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General Discussion Area / Re: Word Association.
« on: 19 October 2016, 18:44:10 »
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General Discussion Area / Re: "Now is the time to say goodbye - 'Goodbye' "
« on: 09 September 2016, 10:42:06 »If it's a rare silver, Fl, bring down ere to hoof'land, and we'll give you @£50 and pay your train home, and if it's a Saturday, might take you for a ruby, at spiceland
mmm, well, its is Silver and it is a facelift - Didn't know they were 'rare' ?
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General Discussion Area / "Now is the time to say goodbye - 'Goodbye' "
« on: 09 September 2016, 08:24:27 »
No, not the Peter Cook / Dudley Moore song, But the time has come for me to part with my Elite Estate.
I've had it for 16 years (175K miles), since new. Its been, in chronological order, A company car, a family car, a hauler of large 'stuff' and for the last two years, the only car I have that I can get 2/3 golfers in with all our kit for away games, even though it only got used 5 times a year!
Its also been a 'hobby' in the past, when thanks to this forum, I upgraded my car maintenance knowledge from the '4 plugs and a distributor' tech of my Hillman Minx, to the multiple ECU complexity of the modern car technology. I even bought a Sealy timing belt tool and Marks DVD, probably the zenith of my maintenance experience! (apart from my sourcing and replacement of the colour sat Nav display - pretty sure I did a 'how to' on that somewhere?)
It is, however, succumbing to the ravages of time, with rust in the usual places and the final straw, a slight weep from the petrol tank. The shame is, its not long since I had a professional refurbish of the alloy wheels,.
Ah well, all good things come to an end. However, as it still has 9 months MOT, when I get time I'll probably advertise it on the forum / eBay as a cheap runner, project / donor car. Who knows, it may even 'live on'
and yes, I will stay on the forum. I'm more of a lurker these days, but don't want to miss any of STEMO's 'nuggets'.
Pat
Wakefield.
I've had it for 16 years (175K miles), since new. Its been, in chronological order, A company car, a family car, a hauler of large 'stuff' and for the last two years, the only car I have that I can get 2/3 golfers in with all our kit for away games, even though it only got used 5 times a year!
Its also been a 'hobby' in the past, when thanks to this forum, I upgraded my car maintenance knowledge from the '4 plugs and a distributor' tech of my Hillman Minx, to the multiple ECU complexity of the modern car technology. I even bought a Sealy timing belt tool and Marks DVD, probably the zenith of my maintenance experience! (apart from my sourcing and replacement of the colour sat Nav display - pretty sure I did a 'how to' on that somewhere?)
It is, however, succumbing to the ravages of time, with rust in the usual places and the final straw, a slight weep from the petrol tank. The shame is, its not long since I had a professional refurbish of the alloy wheels,.
Ah well, all good things come to an end. However, as it still has 9 months MOT, when I get time I'll probably advertise it on the forum / eBay as a cheap runner, project / donor car. Who knows, it may even 'live on'
and yes, I will stay on the forum. I'm more of a lurker these days, but don't want to miss any of STEMO's 'nuggets'.
Pat
Wakefield.
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General Discussion Area / Re: NEC classic car show
« on: 14 November 2014, 14:12:45 »
We'll be there Sunday - get the tea and biscuits ready please! 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Well, another 470ml of my lifeforce has been drained away.
« on: 24 August 2014, 18:00:49 »
Live in Wakefield - but a yellow belly!
Me and SWMBO are also on the UK Biobank study, which is basically sharing the information about your health for the benefit of future generations. We have full medicals, in Manchester, every two years which include lifestyle questionnaires, fitness tests, reaction and memory testing etc etc. In fact the next one will include an MRI scan. Interesting stuff and hopefully will help my grandkids indirectly in due course.
Re STEMO, I notice you have let him back in (for now). I think I'll start a book on how long for
- Good to see you around Steve.
Re the other donation, I believe that is what 10cc were named after.
Pat
Me and SWMBO are also on the UK Biobank study, which is basically sharing the information about your health for the benefit of future generations. We have full medicals, in Manchester, every two years which include lifestyle questionnaires, fitness tests, reaction and memory testing etc etc. In fact the next one will include an MRI scan. Interesting stuff and hopefully will help my grandkids indirectly in due course.
Re STEMO, I notice you have let him back in (for now). I think I'll start a book on how long for
- Good to see you around Steve.Re the other donation, I believe that is what 10cc were named after.
Pat
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General Discussion Area / Re: Well, another 470ml of my lifeforce has been drained away.
« on: 23 August 2014, 08:25:43 »
Just given my 101 donation (insert Cruella De Ville joke here). Was giving Platelets for a while but now back to just blood again. I'm currently taking part in the 'interval study' to establish if people can safely donate more frequently. there are three sample groups, 12 week, 10 week and 8 week intervals. Its a two year study. I'm on the 10 week interval and to be honest I feel no different at all (in fact, I feel no different directly after a donation than before anyway). Evidently there are already a few countries that use the 8 week interval. At the end of the day it will be totally the decision of the donor how often you go.
Pat
Pat
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Car Parts, bits For Sale & Wanted / Navtek disc for Omega Elite Estate with NCDC 2013 colour sat nav
« on: 30 May 2014, 17:25:56 »
Hi
I have a genuine 2006/7 cd but its scratched to hell. I've just cleaned my laser lens which has improved operation 10 fold but its still laggy which I'm guessing is the state of the CD. Anybody have similar year or later genuine one for sale?
Thanks Pat
I have a genuine 2006/7 cd but its scratched to hell. I've just cleaned my laser lens which has improved operation 10 fold but its still laggy which I'm guessing is the state of the CD. Anybody have similar year or later genuine one for sale?
Thanks Pat
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General Discussion Area / Re: Talking of black Friday/shopping
« on: 02 December 2013, 18:52:13 »
Ha, trialled in the US first, they'll never get to their destination. The gun totting, redneck NRA mob will be shooting them out of the sky like ducks!
I guess this is really a viral marketing gimmick
Pat
I guess this is really a viral marketing gimmick
Pat
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General Discussion Area / Re: BT fibre optic question
« on: 29 September 2013, 12:08:12 »
Ha
Definitely. I just wished they'd put their spade through a 132kv cable!
Definitely. I just wished they'd put their spade through a 132kv cable!