Tell us something really trivial about your life Volume 40
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Today was a very bad day for the unfortunate driver of what was an immaculate white TVR Cerbera AJP V8:
He was fortunate to escape with just his beard, eyebrows and some hair singed off, and some minor burns. He could so easily have been trapped inside the car, as the doors are opened electrically by a rotory switch knob on the centre console IIRC.
He said he'll be okay, but it all happened so quickly, he never got a chance to use his fire extinguisher.
Suspected cause is due to fuel hoses being ravaged by the dreaded bioethanol petrol.
You know, the environmentally friendly Eco fuel that has been forced upon us all.
I am unsure if the fuel hoses had been renewed, but there are many instances of supposedly "ethanol proof" labelled hose imported from China that deteriorates and becomes porous within 12 months.
This issue needs proper regulatory controls and effective testing before being sold
here, as it is potentially a matter of life or death.
Sleep well folks, and don't have nightmares...
He was fortunate to escape with just his beard, eyebrows and some hair singed off, and some minor burns. He could so easily have been trapped inside the car, as the doors are opened electrically by a rotory switch knob on the centre console IIRC.
He said he'll be okay, but it all happened so quickly, he never got a chance to use his fire extinguisher.
Suspected cause is due to fuel hoses being ravaged by the dreaded bioethanol petrol.
You know, the environmentally friendly Eco fuel that has been forced upon us all.
I am unsure if the fuel hoses had been renewed, but there are many instances of supposedly "ethanol proof" labelled hose imported from China that deteriorates and becomes porous within 12 months.
This issue needs proper regulatory controls and effective testing before being sold
here, as it is potentially a matter of life or death.
Sleep well folks, and don't have nightmares...
Morning all.
Glenners, ouch! I hope the poor owner is ok but I suspect something’s been lost in translation along the way.
The fuel hoses were fine. The problem is more likely to have been that he’d been augmenting standard BP 98RON cooking supplies with Battert’s latest batch of the Albanian absinthe which the scoundrel has been marketing as go faster 102RON bioavgas.
Glenners, ouch! I hope the poor owner is ok but I suspect something’s been lost in translation along the way.
The fuel hoses were fine. The problem is more likely to have been that he’d been augmenting standard BP 98RON cooking supplies with Battert’s latest batch of the Albanian absinthe which the scoundrel has been marketing as go faster 102RON bioavgas.
Morning residents
I don’t think that will buff out. Must have been both terrifying and emotional watching your pride and joy bbq whilst watching. Glad to hear he escaped with minor singeing.
Today is paint the bathroom tiles day. Never done this before and there is a very large expanse so it will be interesting to see the results.
I don’t think that will buff out. Must have been both terrifying and emotional watching your pride and joy bbq whilst watching. Glad to hear he escaped with minor singeing.
Today is paint the bathroom tiles day. Never done this before and there is a very large expanse so it will be interesting to see the results.
Good morrow fellow Trivialities everywhere
Today we will mainly be in Battle.
not fighting in a war, no, just in Battle.
I'm not making this very clear am I?!?!
Anyway, first another lovely cooked breakfast awaits me, then we're off to Battle, no fighting, and we may venture along to a local vineyard to sample the wine!!!
that is so sad to see glenrobbo, at least the owner managed to get out relatively unscathed.
Today we will mainly be in Battle.
not fighting in a war, no, just in Battle.I'm not making this very clear am I?!?!
Anyway, first another lovely cooked breakfast awaits me, then we're off to Battle, no fighting, and we may venture along to a local vineyard to sample the wine!!!
that is so sad to see glenrobbo, at least the owner managed to get out relatively unscathed.Bobberoo said:
Good morrow fellow Trivialities everywhere
Today we will mainly be in Battle.
not fighting in a war, no, just in Battle.
I'm not making this very clear am I?!?!
Anyway, first another lovely cooked breakfast awaits me, then we're off to Battle, no fighting, and we may venture along to a local vineyard to sample the wine!!!
that is so sad to see glenrobbo, at least the owner managed to get out relatively unscathed.
I wouldn't have thought a visit to Battle would merit more than an hour or two, pleasant though it is.Today we will mainly be in Battle.
not fighting in a war, no, just in Battle.I'm not making this very clear am I?!?!
Anyway, first another lovely cooked breakfast awaits me, then we're off to Battle, no fighting, and we may venture along to a local vineyard to sample the wine!!!
that is so sad to see glenrobbo, at least the owner managed to get out relatively unscathed.And since I was last there I suppose inflation has put paid to the local restaurants offering 3 course meals for £10.66
Bobberoo said:
Good morrow fellow Trivialities everywhere
Today we will mainly be in Battle.
not fighting in a war, no, just in Battle.
I'm not making this very clear am I?!?!
Anyway, first another lovely cooked breakfast awaits me, then we're off to Battle, no fighting, and we may venture along to a local vineyard to sample the wine!!!
that is so sad to see glenrobbo, at least the owner managed to get out relatively unscathed.
Last time I was in Battle it was for a honeymoon with my first wife. Turned out later it was an appropriately named location.Today we will mainly be in Battle.
not fighting in a war, no, just in Battle.I'm not making this very clear am I?!?!
Anyway, first another lovely cooked breakfast awaits me, then we're off to Battle, no fighting, and we may venture along to a local vineyard to sample the wine!!!
that is so sad to see glenrobbo, at least the owner managed to get out relatively unscathed.Gud moaning!
And it's started better than yesterday's frankly terrible attempt to start the day, as I have electricity! To be fair, I had some electricity yesterday, just not where it was most needed.
As always after a power failure, a few items of equipment have failed to spring back into life, so I'll need to try to sort them out after I have perambulated, which I need to do ASAP while the sun actually has his hat on - the outlook for the rest of the day isn't great, winds and precipitation being forecast.
My sympathies to the afflicted, the snot-based lurgy doing the rounds sounds particularly unpleasant. Good move on the Abarth, Nij, it looks like a lot of fun. Although the barbecued TVR is a sorry sight, it's always sad to see something as desirable as that destroyed.
Onwards and downwards,...
And it's started better than yesterday's frankly terrible attempt to start the day, as I have electricity! To be fair, I had some electricity yesterday, just not where it was most needed.
As always after a power failure, a few items of equipment have failed to spring back into life, so I'll need to try to sort them out after I have perambulated, which I need to do ASAP while the sun actually has his hat on - the outlook for the rest of the day isn't great, winds and precipitation being forecast.
My sympathies to the afflicted, the snot-based lurgy doing the rounds sounds particularly unpleasant. Good move on the Abarth, Nij, it looks like a lot of fun. Although the barbecued TVR is a sorry sight, it's always sad to see something as desirable as that destroyed.
Onwards and downwards,...
glenrobbo said:
Today was a very bad day for the unfortunate driver of what was an immaculate white TVR Cerbera AJP V8:
He was fortunate to escape with just his beard, eyebrows and some hair singed off, and some minor burns. He could so easily have been trapped inside the car, as the doors are opened electrically by a rotory switch knob on the centre console IIRC.
He said he'll be okay, but it all happened so quickly, he never got a chance to use his fire extinguisher.
Suspected cause is due to fuel hoses being ravaged by the dreaded bioethanol petrol.
You know, the environmentally friendly Eco fuel that has been forced upon us all.
I am unsure if the fuel hoses had been renewed, but there are many instances of supposedly "ethanol proof" labelled hose imported from China that deteriorates and becomes porous within 12 months.
This issue needs proper regulatory controls and effective testing before being sold
here, as it is potentially a matter of life or death.
Sleep well folks, and don't have nightmares...
OH No.He was fortunate to escape with just his beard, eyebrows and some hair singed off, and some minor burns. He could so easily have been trapped inside the car, as the doors are opened electrically by a rotory switch knob on the centre console IIRC.
He said he'll be okay, but it all happened so quickly, he never got a chance to use his fire extinguisher.
Suspected cause is due to fuel hoses being ravaged by the dreaded bioethanol petrol.
You know, the environmentally friendly Eco fuel that has been forced upon us all.
I am unsure if the fuel hoses had been renewed, but there are many instances of supposedly "ethanol proof" labelled hose imported from China that deteriorates and becomes porous within 12 months.
This issue needs proper regulatory controls and effective testing before being sold
here, as it is potentially a matter of life or death.
Sleep well folks, and don't have nightmares...
Quick correction, Cerber doors are opened via a button on the door, not a rotary knob on the center console. Thats a Chim.
They also have emergency door pull release in the footwells that will pop open the doors.
There's no way that a Cerbera should be using 95 octane as it's all E10, we've all been recommended to use Super - 97 octane or more because its E5.
It's been about 5 years since we had a spate of Cerbera fires because of fuel lines cracking.
Where did you see this GR?
Gude Moaneve Wernan Dahl.
Electricity can be shocking, D O'L, especially when the bill arrives.
Have a nice time in Battle, Bobbers. Look after Mrs Bobbers, put your amour round her!
Altthough she maintained that she was Welsh because she spent some of her later childhood in Landshipping, my maternal grandmother was actually born in Battle, Sussex, at a very early age.
1899 to be more pacific. She passed away prematurely at the ripe old age of 99, just 3 weeks before she was due to receive a telegram from our late Queen, God rest her soul.
Well, here we all are, Wednesday already, and it's snot raining, although the forecasters have predicted that there is lots of weather on the way.
Today at 13:00hrs I shall be commencing Round Four (4) of my cardiac rehab programme. I hope Natalie will be gentle with me this week.
sigh: If only she was forty years older...
...or better still, if I was 40 years younger! 
IOTN, I tried out my new Air Fryer yesterday.
I did tasty air-fried fish in Drawer #1, and crispy air-fried salad in Drawer #2.
Have a gnice day Y'all.
Electricity can be shocking, D O'L, especially when the bill arrives.
Have a nice time in Battle, Bobbers. Look after Mrs Bobbers, put your amour round her!
Altthough she maintained that she was Welsh because she spent some of her later childhood in Landshipping, my maternal grandmother was actually born in Battle, Sussex, at a very early age.
1899 to be more pacific. She passed away prematurely at the ripe old age of 99, just 3 weeks before she was due to receive a telegram from our late Queen, God rest her soul.
Well, here we all are, Wednesday already, and it's snot raining, although the forecasters have predicted that there is lots of weather on the way.
Today at 13:00hrs I shall be commencing Round Four (4) of my cardiac rehab programme. I hope Natalie will be gentle with me this week.
sigh: If only she was forty years older...
...or better still, if I was 40 years younger! IOTN, I tried out my new Air Fryer yesterday.
I did tasty air-fried fish in Drawer #1, and crispy air-fried salad in Drawer #2.
Have a gnice day Y'all.
P5BNij said:
''Man with his own photoshopped thread on Pistonheads discovers non-photoshopped holy grail in Hampshire!''
Nice to see you smiling Bobbers with all that's been going on with your Dad
Byker - you have my sympathies, like you I don'd 'do ill' very well at all, Mrs.P5B often laughs about it but feeling crap just before I go to work at silly o'clock isn't much fun at all.
IOVVVVTN, taking advantage of a burst of sunshine this morning I gave our battered and bruised little FIAT 500 a quick wash and brush up as we're trading it in for a rather nice Abarth 595 50th Anniversary jobbie on Friday, it popped up on Autotrader on Sunday night and is almost on our doorstep, so we nipped along yesterday, took it for a test drive and promptly bought it!
Apologies P5B, missed this yesterday, that's a cracking little car!!Nice to see you smiling Bobbers with all that's been going on with your Dad
Byker - you have my sympathies, like you I don'd 'do ill' very well at all, Mrs.P5B often laughs about it but feeling crap just before I go to work at silly o'clock isn't much fun at all.
IOVVVVTN, taking advantage of a burst of sunshine this morning I gave our battered and bruised little FIAT 500 a quick wash and brush up as we're trading it in for a rather nice Abarth 595 50th Anniversary jobbie on Friday, it popped up on Autotrader on Sunday night and is almost on our doorstep, so we nipped along yesterday, took it for a test drive and promptly bought it!
Byker28i said:
OH No.
Quick correction, Cerber doors are opened via a button on the door, not a rotary knob on the center console. Thats a Chim.
They also have emergency door pull release in the footwells that will pop open the doors.
There's no way that a Cerbera should be using 95 octane as it's all E10, we've all been recommended to use Super - 97 octane or more because its E5.
It's been about 5 years since we had a spate of Cerbera fires because of fuel lines cracking.
Where did you see this GR?
It was posted on our local (GMMC)TVRCC WhatsApp Group yesterday evening.Quick correction, Cerber doors are opened via a button on the door, not a rotary knob on the center console. Thats a Chim.
They also have emergency door pull release in the footwells that will pop open the doors.
There's no way that a Cerbera should be using 95 octane as it's all E10, we've all been recommended to use Super - 97 octane or more because its E5.
It's been about 5 years since we had a spate of Cerbera fires because of fuel lines cracking.
Where did you see this GR?
Somebody had seen it and was asking who it was, and the owner replied, shortly after saying he was relatively unscathed, but very lucky to escape with minor burns.
Apologies for the confusion, but it was definitely a Cerb. I did qualify my thoughts on how the door opened with an "IIRC".
The footwells must have been an inferno within seconds.
It's so sad to see the loss of another irreplaceable TVR, but so glad he escaped relatively unscathed.
I didn't say he was using 95 RON
Byker28i said:
On the Cleddau, the quay used to have a ferry, long gone. Not much there now.
Yes, she told us that she used to go on the ferry with her Mum whenever they went to Haverford West.I visited Landshipping many years ago when we were on holiday near Tenby.
It was indeed a tranquil backwater then, with a once magnificent derelict house to the eastern side of the road.
glenrobbo said:
Byker28i said:
OH No.
Quick correction, Cerber doors are opened via a button on the door, not a rotary knob on the center console. Thats a Chim.
They also have emergency door pull release in the footwells that will pop open the doors.
There's no way that a Cerbera should be using 95 octane as it's all E10, we've all been recommended to use Super - 97 octane or more because its E5.
It's been about 5 years since we had a spate of Cerbera fires because of fuel lines cracking.
Where did you see this GR?
It was posted on our local (GMMC)TVRCC WhatsApp Group yesterday evening.Quick correction, Cerber doors are opened via a button on the door, not a rotary knob on the center console. Thats a Chim.
They also have emergency door pull release in the footwells that will pop open the doors.
There's no way that a Cerbera should be using 95 octane as it's all E10, we've all been recommended to use Super - 97 octane or more because its E5.
It's been about 5 years since we had a spate of Cerbera fires because of fuel lines cracking.
Where did you see this GR?
Somebody had seen it and was asking who it was, and the owner replied, shortly after saying he was relatively unscathed, but very lucky to escape with minor burns.
Apologies for the confusion, but it was definitely a Cerb. I did qualify my thoughts on how the door opened with an "IIRC".
The footwells must have been an inferno within seconds.
It's so sad to see the loss of another irreplaceable TVR, but so glad he escaped relatively unscathed.
I didn't say he was using 95 RON
By all accounts, the usual thing is the fire/flames aren't noticed until you stop/slow, and it's a pressurised fuel rail so until the power is killed it keeps pumping fuel out the leak, so you go to massive flames in seconds. Hence why many say they had no time to get to extinguishers. Not sure there's anyway to open the bonnet or easily direct it anyway if it's well alight. I have three in my car, but doubt I could get to the two in the boot...
Sad to see another gone, good news the owner was unhurt.
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