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dont pay anything on direct debit apart from morgage and some house insurances. everything else gets paid when the bill comes through the door, that way I control them and MY money not the other way round,

But you’ll be paying the highest rate, far better/cheaper to just sign-up for an online DD deal and read your own meter whenever an estimated bill comes in.

And we moved from the SE to Scotland last year, I reckon a constant air temp 5c lower now – consequently its far more likely we’ll have our heating on now as once you get below 15c you want the heating on, even if just the fire.

Not strickley true I used to pay DD years ago and got ripped off, after we went through the system of claiming back what we over paid that could have been in My bank its really not worth the little amount you save being on DD. :roll:

dont pay anything on direct debit apart from morgage and some house insurances. everything else gets paid when the bill comes through the door, that way I control them and MY money not the other way round, and the lazy F**** always try it on by sending an estimated bill, even though I see them come and check the meter when Im working from home during the day. :evil:

just had this site re done. I did supply the pages and art work. cost £750 before discount
http://www.haynescustomharvesting.com

We are well happy with it, and the great thing with this over the old site, I can now go in and do updates as and when I need to without contacting the website builder.

All the trails in Thetford forest have been created by Motorbike Enduros, and after a period of settling time they are fantastic. and thats what Dusk til Dawn, Winter Series and Revel Summer Enduro are all run over by the Thetford MTB Racing events crew :D

what I dont understand is when people take fido for a walk, it has a crap, they bag it up, then just leave the bag on the side of the trail or even more anoying hanging from a tree. Now Im a country boy, most wildlife will eat dog crap in time. so why not left hook( not in a bag) it into the undergrowth. (Note, Im also a dog owner) :?

Im self employed started my pension when I was 21. (Im 50 next year) changed my pension from the norm several years ago to a stocks and shares pension plan, more risky but its earning me more money than the old system, if you have access to a finacial adviser go see them. 8)

Id go for the leon, Golfs are over rated. but if it was my own car. Id go for neither. 8)

Worked at a Garage as a driver several years back, Alfa/fiat, we had 8 curtassy cars stolen one night, they were in the shop, they jemmyed the up and over door, got someone under it, then just used an alfa to take the door out, then the other 7 followed, we got them back. one Punto several months later was found in london doing Pizza delivery :oops:

got a pair of SIDI, they must be 15/16 years old, they have been all over the world and still going strong, look well lived in now. :D

nitrile purple gloves are the way to go, 8)

I’m blessed enough not to have to own a car, because between me, work and the nice chaps at the hire place, I just have a hire 24/

Think yourself bloody lucky you get a car to run buck shee. some of us have to keep our own cars going. just shut up and drive the dam thing, its one of the best cars on the road :mrgreen:

Chris Kings, yes its expensive first off but you will NEVER have to by another headset :-)

get a HETTY the pink version of HENRY. we love ours why more usefull than an overprised plastic Dyson. can be used all over the home and the car and with the extra suck red button its the TITs :-)

There are plenty of Focus estates S/H for sale. just do a google search. I run a Focus Estate. 05 plate 155k TDCI, fantastic car. Never ever let me down, buy another tommorrow, (Well next year) :-)

Lets hope there is a covered change over area with loos near it this year, its no fun standing in the rain waiting for your team mate :(

Make sure you have your ESTA done before you travel and take the paperwork with you aswell 8)

jiza, is the stuff to use. saying that Im 50 years old and have cleaned up plenty of engine part etc in my life with small amounts of petrol and its really never been an issue. 8O

paintball gun, hours of fun. :lol:

Doug Bradbury Manitou hard tail MK1 I woned one, fantastic bike. sold it at a Singletrack boot sale several years ago. wonder were she is now :cry:

straight road – deep powder snow , just got the speed up and went drift bashing using the nudge bar to its full potential- rangey following behind- every drift i hit would result in powder flying over the windows and roof + slow the car down a few mph. Great fun. started off at 50mph and by the end of the dirt track- about a mile was strugling to do 20mph with the wheels just spinning but JUST keeping forward motion

That all very well and good until the snow jams up around the pulleys/fanbelts etc and you are stuffed. after spending a winter driving in -40 and snow in the USA in 4-4 pickups. you dont go snow ploughing unless you have a plough

Awww, thought there was a new film coming out LOL 8)

6310i cannot go wrong. just do all the other crap at home on the laptop, I have a Galaxy 3 now, its cool but when it crashes and in a hurry to so stuff and battery life crap, the 6310i still is the best tool for the job.

thats because there is no “Standard” even HS are messed up now, 1inch used to be std, then it went 1,1/4 then we std out on 1 1/8 now its all cocked up again.

PLEASE PLEASE take them home or put them in the bin, they dont biodegrade, they just go black and hard, we get fed up with clearing them up in the parking area at events. :evil:

probably on fuel alone. :(

I really dont see it as an issue, no worse than a camera, as long as you can get them out and show them if they ask. Ive brought candles back from the USA as hand baggage, never been stopped yet ?

Have you tried the NFU for insurance, I changed all mine to them this year, they were also cheeper than any other company for my car to be used for business, Plus I talk to one guy at my local branch which make a change. :P

I was going to say PAM or any spray-on cooking oil. works a treat 8)

you will need a contract phone as far as Im aware, anywere out of the UK

there is a great little camp site between Betys y Coed and Capel Curig, its got basic stuff like loos and showers but always clean. or maybe you can get a Cabin at Bronabar above Coed y Brenin, google “logcabineswales”

what a bunch of Kn***. keep your distance, keep you speed under control, keep OFF the brakes, use the gears, thats the way I was taught over 30 years ago, driven everything from trucks, tractors to cars, from 5 months driving in snow/ice in the US in the winter were we would get 3 foot snow a night, to the piddly little amount of snow we get here. :cry:

Been made redundent 2 times in my working life, first time was hard, 2nd time not so, now work for myself and have done for the last 20 years and would not change a thing, it can be tough looking for new work, but things always work out, and Im my own boss and asnswer to NOBODY, (apart from HMRC) lol.

My advice, dont stress over it, from what you wrote you are not happy there, this maybe what you need to move onto better things :wink:

there you go, railway back and forth to camp, change over undercover in a barn, it just makes sense :roll: and if the weather is really crap, just ride building to building 8)

Stonliegh show ground, were they had the bike show for a couple of years, were the Royal show used to be ? loads of undercover barns, water, loos, concreate roads. ? :P

but did you see the superman suit on their website :D

saw the Jackie Stewart one, when the McRae one going to be show and what channel. cannot remember what side it was on.would like to see that one, he was a legend.

GB, the Ranger that used to look after Thetford now looks ofter the trials at FoD, I can give you his number if that helps.hope you are both well 8)

I got one from Clas Olson this Christmas with a camera that you can download the info, £49 just got to be able to fly it without the dog around as she will kill it when it lands LOL :(

Well the Guy who went for the Volvo V50 went for the Focus in Volvo clothes, ( its a Focus floorpan) 8)

FOCUS over the golf any day and if you get an estate you can get your bike in the back with the wheels out. Golfs are just Boring. I drive a Focus estate 142000 miles goes from service to service with no issues, cheep to run its a TDCI 1600cc and its averaging 51 mpg and its loaded with tools as its my workshop on the road.id have another anyday. :D

The new Focus is a lovely car, had a couple on hire when working in the states, they were Autos aswell, still lovely