Reply to: I have a rather large one

[Zoiderman]

I used to do all my own mechanical work, and enjoy it. However, now with 3 kids, I'd rather paddle down the river with them, or cycle along the canals than spend 4 hours under the hood of a car fixing it at the weekends. I used to own an old Lancia Fulvia and Alfa GT Junior. Most of my Saturdays and Sundays were spent fixing them. I just couldn't justify that now.

However, if I had bench time, I'd love to get back into it. Although cars nowadays are a bit of a trip into the unknown. Speak to a modern mechanic and tell him what is wrong, and they look blank, then plug the machine in which tells them what is wrong, so they can change whatever it is. Crazy really.

If I had some bench time, I'd be all over the cars I think, so good on you suity.

[MarillionFan]

I say we have ourselves a good old fashioned hanging.

Thanks for offering, but I have no plan of putting the noose around your neck. Well, not while I've still got my executioners axe.

[suityou01]

yeah. cos all permies automatically leave cuk.

I say we have ourselves a good old fashioned hanging.

[BrilloPad]

Does this mean you leaving CUK?

yeah. cos all permies automatically leave cuk.

[wim121]

Hey suity - since you are so good as this mechanics stuff could you help Mrs BP get her plumbing sorted? Not sure she can stretch to a tenner - but there will be all the pot noodles you can eat.

if you actually need plumbing sorted, shoot me a pm.

[suityou01]

They honoured the notice period, so I finish 4th May. But at 4pm Friday they came back and said the project was now a go & could they take the notice back. I said I'd think about it. I have an interview tomorrow for another role to start when the present one finishes, plus a discussion on Friday to go perm back in the US.

I think I'll take the US role if the salary s OK.

Does this mean you leaving CUK?

[MarillionFan]

You were last time I looked. What happened?

You on the game again?

They honoured the notice period, so I finish 4th May. But at 4pm Friday they came back and said the project was now a go & could they take the notice back. I said I'd think about it. I have an interview tomorrow for another role to start when the present one finishes, plus a discussion on Friday to go perm back in the US.

I think I'll take the US role if the salary s OK.

[suityou01]

I'm not benched.

You were last time I looked. What happened?

You on the game again?

[suityou01]

Hey suity - since you are so good as this mechanics stuff could you help Mrs BP get her plumbing sorted? Not sure she can stretch to a tenner - but there will be all the pot noodles you can eat.

Sure I can service your old boiler.

[BrilloPad]

Sounds like you need Xenophon, not Suity.

I think Xeno is more interested in my plumbing.

[MarillionFan]

Hey suity - since you are so good as this mechanics stuff could you help Mrs BP get her plumbing sorted? Not sure she can stretch to a tenner - but there will be all the pot noodles you can eat.

Sounds like you need Xenophon, not Suity.

[BrilloPad]

Hey suity - since you are so good as this mechanics stuff could you help Mrs BP get her plumbing sorted? Not sure she can stretch to a tenner - but there will be all the pot noodles you can eat.

[MarillionFan]

Get a job you bum.

I'm not benched.

[suityou01]

Pot. Kettle.

Get a job you bum.

[MarillionFan]

Wim,

I understand your confusion, it was not really possible to provide all of the background in the OP. 'Er next door is a "all men are rubbish, ego-centric (may have a point there to be fair), layabout wastes of space kinda gal. 'Im next door is a fraking know-it all. They both wind me right up. As I say I used to feel a bit sorry for him until he started waxing lyrical as the worlds expert motor mechanic. If he'd have said "I really want to change this wheel bearing, and I kind of know what I'm doing and what I'm going to do is this ...." it would have been bearable. To have him lean up against a wall, cock sure, spouting nonsense as if it was fact was amusing at first, then scary and then just downright irritating.

Hope this helps old chum.

Suity

Pot. Kettle.