saturday absinthe and sundry nibbles

sungod

'ning

looks like a dry one, off to the mountains of highgate, also cafes, vegging

fitted new brakes yesterday, see if they work going downhill

tlw1

Kids taxi stuff then dropping off the eldest for his first time in town on his own

The younger rugrat is having a mate over so I will entertain them, hopefully they will want to play with the paintball guns

Then a quick bike ride to a pub with a pal for the rugby but not too much ale as we put out with the wives and another couple later

Garry H

Grey day. Taken wife's car to garage for mot. Just vegging with the kidz.

meanredspider

For the first time since 6th Jan, I've woken up and realised that I have nothing that I have to do today. I feel quite at a loose end. Still recovering a bit from a whirlwind trip to Tokyo but I think I'm just going to chill. I might even ride a bike...

veronese68

Tired. Rather a late night with plenty to eat and drink. Wife now has my cough so isn't doing great. Day of pottering about I reckon, need to buy my mother a birthday present for tomorrow, no idea what to get her.

Matthewfalle

Mornin' folks

Had one bottle of beer last night and feel like I've drunk a brewery. Random.

However, stunning day outside so domestic chores. Brilliant.

However this will be countered by long walk with Das Goosenhound out in the country followed by dinner out with la famiglia. Country pub? Casual restaurant? Who knows. All I know is that I won't be driving.

Oh - I've also just bought a green saddle. I'll let you know how it is when it arrives.

Wheelspinner

Lovely weather, nothing much planned. Had a hit of tennis for the first time in months. Ignored work deadlines and emails, quite a change from recent weeks..

team47b

Went to the market by bike this morning, nice cool 16c first thing, pleasant pootle, eggs are sold in a paper bag, fun coming back, no omlets were made.

pinno

Pinno wrote:

What's with the thread title duplicate SG?:

viewtopic.php?f=30005&t=13069581&p=19952921&hilit=it%27s+gonna+screw+your+head+you%27re+gonna+wind#p19952661

Herro evelybody peeps

Ho hum. Playing Dad today. We have consumed much Marmalade (with a little toast), built a Lego house, doodled...
Full to the gunnel's with green stuff but it's all neck upwards so could do with OH finishing early so I can go pedal. Fajita wraps later with Pinno's extra extra strong home made Chilli salsa sauce. That should either blow my head off or clean the tubes out - preferably the latter. Will see which offers the most resistance; grey matter or green matter.

Laters

Stevo_666

Working my way through a long list of stuff to do today, no rest for the wicked. The wife seems to be taking an unhealthy interest in veggie food - I must try and head this off, especially with March 14th approaching

Garry H

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Matthewfalle

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

This again re riding shades. Dirt cheap, work well, no need to look after them as they are so cheap.

Then again, if you look after them they will last a lifetime. Much like Oakley but without spending a million pounds and knowing that your shades will look Jeffry in 2 years and you've spent a million pounds on them.

pinno

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Yes. very common. Car brakes are hydraulic. You have a slave cylinder and a master cylinder. The master cylinder is a reservoir with 4 outlets for 4 wheels (funny that). When you press the brake pedal, that pushes a cylinder which drives hydraulic fluid pressure in the pipes to the slave cylinders. The slave cylinders then press either brake pads or brake shoes against the brake discs or brake drums respectively. Some cars have discs all round.
Fluids do not compress. Hydraulic fluid is designed not to corrode metal, does not react to rubber [see 'flexi hose' later on], is not over susceptible to heat and is long lasting with little natural decomposition. Heat can cause changes in viscosity and therefore braking pressure/efficiency. So you cannot put any old oil in the brake system.
Some cars have discs on the front and drums at the rear. Mine has drums in the rear for the handbrake and combined smaller discs as well for the brakes. So discs front and rear but drums as well!
The front gets more pressure than the rear as the rear are more likely to lock up. Just like when you brake on a bicycle. The split in pressure requires a mechanism but i'm not going to go into that here. However, ABS (anti lock braking system) will oscillate pressure so that lock up does not occur. It's a bit like squeezing your brake lever 20 times a second (or more), which would prevent lock up. You can simulate this on your bike. Obviously not so quickly.
Between the Chassis (car body) and the brake assembly, is a 'flexi hose' which allows for suspension travel as the copper pipes that carry the fluid from the master cylinder to the slave cylinders are rigid. It is common for the junction between the copper pipe and the flexi hose and the flexi hose to the inlet to the slave cylinder to corrode or fail.
This is because the flexi hose is constantly moving - every time you steer or go over a bump and of course, vibration.
Brake pipes aren't expensive, so do not get mugged.
Hydraulics are amazing engineering principles.

[Edited 6 times for accuracy and additions.]

Garry H wrote:

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

They are alright, aren't they?

Me sipping an Espresso which was poured onto a block of dark chocolate. Dreamtime.

Chicken for Fajita's are marinading in Paprika, tomato puree, olive oil and salt.

Matthewfalle

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Yes. very common. Car brakes are hydraulic. You have a slave cylinder and a master cylinder. The master cylinder is a reservoir with 4 outlets for 4 wheels (funny that). When you press the brake pedal, that pushes a cylinder which drives hydraulic fluid through the pipes to the slave cylinder. The slave cylinders then press either brake pads or brake shoes against the brake discs or brake drums respectively.Some cars have discs all round.
Some cars have discs on the front and drums at the rear. Mine has drums in the rear for the handbrake and smaller discs as well for the brakes.
The front gets more pressure than the rear as the rear are more likely to lock up. Just like when you brake on a bicycle. The split in pressure requires a mechanism but i'm not going to go into that here.
Between the Chassis (car body) and the brake assembly, is a 'flexi hose' which allows for suspension travel as the copper pipes that carry the fluid are rigid. It is common for the junction between the copper pipe and the flexi hose and the inlet to theslave cylinder to corrode or fail.
Brake pipes aren't expensive, so do not get mugged.

Garry H wrote:

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

They are alright, aren't they?

Me sipping an Espresso which was poured onto a block of dark chocolate. Dreamtime.

WTAF? Espresso on dark chocolate?


You make me sick.

pinno

Matthewfalle wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Yes...mugged.

Garry H wrote:

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

They are alright, aren't they?

Me sipping an Espresso which was poured onto a block of dark chocolate. Dreamtime.

WTAF? Espresso on dark chocolate?

You make me sick.

Good.

seanoconn

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

Garry H

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Yes. very common. Car brakes are hydraulic. You have a slave cylinder and a master cylinder. The master cylinder is a reservoir with 4 outlets for 4 wheels (funny that). When you press the brake pedal, that pushes a cylinder which drives hydraulic fluid through the pipes to the slave cylinders. The slave cylinders then press either brake pads or brake shoes against the brake discs or brake drums respectively. Some cars have discs all round.
Some cars have discs on the front and drums at the rear. Mine has drums in the rear for the handbrake and combined smaller discs as well for the brakes. So discs front and rear but drums as well!
The front gets more pressure than the rear as the rear are more likely to lock up. Just like when you brake on a bicycle. The split in pressure requires a mechanism but i'm not going to go into that here. However, ABS (anti lock braking system) will oscillate pressure so that lock up does not occur. It's a bit like squeezing your brake lever 20 times a second (or more), which would prevent lock up. You can simulate this on your bike. Obviously not so quickly.
Between the Chassis (car body) and the brake assembly, is a 'flexi hose' which allows for suspension travel as the copper pipes that carry the fluid from the master cylinder to the slave cylinders are rigid. It is common for the junction between the copper pipe and the flexi hose and the flexi hose to the inlet to the slave cylinder to corrode or fail.
This is because the flexi hose is constantly moving - every time you steer or go over a bump and of course, vibration.
Brake pipes aren't expensive, so do not get mugged.
Hydraulics are amazing engineering principles.

Garry H wrote:

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

They are alright, aren't they?

Me sipping an Espresso which was poured onto a block of dark chocolate. Dreamtime.

Chicken for Fajita's are marinading in Paprika, tomato puree, olive oil and salt.

Thank you sir, your 'wisdom', as always, is very much appreciated. Although. Just the bit about it being cheap would've sufficed Car is a Toyota, a grey one. Discs front and rear.

The shades fit very well with the cradle of my kask helment. Still feel that I have an itch to scratch with the oakleys though.

Friends coming over for dinner later, good old home made chicken pie.

Agree with MF re the espresso. Filth.

homers_double

Everyone has gone out so the house is quiet at last. Time to do some jobs.

Garry H

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

Here, by yur

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bolle-contour ... pecs/3582f

pinno

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Yes...principles.

Garry H wrote:

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

They...salt.

Although. Just the bit about it being cheap would've sufficed Car is a Toyota, a grey one. Discs front and rear.

I was bored.

Garry H wrote:

Agree with MF re the espresso. Filth.

Do you think IGAF?

pinno

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

It has been mentioned more than once but seen as you spend all your time in front of a mirror admiring yourself and not paying attention, you missed it.

seanoconn

Pinno wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

It has been mentioned more than once but seen as you spend all your time in front of a mirror admiring yourself and not paying attention, you missed it.

Oh I see. Still grumpy about not getting a Nork pic.

pinno

No, just plain grumpy. Do I need a reason?

Garry H

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Yes...principles.

Garry H wrote:

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

They...salt.

Although. Just the bit about it being cheap would've sufficed Car is a Toyota, a grey one. Discs front and rear.

I was bored.

Garry H wrote:

Agree with MF re the espresso. Filth.

Do you think IGAF?

Yes, I actually think you're crying right now

Garry H

seanoconn wrote:

Pinno wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

It has been mentioned more than once but seen as you spend all your time in front of a mirror admiring yourself and not paying attention, you missed it.

Oh I see. Still grumpy about not getting a Nork pic.

Here, again

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bolle-contour ... pecs/3582f

seanoconn

Cheers Garry

pinno

Garry H wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Pinno wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

It has been mentioned more than once but seen as you spend all your time in front of a mirror admiring yourself and not paying attention, you missed it.

Oh I see. Still grumpy about not getting a Nork pic.

Here, again

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bolle-contour ... pecs/3582f

Traitor, tart, sycophant... worst of all - Taff.
If you want to get it on with Seano then fine but he's fickle. Don't say I haven't warned you.

sungod

Pinno wrote:

What's with the thread title duplicate SG?:

viewtopic.php?f=30005&t=13069581&p=19952921&hilit=it%27s+gonna+screw+your+head+you%27re+gonna+wind#p19952661

well, as the title points out, it screws one's head

seanoconn

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Pinno wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

It has been mentioned more than once but seen as you spend all your time in front of a mirror admiring yourself and not paying attention, you missed it.

Oh I see. Still grumpy about not getting a Nork pic.

Here, again

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bolle-contour ... pecs/3582f

Traitor, tart, sycophant... worst of all - Taff.
If you want to get it on with Seano then fine but he's fickle. Don't say I haven't warned you.

Hell hath no fury like a Pinno scorned.

pinno

seanoconn wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Garry H wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Pinno wrote:

seanoconn wrote:

Garry H wrote:

Pah, wife's car needs a new "brake pipe", is that a thing?

Popped into screwfix and bought some Bolle shades, they make me look like a Ninja. Cheers for the tip Pinno!

Where was the tip? Need more info on these asap. The sun was bugging me on my way to and from work last week.

It has been mentioned more than once but seen as you spend all your time in front of a mirror admiring yourself and not paying attention, you missed it.

Oh I see. Still grumpy about not getting a Nork pic.

Here, again

http://www.screwfix.com/p/bolle-contour ... pecs/3582f

Traitor, tart, sycophant... worst of all - Taff.
If you want to get it on with Seano then fine but he's fickle. Don't say I haven't warned you.

Hell hath no fury like a Pinno scorned.

Well, it reminds me of that line by Tony's Mum in that well known series:

"I just don't know about the little Irish guy,,,"

Then he disappeared,

Garry H

Apologies, didn't realise you two had "history"!

On the car front, 202 pounds for mot, service, one wiper blade, one number plate lightbulb and two brake pipes, fitted. Not bad. I was expecting worse, considering that my wife drives like a rally driver.