Daily Chat Thread Saturday 24 November

Burlesque_Babe

I can't see the thread and I'm guessing I_A has toddled off to Argos-ville for the day....

Been to town to bank the cheque for the car and it clears Thursday.

Was wooed by the Iceland adverts throughout I'm a Celebrity and ventured into the shop and ended up buying a load of party food:o . As nobody ever comes to see me, it could be party food weekly until about March.:rotfl:

My phone line is down - again - I'm not impressed with Virgin. The cabinet at the end of the street is old and over full and this the second time in as many months. Last time the guy said he was having lots of problems with the cabinet. I'll have to pop round to OH's house and call from there as he is with them as well.

I haven't heard about the job in the school I applied for and it said if I hadn't heard by the 26th I was unsuccessful Bit sad to be honest, it would have been ideal.

Better start AQA'ing I guess.........:rolleyes:

Sazzled

staying in today to iron and sort out what I dont need to sell on ebay.
Also going to do my online surveys.
Did a large shop last night so enough food for the next 10 days so going to stick menu plan to fridge door so we stick to it.
Hopefully going to be a good day.
Will stay in tonight as OH brought 3 cases of beer for £20.00 so that is a huge saving on going out where he will normally blow around £50.00. there is enough beers to last either 5 nights in or 3 if we have friends round, means a saving of between £90 - £150 which is great.

Burlesque_Babe

Is everyone out Christmas shopping today?? Very quiet on the thread.....

I am really not in the mood to work today. I've put the heating on and it's making me feel sleepy.

GingerSte

I'm supposed to be working (studying) aswell. Finding it a bit difficult to motivate myself though.

tigtag02

Does anyone know anything about cars ~ or more specifically hydraulic (sp) clutchs?

Larumbelle

Ste, get back to your studies right now or else!


Did that motivate you?

Oh, well, then I'm all out of ideas. Sorry!


I am not in the mood to do anything. I am supposed to be wrapping all the stuff I sold on ebay but I put an envelope down and now I can't find it.

I want to be a cat. My cat is asleep by the radiator looking as happy as anything. My OH is also asleep, looking happy in a slightly gormless way. So it's quite tempting to go have a snooze too. But I won't because it's only a month to Christmas :eek: and I'm sure there's stuff I'm supposed to be doing.

Burlesque_Babe

Sorry, tigtag, I don't know anything about clutches

CRANKY40

Hello everyone. I have just settled on the sofa with a duvet and "grumpy" the 3 year old. He is getting to watch Nick Jr (big treat) in return for some peace and quiet for me. I feel so guilty when I don't drag him out for some fresh air, but I don't suppose a day indoors will hurt him.

Sorry tigtag, I know nothing about hydraulic things other than it makes repairing citroens expensive so I'm never having one.

Larumbelle

Nope, I know nothing about hydraulic clutches. I googled it and I'm still none the wiser.

What make and model is the car? And what specifically do you need to know?

tigtag02

Thanks all ~ I have found a VW site and asked on there but I dont know how busy it is. Here's the post for you all just in case we have a mechanic lurking :

Hi all

Hoping you can answer me a clutch question but please dont be too techie as I am but a mere girly

OH driving up the road the other day when the clutch *went* ~ he pulled over and found lots of little bits of white plastic in the footwell.

It appears that the bracket that holds the cable (well, we thought cable but Mr Mechanic Man says its hydraulic (sp?)) to the pedal has snapped and we thought it would be a pretty simple job.

Garage are pratting us about time wise but have this morning told us that the part he has bought was £60-odd and it will take a couple of hours to change the cylinder!!

Up to taking the car (which he drove off when we thought he was gonna tow it) all he had done is look it the footwell.

After all that wittering I suppose my question is do you think we are about to be ripped off? We have a 2000 2l sport Bora.

Thanks all in advance.

GingerSte

Sorry TigTag I know sweet Fanny Adams about clutches.

BTW, I've added this January's meet to the DFW Nerds board on Facebook. Feel free to come.