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Re: Where’s everybody gone?

Phidom wrote:At the risk of going “on topic” I was away in Hungary buying a house there. I’m back for a short while before I start moving my goods & chattels (not sure how you distinguish between a good and a chattel but they will all be taken in the same van anyway) over there and getting my cottage in Scotland ready to rent out.

Sorry to hear you’re giving the game up Phidom, cant say I blame you though, not sure how long there is left in it around here either 🙁
So sick of trying to make a living repairing things that really aren’t made to be repaired any more…soul destroying really 😥

Anyway, all the best for your new life in Hungary! 🙂

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Re: Where’s everybody gone?

Been touring the United States since the 25th of Feb and logged on while I was over there… thought I had the wrong site!!
Now I’m back I see I hadn’t made a mistake after all.

Dont like the new layout I have to say…sorry 😕

Eddie.

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Re: Whats the most annoying thing customers do?

It never ceases to amaze me how teritorrial people are about ‘their’ parking spaces :rolls:

I had a similar scenario a few years back but the guy marched through the door, failed to notice me behind the machine in the utility room and announced to his wife ‘some cheeky pr*ck is parked in my space’!!

Give him his due though he went crimson with embarrassment when he did spot me, muttered an apology and crept off to the living room where he stayed for the duration.
🙂

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Re: New Speed Cameras

Frankly yes! 🙂 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of the time I dont speed so I guess that makes me 5{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} antisocial, I admit it 🙂
In this area rolf there are no fixed speed cameras, not a one. The only thing the lead footed motorist has to fear is the easily spotted camera van popping up here and there and the occasional cop car.
In that context and without sounding like a goody two shoes I can tell you I’m pretty law abiding compared to most 😉

The by-pass round my village for example, 30mph and for good reason. Houses, school, play park all the way along its length.
Yet every single day without fail I see people doing 60 on it without a care in the world, some of these people are driving lorries, whats the stopping distance of a 40 tonner fully loaded at that speed? 🙁

I just dont understand the pleasure people get from excess speed 😕
It takes no skill whatsoever to push a throttle pedal down to the carpet :rolls:

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Re: New Speed Cameras

I probably drift over the limit most days rolf! Overtaking some old dear doing 45 on an A road and ending up well over 60 to get past quickly, entering a 30 doing more than 30 instead of throttling back before reaching the limit, you know, the stuff we all do 😉

I love cars, always have done, heck my business charriot is an Astra CDTI Estate tuned to 180BHP !
I’ve never been tugged for speeding, which has probably been more about luck than jugement admittedly, but I hope I can see it as a fair cop when I inevitably am. 🙂

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Re: New Speed Cameras

spimps wrote:Spent 30 years as a part time fire fighter in an area where road traffic accidents were more regular than fires,in fact fires were a novelty.

Freeing the living when trapped is bad enough,cutting out dead bodies is an experience you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy,mind you it does make you drive a little more slowly !

One of my best mates is a fire fighter and he’s told me some horror stories over the years I can tell you 😥

Am I the only one here who thinks our speed limits are totally fair? 30 or less in town, 60 on most 2 lane roads and 70 on multi laners has always felt just about right to me TBH.

Speed of course will only ever be a part of the circumstances involved in any crash but every MPH extra means more kenetic energy to absorb.
Once your car and whatever you’ve hit cant absorb any more you and your passengers start to 🙁

Its utterly antisocial and selfish IMO 🙁

[Madmac]

Re: New Speed Cameras

I hate this big brother type stuff as much as the next man and it is no doubt mainly a revenue raising exercise but I have to say I’m all for speed cameras at locations such as schools etc.

Sad to say, but a significant proportion of the motoring public are selfish idiots who spoil it for everyone.
Some people just have to do eighty plus everywhere, whatever the road, whatever the conditions, tailgaiting one car after another in the hope of reaching the promised land where no one is in front of them :rolls:

There simply isnt any pleasure in driving these days. 😥

[Madmac]

Re: bosch with the siemens motors where the t/o/c pops

Its a problem on these motors to be sure. I seem to recall fitting a spare TOC from an old motor to one a few years ago(better than nothing 😉 ) It meggered ok once the carbon dust was blown out and ramped up to spin with no sparks or other worrying signs.

I wonder if some of them pop their fuse just because the high resistance on the worn brushes causes a high current flow ❓

These motors can of course not survive past their first set of carbons, not the strongest units IMO 🙁

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Re: Whats the most annoying thing customers do?

Turbo wrote: Did have one woman customer today that seemed to want more than just her washing machine repaired!!

Graham

I’m betting she wasn’t 25 yrs old and fit… those ones never are unfortunately :rolls: 😉

[Madmac]

Re: Supplier for Dishwasher reed sw.

Thanks for that, I shall go in to speak to the weirdos who inhabit my local branch. 😉

Eddie.

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Re: Zanussi ZWD12270W Wash/Drier – M/C Dead

Yeah cheers gandh, was def getting 240 at input to pcb, popped cover off select sw to check as many contacts etc as I could see. seems to be working as it should.

For the tip methinks. 2008 model :rolls:

Eddie.

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Re: Zanussi ZWD12270W Wash/Drier – M/C Dead

Have an identical machine with the very same fault I’ve been to today.
Had you any luck curing it Mick?
Last time I had one of these(I think I posted the tale about a customer switching it off on spin before it went dead) I sent it to EMW but they couldn’t help.

Any fresh ideas for a fix anyone?

Thanks,

Eddie.

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Martin wrote:

helo_75 wrote:
for once martins right…

I’m starting to like this helo guy. 😀

Got to take all the praise you can get Martin 😉

[Madmac]

Re: Beko skipping spin.

Cheers Phidom, I shall price up the job and see if they wanna go ahead.

Eddie.

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Re: ananlogue meggar wanted

leavemetogetonwithit wrote:Last time I looked, a couple of years ago, there were plentiful used ones on e-bay very cheap and not necessarily clapped out.
Mike.

Be careful what you buy though, I thought the £24 one I bought was a bargain but it had an intermittent fault with the test button :rolls:
Might open it up yet and see if it will fix…unless someone wants to buy it for £24 🙂

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