Piers Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I can change a timing belt... piece of piss... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 With or without special tools?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I changed a timing belt last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 depends if you're special enough to need special tools...I could do it without tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Me too. But what do I know, I don't use elsawin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Now now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 pete, you know nothing. you tradesmen that have done this for years! useless...Raymondo the Royal Marine could change it with a penknife and some string (the string would come from his pants) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 So I appear to be told! Never mind, I'll let these internet gurus destroy my delicate shell and scamper off, but yeah, when it comes to anything worthwhile, ray is your man, although I'm not sure the nerds on the tent forums would be very happy with the procedure he uses for tent erection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Calm down boys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAB Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well if you know what you are doing then I'd expect you not to pay a garage to do the job anyway, surely that's the biggest false economy ever, getting someone else to do a job you're capable of doing yourself.It depends on WHY you became capable of doing the job yourself!RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 That's irrelevant, if you know how to do something then surely you'd do it yourself no matter what the motive was for you learning how to do it originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 That's irrelevant, if you know how to do something then surely you'd do it yourself no matter what the motive was for you learning how to do it originally.We're now going into the philosophy behind DIY or GSI (get someone in). In my business, I love to get stuck in, but my accountant keeps telling me that everytime I do stuff I know how to do, I should still hand over to a lesser being as I am effectively losing money by not earning it. I can pay someone less than I earn, so the difference is loss (I don't earn much to start with!). But I tell him that I do actually enjoy getting my soft velvet hands mucky every now and then... It's boring creating fluid flow modelling for induction systems on a CAD system everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Imagine Ray on a tent forum! that would be like a cyclist in here! His username would be GO****YOURTENTS-BIVVYMAN!Im on the wavelength that if you can do something, do it... if you cant, don't.why does it matter "WHY"?and what is RAB? sounds like some strange nightclub where people dance around to silent music whilst wearing PVC (I only know because Rich once sent me pictures) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I'm not sure I understand what you said mk2, can you explain it a bit differently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Also, I didn't bring up the W word, I just took exception to that statement, I'm not big on philosophy, unless I'm in a hot tub with a nice bottle of red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I'm not sure I understand what you said mk2, can you explain it a bit differently?There's so much tongue in cheek in this thread I don't know if you're taking the pith.... In a nutshell- if you know how to do something, it doesn't mean you should do it. If you can earn more money per hour doing something that pays well, it makes more sense to hand over the lower costing job to someone else. So at the end of the day you end up with more money in your pocket. If you enjoy doing what you know then everything I said is **** At least this is what my accountant keeps drilling into me. He always uses the analagy of a banker- who can earn £300 an hour. The banker also knows how to fix cars perfectly. It costs the banker £45 an hour to pay a mechanic to work on his car, he is still making money. If he works on his car, he is actually losing more than it costs to fix it... At least I think it goes something like that.Oh, and every time I read RAB, I see it as Regulus Arcturus Black from Harry Potter........ Sorry RAB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 sounds like some strange nightclub where people dance around to silent music whilst wearing PVC (I only know because Rich once sent me pictures)Sounds like an interesting club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skezza Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Have you ever been to a silent night club?They're ****ing ****. One of the worst nights out of my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Have you ever been to a silent night club?They're ****ing ****. One of the worst nights out of my life.No. Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoid Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 "At least this is what my accountant keeps drilling into me"I've seen those videos online, dirty bugger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Apparently Scotty is an "accountant" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Oh ok, so you mean if you either have to take the day off work to do summat that would cost less than what you lose on a days wage then that would be ok, that's what I thought you meant, but wasn't sure, but I agree. Not sure how to take the lesser being comment tho, although I have a good friend who's job is related entirely with CAD, and he thinks he's god's gift also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I get the concept of what you're saying.It's like when I buy a car, I could travel all day to pick it up and have an adventure but instead I go to work and do x numbers of hours at y per hour because B (X x Y = is higher than FF = the amount I have to pay some pikey to go get said car and bring it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Rab = Scottish Rob.Rab = quality mountaineering clothing; especially down insulationI just flash a plastic card at a machine and hey presto; my cam belt is changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 Ray, I'll happily change your cambelt for parts plus coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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