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Ugh. Hard copy.
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Hello,
So it would appear I now live in the country. Which is a strange adjustment to make. Gone is my ability to walk anywhere without having to load up a bag and make a hike of it. There are no shops to nip out to if there is an abundant lack of snacks in the house and the roads are rather narrow.
But it is all good, it is rather helping me hone in my driving ability and find the limitations of my van, as it turns out the clutch slips quite a lot these days, though I cannot make up my mind if that is down to the clutch letting go or my driving style, time will tell on that one.
Finding work in these parts is also rather tricky, I was given assurances by the land lady that she'd point me in the right direction for people to talk to, but nothing has come off that so I'll be gunning it alone again. Hopefully someone says yes soon. Until then I'll help out in my parents tearoom as that keeps me busy if nothing else.
I have noticed that the less often I update these the harder it is to update them as so much happens I forget about things to write about, so perhaps this'll be the turning point where I start updating weekly again. Only time will tell, but as there is so little to do out these parts I have no excuse not to.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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[Blergh]
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Hello,
So yet again it has been a while since I last did one of these, but my time has been rather consumed by other matters and truth be told, I find the process rather tedious, hence the lack of updates.
I am really starting to enjoy being a greasemonkey, to the point where I have been offered a job, slightly unfortunate really as I will most probably be living in Yorkshire by the end of the month. But who knows what time will turn up.
As you may have noticed in the last update I fixed the engine on an old diesel van, well that van is now my van as I decided in a moment of madness to buy it. That of course was a purches which lead to more work as it turned out the rear right cross member was rusted through so needed patching up. Which though took longer than it should have, was nicely done, if I do say so myself, and now ready for an MoT Test some time in the week. So now, naturally, it is time for some pictures.
Now if I am totally honest, I am not sure as to whether or not it'll hold. But I suspect only time will tell and now it is under sealed no one will know the work has been done unless they really look for it. And while I had the fuel cell off I sprayed that in some under seal too and replaced a few brake pipes which were showing their age. There is only one job left to do and that is drill the hole in the plating where the spare wheel holder goes, but that can wait.
At some point I will have it resprayed a nice blue or black (not sure which yet) and throw on some pimped out wheels, should I do the 300MM front disc mod, then I'll have to go for some rather large 17" alloys. I may just stick with a set of 15" alloys lifted from a Mk1 Focus. As the brake mod isn't really needed and knowing me, I'd want to convert the rear end from drums to discs and that is a tall order.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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Plastic bag! Plastic bag!
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Hello,
It appears that study and work gives me little energy for this, but seen as though I am still paying, I figured I should really get some updating done.
Being a greasemonkey is going well, it turns out I am better at it than I expected, but that is another story and seems to annoy some of the other students and staff, but that is life I guess. I also constantly learn more at a work experience deal I set-up for myself. So while everyone else goes home and plays PlayBox I am actually learning more. Like ALWAYS use antifreeze.
The above was caused by the water pump freezing solid, stripping the cam belt and resulting in the pistons clapping the valves, which were knocked into the cam splitting it clean in two. Which made for a fun rebuild.
But with the exception of always being tired, things are going rather well for once. Which is nice.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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You are now.
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Hello,
Some time has passed since my last update so I felt I should really make one. Given I pay a few bob to keep this webby online. The course is going okay, even if I do get deeply annoyed by the stupidity of a fair few of the people on said course. Although I suspect that should have been expected.
I started a weekend job, which pays rather well and for added fun I also spend my time off working in a garage to keep myself busy and to accelerate my learning. This extra learning, as it happens, is quite possible the most challenging part of the whole college experience.
The most annoying part however has to be "Enrichment". It is a gov't funded "voluntary" optional extra, but as it is gov't funded and the college gets some extra scratch for every student on the course, it is mandatory to take it. Which makes no real sense, but then few things ever do.
I suppose I can't really complain all that much as the enrichment I've been given is rather useful for a grease monkey as it is welding/body work. Unfortunately when the tutor was showing me the correct HC2H/O2 mix for gas welding I got a touch of Arc-Eye, which is bloody uncomfortable.
I suppose really that just adds to the fun, although I am really going to take extra care from now on, as screwing over my eyes will seriously get in the way of my military goals. Plus going blind will generally suck balls.
Finally, in relation to the move in the last update. That is still on the cards, but may be through a loan/re-mortgage rather than a sale (the property isn't shifting as expected, which is unfortunate). But it would be useful as the property up there is rather large so I'd have room to have a nice project vehicle on the go and have a daily drive to commute to college/work and such.
Well that is me for this update, I am sure I've missed a lot of details, but there you go.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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So I'm in?
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Hello,
It turns out I am getting really lazy, but there we go. College has been going rather well, I may have forgot to mention that I have started college again, but this time it should be a useful qualification. I originally went in for an Army Transporter Engineer course -one year long with an Army bursary- but as I left it rather late to apply it was full, so I went with the standard grease monkey course. Both last one year so once I finish I can sign back up to the Army, although the latter has no funding so I have started a weekend job to line my pockets with. Which is nice.
There is a chance I may be moving up north to Pickering to start up a tearoom, because my life is that extreme. It should be good fun, although that move is dependent on the sale of a property as that will fund the venture. The downside naturally, will be I'll have to save up quite a bit of money to afford me to commute to and from college as I am not a fan of quitting now. Mostly because I get on rather well with the other chaps in the group.
But these things happen and if I have to quit then so be it. To add to the complication though, my PC has gone plop again and I am hesitant to fund parts to try and trouble shoot what may be wrong with it. I am assuming it is my graphics card has finally given up the go, but as I have no spares to test this theory it is going to spend a little longer collecting dust until I finally cave and splash and buy some test parts.
To end on a positive though, shortly before starting college it was my nephews birthday so we took him to Pleasure Island which was a lot of fun (even if the poor lad did get rather scared at times) and while there I took part in a rescue operation to save a young girl from losing a leg -naturally she was only in that situation because she was prating about, but all the same- which was interesting, mostly because rather than helping the girl, her family were too busy taking the piss out of her citing that she was "too fat" to help.
Which made no sense because after some minutes of holding her in place, I then carried her over to a chair after her leg was freed and she was pretty damn light. But who am I to judge?
Which was only made better by another theme park visit, this time to Alton Towers, which was my first visit there. Bloody hell that was a right laugh. I would surmise that those around you make a day, because I have not laughed as much or quite enjoyed a trip to a theme park as I did at Alton Towers. It was considerably good fun.
You can find some photos of the day here and I am of the understanding there are some videos of the day on the tube full of you. Which is nice.
Take care,
~Jordan |
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