Operation Blue Streak New Home Required, SOLD

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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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May have a problem as I have forgotten about pipe seals......Ive rang Citroen, they are available but wont be available until next week.
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I'll stop off at tony Weston's on the way home from work either tonight or tomorrow and see if they have a few I can have on sale or return.

As your pipes are new it may be worth checking the bag to see if there's any seals, either loose or on the pipe ends.
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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We have a few inches up here, but it's very slushy once you get down from the hills.

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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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Nothing here but rain and gales. Ugh!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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Thanks Mike, RXBX is having a look in his store to see if he has any but if its not too far out yor way it will save a 50 mile round trip.
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Well it does mean a diversion of a couple of hundred feet, but I'll do it for you!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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citsncycles wrote:Well it does mean a diversion of a couple of hundred feet, but I'll do it for you!

Thanks Mike :D

Theres no seals in the bags sorry.
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Hmm I think maybe we need to postpone things for a week or so, the weather up here is pretty awful and its not wort risking it as the estate isnt that much of a priority, if if course it all thaws overnight I will be happy to go!
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Not so bad here, but if we get another night like that, Yeovil may be the critical factor!
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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Ok back to Plan A, Tom has says its ok near him so all being well operation repipe will be on tomorrow (if I can get off my drive that is)
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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Yea, it's all fine down here chaps, worse we've had is a splash of rain!
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It's snowing like billyo here!
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Were just stopped at Hopwood Services having a cuppa! It's cold!!
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Dear Tim,
I wouldn,t have stood for that Tim :shock: You should have taken your tea back, and got a hot one :lol:
Good luck today though Tim :wink:
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Re: Operation Blue Streak aka "in a state with an estate"

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Nice one Vince :lol:

Hope you manage to get it sorted - will there be much more to do after that before it's ready for MOT and bringing home?
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