Stubby

The bloke across from me has an electric car . Not a hybrid but pure electric . He plugs it in on the driveway at home . When he has to go on a long trip , say to Scotland from West Sussex it automatically plans his journey to take in any available charging points that it calculates it would need . I have a diesel truck but I would have one of those trucks for sure . Its coming I'm pretty certain of that and when it does take off the infrastructure to facilitate it will quickly come into place . Business dictates that if nothing else .

Same as heavy towing would use more diesel .

You know that for a fact then ?

Actually electric motors are pretty much all torque . Is it not permanent 4WD ? What is the good reason it has not been done already then ?

Come on in matey . Bring yer slippers .

Its mostly common sense really .

Its a well known typing error ?

Fairly competent brain surgeon , part time astronaut and consultant nuclear physicist . Can sharpen a chain .

Don't get a solar powered one . ?

How about the " soft Dutchman " with a tapered hinge ?

My Bro lives in Western Aus . He has a hen house and run . In it there are chickens and a Duggite ( spelling ) snake . You just be very careful when collecting the eggs . The snake does not bother the chickens but eats all the mice and rats . Works a treat .

As others have said there was not much in the way of advice for school leavers when I young . So in 1674 I left school at the age of16 . I had 8 CSE exams ( certificate of secondary education ) one of which was a grade 1 , equivalent to an O level . What are you going to do was said a few time . Oh I dunnow , my mate Steve works there so I will as well . There began a 5 year apprenticeship as a dev. engineer/toolmaker . Stayed with that firm till I had completed the apprenticeship . Got married ....7 years later got devorced . Bought a house . Bought an old J4 post office van and went to Morocco ( via Amsterdam , Belgium, France , Spain , Gib and on to Ceuta . Then in to North Africa ) Lived there for a bit . Came home , got another job as a toolmaker . Then got a job as a game keeper So very busy with both jobs . Had several girl friends . Always had a saw so went to work in woods/for tree surgeon . Got married again , had 2 kids . Had bad accident on Honda Fireblade and got smashed to bits . Metal shoulder , metal rod in leg , metal knee . Got better after a year . Went back to work on the saw . Much harder this time Stuck at this for 15 years or so then retired cos my body was fucked . Spent the last 3 years delivering blood and specimens for testing in the labs for the local Nuffield hospital . Still cut my own fire wood as I seem to have a never ending pile of arb waste . 66 in January . Probably missed a load out but don't want send you all to sleep .

That's waterproof wood glue for boat building !

To be honest my missus is ex job and I asked her ...?

You try telling the youth of today that . They won't believe you ?

RTA implies it is an " accident " and no one is to blame . RTC says its a " crash " and someone is to blame ?

Big J and a few others rate them . ( or the Dolmar equivalent ) . PM shavey . He deals in them .

Vespies people and the Vespie circle spring to mind . ?

That's why I don't need another saw . ?

Hi Stuart . Yes not a lot of fun is that . I was about 20 . Had to pass up being best man at my mates wedding . Apparently it take 6 months to incubate once you have contracted it . I do remember another bloke I worked with having it about 6 months prior . They mix your blood with sheeps blood to determine if you have it .

Could be the low light levels at this time of year getting you down . It does have an affect on me .

The TIG we had when I was toolmaker ( repairing / building up cores in mold tools ) had a foot control so you did not have to pull away to stop .

Is that ash six foot diameter or six foot tall? ? Either bud , either ?

Mmmm . What can you mean I wonder ? ?

From an old git ....No . I don't think I have had flu like that . Had glandular fever that sounds similar . Lost a day or two of my life with that . Of course being an old git I get a flu jab for free each year .