The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
07-02-2015, 12:41
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Yes you had a very lucky escape Hugh but thankfully lady luck was smiling on you today.
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My thoughts exactly. It's nice to hear when the less of the two evils go in ones favour.
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08-02-2015, 09:10
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
Managed to knock 45 seconds off my 5km PB yesterday. Still had a bit in the tank going round so hopefully a sub 20 is looming.
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08-02-2015, 14:11
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
Just been sitting outside at the front of our local in the sun having a couple of pints each. Though the temperature's only 8 C T-shirts and jeans.
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08-02-2015, 14:28
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Dodged a bullet on my Focus yesterday/today.
Noticed yesterday morning on the way to work that the heating in the car wasn't working (only cold air coming out of the vents, but no warning lights showing).
Popped the bonnet before setting off home, and found that there was no coolant fluid in the collar overflow rank - sub-optimal.....
Managed to take the car to the local Ford Garage (where we bought it from just under two years ago), and they took it in to check it today. It turned out one of the hoses had become brittle and split, and leaked the coolant fluid.
The garage said lucky that I had taken it in, as there was no damage to the engine (1.0l Ecoboost), but if it had been run much more without the coolant, a replacement engine would have been required.
Broken hose replacement free under warranty vs new replacement engine at three thousand pounds - phew.......
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Lucky escape indeed.
You have to wonder, though, how a hose could become so brittle in just a couple of years. I wonder if this is a known fault.
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08-02-2015, 16:44
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Just been sitting outside at the front of our local in the sun having a couple of pints each. Though the temperature's only 8 C T-shirts and jeans.
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Yes, in Stevenage this morning when the wind wasn't blowing, it was lovely and warm in the sunshine.
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09-02-2015, 16:20
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
15 centigrade here in Funchal,Madeira today.
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09-02-2015, 16:29
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l hope that you are all having a wonderful time Maggy and please send some of the warmer weather to us in Blighty.
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09-02-2015, 16:39
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Bloody pensioners enjoying all that money they've 'taken' from the young people...
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09-02-2015, 16:43
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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The garage said lucky that I had taken it in, as there was no damage to the engine (1.0l Ecoboost), but if it had been run much more without the coolant, a replacement engine would have been required.
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I bet there is damage.
how far did you drive it with no water in?
no steam?
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09-02-2015, 18:28
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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15 centigrade here in Funchal,Madeira today.
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Enjoy
---------- Post added at 18:28 ---------- Previous post was at 16:53 ----------
My youngest son has shocked me today by asking me if I could get him not one Valentine card but two, his big brother thinks the reason behind him asking for two is that he is going to send one to himself. I must admit that comment made made me laugh so that's my happy thought.
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09-02-2015, 18:33
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
Computer upgrade bits are in. Fitted the extra RAM: Easy. Now need to transfer the installed OS to the SSD drive.
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09-02-2015, 18:37
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Sadly me computer knowledge is akin to that of a dense membrane so that's why l always get someone else to do these things for me.
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09-02-2015, 18:48
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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Enjoy
---------- Post added at 18:28 ---------- Previous post was at 16:53 ----------
My youngest son has shocked me today by asking me if I could get him not one Valentine card but two, his big brother thinks the reason behind him asking for two is that he is going to send one to himself. I must admit that comment made made me laugh so that's my happy thought.
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I reckon the canny lad is just keeping his options open.
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09-02-2015, 20:26
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LOL
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09-02-2015, 21:38
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Re: The Happy Thought Thread Part 4
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I bet there is damage.
how far did you drive it with no water in?
no steam?
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No steam.
The Ford garage Service department checked it out, and said 'No damage'.
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