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  • What Sort Of Van Lifer Are You?
  • michaelbowden
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    I’m not sure there’s really much to explain from us because I’m not sure any of us did say that one source is more reliable than the other? You sound like you’re trying to pick a fight where there isn’t one to be had.

    Not trying to pick a fight and my comments were’nt aimed at you three in particular, you just happened reply to my post. But if you look back to page 73 through 75 seems to be the position of the Yes supporters who were posting. (BenCooper, gordimor, seaosamh77 etc).

    michaelbowden
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    NW, WNB, Duckman,

    OK I can understand your views on Faslane and the cost of Trident etc, but you’ve still not explained why one anonymous source is more reliable than,

    The Treasury, The Bank of England and the 3 main Party Leaders who all say that a CU is a bad idea for rUK and therefore will not happen.

    And why it’s OK, according to a named SNP source for AS/SNP to back-track on, in NW’s words, a policy that’s

    ‘been an absolutely central point right from day 1. Before day 1 in fact. ‘ ?

    michaelbowden
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    8 Speed 1996 Record Ti Ergo’s and rear mech on the road bike. Front mech is slightly newer 9 speed verion that I got NOS a few years ago.

    michaelbowden
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    Why is it the Yes supporters are quite happy to accept the anonymous UK Government source that said currency union is still on the table but not happy to accept the named Scottish source who said that keeping Trident in Scotland is still on the table in exchange for currency union?

    michaelbowden
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    They will continue to run until you turn it off/run out of fuel. But won’t restart.

    Has to be this way, you don’t want to get ‘out of range’ in the fast lane and have the car designed to cut out.

    michaelbowden
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    Oh how I wish I wasn’t away on a family trip over these dates. The riding there is fantastic!

    michaelbowden
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    G843ALP. I miss it.

    michaelbowden
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    The outcome of the Ombudsman is usually against you with very high probability. Not 50/50 or whatever. It’s more like 98% against you from the start.
    Ombudsman etc they are all zombie maggots that will one day decompose like all the organic stuff and they deserve all they get.

    The FOS find approximately 60% of the time in favour of the complainant.

    michaelbowden
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    Who caused the data breach (in Law)? The Insurer or someone else that the Insurer legitimately shared it with?

    If it’s the second you are on a hiding to nowhere with the Insurer.

    michaelbowden
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    Yes you are right.

    I’m confusing myself with my set up where I use XTR levers with Saint claipers. So my problem is that the caliper needs a greater volume to mover the pistons

    michaelbowden
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    cinnamon_girl – Member

    Thanks for the replies. The decision has been made by an Adjudicator.

    My other alternative is the Information Commissioner’s Office as it’s a data protection breach by an insurance company who’s been in the news recently.

    Push it to an Ombudsman as you have nothing to lose doing this. But unless the Adudicator has missunderstood your complaint or you have further information to add to your case, in my experience the decision is likely to stand.

    As for the ICO, the will only look at what’s required under law where as the Ombudsman should be looking at a wider brief than that.

    michaelbowden
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    Are you using Shimano hoses?

    Goodrich etc are a much larger bore (XTR is even smaller again)which require more fluid transfer than the lever is designed to give, which can cause this problem, also as the pads wear the reservoir in the lever is not big enough so you effectively run the reservior dry

    michaelbowden
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    I have regular (work, and no not PPI) dealings with the FOS. If the decision has been made by an acutal Ombusdman not just an Adudicator you can push for it to be reviewed by the lead Ombudsman. If it’s just a Adudicator decision you can ask for it to go to a Ombudsman for their decision.

    Following that your only redress would be to take the business to Court.

    I have to say though, most Ombudsman services tend to be weighted in the public’s favour rather than the big bad business.

    michaelbowden
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    carjomaha – Member

    Have a look at Musaic, a great improvement on Sonos

    In what way is it better than Sonos? Have you litened to it?

    michaelbowden
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    somouk – Member

    If you want everything to play the same thing at once then Sonos is the way forward, if you’re happy to let people control what they want to play in each zone then airplay could be a cheaper way to set it up.

    Sonos will do both of these. ^^

    michaelbowden
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    Just moved to a Sonos Connect in to my HiFi with a NAS and it’s great.

    michaelbowden
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    If you’re surrey based happy to suggest mine. He’s a cyclist too.

    michaelbowden
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    athgray

    My quote was aimed at epicyclo not you. He seems to believe that iS will only be beholden to MP’s that they have elected.

    Where as all that will happen is Scoland will lose the layer of the upper house but will still be tied to policy with rUK via a monetary policy and/or a greater loss of decision making power by being a new member of Europe probably tied to the Euro and without the Veto vote that the UK has

    michaelbowden
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    athgray – Member
    epicyclo. Still struggling with your idea of democracy tbh….

    Democracy is simple.

    You vote for the members of your government. That government operates without any other master than its electorate.

    I realise it may be difficult to comprehend if you’ve been brought up to knuckle your forelock to your “betters” (the unelected elites) and believe their wise guidance is used to work in your best interests.

    As Winston said, democracy is not a perfect system, but nothing better has been invented.

    When we are independent we will have a proper democracy. Can’t say No to that.

    But you want to be a part of Europe, and the unelected MP’s there?

    michaelbowden
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    LIKE. 🙂

    michaelbowden
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    bencooper – Member

    Hmm, a few random screenshots which may or may not be genuine.

    So WoS’s ‘random screen shot’ is genuine but the other ones aren’t?

    michaelbowden
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    Seiko lume is generally fantastic.

    michaelbowden
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    Bulkhead cracking only happened on the previous shape 9-3. It doesn’t occur on the 2004 onwards shape. I’m ex Saab GB technical dept.

    michaelbowden
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    Ultraviolet light is anti-bacterial, so hanging them out in the sun to air off will kill the bacteria. Lots of people who don’t wash jeans stick them in a freezer, inside a plastic bag, for 24 hours to kill off bacteria too.

    Or you could wash them once in while. 🙄

    michaelbowden
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    Denim is anti-bacterial, 12month old jeans are just as hygenic as new. So there’s no need to wash untill they get grubby.

    How can you wear something regularly for 6 months and not get them grubby?

    Now I’m not a wear once and wash person and I may get a couple/three weeks out of a pair of jeans but by that time they’ll have dirt, grease, beer and takeaway etc on them. Now way I could keep a pair clean for six months just to make them look worn.

    michaelbowden
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    ^^^^ assuming the economic model remains the same after independence. What happen if the finance sector move south???

    michaelbowden
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    Please excuse the typo ! 😳

    michaelbowden
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    It could be that they would be so tight that iScotland would never agree to them (probably less control than they have now), but saying that any all options aren’t workable surely cant be true.

    Exactly, so therefore, for the parties involved the option isn’t workable.

    And just as importantly that isn’t the INDEPENDANCE AS is trying to sell.

    michaelbowden
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    bencooper – Member

    The point really is that Standard Life back plans for a currency union.

    Should someone tell Osborne?

    Yes, and so does Osborne – as long as Scotland remains part of the UK. Because that’s the only way the moneytary union works for ALL parties not just iS

    michaelbowden
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    whatnobeer – Member

    THM, if all that is true then why did the independent Scottish fiscal commission recommend a currency union if it’s so totally unworkable? Seems to me the idea works so long as you accept the compromises that would have to be made to the deal with the risk.

    For rUK it’s technically workable, but the risks associated with it, make it completely unacceptable.

    For iS it’s perectly workable, if you don’t want independance…..

    I thought this was interesting from Standard and Poor’s (from the BBC)

    Standard and Poor’s, in its assessment on independence, said there were benefits for Scotland going it alone, but raised concern it may begin life having to cope with issues like comparatively high levels of public debt, sensitivity to oil prices and “potentially limited” monetary flexibility.

    The agency added: “On the other hand, if this were to happen, it could bring benefits in terms of reducing the size of the Scottish economy’s external balance sheet, normalizing the size of its financial sector, and reducing contingent liabilities for the state.

    “In short, the challenge for Scotland to go it alone would be significant, but not unsurpassable.”

    Someone else who seems to agree that iS is workable BUT that the ballance sheet might not be as rosey (certainly in the short term) as being portrayed by AS.

    michaelbowden
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    I like my Command Post, but it wasn’t reviewed by the mag.

    michaelbowden
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    Bregante – Member

    I’ve nothing to compare them with as they’re the only company I’ve used but altitude adventure are very, very good.

    http://www.altitudeadventure.com

    I went with them last year after reading Chipps article and they were fantatsic. I believe Chipps went back again for a second trip with them.

    michaelbowden
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    And as of 15 mins ago thats 4 stabbings……!

    michaelbowden
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    My Fluke (78??) is pushing 20 years old, spent a good 10 of those in an automotive workshop. Still on the original leads!

    michaelbowden
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    If you’re looking at the Hilton on the Purley Way, the closest station is Waddon about 15 mins walk and one stop further down the line than West Croydon. A whole lot better than Central Croydon, you will have to croos the ‘5 Ways’ junction mentioned further up ^^ to get to the station.

    michaelbowden
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    molgrips – Member

    Both Croydon east and west look walkable from the hotel.

    You’ve not been here have you.. I work opposite East Croydon Station, just near the college, 3 stabbings during working hours in the last year…..

    michaelbowden
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    hatter – Member

    Regardless of the driving inflicting Croydon on your spouse is grounds for divorce in anyone’s book!

    Being in the unfortunate situation of working here I agree with this^^^

    michaelbowden
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    No pictures as I can’t access them here from work. But I’m in mid refresh of a 1991 BMW 850i which will be the Wifes fun (and only) car

    michaelbowden
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    well if the 4 wheel alingnment is OK now was it out before the check which caused the tyre wear?

    If the tyre is bady worn on one edge, that in itself could cause the car to drift now the suspension is set correctly. Swap the two rear wheels over and see if it stops the pulling.

    michaelbowden
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    That’s how my Stumpy came. I just fitted a Hope crown race that has the seal.

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