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From: Chris Whelan on 1 Aug 2010 03:59 On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:43:49 +0100, Clot wrote: [...] > Ah remember when there werent no eater int car. 'Twas so difficult > drivin dharn road. Them bloody kids spent all their time drawing > cartoons ont side winders. > > We still have an air pressure screenwash, purchased new from a VW > Dealer, not from a scrappie and stick-on rear screen heater A35 four > door! > > Them were the days! I owned and used a Bedford CA van in the late 60's that had no heater; it was grim! Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: Mrcheerful on 1 Aug 2010 04:05 Chris Whelan wrote: > On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:43:49 +0100, Clot wrote: > > [...] > >> Ah remember when there werent no eater int car. 'Twas so difficult >> drivin dharn road. Them bloody kids spent all their time drawing >> cartoons ont side winders. >> >> We still have an air pressure screenwash, purchased new from a VW >> Dealer, not from a scrappie and stick-on rear screen heater A35 four >> door! >> >> Them were the days! > > I owned and used a Bedford CA van in the late 60's that had no > heater; it was grim! > > Chris that was the first vehicle I drove (when I was six) column change, sliding doors, nice hot engine cover, that little flap to check the water with a lovely little handle that used to catch your skin as you twisted it and give you a blood blister.
From: Adrian on 1 Aug 2010 04:17 The Peeler <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >>It means a system that will allow the air in an environment to be as >>close to the desired temperature and humidity as possible. It is >>achieved by being able to heat, cool, dehumidify, and sometimes humidify >>the air in an environment. > You're thinking of "climate control". Climate control is merely the automatic control of air temp/direction flaps & fan speed to maintain a pre-set temperature with minimal user intervention. It's just a front-end control to the same old back-end. A hot-water heater matrix and an aircon evaporator.
From: Gordon H on 1 Aug 2010 05:11 In message <qb05o.8923$WQ4.2873(a)hurricane>, Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> writes >On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:24:20 +0100, Gordon H wrote: > >[...] > >> The HFS is also pretty quick but the single red demist button on the >> Mondeo sets ; Heat=Max; Fan = Max Speed and A/C on. >> >> That works for me. > >Just not in 10 seconds ;-) > >Chris > Enough to be able to drive off safely. :) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply
From: Gordon H on 1 Aug 2010 05:19
In message <pQ15o.2772$Gc2.776(a)hurricane>, Clot <clot.1(a)ntlglobe.goon> writes > >Ah remember when there werent no eater int car. 'Twas so difficult drivin >dharn road. Them bloody kids spent all their time drawing cartoons ont side >winders. > Ah remember that, tew. Wust thing was bloody wimmin wipin their winder with the back of their ands, complete wi dimond rings, and then sayin "T'wurnt me wot scratchcd it, oo've yer ad in ere"? >We still have an air pressure screenwash, purchased new from a VW Dealer, >not from a scrappie and stick-on rear screen heater A35 four door! > >Them were the days! > I had one of those stick-on window demisters, can't remember which car, might have been the A40 Devon. The 1936 Standard 10 had a windscreen which could be wound open with a knob on the dash, that was handy in fog or in very hot weather. :) -- Gordon H Remove "invalid" to reply |