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TVC

Guest
Somebody knocked the mirror of my parked shabby van a couple of years ago. It wasn't motorised or anything. Cost £120 to get fixed. The driver today said "Metal can always get fixed. Bodies can't." Decent bloke.
The woman who knocked me off my bike was totally distrught by what she had done and immediately took full responsibility, her insurance company were also totally straight. Good people sometimes screw up. I hope that if ever I cause a collision I have the honesty and balls to stand up, admit it and do the right thing.
 

deptfordmarmoset

Full time tea drinker
Location
Armonmy Way
I was left-hooked on the Earls Court one way system today. My right knee completely fubared his door mirror before I bounced off his wing and ended up on the tarmac with the bike underneath me. The sound of impact caused some witnesses to rush towards me and look concerned. I got up and span the front wheel to see if it was damaged. It seemed OK and so did I. The driver was extremely apologetic and asked if I was sure I was OK. I was. He offered me a drink at the pub on the corner but I was in a hurry, so we just shook hands and went on our ways. Stuff happens.
Glad you're not horribly hurtified. Hope the morning doesn't bring on those delayed ouches.
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
The woman who knocked me off my bike was totally distrught by what she had done and immediately took full responsibility, her insurance company were also totally straight. Good people sometimes screw up. I hope that if ever I cause a collision I have the honesty and balls to stand up, admit it and do the right thing.
You wouldn't believe it if you read all the stuff in the newspaper, but most people are pretty decent.:okay:
 

Gravity Aided

Legendary Member
Location
Land of Lincoln
No, 3 in 1. 3 in 1 was developed for the textiles industry, to keep the spools from rusting over the holidays and other breaks. It doesn't stain as much, or so I'm told by a family friend of Mrs. GA who worked in the mills.
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
Soldering irons? long nosed pliers? wire strippers?

Actually, after extensive testing I have concluded this is best style wire stripper.

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Sorry @mybike. You are mistaken. I spent 25 years with that kind of stripper (@Fnaar?). They are a faff and a fiddle. You need this Jokari one. I used it on a big production run that we won five years ago. Works every time without adjustment, and strips every time without damaging the copper conductors. Go on, get one.
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Jokari Super 4 Plus. Absolute magic!
 
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Hill Wimp

Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
I also have a sewing machine, an older Brother machine that does all the stitches. It's pretty neat, but mostly it fixes bicycle and camping stuff.
Mine is a Brother, a BM2600. Really simple and neat and does every stitch I currently need. Of course that's just currently , now tomorrow I could do with .....
 
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