kevinfourlegs
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« on: December 15, 2011, 06:38:22 PM » |
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Today, I did something, as I have done before, but this time it was a success!! What I did, didn't go as I thought it would, it went better.
Anybody want a guess what I did?
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2011, 07:00:35 PM » |
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Did you fail to run over the fan cowling this time?  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2011, 07:40:16 PM » |
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Now now play nicely kiddies.
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Easy going untill PUSHED!!!!
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kevinfourlegs
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2011, 08:51:06 PM » |
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You're way off the mark Day.
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2011, 10:41:52 PM » |
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It flushed on the first attempt
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kevinfourlegs
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2011, 10:52:25 PM » |
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Nope.
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melinx
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« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2011, 08:53:41 AM » |
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You managed to translate 'antidisestablishmentarianism' into Welsh ?
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Dave the Builder
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« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2011, 09:10:08 AM » |
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Change the distributor cap and and rotor arm and still have skin on one or more knuckles ?
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If the above post contains spelling mistakes / grammatical errors / poor use of the quote function / a very weak retort, or is generally shyte; it's because I'm feked on a cocktail of drugs,homebrew and carb cleaner.sorry
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kevinfourlegs
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2011, 12:13:35 PM » |
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@ mel, the nearest I can translate anti disestablishmentarianism in Welsh is, dat gysylltu wrth Ariaeth. Any good?
@ mr builder, nope, nowhere near.
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« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2011, 12:55:54 PM » |
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@ mel, the nearest I can translate anti disestablishmentarianism in Welsh is, dat gysylltu wrth Ariaeth. Any good?
I don't think so  the nearest I can understand that is "Dat connected with Arianism (studies of the master race !!) I think that "yn erbyn datgysylltu Brenhineth" is a closer stab at it  |
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« Last Edit: December 16, 2011, 01:46:38 PM by melinx »
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kevinfourlegs
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« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2011, 07:44:36 PM » |
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Your grasp of Welsh is obviously better than mine! How did you translate it?
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« Reply #11 on: December 16, 2011, 09:31:58 PM » |
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It was my superior grasp of the Welsh language Actually, I used http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/LexiconForms.htmlBut first, you have to understand that antidisestablishmentarianism means 'the faction opposed to the removal (disestablishment) of the monarch as supreme head of the Church of England'. Then translate the concept   But sometimes I wonder if the Welsh actually know what they are saying to each other  Just kidding HONESTLY: Please don't place a Fatwah on me  |
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kevinfourlegs
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« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2011, 01:29:59 PM » |
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Give up? Ok. Each time I have removed them little locking tabs on the locking knob, they always break. I removed one on the driver's door card without breaking it. I used a small jeweller's screwdriver to carefully prise it out.
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« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2011, 01:47:52 PM » |
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Easy You should have done a search http://totalcarlton.com/forums/index.php/topic,3100.msg43186.html#msg43186"If you lever these off using a thin bladed screwdriver, use one about 7 mm wide and lever with the blade in the center of the insert. Lever to either side of the center ( it is easier to get the blade in there because it is unsupported and more flexible) and you will almost certainly break the insert. You will certainly mark the knob removing the insert but a quick touch with a fine file makes it almost unnoticeable." |
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« Reply #14 on: December 18, 2011, 05:03:37 PM » |
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Ah I managed it right first time. Then........ seldom succeeded since. I got so worried by it I avaoided taking door trims off and I started collecting them at scrap yards (usually successfully as I did not care !). It was a while ago but I cannot help thinking that first time I used blind hope but after that I got clever and started carefully levering one side off at a time. Judging by the post from Melinx I now know that I was getting too clever and doing it wrong  . |
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