http://www.clickmetal.co.uk/Metals-Available/Brass-/c-1-17-19/

Use a biological powder & give them a long wash. Or soak first.

Rob Dixon, are you deliberately misrepresenting the situation?
If an employee is moved from one job to a lower grade and paid at that grade, they get a pay cut. Is that hard to understand?

And who quotes pay as including pensions & benefits? Many never live to see their pension, and the way earned rights are reneged by the employers, they may be lost by the time the employee retires.

We had an extension of similar size to the OP.
It comprised removing, rebuilding, kitchen & shower room.
First ballparks were £20-£25k, we spent IRO £70 k before we’d finished. SOmehow I’d expected that.

Well, we’ve certainly had “incursions” into Guatemalan territory when we were defending Belize against their guerrillas,, so there’s another one down.

2nd hand Nokia Windows phone 🙂
It has all you need apart from the OS. Try one and see how easy they are to use.
Someone on here was whinging how little he was getting for his old Nokia, they can be bargains. Tesco were doing a new 920 for £210 or so.

You need Bartholomew’s 1/2″ to a mile.
Perfect for cycling, but some may be outdated by now. 🙂

I don’t know if they still do them, but Keen used to do spd shoes, suitable for those of us with shovels at the end of our legs. They are large sized, I take a 1/2 size smaller than normal

I wish I’d known you were flogging that 820 for £30, I’d have paid that like a shot.
I have an 820 which replaced a stolen Googlephone, and like it much better. The interface is easy to use, it’s better as a phone, the maps are better and can be downloaded for offline use, and once I’d sync’d my gmail account all my contacts were there too. Plus lots of photos. The SD card slot holds as much in the way of photos & music as I need.
As for apps, I’ve not missed any yet.

In summary, get one

I know someone with years of experience as company secretary [ie senior legal position], had their CV writer describe them as a secretary. They weren’t happy.

I’ve just taken Mrs M to the station, so she can spend the weekend away.
She did kiss me goodbye. Does that count?

It’s affecting the London commuter belt, so it assumes more importance. London media know where the Thames is, so naturally they wantto eport on it.

You know, I see plenty of articles about promoting healthy lifestyles. Don’t you?
This was about something else. Related, relevant, but something else.

You wouldn’t expect an article on cycling for health to suggest people take statins / ACE inhibitors, would you?

If only the ‘going for a walk and eat some salad occasionally’ industry had as much political influence as Big Pharma.

Big Pharma, the research-based companies, get naffall from statins, see above. Of course there are likely to be side-effects if millions of people take them, but those which are reported are noted. Every company making & selling drugs has to monitor side-effects of their drugs on a weekly basis, so even duff batches will probably be picked up.

NICE is widely respected throughout the world as having effective ways of monitoring cost-effectiveness of treatments, and advises many other countries.

The Clifton Suspension bridge was reported as closed because of winds, for the first time ever

Perth-y-Pia, perfectly positioned for both Bristol & Cov. Just north of Crickhowell.
There was a thread of suggestions a fortnight or so ago

I’m writing this from an hotel in AMS, with colleagues who moved from Scotland to Leiden & would never move back. It’s good for bringing up kids, small slow & safe, and there appears to be plenty of work around – there’s a bioscience park & shipyards near. It’s flat, watery and windy.

Osmotherley? The Queens Head? Why Osmotherley?

My understanding is that if there’s an accident due to your negligence, you are stuffed. However since landlords are by definition middle-class, you’re unlikely to be sent to jail.

Pro: You get rent.
Cons: It may take time, you may not make a profit. You have legal requirements to make the property safe, take deposits in the correct manner, (lodge with the DPS), gas checks every 12months, etc.
Tenants don’t always have the money to pay rent. Their circumstances change. They may cause accidental damage.

you don’t pay income tax from the revenue generated from a property you’re renting out but still paying a mortgage on… That can’t be true, can it?

No it’s not. But you can offset income against interest costs on your mortgage, and offset other direct expenses against your income. You’ll have to file a self-assessment with HMRC.

Can anyone explain why the Moray Cup label is questionable? ^^

We all funded the Thames barrier to stop London flooding, it seems only fair to stump up for the rest of the country.

How about deduplicating software? I’ve a back-up disk which I’m sure has several copies of some files, but sifting through manually would be a chore.

Is there anything which will flag up multiple copies of identical files?

Giardia, he means.
If problems continue, see doc. In the meantime, live yogurt & porage.
And not spicy foods like goulash!

It just shows up our delicate modern Western sensibilities. What’s wrong with multi-bog facilities?

As a lad from a northern state school, I was v impressed when visiting some public schools on sports teams – a few had bogs with no doors, so that everyone walking past could observe you.
And the disused Chapel which my parents bought (for 4 months’ teacher’s wages!) at the end of Rudland Rigg, had an outside double-trapper.

Best wishes. There’s not much more I can say except I hope you beat it.

so replace the pumpkin puree with squash, then puree the pulp yourself.
You need to keep the fat content up, too. Use butter to help bind better.

Yeah, mine added up until Mr Maxwell went missing. Then I found that all my contributions were worthless. Tell me about my money in the Prudential, too. Where’s that gone, eh?

Green / puy lentils, onion, carrot, celery, gammon + a chorizo.
Warming and tasty and easy.

Would the Access be for development, or would he just want to contact a remote database via the wen? If the latter, then other options would work.
Perhaps you should ask him what he needs: if he’s a power user of Excel or Access, then he’d make a more informed choice than you, and obviously knows what he’s doing.

My Android Nexus7 (2012 version) tablet reads & edits simple spreadsheets and documents, which I share with my laptop via GoogleDrive or Dropbox. I’ve not tried anything complicated on it yet.

Perth-Y-Pia north of Crickhowell. It’s up a steep hill, so the stagger back from the pub in Llanbedr (less than a mile) can be tiring.
It’s a great place, with a mountain behind & a view in front.

http://www.perth-y-pia.co.uk/

Check the total weight and regs about your bike box well before you go, it’s not too late to add more luggage at the booking price. If they object to an overweight or otherwise non-permitted bike box at the airport, be prepared for some very hefty additional fees.

Have a look at these guys’ products:
http://www.hieta.biz/

If F1 cars can use their stuff, bikes surely can.

Yep, those require a bit of practice to get the hang of

It’s strange how obesity lags the amount of sugars / sugar analogues in our diet, but the diet industry primarily tries to get us to cut obvious fats.
I can see the day when sugar is taxed like fags are, if the government has any spine.

Darren,
Where are you based & how much are you after?
That’s the sort of car I’m looking for.

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I know just what C-G means: there are some people of our age (and also much younger) who seem to restrict themselves to certain activities which they they think are appropriate to their age, so they almost willingly miss out on lots of life.
They seem to dismiss anything which might involve adrenaline or effort in favour of more contemplative pleasures, which are fine in themselves but might be more appreciated as a counterpoint to some brain-dead, scary fun hooning.

PS – 5htElefant, have you a sister who can teach me to surf?

As Wallop would tell you, & I did : the orangery and gardens of Goldney House, in Clifton, Bristol. It’s owned by the university who built halls of residence in parts of the grounds in the 60s.
There’s a marvellous C18 grotto in the grounds, all decorated with exotic seashells. If you’re into leylines, there’s also a decorative tower which is at the intersection of several.

The opening scenes in this episode were outside the Victoria Rooms, also part of Bristol University.

You’re joking, aren’t you??! It costs £160 an hour to open the grotto!

I don’t know about that. I lived in Clifton Wood as a student, & was quite good at climbing walls. Perhaps they didn’t have bars on the grotto back then. I’ve not been in the gardens for 5 years or so, but have many happy memories of the them.

Goldney Orangery? It’s lovely, isn’t it?
But have you had sex in the grotto?