Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[Horse]

Locally a new crematorium was refused planning permission. One of the reasons given for refusal was that it didn't offer easy walking or cycling access.

Have they seen the typical ages for attendees? [Vertical, not the horizontal one]

[Count Steer]

A copy of Spiderman 1 just sold for £1 million. I had a copy but my mother cleared out a lot of my stuff when I left home. (I had the first 4 or 5 issues).

Admittedly the auctioned copy was 'mint' but a 'fine' one went for £0.5M a couple of years ago.

*sigh*

[weeksy]

A copy of Spiderman 1 just sold for £1 million. I had a copy but my mother cleared out a lot of my stuff when I left home. (I had the first 4 or 5 issues).

Admittedly the auctioned copy was 'mint' but a 'fine' one went for £0.5M a couple of years ago.

*sigh*

On that note, i used to own Steve Heighways shirt from the 1977 European Cup final win. My old man used to do work for Joe Fagan and was given the shirt. Where, when and how it's gone... i have no idea.. I owned a few other classics too, again, i don't know where or when they went.

[ChrisW]

A copy of Spiderman 1 just sold for £1 million. I had a copy but my mother cleared out a lot of my stuff when I left home.

But if pretty much all parents hadn't done just this what might the values be?!

[Greenman]

Cars, mines fucked this morning on the coldest day of course!

Handbrake is stuck on. I tried to drive it off the drive with no luck at all. Handbrake level all floppy with no resistance at all!

I have managed to walk in the 2 miles to my morning school almost literally arriving with frosticles on my nose as it's -5 here today.

Going to contact a few mobile mechanics and hopefully they will take payment in litres of tap water as i don't really have any money to pay for the repairs that will no doubt be astronomical.

Anyone had any experience with mobile mechanics? I can't take it to my normal mechanic as i can't move the car!

[Horse]

Cars, mines fucked this morning on the coldest day of course!

Handbrake is stuck on. I tried to drive it off the drive with no luck at all. Handbrake level all floppy with no resistance at all!


Anyone had any experience with mobile mechanics? I can't take it to my normal mechanic as i can't move the car!

Cable or electric?

If cable, it could be water ingress. I had that with an old Astra. 'Sorted' it by leaving the car running until heat from the exhaust warmed the cable. 'Fix' would be a new cable.

[Greenman]

Cars, mines fucked this morning on the coldest day of course!

Handbrake is stuck on. I tried to drive it off the drive with no luck at all. Handbrake level all floppy with no resistance at all!


Anyone had any experience with mobile mechanics? I can't take it to my normal mechanic as i can't move the car!

Cable or electric?

If cable, it could be water ingress. I had that with an old Astra. 'Sorted' it by leaving the car running until heat from the exhaust warmed the cable. 'Fix' would be a new cable.

Yeah mobile mechanic bloke just told me this could work. They also advise hitting the caliper with a hammer and screwdriver could release any stuck pads or frozen pads!

I'm going to try these ideas at dinner time after i have froze my ass off walking home.

[DefTrap]

Anyone had any experience with mobile mechanics? I can't take it to my normal mechanic as i can't move the car!

Insurance? My co. moved my buggered TT to the garage of my choice when I couldn't move it (burst high pressure power steering line)

[Greenman]

Anyone had any experience with mobile mechanics? I can't take it to my normal mechanic as i can't move the car!

Insurance? My co. moved my buggered TT to the garage of my choice when I couldn't move it (burst high pressure power steering line)

If my hammering or warming up plan doesn't fix it i might try that, good idea.

[Yorick]

Anyone had any experience with mobile mechanics? I can't take it to my normal mechanic as i can't move the car!

Insurance? My co. moved my buggered TT to the garage of my choice when I couldn't move it (burst high pressure power steering line)

If my hammering or warming up plan doesn't fix it i might try that, good idea.

You'll need the special brake hammer.

[Greenman]

Insurance? My co. moved my buggered TT to the garage of my choice when I couldn't move it (burst high pressure power steering line)

If my hammering or warming up plan doesn't fix it i might try that, good idea.

You'll need the special brake hammer.

Special brake hammer?

[weeksy]

It'll be warm by Sunday... the frost will have gone, so by then you'll know either way.

[Count Steer]

Before you start Can you run an extension cable and fan heater to it? If there's water in the cable and it's frozen that could do the trick, might work on the pads/calipers too. It sounds like the cold has caused it so heat may be the solution.

[KungFooBob]

For £500 plus expenses, I'll come and set it on fire for you.

[Greenman]

It'll be warm by Sunday... the frost will have gone, so by then you'll know either way.

This is true but i need the car for work over next 2 days. I've got 50 miles to and back to a school tomorrow and a meeting with the boss, not really walkable or taxiable either due to cost.

[Greenman]

Before you start Can you run an extension cable and fan heater to it? If there's water in the cable and it's frozen that could do the trick, might work on the pads/calipers too. It sounds like the cold has caused it so heat may be the solution.

I might try and find my old super soaker and fill up with hot water and go on a full rambo style super soaker attack on the car...

[weeksy]

Before you start Can you run an extension cable and fan heater to it? If there's water in the cable and it's frozen that could do the trick, might work on the pads/calipers too. It sounds like the cold has caused it so heat may be the solution.

I might try and find my old super soaker and fill up with hot water and go on a full rambo style super soaker attack on the car...

spraying it with hot water on something that's likely to crack when it freezes in seconds as it's so cold ?

I'd get a hair dryer/mini blow-torch thing rather than that matey.

[Greenman]

Before you start Can you run an extension cable and fan heater to it? If there's water in the cable and it's frozen that could do the trick, might work on the pads/calipers too. It sounds like the cold has caused it so heat may be the solution.

I might try and find my old super soaker and fill up with hot water and go on a full rambo style super soaker attack on the car...

spraying it with hot water on something that's likely to crack when it freezes in seconds as it's so cold ?

I'd get a hair dryer/mini blow-torch thing rather than that matey.

I don't own either of those things. I have numerous fancy lighters and deodorant cans though...

If you hear of a guy from Bristol blowing himself up or burning himself to death that will of probably of been me...

[Rockburner]

Mine (RingGo) let's me know when there's 10 mins left....do I want to pay more? (I usually need less than 1hr but sometimes can get held up...particularly if it's a docs surgery trip). If you do add time straight away, the clock starts again ie you lose 10 mins AND you pay the 1 hour rate again rather than the reduced rate for 2 hours. Bloody thieves!

PS I think Dorking changed recently so it never costs more on the app than it would cash.

The main gripe is that they use SMS to send you your "running out of time" notice - which both costs you money (you pay for the SMS), AND is not guaranteed to reach you in time (if you are out of signal range... eg in a shop/cinema etc)

Whatever did people do in the past eh?

Get tickets.

[MrLongbeard]

https://www.rac.co.uk/breakdown-cover/at-home-cover