Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 31)
Discussion
Any minute now. It's okay, it's doable. It's just a PITA.
Long train of thought...
There was a thread on PH years ago about boot space. I chimed in about the early SLK having a reasonable boot unless the roof was down in which case there's virtually no boot. A guy contradicts me. He says there's loads of space. So I say yes, there is when the roof is up, but no, there isn't when the roof is down; the folded roof takes up most of the boot. Where's the argument? On and on he went. He just won't lose the argument. His Ah ha! moment was finding and posting pictures of fitted luggage for the SLK that completely filled the boot. Different argument, mate. I gave up.
Long train of thought...
There was a thread on PH years ago about boot space. I chimed in about the early SLK having a reasonable boot unless the roof was down in which case there's virtually no boot. A guy contradicts me. He says there's loads of space. So I say yes, there is when the roof is up, but no, there isn't when the roof is down; the folded roof takes up most of the boot. Where's the argument? On and on he went. He just won't lose the argument. His Ah ha! moment was finding and posting pictures of fitted luggage for the SLK that completely filled the boot. Different argument, mate. I gave up.
DickyC said:
I had a dream in which everything we needed to take fitted into Mrs C's SLK. This is good news as back in the awake world my car, which went into the menders for a minor oil leak dripping on the exhaust manifold, f
ked up completely and now has no compression on No.4. The guy says the fix was more complicated than he thought and had to take out a camshaft to fit a gasket and thinks he's bent a valve putting it all back together. Not today, mate. Any other day, but not today. Why didn't I live with it? Because the car fills up with the smell of burning oil. I don't like it and Mrs C would have a fit of the vapours.
Oh dear, Dicky, that's not good. ked up completely and now has no compression on No.4. The guy says the fix was more complicated than he thought and had to take out a camshaft to fit a gasket and thinks he's bent a valve putting it all back together. Not today, mate. Any other day, but not today. Why didn't I live with it? Because the car fills up with the smell of burning oil. I don't like it and Mrs C would have a fit of the vapours.
Perhaps you could put all the stuff you need to take into your car, then load it onto your truck and drive that. Mrs. C could choose to sit either in the cab with you or in the car with the stuff.
Or you could get a higher car.
Or go to B&Q and do a deal on a Hertz van à la Bobbers?
Bloody cars
Edited by glenrobbo on Wednesday 27th March 07:30
Bobberoo99 said:
That's some very impressive packing there Dicky, please don't forget it's all in there and try to put the roof down!!! 
It's okay, Bobbers, they've thought of that. You have to pull a blind across to prove all is clear or the roof won't work. Look out for the, "We can get round that," brigade with a luggage shape dent in the roof. You also can't operate the roof while in motion faster than about 5mph. nonsequitur said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Ppsssstttttt!
I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Give him your user name Bobbers, cat and pigeons etc....I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Bobberoo99 said:
Ppsssstttttt!
I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Yes, a lot of merkins tend to grow to quite a large circumference. It's all them goddam burgers.I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
V V V V
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^ ^ ^ ^
Don't worry, Bobbers, if it's down on record that you were Employee of the Month July 2018, you should be quite safe.
Unless they strip all your assets and flog the lot.
The worst that could happen would be for them to promote your sorry ass to Production Manager and give you the task of returning the company to profitability.
Otherwise it's the Local Enterprise Generating Organisation for business start-ups for you, my man. Self employment. Become an on-line consultant in all things shiny/slashy/stabby or best wrist-candy for under 2C's or a whiskey connaisewer or professional LEGO builder, playing with huge erections and displaying them in prominent places up and down the country: or perhaps represent our proud nation in the next Olympics.
Just imagine winning a Gold in Fencing!
Damn unfortunate business with the Mercedes there Dicky, sorry to hear that old chap.
The discussion about the luggage space did remind me of an occurrence a few years back. Old friend of mine, his wife had an BMW convertible. 328 thing I think it was, although that's not really important right now.
She wanted to put the roof down and for some reason the roof steadfastly refused to play ball. Long story short, Paul decided the best way to overcome the problem was to bridge out a couple of the safety interlocks which prevent the roof retracting if there's insufficient room in the boot.
Tech-wise, he was very clued up. He unfortunately wasn't so savvy at predicting impending disaster. About a week after his 'fix', ('Canny good repair, that, man', he was a Geordie) his wife did a weekly shop. Filled the boot with about a hundred and fifty quid's worth of Sainsbury's finest, decided as it was a lovely warm day it'd be nice to have the roof down...
Milk, yogurt, eggs, red wine, you name it, all crushed inside the boot. Astonishing the amount of force the retraction mechanism had.
When it decided it was going to operate, it certainly wasn't taking 'no' for an answer.
The discussion about the luggage space did remind me of an occurrence a few years back. Old friend of mine, his wife had an BMW convertible. 328 thing I think it was, although that's not really important right now.
She wanted to put the roof down and for some reason the roof steadfastly refused to play ball. Long story short, Paul decided the best way to overcome the problem was to bridge out a couple of the safety interlocks which prevent the roof retracting if there's insufficient room in the boot.
Tech-wise, he was very clued up. He unfortunately wasn't so savvy at predicting impending disaster. About a week after his 'fix', ('Canny good repair, that, man', he was a Geordie) his wife did a weekly shop. Filled the boot with about a hundred and fifty quid's worth of Sainsbury's finest, decided as it was a lovely warm day it'd be nice to have the roof down...
Milk, yogurt, eggs, red wine, you name it, all crushed inside the boot. Astonishing the amount of force the retraction mechanism had.
When it decided it was going to operate, it certainly wasn't taking 'no' for an answer.
Bobberoo99 said:
I bet that was an interesting conversation between him and his wife Bomma!!!
I remember the upshot was she admitted to having a 'blonde moment', although oddly enough she was in fact brunette.He confessed he'd made a 'dodgy repair'.
No worries, twenty odd years later they're still together. He's driving a Maserati 3200GT, his lovely wife Claire has a Mk7 Golf.
I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing.
I suppose it'll stop her from crushing her shopping.
Bobberoo99 said:
nonsequitur said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Ppsssstttttt!
I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Give him your user name Bobbers, cat and pigeons etc....I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Reminds me of the scene in Waynes World where Wayne proudly shows off his name badges and hairnets from previous employment.
nonsequitur said:
Bobberoo99 said:
nonsequitur said:
Bobberoo99 said:
Ppsssstttttt!
I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Give him your user name Bobbers, cat and pigeons etc....I'm over here, hiding and trying to look like I'm doing important stuff!!
One of the big, BIG bosses is here, kicking arse and taking names!!
Reminds me of the scene in Waynes World where Wayne proudly shows off his name badges and hairnets from previous employment.
Every time I hear Bohemian Rhapsody I think of that film and have a little headbang!!!
Still a couple of great films!!
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