8 hours ago, Sanddancer said:

Not much fun on the scanners these days with not being able to listen in on the police 

Yeah, hours of fun listening in! Used to be able to listen to the fire service as well.  😀

10 hours ago, Turvey said:

Yeah, hours of fun listening in! Used to be able to listen to the fire service as well.  😀

I used to live a few hundred yards from the fire station, Listening where they were going on the scanner

37 minutes ago, iantt said:

I used to live a few hundred yards from the fire station, Listening where they were going.

That's very impressive hearing 🤣

48 minutes ago, unofix said:

That's very impressive hearing 🤣

 

I know that we have some F1 enthusiasts here on the forum (you know who I mean, Stephen 🤣) and I saw this video and had to smile. For those of us tired with the EV discussions here's what we need to brighten our day:

 

23 minutes ago, unofix said:

I know that we have some F1 enthusiasts here on the forum (you know who I mean, Stephen 🤣)

I loved that video, that's what we do best in this country - eccentricity!

I want one. Effin brilliant to be able to drive one of those things. Even better than a Caterham 7 in my book. And ruck me he got insurance. 

I dont think eccentricity has owt to do with having a car like that. It's having the 'love' of driving. 

Nice one Unofix for posting that. 

Auto Shinanigans is a very good YouTube channel. I've watched many of his videos.

Fords version . I tried sitting in that but my 6ft 3in couldn't fit. Damn. I was quite looking forward to giving it a run up the road. Can't remember why but the garage I worked for had that and the escort cosworth that Clarkson tested on top gear. Think it was the local town fair/ car show etc. 

https://youtu.be/tmZMwk14r4c?si=9bo3wurcOORyGVSU

It'll stop the daughter using me as a removals van.

I remember now, the car was disabled so we couldn't drive it, had to be trailered to the show . Couple of photos I took while sat in the show room. 

I am quite a positive person really but even I doubt yodel will deliver my parcel today.🤣🤣🤣. Well to me anyway. Could be someone's lucky day up north. 

Getting closer, not. Seems I now live in euxton.  Driver got 3 HR drive, 139 miles to go. 

If he drove a Galaxy he would have delivered it by now 😂

25 minutes ago, iantt said:

Driver got 3 HR drive, 139 miles to go. 

I hope it's not one of these new EV vans.

It'll take him a couple of hours to charge up 🤣

1 hour ago, Sanddancer said:

If he drove a Galaxy he would have delivered it by now 😂

On the bed of a recovery truck. 

46 minutes ago, unofix said:

I hope it's not one of these new EV vans.

It'll take him a couple of hours to charge up 🤣

I don't hold much hope regardless of fuel source. 

There are times when you should just pay the extra for delivery......

 

2 hours ago, unofix said:

There are times when you should just pay the extra for delivery......

 

Probably quicker. And it's yodel I'm waiting for. 🤣🤣

The driver I guess is a homeless pedo. Parked up in a playground all evening

In praise of a landlord, sent a gas engineer to solve what I thought was a plumbing issue. Bathroom sink will output scalding water if I tweak it back via the tap, however the kitchen sink wont get above merely being warm. Engineer had a quick fiddle and diagnosed a faulty diverter flap on the combi boiler. Replaced flap, motor and housing, back to having scalding water in the sink. Am generally quite critical of the landlord sitting the panels as I do on much of what they do and how they do it. Am currently working on a Damp, Mould and Condensation document from a tenants perspective to feed into a Scrutiny Project. Had a new kitchen fitted and there's signs of black mould on the back panels of the units on the outside wall. Am awaiting a specialist to view, diagnose and resolve.

Well I've done bugga all today upto now but will be at work tonight. Yesterday I stripped my old Mondeo of all the taxi gear before I sell it on then finished my art project on my guitar before it gets lacquered.

Last night was my night off and I go to the club for cheap Coors (£2.30 a pint) and play the bingo 😆 I then do a walk up the coast home about 3.5 miles but I decided to extend the night and went in my garden bar, I probably shouldn't have done that 😂.

 

 

 

I do like it when a good friend gives me the perfect gift...

That's the mugs we need on our house. 

I do like a lovely mk3 cortina especially GXL or a GT with twin lamps, we were robbed of the good engines here in the UK unlike the Australian and South African markets who had the V6's.                   Those were the days when you get a car that didn't have fancy gizmos to help sell itself and you could have a prang and it fold up like a wet paper bag.