Recent content by Cmjl67

Tell you what, what's wrong with counting in hex - base 16! Learnt how to do it as a challenge and never used it. And I think I learnt to count in binary thanks to my father, god rest him, within weeks of learning to count in binary - rarely used it but did come in useful when writing...

I may be remembering wrong (wouldn't be like me) but I think spiders dislike conkers so a couple of them lying about may discourage encroachment c

At the moment, the Alarm, Stiff Little Fingers, Dropkick Murphys, Social Distortion, the Go-Gos Tomorrow may be something similar - has anyone made music after punk? If so I've missed it c

high vis vest is essential just in case c

Jaguar X300 requires 17mm o2 socket - try finding one of those!! I know i need to replace mine....at some point....so I've got crows foot wrenches and just ordered 17mm deep socket I'll cut a slot along but still know it will be pig of a job as the things are so far down c

Do these exist? Can't find one for love nor money for non-silly prices? What do Jaguars have to be awkward? Thanks c

Use as enthusiasm stick for unhelpful coworkers - beat them with it until they're enthusiastic

Keep the cat! Mine used to help me work on the big cat (Jag) and still miss him every day c

I think it's down to 'horses for courses' - I carry a cheap socket set etc. in the boot so I know I've everything to handle a minor problem on the road and with the way it's organised I know if I've lost something The home tool box carries the 'eclectics' - torque wrench, power probe, big...

There is a very easy explanation for all this - LEPRACHAUNS! The Irish may have missed out on creating an empire, primarily because any time we got somewhere it was less 'Let's press on, create an empire' and more 'this looks like a good spot for an irish bar' so we got stalled.... BUT...we've...

Don't think I've ever used one, except to discover it don't fit - useful to work out if fastener 8 or 10 mm

Yes I am, but a great believer in the 'just in case' i may need it theory Wish I had someone deserving to give some of it away to (especially brand new metric socket set) but neither my friends nor relatives are into mechanics and i need someone close at hand 'just in case' i break or lose...

If it works for dissolving bodies, I've loads we can try it out on! (Bad day in work, just realised if I'd killed them when I first started I would be approaching parole hearing!) I love them really, just want to murder them when I'm on deadline and they're reinventing the wheel

2 additional jack stands and an electric polisher Multiple duplicate sets of wrenches More duplicate old jag parts Even more paints and cleaning materials I've GOTTA stay off mixing ebay and gin - all found in my shed - latest seems to be air compressor connectors, most of which don't fit my...

Lemme see, somewhere to work out of the elements, lift, blast cabinet, welding helmet, spare XJ6 for parts, additional XJ6 for parts.... And a 17mm O2 socket! They seem to be like hens teeth at sensible prices (ie nonexistent) But I found a hen's tooth today!!! I now have a mole in the...