101 Questions

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #21

On or around Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:44:21 +0100, Steve Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Dougal wrote:
>
>> You're thinking of keeping the kids behind a dog guard - what a good idea!
>
>Depends on the kids and how many. I'd need to separate my two using the
>dog guard.

'ere, that disco you broke... don't suppose it had any decent front seat
base cushions, did it?
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to
a great lie than to a small one" Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
from Mein Kampf, Ch 10

 

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Lizzy Taylor

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #22

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:44:21 +0100, Steve Taylor
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Dougal wrote:
>>
>>
>>>You're thinking of keeping the kids behind a dog guard - what a good idea!
>>
>>Depends on the kids and how many. I'd need to separate my two using the
>>dog guard.
>
>
> 'ere, that disco you broke... don't suppose it had any decent front seat
> base cushions, did it?

If it has, they're still in it. I'll look and get back to you.

Lizzy

 

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Mother

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #23

On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:42:10 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Why do you want seatbelts when they are not necessary, I do not believe
>there is such a thing as a safe seatbelt for sideways passengers.

Bungee cord and ratchet straps work pretty well for the more energetic
children.

 

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Mother

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #24

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 20:58:29 +0100, Dougal
<DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> wrote:

>You're thinking of keeping the kids behind a dog guard - what a good idea!

Easier than strapping them to the roofrack...

 

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[email protected]

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #25

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:28:21 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net> made
me spill my meths when he wrote:

>>Why do you want seatbelts when they are not necessary, I do not believe
>>there is such a thing as a safe seatbelt for sideways passengers.
>
>Bungee cord and ratchet straps work pretty well for the more energetic
>children.

Mogadon is pretty effective.
--

Wayne Davies, Harrogate 07989 556213

Just another point of view...
www.4x4prejudice.org

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #26

On or around Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:28:21 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
enlightened us thusly:

>On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:42:10 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Why do you want seatbelts when they are not necessary, I do not believe
>>there is such a thing as a safe seatbelt for sideways passengers.
>
>Bungee cord and ratchet straps work pretty well for the more energetic
>children.

or a sheep trailer with a padlock on the ramp.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"You praise the firm restraint with which they write -_
I'm with you there, of course: They use the snaffle and the bit
alright, but where's the bloody horse? - Roy Campbell (1902-1957)

 

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #27

On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:31:58 +0100, Austin Shackles wrote:

>> Exactly, not a lot. Look at seat belt anchor points they are pretty
>> sturdy, 10mm or so into lots of metal...
>
> seat belt anchor bolts are 7/16" UNF,

Alright 11mm (not that M11 is particulary common...) B-)

> They're required to go into a reinforced point, or if put into a
> plain panel such as a floor to have suitable reinforcement included.

Precisely "lots of metal". Little bit more than a 6mm bolt into a
captive nut. B-)

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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David G. Bell

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #28

On Sunday, in article
<[email protected]>
[email protected] "Steve Taylor" wrote:

> Dougal wrote:
>
> > You're thinking of keeping the kids behind a dog guard - what a good idea!
>
> Depends on the kids and how many. I'd need to separate my two using the
> dog guard.

I had a motion sickness problem if I was in the back, and so had to
learn map-reading at an early age.

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"I am Number Two," said Penfold. "You are Number Six."

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #29

On or around Mon, 25 Apr 2005 09:28:01 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 07:31:58 +0100, Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>>> Exactly, not a lot. Look at seat belt anchor points they are pretty
>>> sturdy, 10mm or so into lots of metal...
>>
>> seat belt anchor bolts are 7/16" UNF,
>
>Alright 11mm (not that M11 is particulary common...) B-)

some of the bicycle hubs are M10.5

>> They're required to go into a reinforced point, or if put into a
>> plain panel such as a floor to have suitable reinforcement included.
>
>Precisely "lots of metal". Little bit more than a 6mm bolt into a
>captive nut. B-)

The ones in question, though are such that they'd have to shear for the
guard to move, and 4 would have to shear for it to come out altogther.
small kids probably weigh about the same as big dogs, too

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt"
(confound the men who have made our remarks before us.)
Aelius Donatus (4th Cent.) [St. Jerome, Commentary on Ecclesiastes]

 

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Lizzy Taylor

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #30

Austin Shackles wrote:

> 'ere, that disco you broke... don't suppose it had any decent front seat
> base cushions, did it?

No rips, tears or obvious damage, but slightly green from getting damp
at some point. Probably clean up OK - I can take a piccy tomorrow and
bung it on the web somewhere if you'd like?

Lizzy

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Apr 25, 2005

• #31

On or around Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:58:21 +0100, Lizzy Taylor
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> 'ere, that disco you broke... don't suppose it had any decent front seat
>> base cushions, did it?
>
>No rips, tears or obvious damage, but slightly green from getting damp
>at some point. Probably clean up OK - I can take a piccy tomorrow and
>bung it on the web somewhere if you'd like?

might be handy, or email it - remove the obvious spamtrap, if so.

On both mine and mother's (not Martyn) discos, the passenger seats are in
good nick and the "correct" shape, the driver's seats are both suffering
from the foam having collapsed to a greater or lesser degree. Improved mine
by adding more foam underneath, which brings it back to the normal height
but leaves it rather "flat" at the top - the seats should have quite
prominent side bits, and feel quite firm to the touch.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell"
Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military
Academy, 19 June 1879.