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I was going to have a dry January for not buying anything tool wise. That didn’t end well yesterday. Someone I work with is friends with a guy that closed down his tool shop. We bought a lot of stuff. This is what I got. £220 for all of it.
Quite pleased.
Quite pleased.
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Got a present from my neighbour, a new coffee cup, 
and a parcel arrived in the post.
and a parcel arrived in the post.
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Thanks, I do too. It was a belated birthday present, and unexpected. I think half of the battle in life is having nice neighbours.Love the cup.
Will post the contents of the parcel after I collect another parcel, which is due to come in later today.
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I have something acquired today either:A victory of the district team of my origin, FC St.Pauli (second tier of German football) against Borussia Dortmund (number two of the first tier)
in the DfB Pokal - our equivalent of your FA Cup - with 2:1.
And not with hitting the ball far forward and running after it, as in the past, but with system, order, tactics and discipline -
- in other words, a victory that was earned and not just fought
for!Carsten
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I got one of those rope and bracket hangers from Lidl years ago and nailed it to a couple of joists. It holds a surprisingly heavy bike.
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Had one of those for around 8 years, and it's heavily scratched, rusty in places, gets left outside at times, beaten and abused, yet it's still going strong
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These are well worth keeping in the truck. Got me and the odd customer out of a muddle. Can stick it on any v pulley so works for diggers and all sorts.
EMERGENCY FAN BELT FOR (/ MACHINERY,CARS, ENGINES ETC.) | eBay
HELP IS IN YOUR BOOT.SECONDS AWAY. SO BUY IT NOW.PUT IT IN THE BOOT. HAVE PEACE OF MIND ! OUR BELT IS EASY TO FIT IN A FEW MINUTES. Latest one was a belt for a 20 yr old tumble dryer !
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It's a flat belt. But I think it will be a good call to keep one in the van. It's not as If I haven't got room for it.These are well worth keeping in the truck. Got me and the odd customer out of a muddle. Can stick it on any v pulley so works for diggers and all sorts.
EMERGENCY FAN BELT FOR (/ MACHINERY,CARS, ENGINES ETC.) | eBay
HELP IS IN YOUR BOOT.SECONDS AWAY. SO BUY IT NOW.PUT IT IN THE BOOT. HAVE PEACE OF MIND ! OUR BELT IS EASY TO FIT IN A FEW MINUTES. Latest one was a belt for a 20 yr old tumble dryer !www.ebay.co.uk
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Good thing, that.
In the offer is only a picture that can not be copied or enlarged, so the question: How is the connector designed?
Thanks
Carsten
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I don't know that one but we had them back in the 80's when I was running old BL and Ford cars it was just a brass nipple with a barb each end to be pushed into the hollow belt once it had been cut to length.Good thing, that.
In the offer is only a picture that can not be copied or enlarged, so the question: How is the connector designed?
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The other way out of trouble was to request the wife / girlfriend remove her stockings or tights.
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How many breakdowns did you fake back in the day?I don't know that one but we had them back in the 80's when I was running old BL and Ford cars it was just a brass nipple with a barb each end to be pushed into the hollow belt once it had been cut to length.
The other way out of trouble was to request the wife / girlfriend remove her stockings or tights.
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do you know anyone who has actually managed to use stockings as a fan belt? I’ve never tried, but we went to an auto cross meeting on Hounslow Heath in about 1970 & it was really dusty so I tied a pair of my then girlfriends ( now wife)knickers over the trumpets on the twin SU’s. Before you ask, she didn’t have to remove them, she had a spare pair as we were there for the weekendThe other way out of trouble was to request the wife / girlfriend remove her stockings or tights.
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No, I had assumed it was an urban myth perpetuated by the likes of Robin Askwith.
