Mundane News

[Andy in Germany]

It was green originally but the back half of the car was black due to soot! The starting procedure involved a helper opening the bonnet to spray Easy-Start into the air intake. It was very economical apparently, so long as you weren't in a hurry.

It's amazing how much was permitted back in the day and how quickly it changed.

Last time I was visiting the family I told Beautiful Daughter about being a child in a pit village in the North East, and how the coal deliveries were brought by the sack load; she had eyes like saucers. I realised how strange end exotic even my childhood in the 80's would seem to someone growing up today.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Nice afternoon dog walk, once home found out that the little bag I carry in my pocket with dog bags and dog biscuits in. Had fell out my pocket. So once I'd settled the dog at home I doubled back and found it down the road.
Once home again thought I'd check the rat trap at the bottom of garden. Not been touched for weeks it has now the little sod has not just touched it , but walked off with it. No trace of it can be found.

They're very smart little bugg*rs. One had a standoff with a colleague of mine on the city farm I worked at; it stood on its hind legs and tried to block him from walking through the yard. My colleague is convinced the rats knew he set all the traps.

 

[tom73]

They're very smart little bu**ers. One had a standoff with a colleague of mine on the city farm I worked at; it stood on its hind legs and tried to block him from walking through the yard. My colleague is convinced the rats knew he set all the traps.

I'd not mind but they are not in my garden they just use it as a run. It's either the neighbour few doors down or the empty farm at the end of street. I normally use poison bait but the rate they got though it was costing ££ to keep up.

 

[DCLane]

It's amazing how much was permitted back in the day and how quickly it changed.

Given where @tyred lives anything that moved was considered in an OK condition until quite recently.

 

[PeteXXX]

That’s better...

 

[oldwheels]

I'd love an Imp. I always thought they were a lovely car and less of an obvious choice than the Mini.

The Rootes group car that always sticks in my mind is the 1970s Sunbeam Rapier Fastback, basically a Hunter Coupe, and very glitzy and glamorous with pillarless doors and typical Rootes detailing iirc.

The reason I remember is due to an old friend of the family having one when I was young but he had fitted a Perkins diesel engine from an old forklift or something. It was extremely noisy, extremely slow and extremely smokey. It was green originally but the back half of the car was black due to soot! The starting procedure involved a helper opening the bonnet to spray Easy-Start into the air intake. It was very economical apparently, so long as you weren't in a hurry.

You do see Hunters around but I genuinely can't remember when I last saw a Rapier. They're extremely rare now.

Hillman Imps were produced just a few miles away from where I lived and worked till 1972 .For some now forgotten reason I got a new Mini instead. The Assistant Collector of C&E chided me but I retorted that there was no bar on trading with foreign countries.

 

[oldwheels]

My dad had an Imp. Total piece of junk. It spent more time broken down than being driven.

Friday afternoon production?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Friday afternoon production?

Or a teabreak special

 

[PeteXXX]

Friday afternoon production?

It was actually advertised inappropriately as the 'Car of the week' in the garage next door to my dad's ironmongery shop in Lee Green.

 

[oldwheels]

I'd not mind but they are not in my garden they just use it as a run. It's either the neighbour few doors down or the empty farm at the end of street. I normally use poison bait but the rate they got though it was costing ££ to keep up.

We once had an infestation in the maltings with lots or grain around which was so severe I was given an illegal poison. It certainly worked as the main road passing nearby was coated with quashed rat corpses.
Our cats were caged in case they got poisoned until all traces had been cleared up.

 

[rockyroller]

fyi - treating old, all-weather car mats w/ Armor All protectant, makes the mats slippery

 

[rockyroller]

I think I'll have a snooze soon 👍

enjoy!

got home from my part time job yesterday. back was sore & I just wanted to curl up & rest it after 4+ hours on my feet doing "hard labor". after 30 minutes Wifey yells at me, get up! you're like a hermit!

of course later I would correct her & remind her that I spent those 4 hours being very sociable & helped probably 100 ppl with their needs at the store

 

[tyred]

My dad had an Imp. Total piece of junk. It spent more time broken down than being driven.

Then it was reincarnated as my Skoda Fabia.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

A stoat crossed the road in front of me today. I've never seen one in Kent before. Very low, long and fast. Mind, it needed to be fast crossing a major road.

 

[Andy in Germany]

The Black Forest has vanished, which means it'll rain any moment...

...yup, here it comes. German rain; very... definite.