The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
What a simply wonderful post I totally agree with all you say here and add my congratulations to yours. So nice to hear genuinely good news.
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What a simply wonderful post I totally agree with all you say here and add my congratulations to yours. So nice to hear genuinely good news.
Just placed order for parts with S4p. Had to ring them about a couple of parts I was unsure about. Very impressed with the friendly and efficient way my queries were dealt with - which has been my experience in the past. Our Panda is a 2010 1.2 with the 60 Hp engine but they changed the 169 model to the newer 69Hp engine just shortly after ours. S4p list the 169 up to '09 as a "Panda 11" and from '09 to '12 as a Panda 111 but the engine changed early 2011 so there can be confusion. Once you give them a ring with your reg no/ vin no they soon sort it out though. We chatted briefly as he was checking his catalogue cross references and I was asking whether they were finding a particular demand for anything? Oh yes said he, 500 driver's door handles! Handling orders for up to five a day! Seems people are heaving on frozen shut doors and the handle is the weak link.
So, take care 500 people. Maybe trigger the latch with the handle and then get a finger round the door frame to pull it open if it's frozen shut?
So, take care 500 people. Maybe trigger the latch with the handle and then get a finger round the door frame to pull it open if it's frozen shut?
Ordered some poppy seeds... going to discreetly sprinkle them over the corners of the WW2 (corrected: originally WW1, then both WWs) memorial in the centre of the city here - beautiful sculpture, left to rot by our council - with built in to each corner flower beds, just sitting with plain grass... I think some poppies will definitely spruce it up!
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Read the instructions.
Wild poppies sprout after the soil has been disturbed, which is why they don't come up every year. Don't know about others, so instructions may require you to do a little work, rather than just scatter and 'feed the birds'.
Damn, I'll need to be careful then. I'll try my best to follow them. Maybe need to come back and drop some soil over them once scattered in hope it'll work...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_War_Memorial
This is the sculpture, I think it's stunning. Just (these days) in bad shape. I seen photos from the 50s and 60s when it was well maintained and in much better shape (it's been there since 1927). And yet today we've got calls from local people complaining that it's an eyesore... (We also have local people who cry out that they'd rather be speaking German... that's the kind of stupidity this statue has to stand amongst) Lol
A WW2 Memorial built in 1927
Sounds so 'futuristic' perhaps they were sold it as 'self maintaining'..
Sounds so 'futuristic' perhaps they were sold it as 'self maintaining'..
Back in the early eighties, working at a large Rover dealer, we arrived one morning to find a Metro on the forecourt missing its driver's door handle.
Shortly afterwards, a very embarrassed policeman arrived, brandishing his own cheque book. On night duty the night before, walking the streets, bored and lonely, he wandered around the forecourt cars, checking they were all locked. The Metro handle came off. Oops. He's reported this back at the station, and had been told to go and pay for it.
We charged him cost price, and one of the lads in the preparation bay fitted it. Easy in those days, door card off, two nuts, unhitch the link rods.
Sorry, my mistake, it was made in 1927 and was originally a WW1 memorial, but I guess found extra purpose after the 40s!
The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Bet the silly buggers start cutting the grass / poppies. Years ago in my first job I identified many stupidities where we (county) cut 5 sq M of grass on the end of where the district was cutting 2000m sq and visa versa . Talking directly to my counterparts we agreed to swap these bits to cut out all the crossed over travelling, but I expect this has all long since caused rows and gone by the board. All a bit sad seeing the state of things these days.
We have a tiny grassed roundabout at one end of town. The cowslips seem to come up there earlier than anywhere else each spring. Always good to see. However, sometimes the council will do the first cut, just as they come up, so then we wait another year.
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Pugglt Auld Jock Got a marketing email from ALDI, saw these, and thought of your stories of vacuum cleaners. You might like some of these for the grandchildren, or yourself.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/henry-vacuum-deluxe-cleaning-set/p/700224420787700
https://www.aldi.co.uk/hetty-vacuum-deluxe-cleaning-set/p/700224420787901
https://www.aldi.co.uk/henry-vacuum-deluxe-cleaning-set/p/700224420787700
https://www.aldi.co.uk/hetty-vacuum-deluxe-cleaning-set/p/700224420787901
Pugglt Auld Jock Got a marketing email from ALDI, saw these, and thought of your stories of vacuum cleaners. You might like some of these for the grandchildren, or yourself.
https://www.aldi.co.uk/henry-vacuum-deluxe-cleaning-set/p/700224420787700
https://www.aldi.co.uk/hetty-vacuum-deluxe-cleaning-set/p/700224420787901
can get them a working one cheaper and get your house cleaned while they play
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/car-essentials/silvercrest-handheld-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner/p39393
can get them a working one cheaper and get your house cleaned while they play
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/car-essentials/silvercrest-handheld-wet-dry-vacuum-cleaner/p39393
But that wouldn't be a Henry, which was significant, if you've seen any of Jock's relevant posts.
Those cheap hand-held things are very irritating. Make noise, but rarely make even an adequate job. Will pick up spilt cornflakes, not much more. The price reflects its quality well.
You're right of course PB, the attraction would be that it's a Henry! Although I think a pink Hetty would win out as my wee granddaughter is a pink fanatic!
We've had a couple of those wee hand held jobbies over the years but I've found they never really fulfill their promise. They don't suck very well and, unsurprisingly, have little capacity. I've not had a bagless one and the bagged ones stop sucking very quickly due to the bag getting partially blocked up. I actually bought both to do the cars with but the problem there is that they are really to unweildy to get into all the nooks and crannies. Much better to just lug the big machine out and use it's flexible shnozzle!
I must profess to rather liking the look of this one though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J7LDanKZwE
Rotating brush, flexible hose, powerful mains motor and, I would guess, a lot lighter than lugging a big machine to do the stairs. Looks promising for doing the car too as I can easily plug into the garage socket. Probably a bit of a luxury though as I'm getting on fine with Norman!
Well, totally tropical here at the moment 4degrees Been having the most outrages/stupid dreams lately, no big deal I hear you say The thing is at the time they seem so real. They are so stupid I can’t even begin to explain.
Been having the most outrages/stupid dreams lately, no big deal I hear you say The thing is at the time they seem so real. They are so stupid I can’t even begin to explain.Pifco..
That takes me back to the 70's and visits to my Grandads
Lots of 'plastic gadgets' seemed to be branded Pifco..
I guess somebody in the far east has bought the rights to the brand here..
That takes me back to the 70's and visits to my Grandads
Lots of 'plastic gadgets' seemed to be branded Pifco..
I guess somebody in the far east has bought the rights to the brand here..
