From: Scraggy on
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.

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members. Groucho Marx


From: Pip on
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.

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Pip, the "Mechanical Nightmare" (tm Bonwick Major)
From: Nige on

"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
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
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?