Recent content by No Idea

I think all the methods sound much better than letting Little Idea near it with his pigging pliers. The blood blister hasnt gone yet, and Im not sure if I should have gone and got it stitched after his help.

Thats the other side of the coin. If you push it to court.... If a court decides their offer is fair, you get that amount and the costs. If the court decides in your favour, they get the costs. Losing could mean you end up owing them more than the total claim. If the insurers...

Insurance is a business based on gambling. The insurance gambles that you will not cost them more than say, a tenth of the premium. When you have a claim against them, they gamble again and offer you the minimum they think they can get away with paying you. If you tell them your claim...

So long as the holes in the top are drilled, the kids can usually hammer the screws in without splitting the wood. Drilled hole on this one for the rope. Nails always seem to come out eventually and the rope always ends up tangled in the bearings if you tie it to the inside of the metal...

Again, the length is governed by his leg length Front axle on this one is wider than the rear, simply to give more space when turning for his ankles. The blocks on the rear axle stop his rear sliding into the wheels on corners. String to pull it..

Wheels on this one are running on a piece of pipe thats held to the axle with Ubolts. Always when I was a kid, I would use bent over nails or bits of wood screwed on. Back axle is secured to the frame the same way. The frame is jointed at the back. Discovered just nailing one piece of...

Push gokarts.... Started building these when I was 10. Tools... I had a sharpened screwdriver, a kinked ripsaw, a drill with one 1/4 inch drill bit and a hammer. Oh...and a sheath knife as they wernt taboo back then. Timber was usually 2 x 3. Main piece needed to be 6 ins shorter...

Aww! Thank you friend Robbi ! Thank you Very Wild Bill Lee 28... The kids spend ages playing with the pushalong gokarts I encouraged them to build. However, I just spent an hour hunting through my pics and cant find any of them. Gives me an excuse to take a few more pics tomorrow -...

They got to build them, they got to learn how to paddle them, they got to test their limits, they got to practice in them until they were good... They earned that adventure and the feeling "I did that!" Im happy with that. Was well worth the effort.

That really cant be a comfortable place to sleep... Hmm... Been here... Wasnt quite so much water when I last visited. Just finishing listening to the whole story and congratualting them again! Packed up, then home for showers and a meal out to celebrate! Pics...

They saw this thing and had to go investigate.... I want one! Heading back to the boats... Looks like hes sussed how to take his own pic too lol I havent been here either.

They arrived in another hour. They had that far away look of adventurers who have seen things that their audience hasnt.. We were duly impressed and managed not to mention the panic they had caused. They told their tale.... No problems leaving the quay area. Seems a ferry had...

At 3 hours, Mother and I agreed. Time for me to go looking for them. I headed across the open water, against the tide and wind. Rounded the headland and stopped on the beach. There.... Way off in the distance, two specks. Not sure if its them.... Then I saw them move. One had...

2 and a half hours.... Even my mum is starting to look a bit agitated. She had a monocular telescope thing. I cold see the last 3 miles or so with it. No sign. there were jetskiis, power boats with skiiers, yachts, even the occasional ferry... No white canoes. three and a...

Its about 12 miles around the piece of water they were paddling. Drove to the finish and parked up. Took half an hour or so. Mother wanted to come and congratulate them on arrival. 6 mile paddle. Tide travelling at about 3mph. River current, 2 mph on top. Wind about 5 mph on...