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+1 on the increases being reasonable, I've only just paid for my SGC on the older fees but would of happily paid the new ones. £80 for 5 years isn't bad!

Interesting thought. But if it was illegal, surely the RFD wouldn't have allowed me to do that? Also, when people put a deposit down on a rifle, even with an FAC, but don't have the space, what happens then?

Once found £50 in the self checkout scanner in Tesco, went to the customer service desk and was told they can't take it back, suggested I waited for the legal owner of it and I waited 10 minutes before they said to just go and think of it as a lottery win!

+1 on Malmo! Very friendly and approachable. He picked out a few that he thought would fit me, let me shoulder them and checked for fit et voila, hello Browning B425! Even without your SGC/FAC, they'll let you put a deposit down on the one you like/that fits.

It's not just wind pushers that do this... most commercial vessels do it too. We had thick fog in China, surrounded by fishing boats, radar & ais going nuts. I was called up from the engine to assist as a look-out. I could see hatch no. 9, about 25m in front of me, with another 225 of ship ahead of that! God knows what we hit/narrowly avoided. As we entered the Chinese smog area. Sat Nav's have a great use, I use mine as a reference guide, I don't let it dictate my driving style or how I drive. But i do use it to anticipate/read corners on country roads, as lets face it, having a good razz around the countryside is great fun! It's good to know if there is a long sweeper or tight 90 bend coming up and let's me prepare for it.

For sale is my Gill Offshore Sailing Jacket in size XL. In very good condition overall. Fully waterproof and storm proof. I've used it mostly for offshore powerboating and washed it with fresh water and reproofer after every trip. Features: Full zip up front with storm flap Hi-viz peaked hood and reflectors Handwarmer pockets Dry pockets with dry suit style zips to keep things dry Gadget pocket for phone etc Bought for £265 new and will last a lifetime if maintained/cleaned. Looking for £120 posted.

Sadly no more, all the RTM vessels flagged out to Singapore while I was last on-board. Sad day for the British fleet! Still managed from Glasgow and London however!

This will be my summer jaunt... 4 months in the Australian summer time, shame I'll be working

+1 on taking someone, I've just put a deposit down on a B425, cracking deal and the RFD was more than helpful! Even got to shoot a few clays to try it out! Now just waiting for my SGC to be processed!

What are the prices like for Blackpool SC? I shoot at Toplands, in Woodplumpton, but it's only every 2 weeks the shoot. Wouldn't mind something to fill in the gaps.

I am a UK resident. I qualify for a 0% tax rate due to being out of the country for greater than 183 days P/A - under the SED, Seafarers Earnings Deduction. I work for 3/5 of the year, away from home, family, friends with little or no internet access and the only 'family' I have are the 20 or so people on the ship for 3 months at a time. I pay voluntary NI contributions as it stands and full council tax, even when my property is vacant during my sea service periods. What bugs me most is those that go through the education system, have decent enough qual's to get a job, but won't, because they're better off on the dole. Those who have worked 30 years and get made redundant, sure, they're entitled to state help. They've paid in.

I agree that the taxation on our oilworkers needs to be lowered or eliminated inline with the SED/FED to keep north sea oil competitive with the Saudi's. I am randomly drug tested while at uni for my shipping company and so can't drink to excess or take XYZ... I have friends who have done the whole uni game, and now cannot be bothered to find a job, it's beneath them. Lazy *****!! I'm glad I won't be paying into the UK tax system when I finish and get employed, less of my money to go to the feckless.

Just put in my application for my SGC with Merseyside. I'd like to think that they wouldn't do this, considering my age, 23. However, I think they would measure up an application through age, occupation, location etc - Much like car insurance. I know that occupation has nothing to do with it, but it may be one of the things they look at.

Not sure on DC voltages, but the waveform term is known as 3. The plotting of the resulting pattern when amplitude changes with respect to time. What level is this for? GCSE, A level, Degree? RE Q1, does it make use of a rectifier/transformer? My electrical knowledge is limited to marine electrotech, ask me about big heavy 2 stroke diesels and you're onto a winner!

I tried yesterday, the response was office hours, so will try tomorrow. I wanted to get it sent out first thing in the morning so it's on its way and closer to getting sent back to me.

But do you not think the Police service should modernise their payments methods? If after all, the public can, why can't they? Surely there's more admin/paperwork to do when cashing in a cheque vs a simple bank transfer? It's not intelligence, it's a serious matter. My dad only has a chequebook for his business banking now. My friends are the same, no chequebook with their accounts. In this modern age of technology, we (UK) really are behind when it comes to public services.

Evening all, I'm about to send my application away but have stumbled across a problem, I can't pay by cheque... I don't have a chequebook! I've asked my local bank, Lloyds, whether they can make one for me, a bankers draft will cost me £20! I'm currently up in Lancashire, the issuing authority will be Merseyside. Can i send a postal order or do a bank transfer? They need to get with the times and get a PayPal account

This happened not so far from my current house... Majority of my teaching staff are MCA or RNLI, so we often use this as a case study!

I agree, and am very thankful of it! I think the landlord thinks he can get away with it as we are only a short term let, but a few words with the college and his name will be struck off the approved list of accommodation providers. I've asked him to hold off any work until I am present so I can inspect the area underneath the boards. So you think the damp has bridged from the DPC (or lack of) and to the joists/boards?

I make sure that the windows are opened every couple of days if not too cold. But the wood rot is an underlying issue, not down to condensation build up.

Cashed out on the eur/usd before it tumbled! Gold surprised me, 1228 to 1270 in a day almost!

Thanks for the replies! My concern is that he will try and do a quick fix, not a proper job of it. Where do I stand with this? He won't redo the wallpaper or paint as it's only a student house, and our fault due to condensation... Deposit wise, it was only £70. I can live without that. But I'll certainly be withholding my rent until it's sorted.

Thanks FisherUK, You may be getting a pm from me if nothing gets done about it, to my approval anyway. My main concern is that a sofa leg was located over this section of flooring, which could have resulted in serious damage or injury should it have given way at some point in time. The landlord thinks the student tenants are daft, which most of them are to be honest, but I'm not. We are only on 6 month rentals due to the nature of our course, 50/50 college and sea time.

The wall is between the lounge and hallway. the wooden box next to it is the gas cupboard. I'm a mature student (23), the other two are younger than me, but I keep them in line! I'm more concerned about the mould spores also, he seems to think that it's condensation due to lack of heating in the property, which admittedly, we don't use that often due to costs. The council won't be contacted until action starts, or lack of. That's a last resort, we're going to give him a chance to rectify it, however I don't believe that remove and replace is the solution to it. He has just visited the property and inspected it. According to him, the mould is from the condensation, nothing to do with the rotten floorboards beneath it...

Bullet, he's having his house 'engineer' maintenance man come in on Monday to look at it and repair it... I.e. Cut out the rotten section and replace it. Now that someones put their foot through it, he is doing something about it. They have a hold on the local student housing market as it's only one college that needs it, approximately 120 students. I'm not one for putting up with bull honky... He's earning £1k every month off each house, minimum.