You know these days when all odds are against you?

Eichhörnchen · 07-09-23, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

I'm seriously considering donating them to Cars for Kids or Cars for Cancer which will reduce my AAA auto insurance costs considerably

Donate one this way then - we're still without transport - in the middle of nowhere - after an artic. car transporter rammed into my rear nearside wheel from a sidestreet on 12 June

And guess what we found after our cab ride home yesterday? The freezer had busted

Aktungbby · 07-09-23, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Donate one this way then - we're still without transport - in the middle of nowhere - after an artic. car transporter rammed into my rear nearside wheel from a sidestreet on 12 June

And guess what we found after our cab ride home yesterday? The freezer had busted

Jeeze! my wife wants a new freezer; so our garage Freezer is yours to boot with Camry! The quote I'm getting for international shipping both to Boston, the Fens from Napa is £4000!!

Wire that paltry amt.

to my Investec bank on Isle of Guernsey and they're yours.

< that's what it actually still looks like except for my upgrded stainless wheel-covers! Absolutely no charge for either and my nextdoor neighbor has a used dryer out on the sidewalk that is marked "Free -runs well" and is newer than mine! I prefer £10 denomiations with QE II's portrait!

Eichhörnchen · 07-09-23, 02:48 PM

^

PASS!

Skybird · 07-09-23, 05:27 PM

My good luck of this weekend continues. As told, my water pipes need work and I had to deconstruct the kitchen so that the wall can be accessed. Three of the screws that connect the countertops in the kitchen with the base cabinets broke off when trying to unscrew them (presumed year of construction like the house: 1971). Soldering iron borrowed from the neighbor, but it had only just enough volts. Then, in a contorted body position, weaved myself into the cabinets and endlessly heated the screws, with almost too little volts to char the wood, until I could pull the screws out like nails, took over fifteen minutes or so per screw, the Volts so low and my mood beocmign frosty. Of course, one of the hot broken screws dropped right into the neck opening of my T-Shirt, under the textile and on my skin, I weaseled out of the cabinet like a Blitz like a cat with a burning tail, wonderful. The damn three screws took me forever, and I pulled a back muscle, really great, because I was in such a contorted position. Can't sit, stand or lie down without a little knife poking my back, but am supposed to be carrying loads and furniture back and forth this week. Great.

I hate getting old. Only physical and mental losses, no compensations. Baaaah!

Reece · 07-09-23, 07:22 PM

Yes getting old sucks!!

Your doing well Marc, and I thought I had it bad!! Now what excuse can you come up with for the weekend?

Skybird · 07-09-23, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Yes getting old sucks!!

Your doing well Marc, and I thought I had it bad!! Now what excuse can you come up with for the weekend?

Karma.

Aktungbby · 07-10-23, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Karma.

...in this automotively "hijacked" thread?!! U surely musta' meant: Carma!!

em2nought · 07-10-23, 03:40 PM

I keep all the interior van lights off, but I might be inclined to remove the bulbs now, even in cars that aren't my own. I need to charge my cousin's battery right now because she didn't get her driver door fully closed when she left for her summer job in Seattle. Nice not to spend the summer in Florida, and leave me to take care of her junk here.

Catfish · 07-10-23, 04:02 PM

This f'n 23-year-old Citroen has computers everywhere, and the state they are in are exactly what you would expect from 20+ -year-old car electronics, expected to function from -20 to plus 50 degrees Celsius, spiced up with being exposed to humidity, evaporating plastic emollients and salt water.
Taking out a bulb, well, you will be strafed with a hundred warnings about this f'n light does not work and that you will have to see garage maintenance immediately.
I will never buy a car anymore that is less than 30 years old.
Go f' yourself, automotive industry

Eichhörnchen · 07-10-23, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

I hate getting old. Only physical and mental losses, no compensations. Baaaah!

I really felt your pain when reading all that, Marc

But on getting old there is one compensation:- you're no longer automatically blamed for your screwups - you often can (with some good reason) expect them to be put down to your age

Jimbuna · 07-10-23, 06:06 AM

Car battery was dead again this morning so dealer came and took the basum away.

Reece · 07-10-23, 06:28 AM

basum??

Jimbuna · 07-10-23, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Car battery was dead again this morning so dealer came and took the basum away.

Replacement battery was £168

Jeff-Groves · 07-10-23, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Car battery was dead again this morning so dealer came and took the basum away.

TAKE THE DAMNED BULB OUT!

07-09-23, 02:48 PM	#3
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,399 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	^ PASS! __________________

07-09-23, 05:27 PM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,637 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	My good luck of this weekend continues. As told, my water pipes need work and I had to deconstruct the kitchen so that the wall can be accessed. Three of the screws that connect the countertops in the kitchen with the base cabinets broke off when trying to unscrew them (presumed year of construction like the house: 1971). Soldering iron borrowed from the neighbor, but it had only just enough volts. Then, in a contorted body position, weaved myself into the cabinets and endlessly heated the screws, with almost too little volts to char the wood, until I could pull the screws out like nails, took over fifteen minutes or so per screw, the Volts so low and my mood beocmign frosty. Of course, one of the hot broken screws dropped right into the neck opening of my T-Shirt, under the textile and on my skin, I weaseled out of the cabinet like a Blitz like a cat with a burning tail, wonderful. The damn three screws took me forever, and I pulled a back muscle, really great, because I was in such a contorted position. Can't sit, stand or lie down without a little knife poking my back, but am supposed to be carrying loads and furniture back and forth this week. Great. I hate getting old. Only physical and mental losses, no compensations. Baaaah! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-09-23, 07:22 PM	#5
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,719 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Yes getting old sucks!! Your doing well Marc, and I thought I had it bad!! Now what excuse can you come up with for the weekend? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

07-10-23, 03:40 PM	#8
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I keep all the interior van lights off, but I might be inclined to remove the bulbs now, even in cars that aren't my own. I need to charge my cousin's battery right now because she didn't get her driver door fully closed when she left for her summer job in Seattle. Nice not to spend the summer in Florida, and leave me to take care of her junk here. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!

07-10-23, 04:02 PM	#9
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	This f'n 23-year-old Citroen has computers everywhere, and the state they are in are exactly what you would expect from 20+ -year-old car electronics, expected to function from -20 to plus 50 degrees Celsius, spiced up with being exposed to humidity, evaporating plastic emollients and salt water. Taking out a bulb, well, you will be strafed with a hundred warnings about this f'n light does not work and that you will have to see garage maintenance immediately. I will never buy a car anymore that is less than 30 years old. Go f' yourself, automotive industry __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

07-10-23, 06:06 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Car battery was dead again this morning so dealer came and took the basum away. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-10-23, 06:28 AM	#12
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,719 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	basum?? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*