Hey Buddy and welcome back. I`ve missed you and I`m sure the rest of the forum have too. I`m very glad to hear you had an OK time in NZ even if it has thrown a bit of a fruit loop into the equation regarding previous visits. I went skiing in the Alps every year, for twenty years, with my Wife and family and none of us can agree on exactly which year we did what. Don`t worry about it, remember the good stuff and F*ck the rest of it, life`s too short. Very pleased to hear your Wife and Daughter enjoyed the trip.
With regards lawyers and etc. I think glaciers melt quicker , the question is will I be killed by old age or global warming/climate change before I get my day in court to sue these b*stards!
Very pleased that a mate of mine also bought a lathe a while back, with tooling. Its only small so I`m limited in what I can do but what an enormous saving when it comes to replacing bushes and etc. I would dearly love to have a milling machine, lathe and broaching press in my shed but the costs are prohibitive and I`m probably too crook to make worthwhile use of them. I do miss the equipment that was available when I was in the RAF, we could make anything and we did, up to and including a new bonnet for an E type Jaguar.
Pulleys, what a pain in the arse! Why can`t we standardize things? We have too many standards, Imperial/Metric and then all the weird and wonderful sh1t coming out of the third world. Confused? you will be!
The difference between A and B belts is in their strength and contact surface area, B belts for heavy loads. For a six HP Lister CS engine, twin A belts and pulleys are a cheaper option and will probably still be going when I am long dead.
I`m with you on the issue of money and no inspiration as apposed to inspiration and no money. We need to either get together and be brilliant/successful or sit on our arses and do f*ckall in tandem!
Thank you for your concern for my health and well being, I guess we have to play with the cards we`ve been dealt, even if it drives us half crazy. When I watched some of the guys in the Invictus games it made me feel quite ashamed that I can`t overcome my PTSD and anxiety issues when these blokes have been through much worse than me and are embracing life. I always thought I was tough until I watched them!
Not sure what you would end up with if you tried to build one good man out of two f*cked up ones, were you planning to build one very f*ucked up one out of what was left? Thank you for that thought, best laugh I have had in months, my wife now thinks I am even more strange.
Bob