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Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:42 pm
by ZRX61
Dropped the ST at the dealers to sort an oil leak.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:00 pm
by Taipan
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:42 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:40 pm
Got on the bike and teh low fuel warning was on, so I knew I wasn't making it home! Gentle bimble to the texaco garage on The Highway where £3 got me over 2 litres and it put me 2 bars on the fuel gauge. Made it home just as it went to 1 bar. Phone collected and tanked brimmed ready for next Wednesday. Phew!
Living on the edge brother
I was thinking what would I have done years ago. I'd have tried to get home and when I ran out i'd have had to leave the bike and go find a phone box to call for help. No such thing as phone boxes now though.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:30 pm
by Count Steer
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:00 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:42 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:40 pm
Got on the bike and teh low fuel warning was on, so I knew I wasn't making it home! Gentle bimble to the texaco garage on The Highway where £3 got me over 2 litres and it put me 2 bars on the fuel gauge. Made it home just as it went to 1 bar. Phone collected and tanked brimmed ready for next Wednesday. Phew!
Living on the edge brother
I was thinking what would I have done years ago. I'd have tried to get home and when I ran out i'd have had to leave the bike and go find a phone box to call for help. No such thing as phone boxes now though.
Years ago you would have shrugged, ridden to the nearest petrol station and got your wallet out.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:43 pm
by Yorick
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:00 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:42 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:40 pm
Got on the bike and teh low fuel warning was on, so I knew I wasn't making it home! Gentle bimble to the texaco garage on The Highway where £3 got me over 2 litres and it put me 2 bars on the fuel gauge. Made it home just as it went to 1 bar. Phone collected and tanked brimmed ready for next Wednesday. Phew!
Living on the edge brother
I was thinking what would I have done years ago. I'd have tried to get home and when I ran out i'd have had to leave the bike and go find a phone box to call for help. No such thing as phone boxes now though.
Or could have filled up, then pretend you've lost your wallet.
Leave details then go pay later.
I've done that in past a few times, but not intentionality.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:11 pm
by Sunny
gremlin wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 12:36 pm
Keeping a tenner under the seat, or in a side pocket of your jacket, can be a really good idea.
Ditto hiding a front door key somewhere near your gaff.
S'all I'm saying.
I keep emergency notes in my phone case. In this scenario, that wouldn't help at all
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:15 pm
by Sunny
Anyway, today I found out that my dog has been shot
Not recently I hasten to add, but there's apparently something metallic in his front right chest, like a BB pellet. It's apparently really clear on the full body CT scan that he had today, the vet will show me tomorrow.
He was a rescue, having been a stray/street dog in Croatia for the first two years of his life, so presumably that's when the shot happened. Bastards. No wonder he's bloody terrified of gunshots/bird scarers/fireworks.
(He's been in and out of the vets all week, trying to work out what's up with him - hence the CT scan.)
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:06 pm
by Silly Car
Sunny wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 7:15 pm
Anyway, today I found out that my dog has been shot
Not recently I hasten to add, but there's apparently something metallic in his front right chest, like a BB pellet. It's apparently really clear on the full body CT scan that he had today, the vet will show me tomorrow.
He was a rescue, having been a stray/street dog in Croatia for the first two years of his life, so presumably that's when the shot happened. Bastards. No wonder he's bloody terrified of gunshots/bird scarers/fireworks.
(He's been in and out of the vets all week, trying to work out what's up with him - hence the CT scan.)
Holey sheet! GWS Grumble!
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm
by Taipan
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:30 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:00 pm
Yorick wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:42 pm
Living on the edge brother
I was thinking what would I have done years ago. I'd have tried to get home and when I ran out i'd have had to leave the bike and go find a phone box to call for help. No such thing as phone boxes now though.
Years ago you would have shrugged, ridden to the nearest petrol station and got your wallet out.
Not if I'd forgotten it...
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:48 pm
by Count Steer
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:30 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:00 pm
I was thinking what would I have done years ago. I'd have tried to get home and when I ran out i'd have had to leave the bike and go find a phone box to call for help. No such thing as phone boxes now though.
Years ago you would have shrugged, ridden to the nearest petrol station and got your wallet out.
Not if I'd forgotten it...
...and your phone...and the emergency tenner in your sock.
I assume you need ID to get into your place of work? Is that on your phone?...
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:56 pm
by Taipan
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:48 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:30 pm
Years ago you would have shrugged, ridden to the nearest petrol station and got your wallet out.
Not if I'd forgotten it...
...and your phone...and the emergency tenner in your sock.
I assume you need ID to get into your place of work? Is that on your phone?...
I think your missing what I was saying about back in't day when there were no mobile phones and I carried a wallet, which I don't now. FWIW, we do have ID cards, but I have special access rights to my building so dont need to carry mine.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:08 pm
by ZRX61
Dropped by the airfield for a few gallons of the good stuff. Was recognized while there & promptly got a phone call to swap the wings on a Cessna 337. Bugger.
Came home, gassed up the ZX, it fired right up after sitting for at least 7 months.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:15 pm
by Count Steer
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:56 pm
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:48 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:42 pm
Not if I'd forgotten it...
...and your phone...and the emergency tenner in your sock.
I assume you need ID to get into your place of work? Is that on your phone?...
I think your missing what I was saying about back in't day when there were no mobile phones and I carried a wallet, which I don't now. FWIW, we do have ID cards, but I have special access rights to my building so dont need to carry mine.
Not really Pietin, I carry a phone but I also carry a wallet as it has quite a few things besides money that can be useful. I advocate against 'single point of failure' existence.
'Oh noes, my phone battery is flat/I have sat on it etc...I am bereft'. (Besides which I don't use my phone to pay things* and am still flat earth enough to have actual membership cards etc).
* Google (or Apple) already know far too much about our lives.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:17 pm
by Count Steer
ZRX61 wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:08 pm
Dropped by the airfield for a few gallons of the good stuff. Was recognized while there & promptly got a phone call to swap the wings on a Cessna 337. Bugger.
What did you swap them for?
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:31 pm
by Taipan
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:15 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:56 pm
Count Steer wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:48 pm
...and your phone...and the emergency tenner in your sock.
I assume you need ID to get into your place of work? Is that on your phone?...
I think your missing what I was saying about back in't day when there were no mobile phones and I carried a wallet, which I don't now. FWIW, we do have ID cards, but I have special access rights to my building so dont need to carry mine.
Not really Pietin, I carry a phone but I also carry a wallet as it has quite a few things besides money that can be useful. I advocate against 'single point of failure' existence.
'Oh noes, my phone battery is flat/I have sat on it etc...I am bereft'. (Besides which I don't use my phone to pay things* and am still flat earth enough to have actual membership cards etc).
* Google (or Apple) already know far too much about our lives.
I do use apple pay, but I have a Vena wallet case on my phone which (discretely) houses my debit/ID cards etc. I thought I'd miss a wallet, but I dont as its one less thing to carry. Its only when I wear a suit (very rare) I miss carrying my Dads old fashioned, full sized wallet that carries unfolded bank notes.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:48 pm
by KungFooBob
Jack Daniels Single Barrel 100 Proof.
It was bought as a gift. The giver used to buy me Silver Select, but that was discontinued years ago.
I dunno why, the Silver Select was so much smoother, this 100 Proof is pretty harsh.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 11:44 pm
by ZRX61
Fuckers at Ford did nothing to the ST all fucking day, was supposed to get a call with a diagnosis by 10 this morning.
ST was still sat on the lot at 3pm, unseen.
Riot Act was hinted at. Things started to happen.
Up shot is the leak is a simple $8 O-Ring.. which they won't have until next week.. so rather than let us take the ST home until they have the part, they put us in a rental on their dime until Tuesday... for a fucking $8 O-Ring.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:23 am
by Taipan
Got up at 08:45. Its the first day of my easter break and I was intending to lie in until 10 at the earliest, but my bastard dogs had other plans!
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:12 am
by Pirahna
I've been to the hospital for another dressing change on last week's hand surgery.
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:24 am
by Taipan
Pirahna wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:12 am
I've been to the hospital for another dressing change on last week's hand surgery.
I take it the surgery was a success?
Re: What have you done today thread?
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:54 am
by Pirahna
Taipan wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:24 am
Pirahna wrote: Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:12 am
I've been to the hospital for another dressing change on last week's hand surgery.
I take it the surgery was a success?
The surgeon was unable to stitch up afterwards, she said the finger was bending back. So it's an unstitched cut which doesn't look particularly pleasant, it still smarts a bit too.
