Cheers bigfoot, that makes sense.

Good video, until the end obviously. How much damage to your car does an off like that do?

Never done it but I’ve been to watch it at Astley and Tyldesley . Great entertainment.

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I’ve never done a trackday (apart from the Nurburgring in 1993) and I’ve no real intention of doing a trackday in the future but I’m curious on the insurance thing.

If you don’t bother with insurance and wrap your own car up fair enough but are you responsible for any damage you might do to the track or barriers etc?

And what about if you take someone else out and write their car off? Is it just “one of those things” or would you be liable for their repair bills?

I had one about six months ago with just the throat spray.

I would describe it as mildly unpleasant or uncomfortable in so much as you wouldn’t choose to do it for fun but it didn’t hurt and was easy to do.

Probably less than 5 minutes in reality for a good look around and a couple of biopsies.

They told me not to eat or drink for an hour afterwards.

I have an identical one of those Panasonic twin-deck affairs. Still use it in the garage for listening to the radio while tinkering.

We went in 2008 and really enjoyed it. Went in late July and it was blistering hot, don’t know if that is normal or not.

Stayed at the Louis Phaethon Beach Club a short walk to the waterpark. My lad was 9 at the time and he loved it.

One day I walked into the town for a nosey about and then decided to get the bus back. The bus was pulling up at a stop to let some locals on when someone rang the bell to stop. The locals got on but no-one got off. The bus driver got out of his seat and started yelling “Who rang my bell? You ring my bell you get off my bus” and he actually made an English fella and his wife get off the bus for ringing his stop bell.

Moral of my rubbish tale – don’t ring the bus bell unless you are getting off, even if it’s stopping anyway.

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Olives

Four bikes here, three of which are singlespeed or fixed.

Kona Unit – singlespeed
Two road bikes – fixed
One road bike – gears

Charity shop. Dropped 7 bin bags worth off today following a “have you touched that in 5 years?” clear out.

Last couple of times I’ve renewed my sons membership I’ve used the Electronic First site with no issues at all. Same as Cougar’s link.

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Ah, fair enough.

Different part number

Are you sure? The one I linked to is exactly the same part number as in your photo. The one you linked to has a different part number.

Is it one of these?

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If it wasn’t for me none of you would be here

Glad you enjoyed it.

Might have a trip up there ourselves again soon.

Wife is a trained seamstress. She doesn’t do it for a living any longer but still makes it look so easy. I end up injuring myself just trying to put a button back on.

I use one of these

Nest Athena A50

Great for your city use as it will slide round to give access to your camera without having to take it off.

When my Karcher packed up last year I took it apart to find the capacitor had “exploded” for want of a better description. Approx £10 from espares and it is good as new again.

Not quite in Blackpool but only just a quick drive up the coast. Granada Fish Bar in Fleetwood is very good. Can sit in too if you want.

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Do they still do head bags with the zip off bit? they were good.

Ahhh, the Head Monte Carlo – sports bag of choice for every self-respecting Casual in the ’80s. I had one that lasted me through 5th and 6th Form and part way through Uni.

My lad wanted one for college this year. It fell apart within three months, the quality is shockingly bad.

I don’t know how much competitive rallying these actually did but as a paid up Golf GTI owner/geek I would love one of the road going versions of the Golf Rallye.

Had their fibre broadband for nearly three years. Very happy with it.

Installed efficiently (by BT Openreach engineer) when they said they would – he even relocated our master socket for us.

Never had a single problem so don’t know what the customer service is like.

Killing Bill – annoying meme stick man gets his comeuppance

The Stinging – short horror set the morning after a night at a particularly ropey indian restaurant

The Danish Girling – an everyday tale of Scandinavian brake manufacturers

I used to work with a woman that had twins.

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Never bothered asking if they were boys or girls.

The FAQ sheet I got with the NIP from Lancashire Constabulary in December states that their prosecution threshold is 10% plus 3mph for all speed limits. So the lowest speed they prosecute for in a 30mph zone is 36mph.

I was stopped in a 20mph zone in Garstang about 2 years ago for doing 26mph. They just “had a word” as they were only just starting to implement it.

Done earlier at work. Glad to be of help.

Well the quote from the ones we spoke to was “Whats the best thing about Cuba? No Americans”

We went this summer. Stayed just outside of Guardalavaca. The beaches are fantastic if you are into lazing around. The nearest city to us was Holguin which was well worth visiting. The locals we met and spoke to were incredibly friendly and we felt safe wherever we went. Being able to speak a little Spanish helped as not many people away from the hotel and tourist centres spoke English.

Havana was 12 hours away by road so we didn’t get to go there unfortunately. Its only an hour or so on a plane from Holguin but we were advised not to do that as the internal flights are unreliable and often cancelled without notice.

We did a mixture of lazing on the beach or by the pool and getting out into the countryside. We used the local taxis (1950s American cars) and buses. We also did a couple of organised tours which were brilliant the local tour guides were very enthusiastic and we learned loads about the history of the island. The insight into the politics was fascinating – and they really don’t like Americans.

Cafe menus are just a bit of a guide as they often run out of quite basic ingredients. We went for breakfast one morning and ordered toast. Toast was all that arrived. I asked “Please can we have some butter?” only to be told “No. We haven’t got any”. Other than that the food and drink was cheap and good quality.

We went in July and the weather was blistering hot all the time.

We have already planned to go again in 2017 and will stay up near Havana.

I’ve also got that Photographer’s Eye book. Both very good.

Agree with perchypanther. Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. Borrowed a copy off my brother when I started. Went and bought my own copy and still refer to it.

I’ve now finished part 2 but had to guess at Q3.

Part 3 looks very hard. Think I’ve probably peaked.

Not much work happening here today.

I’ve completed the first part. Part 2 looks a bit trickier

I’m guessing from your user name you’re in Leigh? If so try Langfords on Atherton Road in Hindley Green. I got some from them earlier this year. Best value around and they only charged £5 for delivery.

I had similar but with a stuck quill stem in a set of 1″ steel forks. Resisted everything from brute force, WD40, ammonia, a hack saw etc.

Finally cut the stem off and subjected it to a dunking in caustic soda. Took about 3 hours of this

To turn this

Via this stage

Into this

Result.

Caustic soda is nasty. Wear protective gear and eye protection.

bob_summers – Member
I didn’t know 50 was the biggest. My b-i-l is an oldschool handyman and only uses cash, always has a rubber-banded wedge of 200€ notes in his pocket, many of which have shopping lists for the builders’ merchants written on them in biro

Reminds me of this I once got from a cash machine in Rochdale.

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And if you get recommended by a friend, for example me, we both get £100.

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Diet Hard – the story of an extreme slimming club

Raging Bully – a Ron Pickering biography

Pulp Friction – turmoil in a Sheffield rock band