The forum idiot strikes again! - Page 151

FredSpencer · 17th July 2011, 16:19

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Originally Posted by Roverowner

Well when I was there we didn´t get the UN pay like the other contingents. That was the reason I was given by the OC....

... and during the time I was with the Aviation Flight 3 Para was there. No UN pay either. Did your lot get it??

The Anglian Regt and Balaclava Street.... eternally etched in my memory.....

No we didn't get it. £7 a day, which was a lot of money in 1969.

We were told it wouldn't be fair to give us it when other British troops in Cyprus didn't get anything like it so they only gave us the LOA (less than 10 bob a week). The Government probably made a profit out of us. Even the Irish mob got it, although they could only draw half of it whilst out there and the rest was kept for when they got back home.

Roverowner · 17th July 2011, 16:37

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Originally Posted by FredSpencer

No we didn't get it. £7 a day, which was a lot of money in 1969.

We were told it wouldn't be fair to give us it when other British troops in Cyprus didn't get anything like it so they only gave us the LOA (less than 10 bob a week). The Government probably made a profit out of us. Even the Irish mob got it, although they could only draw half of it whilst out there and the rest was kept for when they got back home.

Sounds familiar. I was there in 72/3. They said though that it was part of the UN deal not to pay us. And as you say we just got the extra bob becuse we were -roughing it- (ie we didn´t pay the usual part of our pay for food)

I had a nice 6 months though. My first encounter with the Finnish Nation. Thought I´d need a liver transplant after being -invited- over to their bar in Nicosia

FredSpencer · 17th July 2011, 16:44

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Originally Posted by Roverowner

Sounds familiar. I was there in 72/3. They said though that it was part of the UN deal not to pay us. And as you say we just got the extra bob becuse we were -roughing it- (ie we didn´t pay the usual part of our pay for food)

I had a nice 6 months though. My first encounter with the Finnish Nation. Thought I´d need a liver transplant after being -invited- over to their bar in Nicosia

I did 93 days ...... just long enough to get a medal.

The Swedes did it for me. They threw money (in the form of booze) around like confetti.

Roverowner · 17th July 2011, 16:49

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Originally Posted by FredSpencer

I did 93 days ...... just long enough to get a medal.

The Swedes did it for me. They threw money (in the form of booze) around like confetti.

Got my gong mounted on the wall along with the -toubles award- and the first Gulf War thingy (the Swdish -General Hospital- was given it by the Brits for turning up on time- We were in Riyadh, 500 km from the action

)

The Swedes don´t usually talk to each other unless the promille content in the blood is around 1 to 1.5

Got to go feed his lordship........

Fille · 18th July 2011, 10:54

I have a new stupid plan!

I'm going to go get my old Honda Civic (´86) out of storage and hopefully get it going and MOT'd in time for an 80's car meet just outside Stockholm on September 18th.
What do you lot reckon it will need doing? Do I have to change the cam belt after it has been standing for so long? The brakes are probably seized and I'm quite sure the petrol (the tank was full...) is of no use. The car was in daily use up until August 2008, and it has been dry-stored since.

Still, my father-in-law thought it would be nice so he's joining me

Not that much driving, maybe 400 km's one way + an overnight ferry crossing.

FredSpencer · 18th July 2011, 15:43

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Originally Posted by Fille

I have a new stupid plan!

I'm going to go get my old Honda Civic (´86) out of storage and hopefully get it going and MOT'd in time for an 80's car meet just outside Stockholm on September 18th.
What do you lot reckon it will need doing?

Should start first time ...... if it's as good as Honda say.

Roverowner · 18th July 2011, 18:20

Take the cover off sufficiantly to have a look at the belt. Turn it over and see if it´s fraid or cracked. When was it last done. How many kms has it done since the last change?

Fille · 18th July 2011, 19:33

The belt was probably changed something like 10 years ago. Maybe 20 or 30,000 kms. So I guess the age limit is up...

Phil · 18th July 2011, 19:34

5 years or 60,000 miles from memory on those. Easy job providing you can get the crank pulley undone!

Phil · 23rd July 2011, 20:21

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Originally Posted by FredSpencer

Nicer than a Marina any day.

Is that a typo?!

I sincerely hope it is young man!

18th July 2011, 10:54	#1505
Fille Loves to post SOLD - Rover 75 Tourer 2,0 V6 Connoisseur Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vaasa Posts: 476 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have a new stupid plan! I'm going to go get my old Honda Civic (´86) out of storage and hopefully get it going and MOT'd in time for an 80's car meet just outside Stockholm on September 18th. What do you lot reckon it will need doing? Do I have to change the cam belt after it has been standing for so long? The brakes are probably seized and I'm quite sure the petrol (the tank was full...) is of no use. The car was in daily use up until August 2008, and it has been dry-stored since. Still, my father-in-law thought it would be nice so he's joining me Not that much driving, maybe 400 km's one way + an overnight ferry crossing. __________________ 2007 Citroën Grand C4 Picasso - 2005 Citroën C3 - 1990 Citroën XM - 1986 Honda Civic - 1973 Morris Marina 1,3 Coupé - 1973 Morris Marina 1,8 TC Coupé

18th July 2011, 19:33	#1508
Fille Loves to post SOLD - Rover 75 Tourer 2,0 V6 Connoisseur Auto Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Vaasa Posts: 476 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	The belt was probably changed something like 10 years ago. Maybe 20 or 30,000 kms. So I guess the age limit is up... __________________ 2007 Citroën Grand C4 Picasso - 2005 Citroën C3 - 1990 Citroën XM - 1986 Honda Civic - 1973 Morris Marina 1,3 Coupé - 1973 Morris Marina 1,8 TC Coupé

18th July 2011, 19:34	#1509
Phil This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Connoisseur SE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wales Posts: 12,227 Thanks: 469 Thanked 523 Times in 241 Posts	5 years or 60,000 miles from memory on those. Easy job providing you can get the crank pulley undone! __________________

18th July 2011, 18:20	#1507
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Take the cover off sufficiantly to have a look at the belt. Turn it over and see if it´s fraid or cracked. When was it last done. How many kms has it done since the last change?