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  • triky auto
    triky auto Forum Participant Posts: 8,690
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    edited October 2017 #10292

    cool Had the fishing boat lifted out today (the one we were towing) ,no wonder it could only get 1900 Rev's instead of 2500 +,,a wire round the prop' ,,thick with Barnacles and Limpits,,under the hull,,and layers of clinging sticky smelly mud !! YUK !!undecided.Start work on it tomorrow .

  • ABM
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    edited October 2017 #10293

    Hm  undecided ??

    Do  you  recycle  the  animal  life  triky  mate  ??  Or  is  it  reserved  for  Snack  Time  surprisedwink

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2017 #10294

    Thanks for the link, brue. Might be something to do should we return. Thanks too to you taffyY. Another spot to look out for. The Shipman's house appears to be at Dinas Powys, and Porthkerry Leisure Park was where Dave lived.

  • taffyY
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    edited October 2017 #10295

    Dave's caravan was in Fontygary caravan park, Shipman's house in Sully. laughing

  • triky auto
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    edited October 2017 #10296

    undecided No ,,,Parasites !! surprised.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2017 #10297

    It's that time of year isn't it. Scrubbing off is one job I don't miss now the yacht's gone.

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2017 #10298

    Lovely day again yesterday new member had great time on the beach at Barry Island and we all had ice creams from Marcoslaughing

    ,Dave's coach is still in the area and at times is used for weddingssmile

    Weather damp and miserable today , (Proper dog walking weatherundecided)so having a day of "rest",although new member does not seem to think sosmile

     

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2017 #10299

    Sunny here earlier, did some gardening and broke the garden vac.  It is so old, parts are not available, so seems we will need a new one.  Will wait till next spring I think.

    Rain started around 1pm, so now off to pick up tiles for DD and mend her broken bed frame.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #10300

    We had a disastrous day yesterday! We were driving along the A27 on our way to the site at Cirencester when the lights started flashing on and off on the dashboard and the engine started losing power until the lights went out altogether and the speedometer and fuel guage weren't working. We pulled into a layby and rang Mayday Green Flag.

    They arrived an hour later and found the problem to be the alternator. They said we would not be able to complete our journey and decided to use their recovery service to get the car to Mitsubishi service in Brighton. They dropped us off at the Worthing site to collect our Smart car whilst taking the car and caravan. They then dropped off the car at Mitsubishi and brought the caravan to the site in Brighton after I had made the necessary phone calls to cancel Cirencester and re book Brighton club site.

    We also had to cancel the booking for the fridge repairs because of no tow car to get the caravan to Chipping Sodbury.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #10301

    This morning the Mitsubishi service rang me to say that they have mislaid the keys, so they came to collect a spare key from us. Later they phoned to say it was the belt for the alternator that needed replacing. It will be done today and ready tomorrow morning.

  • RJLJ
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    edited October 2017 #10302

    Malcolm, that's bad luck.  Thank goodness there was room at brighton. Hope your car is fixed quickly.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #10303

    Thanks RJLJ. It seems it will be ready tomorrow morning. We're booked in here until Thursday.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited October 2017 #10304

    Are they supplying a new set of keys for you Malc?

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2017 #10305

    Unless they can  come up with the missing keys, I would be asking them to fit new locks and provide the correct number of sets of keys.

    Garages usually put your name or reg number on the keys when they  get them, anyone finding them would have little problem locating and stealing the car.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #10306

    They said they would provide new keys if they couldn't eventually locate them.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #10307

    Yes, I did worry about that. They've not said anything about changing the locks. I asked if the rescue service had given them the keys and they said they definitely received them with the car.

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2017 #10308

    If a new key and the existing one can be recoded and the car too, so that the missing key would no longer work,  then that is a possible solution.

    But if there is only basic security re the keys and locks, I would be asking for new locks.  

  • DSB
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    edited October 2017 #10309

    Hi everyone.  It seems ages since I've been on this particular thread, and I know some of you good folk are very at home Here, so just popped in to say hello.  The thread moves very quickly for me and I have real difficulty in keeping up.

    Just having a few days away at Blackpool South.  Not been to Blackpool for years.  Spent yesterday at St Anne's and driving up towards Lancaster.  Today we've visited some of the countryside close to Preston.  Only been into Blackpool once, to get Fish and Chips just after arriving on Sunday evening.  Off home tomorrow.

    Hope all are well.

    David 

  • ABM
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    edited October 2017 #10310

    Getting  a  bit  concerned  about  the  approaching  N E C Show  David  surprisedembarassedfrown.

    Heard  on  the  BBC Red Button  news  about  a  heavily  over-loaded  van  in  Cambridgeshire  .  Contained  2822 pounds weight  of   CHEESE   only  41%  over  the  limit.  The  ossiffers  told  driver  to  either  off-load  or  eat  the  excess  surprised  !!

    Driver  was  given  a  real  grilling,  and  without  another  van,  would  have  been  in  a  real  pickle.  !!

    A B M

    {  Before  I'm    kicked  off  the  CT Site,  I  must  say  the  puns  were  all  B B C's  own  so  you're  paying  for  'em  winkinnocent  }

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2017 #10311

    Taffy, I was just quoting from the venues listed on the IMDB web site for the programme. You'll have to send them a correction!!wink

  • Oneputt
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    edited October 2017 #10312

    Nice one ABM.  

    Have a safe journey home  David.

    On day 3 of my lightening trip to Germany.  Took my brother to see a house in Munster (Lager) we lived in back in 1956, the exterior hadnt changed at all.  A couple of scoops with campsite owner this evening, most convivial.  

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2017 #10313

    Our last night in Wales on this trip. Tomorrow we head down to a CL near Taunton. A rather wet drizzly morning but we had good day out today at Caerphilly Castle, what a place!! Called in at the M&S superstore at Ely where OH picked up a couple of bargains.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited October 2017 #10314

    Sounds as if you're having a good time there, OP.

    Safe drive home David.

    laughing, ABM

  • DSB
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    edited October 2017 #10315

    Thanks Nellie.

    David

  • DSB
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    edited October 2017 #10316

    Good one Brian.

    David 

  • Bakers2
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    edited October 2017 #10317

    Knowing your love for cheese and your sense of humour I thought good one ABM.  Checked out the BBC news and find this really happened at the village where our son lives hahahahahaha.  Obviously weight checks on all types of vehicles.

  • KjellNN
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    edited October 2017 #10318

    Repair to DD's bed successfully completed......the metal bracket that held one end of the central beam supporting the slats had cracked......easier to the new bracket than  she had expected.

    Tiles for her utility room picked up, seems we did order the correct  colour!

    Tomorrow we will see if we can find the trim she wants from B&Q.

  • Malcolm Mehta
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    edited October 2017 #10319

    Our tow car is due to be ready this morning. No doubt I'll find out today about the missing key.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited October 2017 #10320

    Ely? That's a bit of a detour from Wales to Taunton, NTH. Is this one of those "satnav" things?

  • JVB66
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    edited October 2017 #10321

    We have just watched the morning entertainment on the one way system towards the barriers,of a motor caravan attaching its trailer then load the car on the trailer which so far has taken over 40mins,it has ended up with any departures having go the the wrong way and to get the wardens to open entrance barrier, surprised 

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