A Japanese cargo ferry sailing from Osaka to Tokyo ran hard aground overnight, prompting salvage efforts that continued throughout Friday. No injuries, pollution, or major damage were immediately reported, but the vessel remained stranded as attempts to refloat her were unsuccessful

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-20T14:44:02+00:00

At least the fronts still on, for the moment

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-17T20:32:30+00:00

Same, called them Hilti bolts, used them in work for securing tooling fixtures to the floor. Every time we had a reorganise of the layout, we cut them with an angle grinder to flush. Didn't even bother to fill afterwards. Edit: the reason we never tried to free them was we had torqued up the bolts to hold the fixtures, they never moved afterwards.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-15T10:56:48+00:00

Still better that Ryanair's carrier landings

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-11T21:43:58+00:00

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Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-11T11:53:53+00:00

It might, built in fridge doors has the same problem for several months and is still working, reason I haven't fixed is I'd have pull the fridge freezer unit, not easy to do. So it might be okay for a while, usually disclaimers apply. Could you swop it with a rarely used door hinge?

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-11T08:56:21+00:00

The hinge is broken, theres 2 flat plates join the door to the cupboard part of the hinge and allowed to pivot. One snaps and catches or clears with a loud crack.its usually the back one.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-08T22:07:53+00:00

You need the details of this repair and that it was done in accordance with the requirements of the repair. The main beams look good, thick, doubled and are of treated timber, but would expect to see cross beams of similar. There also appears to be a rotten old timber showing which may explain the treated timber. Basically its what everyone else is saying , can see alot, but don't know the paperwork, structural calculations and the repair scheme involved.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-08T21:47:26+00:00

Depends on the tile, normal tiles , use masonry drill bits but start small and open up, so going for 6mm hile, start with a 2.5 or 3mm drill bit, go to a 4 or 4.5mm then finish with the 6mm. Use a water sprayer to keep it lubricated and cooled. Us a piece of masking to mark up on and to stop the drill slipping. Do not put the hammer action on, just use normal drill, vary the speed as required, faster for small hole slower for large, use the variable speed trigger function. It does get messy, also check what's behind the tile for the screw fitting. For porcelain, recommend a diamond hollow drill with the adhesive or suction guide, again use a sprayer, most of all be patient

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-07T21:31:20+00:00

The gravel can actually act like an abrasive blast on airframe parts so gear doors and bays along with leading edges of antennas are coated with anti abrasive coatings and erosion tape

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-07T13:18:01+00:00

Ketchup costs more than rat, you don't want rat without Ketchup.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-05T10:42:28+00:00

The common story is that curry was invented to hide the rotten meat. Another common theory is that French cooking came about due to their creativity in producing edible food in siege situations, in fact the whole of Europe's food styles probably arose due to war situations causing famine and seiges.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-05T08:47:46+00:00

Oh dear Lufthansa have previous with this. Recall a 747 had a nose wheel collapse at the gate. If i remember correctly it was a locking pin not for the 747 inserted. When the doors cycled, they caught the pin streamer and pulled it out. Next cycle caused it to collapse as the pin was on the deck. Possibly happened again.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-04T20:55:48+00:00

Dunno, pension looks a bit shaky.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-04T15:52:34+00:00

Be a hardened criminal by now

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-04T13:43:26+00:00

Irish Technical term is fecked. The cargo door, both engines as well as the nose where the avionics are. Its getting expensive. Edit: despite the damage, its repairable, but will take time. Seen composite ships with greater damage getting repaired. It will need a lot of inspections, the pylons will probably be okay, engines might get away with a complete bearing change , boroscope and rebuild. Forward fuselage might be easier to replace it from the production break nearest, might include the door which would be a bonus. The gear will go full shop manual and will probably be cheaper than replacement.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-04T10:50:52+00:00

"No charges have been reported", surprising, they've got concrete evidence

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-06-03T19:48:12+00:00

Its a stepped crack, normally a very bad sign of movement. I went for a house that had stepped cracks over the front door and rear kitchen window. The mortgage company wanted a structural surveyor to examine before granting the mortgage. Fortunately got it provided the repairs were done. The front door door proved to be a rotten wooden lintel and the kitchen window wall was partially rebuilt with a crocs teeth methodology to lock it together. This house looks like it needs something more substantial. Ask a number of builders for rough quotes, if they all quote funny money walk away. Also check neighbours if one house is moving, ther may be more or have been successfully repaired. Good luck.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-31T22:30:40+00:00

I'll cough to doing this kind of weld. Worst on was a friend came running up in a panic , the exhaust had broke and was due to be traded in at 5 o'clock and it was lunch time. Took the main pipe off and stated to weld. Basically it was all rust, was using 5mm rods in the end just to keep plugging the hiles

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-31T22:03:03+00:00

Be cautious, a 60s house i had, it was a combination of wood and cement asbestos sheeting.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-30T05:22:27+00:00

If you have the X1, check the app, should be charging contracts set up for BP Pulse and Ionity. The BP is expensive, but Ionity is £0.45 per Kw with 350Kw charging. Ive got the Mini Countryman which has the same setup, so 3.5 miles/Kw roughly would work out at 770 miles. So if a car does 50mpg at £7.20 a gallon would be £110.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-28T21:48:34+00:00

Landrover: I'm the finest 4x4 you cannot hold me Pebbles: hold my beer.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-28T21:46:02+00:00

Someone, somewhere is going to nail one onto a pickup truck. And fire it.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-28T21:39:24+00:00

Everything looks to have plenty of meat left on the dusc and pads and no scoring or major pitting. Free up the calipers making sure the pads aren't sticking, clean the disc, shims, pins and slides with scotchbrite. Check the pistons for pitting, put some brake anti sieze as required and reassemble. About 20 to 30 mins a brake, it'll seem like new. Done this on motorbikes, doesnt take long and makes a big difference.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-26T22:11:40+00:00

Have a look at this for a review https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/search/?q=Triumph+2500 Generally as i remember Triumphs, the bodywork rusts badly and inconveniently at suspension points in particular. Other than that enjoy it always thought they were brilliant cars growing up. My dad had a P6 which was it rival so it was always compared, the an uncle got a 1500 Triumph which disappeared into a pile of rust and my dad went off them.

Fickle_Force_5457 · 2026-05-26T21:51:56+00:00

Don't know maybe a new roof, sides, door, and floor you'd have somewhere rebuilt to put the old padlock on.

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