The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Wedg1e
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Mainly starting “I just happened to be naked when I slipped and…. “
Yep; actually my mate's wife is also a nurse and when she was doing A&E as part of her basic training they had a lady brought in clad only in a nightie, having (it was claimed) stood on a chair to change a light bulb... you can guess the rest, and apparently getting all the broken glass out wasn't as far as they had to go.
One from my ex was the day she and a student nurse were washing mud and cack off the arm of a guy who'd been in a farming accident.
They were literally running his arm under a tap... while the rest of him was upstairs in theatre, being prepared for an attempt at reattachment.
Quite surreal, she said.
Wedg1e
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My second ex-wife grumbled that I didn't wear a wedding ring; her words were that she didn't see why she had to be 'marked' when I wasn't.
Stupid bint was quite happy to stand in the jewellers for some time trying them all on and spending my money, though, never said a bloody word then
Migmac
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That’ll carry a few more fish.
zx9
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Yes a few broken bones over the last fifty five years but everything is still there and working.And hopefully, all your other bits and Bobbitts.....
Moose McAlpine
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Worked with a guy in Germany (Hi Lambert) who shorted a welder through his wedding ring . . . managed to not do it for 20 yrs, but one morning, he nearly lost a finger. Was off work a couple of weeks, came back with a still very charcoal looking band of skin around that digit . . .
A mate of mine arc'd his wedding ring changing a starter motor with the battery still connected. He doesn't need to wear a ring anymore - it's scarred into his finger.
I've worn a ring for almost 20 years and not had an issue yet.
Mr Fro
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I fixed my hand held Dyson.
The past few weeks it's been clogging the filter every time it's used so this morning I took it all apart and cleared an alarming amount of gak out of it.
Note: if you tell the wife the vacuum sucks much better after a bit of a clean up, DO NOT suggest she hops in the shower to see whether the same applies to her. No matter how jocular your tone, the outcome will be less than satisfactory.
The past few weeks it's been clogging the filter every time it's used so this morning I took it all apart and cleared an alarming amount of gak out of it.
Note: if you tell the wife the vacuum sucks much better after a bit of a clean up, DO NOT suggest she hops in the shower to see whether the same applies to her. No matter how jocular your tone, the outcome will be less than satisfactory.
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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Due to a flamingo at work., same as a cock up, but bigger.
I am still awake and still pottering. But does mean a nice lady gets some help.
My neighbour is having a rough time, the C/vid, work, 2 small humans and no man.
She brought this hedge trimmer for £1, thinking I could fix it for her for not much more.
Why not?
It looks new, if not hardly used. It even has a blade guard.
So, my neighbour asked if it was a complicated job?
My reply: "you are going to find out." Then handed her a screwdriver.
No need for a test meter we thinks.
This manufacture has had the idea to fit a "Choc block" in the handle.
A good idea, so a repair did not take long.
One happy neighbour.
One happy TYA, there may be cake in my future.
I am still awake and still pottering. But does mean a nice lady gets some help.
My neighbour is having a rough time, the C/vid, work, 2 small humans and no man.
She brought this hedge trimmer for £1, thinking I could fix it for her for not much more.
Why not?
It looks new, if not hardly used. It even has a blade guard.
So, my neighbour asked if it was a complicated job?
My reply: "you are going to find out." Then handed her a screwdriver.
No need for a test meter we thinks.
This manufacture has had the idea to fit a "Choc block" in the handle.
A good idea, so a repair did not take long.
One happy neighbour.
One happy TYA, there may be cake in my future.
How bizarre,having dismantled the log Turner,see earlier post,I then get a call from the abattoir,for something similar but different lol,bigger chain and sprocket,1”,leaking seals,and knackered bearing.Its a pig boiler,for removal of hairs!
Btw,I did major work here in 1993,like overhead steelwork,cutting tables,mobile tank,wash booth,and lined all the walls and window reveals with aluminium sheets,nice to see the wear and tear since,although I’ve been back a couple of time since then for small fabrication work.
It’s a traditional set up behind the butchers shop,last one in the county I heard.
Press photo,shows the bearing removal.
Btw,I did major work here in 1993,like overhead steelwork,cutting tables,mobile tank,wash booth,and lined all the walls and window reveals with aluminium sheets,nice to see the wear and tear since,although I’ve been back a couple of time since then for small fabrication work.
It’s a traditional set up behind the butchers shop,last one in the county I heard.
Press photo,shows the bearing removal.
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The_Yellow_Ardvark
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I do enjoy her company.You're omitting the important bit of info. Is she fit or not?
Moose McAlpine
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Sold my mate a cylinder head on an exchange basis. He said the old one had a glow plug seized in it.
He neglected to mention that it had an extractor (with the drive square snapped off) stuck in the seized plug.
Welded a nut onto the extractor to remove it, drilled out the threaded section of the plug and removed the remaining body.
And carefully drilled out the remaining threads from the plug, and ran a tap through the undamaged threads in the cylinder head.
Now just needs to be cleaned up, checked, valves lapped in and reassembled ready for sale like the last one:
He neglected to mention that it had an extractor (with the drive square snapped off) stuck in the seized plug.
Welded a nut onto the extractor to remove it, drilled out the threaded section of the plug and removed the remaining body.
And carefully drilled out the remaining threads from the plug, and ran a tap through the undamaged threads in the cylinder head.
Now just needs to be cleaned up, checked, valves lapped in and reassembled ready for sale like the last one:
Edward Teach
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I have been re-commissioning this 1976 Daimler XJ6 over the last few weeks,
Its been sat in a garage for the last 10 years, 95% finished.
I was told it was running when parked up,
All in good condition, and just needs sorting out !!
Oil and level - its clean - check,
Coolant - its clean - check,
Manual choke conversion !
No air box fitted, has the owner been trying to start this vehicle ??
Right, here we go.
Turn engine over - no fire,
Spray petrol into the SU inlets,
It fires momentarily,
I cannot hear the fuel pumps, play with pump switch !!
Remove the fuel pipe, funnel, fuel, with a little fuel sprayed into the inlets,
Turn the key, it fires momentarily,
But stops when you release the key ??
After a few more efforts,
It stops when you release the key ??
And come to the conclusion !
The ballast resist is playing up,
Re-configure the ignition/coil wiring, bypass the ballast resistor for now.
A little choke,
Turn the key,
It starts and runs.
After this,
I go through all the basics to make sure I have the best chance of getting it right first time:-
SU carburettor strip, rebuild and balance/set up,
Points set with a dwell meter,
Dynamic ignition timing ( that's what they call it)
New spark plugs, after one developed a misfire - wow - £11:10 for six NGK spark plugs, how cheap, lol
Replacement fan/alternator belts
Radiator re-cored, less than half the price of anything replacement online - Arrow Radiators - Avonmouth, Bristol
Paintwork on the rear end, small "blend outs" for now, it needs to be used soon,
Top and bottom ball joints on the front end
I'll update this later :-
Its been sat in a garage for the last 10 years, 95% finished.
I was told it was running when parked up,
All in good condition, and just needs sorting out !!
Oil and level - its clean - check,
Coolant - its clean - check,
Manual choke conversion !
No air box fitted, has the owner been trying to start this vehicle ??
Right, here we go.
Turn engine over - no fire,
Spray petrol into the SU inlets,
It fires momentarily,
I cannot hear the fuel pumps, play with pump switch !!
Remove the fuel pipe, funnel, fuel, with a little fuel sprayed into the inlets,
Turn the key, it fires momentarily,
But stops when you release the key ??
After a few more efforts,
It stops when you release the key ??
And come to the conclusion !
The ballast resist is playing up,
Re-configure the ignition/coil wiring, bypass the ballast resistor for now.
A little choke,
Turn the key,
It starts and runs.
After this,
I go through all the basics to make sure I have the best chance of getting it right first time:-
SU carburettor strip, rebuild and balance/set up,
Points set with a dwell meter,
Dynamic ignition timing ( that's what they call it)
New spark plugs, after one developed a misfire - wow - £11:10 for six NGK spark plugs, how cheap, lol
Replacement fan/alternator belts
Radiator re-cored, less than half the price of anything replacement online - Arrow Radiators - Avonmouth, Bristol
Paintwork on the rear end, small "blend outs" for now, it needs to be used soon,
Top and bottom ball joints on the front end
I'll update this later :-
The_Yellow_Ardvark
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@Edward Teach .
They are still going, that's good to know.
If the head recalls the brought out Melksham radiators.
They are still going, that's good to know.
If the head recalls the brought out Melksham radiators.
Barking Mat
Cuddler of hedgehogs.
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Do you recommend led tubes, or standard fluorescents?Fixed the mancave lights today, replaced another load of duff led tubes , need to keep an eye on these because as they start to fail they run very hot.
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Upside is I can now see in there
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What's the price difference, and light difference, and longlevity?
Migmac
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We use led ones. The first ones we got were rubbish, failed within months. The replacements are still going 6 years on. The light from them is different but better
Barking Mat
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I appreciate the advantages of leds, but without exception, they don't seem to last.
I've a traditional fluorescent, in the back shed, 16 watt, single tube, it's been on for four years, never turned off and has outlived every led bulb I've ever bought.
I've a traditional fluorescent, in the back shed, 16 watt, single tube, it's been on for four years, never turned off and has outlived every led bulb I've ever bought.
