DJ360 6,728 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Blimey... I'm surrounded by geriatrics.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Apparently becoming a geriatric starts at 65. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 So, for all your ridicule, you're only 2 months behind me. Ignore Col, he's just jealous cos' he's not an old fart. But then again, we have to endure young upstarts. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I’ve turned down the invitation to our village monthly coffee morning today. The first after lockdown. No way do I want to spend two hours in the village hall chatting with a bunch of old farts. I may be 78 in body but not in mind! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Good, valid point Monseiur. Our community centre is restarting 'Bingo' next week but I don't quite know if I'm ready for that much excitement. Think I might nip down to Lewes and watch the traffic light change. That's if my parole officer let's me out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 You're only as old as other people think you are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,141 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 And that from a relative teenager. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 1 hour ago, philmayfield said: Apparently becoming a geriatric starts at 65. Yippee! I'm too young to be a geriatric!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Nissan Micra, that was my old car which is being handed down to our 18 yr old grandson. Until he gets his license we still use it. It’s a four door and I loved it. My new car , now old is a Mitsubishi We don’t need a “ posh car” to have the roads here ruin it. As long as it goes from A to Z thats all I’m concerned with. I’m not interested in makes of cars and can’t now distinguish one from another. This car suits me, I had Bluetooth installed when I bought it and as far as I know there are no other “extras”. Shows you what I know about cars. Anyway posh cars get you where you want to go and that’s all that matters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I don't know about anyone else, but when the media speaks of the elderly, old age pensioners or senior citizens, I am not thinking they mean me! 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,413 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 My car has so many gizmos 'to aid the driver' it's actually dangerous to use them unless stationary. The climate control is one example, it's a nightmare to operate and can take several minutes of faffing about to get it how you want. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 They do say 'read the manual' but I never do. Its always nice to discover something new! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,413 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 MB have gone down the digital route for manuals. My last car had one similar in thickness to a Littlewoods catalogue. This one is like an average paperback. It only gives a brief outline before referring you to the digital version on the hard drive.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I've never viewed the hard drive version on my car. I must have a play sometime. I never usually read the manual on anything I buy. I only refer to it if I have a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I always read the manual , well only when I really need to know anything, thats why my clock is 1hr out for six months of the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I once read. "When all else fails, read the manual." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 ‘RTFM’ I think is the expression! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,088 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Used to be a rite of passage that, on buying a car, I also bought a Haynes manual for it. Those days are long gone as modern cars are far too complicated for me to consider anything but the most basic of maintenance (fluids and filters). Hence why my plug spanner and feeler gauges are enjoying a happy retirement in the old toolbox. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,016 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 The only time I open my bonnet to to check the washer fluid and thats not very often. Recently I have been sorting out in my garage I have a set of imperial sized spanners and sockets I cannot remember the last time I used them but I could never dispose of them. I brought metric sets of them but I have never used them on my car. Gone are the days of laying under the car to put a new clutch in and other tasks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,125 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 I used to enjoy working on my cars. I learnt a lot and accumulated loads of tools. I can check most of the 'checkable' things on my current car from my smartphone but it takes the fun away. In the past I've built a Caterham 7 from a kit and totally stripped and rebuilt a Morgan. I'm always looking for a new project. I think I've found one today in that an enormous branch on a big weeping willow in our orchard has snapped. Do I call the tree surgeon or can this be a DIY job? I have all the kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 If you told me mine had no engine, I'd have to believe it, I've never seen it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 RR I think you are younger than the generation that loved messing about with cars and engines in their youth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 When I got in my car (Audi S3) today the radio came on without even putting the ignition key in. This can’t be normal …… ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,281 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 Well I drive the perfect car for my purpose and don't regard it as a banger at all. 2004 X Trail. I can afford a posh new car but grew out of that silliness years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,413 Posted July 30, 2021 Report Share Posted July 30, 2021 40 minutes ago, LizzieM said: When I got in my car (Audi S3) today the radio came on without even putting the ignition key in. This can’t be normal …… ? Not in this universe Lizzie.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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