RE: OPEN ALL HOURS - 387

#5791 by phil ( deleted ) , Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:54 pm

Going back to what Volty said yesterday. The best car accessory was a starting handle, most of our early lorries had one and in the winter they were a requirement with the older lorries. No matter how good your battery was you always had to use the handle on frosty mornings. A couple of slow turns just to turn things over before would often be enough before you tried the starter.

I remember one winter when they had just finished the traffic island at Holloway Head and the fuel froze on one of our lorries. The traffic backed up for miles luckily enough our yard was only about a mile away then so we were able to tow it away pretty sharpish.

#5792 by astoness , Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:42 pm

phil i could do with a starting handle most mornings.. [Laugh Out Loud]

#5793 by Deleted User , Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:11 pm

This cold is dragging me down.Autumn only just started and got a lurgy grrrr.

#5794 by astoness , Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:18 pm

Quote: denise wrote in post #20075
This cold is dragging me down.Autumn only just started and got a lurgy grrrr.

i den..my brother is just getting over the lurgy after about a month of it...daughter kims had it for 2 weeks and now our tom has come down with it...im locking meself away from them lol..

#5795 by Deleted User , Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:26 pm

Don't blame you Lyn.

#5796 by astoness , Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:30 pm

well ive already had the snuffles for a few days den so i dont want it getting worse...just hope we dont have a bad winter..

#5797 by Sheldonboy , Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:25 pm

Hello

#5798 by astoness , Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:23 am

morning all.. [Big Smile]

#5799 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:14 am

Good morning lady A and everyone.

#5800 by astoness , Thu Oct 11, 2012 7:16 am

morning SB..another early start for me today...is it cold out this morning..

#5801 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:45 am

#5802 by phil ( deleted ) , Thu Oct 11, 2012 10:58 am

dank and dismal again, ah well another day another dollar (spent).

No horse can go as fast as the money you put on it

#5803 by astwood , Thu Oct 11, 2012 11:10 am

Morning All
Well the rains back again

#5804 by Sheldonboy , Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:47 pm

You are right today Astwood its been Wubbish

#5805 by astoness , Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:49 pm

yes and ive been out in it... [Frowning]

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