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What are the curious little perks of your job? At the moment, I am tucking into the left over buffet lunch left behind by obviously ungrateful customers :D

recently did some spraying on my silver c180 and it looks pants! :rock: I swear the guy in the auto paint shop gave me the wrong colour mix. Trouble is YOU CAN get variations I know from spray technique temps etc, and though I'm no expert it did look exact before the clear coat. Its hard to...

Replaced water pump and thermostat today. Stripped eveything down and could see tell tell signs of the pump leaking, but sure it was only the gasket that was at fault. As I had purchased the pump (genuine MB) I thought it was foolish not to replace it :). The thermostat was a doddle after...

After 9 years working in the same job within Plymouth City Council, our manager informed us yesterday that 17 of us out of a team of 80 are to lose our jobs:mad: :mad: :mad: . 54 of Plymouth's parking attendants are to be reduced to a total of 36, whilst other posts are being axed. some new...

Simple I thought, the car has done almost 90k I'll change the gearbox oil, I had the right synthetic stuff in the shed which I recently purchased from Opie Oils so Off I started. Jacked the car up, placed the axle stands and removed all the under covers, placed the 14mm oil drain key in the...

Ok so lesson learnt today, I know k'all about auto electrics! :confused: I spent most of the afternoon wiring up an ipod integration kit. Well chuffed with the cosmetics I was flushed with pride at my professional finish and installation. Anyway trying to connect it up didnt go well. Simple...

I have headcount for a SAN Storage Architect. The candidate will have install knowledge of Storage Arrays e.g EMC,HDS,HP,IBM. General Storage/Fabric knowledge will be big advantage. If you think you fit the bill in any of these areas drop me a PM... The job is based out of Basingstoke and...

Hi, Im hoping someone may have done this before and so may give me an insight into complexity. Ive just had a conservatory fitted and would like to add a radiator off the main system. I am quite happy with pipes re bending and sealing - both solder and compression. However I have concrete...

"Hang on lads, I've got a great idea," says Sir Michael's character, Charlie Croker... and then the credits roll. The star says he would have saved them by "switching on the engine", burning off petrol until it righted itself. "I crawl up, switch on the engine and stay there for four hours...

Good Afterrnoon, I am going to be unemployed next Monday (been working my notice). Been looking for two months now and have not even had a whiff of a decent interview or opportunity. I tick all the boxes, and have usually found a job within 1-3 weeks. lets just say i am starting to get a...

Ok, those who are purists may wish to look away upon opening the thread! But I love this "Rat-look" W123 with one awesome paint job...

I rarely post good news, mainly moans and rants, but I finally have some good news! I have been in my current job since 2001, waaaay to long for anyone to be in the same role IMO :( Although I did enjoy the job It has been getting to me in a big way stuck in a rutt. This morning I had an...

Following on from this thread I applied for a job @ barlcays wealth. After not 1, not even 2 but 3 interviews I was told by the HR I was the "strongest candidate" on Tuesday and that Today I would know the terms of the offer of employment/start date I would be "likely to recieve". All excited...

I've got a droning wheel bearing, sounds like a rear one. Are they an easy job to replace? Any special tools needed? Just hoping it isn't the diff but I've changed the oil and no difference. MOT coming up so hopefully the tester can pinpoint which one, even if it isn't a failure point. Thanks...

I worked in Malta up until 12 months ago and whilst there went to Italy on holiday - Pisa/Tuscany/Sienna etc - and had a fantastic time. Imagine my surprise when the post arrived today and there were 2 letters advising me that I had infringed the Italian Highway code by ' circulating in...

I have a 2005 CLK 270D, recently replaced the front tyres and now want to have the tracking checked to make sure nothing is likely to cause them to rub off quicker than their expected lifespan. I have been told that this is a specialist job on the 209 CLK and has to be done by either the...

this is for a 1994 W124 E300d Multivalve OM606 engine started to do a full write up but was too long and would add nothing to what you can already find. Insted i will post up the pictures i took and questions and points i can raise. 3 pics per post though. 1. my engine bay 2. with...

I had purchased my first Merc (W124 ) just over a year ago and past 10 months I had the looked after by local garages and suppliers. The car was fine but I needed to get it better and find someone who knew Mercs. I discovered this Indy near to me (Kirkham) through this forum and decided to...

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done my timing chain tensioner today and the car sounds great there is no noise at all on tickover it used to be tick tick tick now nothing so how do i tell if its done right