Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Oh! They were playing caving earlier! They had crawled underneath the beds and were having a great time !
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Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
It's best to have it done before it breaks and bends the valves !
It's best to have it done before it breaks and bends the valves !
I know the consequences. New cambelt costs less than a new car.
Decided that I'm too lazy to walk to train station so will take a bike. No, I can't cycle to work - it's 40 miles away.
mybike
Grumblin at Garmin on the Granny Gear
- Location
- Not 'emel 'empstead
Morning!
Good news! I have put the rubbish bin out !
We didn't have any rain yesterday but had grey cloud all day . What was frustrating was seeing blue sky to the North . The line of cloud finished just North of the M4.
The weather looks a bit brighter this morning.
Sunny here, both garage doors open & hoping it will dry a bit more. There's a sort of fluffy white material in places on the floor, which leaks through the cracks. Neighbours lake has diminished to the area around her summerhouse & sheep, now 7 in number, have a smaller pond.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
Yes 2005 wasn't a very good year for me. Cam belt broke , bent 8 out of 16 valves, did the work £600. A few months later the gearbox went, another £700. And to finish off a very good year I had a heart attack on New Year's Eve !I know the consequences. New cambelt costs less than a new car.
Decided that I'm too lazy to walk to train station so will take a bike. No, I can't cycle to work - it's 40 miles away.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
A car is a money pit.
I spoke to the garage about my car last night after dropping it off Monday afternoon. The temperature warning light came on and on checking, I found all the water had vanished from the radiator reservoir.
The fan cowling had become misaligned and the vibration had pushed it into the radiator effectively destroying the radiator. They’re fitting a new radiator and sorting the fan cowling out so it doesn’t/shouldn’t happen again.
To be continued...
I spoke to the garage about my car last night after dropping it off Monday afternoon. The temperature warning light came on and on checking, I found all the water had vanished from the radiator reservoir.
The fan cowling had become misaligned and the vibration had pushed it into the radiator effectively destroying the radiator. They’re fitting a new radiator and sorting the fan cowling out so it doesn’t/shouldn’t happen again.
To be continued...
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
One of those days in work where you start to open the can of worms, and then discover there is another can waiting to be opened. 
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
A car is a money pit.
I spoke to the garage about my car last night after dropping it off Monday afternoon. The temperature warning light came on and on checking, I found all the water had vanished from the radiator reservoir.
The fan cowling had become misaligned and the vibration had pushed it into the radiator effectively destroying the radiator. They’re fitting a new radiator and sorting the fan cowling out so it doesn’t/shouldn’t happen again.
To be continued...
In out 'training' today we were talking about budgeting, and I asked how much a car costs, the answer here is about €200 a month assuming it is in good condition and not too old, excluding depreciation and fuel...
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
One of those days in work where you start to open the can of worms, and then discover there is another can waiting to be opened.
The can of worms email and the 'solution' bombshell has been sent to the boss. I've also told him I'm opening the other can
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
The garage has just called to tell me that in addition to the new radiator, my car also needs two new tyres
And Worms, once out, cannot be put back!!!One of those days in work where you start to open the can of worms, and then discover there is another can waiting to be opened.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
You’re not having a good day today are you?The garage has just called to tell me that in addition to the new radiator, my car also needs two new tyres
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Felled four bullace trees this morning and turned them into logs - they'd been manky for a while and didn't survive the dry summer.
Had a nice lunch; cheese and chutney toastie, a scotch egg, some raspberries, a pear and two
About to head back out and haul said logs to the woodpile.
Had a nice lunch; cheese and chutney toastie, a scotch egg, some raspberries, a pear and two
About to head back out and haul said logs to the woodpile.
LeetleGreyCells
Un rouleur infatigable
- Location
- Whitehaven Mansions
To be fair, recently most days haven’t been. Today will be an expensive day certainly.
NEW QUESTION - why, when planning a route for a group ride, are there no cafés where you want them to be i.e. the half way point? Frustrating is not the word. It simply isn’t strong enough.
