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The only fish I'm ever successful in catching is mackerel. I feel like its it's cheating a bit because it takes no skill and it's just too easy!
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More power to your elbow mate ! May your rod always have a bend.
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Did Barbara used to work in the Quorn pub?
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I’ve got a croquet set BK. Another of the things that seemed a good idea at the time but never went any further. I must hire a skip, there’s so much junk to get rid of!
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Don't think you'll catch much on your lawn Phil. Have you ever considered bowling?
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Spoke to my sister & Barbara is alive & well she is living Haydn Road area of Nottm. She lost her husband a TV repair man ? My sister sees Barbara often
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I will ask my sister she might know. !
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Yes, you can’t buy two stroke outboard motors now, except for certain commercial users, due to emissions. They had much better performance when compared to the power to weight ratios of four strokes. I do have a 15’ boat with a 90hp two stroke which I bought on eBay about four years ago. I’ve never got round to putting it in the water but the engine runs up beautifully in a large water tank. I bet it’s good for around 40 knots which feels like 80 on the water! Too old for such excitement now!
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Also they will never satisfy EU pollution laws either.
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Rumours say they will bring it back this year to assist their electric car. I found this out while doing a search for Mazda rotary engine.
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Being a car freak I did have a test drive in an RX8 a few years back. It was impressive but I couldn’t pluck up the courage to buy one. There are rumours of an RX9 so they haven’t necessarily given up on the idea. I would imagine the patents on the Wankel engine are long expired but no other manufacturer has produced anything. The principle is sound but fuel economy and rotor seals have got to be much improved.
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Here's a lover of Mazda's rotary engines and his input. https://www.quora.com/Why-wasnt-Mazdas-rotary-engine-successful
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Mazda finished with the rotary engine in 2012.
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Mazda seem to like it though, as they’ve persisted with the RX range. Not the best for fuel economy, and as I’ve been told, once started, you shouldn’t switch off until the engine is fully warmed-up to prevent premature wear on the rotor seals.
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My trout fishing career has been a total failure. I had a casting lesson on Rutland Water and my hook impaled on the back of my hand. I bought a Greys rod and the tip section snapped off on my first cast on Ladybower. I fished Lock Awe from a boat around ten times and I’ve never had a single bite. The last time the line got caught around the propellor of the outboard and had to be cut off. Not giving up I’ve just bought a new line and I’m going to have a final go. The closest waters are Notts Fly Fishers at Gibsmere or Trinity Lakes at Thurgarton but I think it’s ‘dead man’s shoes’ to get into those clubs. Perhaps Colwick or Rutland again. I’ve got plenty of room to practice casting on the grass so I think I’ll start there - once my sprained wrist has healed!
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Down Periscope.
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Catfan, many thanks for your kind response. Do you know what happened to Barbara? Did her family finally emigrate to Canada?
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Screwed Down
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Archimedes Screw.
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Song Association
Stavertongirl replied to FLY2's topic in Nick Palmer's Nottstalgia General Music Chat.
She’s Leaving Home ... Beatles -
Screw Up
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Old wives tale meowed !
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Weren't the rotor seals naff.?
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I Still Call Australia Home - Peter Allen
