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Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 2:34 pm
by .....
Skub wrote: Sat Sep 06, 2025 1:13 pm
..... wrote: Sat Sep 06, 2025 11:32 am
Discovered that an old washing up sponge isn't a suitable replacement air filter for an 11hp briggs & stratton motor whilst halfway down the drive, necessitating a lengthy push back (battery and relay fubar, so jump direct to starter)
Did it eat it?
Luckily no!
However it drew it in tight enough to the airbox feed to require the use of pliers to unplug it!
May have to spend some actual money on it!
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 2:38 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
Try a brillo pad next, they're a bit sturdier.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:15 pm
by .....
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Sep 06, 2025 2:38 pm
Try a brillo pad next, they're a bit sturdier.
Can't find any tested to EN779
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:16 pm
by Mr. Dazzle
Surprised you could find a kitchen sponge that is, I'm impressed. Was it one of those overpriced ones from Lakeland?
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:50 pm
by ZRX61
Yorick wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 8:34 pm
By hell it hurt for a while. Every time I came into town, folk asked about him. Most didn't know. 4 weeks now
Over the years, hundreds maybe thousands of tourists have said hi to him as they pass through here in the Square.
Folk came to see him year after year.
He was a real celebrity. FB went berserk when he went
4 tourists couples asked tonight where he was.
It's not so painful now. Actually quite pleasing that folk are asking about him as he touched a lot of lives.
It's been 10 days here. I keep thinking he's in another part of house & will appear at any moment or looking around & noticing he's not laying on my bed etc. He was running around like a pup with no cares in the world the day before he passed... but he did have heart issues.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:07 pm
by KungFooBob
I've been to Plitvice lakes.
They're a series of maybe a dozen small lakes that feed into each other by waterfalls, it's very scenic.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:56 pm
by Sunny
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:07 pm
I've been to Plitvice lakes.
They're a series of maybe a dozen small lakes that feed into each other by waterfalls, it's very scenic.
Loved it there! Decent pizza in the town nearby too!
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 8:51 pm
by Dodgy69
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:07 pm
I've been to Plitvice lakes.
They're a series of maybe a dozen small lakes that feed into each other by waterfalls, it's very scenic.
I've been very close.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:30 pm
by Mr Moofo
Took the Ducati to ProTwins to get the back brake sorted after I couldn’t. I needed the support of the wife to get back - so we detoured for an Eastbourne visit.
Dear me - last time I went was 3 years ago - and it was a bit run down. But Palanga in Lithuania now make Eastbourne look vibrant.
Came back throughly depressed !
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:49 pm
by Skub
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:07 pm
I've been to Plitvice lakes.
They're a series of maybe a dozen small lakes that feed into each other by waterfalls, it's very scenic.
Spectacular. It verges on not looking real.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2025 10:25 pm
by .....
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Sep 08, 2025 7:07 pm
I've been to Plitvice lakes.
They're a series of maybe a dozen small lakes that feed into each other by waterfalls, it's very scenic.
Iirc, there is an awesome road down to Senj (it was 17 years ago)
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:19 pm
by MrLongbeard
Went in to the lab for the last time, 26 years and the site is shut
we will see what the future brings.
Also meant between the 5 of us we loaded up 3 skips and 2 40' containers with test equipment, records, and office furniture, I am bolloxed and glad I'm not in tomorrow when the bigger and more delicate bits of kit are being loaded up.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:35 pm
by gremlin
Hung some monkeys and in a similar vein to The Rolling Stones, painted a wall black.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:50 pm
by Noggin
Decided that I was too knackered to use my afternoon off to carry on sorting stuff out in my new place !! So I'm chilling on the sofa !!
Slight downside is that the guys that finished the terrace last week/this week are here 'tidying up' - haven't looked out to see what they are doing (don't want to risk catching their eye and having to do conversation !!! ) but there's a load machine going
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:03 pm
by Dodgy69
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:19 pm
Went in to the lab for the last time, 26 years and the site is shut
we will see what the future brings.
Also meant between the 5 of us we loaded up 3 skips and 2 40' containers with test equipment, records, and office furniture, I am bolloxed and glad I'm not in tomorrow when the bigger and more delicate bits of kit are being loaded up.
Early retirement possibly maybe.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:05 pm
by MrLongbeard
Dodgy69 wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:03 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Sep 09, 2025 6:19 pm
Went in to the lab for the last time, 26 years and the site is shut
we will see what the future brings.
Also meant between the 5 of us we loaded up 3 skips and 2 40' containers with test equipment, records, and office furniture, I am bolloxed and glad I'm not in tomorrow when the bigger and more delicate bits of kit are being loaded up.
Early retirement possibly maybe.
I'm still employed by them, but I have doubts over how it's going to work.
But that's their problem, I'll do as asked as long as they keep paying me.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:33 pm
by Count Steer
Driven through some v nice countryside to arrive in an area that is, basically, 'army'. All the 'Shots' - Bagshot, Aldershot etc + Deepcut, Sandhurst, Pirbright and Bisley...not to mention the tank armour town, Chobham.
Need a uniform and a firearm! (Or a tank?
).
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:36 pm
by Yorick
Noggin wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 2:50 pm
Decided that I was too knackered to use my afternoon off to carry on sorting stuff out in my new place !! So I'm chilling on the sofa !!
Slight downside is that the guys that finished the terrace last week/this week are here 'tidying up' - haven't looked out to see what they are doing (don't want to risk catching their eye and having to do conversation !!! ) but there's a load machine going
Don't you worry your pretty little head.
Just go make the men a nice cuppa
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 12:52 pm
by ZRX61
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2025 1:02 pm
by Mr Moofo
Count Steer wrote: Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:33 pm
Need a uniform and a firearm! (Or a tank?
).
Apparently a pencil will now do
, then topped that by getting a twofer date this weekend with a couple of gals who appear to be about half my age 
