Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 24)
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Nah... responders go play in the floods/snow/mountains when the air ambulances are grounded and land ambiwlans and normal fast response vehicles can't get there.
They wouldn't let me join the SE group in my leafsprung relic... because I don't have a winch and my "vehicle wiring is of questionable reliability"
They wouldn't let me join the SE group in my leafsprung relic... because I don't have a winch and my "vehicle wiring is of questionable reliability"
Leafspring said:
Nah... responders go play in the floods/snow/mountains when the air ambulances are grounded and land ambiwlans and normal fast response vehicles can't get there.
They wouldn't let me join the SE group in my leafsprung relic... because I don't have a winch and my "vehicle wiring is of questionable reliability"
They would love my Range Rover They wouldn't let me join the SE group in my leafsprung relic... because I don't have a winch and my "vehicle wiring is of questionable reliability"
Leafspring said:
Nobody has been squished by the hoist/forklift/tractors/load all... yet 
Well, none that you've noticed...ION, I popped in to Morrisons on the way back to grab some groceries. Amongst all the usual breakfast cereal, chicken breasts and toilet cleaner I picked up a cheapo bottle of Cava, a bunch of yellow carnations for the table and a packet of Minstrels. Nothing particularly exciting.
The checkout girl said "Ooh, flowers, wine and chocolates? Someone's in the doghouse!"
Cheeky frikkin' mare. If she wasn't pretty I would have taken offence.
Impasse said:
Leafspring said:
Nobody has been squished by the hoist/forklift/tractors/load all... yet
Well, none that you've noticed...Nathan fell off a 4 foot high scaffold last week and bashed his ankle up... he's still off
Chris has a habit of cutting himself when using a craft knife to gently remove masking tape from painted boats...
Accidents happen, nobodies needed an ambulance/died yet though
Fellow co-worker near me that I can't stand. He constantly makes himself cups of tea he never finishes. as a result the area around me is always humid and smelling of tea. Hate it. today he made himself a cup,put it on his desk, then immediately told me he was going out for 20minutes for lunch.
doogz said:
So what exactly does that entail?
People break down, and phone you, and you don your jacket and go play AA man for free?
I mean, I have odd hobbies, but you're on a different scale.
He's a rapid response traction engine breakdown man; if you've run out of nutty slack, or split a boiler tube or popped a stay, he'll be with you before you can say jack robinson.*People break down, and phone you, and you don your jacket and go play AA man for free?
I mean, I have odd hobbies, but you're on a different scale.
*as long as you don't say it for at least 2 weeks, as rollers aren't very speedy and it takes a while to get steam up.
ChemicalChaos said:
New one is galvanised I presume?
Can't afford to buy a galvanised chassis yet, it's a secondhand TD5 chassis that needs a rear crossmember. Plan is to fit a rear quarter chassis (worst case), move the engine mounts to suit the 300TDI and then fill it with waxoyl, give it several coats of paint and then build up the 90 on top. I reckon the total cost of bits I need will come in lower than the cost of a new galvanised chassis and make the car good for the next 5-6 years.
hidetheelephants said:
doogz said:
So what exactly does that entail?
People break down, and phone you, and you don your jacket and go play AA man for free?
I mean, I have odd hobbies, but you're on a different scale.
He's a rapid response traction engine breakdown man; if you've run out of nutty slack, or split a boiler tube or popped a stay, he'll be with you before you can say jack robinson.*People break down, and phone you, and you don your jacket and go play AA man for free?
I mean, I have odd hobbies, but you're on a different scale.
*as long as you don't say it for at least 2 weeks, as rollers aren't very speedy and it takes a while to get steam up.
It's often said the RNLI/Coastguard are those who venture out in conditions that make all other sailors race for port. Well, the National 4x4 Response Network is the land-based equivalent. Remember us if the country gets another winter-geddon this year.
Edited by ChemicalChaos on Monday 20th October 19:54
ChemicalChaos said:
You know when you see news footage of 4x4s wading through floods to bring supplies to flooded communities or evacuate residents? Or footage of medical staff being transported through blizzards to stranded patients? Stuck lorries being pulled up icy hills? You may have even seen news pictures of hundreds of vehicles being extracted from churned up fields at large public events (ie Isle of Wight festival), or of volunteers working to winch aside downed trees from major roads during storms.
It's often said the RNLI/Coastguard are those who venture out in conditions that make all other sailors race for port. Well, the National 4x4 Response Network is the land-based equivalent. Remember us if the country gets another winter-geddon this year.
For posterity.It's often said the RNLI/Coastguard are those who venture out in conditions that make all other sailors race for port. Well, the National 4x4 Response Network is the land-based equivalent. Remember us if the country gets another winter-geddon this year.
Edited by ChemicalChaos on Monday 20th October 19:54
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