Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Hate to tell you but it’s going to be 33c here today, and gorgeous wall to wall blue sky. It was lovely last week in Vienna, even nicer this week in Budapest.
View from breakie table just now. Mrs DSL wanted the pole out the way but then the trams wouldn’t work.
Swinton, as we leave, is bright and sunny and supposed to be 25+ degrees for a couple of days..
Dean
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2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
5th Sep 2024 8:09 am
mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2505
..MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
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5th Sep 2024 9:13 am
mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2505
Moo ...
I had a fixed fee qute for some legal work and the bill came in well over the quote challenged it and in the end thereatened to take it to the onbudsman and quickly got an appology and they backed down ... id suggest the same dont be bullied by them ,its not reasonable practice by them and justifying there costs is not chargeable .....as someone once told me the biggest thieves youll ever meet will wear a suit !! and in 40 years in business this has proved to be true .MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
Mrs DSL wanted the pole out the way but then the trams wouldn’t work.
Who? Mr Brzezinski? He's hardly visible. That lamp-post, however...
2015 Volvo V40
2014 D4 HSE
2006 RRS - C'est mort. Fin... ...It's alive! Oh no, it's not - scrapped.
2019 Suzuki Kingquad 400
2017 RamRod Taskmaster 1150
1977 John Deere 2130
5th Sep 2024 9:52 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14237
mark the spark wrote:
Moo ...
I had a fixed fee qute for some legal work and the bill came in well over the quote challenged it and in the end thereatened to take it to the onbudsman and quickly got an appology and they backed down ... id suggest the same dont be bullied by them ,its not reasonable practice by them and justifying there costs is not chargeable .....as someone once told me the biggest thieves youll ever meet will wear a suit !! and in 40 years in business this has proved to be true .
I need them on side at the moment because we're close to the end of the issue, but as soon as it's over I'm going all in!
Agree with you re thieves in suits. It's absolutely iniquitous and shameful how they behave. The system is screwed to protect and look after those that have money. I'm lucky, but others less fortunate would have been absolutely shafted by the system in the situation I'm dealing with. It also sucks you dry mentally!New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
5th Sep 2024 10:24 am
JordsDisco
Member Since: 22 May 2020
Location: Newcastle
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5th Sep 2024 10:29 am
dunton10
Member Since: 23 Dec 2006
Location: SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDS
Posts: 212
Hardware - me too. Leaving for Devon in the morning. Forecast here is full sun all day, driving into heavy rain on the way down. Should make for interesting pitching of the van on the field, which by the way is all grass no hard standing even in the gateway. Forever the optimist though, still looking forward to the break.
The number of times we’ve said let’s just go it can’t be as bad as they are forecasting - and it is.
Don’t you just love this country, why do they all want to come here?Currently 2015 D4 SE Tech, Corris Grey
RLD Protector, led interior lights, timed climate, towing equipment
Previously
2006 D3 S
2001 TD5
1996 Shogun LWB
1989 Range Rover TDVM
5th Sep 2024 1:43 pm
Nasher
Member Since: 07 Mar 2009
Location: Clanfield, North of Pompey - UK
Posts: 2772
Yep, The Weather.
As much as I enjoy it I don’t want to be holed up in my workshop this time of year.
I’ve got Motorcycles to ride, boats to use, plus boats to fix that won’t fit in the workshop, walks to do with the dog, beaches to sit and brew up on, and loads to do in the garden.
I know I could do all of these in the rain, but none are as much fun, and involve far more preparation and remedial work after.
I don’t work on Fridays anymore, and Lady Nasher has gone back to school this week.
I’ve really enjoyed trying different places for lunch every Friday for 8 weeks, and spending more time together, but tomorrow is my first Friday to myself after the summer break and I was hoping to do at least one of the list I mentioned above.
Added to this I’ve got two of my favourite shows coming up, The Netley Marsh Motorcycle Eurojumble next Friday, and the Southampton Boat show the following week, both of which are predominately outdoors.
Don’t even ask about my usual several trips a year to Santa Pod, I’ve not been once this year as it really isn’t worth the drive to watch them dry the track for 3hrs before abandoning racing for the day.
I’m still wearing shorts every day when not riding, even in the office, but am wondering how long I’ll get away with it this year.
The office tolerate it when the weather is warmer, but there are fewer and fewer of us pushing our luck with the weather the way it is.
I suppose I’ll be starting one or two of my winter motorcycle related projects tomorrow instead of being outside.
Thanks all, I feel better for that.
.Heaven doesn't want me, and hell is afraid I'll take over.
5th Sep 2024 2:36 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4219
Hardware wrote:
Setting off for a well-deserved few days in Devon, just checked the weather forecast...
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if they applied the same criteria up here we'd have severe weather warnings everyday...down to 3C overnight next week so probably the first snow on the hills I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
5th Sep 2024 3:45 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14237
Putting a jumper on in September!New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
5th Sep 2024 4:59 pm
Worms
Member Since: 24 Sep 2023
Location: Highlands
Posts: 347
Just to get everyone's goat... today we finally got some summer!. While out for a short walk I even got this message on my 'phone!
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Once it cooled down enough I was able to take a couple of snaps (North Rhona and the North end of Skye from Red Point, Wester Ross):
And the Beinn Eighe/Beinn Alligin Group as seen from Opinan:
Previously:
2010 FL2 TD4e GS
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW - still got this, non-runner on SORN.
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel
5th Sep 2024 7:44 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72974
HWN wrote:
DSL wrote:
Mrs DSL wanted the pole out the way but then the trams wouldn’t work.
Who? Mr Brzezinski? He's hardly visible. That lamp-post, however...
This chap?
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Loved the Colombo and his bloodhound statue up near the Y shaped bridge.
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5th Sep 2024 7:50 pm
JordsDisco
Member Since: 22 May 2020
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1573
I was down at Ft. Willie this afternoon. It was absolutely choc a bloc with camper vans and the like.
A unusually nice day that said.
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And this is where Braveheart village was. All that is left is the mound.
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5th Sep 2024 9:38 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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