Hi,
At the RAF driving school, near Blackpool, the trainee drivers were required to do a daily inspection, which included checking the battery levels ... which somehow
always required topping up.
Distilled water got splashed everywhere, which resulted in the battery terminals growing a blue "fungus".
One morning, I noticed smoke pouring out of the driver's window on an Austin Loadster (sp?) three-ton truck, with the trainee driver still sitting at the wheel. With "
true aplomb and joi de vivre" I leapt into the passenger door, leaned over, opened the driver's door, shoved the driver out, closely followed by his seat, and ripped the battery lead off the battery, before continuing to my Crew Room, and a waiting mug of tea. I left the Sergeant Instructor, who hadn't yet arrived, to sort out the paperwork. I doubt that the trainee could have told him who was responsible.
I like to have a battery isolating switch on my Land Rovers, preferably the type that break the circuit by pulling a lanyard to eject the red lever. I believe the RAC Blue Book requires such a switch on competition cars, with a big yellow arrow pointing at the switch's location. Can anybody expand on that?
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PS, Which reminds me, seeing as it's getting near Xmas .... I got into a "mistletoe clinch", at RAF Weeton, with the
strapping WRAF Scammel Explorer driver ... an experience to be remembered, with a smile.
More recently (last week), feeling low, I asked the leader of Barabara's Care Team, for a hug. I felt much better afterwards. I mentioned it to Barbara ....
"Good!" was her only comment.