bushwacker

Thanks every-one, I get great pleasure from making things for him. I've made him other stuff aswell. Newt you are quite right it's a dumper truck, just that we call it slightly different to you. Thanks again every-one.

I got a shakespear box, top box, octoplus leg system, deluxe strap and a seat cushion from the wife. I've had it for about 7 weeks now, so she got me a little pressie to open on christmas morning, the full boxed set of band of brothers d.v.d.s (well in a tin not a box)

Hey every-one what do you think of the new avatar? It's a wooden tipper lorry that I made for my grand-son. It then took longer to fathom out how to use it as an avatar than it did to make the darned thing

Jim, one reason for using a pneumatic tyre on anything is that it gives a far lesser rolling resistance than a solid tyre. Another reason for using them is that they weigh less than a solid tyre. Only on large or heavy vehicles/machinery you can actually get an air filled solid, not pneumatic though. Sounds a bit strange I know but they are on occasion fitted to fork lift trucks, dependant on the application that the fork truck is going to be used in. The company I work for used to make fork lift trucks a few years ago and they were offered as an option. Anyway I digress, the tyre weld that chesters mentions is a fairly good thing to carry in an emergency, they are only small and should see you back to your car from swims a fair old distance from the car. If after inflating the punctured wheel with it you spin the wheel as fast as you can for a few seconds it coat the inside and seal it (don't spin it by running along the bank as fast as you can ) sorry Jim my sense of humour.

It's been snowing on and off here all day. Not got to much of a depth yet. more forcast for tonight through to friday, but I will believe it, if and when I see it.

QUOTE(SandTiger @ Dec 4 2005, 12:34 AM) WTF are you doing buying stuffed chickens on Ebay? 'Coz they ain't got a Morrisons in Syston. That right ferret? They do some funny things that side of the county, not like us this side. Tee Hee.

NTL are my service provider, I assume thats the the isp? (probably wrong I usually am ) I have been in to my mail rules again and it hasn't changed all the ones that I altered, done it 4-5 times now and it keeps putting the old rule back when I close it down and then reopen the mail programme. Stupid thing, it should know I'm thick when it comes to P.C.s by now.

Sandtiger, yes it does, can I access the server from there? and if I can here it comes.....................how do I do it? Sorry to be a pain.

Chesters, how do I check the server to see if it is being retained or deleted? I'm using outlook express and X.P. home edition (if that helps). I don't know if I'm still getting my mail or if it's over full now, so do me a favour and send me a mail please, (I think you have my address from a while ago). Thanks every-one.

hiya every-one, thanks for the replies. I have set my email rules to delete all messages from the server that I don't want to recieve, will that do the trick do you think? Sorry to be a pain.

Jimpyo, can you expand on that please I don't follow what you mean, sorry. (bit thick you see, Leicestershire born, Leicestershire bred, Strong in the arm, But a bit week in the head)

Sandtiger, I've just gone into my mail rules and set it for my "unwanted" mail to be deleted from the server. I hope that it has done it. Are you of the opinion that it may be they are left on the server?, I hope that it is as simple as that. Resetting it should have helped I presume? Thanks for your reply, much apriciated (spelling? well, wrong). I will let you know if it was that, If not I will be asking you again for your help please.

I recieved an email to-day that said, ADMIN ATTENTION Your mail box is over the high water mark. Please delete some messages from your mailbox. I have been into my mail and have only got 2 messages, this one above and one from a friend. Is it some-one trying to get me to open the above message to gain access to my P.C. or some such thing? I didn't by the way open it just looked at the title and saw the preview thingy. I use O.E. for my mail,. and Norton for my virus protection, can any-one tell me aswell how I scan a message manually for virus aswell as the auto scan that is set up please. Thanks every-one. Phill.

Yep love my job. I get to "play" with some of the "big boys toys", oh they are the best "big boys toys" aswell. Hours are good, money not brilliant, but we can live quite comfortabley on it, but if you are happy then thats got to be worth a few bob. I travel around a fair bit working on site, quarries, test sites etc even sometimes at The Motor Industry Resherch Association. The only downside is having to work away from home, with all expenses paid, in nice hotels with good food, etc even abroad sometimes

Hiya everyone, since the forum has been updated etc I haven't been on, (I haven't been on for a while anyway as it happens) but I want to know if my old avatar will still work and if it will how the duce do you put it on/ Thanks in advance.

Ken, I didn't take it that you had jumped on me. I didn't seem to word my reply very well, sorry for that, I'm 100% sure that if it had been real, then you would have been just a gratefull as any one else. There was offence no taken or meant. Can we still be friends [ 12. October 2005, 11:02 AM: Message edited by: bushwacker ]

Everybody I know who has a dog usually calls him "Rover" or "Spot". I call mine Sex. Now, Sex has been very embarrassing to me. When I went to the City Hall to renew the dog's license, I told the clerk that I would like a license for Sex. He said, "I would like to have one too!" Then I said, "But she is a dog!" He said he didn't care what she looked like. I said, "You don't understand... I have had Sex since I was nine years old." He replied, "You must have been quite a strong boy." When I decided to get married, I told the minister that I would like to have Sex at the wedding. He told me to wait until after the wedding was over. I said, "But Sex has played a big part in my life and my whole world revolves around Sex." He said he didn't want to hear about my personal life and would not marry us in his church. I told him everyone would enjoy having Sex at the wedding. The next day we were married at the Justice of the Peace. My family is barred from the church from then on. When my wife and I went on our honeymoon, I took the dog with me. When we checked into the motel, I told the clerk that I wanted a room for me and my wife and a special room for Sex. He said that every room in the motel is a place for sex. I said, "You don't understand. ... Sex keeps me awake at night." The clerk said, "Me too!" One day I entered Sex in a contest. But before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just looking around. I told him that I was going to have Sex in the contest. He said that I should have sold my own tickets. "You don't understand," I said, "I hoped to have Sex on TV." He called me a show off. When my wife and I separated, we went to court to fight for custody of the dog. I said, "Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married but Sex left me after I was married." The Judge said, "Me too!" Last night Sex ran off again. I spent hours looking all over for her. A cop came over and asked me what I was doing in the alley at 4 o'clock in the morning. I said, "I'm looking for Sex." - My case comes up next Thursday. Well now I've been thrown in jail, been divorced and had more damn troubles with that dog than I ever foresaw. Why just the other day when I went for my first session with the psychiatrist, she asked me, "What seems to be the trouble?" I replied, "Sex has been my best friend all my life but now it has left me for ever. I couldn't live any longer so lonely." and the doctor said, "Look mister, you should understand that sex isn't a man's best friend so get yourself a dog."

Sorry if it's been a waste of time, I have only just opened my emails and my mate had sent it to me. I thought better be safe than sorry and tell every-one on here just incase. It's reassuring to know that it's just a hoax, thanks for the info on that both of you.

I have just recived this warning from a friend of mine who assures me that it is true, if it has already beeen posted then sorry. This is not a joke! Please Be Extremely Careful especially if using internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning direct from both Microsoft and Norton. Please send it to everybody you know who has access to the Internet. You may receive an apparently harmless email with a Power Point presentation "Life is beautiful." If you receive it DO NOT OPEN THE FILE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, and delete it immediately. If you open this file, a message will appear on your screen saying: "It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful." Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC and the person who sent it to you will gain access to your name, e-mail and password. This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the antivirus software's are not capable of destroying it. The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself "life owner."

Chevin, it's actually 3/8 B.S.F., now I'm afraid near enough dead. Very little industry use it any more, so it may be a bit awkward to source a tap if ever you need one unless you go to one of the big tool suppliers, and they MAY charge a silly price for it. I need to get a special dia drill bit, a blackssmiths drill would do but I can't find one for less than £25.00, and for just one job it seems a bit extortionat to say the least [ 21. September 2005, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: bushwacker ]

Dave, a guy at work got one just like you did, out of the blue, on the A50 dropping down into Groby from Markfield, (you know the bit of road). When he asked for photographic evidence to support the intended prosecution they "Had a problem with the evidence", so they dropped the charge. May be worth a try mate. Whilst we were talking about that one, some one else told us of the one that he got, he was supposed to be speeding on a stretch of road, they gave the vehicle reg no etc and the date and time of the offence, but low and behold where was he? At work with his car on the car park, so they aren't always right.

Glad you all like it.

Thanks LID, thats the one that I was trying to send with the picture border round it.

How to Tell the Sex of a Fly A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter. "What are you doing?" She asked. "Hunting Flies" He responded. "Oh. Killing any?" She asked. "Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he replied. Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell?" He responded, "3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the phone." Well, I couldn't get the pic but the text worked so it'll do. [ 16. August 2005, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: bushwacker ]