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BazzaMcKenzie
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12 Aug 2007, 7:05 pm

What advice would you give Mrs B, Essex?

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12 Aug 2007, 7:50 pm

I don't get it.



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12 Aug 2007, 8:07 pm

Usually its an electrical fault. The car may need a new coil.


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12 Aug 2007, 8:17 pm

No, I mean all I see is a big green face sticking its tongue out at me.

I think the picture isn't loading.



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12 Aug 2007, 8:19 pm

have you got "net nanny" turned on ?


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12 Aug 2007, 8:24 pm

Probably. My mommy doesn't want me looking at sites with pictures of ladies' boobies on them. :P



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12 Aug 2007, 8:26 pm

I just looked at it. That was funny.



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12 Aug 2007, 10:35 pm

BazzaMcKenzie wrote:
have you got "net nanny" turned on ?
haha you said net nanny


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13 Aug 2007, 8:17 am

haha!! !



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13 Aug 2007, 12:44 pm

can someone explain please.



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13 Aug 2007, 6:45 pm

ohh - something wrong with the link.

this is the text of the "letter of the day" published in a UK newspaper - thought it was so good, just wanted to share

Dear Miriam wrote:
Dear Miriam,

The other day I set off for work, leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual.

I hadn’t gone a hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car juddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband’s help. When I got home I found him in the bedroom. I couldn’t believe my eyes. He was parading in front of the wardrobe mirror dressed in my underwear and high heel shoes, and he was wearing my make up.

I am 32, my husband is 34 and we have been married for 12 years. When I confronted him, he tried to make out that he had dressed up in my lingerie because couldn’t find any of his own underwear. But when I asked him about the make up, he broke down and admitted that he had been wearing my cloths for six months. I told him it had to stop, or I would leave him.
He was made redundant from his job six months ago, and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I have him the ultimatum, he has become increasingly distant, and I don't feel I can get through to him any more. Please can you help?

–Mrs. B, Essex

Miriam says... A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults in the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the jubilee clips holding the vacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburetor float chamber.


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13 Aug 2007, 7:38 pm

Thant's incredibly funny. Does anyone listen to Car Talk? I think it's probably just broadcast in the US. Two brothers take calls from listeners who are having car problems and give them advice loaded with humor. An article like that would be perfect for that show.



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13 Aug 2007, 7:49 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


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13 Aug 2007, 8:25 pm

BazzaMcKenzie wrote:
ohh - something wrong with the link.

this is the text of the "letter of the day" published in a UK newspaper - thought it was so good, just wanted to share

Dear Miriam wrote:
Dear Miriam,

The other day I set off for work, leaving my husband in the house watching the TV as usual.

I hadn’t gone a hundred yards down the road when my engine conked out and the car juddered to a halt. I walked back home to get my husband’s help. When I got home I found him in the bedroom. I couldn’t believe my eyes. He was parading in front of the wardrobe mirror dressed in my underwear and high heel shoes, and he was wearing my make up.

I am 32, my husband is 34 and we have been married for 12 years. When I confronted him, he tried to make out that he had dressed up in my lingerie because couldn’t find any of his own underwear. But when I asked him about the make up, he broke down and admitted that he had been wearing my cloths for six months. I told him it had to stop, or I would leave him.
He was made redundant from his job six months ago, and he says he has been feeling increasingly depressed and worthless. I love him very much, but ever since I have him the ultimatum, he has become increasingly distant, and I don't feel I can get through to him any more. Please can you help?

–Mrs. B, Essex

Miriam says... A car stalling after being driven a short distance can be caused by a variety of faults in the engine. Start by checking that there is no debris in the fuel line. If it is clear, check the jubilee clips holding the vacuum pipes onto the inlet manifold. If none of these approaches solves the problem, it could be that the fuel pump itself is faulty, causing low delivery pressure to the carburetor float chamber.


Ayiyiyiyiyi.....

So Miriam is more a qualified car mechanic than a marriage guidance counsellor.


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14 Aug 2007, 9:47 am

That green face has stuck in my head... It was very startling...