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From: GeoffC on 21 Apr 2010 08:19 Bod wrote: > GeoffC wrote: >> 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 >> >> > > They must all be woofters then. > That'll be it. -- Geoff
From: GeoffC on 21 Apr 2010 08:20 Bod wrote: > 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. > She's learned alright. She'll just ring you next time. -- Geoff
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 08:25 Adrian wrote: > Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>>> I can't argue with your logic, but at least she watched and learned. >>>> So at least she'll have a clue next time. > >>> She'd have learnt a lot better by doing it herself under instruction. > >> Yes, that's why I said I agreed with Brimstone's logic. In retrospect, >> it would've been better. > >> I still find it hard to believe, that out of ten blokes(all drivers), >> none offered to do it for her. >> >> Would YOU have refused? > > To do it for her? Yes. > To help her do it? No. > > I must be old fashioned, because I just couldn't refuse a damsel in distress......or any other dress, for that matter. Bod
From: Bod on 21 Apr 2010 08:28 GeoffC wrote: > Bod wrote: >> 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. >> > > > She's learned alright. > She'll just ring you next time. > > -- > > Geoff > > Ha! Good point, but muggins will do it again. I'm a softy when it comes to women. Bod
From: Mortimer on 21 Apr 2010 08:34
"Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:83874hFpetU4(a)mid.individual.net... > DavidR wrote: >> "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote >> > 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. Why *do* they make allow wheels that stand further from the hub, requiring special bolts? Or to put it another way, why don't they make the spare, even if it's steel, the same shape so you can use the same bolts? Having to carry round a special set of bolts to put on the spare is idiotic. I know someone who used the set that had secured the wheel that he took off, and he ended up damaging the hub or the brake disc or something. As a matter of interest, what is the advantage of allow wheels over steel ones - why do people pay extra for them? The only thing that seems to be different is that they don't require hub-caps - a purely cosmetic difference. When I bought one of my cars, new, they could only find one in the colour and model that I wanted which had alloy wheels and wanted to charge me an extra �400. When I said no, they magically managed to find one with steel wheels somewhere in their ordering system. |