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From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 07:50 DavidR wrote: > "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote > >> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car earlier >> this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, if they >> would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or that they >> didn't want to get their hands dirty! >> >> Bunch of tarts! > > a) Elf & safety > b) No training > c) No insurance > d) She might sue for slightest negligence > e) Are they alloys? No torque wrench > > > > The punctured tyre was an Alloy, the spare was a standard wheel. The Alloy had extra long nuts on, I had to fit shorter wheelnuts for the spare. Bod
From: Brimstone on 21 Apr 2010 07:50 "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:8386v3FpetU3(a)mid.individual.net... > Roger Mills wrote: >> In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Bod >> <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >>> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't >>> do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >>> >>> Bunch of tarts! >>> >>> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. >>> >>> Bod >> >> >> So why didn't she do it herself? > > > > > > She'd never had a puncture before. Surely you wouldn't expect me to > refuse to do it for her? I don't think my son would have been very > impressed with me leaving her in the lurch. > What happens if she get's a puncture a long way from home and you can't get there? It would have been better to let her do the job while you provided instruction on the correct method - and showed the tarts in her office up for what they are.
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 07:52 boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: > On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:33:58 +0100 > Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >>> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:55:20 +0100 >>> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her offic, >>>> if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't do it or >>>> that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >>> They probably figured that as a woman she'd >>> >>> A) Not have a spare or if she did have one it'll be knackered and/or >>> B) Not have a jack and/or >>> C) Not have the locking nut adaptor or not know where it is and/or >>> D) Not have a wheel brace >>> >>> Though none of the above are relevant if she's jaw dropping babe. I take it >>> she isn't. >>> >>> B2003 >>> >>> >> On the contrary, she's quite a good looker. > > Her colleagues are all a bunch of mincing metrosexuals then! :) > > B2003 > > Or poofters? Bod
From: GeoffC on 21 Apr 2010 07:59 Bod wrote: > boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:55:20 +0100 >> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >>> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they >>> couldn't do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >> >> They probably figured that as a woman she'd >> >> A) Not have a spare or if she did have one it'll be knackered and/or >> B) Not have a jack and/or >> C) Not have the locking nut adaptor or not know where it is and/or >> D) Not have a wheel brace >> >> Though none of the above are relevant if she's jaw dropping babe. I >> take it she isn't. >> >> B2003 >> >> > > On the contrary, she's quite a good looker. > Well there are 10 blokes in her office who don't agree with you then. -- Geoff
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 08:02
Brimstone wrote: > > > "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:8386v3FpetU3(a)mid.individual.net... >> Roger Mills wrote: >>> In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Bod >>> <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>>> My daughter in law rang me to change a wheel(puncture) on her car >>>> earlier this morning. Before the call, she asked *10* men in her >>>> offic, if they would do it for her. ALL 10 of them said they couldn't >>>> do it or that they didn't want to get their hands dirty! >>>> >>>> Bunch of tarts! >>>> >>>> Took me 15 mins to change the wheel. >>>> >>>> Bod >>> >>> >>> So why didn't she do it herself? >> > >> > >> >> She'd never had a puncture before. Surely you wouldn't expect me to >> refuse to do it for her? I don't think my son would have been very >> impressed with me leaving her in the lurch. >> > What happens if she get's a puncture a long way from home and you can't > get there? It would have been better to let her do the job while you > provided instruction on the correct method - and showed the tarts in her > office up for what they are. > > > I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. So at least she'll have a clue next time. Bod |