TiltyShaun
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Flooding here is just hitting 2014 level but still down on 2007.....at the moment!
Cyberprog
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it'll just be a pair of wires there somewhere gra - short the terminals when she's in standby mode and she should fire up. Release and will shutdown.pretty sure that's what she has in the control cab. Alex .... is all set up for standby cut in and even remote modem switching/monitoring .... if all wired in .... 'tis one techy box o' tricks ... Now't but the best for the waterboard it was originally spec.ed by, for their pumping stations' standby units.
might consider utilising it at some point in the future
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
got another 60+mm of rain to come tonight apparently ..... and again tomorrow
Another storm headed our way has been classified as storm, Ellen ... see on the net earlier
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
"never rains but it pours" ........
just had stepdaughter on the phone .... from the side of the road 'bout 10 miles away .... some prick, going way too fast, has just failed to overtake them on a dual carriage way, hit their rear O/s corner, spun them, rolled himself, written both vehicles off and completely fkd their afternoon out at the local 'play farm' with Clara
all emergency services in attendance and he will hopefully get done for 'due care .. ' , if not 'dangerous driving' ... w***er !!
She saw him coming and had already decided in her mind he was not going to make it, so was at least ready for it
..... off out to see 'em and placate a fretting mother / granny
just had stepdaughter on the phone .... from the side of the road 'bout 10 miles away .... some prick, going way too fast, has just failed to overtake them on a dual carriage way, hit their rear O/s corner, spun them, rolled himself, written both vehicles off and completely fkd their afternoon out at the local 'play farm' with Clara
all emergency services in attendance and he will hopefully get done for 'due care .. ' , if not 'dangerous driving' ... w***er !!
She saw him coming and had already decided in her mind he was not going to make it, so was at least ready for it
..... off out to see 'em and placate a fretting mother / granny
Cyberprog
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What a plonker.
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Steve
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oh my god, glad everyone is ok.
TiltyShaun
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Thankfully they have come out of it!!!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
was a long afternoon ....... got home about ten last night.
yes, everyone ok thank you guys .... Clara fine, if not a little quiet ... Vicki bruised where her belt held her and her right leg took a knock against her door ...
Vicki driving in N/S lane at circa 55 mph .... saw this guy coming, over taking two behind her, going like hell, then came back in .... HTF he could not see a bright red car is beyond me ... either nodded off or was fannying about with radio perhaps, but just plowed into her off side rear corner .... pushed them off the road onto a (fortunately) wide verge and start of a lay by and they spun when their N/S wheels caught the lay by's kerb .... very lucky not to roll.... Think the road sign they demolished kept 'em the right way up
His Focus N/S front quarter is absolutely decimated .. wheel back under door ... all his air bags went off.
s**t pix ... will get some off Vicki she took in the daylight .....
had to go back out there half eight last night to meet the recovery guys, collecting her car ...
recovery guy looked at it and reckoned he'd been doing at least 40mph more than Vicki .... again, I'll get some daylight pix.
her little Skoda Roomster gave a good account of itself really ... pretty solid compared to the devastation of the Focus....
rear seats in hers are all independent sub-framed, removable/reversible, bloody solid units, locked to the floor and without doubt saved Clara's position in her child seat ... a conventional bulkhead and seat squab would've folded for sure
Very bloody annoying as her little car was immaculate, low miles and one previous lady owner ... not long passed its test ... wasn't a mark on it and drove like a watch gonna take some replacing 
....... and of course the insurers are trying to take the piss already
Vicki and Clara have been in for med. checks today and all seems OK, apart from a lot of bruises - we shall see how they go .. Chris seems fine, other than absolutely livid .... plod intent on a prosecution by the sounds of it and plenty of eye witnesses to the whole incident ...... focus driver 22 and had been at the wheel a couple of hours previous, driving down the country
could have been a hell of a lot worse and they all walked from it
yes, everyone ok thank you guys .... Clara fine, if not a little quiet ... Vicki bruised where her belt held her and her right leg took a knock against her door ...
Vicki driving in N/S lane at circa 55 mph .... saw this guy coming, over taking two behind her, going like hell, then came back in .... HTF he could not see a bright red car is beyond me ... either nodded off or was fannying about with radio perhaps, but just plowed into her off side rear corner .... pushed them off the road onto a (fortunately) wide verge and start of a lay by and they spun when their N/S wheels caught the lay by's kerb .... very lucky not to roll.... Think the road sign they demolished kept 'em the right way up
His Focus N/S front quarter is absolutely decimated .. wheel back under door ... all his air bags went off.
s**t pix ... will get some off Vicki she took in the daylight .....
had to go back out there half eight last night to meet the recovery guys, collecting her car ...
recovery guy looked at it and reckoned he'd been doing at least 40mph more than Vicki .... again, I'll get some daylight pix.
her little Skoda Roomster gave a good account of itself really ... pretty solid compared to the devastation of the Focus....
rear seats in hers are all independent sub-framed, removable/reversible, bloody solid units, locked to the floor and without doubt saved Clara's position in her child seat ... a conventional bulkhead and seat squab would've folded for sure
Very bloody annoying as her little car was immaculate, low miles and one previous lady owner ... not long passed its test ... wasn't a mark on it and drove like a watch
gonna take some replacing ....... and of course the insurers are trying to take the piss alreadyVicki and Clara have been in for med. checks today and all seems OK, apart from a lot of bruises - we shall see how they go .. Chris seems fine, other than absolutely livid .... plod intent on a prosecution by the sounds of it and plenty of eye witnesses to the whole incident ...... focus driver 22 and had been at the wheel a couple of hours previous, driving down the country
could have been a hell of a lot worse and they all walked from it
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
TBF to Vicki's insurers ... they've been seriously on the ball this week ... numpty's insurers have put their hands in the air and admitted liability .. so we've been off to collect a hire car for her this afters, 'til their assessor gets to hers and a proper valuation can be agreed next week .... then we gotta find her a new motor
said she found it quite claustrophobic after the 'panoramic' views from her Roomster ... going to struggle to find another one ... not been made since 2013 and are pretty thin on the ground anyway ...... lots of net trawling coming up
.. so we've been off to collect a hire car for her this afters, 'til their assessor gets to hers and a proper valuation can be agreed next week .... then we gotta find her a new motor said she found it quite claustrophobic after the 'panoramic' views from her Roomster ... going to struggle to find another one ... not been made since 2013
and are pretty thin on the ground anyway ...... lots of net trawling coming up 
Bucket on wheels
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going to struggle to find another one ... not been made since 2013
https://www.finn.no/car/used/search.html?q=Skoda+Roomster
T whiting
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Insurance always try to take the piss . It's amazing how there attitude changes when they don't think they have to foot the bill though. Glad to see everyone's ok though 
. It's amazing how there attitude changes when they don't think they have to foot the bill though. Glad to see everyone's ok though 
Richard Hunton
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Thats some clout that Graham , glad to hear all ok
S
Smiffy
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Have you had a look at the Skoda yeti should be very similar in all respects and they are available as 2 or 4 WD depending on your preference
I think it was a replacement for the roomster
I think it was a replacement for the roomster
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
it sure was Rich .... should see the daylight pix .... will have some shortly ... the Ford's in a hell of a mess ... as said, the little Skoda took it very well ... bloody solid, well made lil' bus
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
yes and yes Smiffy .... it's on her list of preferences .... she'd actually been considering a change -- apparently - - unknown to me, the Roomster was 250 quid a year to tax
fk knows why only a few quid less than my P38 ...yeti or fabia estate are on the list and we'll probably be spending the day wandering locally tomorrow, eyeballing what's about ... just come off the search pages with several leads !Vicki's had a couple of Skodas and must say I can't really fault them as a good, solid, basic motor ... her brother is still driving her old Fabia daily as his get to work and back bus / second car ... leaves their Cactus free for the wife and kids.
Some of the fabias are only 20 quid a year to tax
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
some serious bucks for some of those mileages Frank
..... I'm not a fan of 'little' cars, but they do drive very well
S
Smiffy
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yes and yes Smiffy .... it's on her list of preferences .... she'd actually been considering a change -- apparently - - unknown to me, the Roomster was 250 quid a year to tax
Vicki's had a couple of Skodas and must say I can't really fault them as a good, solid, basic motor ... her brother is still driving her old Fabia daily as his get to work and back bus / second car ... leaves their Cactus free for the wife and kids.
Some of the fabias are only 20 quid a year to tax
I learnt to drive in a fabia estate and my family have had several of them
Same running gear as a golf and some of the 2ltr ones seriously shift and that's not even vrs spec
Very well built for such little cars far better than a ford or such equivalent
Only thing I can say is the size of the engine in no way equates to mpg some of the small engines get terrible mileage
Left hooker
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Just avoid any that state slight water damageyes and yes Smiffy .... it's on her list of preferences .... she'd actually been considering a change -- apparently - - unknown to me, the Roomster was 250 quid a year to tax
Vicki's had a couple of Skodas and must say I can't really fault them as a good, solid, basic motor ... her brother is still driving her old Fabia daily as his get to work and back bus / second car ... leaves their Cactus free for the wife and kids.
Some of the fabias are only 20 quid a year to tax
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Jimoz
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Changes your perspective when there's little ones in the car
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
SORTED !!!!
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