Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.
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My TV has become a radio - sound but no picture. I've had to put the spare TV in front of it, but that means no dedicated TV in the spare room for the XBox. Can't be arsed moving the XBox to the living room.
Also the country I live in has decided that it's current trade agreements are rubbish, so is about to spend the next few years negotiating hand-crafted artisan trade agreements to do exactly the same thing.
Also the country I live in has decided that it's current trade agreements are rubbish, so is about to spend the next few years negotiating hand-crafted artisan trade agreements to do exactly the same thing.
Off to Jamaica in the small hours of Monday.
The Rav developed a braking fault on Thursday, parts on order and waiting for delivery today so I can fit them before the journey to Gatwick. Can't use the other half's 6 month old car as the aircon compressor has failed and it will "damage it to drive". Part on back order, so it won't be ready for the journey.
So I am stuck to take the Corvette to the airport if my Rav parts don't arrive. This means that I will have to go through the arduous process to change the car details with the parking firm.
As if I haven't got enough to do before going away for 2 weeks!
The Rav developed a braking fault on Thursday, parts on order and waiting for delivery today so I can fit them before the journey to Gatwick. Can't use the other half's 6 month old car as the aircon compressor has failed and it will "damage it to drive". Part on back order, so it won't be ready for the journey.
So I am stuck to take the Corvette to the airport if my Rav parts don't arrive. This means that I will have to go through the arduous process to change the car details with the parking firm.
As if I haven't got enough to do before going away for 2 weeks!
SeeFive said:
Off to Jamaica in the small hours of Monday.
The Rav developed a braking fault on Thursday, parts on order and waiting for delivery today so I can fit them before the journey to Gatwick. Can't use the other half's 6 month old car as the aircon compressor has failed and it will "damage it to drive". Part on back order, so it won't be ready for the journey.
So I am stuck to take the Corvette to the airport if my Rav parts don't arrive. This means that I will have to go through the arduous process to change the car details with the parking firm.
As if I haven't got enough to do before going away for 2 weeks!
There is no way I would leave a Corvette, or any car for that matter with a parking service at Gatwick, you are a brave man.The Rav developed a braking fault on Thursday, parts on order and waiting for delivery today so I can fit them before the journey to Gatwick. Can't use the other half's 6 month old car as the aircon compressor has failed and it will "damage it to drive". Part on back order, so it won't be ready for the journey.
So I am stuck to take the Corvette to the airport if my Rav parts don't arrive. This means that I will have to go through the arduous process to change the car details with the parking firm.
As if I haven't got enough to do before going away for 2 weeks!
Monkeylegend said:
There is no way I would leave a Corvette, or any car for that matter with a parking service at Gatwick, you are a brave man.
Actually, I have done it many times before. You just have to pick the right place, definitely use on airport parking only , and don't set the sound detection alarm if you are under the flight path (the planes keep setting it off and you come back to a flat battery).Anyway, it's insured as they say. It's probably safer then we are flying on a Dreamliner
SeeFive said:
Monkeylegend said:
There is no way I would leave a Corvette, or any car for that matter with a parking service at Gatwick, you are a brave man.
Actually, I have done it many times before. You just have to pick the right place, definitely use on airport parking only , and don't set the sound detection alarm if you are under the flight path (the planes keep setting it off and you come back to a flat battery).Anyway, it's insured as they say. It's probably safer then we are flying on a Dreamliner
Monkeylegend said:
I used to watch the off site parking companies moving cars around every 4 hours to a new parking place on road to avoid a parking infringement notice. A car would turn up with 4 guys in with paperwork and they would jump in a car and rag it from cold. Twenty mins later or so they would be back with another car, park up and wait to be picked up.
That is probably the least of the problems by going cheap. This story hit this week... Muddy field and unlocked cars with keys inside or in envelopes. Apparently about 5 unapproved firms involved so I heard.http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/27/police-find-1000-car...
SeeFive said:
Monkeylegend said:
I used to watch the off site parking companies moving cars around every 4 hours to a new parking place on road to avoid a parking infringement notice. A car would turn up with 4 guys in with paperwork and they would jump in a car and rag it from cold. Twenty mins later or so they would be back with another car, park up and wait to be picked up.
That is probably the least of the problems by going cheap. This story hit this week... Muddy field and unlocked cars with keys inside or in envelopes. Apparently about 5 unapproved firms involved so I heard.http://metro.co.uk/2016/06/27/police-find-1000-car...
One of those operating at Stansted were hiring customers cars out while they were away. What a business model, be paid to look after them, and get paid for hiring them out. They have been put out of business now though.
Sorry about thread drift
Hasbeen said:
My hobby shop, & their supplier, have run out of the glue I need to stick my remote controlled planes back together.
I am going to have to stop crashing them, if they don't get some stock in soon.
It gets even worse. A new plane arrived today. Glue was shown in the photo of the kit. No glue in kit.I am going to have to stop crashing them, if they don't get some stock in soon.
What a rough world.
DickyC said:
In urgent need of a replacement white number plate fixing because its top has fallen off and is exposing the screw head, I hurried to Halfords.
As I now have several life times' worth of said fixings I'm going to push the boat out and replace both.
FYI, I've noticed that one of my numberplate caps is broken. Been looking through PH classifieds for a replacement.As I now have several life times' worth of said fixings I'm going to push the boat out and replace both.
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