Pete Lewis Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 the problems of trying to type on a tablet with a mind of its own, i have a keyboard for it but it was flat however Colon and Tubing all work for me but Colin may not approve ....screen nurse wheres me funnel now corrected by the way seeing as thread drift normally ends up with extremities of the body i dont see a problem ??? pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 As long as nobody put a brake on drift your alright. I guess Pete you were fishing for a response or was that Colin. Tanks, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Threading the cable through the guides is difficult. Does the diagram help? Thread through the firsdt ring of the guide, and loop it AWAY from the next before threading it though that. This leaves a twist in the cable, that will slip out as you pull it righ through. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Pete Lewis said: Colin you worry me with all that tubing whats brewing Off old Heralds, the tubing lasts longer than the bodywork! (I have dozens of heater air ducting pipes as well....) Colon reminds me of work (I have a long memory lol), I had a mate called Ferdia, I frequently referred to him as Hernia cos he was a pain... (he wasn't really!) Unfortunately one day I told this to one of the local shopowners and the mate phoned me later the same day to ask "Why is everyone calling me Hernia?" I think it stuck with him for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 We had guy looked like Herman , wheres the bolt , in the factory he was known to all as Herman One day I called him Herman he had no idea didnt answer Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 What`s this work thing?. Is it sort of like being retired, and juggling "management requests", whilst at the same time trying to fettle a Herald with the body removed?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougbgt6 Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 Pete, No, no. I believe it involves getting up before dawn, sleep on public transport, slumping at a desk and returning home, after dark, in a 6 day cycle. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 It actually involved me doing all the things I do now - gardening, DIY, coffee, work on the cars, surfing the Net etc but all in about a tenth of the time I have now. The rest was sleeping and earning the money to pay for all the other things. Now I do all of the above things and wonder where the Hell I found time to fit work in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 3, 2018 Report Share Posted August 3, 2018 When I retired early I said its taken 42 years to get a job like this I cant believe ive been on the scrap heap for 15 years When working you have to do it today , now retired you can choose which day Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 Hi Bloke in local asked me one day, "what day of the week it was". I just said "is it Sunday?". His reply was no it`s definitely not Sunday. "So therefore Its Saturday". His reply:- "How do you work that out.," So I told him, "That`s easy, I`m retired, so a week is 6 Saturdays and One Sunday!". Boom, Boom!. (Groan!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 5, 2018 Report Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 9:57 PM, Pete Lewis said: I cant believe ive been on the scrap heap for 15 years Eight months for me already! I've no idea where the time is going. I get up in the early morning when I feel rested and go to bed when I feel tired, and most days don't even wear a watch. I have absolutely NONE of the things I planned completed so far. The problem is that many of them have been started... downstairs toilet stripped out... upstairs bathroom stripped out... fascia board taken down at the rear of the house... skirting board taken off in living room.... large hole to be bricked up where new chimney goes through wall... get something finished for goodness sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Twitchen Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 On 8/5/2018 at 5:32 PM, Colin Lindsay said: and most days don't even wear a watch. The most liberating thing about not going to sea for a living, and retirement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Not wearing a watch but last time I bought one, £7.50 of eBay, got one which showed day of the week as I was losing track. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 best thing about a watch metal expander strap is getting short circuited behind the dash , first it gets warm then the smell of burnt hair then panic Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteH Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Has this has turned into the "Old Git`s" forum? Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 What you mean 'turned' Its part of the informy membership forfait Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 When I converted my Mk2 Saloon to a Convertible using a proper Conv body Tub I had to transfer the handbrake guide assemblies from the saloon tub to the convertible tub if I remember correctly the cable was too short & more importantly too (bl+++y) difficult to feed the long threaded ends thro the guides. So I cut the threaded ends where it goes into the yoke leaving it long enough to fit a 1in long threaded barrel nipple with lock nuts on each end with a longer treaded bar anchoring into the yoke square bolt and enabling the handbrake adjustment. Works well with adequate adjustment but there again I don't often use a handbrake. I think the above is how and why I did the mods but it was some time ago. Regards Peter T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 On 8/8/2018 at 3:59 PM, PeteH said: Has this has turned into the "Old Git`s" forum? Pete Speak for yourself, I'm still a young git. I see Peter has drifted the thread yet again.... (interesting solution! I can picture it in situ.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Well I am an old git and have no problem with it. Someone better put a brake on this latest bit of drift! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyman Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 Can we have less of the "old" please Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 17, 2018 Report Share Posted August 17, 2018 The political answer less is more Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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