Post 777478 by M-R-P on 2015-07-03 16:59:19
Afternoon all.
Thought I'd show my face and see how you lot were doing.
Been a busy few months in the M-R-P clan, as many of you will know, after buying a new house in November, We decided to fit a new kitchen which took a couple of months in all (ran out of money a few times and work was taking up most of my time, making progress slow) but that's out of the way now and we're very pleased with it.
I managed to land myself a new job recently too. My last job was doing my head in and the offer of a position with a local firm as a crane engineer was too good to be true (free use of a van, fuel card, company credit card, 30 days holiday, phone allowance, quarterly bonus, attendance bonus (no sick days or late arrivals = £££), I-pad etc etc... oh, and a lot more money. I'm really enjoying the new job, seems to be my "thing" - ripping broken stuff to bits and putting it all back together again (hopefully working). The job does mean however, I don't spend a lot of time in front of a PC, meaning my forum/facebook visits are now a lot fewer and shorter. Hence this thread.
The Van
Here's the sort of stuff I deal with now. (great in this weather too :) )
As for the Sweed... still running well.
I had a bit of traffic light drag racing against a mate's E92 last month and it wasn't the total arse-kicking I thought it would be (those bimmers launch like a greyhound).
However.... the Sweed has developed a mild smoking habbit and a soon-to-be-rebuilt K24 is sitting on a shelf in my garage. Stay tuned for that one as I'll be doing it myself and doing it right too.
Hope you're all behaving yourselves.
M-R-P
Post 777480 by jamesy12345 on 2015-07-03 17:21:39
:welcome:!!!!!
Nice to see you posting again!
A crane engineer not bad at all........I could do with some heavy lifting advice - at work we are trying to change out a flare tip.....a 4000 kg lump 100-odd metres in the air. Hopefully it won't end up in the sea....
Post 777485 by Ettienne on 2015-07-03 17:48:16
Kitchen looks good, I know what it's like to have to sort a house, glad mines done and it's you not me lol, in next year or so I'll have to start all over again decorating most likely.
Result with the job (although I've already seen the van at my gaff)
Post 777486 by Nealevo on 2015-07-03 17:56:51
It's nice to hear from you, glad all is going well, job looks good in the summer, don't fancy it in winter thou lol
Post 777487 by M-R-P on 2015-07-03 18:02:42
Thanks guys.
Neal - are you at goodwood this weekend by any chance? I bagged a couple of tickets to the "XE Unleashed" event :)
Post 777495 by Orca2 on 2015-07-03 20:32:47
Kitchen looks great , dont you dare degrease any Volvo bits in the sink.
Good to see you .
Post 777504 by jamesy12345 on 2015-07-03 22:30:45
Oh yeah sorry kitchen looks good too, has all the right bits
Post 777506 by Wobbly Dave on 2015-07-03 22:39:06
I missed ye if no-one else. Good to see things are on the up. Crane driving in a boat yard - can't be bad. My SSB is still not well but I bought myself a ragtop in the mean time (as you may have seen on Faceache).
Post 777586 by Dangerous Dave on 2015-07-04 23:38:13
Nice to hear from you Martin, congrats on the new job :)
Post 777606 by RichT4 on 2015-07-05 09:01:32
Oooooh, a K24 for the V70? i was offered one yesterday buddy... Trying to weigh up what gains i'd get and also what else i would need to do to the engine for it to be accepted.
Liking the kitchen :) you done well there! And congratulations for the new Job
Post 777622 by cherry1809 on 2015-07-05 15:12:58
Nice vans them too! Only sold mine to buy a recovery truck.
Post 777626 by Doingitsideways on 2015-07-05 15:44:20
How-do, Martin?! :)
Good to hear you're not dead!
Nice one on the new job, just started up on my own myself.
Kitchen looks well too :)
I managed to land myself a new job recently too. My last job was doing my head in and the offer of a position with a local firm as a crane engineer was too good to be true (free use of a van, fuel card, company credit card, 30 days holiday, phone allowance, quarterly bonus, attendance bonus (no sick days or late arrivals = £££), I-pad etc etc... oh, and a lot more money. I'm really enjoying the new job, seems to be my "thing" - ripping broken stuff to bits and putting it all back together again (hopefully working). The job does mean however, I don't spend a lot of time in front of a PC, meaning my forum/facebook visits are now a lot fewer and shorter. Hence this thread.
The Van
Here's the sort of stuff I deal with now. (great in this weather too :) )
As for the Sweed... still running well.
I had a bit of traffic light drag racing against a mate's E92 last month and it wasn't the total arse-kicking I thought it would be (those bimmers launch like a greyhound).
However.... the Sweed has developed a mild smoking habbit and a soon-to-be-rebuilt K24 is sitting on a shelf in my garage. Stay tuned for that one as I'll be doing it myself and doing it right too.
Hope you're all behaving yourselves.
M-R-P