Don’t think German engineers are any more / less respected than British engineers, apart from the marketing BS put out by Audi/VW/Braun.

No crashes here, not one. Much prefer the menus on 07, Excel 07 has much bigger row / column limits. Love the pushpins on the frequently used file list. Would not go back to 2003.

I’ve never bedded in a set of pads and they have always lasted for ages (i.e. years). My guess is that the pads were duff.

Hope they are OK…ordered a new PC from them last week :-( I’ll report back when it arrives.

We did eurocamp holdiays in France, good fun, but quite hard work with 1 and 4 year old ;-). Done Landal in Holland for last two years, it’s like bike friendly, chav free, cheaper center parcs.

Why are the prices of cars at auctions going up when the economy is going down the toilet? I belive you, but i’m interested as to why. Surely it’s supply and demand, i’d have thought the demand is on it’s arse, is supply a problem?

Thanks for the info. I tried at the Honda dealer about a new estate, he did not really seem interested in offering any discount on a new Accord estate (probably a good thing as the boot is tiny ;-), Honda have plenty of cars to shift right?

A friends dad got a Civic Type R for £15 brand new (c.4K off RRP) from same garage, don’t they want to shift the Accord?

I have also been looking for 2.5T Mondeo Estate, but there are very few about at the moment.

It’s not like i’ve been haggling hard with garages, they just appear not to be interested.

Surely it’s not a question of if the dog is more likely to bite again, Unless the dog is LESS likely to bite again (which I think is very unlikely), surely it should be put down?

I don’t mind dogs, but if an owner can’t excercise sufficient control over the dog, I think the owner should be punished, and the dog put down.

We have had a large dog run full on at our daughter (age 4 at the time) and even though the dog did not attack her, she was terrified. It’s antisocial and irresponsible behaviour on the part of the dog owner.

There is nothing ‘Daily Mail’ about it, a dog bite is unacceptable, regardless if the dog is working or taking time off between jobs. Those bites look nasty, if it were me, i’d report it.

Is the owner really going to say, ‘goodness, this happens all the time, i’ll do something about it’? No, he’s going to say it’s the first time it’s happened, everytime it happens.

It might be a diff unit, cuz mine does not have any bluetooth connectivity. I don’t have a electronic copy of the manual.

I have this (single CD only though, but I think it’s the same manual). I might struggle to scan it all, but if you have specific questions i’ll have a look.

Appointment booked for 7:00am Friday morning (if I live that long ;-)

Thanks for the info. Checked it agin this morning, it’s still high. Is it still OK to exercise with it at this level?

Thanks for the replies. Scary!

MBT shoes have done wonders for me :-)

Thanks for the input, i’ll have a look if the train station is near where i’m working. I have spent quite a lot of time in Frodsham, I like it, but isn’t the runcorn bridge a nightmare? I am propbably looking for a short term rent on an appartment or B&B. I prefer something quiet, but i guess it would be fun to live near Liverpool center for watching bands….

Deos anyone know what Garston is like? There are a few flats for rent there.

Thanks for your advice, esp. Slowjo-thanks for the offer. The quote was for Friends Provident, so if they are OK i’ll go with that cuz I have been putting this off for years.

I bought a childrens bike from JE James for my daughter last week, everything was fine. Good price too.

+1 for jahwombles comment, unless you live in a massive house, you don’t need a baby monitor. We have friends who use one, and it’s stuffed things up for them royally, their kids won’t go to bed, as they know they come running as soon as make the slightest sound.

Babies are small, but they ain’t quiet!

I dunno about more versatile (unless you spend a lot of cash). I have a Canon S5. It’s got an eqiv. 36 mm – 432 mm Image Stabilized lens which will focus down to virtually touching the glass, tilt and swivel screen, movie mode and it fits in your pocket. None of which you can do with a DSLR for £200. I have owned a couple of DSLR’s, and for me, taking the types of pictures I take (mainly family, no acton shots), I get better results with the S5 than I did with the DSLR’s. I love the S5, for the money, it takes great pictures. I am also a lot more likely to carry it round than a DSLR.

If you are taking action shots though, a DSLR is probably a better choice. A lot of people assume the DSLR’s are better than a bridge camera for all tasks, which is not true, they are different tools for different jobs.

Thanks to Andy M. Registered complaint using link.

Tony Benn was class on the radio today, don’t really agree with most of his opinions, but it was great to hear someone who acutally gives a shit.

Bluray player and some good films?

I have one, seems pretty good. I can’t remember what the differences were with 550 (sonys site has a comparison), but for me the addional features were of little value.

Cool, now all I need to do is get rid of the awful 3 mobile broadband!