Ron jeremy. All cool, your right to ask as I thought about it myself, was I stereo typing. On this occasion I think not.

joeydeacon

Good find but it had white forks and pretty sure it wasn’t a single speed, well that didn’t jump put at me as obvious. The kid riding it just didn’t seem the type who would be swapping forks.

Ron jeremy.

Well it looked stolen to me as On-Ones are not a mainstream brand so only really known about by mountain bikers. So seeing a kiddy riding on his heels with this knees hanging out in the normal scally fashion in the part of town I work is certainly an odd site. The bike looked pretty new to me and bike, location, style of riding, type and age of kid just didn’t hang together. I could well be wrong but an One-One around here!!!! hmmmm

Definitely register with Immobilise. We have had 2 bikes returned by the police after they were nicked and they searched the database.

Talking to the police it is amazing how many people don’t either both to report their bike as stolen.

I always try to lock my bike near CCTV and always with a bloody big lock. Nothing will stop them if they want your bike, but if you can get images of them then there’s a good chance the Police will know who they are. More often than not the Police know all the scallies in an area.

Not sure if this helps but my wifes S2 has 2 major issues

The battery has only ever lasted 1 day unless you turn off everything including Wifi and ever app.
Bloody impossible to connect to a Mac and download photos. Of course you can do it but it is a bloody faff. There is a wifi app but of course it is bloody slow if you have a phone full of holiday photos and videos.

Every time I use it I always think that the tech is great but the user interface and ease of use is terrible. Now if Samsung got the user interface as good as Apples then they would have a killer phone. To be fair to Samsung all other manufacturers also seem to have this problem. The phone is great but it just doesn’t interface with the rest of your tech/internet/etc well.

Look at this
http://www.firstcut.eu/gb/

If it’s small try rapid prototyping as they can do this in metal- http://www.shapeways.com

Have a hunt around and then speak to a broker. There are some insurers who only deal with brokers. Also the brokers do all the work especially if the insurance company is being a pain in the arse. If it turns out the insurance is not really valid for your needs then you can always claim against the broker for bad advice. Just that in its self makes it worth while.

Brokers are especially good is you have odd (not the right word) circumstances like you are self employed, not married, company director, etc

Brokers can also advise on combining policies such as life and critical illness.

About 4 years ago I suggested to the wife that really did we need pet insurance for our 2 cats. I think it was costing £15 per month. 2 weeks later when we were abroad on holiday our cat got run over. All in all the vet bills came to £3,500!! The vets did a great job and handled all the paper work with Sainsbury’s Insurance. Sainsbury’s never questioned anything and were happy to pay. As you can imagine we have had lower quotes but Sainsbury’s have only put the insurance up by about £2 over the last 4 years. They were so good that we wouldn’t think of moving away from them.

Moral of the story – yes I think insurance is important unless you are the type that would happily put your pet down if you got a high vet bill. Couldn’t really justify that when I am happy to spend £3500 on mountain bike.

HoratioHufnagel

Yes it is a massive problem. Are you saying £120m isn’t insignificant?

JunkYard

I never said that poor people are poor because they are lazy and I am not ranting about poor people fleecing the system. I actually think that if you need benefits then you should get far far more. What annoys me is people getting benefits who don’t needed it. Someone on £60K can afford to buy or rent a home like the rest of us. Why should I have to pay for them to have subsidised housing. And why should the cancer patient be told they can’t have a certain drug as it is to expensive when there’s money to pay someones rent who could easily afford it themselves.

When I am talking about rich I mean anyone earning say over £100K

I think that its a load of rubbish to say “the rich usually have got their money thru abuse of power not from hard work.”

Yes there are some people that abuse power to get rich in the same way there are some poor people that abuse the benefits system and never work.

The pay of CEOs of listed companies is a problem for the shareholders that allow it to happen. Why do I care if the chairman of British Airways earns £1m or £10m. Granted when you get issues such as the banking crisis where people were getting massive bonuses for high risk taking that turns out has a larger impact on society then things need to be done to control that behavior. But thats where better banking regulation should step in.

For a small business all the various taxes are a complete pain in the arse. Its not like we actually spend NI on pensions, road tax on the roads. In reality it all just goes into one big pot. The tax system in this country is so bloody complicated that it allows people to find all the loop holes and skip paying tax. Personally I think that it should be simplified into one flat rate or at least far fewer taxes as they are used for more than just collecting money they are also used to control habits.

Also why should the rich pay a higher %. They pay more anyway as they earn more. If you work bloody hard and are successful why should you then have to pay so much tax. I don’t think you should pay less like in some countries where the more you earn the less % you pay. Granted there are some rich people we all hate and we want to pay lots of tax but in reality there aren’t many rich people that have just lucked out, they usually have worked bloody hard for it or have taken lots or personal risks.

The first thing we need to do is stop throwing so much bloody money down the drain. An article in the Telegraph last week said there were 30K people in council houses that were earning over £60,000 and the subsidy was costing the country £120 million. WHAT!!!!! Bloody hell kick them out. My household income is far below that and I don’t expect to get cheap housing from the government. If this is just one example god only knows where else we waste money.

I have nothing against people getting money from the state if they need it but it hacks me off when people who really need the money get hardly anything, when at the same time we pay for people on massive incomes to live in council houses, and all because we want to have some lefty policy that says once someone has a council house they can have it for life and in some cases they can also pass it on to their children. When you need subsidized housing then you should get it and when you don’t need it you should have to move out and battle on like the rest of us. That life!!

Good work

A copper once advised me when years back we caught a teenager breaking into a garage that the best thing to do was give him a kicking. He was only 15 and they and the courts could do nothing. They knew the kid well and picked him up weekly so were sick to death of him. He thought a kicking would probably be better at teaching him a lesson.

iPad 2 16gb is the best for the money as unless you are using extensive games then I iPad 3 isn’t really needed. Get it from the Mac Store and have a play for a couple of weeks and see if it does everything you need it to. You get 14 day money back guarantee. Go through Quidco and you also get 10% cash back.

I got an iPad3 when they came out as we needed one for work but we sent it back as no really noticeable change and just keep using our iPad 2

Whats the cover like that clips over the mechanism? From the video I have seen it looks like it pops off very easily so wondering what the sealing would be like.

The old version of this but with 2 door contacts and one PIR. I am sure we paid about £70
http://www.screwfix.com/p/yale-b-hsa6204-wireless-alarm-kit/63524

I got a Yale wireless alarm from ScrewFix a few years back. Comes with motion sensor and door/window sensors. Actually works really well. The only shame is that I can’t work out how to add two bells so I can put one in the shed and one on the house (visual deterrent). The alarm is so loud that if there was one in the shed you couldn’t stay in there when it is going off. I got caught out when changing the batteries and my ears were ringing for a couple of hours afterwards

I would get arsey now and first off give them 7 days to pay. I had a similar issue with a French company where we helped them out by shipping goods to them next day. We had to send the goods straight away to catch the courier so they went before we received payment. Lots of emails to them about payment and all ignored. I then sent a payment basically saying that if we didnt receive payment in 7 days then it would be sent to our debt recovery company (we don’t have one) and they would start legal matters to recover the costs. I got reply within hours and payment by the end of the day.

In your case you still own copyright so if they haven’t paid then they have not fulfilled their side of the contract and they are breaking the law by using your image. If they are publisher then they must deal with copyright ands images all the time so no excuse.

Got to be bow tie otherwise you look cheap.

If he is going to wear a black tie then might as well just wear a black lounge suit!!

You can claim job seekers but only if you are also looking for work in your chosen field at the same time. Best thing is to be open with your job centre and they will support you with loads of free business classes and advice providers. They basically have to deal with dossers most of the time who can’t be arsed to work so I found them really enthusiastic when I was in this position a couple of years back. You can also claim £800 business startup grant when you sign off and start running your business.

I use dropbox to sync all our computers at home and work and find it a godsend. Works really well and quickly in the background. The only issues I have found are:

Cant sync iPhone, iPad data into it. (I guess this is where iCloud could be better)
Cant sync iPhoto into it as iPhoto goes all funny and it takes ages each time it reserves the database file. Seems like the same problems with iTunes as well

I started off just using it as an emergency backup which it is great for as it keeps versions of documents as well, bit like time machine.

It will be brilliant when someone comes out with a product that handles photos and music but keep copies stored on the device to keep download and access speeds fast. Biggest problem with all the streaming options for cloud computing is generally download speeds aren’t fast enough. Or they might be fast on say your office computer but not your phone.

Just realised I was reading 1×10 not 2×10, dohhh, must remember, read the question before you answer!!

Revise my answer to No

Yes in my experience as the chain constantly wants to jump off. If I am wrong I would love to know how to get around needing a chain device

Yup did it yesterday

I read that the government wasn’t actually cutting the budget and that it has been ring fenced. The article said that loads of disability charities have been saying that the money could be spent far better instead of keeping factories open. Apparently Remploy costs a load to run and the money could be used to employ people in the private sector.

Initially I was shocked and thought it was well out of order but know knowing most of the disability charities support the idea I’m thinking a bit differently.

To be fair we bought a brand new one, but are car seats just like helmets. The main padding is polystyrene so I guess like a helmet you could check it over for cracks, etc. I have pondered on this one myself as its great for the car seat makers to make sure everyone is reminded that you must buy brand new, bring on the sales. Bit like the bike manufacturers doing as little as possible to stop the stolen bike trade, must bring them in a ton of sales

To be fair I think both bikes are bloody tough and in the real world would you ever break a aluminium Nomad? However it’s good to see as it kills off all those people that say carbon is so fragile if it gets hit by a stone. Couldn’t believe how tough that carbon frame is getting smashed against a concrete block.

My only advice, and its a bit late now, is that you should just bagger the shop as it is their issue and they should be refunding if there is a problem and they cant get Commencal to replace. I have done what you did many times where I have taken on the issue direct with the manufacture, recently did this with a wetsuit, thought it would be easier but in the end just becomes a hassle that you as a consumer that has paid more through a shop should not be dealing with. I am sick of all these shops saying things have to go back to the manufacturer and they must decide. Err no I bought the product from you Mr shop so it is your problem.

A someone who manufactures and sell direct to the public as well, Im not sure why these companies are so crap at customer service. I you offer a warranty then its a simple answer once you receive the product back, its either yes or no and then replacement from stock or refund. If you have got something in stock then offer an alternative. When you look at the cost of frames it is peanuts to give a replacement frame in the scheme of things. And thats part of making and selling products. You have to build into your margins that there will always be customer returns and warranty issues, rightly or wrongly.

cr500dom, could you drop me the companies details as well as we are looking at getting some parts fabricated here and the firm sounds very interesting

No they can say you can go sooner but they have to pay you for the 3 months. However they can choose to make you work it or put you on gardening leave, where your not allowed to get another job

What I found out when I was getting some wheels built last year is that 700cc and 29er are the same size so you can use either rims. I went for Hope hubs on Sun rims

What confused me was why did the British high commission in India not ago and see the family and apologise. What was the need for the Manchester police to fly over. Is the high commissioners job not to represent the government and country in India. Would have saved a ton of money and not really the polices fault that one of his friends decided to post on Facebook instead of contacting the family first.

My understanding is that your company can not make you work from home as it is their obligation to provide you with a place of work. I was working at home until about a year ago and I found it really just doesn’t work as your home life is effected too much. Have a look around for a serviced office or an office for start up businesses. It is pretty cheap to gets desk on a month basis or even a small unit at a business centre. Our first unit was about 15′ x 12′ and only cost £160 per month. You then get to meet other people and are not huddled away in some cupboard at home.

I think working from home is all about discipline. If your good at it and the wife doesn’t interrupt you then great, if not get out and find an office to work from.

We went for Amber, our second choice was India.

Tell them your doing it for Children in Need, pretty sure they would allow you then

Yes I find cable disc breaks are crap. I have Avid BB5’s on a cross bike and they just don’t work, even after hours of tinkering. If you can fit hydraulics go with them.

Biggest problem with cable discs is they just squeeze the disc from one side so they just don’t work that well, personally thats why I think there are not many on the market.

Cameron is just protecting his mates in the city. Funny really that the 2 countries that have had to bail out their banks the most, US and UK are the ones that are dragging their heals so much when it comes to financial regulation. Not really surprising that both governments are largely made up of ex bankers or have very close links to financial institutions.

Personally I think we should get on a be in the middle of europe and fight for what we want like what the French and Germans do. We should be taking a leaf out of what the Germans do as I read recently that they have the lowest unemployment levels for something like the last 20 years and their economy is booming, hence why they are bailing everyone else out. David Cameron should be getting as many advisor and minister on the plane to Berlin to find out what they are doing it and how they are doing so well.

Christ if we came out of europe we would be stuffed as a country and the government would never do all those little things that make life so much better and safer. Can you really see the government ever bringing in laws to ban light bulbs, regulate the hours you can work, investigate anticompetitive behaviour of Apple and Microsoft, bring in laws to reduce the price of cross network mobile phone calls. The EU is not perfect and costs us a hell of a lot of money but they certainly stick up for the consumer and citizen unlike the government that plays the fiddle to bankers, business and their chums. I say this about all politicians not just the conservatives, Labour were just a as bad, just look at all their arse kissing to Maxwell.

Its just one big game for politicians n this country they come from the “political class” and all they are really bothered about is getting and staying in power. They are not really that bothered about improving the the country. If they were they would take the hard decisions that might not be popular but that would be in the best for the long term. e,g. winter fuel allowance, nearly everyone says it should be means tested as billions is wasted on giving it to people that do not need it, but they won’t reform it because they are scared on the grey vote. Well if they really cared more about the country they would reform it, save money and spend it on the poor sods that really do need the cash.

Sorry about the rant, feel better now.

I would send an email giving them 24hrs to pay or email back and if not relist. Far to many people win auctions and then just don’t get in contact or pay as they change their mind. If I don’t hear from the buyer within 48hrs I just realist, can’t be arsed with chasing people constantly.

You need to go and see the Health Visitor and get referred to a child sleep specialist. We did after 10 months of no sleep and it worked a treat. The long and short of it was to just leave them to cry. By going in all the time the baby thinks something is wrong as their parent keeps checking on them. Your just winding up the baby instead of them learning to go back to sleep. No word of a lie after 3 night leaving her to cry it worked a treat and she sleeps through the night. Thats after 10 months of broken sleep. Typically she now has a chest infection and that has gone out the window until she is well again.

I wish we had sorted it out earlier and not just thinking it would get better.

TJ

I agree it is madness that trusts compete. The whole trust setup is madness and a waste of many. Did you know there is an NHS trust that does no medical procedures but exists to just support the other trusts. There is also an NHS trust lobbying body!! Its administration and bureaucracy for the sake of it.

I think people in this country just have a very selective view on the use of their data. If it saves them money (Tesco Clubcard) then great they are all for it but if the NHS is mentioned they become irrationally paranoid.