That's why I prefer older cars, easy to work on and a lot less money to fixthey were dead easy to work on. If you carried a bit of hose, a screw driver and a jubilee clip you could fix any water coolant problem
Is that not with Georgia pissing in them
your right enough Dill they will hang around the brackish waters as wellI was driving a three week old Mercedes truck when it just spluttered and chucked it, felt like a fuel problem. I got the mechanic out and after a bit he told me we would need it towed back to the garage because he could not fix it because the computer wasn’t telling what was wrong with it. I said to him what about going old school and tipping the cab and having a look. He stared at me and said what I’m I meant to look at if the computer isn’t telling what’s wrong
Absolutely, mine died on a contraflow on the M4 just outside Cardiff in rush hour once, throttle cable had snapped, I thought aw fuck me this is going to be embarrassing 20 thousand angry Welshmen trapped behind me on the motorway! Then I remembered it had a hand throttle on the passenger side to run the pto! Stretched over pulled it out and off she chugged at about 20mph, enough to get me out of the contraflow, fixed the throttle cable on the hard shoulder with string and sticky backed plastic, the full Blue Peter and it got me home, try finding the hand throttle for a pto on your prius kittens!
Alls good mate just a busier year than previous year.
Good to hear you are well boab. Have a good Christmas.
And you mate, Good time time to be well as waiting on this Government to put things right is hit and miss.Good to hear you are well boab. Have a good Christmas.
I didn't take this photo, but every year the eagles return to Brackendale, BCIs that not with Georgia pissing in them
That’s the trouble now, there’s no old style mechanics, only part fitters, computer tells then whit wrang and the swap it oot,I was driving a three week old Mercedes truck when it just spluttered and chucked it, felt like a fuel problem. I got the mechanic out and after a bit he told me we would need it towed back to the garage because he could not fix it because the computer wasn’t telling what was wrong with it. I said to him what about going old school and tipping the cab and having a look. He stared at me and said what I’m I meant to look at if the computer isn’t telling what’s wrong
Needless to say when we got it back to the workshop one of the older mechanics tipped the cab and spotted right away one of the fuel lines had slackened off. Two turns with a spanner and all was good. A full shift lost and a backlog of deliveries thanks to computer boyThat’s the trouble now, there’s no old style mechanics, only part fitters, computer tells then whit wrang and the swap it oot,
Last Saturday, gave big red a service oil change (7 ltrs) new oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, new fuel lift pump, and treated it to a new snorkel as the old one was rusted…..total cost for everything £120 took 3 hrs including coffee, costs £50 just for a “mechanic” to plug his computer intae yir modern car
My mate owns a garage and while he's a great guy and honest as the day's long, I do what I can to fix any problems myself, as $120 an hour, soon adds upThat’s the trouble now, there’s no old style mechanics, only part fitters, computer tells then whit wrang and the swap it oot,
Last Saturday, gave big red a service oil change (7 ltrs) new oil filter, fuel filter, air filter, new fuel lift pump, and treated it to a new snorkel as the old one was rusted…..total cost for everything £120 took 3 hrs including coffee, costs £50 just for a “mechanic” to plug his computer intae yir modern car
looking back through some photos and this popped up
Might be safer if you give Georgia the saw Dill!Well, I hope everyone had a great festive weekend
Just in from the garage where I had to repair my circular saw (yes, again...told you, I'm banned from using power tools)
I chopped some wood for the fire, as it's 'cool' outside to say the least, and yes, it is actually minus 20 right now with the windchill
I was throwing the ball for Georgia earlier, she was running through the snow like a 'one horse open sleigh..." when suddenly I heard the loud shrill cry of an eagle
Two of them flew right over our roof, and then perched on top of the neighbours tree about 50' up, they are just sitting looking around, but better to be safe than sorry, as you never know when food is scarce for the wildlife
In the Summer, I'm in the house, and I hear crows shrieking in the trees across the road
I go out to investigate the commotion, and there's about 2 dozen crows dive bombing an eagle which had swooped down, and grabbed a crow right off the branches
It sat there for a few minutes then flew away with a crow in it's talons
Nature provides I guess
Ha Ha Ha...she has a tough time climbing ladders though...mind you...so do IMight be safer if you give Georgia the saw Dill!
