Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 24)

Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 24)

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ApOrbital

9,941 posts

117 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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It's me that keeps you lot safe,and if you asked me them questions 30 plus years ago i might well have tried to get them.

Lobsta

12,543 posts

180 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Diesel tank done, fiberglass in the deck tomorrow , then we can make some money.

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Don't forget to refill the tank first. biggrin

You can tell I'm an experienced deckhand.

sc0tt

18,032 posts

200 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Split with the ex last sept. Put my house up for sale, buyer ready to exchange friday. The property she put an offer in on in August hasn't even started.

Buyer threatening to pull.

I'm supposed to be leaving the UK shortly...

Oh

Chunkymonkey71

13,015 posts

197 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Hello! :-)

Lobsta

12,543 posts

180 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Impasse said:
Don't forget to refill the tank first. biggrin

You can tell I'm an experienced deckhand.
Yes .

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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One of my cars is in the shop today. It needs a new compressor and I knew that when booking it in, so no real surprises when the credit card takes a hit tomorrow. I just couldn't be naffed to get underneath the car for the sake of a couple of hours labour. I guess I'm getting old.

As part of their workshop regime, they do a quick whole car health check to drum up business make sure the car is safe on the streets and they picked out one or two items which may need attention. Nothing serious (rear pads getting low, n/s/f lower balljoint has got a bit of play - usual stuff and I am due to spend a bit of maintenance cash on the thing) except the brake fluid is apparently looking past its best. Again, this is something I could quite feasibly do myself, but really have no enthusiasm for it and for just under £100 I can't be bothered.
So in the grand scheme of things, I'm not massively fazed about the upcoming bill.

However, I did find it particularly galling that the rear numberplate bulb which has apparently popped could potentially cost me £22 to be replaced. Twenty two quid for a 79p numberplate bulb. That's not cricket.

ApOrbital

9,941 posts

117 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Need help sky goats are at the perimeter oi welsh& irish&scottish blokes drop your socks and grap your cocks.

leafspring

7,032 posts

136 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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After digging around in a dusty, musty shipping container full of junk left behind by boat owners who no longer want it.

That boat I antifouled now has blue trilux on all the stern gear and the last bit of the keel is covered with International Cruiser Uno. So it's now all the same colour and it cost us nothing. Boss man is happy with that biggrin

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Lobsta said:
Impasse said:
Don't forget to refill the tank first. biggrin

You can tell I'm an experienced deckhand.
Yes .
I may have misspelled one of those words.

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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leafspring said:
After digging around in a dusty, musty shipping container full of junk left behind by boat owners who no longer want it.

That boat I antifouled now has blue trilux on all the stern gear and the last bit of the keel is covered with International Cruiser Uno. So it's now all the same colour and it cost us nothing. Boss man is happy with that biggrin

TheChampers

4,093 posts

137 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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How fitting Impasse's picture above is. I've just had one of those moments when you interact with someone in a way that totally nonplusses them.

Keeping it short, neighbours have a skip at present. White van, a male and female team of Eastern European nomads are raiding said skip.

Neighbours are out. I wander down the drive and shout "Excuse me!" Bloke looks very defensive and a little taken aback.

His face when I said "I've got a kids' slide round the back I want shot of, would you mind?" biglaugh

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

241 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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TheChampers said:
How fitting Impasse's picture above is. I've just had one of those moments when you interact with someone in a way that totally nonplusses them.

Keeping it short, neighbours have a skip at present. White van, a male and female team of Eastern European nomads are raiding said skip.

Neighbours are out. I wander down the drive and shout "Excuse me!" Bloke looks very defensive and a little taken aback.

His face when I said "I've got a kids' slide round the back I want shot of, would you mind?" biglaugh
You start raiding a skip, from there it's a slippery slope.

leafspring

7,032 posts

136 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Moe (the old boy who looks after the skips/clears the pontoons and filled the container) is called Steptoe for this very reason biggrin

Lobsta

12,543 posts

180 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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I shall not be looking forward to bogey face.

SWTH

3,816 posts

223 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Half-day at work today. So, having visited all the tourist attractions in Swindon (Steam and, er, that's it), that left me with a free afternoon.

So I jumped on the train to Cardiff and had a few pints of Brains at the Goat Major drink

Unfortunately, I'm now back in Swindon.

leafspring

7,032 posts

136 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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The Audi suffered more from it's side impact than intially thought (the council/housing association CCTV shows it was punted into the kerb when the other car hit it... and we can't read the plate on the video) It's safe to use but not worth repairing.

Thinking what to do with it. The tax is due at the end of this month.

Scrap or tax it and keep it going till it borks? bearing in mind if I scrap it I'm still mobile thanks to the Landy

I really think my next "normal" car will be thoroughly checked and rejected if I have any doubts at all...

I'll sleep on it before deciding

Bed time


Edited by leafspring on Tuesday 16th September 21:56

Gretchen

18,997 posts

215 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Evening. Loooong day. Again. Still loving it though. And had lots of happy patients today. I think.

Have a dinner date on Friday. And received just the best thing tonight which has led to even more adventures. Which has made up for the 'incident' my son has endured at his new school.

Tomorrow's Wednesday, right? That's half way. A good thing.





iva cosworth

44,044 posts

162 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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WTF?

Just switched over and Crimewatch is on.

A girl was raped at a car meet at Santa Pod .

Didn't catch which meet it was.......Awful.

Council Baby

19,741 posts

189 months

Tuesday 16th September 2014
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What the fk have I missed?
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