jollygreengiant
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 01:40 PM |
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should I have done the lottery this week?
Well several months ago as I started to strip my Granada as a donor, one of the gas struts failed on my Omega estate. This led me to use the mark11
tail gate support - a length of wood.
However seeing as I will be going to Newark with my nearest & dearest (Wife that is) we thought OK true locosters we'll camp. That means
that we needed to buy a tent. So last week we saw an advert a flyer from halford for a decent looking 4 man/2 berth tent with/including 4 sleeping
bags, 2 inflatable matress's and 2 night lights. Grand price £155. So I sent Mrs JGG off to buy said tent with £200 folding readies. About an
hour later she returns and gives me back £100 folding. Whats this says I. Well says she "when I got there they only had one left so I grabbed it
and when I got to the check-out they scanned it and the price came up £154.99, so I then pointed out that where I got it from the price on the shelf
said £99.99. So that what they sold it to me for. Ive got the receipt if you want to see it."
RESULT. Saving £55 
This morning I was up at my lock-up strpping the Granada and I found that I still had some fuel in it, So I connected an old dead battery to the fuel
pump wirring harness in the boot ( 2.0 EFI granada) disconnected the fuel return pipe from the pressure regulator, connected the rubber hose to some
copper pipe which in turn was poked into the fuel filler on the Omega. when the pump and tank ran dry I checked the fuel guage on the Omega, this now
showed approximately an extra 35 litres of fuel.
RESULT. Saving £35
Then I loaded the Omega with parts from Grump to take to tip. Tailgate, 2 doors. interior trim etc. and duly dropped them at tip. As I was about to
throw the tail gate I thought Lets save those struts some one might need them. As I took the first one off I thought I wonder. Checked the size
against the struts on the Omega's tail gate and LO and BEHOLD they were the same lenght AND the same fittings.
RESULT. Saving About £60
Now I think should I have done the lottery this week.?
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 01:47 PM |
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i get scared when things go that well  its sure to come back and bite!
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Viper
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| posted on 29/5/06 at 01:48 PM |
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so are you gonna be going out looking for dog mess so you can smell of roses?
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Browser
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| posted on 30/5/06 at 01:26 AM |
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I agree with JoelP, I'd be looking for the big Monty Python foot coming down if I were you
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