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Old 19-08-10
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hosepipe ban over!

dug out my meguiars, buckets, sponges and gave my gtv a damned good clean today. looked great in the sun that came out briefly in lytham. of course it is raining again!
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I know what I'm doing this weekend
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sadly, i will still be fixing mine
Wash any parts you take off . Look at it as a cleaning exercise rather than fixing the f.....
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sadly, i will still be fixing mine
Whats up?
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burst brake pipe and ruined exhaust
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Originally Posted by barchingmad View Post
dug out my meguiars, buckets, sponges and gave my gtv a damned good clean today. looked great in the sun that came out briefly in lytham. of course it is raining again!
downpours expected and summer effectively over

break out the hosepipes


woo





hoo
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burst brake pipe and ruined exhaust
Jeepers! Won't ask but hope you get that sorted and then you can wash the car like the rest of us
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I don't understand. Just a week ago, the papers were reporting that all the rain had made no difference, and showing pictures of Tittesworth completely empty.

Just hope there's a long enough gap in the rain this weekend for me to actually clean the cars.
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I forgot about the ban!! I've been using my hose pipe since I got back from my hol's two weeks ago! Obviously my neighbours ain't snitches!!! I think Alfa owners should be exempt anyway!!
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I don't understand. Just a week ago, the papers were reporting that all the rain had made no difference, and showing pictures of Tittesworth completely empty.

Just hope there's a long enough gap in the rain this weekend for me to actually clean the cars.

ppffft, you said ***!

Back on topic, it will **** down tomorrow.
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Tittesworth
Huh huh huh.... You said Tittesworth....

Back on topic, when did that end? They kept that quiet! My ZR needs a good washing at the moment, I had the wheels powdercoated white the weekend after it came in. You can probably guess their current colour! Proper case of bad timing!

Still, settled what I'm doing tomorrow!
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Err - I have mostly jetwashed my decking today - been to car wash since the ban

Reports say that since the ban came into force, 15 million daily toilet flushes have been saved

*good luck Gaz *
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Old 21-08-10
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I washed mine so hard it got it's own thread :smug:
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You missed a bit
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Err - I have mostly jetwashed my decking today - been to car wash since the ban

Reports say that since the ban came into force, 15 million daily toilet flushes have been saved

*good luck Gaz *
As it happens, you were quite entitled to jetwash your decking even while the ban was in force.

Cans and Can'ts in a hose pipe ban. - Hozelock

The problem is that no-one knew that, so you were probably just as likely to be reported and judged by the neighbours anyway!
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