Stafford, whats there guys?

[mick znone]

im just wondering guys, whats available at this show. are there second hand sellers or just new stuff? i need to find a 3ton + trolley or bottle jack and someone suggested i look at Stafford, but being a Stafford virgin i dont know whether they mean new or second hand. Is there a type of auto jumble thingy going on

[Ginger Bear]

Mick, there are all sorts of tool sellers at Stafford, you'll be spoilt for choice.
There's also plenty of sellers trying to shift some complete tat.

[KeithZ1R]

Mick, there is almost everything you will ever want and a shit load of stuff you will never need

[mick znone]

thanks guys, i just found a nice clarke 6 ton bottle jack on machinemart but i think i will hold off now for Stafford.

[neilbarrett]

Don't expect anything cheep

[freddyz1r]

Mick, you need short arms and very deep pockets

Resist, resist, resist

[mick znone]

no worries Freddie, im known for being er "careful" it takes me 12 months of searching information before i buy a pair of pants my girlfriend makes this squeaking noise to describe me and my tight pockets, she does this as she pours a coffee out of the flask (im not paying £2+ for a coffee)

[freddyz1r]

[mick znone]

:up

i find tightness one of the joys of getting old - er its like a great hobby Freddie

[irhobotolo]

thanks guys, i just found a nice clarke 6 ton bottle jack on machinemart but i think i will hold off now for Stafford.

If you buy one at Stafford it will have been made in a cowshed in Bulgaria.
The seller wont have shaved or washed for a month and his van will have had its last mot in 1976. He will have a small terrier with him who will also be smoking a roll up and he will have had four cans of lager for breakfast.
Some right tat for sale outside at stafford. Be careful what you buy. I speak from experience.
Also some bargains as well but mostly tat !

[tlc]

Mick.
I studiously went round every stall last year and only bought 2 big loctite bottles.
They were a bargain though at £2.50 each.

[KeithZ1R]

thanks guys, i just found a nice clarke 6 ton bottle jack on machinemart but i think i will hold off now for Stafford.

If you buy one at Stafford it will have been made in a cowshed in Bulgaria.
The seller wont have shaved or washed for a month and his van will have had its last mot in 1976. He will have a small terrier with him who will also be smoking a roll up and he will have had four cans of lager for breakfast.
Some right tat for sale outside at stafford. Be careful what you buy. I speak from experience.
Also some bargains as well but mostly tat !

HMMMM is this politically correct NB I did not ask factually

[Zed man]

Mick.
I studiously went round every stall last year and only bought 2 big loctite bottles.
They were a bargain though at £2.50 each.

Ok..then add into the mix.. Petrol/diesel.. Cost to get in... A burger...and a coffee... How much was those bottles of loctite? Last year I took my 25 year old son, and on a burger stall, bought 2 burgers and 2 bottles of water..... £15.00 my son said.. Haaa much??

I have been going to Stafford for a few years now, but found the cost of getting there ( from down south ) cost to get in.. Queuing up for a crusty bacon roll, and a coffee... That cheap part ant that cheap.... Btw a lot of the stalls were missing last year.. In the main hall, there must have been 6/7 stalls not there.. As the cost of a stall goes up every year.... A stall holder told me, he had to pay..£400 for the 2 days pitch... (For a double patch of grass ) outside...take that into account... Stalls ant cheap... I like visiting the clubs stall, but sorry this year I will give Stafford a miss... Rant over..

[mick znone]

Mick.
I studiously went round every stall last year and only bought 2 big loctite bottles.
They were a bargain though at £2.50 each.

Ok..then add into the mix.. Petrol/diesel.. Cost to get in... A burger...and a coffee... How much was those bottles of loctite? Last year I took my 25 year old son, and on a burger stall, bought 2 burgers and 2 bottles of water..... £15.00 my son said.. Haaa much??

I have been going to Stafford for a few years now, but found the cost of getting there ( from down south ) cost to get in.. Queuing up for a crusty bacon roll, and a coffee... That cheap part ant that cheap.... Btw a lot of the stalls were missing last year.. In the main hall, there must have been 6/7 stalls not there.. As the cost of a stall goes up every year.... A stall holder told me, he had to pay..£400 for the 2 days pitch... (For a double patch of grass ) outside...take that into account... Stalls ant cheap... I like visiting the clubs stall, but sorry this year I will give Stafford a miss... Rant over..

but im to smart to be eating that junk anyway Zed man, and i use a flask for the coffee. The cost of getting there is great because i really am traveling from down south (lands end) but i thought it would be a good idea after all these years to put in a show of support for the club. If while im there i find a decent bottle jack then all smiles, if not then i will buy one locally.

[zedward]

Mickz1a,'stafford, whats there guys?'
A load of overpriced tat, a few old blokes having dick measuring competitions, a lot of rivet counting and later on a few old drunks talking bo**ox.
Do you think you'll like it