The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Back from Aldi.
Pleased as my legs decided to behave and do what they were told.
From memory that's 1st time out for 3 weeks.
Now for a weetabix.

 

[Binky]

Decision made. Just removed faulty washer pump, had to remove front passenger wheel and partially move wheel arch liner which inevitably was a faff. I'm praying it goes back ok as had to remove lower section to access it. The block of wood is there to keep liner "open" so can access washer pump to remove which I've done. Now just wait for replacement to arrive. I'm confident it is pump that's failed as have 12v on wiring to it when washer activated.

All good fun!

 

[numbnuts]

Decision made. Just removed faulty washer pump, had to remove front passenger wheel and partially move wheel arch liner which inevitably was a faff. I'm praying it goes back ok as had to remove lower section to access it. The block of wood is there to keep liner "open" so can access washer pump to remove which I've done. Now just wait for replacement to arrive. I'm confident it is pump that's failed as have 12v on wiring to it when washer activated.

All good fun!
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Last Januray my pump failed too, in all my years of driving that is the first time one has gone on me.

 

[Binky]

Last Januray my pump failed too, in all my years of driving that is the first time one has gone on me.

Same here. I know the internet gets a bad press and there is so much crap on it but things like YouTube are a a real bonus for stuff like this. Quick Google and almost always find someone else as had similar and repaired it and posted a how-to video. I'm reasonably handy on the tools and quite enjoy a fettle so if I can I do my own repairs within reason. I do all my own bike maintenance and minor stuff like this on the cars.

 

[Dave7]

Decision made. Just removed faulty washer pump, had to remove front passenger wheel and partially move wheel arch liner which inevitably was a faff. I'm praying it goes back ok as had to remove lower section to access it. The block of wood is there to keep liner "open" so can access washer pump to remove which I've done. Now just wait for replacement to arrive. I'm confident it is pump that's failed as have 12v on wiring to it when washer activated.

All good fun!
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My granddaughter would have more chance of fixing that than me.
Mine would be sat in an expensive garage now

 

[PaulSB]

#3SP has a milk allergy and her powdered formula is on prescription. 09.55 #3 starts indicating she's hungry. Bag search reveals no formula. This particular feed takes 30 minutes to make up. Quick phone call to son, Granddad is on his way. Granddad leaves at 10.02, son lives 20/25 minutes away. At 10.43 Granddad arrives home with formula having had to stop for fuel as well. 41 minutes quite a turnaround time!!! 😃

My son will be getting an earful from my DIL. He has history on this. Last time was in Manchester at another son's house. This entailed a 1½ hour round trip to get the formula..........on Christmas Day. My DIL was far from happy. 🤣

I have a sleeping baby in my lap........time for some Netflix as she won't be put down.

 

[classic33]

I haven't finished the series yet

You said you'd just watched it, Equalizer3. There's only the three of them.

 

[Drago]

Music practiced, ironing done, light lunch on the horizon.

 

[gavroche]

I have dismantled another pallet this morning so I now have enough wood to make a flower box that Mrs G requested.
My son also wants one so he is next on the list.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Bloody Hospital following me around.
Knock on the door and it's a nurse for a blood sample.
They are keeping an eye on my Magnesium which was low.

Magnesium can be absorbed through the skin iirc. A soak in the bath with Epsom Salts?

 

[numbnuts]

Done walking, it's bloody hot out, made my pies all 6 of them ready for the freezer later on
I have a nice glass of ginger ale now

 

[Tenkaykev]

Just come back from a ride

slightly weird - went on the normal route
but tooka slight shortcut just over the bridge - went straight on and downa spiral bridge to get to the canal rather than wind back on myself and joining the canal at the very start

and then took another shortcut at the end to get back quicker

but it still turned out to be just over 20 miles

in fact on some occaissions it ends up as just under 20 miles - 19.5 or something
this time 20.33 with 2 shortcuts


I think it is the tides
the tides was out - hence the weight of the water on the land was removed and the land expands and hence the route is slightly longer
not sure that anything else can explain it

although how the bridges and the tarmac on the roads copes with this

Sounds plausible...

 

[welsh dragon]

You said you'd just watched it, Equalizer3. There's only the three of them.

I thought you were talking about something else. 😆

 

[welsh dragon]

We had a salad for lunch.

It's a bit breezy here

 

[classic33]

I thought you were talking about something else. 😆

I thought including Mo's post would remove any doubt.