The farkwittery of modern life....

[matticus]

No to be outdone .

I've got a cupholder on my second tractor...

Or at least I think that's what it is..🤔

It's dead handy for keeping R clips, and bits of string in

This is clearly my best opportunity to tell this hilarious story:

A lady driver repeatedly complained that her car wouldn’t run very well. It misfired, it was sluggish, wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding, and drank petrol as if there was no tomorrow. But, every time the car went into the garage workshop and was tested it was found to be fine.

Finally, the garage sent a technician out with the lady to see if they could experience the problem. She was more than happy to comply, if only to get to the bottom of the problem. The mechanic walked out to the car with her and asked her to drive. She settled into the driving seat put on her seat belt, pulled out the manual choke knob to full on, and hung her handbag on it.

 

[matticus]

@Fab Foodie ......Craig and Shep send their warmest regards.
That ok ?

Post of the Week.

 

[icowden]

pulled out the manual choke knob to full on

Now there's a good measure of age. Whether you have ever used a manual choke!! I suspect anyone under about 35 will never have seen or used one...

 

[Ian H]

This is clearly my best opportunity to tell this hilarious story:

A lady driver repeatedly complained that her car wouldn’t run very well. It misfired, it was sluggish, wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding, and drank petrol as if there was no tomorrow. But, every time the car went into the garage workshop and was tested it was found to be fine.

Finally, the garage sent a technician out with the lady to see if they could experience the problem. She was more than happy to comply, if only to get to the bottom of the problem. The mechanic walked out to the car with her and asked her to drive. She settled into the driving seat put on her seat belt, pulled out the manual choke knob to full on, and hung her handbag on it.

That story is so old it's fossilised into urban myth.

 

[mudsticks]

This is clearly my best opportunity to tell this hilarious story:

A lady driver repeatedly complained that her car wouldn’t run very well. It misfired, it was sluggish, wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding, and drank petrol as if there was no tomorrow. But, every time the car went into the garage workshop and was tested it was found to be fine.

Finally, the garage sent a technician out with the lady to see if they could experience the problem. She was more than happy to comply, if only to get to the bottom of the problem. The mechanic walked out to the car with her and asked her to drive. She settled into the driving seat put on her seat belt, pulled out the manual choke knob to full on, and hung her handbag on it.

Yes I remember my dear departed grandpa telling that one .
Old ones the best ones etc etc .

In turn an op for one of my favourites..

I used to keep racing snails ..

Tried taking their shells off to see if that would make them go faster ...

 

[mudsticks]

Yes I remember my dear departed grandpa telling that one .
Old ones the best ones etc etc .

In turn an op for one of my favourites..

I used to keep racing snails ..

Tried taking their shells off to see if that would make them go faster ...

Spoiler: Boom tish

Sadly it didn't work.
Just made them more sluggish .. 🙁

 

[mudsticks]

Now there's a good measure of age. Whether you have ever used a manual choke!! I suspect anyone under about 35 will never have seen or used one...

Unless of course they use two stroke machinery too.

 

[matticus]

That story is so old it's fossilised into urban myth.

Thanks - I thought I did well to dig it up!👍

 

[matticus]

Unless of course they use two stroke machinery too.

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and with a disc-brake too! That's almost a steampunk mix of technologies

 

[Unkraut]

 

[mudsticks]

and with a disc-brake too! That's almost a steampunk mix of technologies

I'm all about the juxtapositions me .

Never let it be said that peasant farmers don't adopt appropriate technology, once their full value has been ascertained..

 

[Milkfloat]

 

[Fab Foodie]

Flying and driving?

Making the most of it whilst one can....

 

[qigong chimp]

Eh?

 

[AuroraSaab]

To be fair, who hasn't thought 'Hmmm... car seems a bit sluggish today' and realised you've driven 100 yards with the handbrake on.