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General Car Chat / Re: Fuel up, electric down....
« on: Today at 19:35:02 »
I must give the Omega a bit of a run soon before the petrol in the tank starts to go stale. 
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General Car Chat / Re: Fuel up, electric down....
« on: Today at 14:50:14 »
Mine is still £0.00.
I have plugged it in at home for an hour or so on two occasions. No idea how much that cost and not too bothered as I dont plan on making a habit of it.
I have plugged it in at home for an hour or so on two occasions. No idea how much that cost and not too bothered as I dont plan on making a habit of it.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Anyone seeing poor responses from OOF server
« on: Today at 14:44:18 »
Same here. Very slow to load. Tried to answer an hour or so ago but couldnt do so.
Seems fine now.
Seems fine now.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: Yesterday at 16:21:40 »
My F.I.L mentioned in my post above, collapsed onto the floor a few days ago as his legs had gone numb and wouldnt take his weight.
He laid on the floor for over five hours waiting for the Ambulance to come.
The Ambulance station is 150 yards away at the end of their road.
He laid on the floor for over five hours waiting for the Ambulance to come.
The Ambulance station is 150 yards away at the end of their road.
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 28 March 2026, 16:55:01 »
85 year old Father in law is having one of his legs amputated today, and they are keeping a close eye on the other one.
Feel really sorry for the old fella. I worry he wont survive the trauma of the operation.
He is a real character. A lovable rogue, who has got away with all sorts through his life because he has an abundance of charm.
Used to get paid on a Friday and M.I.L might not see him again until Tues. or Weds.
After one of these episodes she once screamed at him "who the fick is Christine ?"
He replied, I have no idea. Why do you ask ?"
"Because her fickin name has been tatooed on your arm" was the reply.
" Dont worry my little peachy, you will always be my number one girl".
" number one girl ??!! Im your wife and mother fo your five kids".
" Thats why your always my number one girl".
When I met swmbo she made me promise never to go in a pub with him, so I promised.
After a few years had passed I kind of forgot and ended up in a pub with him.
I was half way down my first pint, and he was on his fifth. He then tried to pick a fight with seven blokes who looked like they were from the local rugby team, and he is about five feet 5 inches, but a stockily built bricklayer..
I was sweating buckets, and only managed to talk him out of it by reminding him that his seven year old son was sat outside in the back of my car, and if we left in and Ambulance or Police car, that was going to be a major problem, and his wife would never let him hear the end of it.
I might soon have the unenviable task of visiting his girlfriend of 65 years (who lives a couple of hundred yards from me) to tell her he is no longer with us.
Dont want to do it, but she made me promise I would quite a few years ago.
Feel really sorry for the old fella. I worry he wont survive the trauma of the operation.
He is a real character. A lovable rogue, who has got away with all sorts through his life because he has an abundance of charm.
Used to get paid on a Friday and M.I.L might not see him again until Tues. or Weds.
After one of these episodes she once screamed at him "who the fick is Christine ?"
He replied, I have no idea. Why do you ask ?"
"Because her fickin name has been tatooed on your arm" was the reply.
" Dont worry my little peachy, you will always be my number one girl".
" number one girl ??!! Im your wife and mother fo your five kids".
" Thats why your always my number one girl".
When I met swmbo she made me promise never to go in a pub with him, so I promised.
After a few years had passed I kind of forgot and ended up in a pub with him.
I was half way down my first pint, and he was on his fifth. He then tried to pick a fight with seven blokes who looked like they were from the local rugby team, and he is about five feet 5 inches, but a stockily built bricklayer..
I was sweating buckets, and only managed to talk him out of it by reminding him that his seven year old son was sat outside in the back of my car, and if we left in and Ambulance or Police car, that was going to be a major problem, and his wife would never let him hear the end of it.
I might soon have the unenviable task of visiting his girlfriend of 65 years (who lives a couple of hundred yards from me) to tell her he is no longer with us.
Dont want to do it, but she made me promise I would quite a few years ago.
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General Car Chat / Re: That's a lot less than expected.
« on: 27 March 2026, 00:01:01 »Well you're going to get a hefty increase in your fuel bills!Aren't we all?
No.
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General Discussion Area / Re: maybe 1 for Dr G/Al
« on: 26 March 2026, 23:58:34 »I always get pulled in scanners for a possible metalic object in my thigh, so get the pat down routine. Not, AFAIK, there is no metal in my thigh, and their handheld scanners done see it.
Like YZ, I must have a guilty face, as if I get through the scanner OK, I get pulled for a swab test
Fortunately, I've never had to endue the full test with the finger
Ive met you, and you do very much look like a wrongun.
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General Discussion Area / Re: There's a shift building in French France...
« on: 25 March 2026, 20:43:21 »
Oh dear, what a pity, never mind. 
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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 24 March 2026, 23:40:56 »
DPD were suppose to deliver a hub for the C1 to me at work between 1845 - 1945 this evening.
Around 1935 I got a message from them to say they had attempted delivery, sorry they missed me, and they will try again tomorrow.
I sat watching the camera for the gate vehicles enter through the whole time and they hadnt attempted delivery at all.
I messaged them back saying thier driver is a lair and I have the footage to prove it.
I dont suppose anyone will take any notice.
Around 1935 I got a message from them to say they had attempted delivery, sorry they missed me, and they will try again tomorrow.
I sat watching the camera for the gate vehicles enter through the whole time and they hadnt attempted delivery at all.
I messaged them back saying thier driver is a lair and I have the footage to prove it.
I dont suppose anyone will take any notice.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Middle East
« on: 22 March 2026, 18:39:43 »I think, in his naive way, that he thought economically the US might not be impacted much, beyond the cost of war, as the US isn't reliant on middle east resources.Filled up today . Three weeks ago 126, today 1.89. 50% increase I believe. Spanish pm has announced various measures to mitigate Trumps destruction of the global energy market. Eg VAT on fuel reduced from 21 to 10%.This shitshow will carry on for months if not years. I'm not saying that Trump did the wrong thing by striking Iran, but his timing was crap, his forward planning was crap and, as usual, he comes across as a stupid kid playing with his toys.
Now Trump has the gall to suggest he will walk away from the Middle East and leave the suckers that buy their energy from there to police the Straits of Hormuz.
Basically, he has no understanding of how the world actually works.
I realised this way back, when he suggested injecting people with disinfectant.
However, the fact Iran was (as proven in the last 24hrs) building long range weapons, and seemingly only a few years away (as yet unproven, beyond the monitors found Uranium enriched way beyond civilian levels) from having a nuclear weapon capability, I think it was a necessary action, and the weak, feeble, scared UK should bloody well pull it's finger out.
I agree its a job that needs doing, but it seems to be being done the wrong way and probably at the wrong time.
The West has been sitting on its hands over the problem for far too long though.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Middle East
« on: 22 March 2026, 18:37:40 »I have a full tank of petrol in the C1. I must remember to drain it down to fumes before chucking a bucket of water over it and putting it up for sale.In this country, leccy prices are linked to oil prices......
Meanwhile, I feel slightly smug at having bought a milk float a couple of weeks ago.
Not where I get it from.
See post above.
Plug it into charger. Watch a bit of TV. get a few hours kip, unplug it and drive home.
Its a shit job, but someone has to do it.
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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 22 March 2026, 18:36:35 »
Yesterday put the dashboard and the other bits of the interior back into the C1.
This morning, removed the n/s front hub in readiness for another one arriving in the next few days.
The wheel bearing is absolutely shot, and not having a ten ton press handy its easier to replace the whole hub.
This is more than likely the cause of the strange noise that I probably misdiagnosed as knackered PAS motor.
So ripping out the dash and steering column probably didnt need to be done.
Having said that, the PAS warning light used to appear for the first 100 yards of driving, and thats stopped now, so not a complete waste of time and money.
This afternoon washed all the Saharan dust off the Leaf (two bucket method of course) and then dried it.
The C1 is parked next to it, so it seemed rude not to do that too. It was caked in mud from top to bottom.
I feel old and a bit knackered now.
Gave the Omega a good wash while housesitting in Walton on the Naze about a week ago, but thats covered in Saharan sand now too, so that needs doing again.
As for the Sons Civic - words fail me.
This morning, removed the n/s front hub in readiness for another one arriving in the next few days.
The wheel bearing is absolutely shot, and not having a ten ton press handy its easier to replace the whole hub.
This is more than likely the cause of the strange noise that I probably misdiagnosed as knackered PAS motor.
So ripping out the dash and steering column probably didnt need to be done.
Having said that, the PAS warning light used to appear for the first 100 yards of driving, and thats stopped now, so not a complete waste of time and money.
This afternoon washed all the Saharan dust off the Leaf (two bucket method of course) and then dried it.
The C1 is parked next to it, so it seemed rude not to do that too. It was caked in mud from top to bottom.
I feel old and a bit knackered now.
Gave the Omega a good wash while housesitting in Walton on the Naze about a week ago, but thats covered in Saharan sand now too, so that needs doing again.
As for the Sons Civic - words fail me.