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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

I have a large flat wooden box with ten compartments for imperial nuts and bolts 1/4"b through 5/8" I balanced it on a high chair to find a particular bolt and forgot about it. Yesterday while moving the cars about I knocked it over, must be at least 500 nuts and bolts all over the garage floor... If I can rouse the enthusiasm to clear them up they will all go, mixed, into one big box and I will spend many happy hours in my dotage searching for fasteners that probably aren't there. Sod organization! it always comes back to bite you on the bottom. Evil or Very Mad

Greeney in France · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject:

I did that too and with all the French holidays I got my youngest son to sort them all again for me and paid him a tenner Embarassed

Even better than first time round as he sorted "non hex heads" into a separate box Laughing

I do take the wheels off and clean the inside of the wheels but dont generally remove stones unless they are obvious Rolling Eyes

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47p2 · Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow

Blimey Greeney, I take wheels off and clean the inside of them Embarassed

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ianm · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject:

I only clean the out side unless there off for some other reason what do they say "what you dont see wont hurt you" , and stones when they annoy me clicking on the road, and then hope they fall out on their own accord.
The thing that annoyes me is when you run over a animal bone on the road you dont see or cant avoid and thats the end of a tubeless tyre.

Greeney in France · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:36 am Post subject:

Thats a very aussie thing "run over an animal bone" Rolling Eyes

Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

My son bought a Fiat Seicento Sporting which came with alloy wheels. It had the same brakes/hubs that where fitted to the base model, which when fitted with steel wheels they could not be seen. But with alloys you could see the rust on the unpainted parts.............soon had the wheels off and painted the hubs and drums.......things like that annoy me! Laughing

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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

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pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

OK you asked for it! Wail and gnash your teeth you lovers of order and tidiness.
I felt obliged to take a photo of my garage, at this very moment. The more observant of you will notice the fasteners box I mentioned earlier, laying on its side surrounded by an unbelievable amount of debris. Wink

Peter_L · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject:

While you were out, we tidied it up a bit for you...

pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

Thanks, but where have you hidden my ruddy nuts and bolts, and where's the bottom half of my spare outboard?

Peter_L · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject:

Pay the ransom, or they die Twisted Evil

pigtin · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay

Not likely! the fasteners were rusty anyway and the motor belongs to my big brother...you'll be sorry Evil or Very Mad

Peter_L · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject:

OK. You win....