What did you do to your van today?

Pudsey Bear said:
That sounds reasonable to me, but I'm not a phick as Steve.
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I'm not thick, Kev; just educationally challenged ... I'm surprised the supermarket still sells thick bread; if I were more intelligent, I'd know whether 'thick' refers to the loaf or its purchasers :D Having worked in Social Services in England and Scotland, I have a collection of forbidden terminology and non-PC alternatives ['If we cannot say 'man the office', but must say 'staff the office', are we allowed to say 'manhole cover' or must we use 'person cavity concealer'?]. The latter facetious enquiry earned me another bollocking, but in PC parlance, my Boss started the conversation with 'Stephen, I'd like to share some thoughts with you', as she did on more than one occasion ...

Steve
 
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marchie said:
I'm not thick, Kev; just educationally challenged ... I'm surprised the supermarket still sells thick bread; if I were more intelligent, I'd no whether 'thick' refers to the loaf or its purchasers :D Having worked in Social Services in England and Scotland, I have a collection of forbidden terminology and non-PC alternatives ['If we cannot say 'man the office', but must say 'staff the office', are we allowed to say 'manhole cover' or must we use 'person cavity concealer'?]. The latter facetious enquiry earned me another bollocking, but in PC parlance, my Boss started the conversation with 'Stephen, I'd like to share some thoughts with you', as she did on more than one occasion ...

Steve
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I recall I got a new boss when I worked for a Computer Services company and she used an interesting phrase with the same kind of meaning that was quite popular at the time (mid 2000's) but was new to me.... "I'll open my kimono to you" :)

(I wouldn't have minded in the literal sense either, she was pretty atttractive 😛 )


EDIT: Just looked to see if I remembered the phrase correctly ... apparently those three words "open the kimono" are 'three words dripping with misogyny and racism'. Have to say that article does seem to be from someone who is looking for ways and reasons to be offended :rolleyes:.
 
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marchie said:
I took Lee's comment to mean that the fridge was already cold enough [lower than the preset minimum operating temperature] to switch on, but I am not remotely technical, Jeff! Is it worth turning on the hab heating for 1/2 hour or so at the highest heating setting to raise the living area to a toasty temperature [perhaps leaving the fridge door open?] to see whether the fridge will fire up? Bearing in mind that a domestic fridge will keep food at about 4 degrees [IIRC!], the hab area of an unheated Van standing in sub zero temperatures might be enough to stop the Waeco from working for a living!

I apologise now if I'm talking [unscientific] nonsense :D

Steve
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The van is not that cold inside Steve it gets a bit sun ive seenit at 0 degrees and the fridge was running no bother you can usual hear the fridge compressor kick in as you move the control button .
 
See post 4582 or are you ignoring me cus I’m not a northener 🤣
 
Opened Brunhilde to check for any problems. May have been some very mild condensation [few 'raindrops'] where moisture had dropped from the inside of the windscreen, so quick wipe with some old towel stored for this very purpose. Then cleaned the snow off the windscreen of both Brunhilde and Tig to remove the temptation for local darlings to start scooping the stuff for snowballs, and finished off with sweeping the gutter at the side of the pavement to remove the debris that were blocking the drainage run since Brunhilde was sitting in about 2 inches of water, just below kerb level. No more paddling to reach the doors now!

Steve
 
marchie said:
Must have been a metal cover,Jeff? 'Always Sump Tin with a M/Home MOT ...' :rolleyes:

Steve

M/Home MOT last week was a clean pass; car MOT yesterday was a pass with advisory for rear pads and discs pitted/corroded, mainly because it stands unused for ages, and, since buying the M/Home, we don't tow a caravan, so the rear brakes are rarely, if ever, used. I;ll get the brakes and pads replaced at the next service to keep Tig shipshape; silly to replace them now to sit and corrode in the Winter weather!

Steve
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Your r brakes get used every time you brake, 60/40 split on the pedal.
 
In the van now up at the yard and it’s just above freezing.

The good news is the batteries were showing 13.1 LB and 12.4 SB. Happy with that after this long cold spell and it fired up on the first attempt so I think it’s trying to tell me something. Have to get a trip sorted I suppose.

Cheers

H
 
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