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IMVHO. the Zimmermans are really good discs.
On my 3rd set and I have just bought another set for when I need them.
On my 3rd set and I have just bought another set for when I need them.
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That's good enough for me.steve2003rs6 wrote:IMVHO. the Zimmermans are really good discs.
On my 3rd set and I have just bought another set for when I need them.
Only thing is I've a brand new set of OE discs and pads waiting to be fitted when needed, I bought for a steal last year lol..
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Then sell them to me for another steal lol.
Zimmermans are a personal choice.
I like and have always bought the drilled and grooved.
Some like the drilled.
Really good discs. They were recommended to me years ago by a fellow member.
Zimmermans are a personal choice.
I like and have always bought the drilled and grooved.
Some like the drilled.
Really good discs. They were recommended to me years ago by a fellow member.
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Nae chance haha..
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Nae chance. The last time I heard that was when I was working for a Glasgow company.
Denholm ship management.
Princess Road iirc.
On super tankers, engine room in the gulf with no air conditioning.
After some beers “no nae never” used to echo all around the ship til the early hours.
Those were the days. 10p for a pint and 8p for a double short.
Great memories.
Denholm ship management.
Princess Road iirc.
On super tankers, engine room in the gulf with no air conditioning.
After some beers “no nae never” used to echo all around the ship til the early hours.
Those were the days. 10p for a pint and 8p for a double short.
Great memories.
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I’ve been using zimmies for years. Great disks.
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10p a pint and 8p for a glass.. ffs..when was that 1955 lolsteve2003rs6 wrote:Nae chance. The last time I heard that was when I was working for a Glasgow company.
Denholm ship management.
Princess Road iirc.
On super tankers, engine room in the gulf with no air conditioning.
After some beers “no nae never” used to echo all around the ship til the early hours.
THIS......Those were the days. 10p for a pint and 8p for a double short.
Great memories.

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Another reason to buy... Good to hear positive reviews on these..Shoppinit wrote:I’ve been using zimmies for years. Great disks.
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Stuart. It was in 1978
Obviously in international waters and exempt from any form of tax.
Obviously in international waters and exempt from any form of tax.
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Ahhh them were the days Steve, petrol was 2 Bob a gallon and 20 fags were under a quid.. anyone got a time machine handysteve2003rs6 wrote:Stuart. It was in 1978
Obviously in international waters and exempt from any form of tax.

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Oh yes I remember it well Stuart.
1970 wasn’t too bad either.
Out on a Friday night with a pound in yer pocket.
Get ratarsed in the local and fish and chips on the way home and still have change.
IIRC. A pint was two shillings (10p) brew 10 !
That’s when I was a barnpot????????
Forgive the spelling if it’s wrong
1970 wasn’t too bad either.
Out on a Friday night with a pound in yer pocket.
Get ratarsed in the local and fish and chips on the way home and still have change.
IIRC. A pint was two shillings (10p) brew 10 !
That’s when I was a barnpot????????
Forgive the spelling if it’s wrong
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Bampot is correct.. we have our own language up here, very often interspersed with profanities.. and of course, our favourite word is cxxt.steve2003rs6 wrote:Oh yes I remember it well Stuart.
That’s when I was a barnpot????????
Forgive the spelling if it’s wrong
As in he's a great cxxt, our term of endearment !
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Appreciate the banter mate.
Really nice trip down memory lane.
A bucket full of languistines for a dollar in Sardinia.
All you could eat and drink for 5 dollars in the middle of a desert in Iraq and Iran.
My mate mugged in Lisbon for his watch.
Name your price for a empty oil drum with tribes in the Orinoco.
Ah yes I remember it well !
Really nice trip down memory lane.
A bucket full of languistines for a dollar in Sardinia.
All you could eat and drink for 5 dollars in the middle of a desert in Iraq and Iran.
My mate mugged in Lisbon for his watch.
Name your price for a empty oil drum with tribes in the Orinoco.
Ah yes I remember it well !
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Good fun mate !.. better times were pre social media and mobile phones.. nothings a secret any longer, well for about 10 seconds that issteve2003rs6 wrote:Appreciate the banter mate.
Really nice trip down memory lane.
A bucket full of languistines for a dollar in Sardinia.
All you could eat and drink for 5 dollars in the middle of a desert in Iraq and Iran.
My mate mugged in Lisbon for his watch.
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Ah yes I remember it well !

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All fitted. Passenger side easy, driver side put up a fight - the pins would not shift...
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