The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Well. May the gods go with you.
What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
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What's made you not grumpy but not smile either today?
Not in the shower surely?
Thanks guys. Mrs J has just announced that she will not drive the Scala so she'll be taking me in on Wednesday and collecting me on Friday - all being well - from the hospital in Becky, our Panda. I rather like the idea of that. I'm sure she - Becky - will be in illustrious company in amongst all the "posh" consultants vehicles in the car park.Not in the shower surely?
Well, I'm just about to climb into Bluey and take myself for the pre op swabs session. Mrs J is going swimming!? She says she doesn't feel, at my age, I need my hand held while they stick big cotton buds into all the various orifaces of my body - sound of tooth sucking intake of breath!
My father had a stay in hospital a few years back after a fall off his bicycle. He was riding it on icy roads, then seemed surprised when he fell.
With a mild heart condition, detected years previously, they were checking his blood pressure hourly. As this is a simple task, it was done by one of the young student nurses. He was also wired to a machine monitoring his heart rate. While visiting, I heard the sound of footsteps, and watched as his heart rate increased, due to the arrival of the pretty young nurse. She duly fussed over him, recorded his slightly elevated blood pressure, and trotted off again. Machine readings gently settled again. Same thing again an hour later.
On my way out, I suggested they needed to allocatte that task to the least attractive nurse, or better the one male nurse on duty, if they wanted accurate readings. They did not seem to understand the issue. Isn't it called 'white coat syndrome'.
Possibly, but a white coat would induce anxiety surely as against the elevated blood pressure the sight of a pretty young nurse might induce? Oh dear chaps, this conversation is rapidly going downhill. Anyway, I really must leave for the hospital now. I'll be back on later this afternoon or this evening.
Good luck, and "May the pretty nurse be with you".
just back in doors and sitting with a cup of noodle soup and a slice of toast made with Scottish Plain Loaf bread, Getting difficult to find Scottish Plain loafs now, and settling down to watch a western on Talking Pictures TV.
I thought I'd "blown it" with the Hospital as I was very late for my appointment. I left the house in plenty of time but got stuck in roadworks traffic jam on Telford road that wasn't there earlier in the week. However when I got to the reception I was taken almost immediately. The nurse told me a number of people had missed their appointments so she was able to see me immediately. I bet some of them are probably still stuck in the roadworks traffic jam! Telford road is a major road with high traffic volume, leading tiowards the M8 and M9 with some heading on out to the Queensferry bridges too. They'd set up lights at a junction and it was the type where only one stream of traffic was being allowed to move at any one time. Grrrrrrr!
Anyway, they seem happy enough after all the poking, prodding and needle sticking with me so looks like I'm all set for Wednesday.
Best wishes for Wednesday.
We'll have a pipe band set up for Friday, and a film crew to document your dancing a jig on your new hip.
Take a laptop or tablet, log onto the wi-fi, and keep posting. Otherwise the boredom may drive you nuts, instead of us having to do it.
We'll have a pipe band set up for Friday, and a film crew to document your dancing a jig on your new hip.
Take a laptop or tablet, log onto the wi-fi, and keep posting. Otherwise the boredom may drive you nuts, instead of us having to do it.
Good idea the dancing bit, if you rattle you will know they have left some tools behind
Their are two water pumps? are they driven off the cambelt or off the aux belt?
got to appreciate Toyotas attention to aesthetics, just put a tiny little plastic cap on the engine with a toyota badge.... that'll do.
All I keep noticing in this engine bay picture is all those rusty nuts bolts and hose clips. strange for such a young car to have so much surface rust these days, well at least it is down here in the south.
On the plus side at least toyota put things where you can access them, like the aircon fill ports, so many cars hide them where you need to take half the engine bay apart to get to them.
You have to remember it's not been garaged which as well as latitude is what stopped your Golf going rusty (let's say I see plenty of Rusty mk6s usually back door front wings and then sills in that order)..in terms of surface rust it's about average for around here although lower down in the engine bay i'd say it was better than most. It's just where spray could come through the grille/under the bonnet edge, if you look at the coolant clamps at the tank they are in much better nick than the more central ones behind the grille
Other than that the entire underside except the rear suspension which was treated and is now looking decent is one a large plastic sheet starting at the front splitter and running as far as the back bumper so it's not had much road grime into the engine bay from below.
It's also nearly 8 so not exactly brand new...should hang on for another 8.
Water pump wise yeah, one conventional one and one electric one as it's got 2 cooling systems doing different things.
Otherwise, aesthetically it's probably easier to just be able to see the engine, it's not a beautifully presented smooth plastic cover...but saves labour of removing a bunch of vanity panels that add nothing.
Other than that the entire underside except the rear suspension which was treated and is now looking decent is one a large plastic sheet starting at the front splitter and running as far as the back bumper so it's not had much road grime into the engine bay from below.
It's also nearly 8 so not exactly brand new...should hang on for another 8.
Water pump wise yeah, one conventional one and one electric one as it's got 2 cooling systems doing different things.
Otherwise, aesthetically it's probably easier to just be able to see the engine, it's not a beautifully presented smooth plastic cover...but saves labour of removing a bunch of vanity panels that add nothing.
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Rust though not unusual is a lot less common down our way unless cars originated "up tut Norf".
However I recall many years ago a neighbour with a Lime Green Mk 3 Ford Cortina GXL had one wing (o/s/f ) very rusty but the rest of the car was fine. I happened to meet his mates at our local pub and walked back with them on way to chippy, when they got to his car they all unzipped and peed against it as though it was normal practice, not sure why but accounted for the rust, perhaps they objected to the lime green paintwork?
To my eye it's not excessive for the age of the car but I'm expecting a car to be just about hanging on at 14-16 years old if it's been in daily use it's entire life and not especially cared for.
Obviously I'd prefer less....but it is what it is and the bits that matter have been treated and if for some reason I ever decide to rock up at a car show with my Auris estate those clips and bolts can be changed.
I've got to say my plans don't cover turning up at Festival of the unexceptional in 20 years with it and are more of the lines batter it until it dies but we'll see.
Obviously I'd prefer less....but it is what it is and the bits that matter have been treated and if for some reason I ever decide to rock up at a car show with my Auris estate those clips and bolts can be changed.
I've got to say my plans don't cover turning up at Festival of the unexceptional in 20 years with it and are more of the lines batter it until it dies but we'll see.
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The Panda Nut
Nutty about Pandas Infected by Panda virus and OPD
Batter aToyota until it dies.... Good luck with that one. Ive only had one. It covered 110,000 miles in its first 10 months before my father in law bought it. He used it for carting the beer from the brewery to his pub for 5 or 6 years. Never washed, cleaned or serviced. He gave it to us for a wedding gift. It did 65000 in the first year we had it... I wouldnt wonder if it was still going now 45 years later! I hope yours is half as tough, if so you will do fine.
Much more likely to be how close to the coast it's been rather than latitude.
Ah yes Melrose...right on the coast of... Scotland.
Wait let me check the map...
Absolutely nothing to do with the big yellow sea spray simulators that run more often in colder areas.
Perhaps the Gulfstream warms your car up... however.
In general anything that's seen more salt has more rot...it's basic chemistry.
Of course the other risk in buying a car from Galashiels is it may have been owned by a member of the McRae family..
In general anything that's seen more salt has more rot...it's basic chemistry.
Of course the other risk in buying a car from Galashiels is it may have been owned by a member of the McRae family..
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Do you mean the roll cage is a clue?
I once bought an ex BBC outside broadcast Peugeot 505 estate that you had to climb over all the remains of a roll cage to get in.
