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General => Chatter => Topic started by: Head Womble on February 27, 2013, 08:27:46 PM
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It started when I ran out f fuel on the way to work, my fault, I knew I only had just under 1/4 of a tank,
but figured it's not that cold (+3) so the saddle tanks shouldn't cause a problem.
Well I was wrong.
I ended up walking 1.5 miles to a tax station, paying over £15 for a gallon can and some, some, er, tax juice.
got to work in the end, only 3/4 of an hour late.
Had a bad day at work, manager on a training cause so it's all down to me as I'm the supervisor.
Left work happy I'm now off for 4 days, haft way home I realised I forgot to leave the keys with security,
so turned around and dropped the keys off, as I was leaving the yard I must have drove over a nail,
I could hear the dreaded tick, tick, tick as I drove down the duel carage way, nowhere safe to stop for a mile or so.
As I got close to where I could stop the ticking stopped, and changed into that dreaded flapping sound.
So I've had to change the wheel on one of those police only ramps at the entrance the the airport,
after unloading the oil I collected last night so I can get to the spare.
I now have a totally F'd winter tyre as I was on the rim for way too long.
So with this in mind please forgive me if I sound a bit off tonight.
Rant over, for now.
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A very large malt whisky will cure it.
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A very large malt whisky will cure it.
I don't do whisky, Stella will do the job though.
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I feel for you Mark.. nothing worse than one of "those" days.
Hope your few days off are more relaxed and with better luck.
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I feel for you Mark.. nothing worse than one of "those" days.
Hope your few days off are more relaxed and with better luck.
Thanks mate, I'm more peed off about the tyre, although the tax juice did smart a bit.
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A very large malt whisky will cure it.
I don't do whisky, Stella will do the job though.
just been out to the beer fridge in my shed, and it's empty :(
So I've started on SWMBO's strawberry cider ;D
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my snow tyre a week after fitting had a nail, i got it plugged :), and that was 2 puntures in a week too, this was just after xmas. know how ya feel...
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A very large malt whisky will cure it.
I don't do whisky, Stella will do the job though.
just been out to the beer fridge in my shed, and it's empty :(
ouch that is a low blow nasty....
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my snow tyre a week after fitting had a nail, i got it plugged :), and that was 2 puntures in a week too, this was just after xmas. know how ya feel...
This nail is about 20mm in from the edge, and the sidewall is well stuffed from driving on it.
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my snow tyre a week after fitting had a nail, i got it plugged :), and that was 2 puntures in a week too, this was just after xmas. know how ya feel...
This nail is about 20mm in from the edge, and the sidewall is well stuffed from driving on it.
oh yes thats twatted... :'(
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Mark - got some Michelin 235.70 15's if any use
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Thanks for the offer mate, but mine are 205/60/16's.
I have the summer tyres that were removed to fit these, so it's not a Major problem.
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One of those days when you wished you'd never got out of bed.
I feel your pain.
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Tax station and tyre in one day, that is annoying. Maybe you're just getting all the bad luck over with in one go?
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The rule of three. If one thing goes wrong there are two more to come!
Dick
P.s like the avatar RM!
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Tax station and tyre in one day, that is annoying. Maybe you're just getting all the bad luck over with in one go?
Lets hope so.
It's only 10 miles there and back, so with the cost of Tax station visit and paying to get my tyre swapped it works out at £2.50 a mile :-\
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The rule of three. If one thing goes wrong there are two more to come!
Dick
P.s like the avatar RM!
Thanks dick, now what have I got to look forward to then ?
No don't answer that, it may come true.
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Hope you find some cheap tyres mate! Look on the bright side, other people go to the tax station every time (yes you read that right!) they get low on fuel!!
Go have a few beers and feel smug that you don't pay £148.9 per litre of fuel!
I put in £15 tonight as don't have any filtered veg at the minute!
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wonder if primera tyres fit yours there 16's other spec not sure, mate had aset off a scrap w reg... i just got 4x tyres £10 each 2x new avons, the primeras were continental premiums...
what car you got runs 16's? not the pug... well the side i saw was... on alloys too...
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The rule of three. If one thing goes wrong there are two more to come!
Dick
P.s like the avatar RM!
Thanks dick, now what have I got to look forward to then ?
No don't answer that, it may come true.
Naa you had the three fuel, keys, tyre you're in the clear!
Have a good day today
Dick
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wonder if primera tyres fit yours there 16's other spec not sure, mate had aset off a scrap w reg... i just got 4x tyres £10 each 2x new avons, the primeras were continental premiums...
what car you got runs 16's? not the pug... well the side i saw was... on alloys too...
It's my Merc C250.
I have 4 good goodyear tyres that came off when the winter tyres went on, I just need to get all swapped over now as the weathers turning.
But I've only got 3 winter tyres now.
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Buy a Reliant.
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Buy a Reliant.
A Robin with 16" rims, seriously pimped.
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Buy a Reliant.
A Robin with 16" rims, seriously pimped.
New York - Paris - Heathrow on the side, of course!
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i think the ford capri gear would work with 16's ;D