Reply to: Whats the score this weekend? Any plans?

[I just need to test it]

Thanks for asking.

Tonight father-in-law, fresh out of hospital, is coming for his tea. He has his arm in a cast/sling for the next month. I've got cooking duties (leaving my wife to sort out his back end).

Tomorrow - well, it's a cutover weekend, so I'll have to work some of it. But in the morning we'll do bootcamp on the beach, then in the afternoon I will head east to watch an FA Cup 4th round tie.

Sunday - work I suppose. Plus tying up the wife.

[mattfx]

How does it work? Can't be any worse than car wash brushes can it?

Depends what chemicals they're using and whether or not they're pH neutral. Some use natural citrus to break down dirt and grime, others literally use chemicals you'd find in your garden shed. Obviously the cheaper the valet the cheaper the materials used and the more harm it can do to your paint.

I would also never use a brush on any of my cars or a £3 valet mind

[stek]

Careful with that Stek - can cause really bad marring of the paint. I do a bit of amateur detailing and some of the waterless washed cars friends have bought to me for a paint correction have been horrible.

How does it work? Can't be any worse than car wash brushes can it?

[mattfx]

Getting a spare key sorted/cut for my Maser, Sunday got a car valet co. coming round - waterless, be interesting to see how that works. 18 Euro for exterior and alloys, not bad for Dublin, no £3.00 valets in old petrol stations here

Careful with that Stek - can cause really bad marring of the paint. I do a bit of amateur detailing and some of the waterless washed cars friends have bought to me for a paint correction have been horrible.

[milanbenes]

Friend’s birthday party in Cornwall (hence driving down here), then the long slog into the 21st century on Sunday (I reckon 5-6 hours)

the UK is funny these days, even driving short distances takes forever

Milan.

[WTFH]

Friend’s birthday party in Cornwall (hence driving down here), then the long slog into the 21st century on Sunday (I reckon 5-6 hours)

[milanbenes]

All part of a medium term plan for me to play with classic cars in my retirement.

I have precisely the same plan, hence the plan to build a workshop with a pit and room for cars and machines from dad

something nice to look forward to eh :-)

Milan.

[Lockhouse]

Lockhouse, your workshop sounds like my dad's he's even got a jog borer big enough to take the block of an engine, three lathes, horizontal and vertical mills, etc all 3 phase, and just like you he has a Victorian street light, which I acquired during my university days

I have building a decent workshop on my shopping list for castle benes, including a pit and enough space for 3 cars and a few of my dad's machines. My two car garage is full of 5 bikes, tractor, barbecue, winter tyres, bench, normal lawnmower, scarifier, strimmer, hedge cutter, garden vacuum etc can't move in there

Milan.

I am suitably impressed. Alas my workshop is not three phase nor that large - internally it's only 4m square. Manufactured by Palmako - highly recommended - the timber is 44mm thick. It arrived as a kit. It took a weekend to get the structure built and two more weekends to do the roof tiles and fitting out.

We've got an integral double garage which actually has two cars in (seems to be a rarity). We're currently getting quotes to level the land next to the garage so we can put up a 6x6m car port. All part of a medium term plan for me to play with classic cars in my retirement.

[milanbenes]

tonight relaxing

tomorrow after the youngest finishes her grammar school exam prep class, we're driving to the mountains, staying in a hotel on the main square of one of the small towns, going for a pizza/Italian and then sunday morning we are off for a day's cross country skiing and then home

Lockhouse, your workshop sounds like my dad's he's even got a jig borer big enough to take the block of an engine, three lathes, horizontal and vertical mills, etc all 3 phase, and just like you he has a Victorian street light, which I acquired during my university days

I have building a decent workshop on my shopping list for castle benes, including a pit and enough space for 3 cars and a few of my dad's machines.
Milan.

[Lockhouse]

TFA

The missus has made Pollo a la Catalana for dinner tonight. Yum.

General sorting out tomorrow in the workshop. I've got an old school lathe and milling machine - I'm thinking of keeping the milling machine and swapping the lathe out for a newer one with CNC capability (man maths coming in very handy there). The milling machine needs some adjustment; it's not holding collets correctly so I'll be faffing about with that and putting some duplicate metalworking accessories on the 'bay. There may or may not be a new old car project coming soon so need to get this sorted. I've got a Victorian lamp project (gas to electric conversion) that's three years old I've done nothing with cluttering up some floorspace so may take a look at that too.

With all the rain we've had a tree down so the gardener is coming round Sunday to give me a hand to clear it. Numerous trips to the tip with the car full of leafy branches will no doubt follow.

[stek]

Getting a spare key sorted/cut for my Maser, Sunday got a car valet co. coming round - waterless, be interesting to see how that works. 18 Euro for exterior and alloys, not bad for Dublin, no £3.00 valets in old petrol stations here.....

Rebuilding my Mac, it's got full of crap and programs I installed for reason I can remember.

Intended going to the trad fest in Temple Bar but will probably just have a long, slow wank instead....

[mattfx]

TFA.

Tonight is badminton night, with a house viewing just beforehand.

Tomorrow my girlfriend and I are off for a half day at my health club which will include some Squash, a run, a swim and then something to eat I hope!

Sunday doing a big roast for my Dad, step mum and her son and his other half, then spending the evening celebrating / commiserating the fact it's the last week of my contract come Monday.

Should be a cracker!

[kaiser78]

Out on the pull tonight - getting divorced innit

[BlueSharp]

Child and wife free tonight so a trip to the pub is in order.

Lots of lycra clad cycling over the weekend getting ready for the new season. Burns night super tomorrow.

[oracleslave]

Getting finished off with manflu