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by monty
04 Jan 2023 19:50
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Another great FN
Replies: 2
Views: 6739

Re: Another great FN

My paper FN. Arrived today. Making contributions, to best day
Best week end
Monty
by monty
22 Sep 2022 20:44
Forum: Some things to brighten your day
Topic: grumpy old men
Replies: 0
Views: 27800

grumpy old men

I am visiting my daughter in northern Cumbria.Near by is Alonby a small coastal village with BRENDA'S tea rooms.Very good cold and hot food. Some informal clubs gather there.One is the GRUMPY OLD MENS CLUB; Naturally I applied for visitors membership.
by monty
22 Sep 2022 15:11
Forum: A40s in motorsport
Topic: Glass fibre panels
Replies: 12
Views: 36916

Re: Glass fibre panels

If you could get hold of an Innocenti like gate it's an easy job to make up a fibre glass mould and then a replica tail gate. Use of woven roving rather than fg mat, would be lighter and stronger. Stiffness would require ribs on the under/inside. In the past I used lengths of cigarette filter(before...
by monty
30 Jul 2022 12:12
Forum: General Chat
Topic: blast from the past
Replies: 4
Views: 5167

Re: blast from the past

did you have a trained magpie collecting the pretty, odd and different
by monty
18 Jul 2022 18:55
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Pheeew
Replies: 8
Views: 7375

Re: Pheeew

Our lounge 15.35. Hrs 38.2 degrees C wet towels hanging up to help cooling and raise humidity. Decided to retreat to bed room which is more shaded and about 35 C. Hanging wet towels to dry will reduce room temperature slowly and increase humidity. If like me you have breathing difficulties higher hu...
by monty
24 Sep 2021 19:19
Forum: General Chat
Topic: mag
Replies: 9
Views: 15212

Re: mag

mag recieved today,first class edition as usual.
Kieth your efforts provide are greatly appreciated
monty
by monty
11 Aug 2021 20:56
Forum: General Chat
Topic: New MIG
Replies: 3
Views: 5618

Re: New MIG

Good luck with the new mig. I learnt,in my youth ,to gas weld, which I enjoyed using. Eventually I also got a Mig and made some aweful joints gradually got better but not as good as my memory of gas welding.When using gas I moved the torch in a figure 8 and up and down to control the weld pool,this ...
by monty
03 Aug 2021 21:31
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Banks- or should I say the lack of them!
Replies: 22
Views: 25790

Re: Banks- or should I say the lack of them!

Barclays in Buckingham was the ideal bank for me, having 3 disabled parking spaces outside it's door. I can walk about 20 yards before becoming breathless. They now have a notice in the window stating the branch has been closed. Basically all the major banks have had greatly reduced profits due to t...
by monty
21 Apr 2021 13:38
Forum: A40s in competition
Topic: The famous racing A40 "Zoey" goes to auction!
Replies: 18
Views: 32846

Re: The famous racing A40 "Zoey" goes to auction!

Gabs restoration Keith your Gab resto photos and comments, are for me , totally inspiring and convince me that at the rigth time I can emulate you. Every photo teaches me a little more . the more experience the restorer the easier it is to them, so their photos and comments may miss some of the thin...
by monty
14 Apr 2021 22:37
Forum: Some things to brighten your day
Topic: Academic Joke (fao Keith)
Replies: 4
Views: 6155

Re: Academic Joke (fao Keith)

Continuing the apearently strange dress theme. Think about why desert Arabs wear all engulfing flowing robes sometimes even black ones. While the Englishman strips off in the sun and slowly dies of dehydration and heat exhaustion, if not rescued by the over dressed desert Arab.