What are you doing today??

Mcqueen wrote:

Perfectspecimen wrote:Had frost over most of my back yard all day. Brake pipe spanners arrived today so I set to....... It did indeed grip the nut so it undone but in the process snapped the brake pipe. Other end of the brake line wont shift so far but I have dosed it with WD40 so fingers crossed. Just so happens I bought some brake line and a flaring tool couple of years back for my Merc but in the end got MOT place to do it but I thought I would have a practice and make a flare. Success! Just need to get the old one off now without breaking any more bits. Scrabbling about under cars is getting hard for me now, and this bloody weathers not helping. 

If they look a bit suspect I cut the pipe near the nut and use a socket, then easy to measure a new pipe, time is money not the cost of a length of pipe, easy and professional innit

I hated faffing around with brake pipes, if a pipe burst at the cylinder due to being rusted in, and if the rest of the pipe was ok, rather then faffing around feeding a new pipe the length of the car I cut the pipe at the first straight accessible area, and fit a foot or so extension to the pipe, simples innit..

Jobs like brake pipes, suspension components etc were regular replacement on the vehicles in our fleet, the majority when coming to replace these components would be seized/rusted in place, and due to the length of time and the mileages covered by these vehicles no doubt these components would need replacing several times during the vehicles life with us, my policy,,, a tin with a mixture of copperslip and heavy gear oil and a half inch paint brush, everything getting put together that was likely to seize got coated in it, no problems dismantling next time...

Wont live that long.   I sawed the other end of the pipe off and done it with a socket, easy then, and stuck yesterdays practice pipe in the joint with a rubber bung over the end to stop fluid leaking. Made up new pipe and put that on. Copper now so at least it will be moss free.

Was gonna put the suitcases away but thought feck it we're away on Saturday so they can lie where they are 

Watching Utd win. Squeaky bum time is back!

Brakes work in the van now so took the meerkats out for a ride to Lidls. Top of the list was cheap booze and some horseradish sauce for tomorrows roast beef. Went to put stuff in the cupboard and turns out I got tartare sauce instead. Silly old git. Will be off to the pub later for some fun and games.

Today was the 4th trip to my folks since xmas eve. I now have a 2 week break. Let the holidays begin!

Woohoo!

Just booked a wee hotel spa stay for Mermaid's birthday paid for by Christmas pressie from my little sister and brother! Result!

sweet! Where abouts is the hotel?

In a wee village called Rosebank in the Clyde Valley. Poppinjay's

Looks swish 

Don't know where all that Tudor architecture came from? Must be owned by an Englishman!

Cleaning up, blady sand everywhere, wind has stopped now

I have been there Cam but can't remember when, think it was a coach tour thingy or maybe a collection but sure. As he'll have,

Tailed off a bit there at the end Topdog!

Nice looking place Cam, looks familiar to me as well, when we stayed at the Radstone we had lunch in a garden centre and I'm sure it was near there, have a nice time both of you.

Mcqueen wrote:Cleaning up, blady sand everywhere, wind has stopped now

Just had a shuftie at the web cam on Las Vistas and the place is heaving, makes me want to take a break.

Yep fully operational today, load of shirt types looking at sand dunes and what to do with them,   err you have a tractor get on with it

searcher wrote:Nice looking place Cam, looks familiar to me as well, when we stayed at the Radstone we had lunch in a garden centre and I'm sure it was near there, have a nice time both of you.

Yep, only 4 or 5 miles away I think Bill.

Decided to go out for lunch today so headed to a wee place in Fife called Craigrothie, last time we came here the place had burnt down, this time it was closed to the 12th January for staff holidays. Drove towards Cupar and thought we could go to Elmwood golf course for something to eat. Ruddy great chains around the metal gate! Drove to St. Michaels and into carpark, man waved "No" at us drove on to Drumoig hotel, "Only doing soup and sandwiches dear"...drove all the way back to Dunfermline and had lunch in the Sweet Chestnut. At least the car got a wee run out.

Watching Utd v West Ham.

Mcqueen wrote:Yep fully operational today, load of shirt types looking at sand dunes and what to do with them,   err you have a tractor get on with it

Had a couple of real bad storms when I lived out there, sand on las vista beach was washed away, every low tide for days after the  council were down there with JCB"s etc getting it back, also the restaurant our on the poi t at Last Callets was trashed, waves baskcally washed the rheplace out, plus the stone ballasters/railings outside the restaurants around the bay there were washed away at parts and they are a good 20 feet or so above normal sea level, plus the barancos that are normally bone dry had boldeds he size of a small car piled up against the parapets of the bridges that crossed them...

3rdforum wrote:Watching Utd v West Ham.

Ditto, in the only one thats turned up, feckin lightweight mates..

Mourinho's subs in last 2 matches were spot on