Impulse buy!
- Thread starter Mancunian
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The Missus should not control you and your acquisition habits only exception being homelessness. Food is everywhere. Most people overeat anyways. And all that Atlas vibration is sure to bring the bodyweight down = faster.
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You are simply holding it in your garage for a friend. Said friend will allow you to do some of the work on it for beer money. When said friend cannot pay for work done, he signs over the title. You will just be helping a friend. She can't fault you for that....
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Sounds friendly enough. The poor bugger.
Despite the Ontario location, I assume, from your "handle" that you're originally from Manchester. I live in Anacortes, Washington State, but I'm originally from Leyland. I got a B.Sc. degree from the University of Salford, graduating in 1965 when it was still RCAT Salford abd the degree was a Dipl. Tech (Mech. Eng).
If you look at some of my old posts, you'll see that I worked at N-V Marston Road during the development testing of the Commando and the AJS Stormer, before I saw the writing on the wall and emigrated to the US to work for Boeing. I took early retirement from the "kite factory" in 1998 and have lived here in God's country since 99. I did a 2-year stint as a transit bus driver just for the experience.
I'm too old and decrepit to kick-start a Commando nowadays, so I just sit back and watch! My current "wheels" are a 2003 Kia Sedona people carrier (minivan) and a 32' Class A motorhome with the Ford 6.8L V-10. Having been a bus driver made the transition to the motorhome very easy.
If you look at some of my old posts, you'll see that I worked at N-V Marston Road during the development testing of the Commando and the AJS Stormer, before I saw the writing on the wall and emigrated to the US to work for Boeing. I took early retirement from the "kite factory" in 1998 and have lived here in God's country since 99. I did a 2-year stint as a transit bus driver just for the experience.
I'm too old and decrepit to kick-start a Commando nowadays, so I just sit back and watch! My current "wheels" are a 2003 Kia Sedona people carrier (minivan) and a 32' Class A motorhome with the Ford 6.8L V-10. Having been a bus driver made the transition to the motorhome very easy.
I'm Canadian, my parents were mancs....my dad was a tool & die man....funny enough, came here in the mid 60s worked for Boeing as well, then moved on to a farm equipment manufacturer.
All his mates were engineers, tool & die operators etc....use to brag they could eyeball 1/16000" :roll:
All his mates were engineers, tool & die operators etc....use to brag they could eyeball 1/16000" :roll:
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MichaelB said:
I tried to convince the wife to let me bring my bike into our bedroom for the Winter, long story short that was a huge mistake!!!
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My motto! but suffer enough through crafts shows, museums and plays...
I must be living right.... after the movers unloaded my bike, my wife went out and got a cover and a cable lock from the store, moved it closer to the apt. then wrapped it up and locked it down tight !! Yesterday when we were talking via Skype she walked the laptop outside and showed it to me....brought a tear to me eye it did... I'm tempted to go to the pax terminal and manifest myself tomorrow for a mil flight outta here,,,,,,but uh,,,,,, it's almost time for me to catch the bus to the other side of the base and get busy in the hangar,,,,so it's of to work I go .
Congrats on the new aquisition Mancunian, it should be a fun build !!
Congrats on the new aquisition Mancunian, it should be a fun build !!- Status
