The Dreaded Tuesday...
thekickingmule
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Morning Losers!
My Mum gave me a lift back to da Hudd last night, so I'm back at work today. Yaay.
The garage has been running diagnostics on the car, but they're confused now as they believe it's a sensor that's broken, but it's not telling them which. I will have to wait and see if I can be ar$ed forking out money on getting it repaired, trouble is, the car is useful. The motorbike is fun, but you get wet whilst on it, which isn't fun.
Bury are at home tonight, so I'll be biking over to that. It's due to rain. Woo.
Laters!
My Mum gave me a lift back to da Hudd last night, so I'm back at work today. Yaay.
The garage has been running diagnostics on the car, but they're confused now as they believe it's a sensor that's broken, but it's not telling them which. I will have to wait and see if I can be ar$ed forking out money on getting it repaired, trouble is, the car is useful. The motorbike is fun, but you get wet whilst on it, which isn't fun.
Bury are at home tonight, so I'll be biking over to that. It's due to rain. Woo.
Laters!
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TKM - is there anything left on the car that's not been replaced?
Earlier but slower start as youngest rugrat is eight today, so family breakfast before going to the joys of work. Today is understanding the impact of main minions husbands passing away and telling the team, it's not going to be a nice day.
Later is the pub, because given the choice of where to eat birthday chose the pub and steak!0 -
Morning all,
Nice way to start the day Matt, not so nice when you get to work though.
He didn't have an accident whilst downhilling on a hardtail did he?
TKM, buy an old car with no sensors. When the cam sensor went on my Audi I jumped in the Mini and it just started. The car has no sense and no feelings.
I managed to wobble in this morning, rather slowly as still have no energy after the bug I had last week. We have 1 more member of staff than we had yesterday so should be a bit quieter for me at least.
Onwards to tea, and maybe a few biscuits.0 -
It's pretty much a case of the Ship of Theseus, except I still have one part I know to be original... the head gasket... :?matthew h wrote:TKM - is there anything left on the car that's not been replaced?
Whenever I see that someone's child is 8, I think 'Ha, you're old!' then realise that most my friends with children have kids around that age. One started high school this year! (Her mum was a slag though)matthew h wrote:Earlier but slower start as youngest rugrat is eight today,
I've not really got any money to buy anything else. I'm really tempted to though, as I understand that I'm spending money on a car that is giving me no guarantees of surviving the summer.Veronese68 wrote:TKM, buy an old car with no sensors. When the cam sensor went on my Audi I jumped in the Mini and it just started. The car has no sense and no feelings.It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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Broken down the car is worth scrap, repaired it will have some value so it might be the time to move it on once it's fixed. If the car is only worth £500 keep it and run it until it dies. If you get a bill for £500 scrap it and buy another one for £500. Run that until you get a big bill, if it's more than £500 scrap it and so on.thekickingmule wrote:
I've not really got any money to buy anything else. I'm really tempted to though, as I understand that I'm spending money on a car that is giving me no guarantees of surviving the summer.Veronese68 wrote:TKM, buy an old car with no sensors. When the cam sensor went on my Audi I jumped in the Mini and it just started. The car has no sense and no feelings.
Alternatively as you have the motorbike work out what the car costs you to run for a year. Would it be cheaper to hire a car when you need one and get a cab occasionally? Can you join a car club? There are a few of them around here, not sure up there.0 -
Well the young un was only up once last night so I got a pretty decent amount of sleep. He's fine and back to school today so all is well. Then I got to work and read my emails and that's farked me off so today's productivity score will be between -10 and 0.0
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Morning Cruddites, a great cycle into work today, warm enough for T-shirt and shorts, cool enough that it was an almost sweat free run in despite giving it some stick.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Stop talking sensibly.Veronese68 wrote:
Broken down the car is worth scrap, repaired it will have some value so it might be the time to move it on once it's fixed. If the car is only worth £500 keep it and run it until it dies. If you get a bill for £500 scrap it and buy another one for £500. Run that until you get a big bill, if it's more than £500 scrap it and so on.thekickingmule wrote:
I've not really got any money to buy anything else. I'm really tempted to though, as I understand that I'm spending money on a car that is giving me no guarantees of surviving the summer.Veronese68 wrote:TKM, buy an old car with no sensors. When the cam sensor went on my Audi I jumped in the Mini and it just started. The car has no sense and no feelings.
Alternatively as you have the motorbike work out what the car costs you to run for a year. Would it be cheaper to hire a car when you need one and get a cab occasionally? Can you join a car club? There are a few of them around here, not sure up there.
Seriously though, yes, I know everything you're saying is true, I'm just not sure about buying a car for £500. Knowing my luck it would break down on the M62 too!
I really should add up the cost of the car over the last 12 months and see how much renting and taxiing would be. Good shoutIt takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
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Sorry, I'll stop now. :oops:thekickingmule wrote:Stop talking sensibly.
I'd nearly got rid of all my unread emails. Then all my customers woke up.0 -
Afternoon. Blergh and other noises of distaste. Work is being surprisingly not horrible so far which is nice. Dinner at the not-technically-in-laws tonight which promises to be delicious as usual.
Currently looking at pedals and grips on the internet and struggling to not spend money.0 -
Happy birthday to Oliver reed juniormatthew h wrote:Earlier but slower start as youngest rugrat is eight today, so family breakfast before going to the joys of work. Today is understanding the impact of main minions husbands passing away and telling the team, it's not going to be a nice day.
Later is the pub, because given the choice of where to eat birthday chose the pub and steak!
I had a minions other half die in the New Year - he was off on compassionate for 3 weeks then decided to retire as he needed a complete life change. Very sad but he'd been with us for decades and he was near retirement age anyway.
Anyhow, about to escape from work and have a relaxing pedal home through South London rush hour
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0
