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Soon to be the location of a walk-in sommelier support centre and the new Museum of Brogues.

To be fair, that’s the sort of thing that could tempt me back from France to the Elephant.

That is delicious.

I have a real hankering for a 3 door. There are plenty about round here, but I need to earn some money first.

They may have a cleaner with keys, but if not I guess the ladder option is best. Or they can post keys maybe

I would expect your respective leases / titles to each contain a right of access onto the other’s property for the purpose of maintaining one’s own.
So you could just ask if they have a spare key.

If you have really nice neighbours you could each swap keys anyway, in case they get a burst pipe or something.

Everyone who’s singing the song does.

The only acceptable finish for showers and taps is chrome. It’s good looking, hard wearing, shiny, and doesn’t scratch up or tarnish like raw brass, or painted/powder coated finishes.

Anything else is just a fad.

Also, yes you need a hand shower. You can’t clean your barse with a waterfall.

If you’re planning a shower near the loo, make the hose long enough that you can clean the loo with it. Or get a bum gun, like Amey.

Not me. Though I am flattered by being mistaken for someone infinitely more interesting than me.

I bought a cheap Chinese one from Amazon. It is really good. My old Black and Decker just beeped from when you turned it on to when you gave up.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tacklife-Multi-Wall-Backlight-Non-Magnetic-Detecting/dp/B07PMS1PZD/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=tacklife+stud+finder&qid=1609427635&sprefix=tacklife+s&sr=8-3

I think German wine is illegal here

Yes.

I’m in France now. The bike is no longer for sale. Nobody has provided evidence of a prettier one, though, so that’s some vindication.

Ha, when I bought it it had camo bar tape. Blue, orange or white.

It looked shit.

Then there was a highly embroidered Selle Italian saddle. Eww.

The 2nd one.
You will need flexible gap filler between wall and skirting once fitted, so fit skirting, fill, touch up the wall and paint the skirting.

Just a thought, but rather than modifying the pedals, could you modify the footwell - e.g. have an adaptor plate made up that attaches where the pedals normally sit, onto which new pedal attachments are fixed for your desired position?

Bike tag’s really gone down the drain

Cheeky sod. Don’t you know I’m a French peasant with a knackered old Focus now?

Also pedals: I’d get something CNC machined as it’s a safety concern. Or move my legs over slightly.

It’s designed for big German people. Perhaps you should eat more pies.

Lucky escape there, although I’m digging the Borbet ‘A’s. Must have hubs off something else?

I went through a Commer phase a while ago and learned all about them, but it’ll never happen as Mrs Q hates campers. And I hate camping. It would have been a Le Mans bus, really. Still I did find out that a Vauxhall Ecotec V6 from an Omega would fit in the engine bay, and was wondering about a Ford BOB Cosworth V6, as the lower tech Scorpio seemed like an easier car to use as a donor. You could probably convert and still keep it within the 8 points to avoid IVA if you were careful.

Is it something simple like you have to unlock the phone for it to play nicely with the car? My Aston (2009) worked with my phone, but I needed to unlock it.

That one looks like a later Dodge Spacevan that has been fitted with older Commer parts to make it look more classic.

Don't go with Removers and Storers whatever you do.

I’d retire there before January unless you already have French residency or an EU passport, because it will be 90 day per year max stays after that.

It was already drilled when I bought it.

Also, I did put a question mark. But I’ve yet to see any of these prettier bikes 😆

Yes! Nice smooth tarmac here. I’m in Charente, near Confolens.

Ahh, thanks for that info. I’d never heard of that finish.
Strada/pista. I never could tell the difference. It’s the only part that was on the bike when I bought it back in the day that I didn’t change.