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Was it made from a pair of your old shoes?

Would you like to borrow my [finescale, precision engineered] hammer?

The plastic tubes are very brittle after a while and there's not a lot you can do but replace them, but the injectors will come out, you just need brute force and the bolts will undo, then just make sure you retrieve the copper washers ( gaskets).

Aye, that's the plan. Was surprised how brittle the plastic was, took no effort to break. I'll have another crack today, there's a bit of play on the injectors so hopefully they'll budge with patience or ignorance!

No it's not, it's not...not never!

Been there!

Having had the better of 30 years on call all I can say is that it had its good times and its bad times (and its occasionally hilarious times).

Make one for me? I'll give you a fiver for doing it.

I think you'll be waiting a while! Not done any converting before so it's going to be a challenge!

00 gauge one? ive recently mopped up parts that have popped up on there recently too!

That's very true!

Clear case of age discrimination - surely illegal??

I agree classic car all the way! Ok my Orion is not tax exempt (my landi is but it's not terribly economical And as for my BMW well we won't talk about the mpg on that !!!l ) but the Orion is ace. as it's a 1.4 it's only I think

O no!!

I once drove fork lift truck into oxy bottle,results in it taking off through office block wall...

Tyres are 225/60 all round on 18" alloys. I've had budgets before but after spinning a car in the wet due to it having no grip, I don't go for them now. Good set of brakes is a hundred quid for the front discs alone. Hey ho, joys of car ownership!

Metr0Land, I have no idea who gostude is, so no not related!

That's gonna a pricey one sub39h! Had my gearbox & diff oil and coolant done last year. That's one expense not needed for a few more years!

Note that he didn't say where the hair is.....!

There's a lot to be said for a wig, especially if you are the owner of a wig shop.

I had my hair cut in 1995 (for the first time in 20 years). Never again!

To add to all this, my Chrysler has a Mercedes engine. It's never easy!

And some new Toyotas have BMW made engines too! But I'm happy with my VAG engine in our VW!

Suppose technically the engine in my current car is very well 'shared', American GM engine put in a Holden (Australian) car, then shipped to the UK and rebadged as a Vauxhall.

Thank you!

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If its the USA it's Fantasy Island gone real bad

Been there - dun it. We turned in every Xmas Day for 4 hours tea drinking just to get double pay and a day in lieu.

As one who never has had to work on such holidays I would like to echo muddy-blues comment that your work is very appreciated by many even if it is not often spoken out loud. Thanks to all who do the jobs that must still be done at these times.

I guess my Christmas isn't as disruptive as other people's are, although still not much fun. I still get to spend it with family, rather than be away altogether, although I can't quite join in with the merriment! Here's to those were it's just another working day.

Then there'll be no baby doctors, I suppose.

I get it. Very clever.

Of course, pears would be another matter altogether. Can't compare, really.

Good luck and hope it works out for you

Don't know you, but best wishes

Thanks for the support guys!

Those excuses? I reckon you're in there ;-)

maybe she's a secret railway modeller and is to embarrased to say....

Ah well, maybe there'll be a bit more success next time. I look forward to the mockery I'll get when back at work Wednesday!

Being doing the same job for 22 years but the last 14 have been the worst that I have know..

Yikes, that's a long time to put up with it! I guess I should be thankful that I've only been were I am for 6 years.

I sympathise with you. One job I had many people here would consider a dream job. It was for the first year and a half. We were only a small team. Then the 'good half' left in fairly quick succession. I spent the next seven years wanting out. Marriage, kids and mortgage meant I had to stay put. I really feel for anyone who finds work such a rut, especially in the present work climate.

Living near Stenson JN, we don't consider ourselves as "Up-North"!

Being at the bottom of Hampshire, you're Up North to me!

Was this a NHS team briefing, then??

Yup!