....even behind his back;-)

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

....even behind his back;-)

He has a back?

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Once on December 31 I drove from Rapallo to Mestre on the highways with a broken water pump. I noticed that the tempeture in the motor of my Lancia Beta was rising, but it was a very cold day. When I stopped to pay the ticket at Mestre, near Venice, the radiator blew up and I had to call the rescue truck. The car was brought to a mechanic and the water pump was replaced, at a price double its value. It was already dark and I drove from Mestre to Trieste, where my parents were waiting for me, at top speed. Fortunately the double overhead camshaft engine of the Beta had not suffered.
Tullio

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Whenever I've bought a second-hand car, the first thing I do is to drain radiator completely, remove hoses & replace with brand new ones. Flush radiator, then refill with water & anti-freeze.

In many ways I am grateful that at the moment, all I have to worry about when driving myself around is getting a puncture in my shoe... *pause to reflect* ... which last time did involve attaching a plank of wood to it... and then rapidly attaching both, very securely, to my foot, and getting stabbed by a nurse intent on making sure my jaw could drop open while I sleep, whether it wanted to or not... edit: come to think of it, it was quite a palaver... :/

Sorry to hear about your recent car trouble, Chris :( and your less recent trouble too, tullio :(

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oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :)

Your safe, we're happy!

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Sounds like all's well that ends well.

A pint of red ale, please. Thanks much.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

In many ways I am grateful that at the moment, all I have to worry about when driving myself around is getting a puncture in my shoe... *pause to reflect* ... which last time did involve attaching a plank of wood to it... and then rapidly attaching both, very securely, to my foot, and getting stabbed by a nurse intent on making sure my jaw could drop open while I sleep, whether it wanted to or not... edit: come to think of it, it was quite a palaver... :/

Sorry to hear about your recent car trouble, Chris :( and your less recent trouble too, tullio :(

http://www.wynsors.com/mens-shoes-mens-safety-boots-c-1_1208.html :)

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

I did tell you about my adventure in the first few days of January, 2014, right? When I got stuck in a snow drift for several hours. Nothing actually broke, but I was somewhat afraid the township road grader was going to fall over on my car while trying to plow it out.

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David
Sitting on my butt while others boldly go,
Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri.

In many ways I am grateful that at the moment, all I have to worry about when driving myself around is getting a puncture in my shoe... *pause to reflect* ... which last time did involve attaching a plank of wood to it... and then rapidly attaching both, very securely, to my foot, and getting stabbed by a nurse intent on making sure my jaw could drop open while I sleep, whether it wanted to or not... edit: come to think of it, it was quite a palaver... :/

Sorry to hear about your recent car trouble, Chris :( and your less recent trouble too, tullio :(

Well to add to punctures. You could always lose you shoe. Lol.

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Sounds like all's well that ends well.

A pint of red ale, please. Thanks much.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Thanks, Mike, that was just what I needed......

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

All I wanted was a cleaning of my hicking boots. AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH
Went from Midnight blue to black.

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Pluto will always be a planet to me.

Seti Ambassador
Not to late to order an Anni Shirt

We now have hard evidence of Zapped Sparky after a bacon benge attack.

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Bacon and a few too many flies, nom nom nom :)

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

Sparky did you notice how the
bacon makes your eyes change?

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Wow good news!! The car has been retrieved, it will be repaired and ready by Friday night. All it needed was a new radiator. Including tow charge (8 miles) parts, labour, antifreeze, VAT, testing, it all came to £200. We are picking it up Saturday.

It means 300 miles in one day, but not worth getting B&B overnight. One will drive up, one will drive back. Could have been a lot worse.

It's life :-)

Glad to hear Chris, that you found an honest, fair and reputable mechanic, they are sometimes few and far between especially if you're from out of town and not expected to be a repeat customer.

I use an annual AAA membership as insurance should I encounter a road breakdown. I've used it once when stranded by a worn out battery. It includes 50 mile towing.

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

Sparky did you notice how the
bacon makes your eyes change?

They glaze over a bit.

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.

I thought that was the beer, but I won't argue over a minor detail like a slice of bacon or a glass of ale

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Bob Smith
Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society)
Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?

Ah right, I didn't get the bacon sweats.

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Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club.