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 Post subject: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:21 pm 
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why oh why do things always happen on a weekend :x


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:34 pm 
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Its called Sods Law :sad:

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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
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Nothing goes on a weekday when the garages are open where they might have a slot where they can fit you in.


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:23 am 
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never received so many text messages telling me how friggin busy it is either


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Sods Law

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Sod's law is a name for the axiom of "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" and "anything that can go wrong, will".[1] "Toast will always land butter side down" is often given as an example of Sod's law in action. The phrase is seemingly derived, at least in part, from the colloquialism an "unlucky sod"; a term for someone who has had some bad unlucky experience, and is usually used as a sympathetic reference to the person.

The term is still used in the United Kingdom, though in North America the eponymous "Murphy's law" is more popular.[2]

Sod's law is similar to, but broader than, Murphy's law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong"). For example, concepts such as "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" and "good fortune will occur in spite of the individual's actions" are sometimes given as examples of Sod's law in action. This would broaden Sod's law to a general sense of being "mocked by fate". In these aspects it is similar to some definitions of irony, particularly the irony of fate. Murphy's technological origin on John Stapp's Project MX981 is more upbeat—it was a reminder to the engineers and team members to be cautious and make sure everything was accounted for, to let no stone be left unturned—not an acceptance of an uncaring uninfluenceable fate.

Some examples of "bad fortune will be tailored to the individual" include:

Ludwig van Beethoven's loss of hearing—loss of hearing is bad fortune for anyone, but it is Sod's law that it would happen to a brilliant composer.
Adolph Coors III, who was allergic to beer, was the heir to the Coors beer empire—being allergic to beer is bad fortune for many, but it is Sod's law that someone allergic to beer would inherit a beer empire (and, due to a botched kidnapping attempt, die because of the empire's wealth, thus being killed by beer, if only indirectly).
Lou Gehrig developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a paralyzing neurological disorder, but it is Sod's law that this would happen to an athlete. ALS is commonly called "Lou Gehrig's disease" in the United States.

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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:37 pm 
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With me i could drive 100 days on hire but if i drive to the shops for some bread the engine falls out, also, i can drop kids at school, drive home no problem, get in it to fetch em out and the car gives up

i parked up one friday night 7pm, perfect, next morning 7am for the school, get in the car and a front coil is broken....HOW?

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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 12:51 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
With me i could drive 100 days on hire but if i drive to the shops for some bread the engine falls out, also, i can drop kids at school, drive home no problem, get in it to fetch em out and the car gives up

i parked up one friday night 7pm, perfect, next morning 7am for the school, get in the car and a front coil is broken....HOW?


Because it was a Saterday you doughnut, no schools :roll:


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
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skippy41 wrote:
wannabeeahack wrote:
With me i could drive 100 days on hire but if i drive to the shops for some bread the engine falls out, also, i can drop kids at school, drive home no problem, get in it to fetch em out and the car gives up

i parked up one friday night 7pm, perfect, next morning 7am for the school, get in the car and a front coil is broken....HOW?


Because it was a Saterday you doughnut, no schools :roll:


saturday YES school ya doughnut... well than anyway and that school

Fees £15K per child per year, shut ONCE due to snow in 20 years cos HM dont like giving refunds

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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:48 pm 
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Same happened to me last week, not had a contract for 10 weeks, on the afternoon of the first day of the contract just about to go and pick the kids up EML comes on,


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
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wannabeeahack wrote:
i parked up one friday night 7pm, perfect, next morning 7am for the school, get in the car and a front coil is broken....HOW?

Known problem on a Mondeo. Same hapened to me, car parked outside house, heard a loud bang like someone throwing a brick into a metal dustbin - front coil gone.
I know of the same happening on three other Mondeos, two whilst parked up overnight and one after driving less than 100 yards at start of shift.


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
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tangarinearmy wrote:
never received so many text messages telling me how friggin busy it is either

They might be taking the pi**. :roll: :roll:

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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
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Sussex wrote:
tangarinearmy wrote:
never received so many text messages telling me how friggin busy it is either

They might be taking the pi**. :roll: :roll:




you reckon


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:18 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
With me i could drive 100 days on hire but if i drive to the shops for some bread the engine falls out, also, i can drop kids at school, drive home no problem, get in it to fetch em out and the car gives up

i parked up one friday night 7pm, perfect, next morning 7am for the school, get in the car and a front coil is broken....HOW?



Same happened to me a few weeks ago, parked it up on the Monday didn't move it until the Tuesday morning, when I did there was a racket coming from the front end. I looked at the drivers side and there it was, the wing was on the tyre.


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
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apparently its been the best sunday in living memory :shock:


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 Post subject: Re: damn clutch gone
PostPosted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:29 pm 
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tangarinearmy wrote:
apparently its been the best sunday in living memory :shock:

If youve only got 2 months experience it might :roll:


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