CitroJim's AX, C3 Picasso, Cycling and Running Tales

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Cleaning the area with salt water is supposed to work.
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Hell Razor5543 wrote: 22 Jan 2025, 06:06 Cleaning the area with salt water is supposed to work.
Thanks James :D
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Hell Razor5543 wrote: 22 Jan 2025, 06:06 Cleaning the area with salt water is supposed to work.
Or milk I'm told.
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The best thing for blood is saliva - it contains an enzyme that breaks it down.
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RichardW wrote: 22 Jan 2025, 13:24 The best thing for blood is saliva - it contains an enzyme that breaks it down.
Tastes good too! :twisted: :mrgreen:
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mickthemaverick wrote: 22 Jan 2025, 14:21
RichardW wrote: 22 Jan 2025, 13:24 The best thing for blood is saliva - it contains an enzyme that breaks it down.
Tastes good too! :twisted: :mrgreen:
Only if you're a vampire! :shock: :lol:

Thanks all, I will report back...

I asked a nurse today, being sure she'd know especially as her work involves plenty of it. 'Not a clue dad, maybe a stain remover?'

In her defence I guess the hospital laundry deals with it for her...
mickthemaverick wrote: 20 Jan 2025, 11:57
CitroJim wrote: 11 Jan 2025, 14:06 I'm enjoying seeing all these cameras :) Keep 'em coming ;
I came across this old compact film camera today complete with a film in it but I've dumped that cos I can't be bothered to see if it is any good !! :-D

I've been loaned this camera for a while... The internal battery, cunningly hidden under a cover secured with two small screws, was completely flat.
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As it got some very good reviews in its day, I have a replacement battery on order - still very readily available - and a roll of 400 ASA film.

I was quite surprised at the cost of 35mm film these days. Almost a tenner for 36 exposures from Amazon although since then I've found it available for a a bit less from a couple of online sources...

I suppose the demand is not there these days and given the film contains a bit of silver...

I'll run it through the camera and then have it processed. If all good and I enjoy shooting in proper black and white I'll be looking at doing the processing - as I used to long ago. I used to find great satisfaction in doing so.

I may be on the look-out for a decent 35mm SLR camera ;)
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I use Wizz Oxi stain digestor when I do my laundry (1 scoop as well as my normal soap), and this seems to work well.
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For a pool of petrol heads I'm surprised nobody has mentioned what I use - Swarfega, works a treat on blood and other bodily fluids!! :-D
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Is it not one of the "thousand and one uses for WD-40" ? :)

Have we skipped over the obvious point of confusion?
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I thought Jim's blood was green
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but maybe he's secretly on LDS rather than LHM as I thought!
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MattBLancs wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 07:16
Have we skipped over the obvious point of confusion?

<spoilers>
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ahh, my secret is finally out - I'm actually a Vogon :wink: You can tell that from the quality of my poetry :roll:
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CitroJim wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 07:28
MattBLancs wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 07:16
Have we skipped over the obvious point of confusion?

<spoilers>
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ahh, my secret is finally out - I'm actually a Vogon :wink: You can tell that from the quality of my poetry :roll:
ARRGGGGHHHH!!!!! PLEASE, somebody build that hyperspacital bypass!
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Hell Razor5543 wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 15:49
CitroJim wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 07:28
MattBLancs wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 07:16
Have we skipped over the obvious point of confusion?

<spoilers>
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ahh, my secret is finally out - I'm actually a Vogon :wink: You can tell that from the quality of my poetry :roll:
ARRGGGGHHHH!!!!! PLEASE, somebody build that hyperspacital bypass!
:lol: I would but there's a person wearing a dressing gown lying in front of a JCB :( I'll have to wait until he gets dragged down to the pub ;)

The camera battery and film arrived today and the camera appears to be good. I'll not know for sure until I've taken 35 more exposures and developed the film.

I've started to refit Bluebell's starter motor...

Nothing will be done tomorrow on the cars as I'll be in Daventry running as far as I can in the allocated six hours. The weather may have an influence :twisted:
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CitroJim wrote: 23 Jan 2025, 16:38 Nothing will be done tomorrow on the cars as I'll be in Daventry running as far as I can in the allocated six hours. The weather may have an influence :twisted:
Bear in mind potential gales in the early morning Jim so weigh Polly down well before you drive up there!! :-D
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or take a sail and a pair of roller skates ?
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