Picture(s) of the day....

[NewcastleFalcon]

Market Harborough Ambulance Station was in the "any many more" category to my initial list of examples

Market Harborough Ambulance Station

© Copyright Robin Webster and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Market Harborough Ambulance Station was in the "any many more" category to my initial list of examples

Market Harborough Ambulance Station

© Copyright Robin Webster and
licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Regards Neil

Added to my list!

[Dormouse]

As I understand it an increase of 3db is a doubling of the volume.

3db is a doubling of sound energy. 10db is a doubling of volume. Over the years I have tested Vehicle Exhaust Noise at everything from105db down to 67db. My Fiat 500F "failed" the noise test on a Night Navigational Rally. It had a bog standard Fiat exhaust fitted to a bog standard 500cc engine with a bog standard carb and air filter but at it's test rpm just about every bit of tinware vibrated and the car was noisy inside and out. I was allowed to compete because the car was as the Manufacturer designed and supplied new. One of the many obscure rules within Motorsport.

If you are measuring inside a car the range can be from as low as 35db. Opening windows or passing by a large plain wall or building can have a dramatic effect on the sound level measured.

[mickthemaverick]

As I understand it an increase of 3db is a doubling of the volume.

3db is a doubling of sound energy. 10db is a doubling of volume. Over the years I have tested Vehicle Exhaust Noise at everything from105db down to 67db. My Fiat 500F "failed" the noise test on a Night Navigational Rally. It had a bog standard Fiat exhaust fitted to a bog standard 500cc engine with a bog standard carb and air filter but at it's test rpm just about every bit of tinware vibrated and the car was noisy inside and out. I was allowed to compete because the car was as the Manufacturer designed and supplied new. One of the many obscure rules within Motorsport.

I remember many occasions around the country turning up at scrutineering, panicking that the E marking was on the wrong side, or only 1 throttle return spring was still in place on the MK1 RS2000 but none were so nerve racking as holding the throttle at 5000 rpm while the noise readings were taken. It wasn't the noise test itself that worried me but the prospect of the engine self destructing while free revving at that speed!!

[Dormouse]

A common complaint from competitors (and I do agree with that for some cars) but we were obliged to test at a very strict rpm level in a very strictly controlled test area (The Blue Book ). A steady (slowish) increase in revs and hold for 5 secs is what I asked for. Blipping/varying the throttle during this test just led me and my fellow Scrutineers to continuing until a steady reading was achieved. Like most officials, we were tested and observed to see if we did our job properly with the occasional test car put through to see what we didn't spot while we were juniors before we were advanced to being able to become Chief/Seniors.

[myglaren]

Just passed the house of lucifer again

Another crap phone picture.

I dropped my daughter's C3 for new springs, new tyres, service, MOT and whatever else they dream up and had to walk back. The amount of litter in the hedgerows is infuriating but this really takes the prize:-

Just before spotting that I walked past this - I have passed this way hundreds of times and never noticed it. Haven't a clue what it is good for.

And just before that, an addition to Neil's brick collection. This was a school playing field. Approximately fifty houses have sprung up there.

[Dormouse]

The odd looking wide trench looks like a surge point for large amounts of unexpected surface water to be held in until the drains catch up with themselves. If it is, it should really be fenced off and have deep water warning signs as,at it's extreme capacity, the water can be 2 or 3 feet deeper with powerful under currents at the out flow pipe.

[myglaren]

In the middle of a housing estate and right at the back of the shops and adjacent to a car park, school close by.
There is a grid covering the outflow/inflow pipes. May have to take a closer look.

[NewcastleFalcon]

The pick of the atmospheric reed pictures of December 15th 2021

The pick of the bounty of unidentified mushrooms in large circular clumps December 15th 2021

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

They look like Phoenix Oyster mushrooms to me!!

[Dormouse]

These small surge ponds are at the side of the A92. The white reeds you see further up are in the roadside trenches, which collect the run off water from the road, and are supposed to reduce the effects of road salt on the local land. What isn't clear is the yellow signs at the fenced off end ponds which control the surge into the burns that run across the farmland. I will need to stop the next time I go up to Arbroath and get a picture of them but they say that the water can be deep and dangerous.

[NewcastleFalcon]

They look like Phoenix Oyster mushrooms to me!!

I think they are Clouded Agaric,

https://www.wildfooduk.com/mushroom-gui ... ed-agaric/

Right season, a common mushroom, which is pretty big 12cm Stems and 20 Cm Caps and it commonly grows in rings.
They have a good mushroomy smell, but 1 in 5 find them unpalatable and they need cooking before eating. They were in complete profusion. The only mushroom which I would pick from the wild and eat would be the field mushroom.

Regards Neil

[GiveMeABreak]

Broken spring on daughter's C3.
Two buggered tyres, one was new, had to fit it to get home.

Only just seen this Steve - there was a Recall for the suspension springs breaking and damaging tyres (a bit late now I appreciate) They fitted some cups on the fronts. Details below:

It happened to us - front spring went when reversing back one morning and crunch. Luckily the recall had already been done, so it prevented the spring from damaging the tyre.

There are 56604 CITROEN vehicles affected by the recall R/2005/147.

This recall was issued on October 26th, 2005 and all the details of this CITROEN recall (R/2005/147 - SUSPENSION SPRINGS MAY BREAK) are provided bellow:

Recall reference
R/2005/147

Recall Type
Car

Recall Date
2005-10-26

Reason for concern
SUSPENSION SPRINGS MAY BREAK

Reason for recall
In the exceptional event of a spring breaking there could be a risk of the spring making contact with the vehicle tyre.

Remedy
Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and fit a suspension cup to each side of the front suspension.

How to check if the vehicle is recalled
Contact the local CITROEN dealership or manufacturer. You will not need to pay for anything involving the recall.

How the manufacturer will repair
The Recalled vehicles will have the fixing checked and corrected as necessary by and official CITROEN service.

[myglaren]

I'll pass that on to Daniel, who is doing the repair and he may be able to pop new cups in while fitting the springs.

Excellent advice and well spotted, thanks Marc.

[mickthemaverick]

Interestingly my MX3 had exactly the same issues. It was recalled and fitted with the cups a year before I got it when the nearside spring was replaced due to " potential failure". So when the offside spring failed this year the cup prevented tyre damage and masked the problem when I inspected the nearside after the Audi incident. So I wonder if both manufacturers were supplied by the same spring maker?