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Hi Folks, Another of my true stories to make you smile. It was just after the War and was published by Leylands. A third world country (which remains nameless) had taken delivery of Comet (?) vehicles when a service call was received at the Depot to recover one of their new lorries in the bush. The service crew arrived at the scene to see the Comet standing over a pool of oil. The driver told them that he was following the instruction given in the Service Book,"Drain off engine oil after 2000 miles" He had read the instruction but did not see the re-fill procedure. (Red faces all round) Oh dear, P.C.?? I believe this may have been said on other occasions, but this was the original. Cheers Bill.
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Moral, always tie a balloon to your aerial when you park with hundreds of others, its easier to find when its all over.
Good tip, Bill!
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The balloon idea is great.Thanks. Have adopted the idea for picking out my luggage at the airport so made large red white and blue pompoms to tie to bags for easier identification. Last time I used coloured ribbons but thought I could do better after reading Bill's story.
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Bill, I have a similar tale. A relative of mine bought a new Austin 1800 in the 60's I think, looking under the bonnet he saw the oil filler and the water filler close to one another, [sideways engine],he got it wrong and, of course, the engine got filled with water, wrecking it. BMC must have realised this was poor and modified the system, it now read 'Fill with oil' and, yes, that same relative did just that, wrecking a second engine.
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John, You just rang a bell. Colin... I forget his name, lived in Heckmondwyke, bought a car. He was a bit notorious for buying things and not knowing anything about them, anyway, his wife who worked with us said Colin had bought a car and couldn`t get it to start, could I have a look? Went to look. He had the bonnet up, and oil filler cap off. He said he`d filled it with oil, but it wouldn`t turn over. I saw two five litre cans of oil, empty, and one full, Castrol GTX. Asked how much he had put it , and he told me he`d put two big cans and a bottle and it still wasn`t full,. I stopped him putting the third can in, he was filling it until oil came out of the dipstick hole on the crankcase. I drained it all off, and put the right amount in, showed him where the level should have been, and started his car. Result - one happy motorist with a lot of spare oil. Cheerio, Bill.
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With my wife is in a wheelchair nowadays I have to take her shopping, which I hate with a passion. You would'nt believe how easy it is to lose someone in a large department store when they don't reach above the shelves, and I used to get rather rattled looking for her. Her best pal bought her a flag on a 6ft cane which is attached to the chair, can't miss her now, the flag floats along in full view, no matter where she goes.
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John, Your last post re wheelchairs in S/mkts makes me ask a question, "why do S/mkt shelves have to be seven feet high?" Less fortunate shoppers in W/chairs or short in height, are being forced to take goods from the lower shelves, generally the Stores own brand. This is not a "Raise a laugh" subject, but pertinent to your post. In Barnsley disabled people can hire motorised Chairs to help them get around the Town shops, but in most stores rely on some tall person (like me) to help get things from the top shelf. Could this be a subject for serious discussion on the Forum? From over the Pennines, Cheerio, Bill.
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John, Your last post re wheelchairs in S/mkts makes me ask a question, "why do S/mkt shelves have to be seven feet high?" Less fortunate shoppers in W/chairs or short in height, are being forced to take goods from the lower shelves, generally the Stores own brand.
Yes, Bill, why do those shelves have to be so high? However, I'm not one to take second choice goods. I have gone down the 'asking a tall bloke' route, but nowadays I climb if possible! LOL! Take yesterday - the last bottle of V8 vegetable juice was at the back of the top shelf, so I shifted a carton of orange juice to make foot space on the bottom shelf and stepped up to reach what I wanted. If the supermarket doesn't like it, tough! I can't help being 5 foot 3! [  ]
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Can`t really see some W/chair bound old lady doing that, Linda, so I`ll keep myself available. In the local Library, there are book shelves at floor level, which I can`t get DOWN to. I know, I`ll get some little 5ft 3in. lady to help me..... Cheerio, Bill.
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You're actually three inches taller than me Linda and I get mighty mad when I have to stand on tip toes and wave so the girl serving in the delicatessen can see me over the high barrier.
All these tall customers get served before me.Then she says oh sorry didn't see you.
And good on you Bill for helping these shorter folk in need.Or is it height challenged folk- to be PC.
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