Forever the optimist me Lovely sunny day tomorrow, some rain showers Saturday, showers Sunday and showers Monday where I'm going Won't be as crowded so bargains to be had, and there's always the beer tent :D :D

Need more than an umbrella. Looking at the forecast, a small dinghy might be in order. :eek:

Mornin Bit of a dull start Prepping caravan for weekend at Smallwood steam etc show Genni going in, need to get petrol, got two bottles of gas and two big batteries :) Weather not looking too good but I got boots and an umbrella :D Stay busy all :)

Morning All. :D Washed the mini yesterday and so of course it then rained all over it. :) MIL has been seen by the plastic surgeon; not good news. Wound is still mucky and so she has to go back to theatres for more debridement. Then they are...

People don't give them bones these days

Bloody hell I learnt to drive in an old 2000 series Daf. Jakes open the exhaust valve just as piston hits tdc to release any pressure so there is no effort spplied to the piston on the downstroke so the engine sort of operates in reverse. Some...

Afternoon folks :). Doing little jobs here as have builder/s here. Put the pool pump in and now its running a couple of hours a day. tried to pump the water/tadpoles off the top cover, but the pump kept blowing apart, (yes I got wet) dont know...

Well my arms are bruised and ripped but the starter motor has been changed 😎 Needed to remove the dashboard and steering column then loosen the brake master cylinder to gain acces to the bolt on the engine side. New starter a lot better and...

Outlawed under the racial discrimination act! 🤣 🤣 🤣 Seriously, dog food has changed, less calcium from ground up bones. It is said that in the USA, (where else) top dollar dog food in tins is so good that the tramps there eat it. :eek:

The exhaust brake on my old 77 DAF 2800 would lock the back wheels unit only in the wet Am I right in thinking a Jake brake shuts the exhaust valves ?

Ex brakes on trucks are are psis poor. Jakes and retarders are on another level.

Whatever happened to white dog poo ?

I recon it would be worth a try, not difficult it's just a butterfly valve in the exhaust pipe They were good on the old trucks depending, DAF were the best in the seventies with Merc the worst in my opinion

Well we survived the thunderstorms, torrential rain and heavy hail that others in the south of France had. 3 dead at least, others missing. Rose Garlic crop in a neighbouring town totoally destroyed , roads flooded all over, bits of the hi speed...

I didn't count the Land Rovers, had three Disco 1's a 110 a 90 and a Disco 2, had the 90 about 5 years also had a Mini which I raced and I had that tucked away for maybe 25 years. Tend to keep cars longer now I'm older or maybe the cars are...

Massive rain cloud over the botton arf ov england. If only it would move up er bit.

Got me harvester up and sorted. Din't order any clips so eye tie wrapped it to me boiler condensate pipe then run it along the top ov me fence. Temp install. Will get some propper clips ferrit. Late nights recently doing it. Wevver said it were...

Morning All. :D A cool & overcast one at the moment. :( Mini club tonight. :) Have a great day. :D

Your phrase "cars I kept the longest" really got me thinking. The problem being that I have a habit of driving cars and then sometimes, especially if they break down, simply parking them up until I can get around to fixing them. Which means that...

When I was a youngster working out of IBM South Bank (next to the National Theatre) we used to use a local boozer at lunchtimes and it was opposite the waterloo East station stairway entrance. In one of the railway arches was a business/bloke...

Have wanted a Traction for a long time. surprisingly they are not the most expensive of veteran cars over here. Not cheap mind but still not all that bad.

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Must admit this is blowing my brains too. I am no joiner, far from it, but I have hung a few doors and cannot see what the fuss is about.

Had a few as well but wish I'd kept the '52 Citroen 6 cylinder Traction avant, the Moskvitch and the 66 Austin Cooper The cars I kept the longest were a 2.2 diesel Renault 21, a diesel Pug 106 and an 05 Ford Ranger pickup All other vehicles...

That post re the 50 best Britsh cars. I am tempted to start one on "Cars I have owned and wish I still did" In my case, Mk2 Jag, Mk1 Cortina, Opel Manta 1900 A series, Renault 17, Dolomite Sprint, "Hot" mini, even a Renault 6 for heaven's sake.

Me pipe is ere. Well appy wivvit.

Love it!! The pipes under the floor, the rerouting, the new rad. I even ran pipes into my garage from the utility to heat it. Not a lot, but it does make a bit of difference.

Morning All. :D Nice day, even though its a shopping day. :) Hey, the old gal is throwing a wobbler at the hospital; at about 11:30 Sunday night she got dressed in her going home clothes and announced she was leaving. My wife found her...

Dpd ses me pipes coming between 10 and 11.

Did a bathroom in my old house, run pipes under floor, all soldered joints etc, It's still going strong 20 years later This isn't my property so I'll have to grin and bear it for the time being, I know what needs doing but all they talk about is...