Mundane News

[pawl]

Tried the wishbone for size, and while it's now more or less the right design, it's 12mm too long. Unfortunately, due to the shape, it's not as simple as just trimming off the excess at each end. Drat.

And on that note, I'm heading off to bed.

Nunnight one and all xxx

Wishbone If it does break I may have one left over from the crimbo turkey

 

[biggs682]

We have sun shining in the rear garden at last

 

[Illaveago]

How often do you have them sticking to your fingers?

I have a remedy for that !

 

[tyred]

I think that I'll have an orange 🍊 for elevenses.

 

[Illaveago]

The wishbone crisis reminded me of of a car that my boss's son and a friend had worked on .
The car originally started off as a Ford Escort 2 door MK1. When I first saw it poking out of a lock up garage I couldn't make out what it was !
From the front I could make out a Jaguar XJ6 bonnet and Rover 2000 front wings . .
As the 2 of them were obsessed in car customising they decided to lower the roof . This is where they came unstuck! When they cut a couple of inches out of the pillars they discovered that they no longer lined up . Not letting that stop them they then cut the roof into four pieces and welded some sheet steel in . They finally gave up at that point as it was horrible !

 

[fossyant]

Mr Postman has just delivered lots of little parcels with my name on. Not one was for me

MrsF has been ordering lots of fabric. She's making a baby quilt for my sister who is 'due' soon.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

As the 2 of them were obsessed in car customising they decided to lower the roof . This is where they came unstuck! When they cut a couple of inches out of the pillars they discovered that they no longer lined up . Not letting that stop them they then cut the roof into four pieces and welded some sheet steel in .

That is the accepted method of doing it

They finally gave up at that point as it was horrible !

It does take skill to make it look right, which is one reason I have never tried to do it.

 

[tyred]

All this talk of wishbones reminds me that I think I have two wishbones for a MK IV Corrina up in the attic somewhere.

 

[raleighnut]

Just had a phone call.Covid vaccination on Friday

 

[Gravity Aided]

No idea. Happens occasionally, like once or twice a year !

Could have to do with diet, braunschweiger or peas used to cause it for me, then almost everything did, as it did my father. I went in one day when I was having an attack, the doctor diagnosed gout (redness and darkening on a line across the toe joint, and a blood test for purines) and put me on a diet and allopurinol. Never had a problem since.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Just had a phone call.Covid vaccination on Friday

In case anyone missed the now closed thread, anyone over 59 can use this service

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coron...rus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

In case anyone missed the now closed thread, anyone over 59 can use this service

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coron...rus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

The link says 64. I think that this was queried on the closed thread but I didn't see the reply.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

The link says 64. I think that this was queried on the closed thread but I didn't see the reply.

I'm 60 & just used it without any issue, I was about to reply on the thread but the Mods got in first

 

[raleighnut]

In case anyone missed the now closed thread, anyone over 59 can use this service

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coron...rus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

I'm not 59 til the middle of March.

 

[Reynard]

Warm, sunny intervals, the odd spot of rain and a stiff, gusting south-westerly here chez Casa Reynard.

My car is covered in a fine layer of yellow dust. I am wondering whether that is contributing towards my hayfever issues. I have run out of meds, so I will have to nip out to Boots later. They do a generic version of the stuff I use that is half the price of the branded stuff. I did not sleep well as I was bunged and dribbly and itchy.

As I was really busy with various yesterday, and I have assorted to do this afternoon, I have been working on the Higman model this morning. The parts for the left front stub axle have been sanded and finished and are almost ready for assembly - don't want to leave small parts lying loose. And I have been doing the design work on the lower chassis rails.

But it is almost time for lunch and I have a hungry.