The good morning thread

2b1ask1

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Morning all, a great start today. Had dropped wife's touraeg at local garage yesterday for new window regulator and new front pads.
Well they phoned and said have snapped the locking nut key in the nut blaming whoever changed rhe tyres last time. The guy they use to remove wheel nuts wasn't available, but would cost 250-350, but risk of new hub as well. Most unimpressed, so this am am just wacked a 12 point socket over the locking nut and hey presto have got the locking nut off.
The local garage calls itself a jag specialist and even has the odd ferrari in. Won't be going back.
Was trying to support local business.

Well apart from the fact that you now need to also buy a replacement locking nut tool for your remaking 3, it is a pretty poor excuse to blame the last guy, they clearly went straight for the big UGGA- DUGGA! Instead of using a breaker bar like a good mechanic. It is fair to say the last guy probably used one to do it up but maybe it was them?
 

Oneball

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I thought he might mean the penguin
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There’s a bit in Long Way Down where one of them says I’ve ridden my bike to somewhere you can see wild elephants. Well I’ve driven my putty coloured Nissan Micra to somewhere you can see wild penguins.
 

2b1ask1

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Morning all, feel your pain Andy but I’m working today, I’m waking up in Runcorn and working up the west coast to Carlisle and across to Berwick-upon-Tweed tonight.

Have fun all…
 

Mr Spoon

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Morning all,
junior spoon giving mrs spoon some agro so im up with him typing one hand whilst he's farting and burping on my knee. He's 5 months yesterday, its a baby's life
 

CatmanV2

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Good morning all. What is it with me not being to sleep on a Sunday morning?

You can look after Mrs C's cat. 0300 regular as.....

Morning, all. Senior class this morning, then hopefully Mrs C and I will have some time to ourselves. Sloe gin and crab apple schnapps to be made

C
 

Andyk

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I was invited along to Goodwood yesterday to see the T50 make its public debut. What a car, despite what Frank says about it!


Fwiw, the red car featured at the end was the one I went in to the event in. It was really rather nice.

Certainly doesn’t sound like bay thing else. More F1 car.