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[Richard A Thackeray]

From my archives

Dob Park Bridge
Norwood
(north of Otley)

12th July 2005

https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101295637-dob-park-bridge-norwood#.Y27KV8vP3IV
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4450660
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/108816

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 12th

They must be paying some of the Sisters too much
(having looked at the price of the M-B!)

No!, seriously, l don’t begrudge the co-ordinating Sister a penny
It’s a very thankless task

I wouldn’t park there, but l’d forgotten something & wasn’t walk-in back down from the top car-park

 

[Jameshow]

Saturday 12th

They must be paying some of the Sisters too much
(having looked at the price of the M-B!)

No!, seriously, l don’t begrudge the co-ordinating Sister a penny
It’s a very thankless task

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I wouldn’t park there, but l’d forgotten something & wasn’t walk-in back down from the top car-park

You must be on £2500 a shift!

Where did they get that figure from!!

Max a Dr might earn would be 1440 for 12hr shift.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

You must be on £2500 a shift!

Where did they get that figure from!!

Max a Dr might earn would be 1440 for 12hr shift. know she's not on anything approaching that!!!

She's a friend of mine. & I know she's only on a standard Sisters salary
In fact, I don't think I've seen her do a 'bank shift'


Yes, I've seen the BBC webpage too, the Trusts aren't named
I'd reckon they're all in the South

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

From my atchives

Chainbridge Lane
east of The Great North Road, between Ranskill & Retford
Norttinghamshire

Taken before I changed the lighting to the larger 'NAS' style

Date taken; 11/5/2006
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/179416

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

From my archives
Dating from June 2006

'NAS' lighting (North American Specification)
They were far more visible (LED light was available, but pricey back then)

Substantially bigger lenses, & even clearer/'brighter' too!
(someone lent me a 'hole-cutter' of the appropriate diameter)

Upper pair; 'tail & brake'
Lower pair; 'tail & fog'

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

From my archives

The 110 'Heritage' had green leather, & cream dials!!
It even had a tachometer, the only diesel Landie to have one
The 'NAS specification' 90 & 110 had one, but they were on a 4.0 V8 (I don't think that even the 50th Anniversary 90 had one in the UK market?)

The factory position was to the right, where it was prone to reflections, I'm surprised that testing didn't throw that factor up

I swapped them around, to make it far more visible, & where it really ought to live

Ahh the old 6120(?), microphone stuck on the instrument cowl (speaker in the dash-tray)

I raised the height of the seat a bit, it also gave the impression of sliding it back further, as the squab to pedal distance increased slightly
(& didn't impede, like some aftermarket seat-rails did, in rear passengers legroom

Even the 2 x bench-seats were leather, in the load-space
I'd taken them out in this shot, as they weren't used

Gypsy, one of our Border Collies (died; 2008)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 21st


Just picked the current (December cover date) issue of Land Rover Owner up

Crikey!, l remember this magazine coming out, & buying #001
(there used to be 4 LR specific titles every month!!)

That’s a gorgeous Range Rover!
I’d be happy with it in my garage

I know it’s a 300Tdi, but whether it’s a manual, or auto, l haven’t look at the feature yet

EDIT; Tuesday 22nd @ 12:59

Oh no!, it’s an automatic

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I’m not sure where else to put this little snippet of news about the L663
Are they after foreign/'diplomatic' sales?

I read it in the December edition of Land Rover Owner International
There's also an incredible 'tree-grabber' 110 featured





NB; Everatti also build an electric GT40 replica

 

[Badger_Boom]

I’m not sure where else to put this little snippet of news about the L663
Are they after foreign/'diplomatic' sales?
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I read it in the December edition of Land Rover Owner International
There's also an incredible 'tree-grabber' 110 featured


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NB; Everatti also build an electric GT40 replica

My reserve regiment re-roled from Land Rover WMIKs to Jackals about five years ago. The electric trials Jackal is amazingly stealthy compared to the normal diesel one.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 28th

I’d been told that YAS had a few Kodiaqs, but this is the first l’ve seen
They’ll be replacing Octavia Scouts, for certain roles
(Yorkshire Ambulance Service)

Pinderfields General Hospital
Wakefield

 

[Cavalol]

The term 'SUV' sodding annoys me, sorry.

Anyhow, having previously owned an old ML350 petrol, I fancied another. Should never have sold the last one, it was a brilliant car and the fuel costs didn't really matter as it was a 2nd/3rd/4th/more vehicle. That might sound fancy, but all the other vehicles here are old and unfashionable.
Anyhow, ended up with an elderly (year 2000) ML320 petrol recently and so far, I love it. It's rough as toast but it doesn't matter, it drives as well as these things do and (imho) is a lot less scary than owning either a diesel one or the newer shape, or both. Would love a Range Rover one day, but the reliability seems pretty poor, and an XC90 would be good to try, though not the ticking time bomb Geartronic auto.

 

[Jameshow]

Transit stuck in field 4x3?4 t to rescue pics to follow!

 

[Jameshow]

Nothing but a LR to the rescue!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

From my archives

As a follow on (predecessor?) to the YAS Kodiaq, I added yesterday, how about this 90?
Taken in June 2009

When YAS had their workshops on Normanton Industrial Estate (near jct 31/M62.... now closed/relocated), this was stored in the yard
Back then it was called 'WYMAS' (West Yorkshire Metropolitan Ambulance Service)


For a few years prior to that, the workshops were at Pinderfields General Hospital, but with the redevelopment/PFI building, the site of the garage (as well as most of the rest of it) was gradually demolished & built on
It was good for Hospital staff, as they could leave a car for a service/MOT test, & pick it up when they finished
Payment was either made there & then, or via a couple of forms, reclaimed at the next payday

it was also a 'peace of mind' for some staff, as they knew the workshop guys, & felt that they could be trusted