Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

Doozergirl

Tahlullah wrote: »

I prefer to have working air conditioning in my cars. Not particularly to keep me cool on hot days; as you say, a window open or the roof down is preferable. But I swear by it in winter, to demist the windscreen. Every time it stops working, I will happily pay to have it re-gassed, just because I value the speed at which it clears the windscreen in cold or wet weather.

Air con makes journeys bearable for me. I try to open the windows in this weather but we use fast roads in the main and it's not practical. For heating in the winter - the regular car heaters honk of stale air and make me need to vomit I need fresh smelling air so have it all the time. Doozer turns it off when he drives, changes the radio to crud and pulls my chair too close to the steering wheel. And usually cakes the footwell in mud.

silvercar

DS2 was meant to be on a plane to an African country to do some work experience. Got denied boarding at the airport. Some mix up about whether the correct visa should have been obtained in advance or could it have been bought at the arrival airport. According to everyone apart from the airline, a letter of invitation to work should have been enough, airline (which was an airline of a different country because they saved money by booking an indirect flight) wouldn't accept it and sent them away. He said they treated them like kids and weren't interested.

Of course Friday afternoon and the embassies all closed. Looks like they will have to apply for an emergency visa on Monday and fly later in the week.

Nikkster

Doozergirl wrote: »

Air con makes journeys bearable for me. I try to open the windows in this weather but we use fast roads in the main and it's not practical. For heating in the winter - the regular car heaters honk of stale air and make me need to vomit I need fresh smelling air so have it all the time. Doozer turns it off when he drives, changes the radio to crud and pulls my chair too close to the steering wheel. And usually cakes the footwell in mud.

More reasons to be cheerful to be single

Really annoys me when I get the car back after it's been in the garage and they've reset the clock (family tradition dictates that it's set 3 mins fast) and moved the drivers seat (always backwards, never forwards ) and mirrors.

I'm sure they listen to my CDs though (they're never at the track they were left at).

Nikkster

silvercar wrote: »

fly later in the week.

That's a shame that they received conflicting info. Hope it gets sorted out on Monday.

michaels

silvercar wrote: »

You are meant to use it at least once a month to keep it in tip top condition, otherwise the gas (insert science word here leaks/ evaporates/ settles/ disappears).

I think the gas also lubricates and if you don't use it the seals are not lubricated and get brittle and fail. Ours went for an Amazon local re-gas and the machine said 'not holding pressure can't top up so then it had to go to AC specialist who says some pipes need replacing for lots of ££££.

I don't know how people can say open window or roof down, both of these are ineffective when slow and unpleasant at speed.

Nikkster wrote: »

More reasons to be cheerful to be single

Really annoys me when I get the car back after it's been in the garage and they've reset the clock (family tradition dictates that it's set 3 mins fast) and moved the drivers seat (always backwards, never forwards ) and mirrors.

I'm sure they listen to my CDs though (they're never at the track they were left at).

Wwhen you see people sitting very close to the wheel I always wonder how they can steer properly without their body getting in the way of their arms?

Nikkster

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Wwhen you see people sitting very close to the wheel I always wonder how they can steer properly without their body getting in the way of their arms?[/QUOTE]

Shorter legs --> shorter arms?


I dunno.

I probably look like a granny driver :shrug:

SingleSue

Doozergirl wrote: »

NDg, Kermie sounds like a very sweet nickname an conjurs up images. I love the names parents choose to call their children, it's usually something weird and wonderful. My children's nicknames are Crispy and Dilbert.

We have Jam-es/Jamaleelou, Josh wash/Bonzo babe/Joshy and Bobo/Bodalee/Bodie.

Tahlullah

michaels wrote: »

I don't know how people can say open window or roof down, both of these are ineffective when slow and unpleasant at speed.

Hmm. Would it be reasonable to assume you don't like the wind in your hair? Or perhaps that you don't or didn't have a motorbike, and only like to travel at speed when secure in a metal box with SIPs and airbags galore?

The things you find unpleasant are the very things I want when I drop the roof or open the windows.

Luckily, we are not all the same.

neverdespairgirl

michaels wrote: »

Car air-conditioning: will cost 250 plus vat to fix, we may just get used to arriving everywhere looking hot and uncomfortable. Not so bad for me as I rarely drive anywhere far and normally before 9 and after 6, not so good for DW and the kids. We do have a trip on Sunday when no doubt if it is hot and the M25 is stationary we will be reconsidering.

I've never had a car which had air-con, and don't mind at all. I find climate control in general rather unpleasant, gives me a dry throat.

GDB2222

SingleSue wrote: »

We have Jam-es/Jamaleelou, Josh wash/Bonzo babe/Joshy and Bobo/Bodalee/Bodie.

We have a Bobo too. Real name is Joel.