The Retirement Thread

[monkers]

If the dieting is required by way of medical necessity, then l would certainly say make a significant and concious effort.

Dieting does have the ability to make one miserable though, then I think self-knowledge is as important as any other aspect. Whenever I need to lose weight, I don't give myself the stress of targets. If I'm losing weight then I'm winning.

I just consciously eat a bit less, move a bit more, avoid the aisles with the goodies in, and never shop or make a shopping list while hungry. I have trained my inner voice to intervene whenever I weaken to say, 'no Monkers, that's weakness'.

I don't tell others that I intend to lose weight as I don't relish others asking if I'm hitting those targets, being eyed up and down before being given the dubious benefit of their opinions.

But we are all different and what may work for me may be the opposite to what works for others. We are all physiologically and psychologically different.

 

[numbnuts]

Got the car back and £310 poorer and on top of that have advisories brake discs worn, exhaust mountings defective exhaust system rusty, fuel strap corroded, suspension component mountings is corroded, but not considered excessive and offside sill and lower wheel arch corroded.
I need another car......I need to win the lottery, still at least I've got it for another year.............

 

[monkers]

Got the car back and £310 poorer and on top of that have advisories brake discs worn, exhaust mountings defective exhaust system rusty, fuel strap corroded, suspension component mountings is corroded, but not considered excessive and offside sill and lower wheel arch corroded.
I need another car......I need to win the lottery, still at least I've got it for another year.............

@numbnuts
What was causing that brake to bind?

 

[numbnuts]

@numbnuts
What was causing that brake to bind?

Not sure, but I needed rear handbrake shoe kit and wheel cylinders + brake fluid and a new horn, parts £110
labour was £160 + MOT £40.......and beans on toast tonight.......and maybe until Christmas day

 

[monkers]

Not sure, but I needed rear handbrake shoe kit and wheel cylinders + brake fluid and a new horn, parts £110
labour was £160 + MOT £40.......and beans on toast tonight.......and maybe until Christmas day

I'm keeping with my earlier thought that the culprit was a seized wheel cylinder. I think I remember you saying previouly that the car is a Mondeo? If so those repairs needed next year are not an expensive fix and quite easy to do - so don't fret. I'll maybe be able to help you out nearer the time.

At garage prices Danni's car would have been a write off. I've obtained 4 new road springs and new suspension arms for about £100. I know enough to know just to scrap the prop.shaft rather than spend £800 on a new one. The rest is just brake pipes and other cheap bits that I can do with my eyes shut.

Anyway talk to me nearer the time.

 

[Drago]

To answer the questions of multiple posters in one go. I had a varied career.

I was an apprentice motor vehicle technician from 1974 to 77. I worked as a technician for Lex Motor company at a Jaguar, Triumph, Rover, Land Rover dealership. I enjoyed the college aspect and continued in my own time and own expense ending up with two related HNDs.

I gained a degree while remaining in the motor trade until 1988 with a spell as a firefighter along the way. I trained to become a qualified teacher and remained working in education in various roles with some forays in politics. I retired at 55, have done bits 'n' bobs as the interest took me, but now I just ride a bike, and post my nonsense here.

As correctly suggested by Screenman and Dirk, the car is a 4WD. The Suzuki SX4 was mostly sold as a front wheel drive only, but Danni's is the more unusual 4 grip version. Removing the prop. est un bout de gateau. Just four easily accessible bolts each end and a couple in the middle, five minute job. It will drive just as well without the prop.shaft and remain MOT compliant.

So let me get this straight, Miss Monkers - you unscrewed the nuts and took a firm grip on the shaft while pulling? Did you shout, "oo-er Matron!" when it came off?

 

[monkers]

So let me get this straight, Miss Monkers - you unscrewed the nuts and took a firm grip on the shaft while pulling? Did you shout, "oo-er Matron!" when it came off?

You remind me of a gay guy I used to work with. He insisted on calling a prop.shaft a 'pee tube'.

Any more of it and I shall feel obliged to decouple your wobbling flange reciprocation unit.

 

[Dirk]

Were they actually dumped, or had they floated away from the owners on an outgoing tide, and then got washed back in later?

If dumped - I agree with you!

No, they were dumped.
I've seen it myself on Saunton Sands; people buy them from the beach shop, use them for a day, then just leave them behind.
Can't have a salty surfboard making a mess in their new Jaguar ePace can we? Besides, there simply isn't any more room at their apartment to store one.
And no, I'm not joking, I actually heard someone saying this on the beach car park the other year.
They do the same thing with beach shelters; you've only got to look at the tents left behind at Glastonbury, to get an idea of how people think.

 

[ColinJ]

No, they were dumped.

They do the same thing with beach shelters; you've only got to look at the tents left behind at Glastonbury, to get an idea of how people think.

Or some of the country lanes round here... takeaway coffee cups, McDonalds waste, old car tyres, beer cans, fag packets, broken fridges/washing machines/vacuum cleaners/etc...

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Back to the dumped stuff on a beach

some years ago we lived in North Wales and had a beach hut on a beach on the Llyn peninsula but lived about 90 minutes away
so a few times we stayed late on the beach and had dinner at the beach cafe
so we were on the beach well after most people went home - just us and some locals

it became clear that the local 'beach wear' shop people used to wander down and collect all the buckets, spades, body boards etc etc etc
and take it away
locals told us that they sorted it all and biinned the obviously used stuff
and resold the rest
again
probably for the 7th or 8th time that month

totally immoral and against the trades description act and all that

but great from the point of of recycling and ethical behaviour to the planet

we thought it was a great idea - nabbed a few bits for our daughter to play with next time - and a few extra for her to share out

must remember the scam - sorry, life hack - for when we go on holiday with grandkids

 

[12boy]

I only weigh 10.7 stone (stones?).......I used to think I was 5ft 8in but I've shrunk 1/2in. My nose and ears have grown, though. My "diet" is go easy on the carbs, heavy on the veg and all the meat I can get. No sodie pop or processed stuff. Oh and I just got another 600 gram tub of Marmite. Sometimes I have some protein powder I've inherited.......where there's a will , there's a whey.

 

[classic33]

I only weigh 10.7 stone (stones?).......I used to think I was 5ft 8in but I've shrunk 1/2in. My nose and ears have grown, though. My "diet" is go easy on the carbs, heavy on the veg and all the meat I can get. No sodie pop or processed stuff. Oh and I just got another 600 gram tub of Marmite. Sometimes I have some protein powder I've inherited.......where there's a will , there's a whey.

Have they swapped your tape measure?

Maybe even a wheyay!!

 

[PaulSB]

Gosh, first at 6.05am. Good morning. I've been awake for an hour and had coffee. It looks wet outside and the forecast is biblical.

I said to Mrs P I would start clearing out and cleaning the garage prior to repainting. She suggested winter with damp cold weather might be a bad time to paint. Research is needed.

So I have bugger all to do today. I'll probably finish sorting out passwords. Everything is securely stored in my password manager but I know quite a few are rather similar and need changing. Also need to have another sweep through Google to clear out stuff it's stored to make my life simpler!

 

[rustybolts]

Just finished 6K run , 3 laps of the neighbourhood, Berghaus kept out most of rain , curried beans on toast big mug of tea for breakfast , 5am brain fart !

 

[screenman]

Morning all a tad late for me for two reasons, did not go to bed until midnight and have been on a trade fb page for the last hour answering questions. Have fun and let's hope for some nicer weather if you have been having anything like we have here.