thescrapman Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 20/01/2023 at 15:36, Wagger said: Too many widows let the scrapman take this excellent stuff. On the same vein, my colleague spotted an advert on Facebook for some scale model kits, airfix type. It was a couple of hours after posted, woman said she has taken them down the dump, thought as no-one had replied in couple of hours they were worthless, He told her she had dumped about £5k of rare kits, and put the phone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglefire Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I borrowed a friend of mines cement mixer. That was nearly 3 years ago. I’ve been trying to return it for about 2 1/2 years - my car isn’t big enough to fit it in - it was brought in his trailer - which has since been taken off the road for repair. I have offered to get it back to him as I can probably borrow a van from work - but always says he will collect it in a couple of weeks wheN he is back in brum. I will keep trying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 I've got a clubs engine hoist like that awaiting the next members engine rebuild to pick it up and they then temporally store long term for the club!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 one of our area tech managers used a mixer to build wall round his garden but had to knock some of the wall down to remove the hired mixer Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 When I was an apprentice another guy bought an Austin 7 for £10. He took it to pieces on his parents front drive and took the bits to the back garden shed where it was painted and rebuilt. It was stunning in sky blue. Unfortunately the house was terraced and the only way out for the car was over the roof. At some point this had occurred to him and he had contacted a nation newspaper, who in part, paid for a crane to lift it out in return for an exclusive. He drove it for 2 or 3 years before selling it to another apprentice for £300! I had my chance, it could have been mine, what was I thinking?!! Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 well Doug i can see you in a Triumph GT6 but your image in a Austin 7 doesnt do you any justice \\ha !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted January 23, 2023 Report Share Posted January 23, 2023 I was much thinner then and would have fitted, although I only just fit in the GT6. However my recent brush with The Reaper has lost me a few pounds. db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted February 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2023 I think the reaper was distracted from me - so far so good! Reaper aside I have no idea how I fitted into those clothes when I was in my 20's. I have a belt from then that doesn't even meet in the middle....have I changed that much? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 It's a well known fact that clothes shrink if not used. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, 68vitesse said: It's a well known fact that clothes shrink if not used. Regards Paul I can confirm that. I have stuff not worn for ages that must only be a fraction of their original size 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 08/02/2023 at 09:08, Chris A said: I can confirm that. I have stuff not worn for ages that must only be a fraction of their original size 🙄 I still fit into my birthday suit, albeit it's wrinklier in some places and stretched in others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: I still fit into my birthday suit, albeit it's wrinklier in some places and stretched in others. The odd hole here and there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Colin Lindsay said: I still fit into my birthday suit, albeit it's wrinklier in some places and stretched in others. No shrinkage? db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 birthday suits there is a lot of bits you cant see as well as when it was new Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 That'd be the cataracts. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: No shrinkage? db Sadly no shrinkage, just stretched to expand outwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 26 minutes ago, dougbgt6 said: That'd be the cataracts. well if thats two of them its close Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 The problem with expansion and shrinkage, I find, is that it appears to be inconsistent there are parts that expand and others, mostly appendages, that appear to shrink. And of course the issue of inconsistent hair loss which appears to grow inward and reappear in the ears?. On the bright side, my dark suit, the one in most use these days, still fits even if the style is late 60’s. So at least I can say it’s retro? A modern buzz word I am advised by the junior members of my family. Although my youngest son thinks I’m still just a tight git. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 22 minutes ago, PeteH said: The problem with expansion and shrinkage, I find, is that it appears to be inconsistent there are parts that expand and others, mostly appendages, that appear to shrink. And of course the issue of inconsistent hair loss which appears to grow inward and reappear in the ears?. That is down to the law of physics that states 'Matter can neither be created nor destroyed only transformed' 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Chris A said: That is down to the law of physics that states 'Matter can neither be created nor destroyed only transformed' 🤔 I transform money into metal which time then transforms into rust. What does rust transform into? (If rust is transforming do I have to refer to it as they / them?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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