met rick last night

[briggie]

i met rick ( solarman ) and his beautifull wife maggie last night , in case some of you arent aware , rick has offered very generously to fit a replacement engine to sally and check her over .

rick is a amazing bloke and we had a interesting chat ( and a few drinks ) he had drove over 300 miles to meet me , and has a lot more miles to get back , totally amazing act of generosity and kindness :thumb2

he is going to pick sally up this morning and transport her back to essex so he can transplant the engine with his mate swifty .

thanks rick mate :thumb2

many kind regards and sincere thanks

pete

ps ..... hope the cd helps

 

[clivvy]

totally and utterly, awesomly, astronomically amazing, what a guy. you just dont see this sort of kindness, generosity and darn helpfulness in "regular" life, its just so good to see, gives me back a lot of lost faith!

 

[briggie]

just had a call from rick and maggie .. they have picked sally up and are on their way to pauls , one hell of a long trip from here , plus then they are going back home , im sure you will all join me in wishing rick and maggie a safe journey and heartfelt thanks for such an amazing act of kindness :clap:clap

 

[zippy656]

yep, just think what the world would be like if we were all like Rick..

some thing for me to aim at i think.. top chap!!

 

[briggie]

yep, just think what the world would be like if we were all like Rick..

some thing for me to aim at i think.. top chap!!

does anyone know if rick got to pauls ok ? :nenau

 

[zippy656]

my guess is Rick and Paul would know!

 

[Bat21]

does anyone know if rick got to pauls ok ? :nenau

He certainly did Pete.

I picked up the replacement engine this morning, it was as described and was without ancillaries.

Here she is in her chariot awaiting Ricks arrival

Once Rick arrived, it was time to commandeer the local farmer

Slowly does it

This is one heavy lump

As we gingerly approached Ricks truck, it was evident that his pride and joy was about to be pronged by Giles the impaler

Time to shorten the strap to give us a little more room

Easy does it

We had 1" clearance

That is sooo close... down she goes.

Once Rick had secured the motor he was back on the road... with another 200+ miles to go.

Huge respect to you Rick :clap

Photos by daughter Emma

 

[zippy656]

Huge respect the the farmer..

the old tractor i used to drive its forls would more any thing from 1/2" to 9" you had no way of know ing what it was going to do next!!

 

[briggie]

Huge respect the the farmer..

the old tractor i used to drive its forls would more any thing from 1/2" to 9" you had no way of know ing what it was going to do next!!

thanks a lot mate ..... i realise this is a silly question , but ....... how is rick gonna get it out again ? :nenau

 

[briggie]

thanks a lot mate ..... i realise this is a silly question , but ....... how is rick gonna get it out again ? :nenau

hes a great bloke rick :thumb2 .... if you look carefully . you will see sally on ricks trailer.... i hope she is being good and not missbehaving :sly

 

[zippy656]

thanks a lot mate ..... i realise this is a silly question , but ....... how is rick gonna get it out again ? :nenau

cafully!

im sure with a workshop hell have a proper engine hoist.

 

[briggie]

humbling

pictures like that make me realise just how many people are coming together to help ..... it really is humbling , and i sometimes hear things like its a bad world without respect ....... those pics and the actions of this group say otherwise :thumb2:clap

 

[sidsid06]

fair play rick your 1 decent chap:thumbs:thumbs:thumbs and all my god getting that engine in the back of your truck that would have made my ass twitch if that were my truck!!!

and the farmer driving the tractor...well done that took some doing:thumb2:thumb2 i driven lots for tractor and know how hard that must have been to do:bow

 

[clivvy]

blimey, thats some tense looking moments in them photos!

what a bunch of gentlemen!

 

[briggie]

rick just texted me to say he had got home , one hell of a bloke im sure you agree ....... man sincere thanks mate .... i hope sally behaves well :thumb2 ..... got get a few beers mate you deserve it :clap:clap:clap:clap

 

[MudLifeCrisis]

Rick, you're a star.









Now ,how are you with Land Rovers ;O)

 

[solarman216]

Engine pick up

Many thanks to the farmer and his perfect handling of his machine, had I any doubts about his expertise I would not have allowed him near my motor, but he was so precise I would have put my life in his hands no problem, thanks to Paul for collecting the engine, and giving good directions (which I failed to follow) 820 miles round trip and we now have Briggies motor in the yard (still on the trailer tonight) ready for Swifty to look at tomorrow, all I can say at this stage is that it is not big ends, it is not a good sound but as yet unidentified, I have only owned the Terrano since December 09 but what a motor, I bought it for towing and boy does it tow, with Briggies motor on the trailer we were grossing around 4.8 tonnes, and I found myself drifting to 70mph many times you could almost forget you had a trailer on the back, getting tired now so going to log off all the best to you all Rick ( I have a nice pic of the outfit but not sure how to load it in but will try)

 

[Liam]

I'm speechless!!! I think we should all stand in a circle and give ourselves a clap on the back. Everyone doing what they can to achieve a result. Really hope it all works out fine in the end. Definitely something magical going on here.:thumb2:thumb2:thumb2:thumb2

 

[briggie]

superstar !

many sincere thanks rick ,i was very pleased to actually meet you and maggie ,maybe meet swifty one day too , you saw in person my problem with mobility and speech and didnt bat a eyelid , not only are you all amazing people , but people with morals and standards which sometimes these days appear to be slipping , i hope my offer is of use to you and maggie ... perhaps swifty too , i hope the cd helps too ...i also hope to meet a few members in person too , to thank them personally , but im not sure how yet , its something i have to do , im sure you understand

ps doesnt sally look good ? ( i hope she behaves well )

many kind regards and thanks

pete :thumb2

 

[macabethiel]

Broken Britain

Once again experience shows that there is nothing broken about Britain.