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Larry

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And here are the pictures
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7138/Scenery/wales.htm
unfortunately 4WD and snow are not always a perfect combination as I lost
control coming round the bend on one particular downhill stretch and ended
up stuck in a hedge.

The stump of the bush was wedged under my front wheel and inspite of cutting
it (the stump) it remained as obstinate as any wheel chock so I had to get
recovery out to lift me off the obstacle so I could reverse out of it.

Whats more the hedge owner is probably going to want me to pay for the
damage to the hedge :(

No damage to speak of to the landie though,

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes





 
I see the Welsh ahve a different way of spelling suspension brifge (Menai
Supsension Bridge) :cool:

How the heck to you blokes put up with snow? Soggy shoes (although I note you
are barefooted in one of then pix), wet clothes, rain, sleet, mist, cold. And
that's inside the bloody Series Landy of all things!!

Gawd, it must be awful when you get out of the car!

Ron Beckett
Emu Plains, Australia
snug as a bug in a rug in a 1995 P38A Range Rover HSE 4.6 Litre V8


"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> And here are the pictures
> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7138/Scenery/wales.htm
> unfortunately 4WD and snow are not always a perfect combination as I lost
> control coming round the bend on one particular downhill stretch and ended
> up stuck in a hedge.
>
> The stump of the bush was wedged under my front wheel and inspite of cutting
> it (the stump) it remained as obstinate as any wheel chock so I had to get
> recovery out to lift me off the obstacle so I could reverse out of it.
>
> Whats more the hedge owner is probably going to want me to pay for the
> damage to the hedge :(
>
> No damage to speak of to the landie though,
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes
>
>
>
>
>


 

Larry wrote:
> And here are the pictures
> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7138/Scenery/wales.htm

that picture of the stone dam is very dramatic. You should get it
framed and enter it in som competitions.

> unfortunately 4WD and snow are not always a perfect combination as I
lost
> control coming round the bend on one particular downhill stretch and
ended
> up stuck in a hedge.
>

Glad you are alright and have returned.

 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:16:21 +1100, "The Becketts"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I see the Welsh ahve a different way of spelling suspension brifge (Menai
>Supsension Bridge) :cool:
>
>How the heck to you blokes put up with snow? Soggy shoes (although I note you
>are barefooted in one of then pix), wet clothes, rain, sleet, mist, cold. And
>that's inside the bloody Series Landy of all things!!
>
>Gawd, it must be awful when you get out of the car!

I think that often with series landies the weather condidtions are
worse inside the car!
You can go out there on a sunny morning. If it has rained or snowed in
the night it will be wet inside and continue to drip on your head
until it dries out (never at this time of year), even if it is dry
outside!
Ive just driven home and had to keep stopping to clean the ice off my
windscreen. The worst of it was on the inside (I found that I had to
be careful to not breathe through my mouth as my breath would freeze
the screen up quicker).
Also, on cold calm days, you get half frozen whiule driving by the
drafts. Its colder than walking outside!

 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:14:31 +0000, Tom Woods <[email protected]>
wrote:

>>Gawd, it must be awful when you get out of the car!
>
>I think that often with series landies the weather condidtions are
>worse inside the car!

I've had my Discovery for almost 3 years, after driving Series IIIs
for 11 years, and I still can't use to being able to take my coat and
woolly hat off when I get in the car!

Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.

Judith
 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:17:37 +0000, Judith
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.

The half inch gap between the door and the rubber seal on the body
stops mine from freezing shut :)

 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:24:32 +0000, Tom Woods <[email protected]>
wrote:

>>Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.
>
>The half inch gap between the door and the rubber seal on the body
>stops mine from freezing shut :)

Ha ha! I've just remembered that feeling that today will be the day
when the door top finally falls off! (And next time I need to replace
the doortop of a Series Landy, I must remember to get one that's
already glazed. How can such an apparently simple job take so
flippin' long?! And I'll get the plastic window channel next time,
too!)

Judith
 
You are not wrong there, getting inside on a cold morning is like climbing
inside a refrigerator., to think I gave up a limo for this.

--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:16:21 +1100, "The Becketts"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> I think that often with series landies the weather condidtions are
> worse inside the car!
> You can go out there on a sunny morning. If it has rained or snowed in
> the night it will be wet inside and continue to drip on your head
> until it dries out (never at this time of year), even if it is dry
> outside!
> Ive just driven home and had to keep stopping to clean the ice off my
> windscreen. The worst of it was on the inside (I found that I had to
> be careful to not breathe through my mouth as my breath would freeze
> the screen up quicker).
> Also, on cold calm days, you get half frozen whiule driving by the
> drafts. Its colder than walking outside!
>


 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:24:54 +0000, Judith
<[email protected]> wrote:

>>>Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.
>>
>>The half inch gap between the door and the rubber seal on the body
>>stops mine from freezing shut :)
>
>Ha ha! I've just remembered that feeling that today will be the day
>when the door top finally falls off! (And next time I need to replace
>the doortop of a Series Landy, I must remember to get one that's
>already glazed. How can such an apparently simple job take so
>flippin' long?! And I'll get the plastic window channel next time,
>too!)

I actually did the door top (using a glazed one after i reglazed an
old one and it took hours and then only lasted a few months before the
top fell apart) but my top door hinge is worn out now and it doesnt
sit straight.

To make it worse the nuts that hold the hinge on arnt captive ones,
and i put them on with the bulkhead off the car and then turned upside
down and using a spanner on a bit of string! - so i need to grind the
old ones off and weld some captive ones on :(

 
In a previos incarnation I remember one Christmas coming back from Stoke on
Trent on a Lambretta scooter, my coat was icing up :( one bonus though it
was faster than my landie.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes




"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:17:37 +0000, Judith
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.
>
> The half inch gap between the door and the rubber seal on the body
> stops mine from freezing shut :)
>


 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 21:17:37 +0000, Judith wrote:

> Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.

How do you manage that? Mind it's only the handle that has fozen solid
so far not around the seals.

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



 

Larry wrote:
> And here are the pictures
> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7138/Scenery/wales.htm
> unfortunately 4WD and snow are not always a perfect combination as I
lost
> control coming round the bend on one particular downhill stretch and
ended
> up stuck in a hedge.
>
> The stump of the bush was wedged under my front wheel and inspite of
cutting
> it (the stump) it remained as obstinate as any wheel chock so I had
to get
> recovery out to lift me off the obstacle so I could reverse out of
it.
>
> Whats more the hedge owner is probably going to want me to pay for
the
> damage to the hedge :(
>
> No damage to speak of to the landie though,

I liked the mountain pictures and repaid a few visits into your
electrical pylon picture stash. I also found out about your
burglary...sorry about that. (I have also read the tribute to Mary
Arnold, saw you playing flute at an outdoor event and the cats :>)

H

 
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 22:43:24 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>> Also, my doors haven't frozen shut yet.
>
>How do you manage that? Mind it's only the handle that has fozen solid
>so far not around the seals.

Perhaps I've just been lucky!
 
"Tom Woods" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> To make it worse the nuts that hold the hinge on arnt captive ones,
> and i put them on with the bulkhead off the car and then turned upside
> down and using a spanner on a bit of string! - so i need to grind the
> old ones off and weld some captive ones on :(
>

The captives are fastened to a metal clip and slide on the door pillar
through the larger square hole, a bit like a paperclip with a nut welded on
to them. So the good news is once you've drilled the old ones off the new
ones should be a doddle to fit with just a screwdriver. Welder can stay in
the garage.

Lee D


 
Nice pix. I get panicky if I'm that far from civilization; always paranoid
my car will break down and I'll get dehydrated and nobody will find me.
Just got back from Mickeytown with the kid. Didn't run into any lemmings
while we were away. Was nice to get away and I've all of a sudden gotten
inspired to get my place cleaned up(way too much clutter though not close to
being squalor). All of a sudden it seems overwhelming too. I don't know
what I was doing wasting all my time not getting more done. We'll see if I
succeed.
ares


"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> And here are the pictures
> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7138/Scenery/wales.htm
> unfortunately 4WD and snow are not always a perfect combination as I lost
> control coming round the bend on one particular downhill stretch and ended
> up stuck in a hedge.
>
> The stump of the bush was wedged under my front wheel and inspite of
cutting
> it (the stump) it remained as obstinate as any wheel chock so I had to get
> recovery out to lift me off the obstacle so I could reverse out of it.
>
> Whats more the hedge owner is probably going to want me to pay for the
> damage to the hedge :(
>
> No damage to speak of to the landie though,
>
> --
> Larry
> Series 3 rust and holes
>
>
>
>
>


 
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