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[aaronjb]

Note to self: When pumping a tyre up from almost flat with the electric compressor.. do it with the engine running.

Very nearly stranded myself in the carpark at work (which gets locked at 9.30pm!) 

(Now I get to wait and see if the tyre is flat again in the morning, and whether it'll start again after the 15 mile drive home!)

Whoops. I be a dullard. Just thought I'd amuse you all

[vauxfan2k]

aside from flattening your battery, the pump runs faster with the engine running due to the higher voltage from the alternator.

silly boy 

[Richie London]

i went into tescos a few weeks ago to pump mine, the compressor was going but it just let the air out, when i told them in the kiosk they said it was broke. only a complete and utter prattt would leave it on and not put a notice on the machine. luckily i didnt let to much out. 

[aaronjb]

Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain

In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*

Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm'

[vauxfan2k]

Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain

In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*

Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm'

kinda like the washing machine when theres too many boiler suits in it? 

[aaronjb]

Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain

In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*

Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm'

kinda like the washing machine when theres too many boiler suits in it? 

Yeah that's about right!

[Broomies Mate]

i went into tescos a few weeks ago to pump mine, the compressor was going but it just let the air out, when i told them in the kiosk they said it was broke. only a complete and utter prattt would leave it on and not put a notice on the machine. luckily i didnt let to much out. 

Exact same thing happened to me 4 or 5 years ago at my local Asda.  T'was late, maybe 1 or 2am and staff were short on the ground.  Long story short, the Store Manager was pumping up my tyre with a foot-pump he 'borrowed' from the store shelf in the pissing down rain.

And I got my 20p back 

[Martin_1962]

Note to self: When pumping a tyre up from almost flat with the electric compressor.. do it with the engine running.

Very nearly stranded myself in the carpark at work (which gets locked at 9.30pm!) 

(Now I get to wait and see if the tyre is flat again in the morning, and whether it'll start again after the 15 mile drive home!)

Whoops. I be a dullard. Just thought I'd amuse you all

Object lesson there is a method in my madness

[davethediver]

Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain

In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*

Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm'

If there is an award for describing sounds in the written form you have surely won it this year. Outstanding

But once again how did it go

[Dishevelled Den]

Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain

In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*

Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm'

If there is an award for describing sounds in the written form you have surely won it this year. Outstanding

But once again how did it go

Without doubt Dave but a 'dugga dugga dugga dugga' beats a 'whuuur whuuur whuuur whuuur' every time , in my estimation.

[Auto Addict]

i went into tescos a few weeks ago to pump mine, the compressor was going but it just let the air out, when i told them in the kiosk they said it was broke. only a complete and utter prattt would leave it on and not put a notice on the machine. luckily i didnt let to much out. 

That happened to me at the local Tescos about 5 years ago, before I got my own compressor, let about 10psi out of the tyre, same thing, kiosk said, yes it's broken, don't know how to switch it off

[aaronjb]

Indeed it does.. I know that, but apparently wasn't engaging brain

In fact, the thought process went something like "Hmm, the compressor is slowing down, that's ... oh hell I'm flattening the battery" *runs around car and yanks cable out of cig lighter*

Fortunately she just about caught and started, though it sounded rather like 'whuuuur whuuuur whuuuur splut whuuur whuur splut whuuur whuuur splut splut bruuummm'

If there is an award for describing sounds in the written form you have surely won it this year. Outstanding

But once again how did it go

Without doubt Dave but a 'dugga dugga dugga dugga' beats a 'whuuur whuuur whuuur whuuur' every time , in my estimation.

See, I thought that would amuse you all..

[Sixstring]

P-M-S-L...........lots.

dugga-dugga-dugga, whrrrr,whrrr,whrrr...........priceless.