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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 16:54 Post subject: |
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One Saturday morning my phone went, the misses was out away working so just me and the kids. " o reet matey, don't suppose you cud do us a favour cud you"
No probs Rick what's up matey
Stuck in the snow my mate
Aye , right tell me where and on my way
Kids chucked in the shogun and of I set to see what had happened
Well a van got stuck in front of Rick, as he undertook he plowed into about 3ft of snow
Winch time !!!
Pics
The approach, i rember thinking WT.....looked like a snow blower blowing across the road , bit further back the snow was up to the roof of cars!!
Already dug all this out
Looking back at the winch distance , 2 strops and the winch all out other than a wrap on the drum !
Slow winch later and Rick saved
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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 19:24 Post subject: |
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As it was a rare occurrence..........
Rick and walt doing their thing
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kenthepipe LifeTime Member
Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 4366 Location: North-East
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 19:34 Post subject: |
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Great to see all those old pics again Mark, reminder of how it used to be on here |
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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 19:48 Post subject: |
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Thanks ken, more will follow just so so many |
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skool *****
Joined: 24 Jun 2015 Posts: 764 Location: NOT IN THE EU !
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 19:52 Post subject: |
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nice thread ,,, im new and have never met Rick but its obvious hes helped many people and been an allround gentleman ,,,, best wishes that everything gets better |
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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 19:56 Post subject: |
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Deli time, another rivi run
eye spy with my little..........
Step is far worse now, good 2ft!!!
Ricks fault for wearing it out testing all his new acquisitions
You certainly feel the angles in a deli!!
and rick overtakes..........
Rick behind, check the angle at the top in his l300 after 2mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS50OIB3ws8 |
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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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jimmyw LifeTime Member
Age: 32 Zodiac: Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 1954 Location: Cork - Ireland
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 20:41 Post subject: |
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Rick is a great man, always got a reply to many a stupid question that I have PM'd him, and the answer was always right too. I've been meaning to drive my paj over to the UK for ages to get him to cast his expert eye over it
Just realised he is always wearing camouflage, it is amazing anyone could ever find him |
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icehawk LifeTime Member
Age: 62 Zodiac: Joined: 09 Apr 2006 Posts: 2550 Location: walsall west.mids
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 21:01 Post subject: |
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Never met rick my self,but everyone who has,only have good things to say about him,and that speaks volumes about a person,hes always willing to help any one out without being patronizing and freely gives out his vast mechanical knowledge,when rick gives an answer to a problem you know its correct and thats priceless.hope you get well soon rick. |
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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 21:30 Post subject: |
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jimmyw wrote: |
Rick is a great man, always got a reply to many a stupid question that I have PM'd him, and the answer was always right too. I've been meaning to drive my paj over to the UK for ages to get him to cast his expert eye over it
Just realised he is always wearing camouflage, it is amazing anyone could ever find him |
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Walt *******
Age: 54 Zodiac: Joined: 01 May 2010 Posts: 2647 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 0:03 Post subject: |
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Thanks for pics Mark, good old days mate.
Among all the things that rick has taught me and shown me on cars, my biggest fear being to change a cambelt, he said: Take YOUR time walt! don't rush it!
a couple of years ago, I had to change the oil seal on a Mazda, remembering all the advice, I still managed to mess up the timing by a tooth!
so PMs back and forth with good old rick, until we sorted it out.
So distance didn't matter, he was there to help me out. |
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andyshirley LifeTime Member
Age: 58 Zodiac: Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 1016 Location: stoke-on-trent
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 10:13 Post subject: |
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Sorry, no stories.
Love and best wishes to ya Rick. |
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rachandgary9879 Newbie
Age: 50 Zodiac: Joined: 18 Mar 2015 Posts: 2 Location: cheshire
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 13:29 Post subject: A TRUE GENTELMAN OLD SCHOOL TOP.TOP BLOKE |
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this is a guy who was on all levels FANTASTIC fix repair an only replace where nesseery he has done many jobs for me over the years an a guy who new his stuff big time my love and thoughts go out to him an his family an hope he gets well soon lots of love an thoughts gary rachael and the 3 girls take care pall
TRUE LEDGEND V8 RICKXXXX |
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venn105 LifeTime Member
Age: 49 Zodiac: Joined: 15 May 2008 Posts: 13103 Location: Lancashire
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 13:56 Post subject: |
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andyshirley wrote: |
Sorry, no stories.
Love and best wishes to ya Rick. |
Funny posts, links to them, anything will do, no rules here Anything that brings a smile over the years. All messages welcome
Thanks and thanks to all, please keep em coming |
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rachandgary9879 Newbie
Age: 50 Zodiac: Joined: 18 Mar 2015 Posts: 2 Location: cheshire
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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2015 14:50 Post subject: |
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I rememmber this one time rick came to do me headgasket an wen he started putting it back together i left him to as ya do
An went to make the brews as i came back out he has a tap an die set out on my block i was ooooooo noooooooo
I thought its all over as what started off as a head job went to a timing chane too wot a guy said it was stretched before he took it off WOW old school any how he was cleaning the threds on the block but scared the sh.t out of me a first lol
That day i got educated an ANOTHER job well done for little money he also took me ladders for a nob on his house as i ad finished with them an he bought them funny came fix me car an had free education top fella love rach gary an the 3 giyrls |
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