:18:42
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Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by Andy H | ||
Fitted the new battery yesterday - wouldn't start.Managed to get the bonnet openNew battery I ordered from Tayna yesterday (standard delivery) arrived today. Gave the battery a good charge overnight, refitted it today and finally got it started - (for the first time in 5 years). There is something not quite right with the starter motor. Cranking was slower than it should be and my helper said that they saw sparks and some magic smoke - almost as if the starter wasn't bolted tightly to the engine. Something to investigate before the MOT. Once the engine was running I had to shunt it back & forth a few times before the rear brakes would let go. Brake discs look surprisingly good but tomorrow I will get the wheels off and have a closer look. |
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on: 27 April 2024, 18:51:27
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Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by Viral_Jim | ||
Dropped the wheel off to see if it can be made round again. He said he'd call me in a couple of hours, but he hasn't. Not sure if thats a good or bad sign! Bought a new tyre for mine today. Stupid Łucking sh!try roads. |
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on: 27 April 2024, 18:34:49
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Started by Varche - Last post by Keith ABS | ||
This bastid weather!
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on: 27 April 2024, 12:19:20
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Started by Varche - Last post by dave the builder | ||
There was a time that the fastest thing on 4 wheels you could buy was a Transit van. Now - the front of every queue round here is some twonk driving one at 45 in a NSL limit.Maybe someone should invent a smart phone app control your delivery vans speed while texting ,calling etc |
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on: 26 April 2024, 21:48:51
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Started by Varche - Last post by LC0112G | ||
There was a time that the fastest thing on 4 wheels you could buy was a Transit van. Now - the front of every queue round here is some twonk driving one at 45 in a NSL limit.
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on: 26 April 2024, 19:50:01
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Started by 2boxerdogs - Last post by Doctor Gollum | ||
Totesamazeballs
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on: 26 April 2024, 19:26:20
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Started by 2boxerdogs - Last post by Keith ABS | ||
Wonderment
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on: 26 April 2024, 15:41:18
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Started by Darth Loo-knee - Last post by countrywoman | ||
Had to go over to my friends and find out why the engine fan was not working after I redid some of the bodged wiring on his hot rod, must have been one off the links onto links onto links I removed. New feed and it works, also had to find an ign feed to rev counter. Cant wait to do the job correctly with new fuse/relay box and bin the bad jumble of links.
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