Perfectspecimen wrote:Right just had to restart my computer to post, all it would let me do was put a smiley on, luckily I'm not last second bidding on summat. Hmmm, won myself a Miele washing machine on the bay today, £21.
They start at £800 new. Bit like nicking a Merc with a flat tyre for £200 Reg.
Freds just left for work, hes on nights to get extra dosh. Just showed him I have spent £113 on parts for his motorbike this month, I'll waive the labour. Says he gets paid on the first, wont be much left.
There are a lot of large pumpkins about this month, and some Lithuanian birds with large biceps........
Washing machines...
Last weekend Annie goes round to her mates house, there's a brand new washing machine in its packaging sitting on the kitchen floor, her mate says she's waiting on her neighbour (Jim) to come and fit it,,, Annie says "you've never fitted a washing machine before, I'll show you how to fit it",,, she proceds to the cupboard under the sink to disconnect the pipe work to the old machine, her mate says to her; "Jim turned the water off at the main stopcock last time he fitted the machine",,, Annie; "there's no need to do that, there are small inline valves under the sink where I can turn off the water to the machine"... Valves switched off she starts to disconnect the pipes, she says there's a bit water escaping as norm as there's always some left in the pipe, as she fully disconnects the supply pipe "Woosh", there's watter going everywhere (at mains pressure),,, mains stopcock eventually found in another cupboard the flow of water is stopped,,, Annie now soaking wet and swimming around on her mates kitchen floor discovers that although she'd turned the plastic knob on the inline valve 90 degrees it was only spinning on the spindle and had not actually closed the valve (why does Three Mile Island come to my mind), anyway mess cleaned up, new washing machine is fitted...
Oh, the story don't end there...
Later that evening Annies mate comes round to here house for a drink, she says to Annie; "there's something wrong with that new machine, put a wash on and it's vibrating like mad, I've had to sit on it for about fifteen minutes (bet she did) to try and stop it bouncing all over the place, I've had to switch it off"...
Annie straight away realises what she's done,,, back to her mates house to remove the drum travel securing bolts...
Annie later says to me that when she was initially fitting it she thought while cutting off the plug and a label attached to one of the securing bolts by a thick plastic strap, "what fu#king idiot attached the plug like that"...
Wonder what the label she discarded said...............
