Today I acquired...........

[redlig]

Ive rode BMX, downhill Kite buggied and boarded. Rode mototrials over the years. Never needed to visit a&e for a sport yet. Few bumps and bruises only.

Had a few close calls but always limped away.

Have the urge to build another kite buggy. Never made the 100k club and it's always niggled. Topped out at 54.4mph. Before circumstances forced me to sell my race kites to remain solvent.

I know it can be done reasonably safely . I rode m/c road racing from '66 to '85 including 5 off MGP's . Trials from '72 to '10 .Including SSDT & pre 65 . Enduro's from '73 to '82 Long distance trials from '75 to '93 solo and sidecar, and have just given up car trials at 77years old . Now looking forward to being bored . Not !
Cracked a wrist in '67 otherwise never visited A&E . Just not very quick.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

I know it can be done reasonably safely . I rode m/c road racing from '66 to '85 including 5 off MGP's . Trials from '72 to '10 .Including SSDT & pre 65 . Enduro's from '73 to '82 Long distance trials from '75 to '93 solo and sidecar, and have just given up car trials at 77years old . Now looking forward to being bored . Not !
Cracked a wrist in '67 otherwise never visited A&E . Just not very quick.

Aye. Knowing I've got to work the next day makes me more cautious.

Trials I found I pushed harder when I was riding with friends. Having someone to spot makes a big difference

 

[Turbo]

same here in France, at the time I'd get probably 2/3rds of parts / tools etc from the uk, now there basically become completely un-economical, either between the postage, the couriers demanding disproportional fees, etc... result, I get nothing from the uk anymore. I have a mate here who used to get all his car paint & materials from his UK supplier, same he now gets it from a French supplier which even though was more expensive, it was still cheaper than the uk now?, just no longer realistic..

I'm not an economist by anyones standards, but even I can see that it won't work, in either the short term or the long run? how is that loss of trade supposed to help the uk economy? something will have to change before there's no exterior trade with the uk, as I doubt it's capable of internally being self sustaining ...

So the next time I sell you something I'll have to drive the 9 miles to the Republic of Ireland & post if from there?

Maybe I should start providing a service, you guys send me your EU bound stuff & I smuggle it across & post it from the EU!

 

[James1979]

So the next time I sell you something I'll have to drive the 9 miles to the Republic of Ireland & post if from there?

Maybe I should start providing a service, you guys send me your EU bound stuff & I smuggle it across & post it from the EU!

Reckon plenty would pay you to smuggle it the other way! P.O. Box in roi and smuggle it north to be posted over here

 

[zeppelin builder]

more concrete under the table lift to fix it to!

and got the ramp built up

 

[25.4_mechanic]

Maybe I should start providing a service, you guys send me your EU bound stuff & I smuggle it across & post it from the EU!

Absolutely! I have had a finished plan for this in the drawer for two and a half years, for both directions.

I often wonder if this wasn't even the plan from the beginning, something like this: we know full well that they'll never let the Republic of Ireland down, and they realize that we'll never give up NI, so we have a nice little smuggling nest in the middle of it.
Because a fixed border on the island will never be enforced.

Wasn't there talk of Singapore in the North Sea?

Carsten

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[Dcal]

Don't hold your breath.
I guarantee our lot of numpties (both in NI and London) will collapse the protocol because they (the UK government) will not want to show what we have lost by leaving the EU.
NI has the best of both worlds and a real opportunity to thrive but that won’t matter one little bit to our masters in London.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

In danger of getting 'Political' lads.......

 

[The Artilleryman]

Yes, but some of the EU residents on here have a very good point about what the real world consequences of puppyshit are, and some UK residents have pointed out some of the horrendous charges we face to import goods - even small stuff.

 

[Barking Mat]

I've utterly stopped buying stuff from the U.K. and from this forum sadly.

The hit and miss 30€ customs duty has done that.

 

[anto44]

I used to get my bandsaw blades from tuffsaw but they no longer ship to Ireland.

 

[MetalMonkey]

Decided to treat myself - Not tested in anger yet, but very impressed with how quiet it is compared to my previous sanders.

 

[KimB]

Some tools for a little tool box and new phone finally. Was on iPhone 7 for years but this is such a godsend now. My iPhone 7 was like triggers broom

 

[dobbslc]

A set of pry bars for the little tool box?
Are you changing your career to house breaker?

 

[8ob]

Some tools for a little tool box and new phone finally. Was on iPhone 7 for years but this is such a godsend now. My iPhone 7 was like triggers broom

You cant accept that the land rover has gone can you? Send them all back

Bob

 

[KimB]

A set of pry bars for the little tool box?
Are you changing your career to house breaker?

I was waiting for this comment haha. I will have the larger pry bar outside it obviously. Just some things for the truck. I don’t want to be caught out somewhere not able to get on.

 

[dobbslc]

Or in

 

[James1979]

Some tools for a little tool box and new phone finally. Was on iPhone 7 for years but this is such a godsend now. My iPhone 7 was like triggers broom

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What do you make of that sealey stuff? Not really used it for one reason or another but it’s cheap enough for a truck box.

 

[daleyd]

Got some eclipse hacksaw blades on clearance from Toolstation, £7 odd for 10 which seemed a little cheaper than elsewhere, handy if your already getting stuff from there but not sure the saving is enough to make a special trip!

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Here sits a happy TYA, coffee and free food.
Plus a dam good morning at 2 car boots. Both had a mix of total rubbish to you want how much for that?

First one has more traders than booters, but to be fair the traders do have good prices.



Clarke Wire brush set.



Another trader had this set of 6" wire brushes.



With luck they will fit my bench grinders.

I then spent more money.



I was very cheeky and asked for a discount, I didn't get one.
But she did throw in the polishing compounds top right. for free.

Finally at that boot.



Then a quick burger and head to the other boot.