Tam n pups winter trip 2022

[Gina M]

How would you have powered the grinder Tam, inverter?

Petrol

Gina.

 

[gus-lopez]

" what do you do for a living/work "

try " I'm of independent means"

Ach I've about had enough of this .


We parked down at the quayside in a carpark that says no overnight parking from 10pm till 6am . We parked here at 12pm ... the height barrier was open, we've went a walk around westport house , came back and some merchant has locked me in . There's no sign to say who to contact or anything and I've asked 2 guys working on boats and they know nothing . There are 2 other guys working a digger further along that said they will try to find out for me and agree its ridiculous to close the gate once I'm in here.


It's a bloody joke

That's why i have the cordless 4" grinder.

No but I do have an angle grinder so I'd have been cutting the lock of later had he not turned up

so do you

 

[Northernraider]

How would you have powered the grinder Tam, inverter?

Aye my inverter is 3000w it runs anything. When at mums I was running loads of stuff of the van . I've also a 30 metre extension cable so no problem getting to padlock lol . And 80 cutting discs 50 grinding discs lol .

 

[CaptainPaul]

That's a cracking view

Is that from croagh Patrick?

I'm gutted we didn't find parking near it. By the time I walked from here I'd be knackered

Yea it is,
It's a shame you never got parked up mate

 

[CaptainPaul]

What's the difference between Bing Crosby and Walt Disney?....

Bing sings but Walt disney...... lol

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[Northernraider]

Yea it is,
It's a shame you never got parked up mate

Yeah I am gutted about that .. there was one on park4nkght that was roadside parking but sods law roadworks there so the layby was full of machinery.

Never mind eh

 

[Northernraider]

This is a really nice wee spot I'm on tonight ...I'm glad I found it

 

[Langtoftlad]

Rough with the smooth.
Just a shame the 'rough' is like London buses...

 

[Northernraider]

Rough with the smooth.
Just a shame the 'rough' is like London buses...

I think the problem is you only have to meet a few unfriendly folk towards motorhomes and it makes you paranoid and start acting defensively... I'm now always looking to see if someone is complaining etc . And it's crap. I don't think the guys with the van conversions get anywhere near as many looks . There's 3 of them parked up here tonight with me now . It really does make me want to have the vario instead. I've been thinking the last few days how much stuff I'm carrying in here I've not used once yet , table's chairs etc etc . The more space you have the more you carry .

 

[Minxy]

Aye my inverter is 3000w it runs anything. When at mums I was running loads of stuff of the van . I've also a 30 metre extension cable so no problem getting to padlock lol . And 80 cutting discs 50 grinding discs lol .

Strewth, no wonder it struggles to get up hills! How much other cr@p useful stuff have you got with you?

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[Northernraider]

Strewth, no wonder it struggles to get up hills! How much other cr@p useful stuff have you got with you?

I carry all my tools always ... never know when you might need them .

 

[Lenny HB]

I carry all my tools always ... never know when you might need them .

Well you nearly needed the angle grinder.

 

[Reallyretired]

You've made me think whats missing from my mh toolbox (angle grinder)

 

[barsteward]

I carry all my tools always ... never know when you might need them .

At my time of life most of my tools are redundant.

 

[CaptainPaul]

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[Northernraider]

Gogglebox Ireland is feckin hilarious

 

[Gina M]

Gogglebox Ireland is feckin hilarious

I love Gogglebox too it is so funny is the one in Ireland the same one we watch here.

Gina.

 

[barsteward]

You've made me think whats missing from my mh toolbox (angle grinder)

Just a grinder would be good if it had any angle at all it would be bloody marvellous.

 

[Northernraider]

I love Gogglebox too it is so funny is the one in Ireland the same one we watch here.

Gina.

No its all Irish folk ain't it lol

 

[Gina M]

No its all Irish folk ain't it lol

I wish I could watch it; the Irish are so witty and of far superior intelligence to us lot I'll look online to see if I can find it.
Edited to say found it online something else to put on my binge watch list!!!

Gina.

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[Northernraider]

of far superior intelligence to us lot

Gina.

Pffft I beg to differ


I've met some right feckin eedjits in the last few weeks .

 

[Just smiffy]

Pffft I beg to differ


I've met some right feckin eedjits in the last few weeks .

Those Irish jokes didn’t come out of thin air, there’s a bit of truth behind everything…..

 

[Gina M]

Pffft I beg to differ


I've met some right feckin eedjits in the last few weeks .

Yeah, but you are Scottish, so you too are of higher intelligence (I am such a creep!!)

Gina.

 

[CaptainPaul]

Pffft I beg to differ


I've met some right feckin eedjits in the last few weeks .

Your even starting to sound like us now Tam... 'feckin' 'edjits' lol by the time you've toured around Ireland you'll have a whole new vocabulary & we'll understand each other perfectly if we meet up in Morocco

 

[Northernraider]

Your even starting to sound like us now Tam... 'feckin' 'edjits' lol by the time you've toured around Ireland you'll have a whole new vocabulary & we'll understand each other perfectly if we meet up in Morocco

Ach I've said feckin eedjit most of my adult life lol . But I have a very bad subconscious habit of mimicking folks accents when I'm around them a while ...don't even know I'm doing it at times which can be interesting

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[Northernraider]

I have to say this b2b on this van is a godsend , because even with all that solar on the roof if I didn't move every 2nd or 3rd day I'd be in trouble . The bank that powers all the original equipment etc isn't so bad ...its never really got below 75% but the one that runs the inverter and fridge has been down to 70%

Neither have been reaching full 100% since I left home ... the most they go to is around 95% and that's if its been a very bright day . But they seem to do that on the b2b too so I'm assuming it's something to do with the float stage or something as when they reach 95% even on the b2b the input drops way down to like 1.5ah going in to each instead of the usual 15-20ah in to each.

Lot shorter days for sunlight too I imagine.

 

[Northernraider]

Right Lenny HB why are these voltages all so low when the % is still up at 75.5% and 78% ?

Yet the voltage on my various USB points reads 12.9v


I'm hoping it's because they all cheap Chinese units and are not that accurate.

 

[Lenny HB]

Those are cheapo battery monitors, I don't think they take account of amps in & out just go by voltage. I don't know if you can calibrate them I'll see if I can find some info.
Just a rough guide, compared to a Victron they are bin fodder. They are £30 compared to a Victron at £150.

 

[Lenny HB]

Get your multimeter out and check the voltage at the batteries.

 

[Northernraider]

Those are cheapo battery monitors they don't take account of amps in & out just go by voltage. I don't know if you can calibrate them I'll see if I can find some info.
Just a rough guide, compared to a Victron they are bin fodder. They are £30 compared to a Victron at £150.

Yeah I know they are cheapo ones.

I've turned the inverter off for a bit so there's nothing running and both banks have now risen to 12.3v and are now taking in solar charge...although not much yet. I'll leave it off for a bit while we have our walk . Fridge should be fine for an hour or two there's plenty frozen stuff in there if it's not being opened.

Might give them a wee boost .

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