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You and me both! as up to now I have never seen it and have no idea what it looks like
All I know it was running when parked and so I decided to take a punt and buy it on Vince's description over the phone! as with a very low mileage like that it did seem worth taking a gamble, as 'Cherry Pickers' tend to stay on Site without moving around for a very long time
The only thing I know for sure is that the Twin Batteries are Toast and don't hold their Charge and since I won't be using it very often, I'll keep both of them connected to the 'Cherry Picker' until I've done the Job and then (since they are new Batteries) I'll put one on my XJS and the other one on the Merc
Although I don't want it delivered just yet, in case it goes and gets bogged down in the garden so I'm waiting for better Weather until the ground is hard
Just to be sure I understand all this correctly, you were Highly annoyed at the thought of paying Professional Tree Guys 900 to Properly cut your broken trees and remove the slash, WITHOUT damaging your property and be Gone in a few hours, so you have just spent 1100 (including for the BBQ) for a Large piece of specialized equipment with limited resale potential that you haven't seen, have no experience operating, that you might use Once, after which (if you're successful or not) it will just Sit as a neighborhood conversation piece.
Have I got that anywhere near correct?
Where else could we find entertainment like this??!!
(';')
Yeah Lnr I'm on the same thought here. I've got several vehicles in, and around the 1 acre with House and Shop I call mine. And I live in the city limits of a small approx 1500 population rural town. I know my neighbors, and have worked on there vehicles over the years. So the few extra vehicles around the property haven't become an issue. (and yes there is a City ordinance concerning "derelict cars") But if I brought a contraption such as this into the yard? I'm sure the Grace that I've been shown to this point would quickly evaporate into oblivion. LOL!
Although I don't remember mentioning anything about a Barbecue!
Unless you are referring to my New Hot Water System that I haven't posted about just at the moment, this is still in 'Beta' although it actually works so well that I am already working on the Mk11 version
Hi Jack
The word is already out about my new Contraption, which my Super Wonderful Neighnours are already Begging to Borrow as I was not the only one who had some trees blow down and one of them wants it to Paint the Outside of their house
It was the Same when I got my Car Lift, everyone wanted to use it to do an Oil Change and Stuff like that and so of course I let them use it for free and at their own risk
So now they are all looking forward to the arrival of my New device but maybe not quite so much as I am!
Hi Lnr
Yes you are 100% Correct!
Although I don't remember mentioning anything about a Barbecue!
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Originally Posted by orangeblossom
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Tell you what said Vince (ok tell me what!) Bung me a 'Long Un' Bangers and Mash and I will drop her round (aka £100 in Cash!) plus the Grand for the Picker! (obvs!)...
As I have no idea what this means in UK cuisine, I have called it BBQ.
(';')
Strewth is not an expression I've heard in a Long Time
This had been replaced by 'Blige Me' first heard on Monty Python I believe, or if you want to be Ultra Polite you just say 'Oh my days!' although even the 'F Word' is now more commonly being used on YouTube
'Sick' meaning good, has also dropped out of fashion and has been replaced by 'Rizz' so if you have a Specialized Skill or know someone who has then 'Rizz' could be the first word you might think of
My Tractor has just broken down!
Give LnrB a ring and She will Fix it
Yeah! but what does She know about Tractors?
LnrB can fix anything!
Are you sure about that?
Sure I'm Sure! Lnr's got the 'Rizz'
Dang! why didn't you tell me that right from the 'Get Go. I'll give her a Ring right Now!
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'Sick' meaning good, has also dropped out of fashion and has been replaced by 'Rizz' so if you have a Specialized Skill or know someone who has then 'Rizz' could be the first word you might think of
My Tractor has just broken down!
Give LnrB a ring and She will Fix it
Yeah! but what does She know about Tractors?
LnrB can fix anything!
Are you sure about that?
Sure I'm Sure! Lnr's got the 'Rizz'
Dang! why didn't you tell me that right from the 'Get Go. I'll give her a Ring right Now!
Just bought some New Windscreen/Windshield Wipers for my XJS Nothing Fancy (Although they were!) Bog Standard 15inch from Amazon and although I am usually hopeless at Fitting Windscreen Wipers
They literally took around 5 Seconds each!
What is in the Box?
Goodyear Windscreen Wipers for my XJS
Excellent Quality 15inch Easy to Fit and the pair were under £10!
Yes! you are absolutely correct and Amazon were much Cheaper than one of my Local Car Accessory Shops, who like many other Shops seem to lack product knowledge about what they are Selling and are not too keen to take things back if it doesn't fit, especially if you haven't kept the receipt!
These days there is almost nothing Amazon doesn't sell and when it comes to delivery they have never let me down and I can even Track my purchase right to my front door
Which was really useful, when it came to building my 'Bespoke Hot Water System' as I figured that if I was able to save money on Hot Water, I could buy even more Petrol for my XJS
So what I did was to connect a Pipe to the Waste Outlet of the Bath and another Pipe to the Taps and then I made a Spiral Coil out of Copper Pipe, which I then fitted inside an Old Space heater
Having done that I filled the Bath with Cold Water (from the Sink right next to it) so that I was effectively using the Bath (in Circuit) as the Hot Water Tank!
Cutting out 'The Middle Man' of having to Heat a Tankful of Hot Water in the Loft
Then I lit the Space Heater which Sort of Turned the Bathroom into a Sort of Steam Cleaner (although I prefer the word Sauna!) that somehow sounds a lot more 'User Friendly' working on the Principal that Hot Water always rises and is then replaced by Cold Water
It Sort of worked although it Sort of didn't but with the Super Heater Steam that was Hot enough to make a Pot of Tea (ask me how I know or rather don't)
I could also have used the Bath for Steam Cleaning XJS Parts although I decided against this as my life could have been in danger from the GF!
As I did not want the GF to Cash in on my Life Insurance and go running off with 'Chad' I some how decided that may not be one of the Best ideas I ever had! so I ordered a Central Heating Pump 'Similar to a Fish Tank Pump' (Ok it was a Fish Tank Pump!) from Amazon that arrived the following day!
Then put this in Circuit where it runs off only 5 Volts from a USB Charger
This was a 'Game Changer' as now the whole thing was working, just like a proper Central Heating System by recirculating the Water that was in the Bath! The GF was so shocked by this, She really didn't know weather to 'Laugh or Cry' (although She decided to go for the Crying option!)
Quite possibly still Traumatized by my previous attempt!
Winters is over, the Ground has gone hard, so when do you want me to deliver your 'Picker'?
OMG! 'The Cherry Picker' I'd forgotten all about it! as only a very short while ago, I bought a 'Cherry Picker' that I had never seen from a geezer I had never met with Money I may never see again! and Panic Stations were now setting in!
As a Tree was on the brink of falling down in front of my Garage Door, inside of which was '50 Shades' my precious XJS and while I could have got some 'Guys' to come and cut it down, they wanted an insane amount of money £100 per hour or part thereof!
If you can fix an XJS then you can Cut down a Tree! I mean how hard can it be?
'Not as easy as it looks' as I was about to find out! although the 'Cherry Picker' could be a 'Game Changer' and even if it wasn't I'd always wanted one that I could play with!
This was the Ultimate 'Big Boy's' Toy or maybe a 'White Elephant' of epic proportions, either way we will have to see
So first job now was to go and measure the Gate
Vince, the Gate is 8ft wide, will that be enough?
Maaaate, Maaaate, 'The Picker' is 8ft Wide! and so 8ft won't cut it! OMG!
Can you take the Gate Posts down or something?
Vince, forgot to ask you, what sort of Chassis is the 'Picker' on?
She's on a Diesel Tranny
No Probs Vince, I've had a 'Tranny' through that Gate before!
It's going to be tight Mate but is there anything over the Top, as even when its Folded down, its 12ft High and 14ft Long! or thereabouts!
Oh No! OMG! OMG! Vince you won't believe this but a bough of a Tree is overhanging the Gate!
That will have to come down Mate, or we won't get it in!
Maaaate! Maaaate! Get someone with a Chainsaw to come and Cut that off!
Vince, I think I know someone but I don't think they'll do it!
Then you'll have to give them a 'Sweetner' its always worth a try!
(Side Note For those not familiar with the 'Lingo' A Sweetner is not a Sugar Substitute but more a Financial Inducement, to persuade someone to do you a 'small favor' or in this case maybe just a Great Big One!'
Bell me when its Sorted said Vince and then I'll bring her over!
Reality was kicking in and things were getting real and I had to buy Two Brand New Batteries, as according to Vince the ones that were on the Tranny were Clapped out and as I was now about to find out, they were Quite expensive and the Alternator wasn't Charging!
And so maybe that was 'Clapped' too!
To be Continued.......
Last edited by orangeblossom; 01-16-2024 at 04:41 PM.
01-04-2024, 08:39 PM
For those not familiar with the 'Lingo' A Sweetner is not a Sugar Substitute but more a Financial Inducement, to persuade someone to do you a 'small favor' or in this case maybe just a Great Big One!'