The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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Lullabelle said:
My husband took them with our Samsung Galaxy phone, it has a great camera. We are lucky to live close to so much open space, wildlife etc.. :okay:
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The Samsung Galaxy S7 smart phone is what I'm using for food photography. Its a first rate camera - the other two best are iPhone and Google Pixel.
 
Yorky said:
Back in the late 70s early 80s I worked in near Grassington in the North Yorkshire Moors. I had a Mark II Cortina estate at the time and even with four 12" x 6" kerbstones over the rear wheels, it was always touch and go whether I'd make it to the site from Leeds. Before the job was finished the company changed my car to a 1750 Austin Maxi which was excellent at negotiating the ice covered hills. In fact, one day, I arrived at the site around 11:00 am (3 hours late) and only the Project Manager had managed to get there. He told me "You may as well go home in case it gets any worse".
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I've never quite understood this - you would expect a rear wheel driven car to be better up a slippery hill due to the weight transference to the rear (driven) wheels, but in practice this never seems the case. Our previous house had a long, upwardly sloping drive, and in bad weather the only vehicle that regularly needed help up from a tractor and chain was my Mercedes estate - RWD and auto. Even articulated delivery lorries managed to get up. Shame you didn't hang on to that Cortina estate - 70's Ford's are fetching silly money these days, especially rarer models.
 
epicuric said:
Shame you didn't hang on to that Cortina estate - 70's Ford's are fetching silly money these days, especially rarer models.
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It belonged to the company. And to tell you the truth, it was in a bit of a mess when I returned it to them. 2.0 litre pinto engine in it though.
 
Yorky said:
It belonged to the company. And to tell you the truth, it was in a bit of a mess when I returned it to them. 2.0 litre pinto engine in it though.
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I've pretty much hated every Ford I ever had, but I've always had a soft spot for 70's BL stuff. Probably because my mother used to work for a BL dealer back in the mid/late 70's, and as a small boy I would spend hours in the showroom drooling over Stags and XJS's. In the first couple of years after passing my test I went through an Allegro Sport (same 1750 twin carb engine), a Dolomite Sprint and a Wolseley 6 (wedge shaped). The rate at which I got though them is probably a good indication of their build quality, although in fairness they were bought for buttons and I wasn't the most respectful driver!
 
epicuric said:
I've pretty much hated every Ford I ever had, but I've always had a soft spot for 70's BL stuff. Probably because my mother used to work for a BL dealer back in the mid/late 70's, and as a small boy I would spend hours in the showroom drooling over Stags and XJS's. In the first couple of years after passing my test I went through an Allegro Sport (same 1750 twin carb engine), a Dolomite Sprint and a Wolseley 6 (wedge shaped). The rate at which I got though them is probably a good indication of their build quality, although in fairness they were bought for buttons and I wasn't the most respectful driver!
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My first "company car" in 1973 was a Triumph 2000 estate. I was impressed.
 
Yorky said:
My first "company car" in 1973 was a Triumph 2000 estate. I was impressed.
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I always wanted one of those! Looked great inside and out, and sounded lovely too.You might appreciate this - I happened upon it Cyprus a few weeks ago.
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My first company car (about 1985) was a Ford Fiesta Popular. It didn't even have a radio. I wasn't impressed
 
epicuric said:
I always wanted one of those! Looked great inside and out, and sounded lovely too.You might appreciate this - I happened upon it Cyprus a few weeks ago.
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Mine was "honeysuckle". I remember the guy organising the cars rang me and said "we have a honeysuckle estate, do you want that?" Being male and understanding only six colours, I asked "what colour is that?" Him being male also said "I don't know but I'm told it's very nice."
 
Yorky said:
Mine was "honeysuckle". I remember the guy organising the cars rang me and said "we have a honeysuckle estate, do you want that?" Being male and understanding only six colours, I asked "what colour is that?" Him being male also said "I don't know but I'm told it's very nice."
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Could have been worse. I seem to remember that most of them were sh*t brown! There were some very dodgy colours around, but I guess that was a 70's thing.
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
It's gravity fed on the washing machine. Ironically is not the washing machine or the gravity feed that is the issue, it's the filter that removes all the sand from the water first that is the issue because it's almost completely blocked. Periodically I have to crawl under the sink space (literally crawl under) and give it a good shake to dislodge the excess sand from the filter. I refuse to put the washing machine on the drinking water system which is a pressurised system running on a pump. There should be more than enough pressure from the bore water because it's 50m higher than we are and I know it is fine outside with the hoses. It's just that darn filter and the amount of sediment in the water system.
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Can you not put an extra filter in the pipe system before it goes into the washing machine?
 
We are off out tonight for another Christmas party, my husband runs the local Sunday morning Velo club and this evening is the 1st annual skittles evening, landlord is laying on some grub :thumbsup:
 
SatNavSaysStraightOn said:
I'm not sure we'll find many of those!

I also raid my husband's pockets before anything goes into the washing machine. I've even been known to take his trousers out of the washing machine to check them (when he has put them in himself...). I usually find tissues or his wedding ring, rarely money. I'm not sure what that says about our relationship! He takes his ring off when washing his hands or when doing anything around the house, so it's a game of hunt the wedding ring again...
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Removed a junior hacksaw blade from the pump of my sisters machine. It had cut most of the impeller fan off. Replacement impeller cost £3·50.

Engineer wanted to replace the pump, close to a £100 for the pump.

Two extra screws to undo!!
 
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