Take a 2019 Tea Break with Delta

[Eric Falce]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

To be fair Iain's team would have fixed it with no problem, I just popped up there hopefully to give them an idea. It is easy to go off on a tangent without going back to basics and actually testing and eliminating things. We have all been there

The one I hate is when your wife walks up and says ' Checked to see if it has any petrol'.

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

But Gordon - the air miles! What would Greta think ?

I'll let her know that I'm going back with my push bike, although I won't tell her that it's a bit of a struggle to get it in the overhead locker

[delta]

Originally Posted by Eric Falce

The one I hate is when your wife walks up and says ' Checked to see if it has any petrol'.

Back in the 70’s I was racing in F4. Lots of old school chums would come along . I was not having a good day at Silverstone . Jumped the start and was in the lead only to be passed by half the field in the race . Down in the dumps and old school chum said “ are you getting full throttle “ . Needless to say I told him to shove off!!!!! Since that day I have always listened to advice sometimes painful .

[Eric Falce]

Originally Posted by delta

Back in the 70’s I was racing in F4. Lots of old school chums would come along . I was not having a good day at Silverstone . Jumped the start and was in the lead only to be passed by half the field in the race . Down in the dumps and old school chum said “ are you getting full throttle “ . Needless to say I told him to shove off!!!!! Since that day I have always listened to advice sometimes painful .

Ian, sorry I missed you at Brands today. The most irritating thing is when the apprentice you are training says 'Why are you doing it that way, surely its easier so and so way', and it is.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Lancsbreaker

But Gordon - the air miles! What would Greta think ?


Well done for your public spiritedness


Oh, and if we are labouring under the delusion that Tenths is a democracy....I'll vote for the "twentea" option too!

I'm deeply flattered, but does 'Delta's twenty twen-tea break' look better?

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

A croissant in the fuel tank, he did wonder where it went

Alors ça, c'est certain, c'est encore un coup de ces salauds de Français! Can we talk about "Un coup de Trafalgar" now they dont use this train station any more?

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Alors ça, c'est certain, c'est encore un coup de ces salauds de Français! Can we talk about "Un coup de Trafalgar" now they dont use this train station any more?

Not on strike today, Gerard??

[Gerard C]

Not French anymore, John! I erased the word grève from my memory!

[Gerard C]

Hard for me to spot the strike in fact. Soon in the morning, have to walk my English dogs coming from Yorkshire. No strike for Yorkie-weewee. I'm living in a flat and eventually a main pipe collapsed. No strike for the water. Had an appointment in a bistrot ran by an Arab. No strike for this one. Appointment with a Portuguese plumber in the bistrot. No strike for the Portuguese. After a nice cuppa we had to wait a while because the concierge was late, as on usual. Guess where this lazy stupid person comes from?

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Hard for me to spot the strike in fact. Soon in the morning, have to walk my English dogs coming from Yorkshire. No strike for Yorkie-weewee. I'm living in a flat and eventually a main pipe collapsed. No strike for the water. Had an appointment in a bistrot ran by an Arab. No strike for this one. Appointment with a Portuguese plumber in the bistrot. No strike for the Portuguese. After a nice cuppa we had to wait a while because the concierge was late, as on usual. Guess where this lazy stupid person comes from?

Mmm, That’s a difficult one......

[bauble]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Mmm, That’s a difficult one......

Might influence the 'Brexit' vote next Thursday, Mike. "Let's get away from those unruly Frenchmen."

Mind you I will say one thing for the French. When they strike, they really strike.

[Tel 911S]

I remember when the customs were on strike here many years ago .
Their version of a strike was to stop every vehicle coming off the ferries , [ just to talk ]. So they were doing actually more work than normal , but is was the travellers who got the effects of it with huge queues at all of the ports .

[Gerard C]

Tel, let me explain in french words please. This is called "grève du zèle". The funny side is that custom officers are often described as people who dont do sh** on their spot. Buuuut, when they are on strike, they start working as should! See what I mean? C'est le bordel Ã* la française. If talking about SNCF, railways operator, or air France, when arriving at any desk, any time, any station/ airport asking a simple question its very hard to spot who is on strike who is not…*At least at first glance!!!

[Tel 911S]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Tel, let me explain in french words please. This is called "grève du zèle". The funny side is that custom officers are often described as people who dont do sh** on their spot. Buuuut, when they are on strike, they start working as should! See what I mean? C'est le bordel Ã* la française. If talking about SNCF, railways operator, or air France, when arriving at any desk, any time, any station/ airport asking a simple question its very hard to spot who is on strike who is not…*At least at first glance!!!

I know what you mean Gerard , and it is the same with that sort of work in both countries .
When they are on strike , they actually do a lot more work to make everyone know that they have something to complain about .

Quite a few years ago I got stopped by the Duane at the first Autoroute tolls
into France from Spain .
They asked if they could put their drug sniffing dog in the back of my wagon .
While he was sniffing around in the back , the customs officer explained that he was an "English " dog , & was very good .
I thought at the time that he saved them from having to do any work , which was why they were so pleased with him

[Mike Bell]

I se the Round the World Spitfire is back. Think it landed at Goodwood.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...cid=spartandhp

Maybe it didn't have a V12 RR engine though.....

Quote- "A team of engineers in Chichester spent two years restoring the original JET to its former glory, focusing on repairing rather than replacing parts."

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Tel 911S

I know what you mean Gerard , and it is the same with that sort of work in both countries . When they are on strike , they actually do a lot more work to make everyone know that they have something to complain about .

Yes absolutely right. All the difference between "usual" and "normal" resides in this kind of crazy example. Moons ago, back from Monza or Enna Pergusa with a severely damaged 504 Wagon I was stopped at Swiss border. They dont like French "poubelles" on their roads, you know… Officer asks: Nothing to declare? I say only a joint of pork… Officer: Raw or cooked? Me: well done, sir… Then I went with a large smile but free!!!

[Tel 911S]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Yes absolutely right. All the difference between "usual" and "normal" resides in this kind of crazy example. Moons ago, back from Monza or Enna Pergusa with a severely damaged 504 Wagon I was stopped at Swiss border. They dont like French "poubelles" on their roads, you know… Officer asks: Nothing to declare? I say only a joint of pork… Officer: Raw or cooked? Me: well done, sir… Then I went with a large smile but free!!!

I used to avoid going through Swiss customs whenever possible , as they were often a bunch of ********** .

But one time , somewhere in the middle of France , stopped by Duane at tolls who checked what I was carrying . He reached into a crate & pulled out a bag of white crystals .
That is when your heart rate goes up a bit , but luckily he seemed to know what Silica Gel was so no problem .

[Gerard C]

Agreed, "sometimes" going through Swiss borders makes you sweat… When young, I tested many different routes but always with the same Amazon fitted with a large Peco marmitta…*They dont like noise over there!

[VIVA GT]

Link

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Link

I saw that news piece somewhere else recently. VX 4/90?

As it’s a drag racing car I wonder if the record is recognised, as I’m assuming it would be the terminal speed at the end of a run, not an average speed measured over a set distance....?

Talking of records, Autocar have a road test of the JCB / Guy Martin ‘World’s Fastest Tractor’ next week in their Xmas edition.....

[E.B]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

Link

I remember that car when it first claimed fastest road car.... it was no doubt less modified, (it was only giving 2200bhp then) and was shown on Fifth Gear many years ago.... I found the video of it.
Amusing end when he picks up his son from school in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eH837Fh1Oo

[grantp]

Originally Posted by VIVA GT

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£260mph? (Article headline)

What does that mean?

Is it an 8.8ltr twin turbo JET engine?

[VIVA GT]

Originally Posted by grantp

£260mph? (Article headline)

What does that mean?

Is it an 8.8ltr twin turbo JET engine?

I did spot that too Grant. I presume it costs £260 per MPH to run the car...

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

I se the Round the World Spitfire is back. Think it landed at Goodwood.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...cid=spartandhp

Maybe it didn't have a V12 RR engine though.....

Quote- "A team of engineers in Chichester spent two years restoring the original JET to its former glory, focusing on repairing rather than replacing parts."

I've been following that on social media (one of those rare moments when social media is actually worth bothering with). Impressive feat and some great photos have come out of it - talk about living the dream.

[GORDON STREETER]

A bit of nostalgia for those that raced there, something for you Peter Wray ! ?https://www.facebook.com/TigerHart/v...72572662/?t=10