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I am knocking on the door of 60 and I must say I am enjoying having a good old moan about this.
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I am locked out most of the time
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I have been trying out a Steeldive 1975 , they have Seiko movements in and basically are a Seiko copy, have to say very impressive watch for not a lot of money, I wear it without fear of damage, I keep my expensive watch for showing off when I go out.
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I don’t live in London, about 50 miles away, I sold my Range Rover sport due to insurance hikes, I was told a lot of insurance companies do not want to insure them hence the ridiculous prices you get quoted, a lot of this is Landrovers fault by making these vehicles to easy to steal.
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Had a lovely experience with a courier the other day, he said he tried to deliver but no one was home, I was in all day, the best bit the driver took a picture to prove he had been to my address, it was a picture of his van floor, I kid you not.
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Looks like oil boilers will have to go soon, we have no mains gas here, so chop down more trees and burn wood, no wait that’s a smoke ban, hopefully the government will supply a thick coat and thermal underwear to us oil boiler people. What the hell is happening to our country in the make belief of net zero.
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A little warning shot is what they need, Russia think they can intimidate anyone.
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My Basset hound has been getting me up in the early hours to go outside, so tonight hopefully she will do the same and we can watch the sky for a while.
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2 hours ago, London Best said:
I have had one this week. Together with a demand for £695.
Painful isn’t it, the price we pay because we dare to have something nice.
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I have just brought a glass cleaner by Turtle wax, really good, no streaks , you spray on , clean then leave for a minute before buffing off.
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I have had 3 CG, I only changed because I fell in love with the Miroku MK11
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Global warming don’t you know, we are burning up, apparently. Any one remember the drought and burning temperatures we had in the 70s.
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My daughter has one, overall she likes it, it does sometimes get stuck and sends a message to her phone telling her, my wife has one called Chris , it does miss some places but is reliable 😂
Chris.
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I love tinkering around with my cars, I have an old series Land Rover , and a 997, my every day car is a Discovery 4, playing about with an Electric car is never going to end well for people like me, then again I accept that it’s people like me and what I drive that the Government want gone. I still say we should have a choice and not be banned or taxed off the road.
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If water cannons were ever used against the little luvvies there solicitors would be a queuing up for the compensation.
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Because the Government are chasing net zero, the ban on new Petrol and Diesel cars for Electric is their number one goal all be it a home goal. I will agree with it when America, China, and Russia do the same.
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Every product I try to clean my windows on my cars all ways seem to leave streaks. What actually does what it says on the tin and leaves a clear window.
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Love this series, it’s so nice to see that there is still talent out there to write and act, I hope he does more.
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First car was an MG Midget, all so had my first real girlfriend as well, I was pretty nimble then. 😂
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No worse than banning the sale of new Petrol and Diesel cars, we were never asked, we are not being given a choice, just told and we all roll over and accept it.
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The biggest problem in our Country with our so called leaders is common sense is just not there, punish the criminals hard for what they have done not what they done it with.
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On 16/07/2023 at 19:46, Lord O War said:
You could be in for a whole world of fun with this and by fun I mean brain melting idocy from the dvla. A mate of mine works as a trustee at a museum and they aquired an American fire engine, it was the one used in the film World War Z and was used in shooting in Glasgow. It was disposed of after shooting and the new owner tried to register it as it was in good order. After months of no progress he gave up and donated it to the museum and this is where the fun started. No duty had been paid on it, no idea how but there you go, so they contacted HMRC. After a load of faff they located some shipping info and let HMRC know. From what I remember HMRC said it's ok we don't want anything for it. Result! Then the DVLA got involved. They wanted all sorts of info, shipping manifest of it comming in, duty paid, paper work all sorts. They had to take it to a dvla site to prove it existed, remember when local offices were still a thing, for the inspector to not turn up. Then they got a letter saying it didn't exist as the inspector hadn't seen it! It got so stupid that after months they disposed of it as it was using too much time trying to sort it out and they were going round in circles with the dvla! I think it got broken for spares.
Also be aware that there have been changes about driving large vehicles. Yoy should check with the DVLA that your licence is correct for the vehicle. The museum had to get one of the staff a HGV licence due to restrictions, If I remember right he can drive to a show and back on a standard licence but if he needed to fill up he cannot go the night before to do it. No trips with kids in the back as it is classed as hire for reward and as the vehicles are over 40 years old they don't need an mot but...... they do need inspections if it is static then every 6months, i think, but if they are driven then its every 6 week! I am probably worng on a few details but it pretty close. And the rules apply to private owner not just museums
Amazing, all this red tape and rules, just for an old vehicle in this country, he should just say it’s come over on a Dinghy, job done.
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My attitude as I’ve got older is if I can afford it buy it.
Locking fuel cap
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What vehicle is that, sounds like something Land Rover would do