I picked this very nice clean little drill local for £30, my AEG's after a very longtime packed up which was sad. They could be fixed but's the point when you've Ebay, Gumtree and Marketplace awash with cheap tools these days.
The AEG's were new in 1986 so a good run for me, but Makita's a good brand as i've other tools from them that do well at the coalface.
Looking forward to spending the evening at José Pizarro’s, The Swan Inn, in Claygate. Just checked the menu and it looks like a seafood evening, almejas con mojo rojo, sardinas a la planche and gambas blanco con ajo y chili There’s also a lentil stew with chorizo and apple, if I still feel hungry Andy
Been to the gym for the first time in decades. Need to strengthen my legs before having a torn meniscus repaired. Its a tad painful
Today I've done the popular Ducati job....replaced a faulty Fuel level Sender Unit in my 1260 Enduro :-( hopefully no more flashing orange light .........
I don't ever trust any fuel gauge, always mileage after a while you can easily judge how far before you need to refuel.
Mini Cooper S broke down on the way to Plymouth t'other day and then failed its MOT the next day with a "do not drive" plus a long list of dangerous defects. I reckon the tester went OTT tbh as they probably saw me as a bit of a mark, what with my car stuck miles from home and Green Flag refusing to recover it because it was out of MOT. They quoted me £1,100 plus VAT for some of the work with a "TBC" for the rest of the job once they had removed some parts to assess the remainder of it. I didn't fancy the idea of committing to that kind of open-ended arrangement with a company in a faraway town, staffed by people of whom I know nothing, particularly as they seemed the type to start billing you for storage as soon as the damn thing came off the ramp (they had signs up giving customers 48 hours grace before charges applied). I could envisage a situation in which half the suspension and braking system was dismantled, with them demanding £4k to put it all back together again or else they'd leave it as it is and bill me £100 per diem while it sat rusting away in their yard. Anyway. I paid £150 to have it collected and brought back to me while I decide what to do next. It's probably only worth £2k but the rebuilt and tuned R53 engine is an absolute belter, so I'm in a bit of a dilemma.
Seems odd that they wouldn't recover, I know the excuse if it's lifted and wheels contact the road. I had a turbo blow and the RAC refused to tow it as part of my membership as my tax disc wasn't displayed as I had it in a draw at home. They had me pay £250 for a transporter to take me home.
The person dealing with the call told me it’s because their subbies don’t have O group (class?) insurance. They said they couldn’t even offer me a paid recovery outside my policy.
