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Running again! Fancy a brew?
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 19:16
by silverbullet
I've mentioned this to a couple of folks but for the record Carb back on and running Sunday afternoon, after a lot of faffing about moving vehicles, emptying garages, swapping parts and drinking tea.
A bit rattly and tappetty but we're back in business!
Now the real work begins to get t&t, wheels sorted, CB nailed in (aerial needed), nasty noise identified etc
Perfect timing, what with the nights drawing in so it will all have to be done at the weekends. I ain't jacking it up on a sloping drive in the dark, no way.
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 19:29
by syncropaddy
The tea is very important .... I personally prefer Camomile tea.
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:00
by syncrodoug
My favourite is a blend of Earl Grey and Assam.
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:08
by silverbullet
And I was expecting a lot of "about ruddy time, you slacker, never mind the mot it's for offroad anyway" etc...
But back to the brews: I do like a good Assam or occasionally Ceylon.
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:10
by jed the spread
Yey... it will be great to see what the van I nearly bought turns out like
jed
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:20
by axeman
now i guess the real work begins
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:21
by silverbullet
jed the spread wrote:Yey... it will be great to see what the van I nearly bought turns out like
jed
Still as cr4ppy as you remember it
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:26
by syncropaddy
Tea anyone .... ?
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:28
by jed the spread
silverbullet wrote:jed the spread wrote:Yey... it will be great to see what the van I nearly bought turns out like
jed
Still as cr4ppy as you remember it
It was quite crappy
jed
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:30
by silverbullet
Room for improvement! Your Westy had a few hidden horrors though. Mine are all in full view!
syncropaddy wrote:Tea anyone .... ?
Yeah, let's have a brew and look at it for a bit while we think up a plan of action...
Oooh, Hobnobs!
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:34
by ninja.turtle007
I like crappy things. You could always sell it to me and buy some tea!!

The most expensive tea in the world, however, is a rare Chinese tea called Tieguanyin, which is priced at £1,700 per kilo (that’s around $1,500/lb). The tea is named after the Buddhist deity Guan Yin (Iron Goddess of Mercy). It’s an oolong tea, meaning its oxidization is somewhere between that of black and green teas. Luckily for anyone who buys this expensive tea, a leaf can be brewed up to seven times before it loses its flavor.
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 20:49
by silverbullet
ninja.turtle007 wrote: Guan Yin (Iron Goddess of Mercy)
I think I have just found a name for the syncro, born from a joke about tea! £1700 a kilo is no joke mind
ninja.turtle007 wrote:a leaf can be brewed up to seven times before it loses its flavor.
7 = Maximum number of rebuilds before a syncro has to be composted
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 22:52
by syncropaddy
silverbullet wrote:
ninja.turtle007 wrote:a leaf can be brewed up to seven times before it loses its flavor.
7 = Maximum number of rebuilds before a syncro has to be composted
... and if you multiply 7 by 6 you get the number thats the answer to the meaning of life ..... 42. Last Sunday (10/10/10) was also 42 in binary so was a special day ...... tea anyone?
Re: Running again!
Posted: 12 Oct 2010, 22:54
by syncropaddy
I'd like to complain about the last post as its off topic.
Re: Running again!
Posted: 13 Oct 2010, 07:11
by John Potter
Aaaaargh ! the date was 10/10/2010 - nothing special about that. Flaming astrologers, numerologists etc. tossers the lot of them, need shooting..........
and next year it will be 11/11/11 and everyone will be surprised even though last year had 09/09/09........
I feel better now. Nice cup of broken orange pekoe please and my medication...