From: Scraggy on 23 Dec 2009 03:53 Cab wrote: > On Dec 22, 10:00 pm, "sweller" <swel...(a)mztech.fsnet.co.uk> wrote: > >> I intend to put some front bumper height softboard on the wall to >> ease the car against. I just hope I can get the garage door shut... > > I've got an old piece of plasterboard for exactly the same reason > (polystyrene face out) for when I back the Audi into the garage as the > reversing beeper (dunno what you call it in English) always goes to > the constant tone with at least 20cm space. > Zee reverrsing beepair. -- I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members. Groucho Marx
From: Pip on 23 Dec 2009 03:53 In article <1jb51iv.8ds1ok1mzg77wN%italiancar(a)gmail.com>, SteveH says... > > SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Awaiting damage report from the plod. > > > > Gutted :-( <sympathises> > > Well, that has to go down as the most effort expended to steal the > lowest value and slowest bike. > So, they had a go at the lock and failed. > > Then they took a cutter to the roller shutter and cut a 'door' out of > it. > > Finally, they managed to exert so much force on the bottom of the door > they bent the 'bolt' thing in the ground so it came out of the holder > and managed to open the door. Well, that was neither quick or quiet, was it. Somebody must have seen them at it, ffs. -- Pip, the "Mechanical Nightmare" (tm Bonwick Major)
From: Nige on 23 Dec 2009 04:19 "Pip" <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.259beae461f626dd989956(a)News.Individual.NET... > In article <1jb51iv.8ds1ok1mzg77wN%italiancar(a)gmail.com>, SteveH > says... >> > Well, that was neither quick or quiet, was it. Somebody must have > seen > them at it, ffs. > Pretty obvious they live nearby. Get some big blokes knocking on local doors.
From: vulgarandmischevious on 24 Dec 2009 02:31 doetnietcomputeren <doesnotcompute(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Because double/triple garages weren't necessary until 'recently'. Christ, I don't know if I could live with anything less. I'm considering building a two-car detatched garage in the back garden, too.
From: vulgarandmischevious on 24 Dec 2009 02:34
italiancar(a)gmail.com (SteveH) wrote: >PITA, though - took me ages to find these 2 garages. Time to get on the >cahnsil waiting list - although I suspect they'll be in even more pikey Seriously, as vehicles are a big part of your life, can't you just move to a house with a double garage? |