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Very lucky Marshall

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:03:20 +0000

the Marshall was very lucky here

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/uFQ7azCPGuru99WP/?mibextid=UalRPS

Important information for BMW drivers

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:42:02 +0000

Area meet for Merseyside and Cheshire

Fri, 14 May 2021 09:01:52 +0000

Hi guy………. Just only started using the club again, was away for a long time, who does the area meetings for Merseyside and Cheshire, I can’t see anything on here for my area, regards Shaun

Lucas Electrics

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 15:46:04 +0000

For those old enough to remember.

Good stuff at Lidl this week

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 21:40:20 +0000

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/c/diy/c1640/w2

Andi

Drive out

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:54:48 +0000

What a lovely morning for a little drive around the Peak District and there’s me wanting to sell her due to lack of use

Young blaming the old for world environment issues

Thu, 07 May 2020 07:53:24 +0000

Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested to the much older lady that she should bring her own grocery bags, because plastic bags are not good for the environment,.
The woman apologized to the young girl and explained, "We didn't have this 'green thing' back in my earlier days."
The young clerk responded, "That's our problem today. Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations."
The older lady said that she was right our generation didn't have the "green thing" in its day. The older lady went on toexplain: Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled.
But we didn't have the "green thing" back in our day. Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags that we reused for numerous things. Most memorable besides household garbage bags was the use of brown paper bags as book covers for our school books. This was to ensure that public property (the books provided for our use by the school) was not defaced by our scribblings. Then we were able to personalize our books on the brown paper bags.
But, too bad we didn't do the "green thing" back then. We walked up stairs because we didn't have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn't climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks. But she was right. We didn't have the "green thing" in our day.
Back then we washed the baby's diapers because we didn't have the throw away kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts. Wind and solar power really did dry our clothes back in our early days.
Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that young lady is right; we didn't have the "green thing" back in our day.
Back then we had one TV, or radio, in the house -- not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief (remember them?), not a screen the size of the state of Montana.
In the kitchen we blended and stirred by hand because we didn't have electric machines to do everything for us.
When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.
Back then, we didn't fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. We used a push mower that ran on human power.
We exercised by working so we didn't need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she's right; we didn't have the "green thing" back then.
We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water. We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blade in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But we didn't have the "green thing" back then.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service in the family's $45,000 SUV or van, which cost what a whole house did before the "green thing."
We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And we didn't need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 23,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest burger joint.
But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn't have the "green thing" back then?
Please forward this on to another selfish old person who needs a lesson in conservation from a smart ass young person. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to piss us off... Especially from a tattooed, multiple pierced smartass who can't make change without the cash register telling them how much.

Just saying!

Deserted island discs

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:55:15 +0000

Hi all, I have been listening to a lot of music of late & after several evenings keep turning up the same old records of my youth. ( wax cylinders)

Hope you will join me in composing a music list for us all to enjoy in future evenings in.

Please post a record of choice -- WITH A COLOUR IN THE TITLE -- twenty colours should make an hour of listening

Just one suggestion per reply please, to spread the selection as wide as possible.

Looking forward to listening to other records which probably would not be on my personal play list.

Regards to all.

Tayna batteries

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:51:16 +0000

Exceptional service from these guys. Cheap and speedy delivery even though they're from another country (Wales )

I chose my battery by size but still got it wrong. They picked it back up when they delivered the new one and only charged half the cost as a gesture of good will.

A very efficient and fast service.

https://www.tayna.co.uk/

Evans Halshaw Used Car Extended Warranty

Sat, 10 Nov 2018 15:05:12 +0000

I'm shopping around for a used tin top. I've seen a used Kuga at Evans Halshaw and wonder if their extended warrany is worth paying £450 for three years cover?

Nearly another old man

Sat, 03 Aug 2019 08:46:25 +0000

Happy birthday Martin, time to give up the day job & let your younger other half support you both. Regards Bob & Mo.

Nearly an old man

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:56:15 +0000

Happy birthday to our young son --- David S --- keep on strumming mate.

Gynaecologist who became a mechanic...

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:27:09 +0000

New focus

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 22:49:35 +0000

Oh yes. Shouldn't be too long before these engines are in the kits

What a difference a week makes

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 19:48:43 +0000

Just a week ago I was working in the garden in + 10*C then the "terrible" snow storm arrived , 4" on our patch & 8" at Basingstoke just up the road. It snowed 'til late Friday then the temperature dropped to -5*C. On Saturday we adopted our other form of transport. Great fun but exhausting work trudging back to the top, managed to get several runs from workshop to pond edge on both Saturday & Sunday.

Monday comes the rain & by Tuesday it's very mild & thick fog --- just right for Florin's MOT ( passed no advisories ) changed to more rain on way home.

Today we are back to =10*C & sunshine, all the snow has gone & the snowdrops are in full bloom & daffodils are budding.

English weather ???

I built the sledge in 1974 from the rear seat of my Mini Estate which I had crashed the previous winter.

Colour Test Area

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 08:19:23 +0000

Apologies if this has been posted sometime in the past, but I found this very useful for trying to decide a new colour scheme

http://westfield-world.com/flash_changer.html

Good quality tool chests

Thu, 29 Nov 2018 19:44:12 +0000

I’m after a tool chest at a fair price that is fair quality. Not looking to spend snap on money, I don’t feel they are worth the price anyway. I’d say upto £500 for a roll along with a middle and top chest. Halford’s have a set reduced from £1050 to £479 this week. Any other suggestions or ideas.

Welcome back

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 16:51:50 +0000

Welcome back.

As you can tell update went well and hopefully you all like the new format, some will lo e it others will take time to get used to it lol.

Hopefully you have not missed us too much

Regards

Keith

Lidl Jump Starter

Wed, 07 Nov 2018 22:50:28 +0000

Great for getting you out of a flat battery situation....

I have a similar one and it works a treat...

https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/MiddleofLidl.htm?articleId=17619&ar=3

Mad Mechanics Video

Mon, 23 Jul 2018 22:11:55 +0000

The family were busy watching TV so I had my headphones on cranked up loud when I watched this.

The sounds are awesome.

Andi

This Weekend

Thu, 03 May 2018 08:16:13 +0000

Yeeeeha

Bring it on

https://www.express.co.uk/news/weather/954162/UK-weather-forecast-hottest-May-Bank-Holiday-weekend-Met-Office-latest-hot-weather

Track Day Gift

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 08:13:56 +0000

I've been given a Red Letter Day £100 voucher. I fancy a Super Car track day. Anybody got a recomendation? I ask because I went on a Ferrari track day and it was disappointing. it was at Teessdide Autodrome. It's only a go kart track so I could not really enjoy the cars performance.

Tonights Tv

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:40:57 +0000

Flying Scotsman Part 2 & Car SOS --a Caterham -- who would have thought it possible. Both at 21.00 so one will need the plus one button; enjoy.

Bits May Fall Off Video

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:07:34 +0000

And I thought these things only happened to cars made in sheds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTUsl4D6QP4

Tractors Selling His Tool Chest

Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:25:43 +0000

Serious offers please

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132489651425?clk_rvr_id=1437843254657&rmvSB=true