Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 27)

[Iva Barchetta]

That IS a lot of stuff to erm stuff into one engine bay.

[DickyC]

There doesn't seem to be an engine. Should we tell him?

[Nik da Greek]

Never took the engine out. That way I figured I couldn't break it Maybe I should use the space hopper?

[Iva Barchetta]

Is it a single or twin rotor space hopper ?

[Vitorio]

Nik da Greek said:

Working on it as soon as I get a spare minute, V

Meanwhile, this is most of the stuff I have to fit back into quite a small engine bay! Kinda hard to believe it all fitted



I might not try to fit the space hopper though

Best get stuffin Nik, that is a lot of parts to put into a tiny jap coupe

[Impasse]

I don't like to speak too loudly or too confidently for fear of jinxing it, but it seems the RRS is back in one piece.

Very pleased (yet again!) that I bought a box of electronic trickery for it some years ago. Once you plug it in via the OBD2 socket it's possible to use a laptop to interrogate and manipulate pretty much every electronic system the RRS uses. Particularly important for doing something as straightforward as the handbrake mech which needs cycling to set the cable adjustment, then the handbrake mech's on-board inclinometer needs to be told when the car is parked on the flat to set the baseline.

When did this stuff become so complicated? Yes, it was achievable as I had the correct tools at my disposal but is there really any need for it when a set of spanners would have sufficed up until now?
/Old fart whinge/

[Allanv]

Wake up, but hang on WTF time is this?

It is not like I have to go to an office I am already in it.

[DickyC]

You fell asleep at work yesterday and you've only just woken up?

We've all done it.

[Iva Barchetta]

Yo.

Today is "Take your cousin to work Thursday"

[DickyC]

What if you don't have any cousins? I don't. I could take Clive next door but we don't have a lot in common and he might think I'm kidnapping him. We'd be driving through Newbury in the rush hour with his anxious face pressed against the passenger window mouthing, "Help me!" to passers by. I could put him in the boot I suppose.

[Vitorio]

DickyC said:

What if you don't have any cousins? I don't. I could take Clive next door but we don't have a lot in common and he might think I'm kidnapping him. We'd be driving through Newbury in the rush hour with his anxious face pressed against the passenger window mouthing, "Help me!" to passers by. I could put him in the boot I suppose.

Ive got two spares, you can borrow one of mine, although one of em isnt an adult yet..

And what a morning indeed, i managed to oversleep by an hour, had to put fuel in the tank (managed to get 58 litres in what is specced at 60) and it was absolutely pissing down all the way.

[coopedup]

Morning all, is it Friday yet?

[Vitorio]

coopedup said:

Morning all, is it Friday yet?

No, go back to sleep dear

[coopedup]

Vitorio said:

No, go back to sleep dear

Thanks

[Impasse]

Just dropped off the RRS for its MOT later on today. Think positive thoughts please.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Impasse said:

Just dropped off the RRS for its MOT later on today. Think positive thoughts please.

It's only a little bit broken and it will be in repair for just one week and cost < 3k, which is very good for a RR.

Oh yeah, and the courtesy car will be a Daihatsu Sirion.

Think happy thoughts

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ION, trying to buy walking shoes Via Amazon is a trying experience. Merrel shoes need about a size and a half upgrade from 'normal shoes'.

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Paah, so much for summer, i'm doing my morning constitutional with my winter hat on! Baa humbug. I almost put my Xmas jumper back on this morning it was so damned cold.

[epom]

Iva Barchetta said:

coopedup said:

Iva Barchetta said:

Jerry Springer is on....

Hilarious as ever......girl fight.

Christ mate, you REALLY need to get back to work pronto

Trash tv is the best.

I did 3 hours outside this morning BTW.....doing stuff.

Been watching lots too as am off work as well. Yesterday I watched an old top gear with Dani Ricardo, what a genuinely nice and pleasant young fella.

[james_tigerwoods]

I'm in Derby. I wanted to go out on my new hybrid bicycle I bought yesterday, but nooooooooo, I had to work.

How jolly rude.

[Impasse]

drivin_me_nuts said:

It's only a little bit broken and it will be in repair for just one week and cost < 3k, which is very good for a RR.

Oh yeah, and the courtesy car will be a Daihatsu Sirion.

Think happy thoughts

But I washed, waxed and vacuumed it last night so surely it should be fine?

[drivin_me_nuts]

Impasse said:

But I washed, waxed and vacuumed it last night so surely it should be fine?

Aah yes, the wax on invincibility. Immune to everyfink.