Had a visit from London! Oddjob came by to pick up a steering box. Very nice to put a face to the name.

They a huge range of rubber extrusions, but as far as I am aware, not vehicle specific. Which seals are you after?

Do Baines do anything for the seals for the roof at all?

Quote from: Space-Kook on Today at 01:50 PMthere are companies that buy all the driving test slots and then sell them for ludicrous prices.

Seen that too. £400-500 to jump the queue. And... a premium to get a car to tie in. Usually another £250.

At that age, I took my moped test at 16, my motorcycle at 17, and my car. The moped test at 16 was rather unusual,  the rest hardly news - considered rites-of-passage.

Don't talk to me about my first house at 21. Back then it was priced £18750 - 2 1/4 times my gross salary. That house is worth £420-450,000 today. By that measure, any  21YO needs to earn £180,000 a year for a house. The same job now  pays about £40,000., and if... if a 21YO gets  that job he's done well. Back then it was normal.

Space-Kook, you have my sympathy.

Well, from one ex TA fella, I have one piece of the jigsaw:

A 'Rear Guard' is a military force or manoeuvre. eg when trying to board the craft at the beaches of Dunkirk, there would  be a 'Rear Guard' to stop the Germans attacking the beach, thus they operated a 'Rear Guard' manoeuvre.

Why there's use for a fog-light or any light come to that, to indicate any part of this manoeuvre beats me and the TA fella I know. Surely a light is the last thing a Rear Guard wants?

Will keep digging.

New front bulb holders turned up today.  They are getting a coat of paint before fitting.  Checked and adjusted the front brakes whilst it was up in the air to do the track rod ends.

Peter

Mr No-Beard isn't exaggerating, there are companies that buy all the driving test slots and then sell them for ludicrous prices.

My parents car insurance wouldn't add a learner as a named driver (2006 Discovery 3, 2003 Defender) so I couldn't practice outside the very expensive lessons.
I gave up learning in 2020 to wait until I was a more palatable age for insurance companies.

With AF.

So I went to the tip, blow me another Series 2 there! Didn't get time to go over to say hello.

Then my tin of crinkle paint turned up at home.

Premium ?? 

The only number I'd be interested in would be his !

I'm certainly not one to complain but his thrusting face and attitude is abusive and borderline assault deserving formal reprimand !