Or has it gone very quiet?

All the best ..

T i m

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Or has it gone very quiet?

All the best ..

T i m

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T i m wrote:
Or has it gone very quiet?

All the best ..

Been very quiet in the shop the last few days and there isn't anywhere near the
usual road or pedestrian traffic outside.

Must be a moon phase thing.
:¬)

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On Fri, 09 May 2008 19:46:06 +0100, Owain
wrote:

T i m wrote:
Or has it gone very quiet?

260-odd messages (or 260 odd messages) today.

Owain

Ah, seems it might have been VirginMedia pulling the plug on the old
NTL news servers.

After the change of settings Agent seemed to have problems with *some*
n/gs .. like this one for example?

Looks ok now though .. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

In message , T i m
writes
Or has it gone very quiet?

Dunno - The NTL news server was closed down yesterday and replaced by
the virgimnmedia one

so confusion prolly reigns

BTW - I didn't show you my sandblaster, did I

next time ...

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T i m wrote:
Or has it gone very quiet?

No Tim, its you :-)



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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Fri, 9 May 2008 21:23:58 +0100, geoff wrote:

In message , T i m
writes
Or has it gone very quiet?

Dunno - The NTL news server was closed down yesterday and replaced by
the virgimnmedia one

so confusion prolly reigns

;-)

BTW - I didn't show you my sandblaster, did I

No .. we seemed to get distracted with boiler controllers and
motorbikes! ;-)

next time ...

Cheers and thanks again for getting me the ally cleaner.

I'm going to be collecting 5 wheels for the Ranger tomorrow and
delivering some gear I picked up at Stoneliegh kit car show last
Monday at the same time.

If we get back in time I'll give that cleaner a try on a spare
alternator casing I have here.

All the best and thanks again ..

T i m

On Fri, 09 May 2008 21:54:08 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:



T i m wrote:
Or has it gone very quiet?

No Tim, its you :-)

No handy-jobs to do Dave? ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

On Fri, 09 May 2008 16:16:30 +0100, "Pet - www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
wrote:

T i m wrote:
Or has it gone very quiet?

All the best ..

Been very quiet in the shop the last few days and there isn't anywhere near the
usual road or pedestrian traffic outside.

Funny you should say that ...

I try to avoid going into London (so that's anywhere within the M25
these days) and would normally rather ride / drive 20 miles North than
2 miles south. Not only the traffic density but the general 'London
driving' .. nothing moving very fast or in a predictable direction
etc. Also simple stuff like being able to park ..

However, riding my recently semi-restored CB250 over to Watford with
my Daughter on her 125cc scooter to meet Geoff today I noticed the
often choked roads were fairly free moving. In fact apart from a few
road works and the many traffic lights we rarely stopped at all (even
for the rain grrrr)

We went in staying Nth of the M25 and came back just South of it and
the return journey was much 'busier' but still reasonable (especially
for a Friday).

Must be a moon phase thing.

Could be Pet! ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. That's another 66 'interesting' miles she's got under her learner
belt. I just hope she hasn't picked up too many bad habits following
me? The motorcycle test isn't what it was when I took it 35 years ago!

In message , T i m
writes
On Fri, 9 May 2008 21:23:58 +0100, geoff wrote:

In message , T i m
writes
Or has it gone very quiet?

Dunno - The NTL news server was closed down yesterday and replaced by
the virgimnmedia one

so confusion prolly reigns

;-)

BTW - I didn't show you my sandblaster, did I

No .. we seemed to get distracted with boiler controllers and
motorbikes! ;-)

next time ...

Cheers and thanks again for getting me the ally cleaner.

I'm going to be collecting 5 wheels for the Ranger tomorrow and
delivering some gear I picked up at Stoneliegh kit car show last
Monday at the same time.

Is the poor daughter going to be carrying them back too ? ...



If we get back in time I'll give that cleaner a try on a spare
alternator casing I have here.

All the best and thanks again ..

T i m




--
geoff

T i m wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 21:54:08 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:



T i m wrote:
Or has it gone very quiet?

No Tim, its you :-)

No handy-jobs to do Dave? ;-)

Far too many jobs actually Tim. My head is spinning at the moment trying to
book everything in :-)


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sat, 10 May 2008 00:09:11 +0100, geoff wrote:


Cheers and thanks again for getting me the ally cleaner.

I'm going to be collecting 5 wheels for the Ranger tomorrow and
delivering some gear I picked up at Stoneliegh kit car show last
Monday at the same time.

Is the poor daughter going to be carrying them back too ? ...

Now look, those scooters have a great big cavern under the saddle that
(as you saw) can easily take 5l of ally cleaner and her h/duty padlock
and chain. It also puts it with a nice low cog .. not quite the same
had I put it in my top box! ;-)

I was considering going round to Guildford on 'her' XV750 [1] as I
could have taken the trailer and that would easily take the soft top
and brake spares to him and brought the 5 x 6J 14" rims back .. but
it's easier in the Rover and the same mpg as the Virago ...

All the best ..

T i m

[1] Or my R100RT when I get THAT back together again .. :-(

On Fri, 09 May 2008 23:31:25 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

No handy-jobs to do Dave? ;-)

Far too many jobs actually Tim.

That's good then.

My head is spinning at the moment trying to
book everything in :-)

So your real problem is finding time to spend all that money? ;-)

I quite like doing 'little jobs' for people though .. rewarding (as in
thanks or a beer in my case or just knowing you have helped someone)
and to can do them in short time (rather than prolonged projects).

Mum (75) has just broken her wrist (fell over when going to a Jazz gig
shrug) and Dad isn't much use to her (another story).

So she phoned me saying she had a 'little list' and 'when I get a
moment' (which officially will be in 2015 with all the stuff I have to
do here) so daughter and I decided to walk round and see what we could
do.

I got the mower out and daughter mowed the front a back lawns.

While she was doing that I fitted a new reversing light switch in
their Mariva (I'd diagnosed the fault and got the switch a couple of
days earlier).

I got the sun umbrella out of the garage and put it in the garden
(heavy cast iron base).

I 'fixed' the i/r security light (by turning it back on in the garage)
;-)

Daughter removed the foam eaves fillers from the lean-to (Granny grows
lots of plants and the lean-to is her greenhouse).

I reset the Home Hub router (so her VoIP phone works again).

I (then) checked her PC worked on the net and updated a few things.

I emptied the mower into the compost, cleaned it and put it away.

They were happy, daughter get's a fiver to 'treat herself to something
nice' (she tried to resist but resistance is futile, probably going
spend it on clothes in a charity shop) and I get a nice cuppa and some
cake. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

T i m wrote:
On Fri, 09 May 2008 23:31:25 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

No handy-jobs to do Dave? ;-)

Far too many jobs actually Tim.

That's good then.

My head is spinning at the moment trying to
book everything in :-)

So your real problem is finding time to spend all that money? ;-)

SWMBO manages that department :-)


I quite like doing 'little jobs' for people though .. rewarding (as in
thanks or a beer in my case or just knowing you have helped someone)
and to can do them in short time (rather than prolonged projects).

It is a nice feeling, some people are just overjoyed at getting simple
things sorted.

Mum (75) has just broken her wrist (fell over when going to a Jazz gig
shrug) and Dad isn't much use to her (another story).

FOOSH injury.

I got the mower out and daughter mowed the front a back lawns.

How do you get a teenage daughter to work?


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sat, 10 May 2008 17:51:57 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:


So your real problem is finding time to spend all that money? ;-)

SWMBO manages that department :-)

;-)


I quite like doing 'little jobs' for people though .. rewarding (as in
thanks or a beer in my case or just knowing you have helped someone)
and to can do them in short time (rather than prolonged projects).

It is a nice feeling, some people are just overjoyed at getting simple
things sorted.

Yeah, but I guess simple to us but not them. Sfunny isn't it, I rarely
call anyone in to do anything and have never put a vehicle in to be
serviced .. it's just not something that crosses my mind. But as you
say, even hanging a picture can be inconceivable for some people
(luckily for you) ;-)

Mum (75) has just broken her wrist (fell over when going to a Jazz gig
shrug) and Dad isn't much use to her (another story).

FOOSH injury.

Probably. I don't ask or want to hear the details .. :-(

I got the mower out and daughter mowed the front a back lawns.

How do you get a teenage daughter to work?

Dunno, I just ask this one .. or more typically:

1) Offer her jobs I know she's likely to enjoy because they a

a)Different (like bricking up the flue hole the other day)

b) In her interest (working on the Honda 250 with me as she may well
be riding it herself soon).

c) Getting her to make it 'her project' (like we are about to hit next
doors back garden that's running wild and he said we can make use of
it. I give her some ideas and then we do whatever she comes up with).

2) Explain to her that I need her help to be able to do whatever and
it is in all our interests we get whatever done.

3) She is happy to do it because she enjoys it .. like cleaning the
cooker!

To help her sort her room out we have bought and I'm going to get her
to fit a new clothes rail in a poorly used cupboard in her room. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

On 2008-05-10 18:51:57 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:


How do you get a teenage daughter to work?

In the car, just like you did when she was at school :-)

T i m wrote:

I quite like doing 'little jobs' for people though .. rewarding (as
in thanks or a beer in my case or just knowing you have helped
someone) and to can do them in short time (rather than prolonged
projects).

It is a nice feeling, some people are just overjoyed at getting
simple things sorted.

Yeah, but I guess simple to us but not them. Sfunny isn't it, I rarely
call anyone in to do anything and have never put a vehicle in to be
serviced .. it's just not something that crosses my mind. But as you
say, even hanging a picture can be inconceivable for some people
(luckily for you) ;-)

I'm the same, never occurred to me to ever get anyone in. No good with
vehicles though.


Mum (75) has just broken her wrist (fell over when going to a Jazz
gig
shrug) and Dad isn't much use to her (another story).

FOOSH injury.

Probably. I don't ask or want to hear the details .. :-(

Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto Outstretched
Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to No:1 daughter.


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-05-10 18:51:57 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:


How do you get a teenage daughter to work?

In the car, just like you did when she was at school :-)

LOL. How true is that :-)


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 11 May 2008 06:47:48 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote:

On 2008-05-10 18:51:57 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:


How do you get a teenage daughter to work?

In the car, just like you did when she was at school :-)

Technically she hasn't been 'to work' but only 'work experience' so
far and then she cadged a lift from my missus as they were going to
the same place. ;-)

Something I believe she is just beginning to learn about 'work' is
that it often isn't actually half as difficult as she imagined it to
be. I think she thought that pretty well any 'job' would contain
elements that she wouldn't be able to grasp, took a lot of training or
needed a special skills etc (I think this is partly down to her not
being very self confident, in spite of being pretty bright and having
reasonable common sense). Whist doing her work experience she actually
managed the persons main role for a couple of days while they
concentrated on their OU course! ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

On Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:31 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Yeah, but I guess simple to us but not them. Sfunny isn't it, I rarely
call anyone in to do anything and have never put a vehicle in to be
serviced .. it's just not something that crosses my mind. But as you
say, even hanging a picture can be inconceivable for some people
(luckily for you) ;-)

I'm the same, never occurred to me to ever get anyone in. No good with
vehicles though.

Well I guess it all depends on how young you are Dave, today's
vehicles can be very difficult to 'repair', if the fault is in the
ever increasingly complex electronics systems.

When we (wife n I) built the kitcar 18 years ago I'd never built one
before but had no thoughts that I wouldn't be able to do it. Like many
people my age at that time, I had changed / worked on engines,
gearboxes, brakes, suspension, fuel and electrical components on cars
and motorbikes. Many said suggested they wouldn't be able to do the
same (build a kitcar) but I question if that was more a limitation of
their mind than their abilities?

In most cases I only know something can't be done (by me) when I try
and fail. As with this recent exercise with the 1 year old 'un
repairable' Zanussi washing machine I was given (failed bearings in a
'sealed tub') which is now doing sterling service with little cost and
just an open mind. ;-)


Mum (75) has just broken her wrist (fell over when going to a Jazz
gig
shrug) and Dad isn't much use to her (another story).

FOOSH injury.

Probably. I don't ask or want to hear the details .. :-(

Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto Outstretched
Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to No:1 daughter.

Ah. In this instance I believe she backed up against a kerb and fell
backwards (but put her hands out to save her self all the same but
backwards).

She's had her second cast done now so I assume things are progressing
well.

All the best ..

T i m

On 2008-05-11 09:01:31 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:



Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto Outstretched
Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to No:1 daughter.

What's that? Old dear fallen over?

Oh wait a minute....... Old dear lonely so arranges attention
from her local ambulance crew?

In message 48271257@qaanaaq, Andy Hall writes
On 2008-05-11 09:01:31 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto
Outstretched
Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to No:1 daughter.

What's that? Old dear fallen over?

Oh wait a minute....... Old dear lonely so arranges attention
from her local ambulance crew?

There you are, that's the NHS for you ...

--
geoff

Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-05-11 09:01:31 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:



Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto
Outstretched Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to
No:1 daughter.

What's that? Old dear fallen over?

Indeed. Elderly person involved in a fall is refered to as a grey lady down
call or a 'Nuf' call. Nuf apparently stands for neck/femur which are the
common injuries found.


Oh wait a minute....... Old dear lonely so arranges attention
from her local ambulance crew?

It does happen. As does the call from a lady with bad period pains, the
baby crying for an hour and the bloke who had just bought a Boots blood
pressure meter, checked his BP every 20 mins for several hours & was
convinced he was dying.

Still, at £600 per call it doesn't matter.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 2008-05-11 18:22:03 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

It does happen. As does the call from a lady with bad period pains, the
baby crying for an hour and the bloke who had just bought a Boots blood
pressure meter, checked his BP every 20 mins for several hours & was
convinced he was dying.

He is. The only point of discussion is the timescale.




Still, at £600 per call it doesn't matter.

As little as that? I'd have anticipated twice that figure.

On Sun, 11 May 2008 17:04:52 +0100, geoff wrote:

In message 48271257@qaanaaq, Andy Hall writes
On 2008-05-11 09:01:31 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto
Outstretched
Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to No:1 daughter.

What's that? Old dear fallen over?

Oh wait a minute....... Old dear lonely so arranges attention
from her local ambulance crew?

There you are, that's the NHS for you ...

In this case though it was my Mum who is made of old school material.
;-)

They were going to Jazz, she had got of the car in their car park for
some reason (to see Dad back into a parking space probably) when she
tripped backwards over a kerb and 'saved herself' with her hands.

She heard something go crack but as she wasn't actually dying carried
on and watched the Jazz.

The first-aider in the venue checked for the worst, they found her a
cold compress, she took some painkillers and converted her scarf into
a sling.

It was obvious by the end of the gig it wasn't just a heavy landing so
they drove to their local Hospital casualty unit and enjoyed the
typical 5 hours process. This resulted in her wrist and lower arm
being put in a plaster cast.

Still, luckily it was her left arm and being right handed meant she
was still 75% efficient.

Our daughter spent a day with her to help her do some chores and she
said 'granny' was carrying trays of seedlings about on her cast ... !

All the best ..

T i m

In message , T i m
writes
On Sun, 11 May 2008 17:04:52 +0100, geoff wrote:

In message 48271257@qaanaaq, Andy Hall writes
On 2008-05-11 09:01:31 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

Ambulance speak. They have their own language. Falling Onto
Outstretched
Hands. Typical of a 'Grey Lady Down' call according to No:1 daughter.

What's that? Old dear fallen over?

Oh wait a minute....... Old dear lonely so arranges attention
from her local ambulance crew?

There you are, that's the NHS for you ...

In this case though it was my Mum who is made of old school material.
;-)

They were going to Jazz, she had got of the car in their car park for
some reason (to see Dad back into a parking space probably) when she
tripped backwards over a kerb and 'saved herself' with her hands.

She heard something go crack but as she wasn't actually dying carried
on and watched the Jazz.

The first-aider in the venue checked for the worst, they found her a
cold compress, she took some painkillers and converted her scarf into
a sling.

It was obvious by the end of the gig it wasn't just a heavy landing so
they drove to their local Hospital casualty unit and enjoyed the
typical 5 hours process. This resulted in her wrist and lower arm
being put in a plaster cast.

Still, luckily it was her left arm and being right handed meant she
was still 75% efficient.

Our daughter spent a day with her to help her do some chores and she
said 'granny' was carrying trays of seedlings about on her cast ... !

better tell her to take it easy - Some years ago, I remember someone
trying to go back to work too early after a broken leg - had to have it
rebroken and reset

--
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Andy Hall wrote:
On 2008-05-11 18:22:03 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said:

It does happen. As does the call from a lady with bad period pains,
the baby crying for an hour and the bloke who had just bought a
Boots blood pressure meter, checked his BP every 20 mins for several
hours & was convinced he was dying.

He is. The only point of discussion is the timescale.


Still, at £600 per call it doesn't matter.

As little as that? I'd have anticipated twice that figure.

New ambulance is £105K on the road. They don't pay the staff very well.


--
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www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Sun, 11 May 2008 19:15:05 +0100, geoff wrote:



Our daughter spent a day with her to help her do some chores and she
said 'granny' was carrying trays of seedlings about on her cast ... !

better tell her to take it easy - Some years ago, I remember someone
trying to go back to work too early after a broken leg - had to have it
rebroken and reset

I'm pretty sure the phrase 'take it easy' isn't in her instruction set
Geoff. :-(

To be fair she knows she's getting old (77 I believe) but that doesn't
seem to slow her down. In spite of toes folding under themselves from
too many years wearing 'ladies shoes' (and we all know what that feels
like eh lads! .. oh, only me then ..g) she can still out power walk
our fairly fit daughter!

Plus she's now my Dad's official carer, still provides plant stalls at
the church and primary school (partly sponsored by me with what seems
like a never ending supply of potting stuff that I can sometimes get
away with out repayment on) and generally keeps everyone happy before
herself.

No different from many Mums of her age though I bet?

All the best ..

T i m