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Sept 9, 2019 18:28:18 GMT
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Alex
I have been through this with my Farther, my condolences to you and your family.
I would like to say it gets easier but it does not at least straight away, you will all have your good day and your bad and you will all struggle through, the best thing that you have to help all of you through this is each other don't be afraid to show your emotions under any circumstance, just be there for each other plenty of tears, plenty of hugs and plenty of laughter and you will start to get back to normality but he will always be with all of you and will never be forgotten.
I'm sure that us here will help you as much as we can.
Pete
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eternaloptimist
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Sept 9, 2019 21:43:57 GMT
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Sorry to hear the news.
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Sept 10, 2019 5:54:26 GMT
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Sorry to hear that Alex. Hope your wife recovers fully and soon as well.
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Sept 10, 2019 5:55:52 GMT
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Woorden van troost, daar ben ik niet zo goed in. Ik weet nooit wat te zeggen als er al wat te zeggen valt.
Veel sterkte en kracht om je verlies te dragen. Ik wens jou en je family veel sterkte in deze zware tijd
Gecondoleerd.
Renee
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eurogranada
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Sept 10, 2019 6:01:31 GMT
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Sorry to hear that Alex. Hope your wife recovers fully and soon as well. Thanks for caring Anne's eye is recovering to some extent. She has noted that her vision had gotten slightly better as the eye got more of its normal shape back due to increasing pressure. She's experiencing quite a bit of pain though, but I guess that is to be expected when there are sutures present and the grief means a lot of tears flowing. It's all done in the name of preservation, she has about 10-15% sight left with both eyes corrected with glasses so if she had lost this eye it would have been a real problem. We'll know more the 18th... |
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eurogranada
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Sept 10, 2019 6:03:40 GMT
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Woorden van troost, daar ben ik niet zo goed in. Ik weet nooit wat te zeggen als er al wat te zeggen valt. Veel sterkte en kracht om je verlies te dragen. Ik wens jou en je family veel sterkte in deze zware tijd Gecondoleerd. Renee Dank je wel. Most of the time it's not so much what is said, as it is the fact someone is trying to say something. The acknowledgement, if you will, of the hurt felt means a lot. But your words are very fitting. |
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eurogranada
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Sept 10, 2019 6:08:00 GMT
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Alex I have been through this with my Farther, my condolences to you and your family. I would like to say it gets easier but it does not at least straight away, you will all have your good day and your bad and you will all struggle through, the best thing that you have to help all of you through this is each other don't be afraid to show your emotions under any circumstance, just be there for each other plenty of tears, plenty of hugs and plenty of laughter and you will start to get back to normality but he will always be with all of you and will never be forgotten. I'm sure that us here will help you as much as we can. Pete Thanks. We are a pretty tight family but I know what you're saying is how it is. Good days, bad days, tears and laughter... As far as hiding emotions, I'm too much of a softy for that. I try to be strong for my family and mother in law, but this deep felt hurt I can't hide, proven by sharing it here. |
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Sept 10, 2019 6:59:12 GMT
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Alex,
I was working in Copenhagen when I was told Mother had died. They flew me home immediately. I was home the week before, we hugged and I told her I loved her. Last time I saw her, and we both knew somehow.
I was told my Father had died when I was working in Bangkok. Again, I was flown home straight away. I'd visited him just before I flew out. The doctors told me that his stroke was that serious, he'd never come back
I could do nothing but the eulogies at both their funerals, but you know what? Standing there, telling people about all the good things they'd done in their lives (and they really had) took the pain away and made me focus on the love we'd shared all those years.
The wakes were superb!
Stay strong.
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Sept 10, 2019 10:33:34 GMT
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Sorry sir, sterkte.
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Sept 11, 2019 8:11:58 GMT
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My condoleances Alex. Went through the same thing 3 years ago with my father in law,
though I daresay I was nowhere near as close to him as you were to yours (1800km's distance will do that).
He was also one of the finest human beings I had the pleasure of knowing so I guess we were lucky that way.
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Sept 11, 2019 9:29:21 GMT
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Sterke kerel,
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If it doesn't fit you need a bigger hamer
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eurogranada
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As most of you no doubt will understand the Granada has been on the back burner for the past few weeks. That doesn't mean it is out of the picture. I ordered several parts and am in the process of ordering some more. I'm aiming to do a few jobs in a row this time. I'm going to swap bearings again as I don't trust I didn't damage them. Not from wrong adjustment, but from using the wrong grease. I feel that the grease used melts too much and flows away from the bearing a bit. I noticed this when I investigated the play one wheel had developed while the other was still fine and both were adjusted the same.the grease looked funny compared to the old grease that was in the hubs when I got them. So I now have bought a new tin of grease that does not have wheelbearings as a by mention, but as the main designation. I also want to plum in the mechanical oil pressure gauge, at the same time change oil and filter, add centre rings to the wheels so it will definitely centre on the hubs and when I do I want to add centre caps to finish it all off. A front driveshaft half replacement and getting the temp gauge operational would mean the car is 100%. So as parts are coming in and being ordered, I've also set a date for the front end alignment. It's the 11th. Turns out the guy doing the alignment also drives a nice 79 granada which he hopes to take with him that day if weather allows. After the alignment I'll hopefully plan a full day to realise these last few items. In the mean time I had an oldtimer experience of a different kind. As a surprise for our parents, me and my brothers arranged for us 4 to take my parents away for the weekend. As an activity we went driving Daf 33's for an afternoon. It was quite fun! But they have 45 cars to maintain and that shows. They are operational but not the prettiest. But the driving experience is something else to anything I drove before. Starting a car in gear with no clutch. A car having only a forward, neutral and reverse, nothing more. Being able to drive as fast backwards as forwards... Having little road holding capabilities no brakes to speak of and saggy suspension. Still I had a blast... Some pics:        The Granada is far more fun though! |
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Good to see that you have plans to get the Granada in shape before the winter really sets in.
Getting the alignment done by someone who owns a Granada must be a plus, I am sure of that.
These DAF33 looks like death traps, but also great fun, at least for a short while. It is klear that the world has moved on and cars have improved. They really seem basic.
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eurogranada
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They are utterly basic. I think only a trabant or something could be more basic than this.
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I’ve seen videos of Dafs being raced in reverse. It’s the most bizarre sight.
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eurogranada
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I’ve seen videos of Dafs being raced in reverse. It’s the most bizarre sight. In the early 80ies it was almost a Dutch national thing: racing backwards with dafs and also with stripped out caravans behind them. As a young boy it was great fun to watch them being smashed up. |
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2 old ladies in our road had one when we were growing up, thay always drove past at about 15mph but at about 9,000rpm!!  |
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If I'm not mistaken that's parked outside the Achelse Kluis, a good place to stop for a bier |
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eurogranada
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If I'm not mistaken that's parked outside the Achelse Kluis, a good place to stop for a bier You are 100% correct! It was a good place to make a little stop. We did not have time for much, but my brother bought some beer to enjoy later (alas I don't drink). Could you do me a favour? Can you check your calendar for options on doing some work to my Granada from say Oct 13 onwards? |
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I love these Daf's. They are awesome. Mum and dad's last car in Australia before moving to Holland in the early 70's was this  Mum and dad's first car in Holland was this  It was a little cramped in the back for us 4 kids.... |
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