Gordon R

These need to be in other sales.

I have little time for Branson, but have to agree.

Eldest lad looked at a Q7, but opted for the Volkswagen Touareg, as it was the same engine and running gear, but weighed a couple of hundredweight less and therefore had better performance. It was the high BHP model and quick, but a truly awful ride. No bump in the road too small to give an uncomfortable ride.

There was a time when Civil Servants were reasonably efficient and served the Government of the day. Far too woke and breaking the Civil Service Code. A few sackings of the top Civil Servants might serve to bring the rest of them back into line. They are a disgrace. Lions lead by donkeys.

The better quality Rizzini. I remember looking at one in the Sussex Armoury in Manchester in 1980, the day before I got my SGC.

Many years ago we had three German Shepherds. Each had the original jab and annual boosters. I read that they only need one jab and further jabs were unnecessary and could actually cause epilepsy. A month or so after one booster, our middle dog became epileptic. When it had a fit, the youngest dog would attack it. When the middle dog recovered, it went and took lumps out of the younger. When we witnessed a fit, we kept them separate, but when we were out they just got on with it. Over the years, it cost me a couple of thousand pounds in stitches and staples. I changed vets a couple of times as the vets tried to insist I got rid of one of them. I took our bitch a few times when she appeared to have pulled a muscle. Every time, it ended up with an injection. I took her again and he said "I think we will just give her an injection". I said that on a previous occasion, a colleague had given her an injection for her collar being too tight. He expressed surprise, but didn't immediately recognise sarcasm. I told him it wouldn't be happening and we changed vets again.

Mercedes V class was too large to fit on mate's ramps, so it ended up at a Mercedes specialist about a mile from home. My lad asked for the back pads to be replaced and the brake warning light sorting. They charged him £80 for a scan and £40 to fix the parking brake (which had lit up a warning light). They said pads were fine and didn't need doing. Finally fitted the EQC back pads today. They looked worn a bit, until we opened the box with the new pads in. The thinnest pads I have come across. The old ones were about 50% worn. To conclude, the Mercedes main agent told him he needed discs and pads all round on the EQC and V-class. In reality - none were needed at all - 50% worn at worst. From memory, the cost would have been £4k plus. I have told him to report them to Trading Standards.

That looks an excellent gun and very, very reasonably priced.

oowee are you seriously suggesting that if we were still in the EU, the channel crossings wouldn't happen?

Mungler - nicely put and accurate.

If you look after your guns, most would outlast you.

That is an excellent knife - first attempt or 100th. As a recipient of a ditchman knife myself, I feel in a position to comment on the quality of the knife making, which way exceeds my own limited skills. Before I got my knife from Simon, I wasn't sure what all the fuss was about. The minute I opened the parcel and placed it in my hand - I knew. Surprisingly solid feel and very tactile.

I have a Salvinelli Monaco, Marzocchi Evo, Winchester Supergrade and a Laurona single trigger - in over and unders. All have different trigger pull weights, balance point, but all are fine. The only real difference is in the point of balance. The 30" Marzocchi is barrel heavy. The Laurona 28" is neutral, the Winchester 30" is stock heavy. The Salvinelli 32" balances on the pin. It is the heaviest - over 9 pounds, but feels the lightest. I'm with BobbyH. If the weight, trigger pulls and balance suit you, the price is largely academic.

As armsid has alluded - this mirrors the Horizon scandal.

You can't answer simple questions, but demand answers. You live in a very strange world. Others have spelt out the problem, but there are a small number of people - you included - who want to understand why they do it. I don't care why, I just want them locked away. Anyone, of any race, creed or colour, who carries a knife and will use it has no place in society.