Yup there is a chance that will work. Also potential for a fuse having blown..or motor or controller has gone.. several other possiblesQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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Yup there is a chance that will work. Also potential for a fuse having blown..or motor or controller has gone.. several other possiblesQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Why is it that when you go to plug any kind of USB lead in, it's always the wrong way round and you have to turn it 180 degrees? :)
I could tell you why but I'll just be called a boring spoilsport [emoji3525]Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
there are worse things you can get wrong way round:eyebrows:
The mind bogglesQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
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Ha - so it's not just me then?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Twas the motor, garage had to take it out in order to make the window free, then shored that up with a block of wood, what a relief, at least van can be driven now without getting very wet.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Nearly as bad as getting an electric sunroof stuck open :).Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Yeah, I hate getting the top of my head sunburnt.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Garage want £336 to fit a whole new window regulator - whatever that is, might as buy a fucking used door!!
Christmas day and no booze!
Why? Have you taken the pledge?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I suppose so. Not voluntarily though, even modest amounts of alcohol make me feel rough for a couple of days. I think it clashes with my meds, so I don't bother now. Bit disappointing, as I enjoy a beer or two. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
only drink good quality scotch whisky now. never get a bad head:D cant do that with cheaper stuff tho
I had a pint on Thursday afternoon to celebrate being done with work for this year. I'll probably have a couple of glasses of wine with my Christmas dinner, then that'll be it till New Year. Like Geoff it doesn't agree with me. I can tie one on if I'm minded to, but I always pay for it come tomorrow.
cant drink beer now the gluten goes for me.. wine is ok as a glass or 2; red pref, or a white fruity italian. but a nice malt has no peers, especially if its had a bit of sherry treatment and a decent age. that aberfeldy 16 is bloody good although its 60 notes a bottleQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Saw this place in Callander a couple of years ago, and thought of you... bloody expensive though, some of their stuff. I suppose you get what you pay for.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...6KeQ23YKIwRoav
you always pay a bit extra for a specialist bricks and mortar type shop. but its nice to go to. i usually get mine at master of malt online. i get free postage with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Same here, trouble is I can't have just a few glasses, it's the whole bottle and then some a bit more, next day feel glum as anything. I think me and booze gonna part ways in 2023.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
With a poorly Sugden and a ropey electric window to pay for, just as well really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Fortunately I can still drink alcohol: beer, whisk(e)y, and wine. Obviously not in the quantities I used to be able to imbibe when I was younger; but if over a few hours, still quite a few units. Though I do have two or three days free of alcohol.
When out drinking with mates, it's beer (preferable real ale), but most of the time it's wine with a meal. I do drink whisky, but I know of a few single malts that I like; so whiskey is only an occasional nightcap, or very rarely an aperitif.
Nearly 12 months ago my younger brother started radiation treatment for an inoperable throat cancer, which buggered up his saliva glands, leading to a permanently dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, and will eventually cause tooth loss. But in April he finally got the 'all clear', got to ring the bell too.
Now it's back. I saw him a couple of days ago, he has a huge scar down the side of his neck, and is on a diet almost exclusively of porridge and soup. Whatever it is that was removed has left him with zero immunity, and to top it all he has to go through the chemo and radiation stuff again in January. He's a non smoking keen cyclist who doesn't drink or eat to excess. Largely the polar opposite to me, and yet... life can be cruel.
Hope he comes through the treatment well.
Thanks Geoff, fingers crossed. I'm going over later this week to chop a shitload of wood for his woodburner, but as I've caught some sort of non-covid lurgy I'll be keeping my distance.
plus 1.. as you say steve life isnt fair, but hoping for best mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
That is such bad news Steve, I don't know what to say.
Thanks guys. He's facing a tough time, but he is a tough guy. Way tougher than me. And his partner is a nurse, which could be useful... All I can do is check on him periodically and offer help with anything that's going to push his physical abilities. I know from his last bout that he will be giving folk a wide berth, you can't risk taking Covid into a cancer ward for all kinds of reasons.
Sorry to hear about your brother, by chance I came across this article on the dangers of wood burning stoves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...nt-home-toxins
Thanks Mike, I was already aware of this, and when I next speak to him I will mention it. But his house is huge and sprawling, with gas central heating. Woodburner only in one room, so he could live without it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
oddly my brother had a wood stove too in his biggish house that he used a lot. he got cancer too. dunno if it was linked tho. ive never owned one. in fact my gas fire doesnt work now and hasnt for years. just got the central heating
We have one of those gas fires that looks like a coal fire, we don't use it very often though it works well. Makes the room a cosier place, but obviously does nothing for the rest of the house.
yup thats the one i have. its not used now tho. chimney flue has a crack in it. also the coal floor is needing replacedQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Got a letter from DVLA yesterday informing me my van is not currently taxed (I pay by direct debit) because the MOT ran out 21/12/22. I really should be better organised with this stuff, but with two vans a car and two motorbikes on the go, there's always something.
Gives me an excuse to stay home a bit longer, but I need to get it sorted asap.
During the early months in our relationship Shirley's soon to be ex-husband cancelled her car insurance without telling her.
So that was 7 months of uninsured driving before finding out, :eek:
:eek: Good grief, that could easily have become seriously bad. And these days with ANPR everywhere the best likely outcome is that the police take your car off you, and you get 6 points and a fine. Also the insurance companies take a dim view. Sounds like Shirley was well rid of him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebottle
Newsflash! (on my laptop). A tree has come down in Devon, causing traffic problems. I'm probably better informed than the Devonians, but then they probably heard about the 30 or so sheep grazing on a traffic island near me this morning before I did.
The way traffic is these days it will probably have a knock-on effect as far as Chorley.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Sheep grazing on a traffic island, how more semi-rural can you get?
Fifth day stuck indoors with this bloody flu, should have got jabbed! Miserable bloody weather, what a shit holiday!
at least youve not had to try and go to hospital. i hope your back on feet soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Thanks, can't remember staying indoors for so long!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
If it's any consolation you really haven't missed much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
I can see that from my window, rain, rain, rain. Feeling better today, but don't really wanna go out in that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
The cat down the street is locked out and shouting at every passer-by to let him in.
dilemma in the supermarket - two tills open, no queue, the two people being served currently are almost finished.
Choice of going to the one with large middle-age woman wearing DPM and a bush hat who still has several cartons of bottled water to be scanned, or young bloke buying two ladies dresses.
Went for the one with the young bloke - mistake. He take forever asking idiot questions and then decides he wants to buy a carrier bag and have the woman bag the dresses up for him. Why do so many people find it so hard just to pay and go?
What kinds of questions? The label inside the neck says 10, does this mean it's a size 10? or Does this look green to you? or Does it come with shoulder pads?Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
A bloke has no business buying women's clothes that aren't for himself. Unless his lady has sent him to pick them up for her, in which case he should have all the information he needs. If on the other hand it is a surprise gift, he needs to have a word with himself, that is potentially like getting into the bath with a toaster.
lol... i love martin's 'picking the wrong till' ones and some feed back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
i would generally agree steve, although i did buy a lot of the wifes clothes for her...but i knew what i was doing ... if it said 8 on it it was for an 8 yr old;)
What is DPM?
When it come to clothes for my partner - she chooses, I pay. It seems an equitable division of labour. ;)
I hope the eating of waffles is more enjoyable than the getting of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
he wanted to know about the sizes, and if he could bring them back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
As you say no man has ever successfully chosen clothing for a woman. I was tempted to point that out to him but thought it might just prolong the agony.
Of course checkout woman was happy to talk about clothes all day to him.
well that blip aside it was textbook really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
Wait until the next time I am stuck behind fat middle age woman who works for the Council. If her phone rings whilst packing she will stop to answer it and she won't be in any hurry to wind up the call.
That's the closest I have come in my life to going on a killing spree.