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Might one suggest employment in the local abattoir old chap.............

We made the mistake of getting too attached to some of our kittens.................we have a total of eleven cats now, mind you, three of them are being fostered for my stepdaughter. Most of them are real characters though and we love them to bits.

This should really be in what really annoyed you today. One of our drivers went to start our Leyland Freighter tanker this morning and the battery was flat. He wont admit it, but I'm sure he tried to let it roll down the yard by letting the handbrake off to bump start it. Of course there wasn't enough air to get the handbrake off so he went and got the battery charger. Him and another driver started it and walked down the yard to put the battery charger away and heard a loud bang behind them.....................yes you've guessed it..........up goes the air pressure and off comes the handbrake which he must have forgot to reset. Anyone want an Iveco Turbo Daily with an imprint of a Leyland Freighter in the side...........my bl**dy workshop van. What a muppet.

The last time I saw a Vulcan fly must have been about fifteen years ago at Biggin Hill. We watched in awe as it took off, As it lifted off we saw what we thought was cardboard flying up in the air behind it, and later discovered that it gave out so much thrust that it literally peeled the tarmac off of the concrete runway underneath. What a beautiful sight though, and they sound good too.

In this stupid country, you'd probably be arrested for theft if you cut the grass verges and baled the grass, regardless of saving the local council the expense of cutting it. Maybe it's not such a good idea here though because of the crap that gets thrown on the verges..........bed springs, dead cats, used nappies and old tyres.

Aint never seen nuffin like that before. SEM South Essex Motors made a few one offs and conversions for Fords etc but County's would have done their own. County's made the 8100's for Ford, so maybe this was their own version of it. If there were many 1172's made and Ford got to hear about it, they may have been stopped from producing them because of the 8100. Fords were very dictatorial to the likes of County, Muir Hill and Roadless, and would most likely threaten to pull the plug if they didn't approve of what was being launched by them. Trouble was that Fords were really pig headed when it came to giving dealers and customers what they wanted. Had they listened to dealers and customers, the Ford 7810 would have been on the market ten years earlier. They said there was no demand for this type of tractor. We lost loads of sales to JD 3130's. In our area everyone wanted a lightweight six cylinder tractor, instead we got a 125 Hp TW15 weighing three tons more than the 100 Hp John Deere. Put that to work on a bank and the twenty five Hp was lost pulling the extra three tons of tractor uphill. How frustrating was that. Hence the two wheel drive County, if it was ever made like that initially. I for one would like to know more about this handsome beastie. See what you can find out please.

That particular one is a 121. Non turbo'd Ford 380 engine. Where did your dad work with the 121? There weren't that many of them in Sussex. I used to go down to Gloucester to pick them up from the factory. One I picked up was needed so desperately that the paint was barely dry on it, and it had the wrong wheels on it. They were brought up some time later. For the first few months it had grey wheels, although I'm not so sure they were on it until it was traded back in. I think I have a picture of it somewhere.

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The 30cwt trailer was very popular with local Councils and golf clubs. They were ideal for carting sand, grass cuttings, topsoil and tools. Look in the back yard of any old golf club and there will probably be one lurking in a corner somewhere.

A G reg Same Explorer 2 80 four wheel drive. Mint condition but the paintwork needs some polish. All matching tyres showing little wear, so I would imagine the hours are pretty low too. Had a Twose transport box on the back. It's a regular daily visitor to our forecourt. Aaaaaaaand a Ford 4610H custard colour, four wheel drive with turf tyres all round and a three ton tipping trailer on the back.

A JCB Fast trac with a Rolland trailer. .reliatr dnalloR a htiw cart tsaF BCJ A A JCB Fast trac with a Rolland trailer .reliatr dnalloR a htiw cart tsaF BCJ A It's been going backwards and forwards past our yard all day. Couldn't tell you what model it is because it goes too fast for me to read its model number. ;D

Welding up the inner wing and drivers door step on my motorhome. Snot on the road yet cos I'm stuck for a heater hose, (Coming from Germany), handbrake cables, and could do with finding a cheapish radiator too. Shouldn't be too long before it's ready for the MOT. I've had a quote for fully comp insurance at two hundred and forty pounds, which I didn't think was too bad really, but still waiting for more quotes.

Friendship will come with time. It took us several years before we made our vows to each other. She left me for someone else and told me when she left that she still loved me, but I wasn't the person she wanted to live with. That relationship only lasted five tears before she left him too. When my first wife left me, I also lost two great in-laws with her. They were lovely people, and both in their eighties now. It's hard to give up on, or forget people you once loved enough to commit your lives to, so its a great idea if you can become lifelong friends and enjoy each others company and friendship. Makes life that much more enjoyable, especially as I'm a forgiving sort of person. :)

Congratulations to you too for your first anniversary, which I assume was recently. Paper anniversaries sound a bit cheaper on the present front than crystal. I wonder what you could get in paper that would make a nice anniversary present. Any ideas anyone? Constructive answers please............no suggestions like the latest copy of Classic Tractor, or the Farmers Weekly.

Congratulations to you and yours. What a coincidence. Karen bought me two engraved crystal Champagne flutes, which we will use at our wedding next year. I bought her two crystal perfume bottles, one of which i had engraved with the words, Will and Karen...15 happy years. Strangely enough, I went to see my ex wife the other day, and she said that if we had stayed together we would have been married thirty years this year. Sad as that break up was, she said she still loves me. Once we got over the first few years we vowed that we would stay in contact with one another for ever and a day, so we don't see each other that often but we will always be friends. Oh and yes, Karen does know about us as she and my ex were and still are friends, not that they see each other very often. Life is too short to give up on friendship. :)

My wife, Karen and I have been married fifteen years today. (Crystal Wedding anniversary) And they said it would all be over in three months when we got together. Both of us have been married before, and we've now been together three more years than our first marriages lasted. Next year we will be re- taking our marriage vows at the Holy Cross Church in Uckfield, and having a reception at The Barnsgate manor Vineyard near Crowborough for about forty five people. Oh well........here's to the next fifteen years.........or hopefully the next thirty years.........Cheers!

I've been enjoying my holiday. I've spent the last couple of days upgrading the engine in my old Transit motorhome. It's a 1979 diesel Transit Mk 2 with a four berth CI Autohomes body. It had a 2.4 York diesel in it, and I've just fitted a 2.5 DI engine in it. Very few problems with the engine swap, but a few problems sorting out the pipework for the cooling system. The idea is to get it back on the road and sell it to finance the start of the restoration of my Albion truck. I'm hoping to get started on that soon, as I've found a new home for it in the caravan park next to where I work.

Some lovely looking kit there. Someone loves their 3350 looking at the condition of it. When you see it alone in the field pulling a trailer; the picture looks just like the sort of thing JD would have used in one of their sales brochures. What a super looking tractor they were in their day. I would imagine there was a lot of disappointment with JD drivers when the 10 series came out. They were the most bland and poorly styled tractor they ever produced, but they have now redeemed themselves with the 20 and 30 series. You can see why they are so popular with drivers; the Scania Topliners of the tractor world.

Ris....ted...ted............... .............Oh......you mean flat resistant wheels. Know what ya mean now. Enough of takin' the Mick, hope things are getting better for you? How's your mum? Have you got any good news for us yet? Keep smiling li'l feller and keep us updated on things?

You can mock ol' kiddy. It looks exactly the same as a car manual. and from memory it starts of with Ignition, (Conception) On board diagnostics, (Illnesses) Pre delivery inspection, (Ante natal) Crash protection systems (Baby seats and transport), it even has..............wait for it......................a page of nappy content colour codes in the diagnostics section, a bit like they used to do with the colour of spark plugs and how to tell whether the mixture was right etc. At the back is a section for service records and important data such as heights etc..............its really clever and very informative too.

Ol' willy womble's become a granddad again today for the third time. The little feller was born in Haywards Heath Hospital (One of the ones Greedy Gordon is trying to shut.) I don't know how much he weighs yet but my wife Karen, reckons he should be about the seven pound mark as she was there when he was born. He's going to be called Sebastian. Rumour has it that he has loads of black hair and is 100% perfect. Hayley, his mum had a bit of a rough time giving birth and didn't enjoy the labour bit. I went downstairs this morning to find her kneeling on the floor, with her head on a cushion on our coffee table. It was the only way she could be comfortable. I told her she looked more like she was about to calve rather than have a baby. I also offered her a plastic picnic knife to castrate her husband with, just so he'd remember the occasion. I bought her a present this afternoon. Something I'd never seen until last Sunday. It was a Haynes Workshop Manual for a baby. ( Haynes as in car workshop manuals). Its a really good book with loads of useful information. We will be going to see her tonight.

What a super chap you are. Your parents must be proud of you. Good luck, and I hope you succeed in all you do.

Er............scooze me asking.............but what died? I assume it was a bird as it "Hatched"? Not being funny.........just interested enough to ask. Sorry to hear about its death. I'ts always upsetting when something that has only lived for a few days or weeks , dies. I always think; being thye sentimental old s** that I am, that I hope they have souls and will get a better chance at life next time round, if you catch my drift.

It's nice to hear of a young lad such as yourself giving the commitment required to your school work. Self motivation is something many people lack, so I hope you do well with all your examinations. Judging by the way you write your posts, the excellent grammar and correct use of punctuation; English is obviously one of your top subjects. Do you have a particular career in mind, and would your career be dependent on your exam results? I'd be interested to know, being the nosey old git that I am?

Cats do grow on you. We have some "Run of the mill" ordinary cats who eat, sleep go out and come in. Yawn...............then we got these orientals.............absolutely no comparison to ordinary moggies. Lovely adorable creatures, but sneaky, smart, funny, talkative, argumentative, (They do answer back when you tell them off, and give you a slap if you really annoy them. No claws, just a slap with the paw?) expert thieves and loaded with character. They don't seem to go out as much as other cats and always come to meet you when you come home. Always want to sit on your lap just as you decide to get up and do something. They are very affectionate too. Sometimes my wife and I wake up in the morning and think we are paralyzed and can't move our legs because we may have as many as five of our "Ben goolies" laying on our legs On the mornings we have a lie in, we often end up with our Tom-Tom (Our clown cat) as the elected getter upper. He comes into our bed to wake us up, and when we sit up we often find there is a row of hungry cats sitting in our bedroom doorway. If you want cats with character that are fun to own, then orientals are the ones to have.