What have you been doing today?

[Justin Passing]

Hospital again.
They found a lump in my throat.
Got to be put under so they can take a biopsy from it. Access, he said. Thursday or Friday...

They did an MRI, and noticed, by the way, that my cervical spine (neck) has collapsed.
Doesn't it hurt? ..................................Yes. Everything hurts, 24/7.
Do you have any numbness? .........Yes 24/7.
Are your motor functions OK? .......Not entirely, no. I fall about, drop cups and pens.
How long? .......................................... Twenty odd years I suppose
WHAT?.................................................... They've always put it down to something else.

 

[Mottie]

Fingers crossed for you.

 

[noseall]

I’d love to do that. Never been called. Anything juicy or can’t you say?

Can't say.

3 effin times although this is the first time I've seen the inside of a court room. Sat on our arrisses for 6 hours straight until we were called up to the court room. Torture.

 

[Deleted member 294929]

Can't say.

3 effin times although this is the first time I've seen the inside of a court room. Sat on our arrisses for 6 hours straight until we were called up to the court room. Torture.

I'd be falling asleep.

 

[noseall]

I'd be falling asleep.

Folk were. It's only because I was hemmed in by jabbering women that I didn't fall asleep myself.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

My car's MOT expires 27th, so I booked it in with my favoured inspector for Saturday, and today I gave it a a pre-MOT inspection. No obvious issues I could find, apart from the the outer skin of the rear silencer had rusted out, not leaking, so I gave it a provisional pass and took a ride to Lidl to get a 2L of milk. As usual, I ended up with more than just the milk and it cost me £58, but included a bottle of rum.

I've never tried rum before last year, but quite liked it.

 

[Mottie]

Today I spent half an hour of my life that I will never get back, buying an oil filter! Main dealer parts departments are not what they used to be.

Today I went to my local Audi dealer to buy an oil filter for our A3. In days gone by, all main dealers had a fully staffed and functioning parts department - some even had two counters, one for retail and one for trade. These days - all gone! I had to go into the main reception and speak to the perma-tanned beauty on the main desk who invited me to take a seat and help myself to refreshments while she put a call in to someone in the back room. After nearly ten minutes a young lad came out to take my order and took up his position at the 'parts counter'. He needed the registration number of the car which I gave him. He was gone for ages before he came out and gave me the price and called me by my Brother in Laws name. My BIL was the previous owner and had never been to that dealership so I corrected him. He then wanted my name and address to update the records. I gave him that and off he went again. Finally, he came back and I got the filter, paid and left. It took exactly 28 minutes to complete the transaction.

This is something how it used to be:

This is how it is now:

Progress? Nah!

Oh, and while I was in there a customer came to collect his car. Just an 'oil service' and a brake fluid change on an A3. £467. He didn’t bat an eyelid - I must be charging waay to little!

 

[Mottie]

My car's MOT expires 27th, so I booked it in with my favoured inspector for Saturday, and today I gave it a a pre-MOT inspection. No obvious issues I could find, apart from the the outer skin of the rear silencer had rusted out, not leaking, so I gave it a provisional pass and took a ride to Lidl to get a 2L of milk. As usual, I ended up with more than just the milk and it cost me £58, but included a bottle of rum.

I've never tried rum before last year, but quite liked it.

Had my bike mot'd Monday, the Golf is booked in for test tomorrow and I’m servicing and checking the A3 over on Friday and then taking that for a test as soon as.

 

[Stivino]

Main dealer parts departments are not what they used to be

Like you, I served my time in a Vauxhall dealer in the 70s, where the parts department had a front and back counter, the storemen had all the part numbers in their heads and most of them had served an apprenticeship as a storeman.
If you asked for say a Viva clutch, as they turned to fetch it, you could hear them saying the part number and location to themselves.

 

[crystal ball]

MIL went into hospital , semi emergency, on Sunday, discovered that her bottom set of gnashers were missing on Tuesday, a search of her room and then home revealed said set, now re united with owner.

 

[Mottie]

Like you, I served my time in a Vauxhall dealer in the 70s, where the parts department had a front and back counter, the storemen had all the part numbers in their heads and most of them had served an apprenticeship as a storeman.
If you asked for say a Viva clutch, as they turned to fetch it, you could hear them saying the part number and location to themselves.

lol. I never could understand how they kept so many numbers and bin locations in their heads. "Oh, 65743568643256 has now been superseded with 656644467854367".

 

[Mottie]

MIL went into hospital , semi emergency, on Sunday, discovered that her bottom set of gnashers were missing on Tuesday, a search of her room and then home revealed said set, now re united with owner.

When my MIL had a fall and broke her arm, it wasn't until weeks after the cast had been removed that she confessed that as she landed, her false tooth on a plate had been driven right up into her gum. One trip to the dentist and he flicked it out in about 5 seconds!

 

[carmanmemoranda]

lol. I never could understand how they kept so many numbers and bin locations in their heads. "Oh, 65743568643256 has now been superseded with 656644467854367".

Don't go there.

I can still recite parts from vehicles of years ago, that I had a lot of interest in.

Wheel cylinders 64677515, or 64677521 for a bigger bore. jm478 and jm510 rocker gaskets, for ohv or ohc. Qr1072, 1340, 1042 track rod ends all interchangable. eh750 or eh850 for head gasket sets. etc etc

I could go on. But ask me what the wife wore yesterday, or today even, no chance

 

[Mottie]

Don't go there.

I can still recite parts from vehicles of years ago, that I had a lot of interest in.

Wheel cylinders 64677515, or 64677521 for a bigger bore. jm478 and jm510 rocker gaskets, for ohv or ohc. Qr1072, 1340, 1042 track rod ends all interchangable. eh750 or eh850 for head gasket sets. etc etc

I could go on. But ask me what the wife wore yesterday, or today even, no chance

Funny what numbers stick in your head. I can remember some intermotor parts 2273, 2274, 2270. Points for OHV, OHC and Bosch distributors and I haven’t fitted a set for over 20 years. Two other numbers I can remember are my first passport 228394D and my first 'Visa' card. 4929 921 237 158. Couldn’t tell you any subsequent ones though!

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Funny what numbers stick in your head. I can remember some intermotor parts 2273, 2274, 2270. Points for OHV, OHC and Bosch distributors and I haven’t fitted a set for over 20 years. Two other numbers I can remember are my first passport 228394D and my first 'Visa' card. 4929 921 237 158. Couldn’t tell you any subsequent ones though!

2256 points for mini too! 4414 4420 dizzy caps. 4770 rotor arms.

Stop it !