The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

I've just sent away for a water filter jug.

I have one....Britta (spelling??).
It works well.

 

[Paulus]

Morning all

Got to shift the rest of my dumpy bag full of chippings this morning, before the rain sets in.
Rooks are kicking off in the field opposite and the seagulls are squawking like mad - it's like a Hitchcock film out there!
Brothers in law have decided to come and stay for a weekend in March. Deep joy. 48 hours of being bored to death.


That's the one with the 'wet belt' oil pump drive system, isn't it?
Terrible design.
Ford has issued a major recall on them.

View: https://youtu.be/lbr3mjnnm8g?si=s4BKjwpqd81IxlD5

No trouble with ours yet, 38,000 miles on the clock.
That's jinxed it.😳

 

[Mo1959]

I have one....Britta (spelling??).
It works well.

The one I've ordered is a Klar. It's supposed to remove fluoride and quite a few other nasties too. Might encourage me to drink more water.

 

[welsh dragon]

I have a filter jug as well. A Brita one.

 

[Dirk]

No trouble with ours yet, 38,000 miles on the clock.
That's jinxed it.😳

They apparently have major trouble just after the warranty expires, around 60k miles.

 

[Dirk]

Shifted a ton of chippings - 25 barrow loads - from the front drive to the rear of the house.
Cut the rear lawns and then took the recycling out.
Knackered now !
Gonna sit down, have some lunch and watch a fillum.

 

[welsh dragon]

We have leftover chicken form yesterday so we will have chicken with stuffing and a few fries.

 

[Dave7]

The one I've ordered is a Klar. It's supposed to remove fluoride and quite a few other nasties too. Might encourage me to drink more water.

Yes....one of the problems with our supply is fluoride. We get our water from 2 sources and you can tell when it changes by the taste.

 

[Drago]

MG cleaned. Garage tidied.

 

[Dirk]

We have leftover chicken form yesterday so we will have chicken with stuffing and a few fries.

Liver & onions with mashed taters for us tonight.

 

[BoldonLad]

MG cleaned. Garage tidied.

View attachment 721776

Is that an MG4?

 

[welsh dragon]

Liver & onions with mashed taters for us tonight.

I like liver but it has to be lambs liver. Its really tender.

 

[Drago]

Is that an MG4?

Deep breath...

MG ZS EV Trophy Long Range.

Possibly the longest car name ever. Mrs D's new daily, and she's very happy with it. I liked the 4 and the reviews are stellar, but it was a wee bit small for a Labrador and a driver or paseenger of my  girth height and build. It would have been doable, but as the slightly larger ZS was available for the same monthly rental it would have been rude not to.

 

[rustybolts]

They apparently have major trouble just after the warranty expires, around 60k miles.

I heard Ford replace them for free, the belt driving the oil pump sheds bits and the bits are picked up by the oil pump , clogging it a bit and reducing oil pressure a lot

 

[Tenkaykev]

Out for lunch to celebrate our daughter's birthday. We went to a lovely local pub with great food and charming staff. Went to settle the bill and discovered that our granddaughter ate for free as there's a promotion on at the moment. Good to see that the kids menu wasn't limited to the usual offerings but had some good quality dishes including freshly grilled trout.