It’s got a good bake.

so what’s the plural of Lego?

Duplo!

Pie.

Thank you.
How splendid.
That’s good of you.
Lady Garden.
Please.

Peter Griffin.

Oooh, another – “not fit for purpose”

I still enjoy a secret snigger that female connectors have the opening that the male bits slides into.

Not having a set of Bombers handy or even being pretend handy with my fists I retreated rapidly and called the Feds

Which is what any citizen (without the massive e-balls many people are graced with on STW), should be able to do. In confidence that something will be done. Thast is why police are paid, to take on the crims.

God, such clear evidence seems like such a quick win doesn’t it for an organisation who’s purpose is to stop/prevent crime…but they can’t, and to be honest I feel as bad for them as I do for us.

Something’s wrong.

cynic-al: What you say though is based on constraints of the force. A witness description of vehicles with paint matches of marks left on stuck vehicles would have been a very very strong case.

Shed stuff; prints and a thorough look-thorough of any CCTV.

BUT….this is too much to do, because insufficient funding is available.

Crimes can be solved and prosecutions can be brought, but the prioritisation that is implicitly imposed through funding means that you, and I, when our garages and bikes are nicked, fall to the bottom of the list.

OP has made a good summary of where we are, and it’s worth noting that I make no political or social point. I do not know what the answer is, my gut is that there isn’t a single issue.

EDIT: ..but that the demand outstrips supply, in a public sector sense.

This will go on for days, or get closed.

The police should be doing this; a reporting of a clear crime should get immediate response; unfortunately the coppers, like most/all public sector cannot receive the funding necessary to deal with what pressures are placed on them, in what a normal civilians would deem as a bare minimum of service.

I honestly do not want to imagine where this is going, but to suggest that it is some civil responsibility to intervene in a burglary, rather than trust on the public-funded policing authority, shows what a state we are in.

A crime where someone vulnerable is in threat, yes, intervene if you wish and feel able, but a burglary, no. The police should be there, but they can’t all the time, due to demands and constraints, and I feel for them as individuals and myself as someone who pays for that service.

Just look at the OP, clear crimes, lots of evidence (creditability could be established through attendance), nothing done.

Grr, rant etc.

If you don’t decalre to insurance, you may as well be uninsured.

Better to be thought of as a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

Update…I should stop drinking the Bells. That said, it’s doing the job.

Protein shake, bells and smirnoff. **** YOU’RE MANLY.

Bells & Smirnoff I’m ok with; powedered protein crap is embarassing..it’s been in that shitty shaker thing for 6 weeks.

Update..

Why, oh why, does that look like the occupier of No11 looking like he’s in some cheap porno?

jon1973 – It’s bloody amazing; it’s a piece of p to clean and cooks animals in minutes.

is that a breville?

I’m embarrassed for both of us; it’s a George Foreman…in fact you’ve just made me realise I’m missing out on weight!

…and also, I’ve realised I’m missing a breville in my life.

TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsSTR – Bang on what I was seeking. I fear everyone else is asleep.

It’s a box, for her to stick her bits of ribbon & glue in.

So basically, it’s a box with non-hinged lid that needs covering in fabric…..

I can make the box (halfway there), I want to achieve the fabric finish looking tidy with no visible edges and the fabric affixed neatly – which I have no experience of.

Not really STW territory really!

Companies House archive?

Captrad?

I love a challenge – did you leave your wallet there or something?!

Library does seem like the best suggestion IMO – unless Cameron has set fire to it/removed funding altogether.

I have work colleagues in Wigan, e-mail me any info you can give and I’ll send some e-mails.

<EDIT> – that will have lived there at that time!

Rich

Stick with the tenner offer, or nothing.

Fact he has ‘fixed’ it means any SNAD claim will not even get debated, eBAy come down on your side straight away (personal exp as a seller).

Pork Pie from Hopkins in Birkenshaw. Nom.

For smaller stuff, just do the above but use first class & packet options, then get proof of posting at post office

I’m not an expert, but I though PoP meant nothing in eyes of eBay?

I love this thread.

Our puny ape brains can never fully comprehend the universe

+1

My Pop has a good effort at ‘conceptualising’ it all – I fail after 17 seconds of discussion with him.

WHy has no-one suggested hairspay on the cat?

Just to buck the medical professionals opinion on here, when I bought the OH our mental kitty, my age old alergy came back – sneezing, eyes streaming etc. Carried on for months.

I knew it would happen, but I credit myself with a bit of MTFU as it was her engagement present and she loved the damned thing more than me (still does).

Anyhow, it stopped. Went. Even in moulting ‘hair in your tea’ season, nothing.

So you can develop an immunity, well in my case and possibly yours.

If it makes the OH happy, stick at it.

It’s sorted now, but thanks very much – I was still in design. 😳

Brilliant Pennine – I’ll keep that link!

Worked perfectly thanks when executed from visual basic and have inserted it into properties of the command button, but when I hover over the buttom, I cannot click it to execute the file – it’s still in an ‘editable’ object.

Any ideas?

EDIT: Fixed it – thanks very much for your help.

Spawnofyorkshire. Ten points and an early finish for you!

Thanks, worked perfectly 🙂

A lead for you to follow maybe?

Nice work!

How about just trying (I know) to get him to purchase (& pay for!) the swing arm?

Sure not ideal, but you’ll save yourself stress and any unrecoverables costs you may incur from the legal avenue?

I’m gobsmacked about the importer’s stance.

How about a public outing of seller, resulting in kettles being switched on all over the country (Yorkshire) and a stream of calm advice and opinion will wash over the forum.

Thought maybe there were different manufacturing locations.

Very generous offer thanks DavodJones and sensible advice. If you were near to M6 I’d take you up on that offer as do that route on occasion.

MrSmith, thanks, not settled on anything yet – MX event is just an experiement.

The 24-105 does seem like the most versatile option, and what I will probably end up going for, but will try to get hold of a 28-300 lens to play about with first.

Thanks, Rich

Um, why do listings for the 24-105f4 talk about lens being made in Japan?

DavidJones, again top advice – thank you.

OHH, thanks, re-iterated information I should just get the credit card out & spend on the lens.

However, on bike business disagree; my latest cost £650 with full xtr, service, and mint condition, with all receipts & manuals and a nice cuppa thrown in.

Anything over £1k is a mixture of marketing, warranty paranoia (unless you’re a pro) and such like IMO, but that’s a different topic!

EDIT: Referring to s/h prices!

This 24-105f4 keeps cropping up…which makes me think I should be getting.

…which is a problem as my budget is £300!

Get out there and take pictures and enjoy it

I desperately want to!