The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Thanks

Do you know who fixed it for you?

Sorry, no. I think i got the name via Mr Google.
BTW I have messaged @screenman so he may respond

 

[Drago]

Getting excited - road trip tomorrow!

 

[Dave7]

Getting excited - road trip tomorrow!

Calm down calm down

 

[Drago]

Im really excited Dave! Missed all the summer trips we had planned due to having a TIA, this little break with just me and my dawg means the world to me.

 

[BoldonLad]

Thanks
I went to Halfords after I dropped the grandkids off and the bloke there came and had a good look

He said that it is perfectly safe and all he could do is basically flatten it out with a dab of resin
and paying £45 for that is a waste of money
so just keep an eye on it but unless it gets hit again in the same place then it will be fine

which is great we can ignore it

however, if anyone has opinions then I would be grateful to hear them

thanks

Over the years, I have had a number of chips in windscreen, and, broken windscreens (I used to be a relatively high mileage driver).

1. Windscreen chips are only an MOT issue if in line of drivers vision, or, if the chip, and any subsequent 'starring) is bigger than a 5p piece.

2. Insurance Company will pay to have a chip repaired (without loss of NCD), even if not an MOT issue, providing you use their recommended repairer (they do this because, a repair is orders of magnitude cheaper for them, than replacing windscreen which subsequently fails).

3. Repair is frequently carried out at your home (or, even, place of work), but, this is subject to weather conditions (mainly temperature I believe)

 

[mistyoptic]

Watch out with winter coming.. Iced screen defrosted with warm heat can play havoc with laminated screens.

Happened to us a couple of years ago. Had a “starburst” on the screen for ages. One winter morning, iced up. Scraped off. Drove to Sainsbury’s and parked in the sun. By the time we’d shopped, cracked all across the screen

 

[classic33]

Or eat them?

That's the easy part, cut place in mouth, then repeatedly open and close your jaw in a chewing action for a while, then swallow as you would any other foodstuff you eat.

 

[classic33]

Geez. What a morning. M6 closed southbound near Charnock Richatd (Leylandish) since 9.30 last night. A fatal collision involving driver heading north on the southbound carriageway. One fatality, two critical. Police issued an appeal for dash cam footage from Preston where the vehicle was earlier involved in a damage only.

Diversions set up down the M61 with 40 minute delays. I took to the hills and used my cyclist's knowledge to get to north Manchester. Leaving to come home I checked the traffic. "Heavier than usual" Reached the M60. Gridlocked westbound (my direction) no vehicles to be seen eastbound. I jumped on eastbound, joined the M66, M65 turned off over the tops and through Blackburn.

Apparently something happened at the junction of the M60/M62/M61 as well. Current delay on M6 120 minutes.

Basically one, probably, drunken idiot killed another driver and brought chaos to a wide area.

The Devil's Junction!
Heard it called that by a number of commercial drivers.

 

[Drago]

Night Johnboy.

 

[classic33]

Night Johnboy.

Night Mary Elle

 

[classic33]

Why is it nigh on impossible to get the same repeat medication, from the same chemists these days?
Three years at the same chemists, 13 plus years on the same medication and dose. 2mg twice a day.

They were unable to get the medication in a 2mg size, so they ordered in 0.5mg of the same medication. But they can't give it me because the prescription states a dosage of 2mg twice a day. That would, and will mean that I'll be taking four tablets, not one each time. Easy do, and done often in the past, back to the doctors this morning to get another prescription for 0.5mg tablets. And having to explain why it was needed.

 

[classic33]

Everyone should have a drink with their name on it. Saves any confusion.

 

[numbnuts]

🤧Morning, my cold has come back again

 

[PaulSB]

Good morning. Blowing an absolute hoolie, so loud I've had to shut the window. I woke at 4.00am and need to doze now.

#1 and #3 granddaughters today. #1 is staying for a sleepover so I need to be on top form. Really looking forward to her stay. She's five now, started school and no longer comes every Tuesday. I miss her company so the next two days will be a great treat - hopefully for both of us.

 

[Binky]

Morning.
At airport, checked in having breakfast.
Apparently flight only half full which is very unusual, end of season I guess.
Looking forward to that sun and lovely mountains.