The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by **Donald** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:18 pm

Is it acceptable to answer "If you make a cup of tea at 5000m whilst trekking in Bolivia, how will it be different to normal?" with "It's in Bolivia at 5000m and I've made it with coca."?

Tempting but I'm not sure it's what they're after.

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:51 pm

As long as you normally make tea at a different elevation in a different country and without coca then they can't really fault that answer

I imagine they were thinking along the lines of boiling points though, more fool them for being vague

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:24 am

Also did this stuff today.
Time to get a shift on with getting the ramp installed (need to get the Xantia on the road for winter, for a start!).
Did some exploratory digging in the barn a few weeks ago to find out what the floor construction is like. It's only a thin concrete screed on unmade ground (par for the course for an agricultural barn but bloody useless to me). Means I need to dig up some of the floor and make some RC pads.
This is the bare minimum required (come up with by myself a structural Eng I know through work

)

Though I'm actually going to go a bit bigger on the rear pads (650x650) to be safe. (Yes, I'm doing all that myself)

This is where the CX has been parked, so today Lisa and I set about getting it moved. This particular one has always been an unreliable bitch and today was no exception

Chucked a known good battery in it but today it wasn't playing

Anyway, got it started in the end (and now now have a new suspect as to the cause

) only to find that the alternator had packed in!

so the 3g was plugged in to provide charge while the tyres were pumped up and the hydraulics filled (it sprung a major leak last time I was manoeuvring it)

Then got it moved forward onto the ramp;

something wrong here... Why won't the ramp go up?

So, nice clear area to get started next time I have some time free and Donald is free to come down and be handy with a sledge hammer;

Post by **Donald** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:08 am

Greg · Post by **Greg** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:39 am

I walked up Malham Cove with a Baby in the rain, I don't know why women moan about being pregnant its easy...

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:00 am

Donald wrote:

Does that mean you're free this weekend then?

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:41 am

wurlycorner wrote:

Wurly, this is an awesome location for a pictures like this:

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:49 am

That pic was taken the day I took possession!!!
It's fully of crap now, not empty like that any more

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:29 am

Post by **Donald** » Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:47 pm

Let me get back to you tonight re: the weekend. I think this sat will be my last free one for a while but I will consult the timetable. If I'm free we're a goer for smashing jobby up.