shmook Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 It's another fun day off tomorrow out in the pissing rain pulling it to bits. Same as last Monday when I sorted the EGR issue. At least it's a ford so it's relatively easy to work on! Link to post Share on other sites
DrAlexanderTobacco Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Just had to spend £110 on getting a locksmith out to get into my room and change the lock. Given the dodgy landlord I reckon I won't be able to get him to cough up for it despite the lock being buggered. If you ask the locksmith for a paper invoice I'm sure he'd give you one. That way you can go to the landlord and put the onus on him to pay. Link to post Share on other sites
Tw1tch Posted February 22, 2015 Report Share Posted February 22, 2015 Eh landlord is dodgy as hell. No tenancy agreement or contract, cash in hand etc. I have a horrible feeling he'll pull a "I could've done it" but he wasn't available to and still isn't and I needed access. We tried everything short of cutting the lock but the wall was more likely to give in than the door or the lock. It needed to be removed with an angle grinder. EDIT: I have a reciept detailing the issue and the buggered lock. I'm not going to roll over and take this. Funnily enough the money I used to pay the locksmith was my rent money... Link to post Share on other sites
paranoiddroid Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Good luck I *fruitcage* hate *suitcasey* landlords. As for.my frustration I went away and didn't take enough meds woth me..... fuuuck Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore1-6 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Heating was off last night so I woke up at 3am freezing cold. Woke at 6 for phys. Then the CO exploded my week as there's a meeting about op committments thats far more important*| than my department.They've taken my venue and now I have to change my programme around to fit all the precious OC's diarys into it. *fruitcage* 'em - you wanna do a two hour long fitness test? Shame, only time availible is 0630.*genuinely is very important. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Slept all of four hours tonight. If that. Also, my arms are sore after a couple of rounds of Kinect Boxing on Saturday. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 So... It turns out if you don't clip coolant hoses back on properly, they tend to leak a bit. Who knew?!! Link to post Share on other sites
DeltaZero Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Glad it wasn't too hard a fix! And it hasn't taken you all day! Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 So... It turns out if you don't clip coolant hoses back on properly, they tend to leak a bit. Who knew?!! If it makes you feel any better I drove for half an hour with my hazards on - thinking I couldn't turn them off. Waving at passing motorists to apologise. Got home - rang my dad. "Have you tried pressing the hazard light button?" "No..." Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 'I assumed. . .' I really hate how people use that as an excuse for not explaining themselves and that then leading to a mistake being made. Don't assume explain, and the world will rejoice. Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore1-6 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Assume makes an *albartroth* out of you and me. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 If it makes you feel any better I drove for half an hour with my hazards on - thinking I couldn't turn them off. Waving at passing motorists to apologise. Got home - rang my dad. "Have you tried pressing the hazard light button?" "No..." So... How did you turn them on? Or did you think the switch only worked once? Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 IIRC they came on when I braked (I probably touched it by accident) and I assumed I had something to the electrics. In my panic I basically forgot I had a button for it. Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 When I got my first motorbike and went to take it to work for the first time, I got in a blind panic as it wouldn't start no matter how much I kicked it over and ended up called my boss saying I had bike trouble and would be late. Turns out it just needed a touch of choke on a cold morning. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 IIRC they came on when I braked (I probably touched it by accident) and I assumed I had something to the electrics. In my panic I basically forgot I had a button for it. Haha! When I got my first motorbike and went to take it to work for the first time, I got in a blind panic as it wouldn't start no matter how much I kicked it over and ended up called my boss saying I had bike trouble and would be late. Turns out it just needed a touch of choke on a cold morning. Good old manual choke! My first car had one Link to post Share on other sites
danr Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 When I got my first motorbike and went to take it to work for the first time, I got in a blind panic as it wouldn't start no matter how much I kicked it over and ended up called my boss saying I had bike trouble and would be late. Turns out it just needed a touch of choke on a cold morning. I discovered the hard way that my bike would immediately die if you put it in gear while the kickstand was down. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I put up a load of posters on my bedroom wall to prove to people that I have a personality. They keep falling off. I'm not actually a real person :/ Link to post Share on other sites
Habakure Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 No seriously it's okay, just grab the pram and start to lift it without asking. I honestly don't mind at all. Seriously. No, seriously. Nah, you got me. Don't touch the *fruitcage* pram you troglodyte. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 The answer is clear. Wrap all possible lift points with barbed wire leaving only the handle clear for you. Carry a heavy duty glove in case you need anyone's help. Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 And instead of a baby/child, have an extremely aggrevated wolverine in the pram. Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I put up a load of posters on my bedroom wall to prove to people that I have a personality. They keep falling off. I'm not actually a real person :/ Back when I was new in the army people used to call me out for being weird, because every man jack had a wall covered in pictures of naked women/cars, and I had a blank wall. I got so much grief for it, eventually I just put up fliers from all the clubs I went to, ended up with hundreds over the years. Darkchild Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I like a nice blank wall. As long as it is uniformly plastered there is very little on a blank wall that will distract me or make me feel uncomfortable. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 I've lost my wedding ring on a job today. It's not once fallen off, ever. Was my dad's, he gave it to me just before he died, 3 months before I got married. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well that's a kick in the teeth. What on Earth were you doing? Man handling some pond life? Or was it just one of those random things? Link to post Share on other sites
Mike_West Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 *fruitcage* Visa. They caught wind of someone operating a skimmer in one of the two areas I often use my debit card in. Their idea: block all cards that happened to be used in that area in an unspecified timeframe. Without telling anyone. At 4PM, just as everyone leaves work and goes shopping. Then, they got an even brighter idea: CANCEL all those cards. My bank fessed up only two hours after they did it, and issued a new card free of charge, which doesn't change the fact that 4PM is the singularly worst possible time to do it. Link to post Share on other sites
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