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Tell her to fark off?

Tell her you'll send Reg round.

 

[hopless500]

I could try waxing. But should I choose a wax with carnuba in it?

I refuse to express an opinion

 

[Hugh Manatee]

Have you seen any of their reminders laying around anywhere as that is a good sign. They do seem a lot more wary than I can remember them being in the past. The 2 little ones are the first to show before dusk followed by the adults later on.
A lot of the houses here are from the 50's and have long gardens so they have plenty of room to roam about, plus there are trees and hedges.

Speaking of hedgehogs, check this little chap out:

This is a blonde hedgehog rather than an albino one. Famous on Alderney. We saw this one on a hedgehog and bat walk. It didn't seem in the least bit bothered by our presence.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I almost landed on the bonnet of a Trabant tonight which stopped at a junction as I approached and then pulled out in front of me First time I've ever seen a Trabant in real life and not a first sighting I will forget. The smell of two-stroke petrol is still lingering in my nostrils.

Typical driver of a posh German saloon

I have fond memories of the two stroke smell from my motorbike days and from my childhood, my Dad had several mopeds and scooters.

 

[Reynard]

Mmmmm, well my strimmer and chain saw have two stroke motors.

Love trabbies, they're something of a hoot - there's one I see regularly here. It's the posh model in two tone baby nappy brown...

 

[tyred]

I have fond memories of the two stroke smell from my motorbike days and from my childhood, my Dad had several mopeds and scooters.

As a lover of oddities it was lovely to see one even if the circumstances weren't ideal and I wouldn't mind having one to play with but having seen how smoky it is (perhaps he'd got the mix wrong to be fair), I'm pleased all cars aren't two stroke.

 

[raleighnut]

As a lover of oddities it was lovely to see one even if the circumstances weren't ideal and I wouldn't mind having one to play with but having seen how smoky it is (perhaps he'd got the mix wrong to be fair), I'm pleased all cars aren't two stroke.

For a real 2 stroke car I present the SAAB 96 Monte Carlo (850)


View: https://youtu.be/1sqIUw6ExyI


Now they're quick

 

[slowmotion]

Mmmmm, well my strimmer and chain saw have two stroke motors.

......so does my outboard.....

 

[Katherine]

We have corn instead of peas, and ground beef instead of lamb, over here. I don't see it as shepherds pie, then

If it is beef, it is cottage pie.

Agreed. A mash potato pie with mined lamb is a shepherd's pie and a cottage pie uses minced beef.

3rd gear synchro has gone on my new doblo van at 5k...ffs
Warranty claim..nearest fiat service is 25 miles away..none in Peterborough to do commercial...its a 1250 engine used in cars like fiat doblo which I can buy at Peterborough Fiat!!!! I give up

Oh dear!

Depends how wide the door frame is, I s'pose.

I could try waxing. But should I choose a wax with carnuba in it?

Yes.

 

[Reynard]

For a real 2 stroke car I present the SAAB 96 Monte Carlo (850)


View: https://youtu.be/1sqIUw6ExyI


Now they're quick

Those made pretty nifty rally cars back in the day... IIRC the body shape came about because they wanted a car that could roll over and just carry on. Most famous driver was Erik "pa taket" Carlsson, who was married to Pat Moss, Stirling Moss' sister.

Erik won the RAC Rally three times on the bounce in a SAAB 96 (60, 61, 62) and the Monte twice (62, 63).

I know you're a raleigh nut, but I'm a rally nut.

I'll go get me coat...

 

[classic33]

Those made pretty nifty rally cars back in the day... IIRC the body shape came about because they wanted a car that could roll over and just carry on. Most famous driver was Erik "pa taket" Carlsson, who was married to Pat Moss, Stirling Moss' sister.

Erik won the RAC Rally three times on the bounce in a SAAB 96 (60, 61, 62) and the Monte twice (62, 63).

I know you're a raleigh nut, but I'm a rally nut.

I'll go get me coat...

Hope you enjoyed the walk.

 

[slowmotion]

I have fond memories of the two stroke smell from my motorbike days and from my childhood, my Dad had several mopeds and scooters.

A while ago, a friend said "Two stroke exhaust is the smell of FUN." He was spot on.

 

[raleighnut]

We had 2 stroke trucks too,


View: https://youtu.be/5pwhm_xoDiY

 

[raleighnut]

Those made pretty nifty rally cars back in the day... IIRC the body shape came about because they wanted a car that could roll over and just carry on. Most famous driver was Erik "pa taket" Carlsson, who was married to Pat Moss, Stirling Moss' sister.

Erik won the RAC Rally three times on the bounce in a SAAB 96 (60, 61, 62) and the Monte twice (62, 63).

I know you're a raleigh nut, but I'm a rally nut.

I'll go get me coat...

I was more a fan of Stig Blomqvist when I worked at a SAAB garage 76-79, we had a couple of customers with Monte Carlo's

This one is the V4 (Ford) engine,


View: https://youtu.be/lXQAPokV980

 

[Hill Wimp]

Beautiful day with a little nip in the air. This morning was the first morning for a long time that I got out of bed and thought .

The feeling only lasted a second or two the @Fab Foodie fell asleep again