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    Biden

    This would be the FBI who ordered social media companies to suppress the Hunter Biden Laptop story? This is not some conspiracy theory, Zuckerberg has testified to this effect before a senate committee. The FBI shouldn't be interfering in elections because a story is inconvenient for their preferred candidate. The FBI who is keep lists of parents who speak against the latest ideaology* at PTA meetings? We are sure we're not looking for accountability to the executive branch? Back on topic, Biden was telling potential voters to 'send him to congress' at the weekend. Except he's running for president. You wouldn't trust him to look after your dog, let alone watch the kids. * J. Edna Hoover's legacy lives on, clearly. 🤣
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    Biden

    So....basically, it's Draining the Swamp 2.0, only this time there's a vague plan. It should be stated that Wikipedia is about as reliable a guide as any manifesto, and anyone quoting either source as some kind of marker of what will happen is either dishonest or naïve. Indeed; I have no clue how you combat that, other that is than being Labour, and trying to implement mostly the same policies. I did once posit on here that the NHS would magically improve the day labour gets into power, despite the fact they will not have had time to implement anything, because all the activists employed by the NHS will suddenly start doing their jobs when the 'evel torreees' are gone.
  3. I suggest that thinking is somewhat dated. Yes, Tony Blair realised elections were won in the centre, and dragged labour towards it, and thundered to 3 GE victories (including, those with short memories forget, one after Iraq). However, New Labour was still recognisably of the left. Whatever the current Tories are, they aren't conservative. The 'unaparty' must be disbanded, and quickly. Even a chancellor who reigns in HMRC's avariciousness would be a start - colossal acts of self-harm that end up costing the taxpayer: taxing private landlords out of existence, red diesel, taxing chinese tourists to the hilt, Pick ups and now the non-doms thing. Nail on the head. Who green-lit this insanity? Sunak, and somehow he became PM.
  4. Er, no. Imagine how many byelections there'd be in Diane Abbott's constituency. Frankly he's doing the tax payer a favour given that there'll be a general election very soon anyway. Despite what he said. And those wondering whether he'll be re-elected. I'm going to guess yes. Yes he will be.
  5. He's now been both cheeks of the same backside, to mis-quote Galloway, and that'll make the third party he's represented. If only Reform had any actual policies. As far as I can tell, they have no plans to reform anything. Their leader is far too enthusiastic about continuing the proxy war in Ukraine too.
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    Biden

    I think the Dems are finally starting to 'get' it, now even CNN or MSNBC are reporting on his cognitive issues. Trouble is, who do they replace him with? Hillary? - Nope electoral kryptonite Kamala - Even worse Newsom -A lot of Dems outside the Republic of California think he's too much Michelle Obama - A step too far even for political-dynasty loving US, surely? Also has zero experience in elected office.
  7. Welcome to PW. What cartridges are you (attempting) to put through it? I've had this before on my Hatsan with light clay loads when the gas port is a bit dirty. No issue with heavier pigeon loads though. So, I made sure to give the port on the barrel a going over with an old toothbrush and some appropriate cleaner, and had no issues subsequently. I'm not familiar with the Bullpup variant, but I assume it's the same mechanism as all other Escorts. It's now quite a mature design and will cycle lighter loads, but will never be as good as some of the higher end gas-driven semis or the inertia driven ones.
  8. Nope, still can't work out why this is so important to you. Your argument is with the modern world, not BASC. QED. I have my own issues with BASC, but IMO OF's complaint doesn't quite reach the levels of ridiculousness that 'the BASC tie is not as good as the WAGBI tie' thread does, but it comes a close second. Conor as a representative of the organisation he works for must remain polite. I am not so encumbered, other than remaining within this forum's AUP. Therefore I respectfully suggest you get out more.
  9. At a guess, this is because BASCs email server sends emails out in blocks of, say, 10000 at a time, in order to avoid being flagged as a spam server. Whatever the reason, I’m honestly struggling to understand your issue? Assuming for a minute my reasoning is correct, doing things the other way round, viz. waiting 24h or so till emails to all members were sent, before posting anything on socials, would these days result in far more complaints of BASC seeming to be unresponsive.
  10. And miss the last month of the season and roost shooting?! I'd definitely agree that those who try to jet between blighty and a foreign bolt-hole seem to be neither fish nor fowl and are spending inordinate amounts of time and money going between the 2 and/or trying to maintain 2 properties. If you're gonna do it, move there full time, immerse yourself into the lingo and culture. Do not ever utter the phrase "In England we do it this way...."
  11. Ok, that's the coolest work-related post on this thread so far, but you might not have thought so at the time! Obviously @Scully and @39TDS's shenanigans are deserving of prizes for expert swordsmanship. Personally I was 2 years old, so presumably struggling to master the potty and basic speech (still struggling with both if I'm honest). If this thread was about 2004, though, I'm sure I too would be exercising the forum swear filter with my own tales of horizontal refreshment.
  12. As has been stated you need to consider the extinguisher as part of your overall evac/fire plan. Fire extinguisher really should be on the landing so it's available for everyone to use. By the time the smoke alarm wakes you (You do have working ones fitted don't you?), it's likely the fire will be too big to be tackled by an extinguisher anyway, so it will be be a case of the old maxim: Get out, Get the fire brigade out, stay out. Excellent tips there. I'd caution against charging any li-ion batteries of size (e.g. power tool batteries or vapes, or even 18650s for your NV) near an exit, and certainly not on a book case or something else flammable. Relevant for shooters too is where you store your ammo, specifically shotgun carts. I do currently have some stored underneath the stairs, which isn't ideal as those stairs represent the primary escape route. Of course, by the time the fire is hot enough to start affecting cartridges you're either outside or dead from smoke inhalation, but nevertheless I will move them. Also, someone mentioned chip pan fires. If you're still using a chip pan in 2024, sorry, but have a word with yourself.
  13. Certainly would echo the above that inverter welders don't seem to suffer same issue the old transformer machines did. That is the in-rush current on startup could cause the fuse in the plug top to pop or even the breaker to trip. I'm no stick welder, but what little I have done with an inverter machine was certainly far more forgiving than the old Clarke buzz box I had. I will say though, if you get into it, it is worth wiring up a 16 amp blue ('caravan') socket to power the welder for the occasions when you do have to turn the welder up to 11.
  14. I sense a moderator's paw hovering over the block button... But for the benefit of the confused: Questioning the proportionality of the state of Israel's response to the Oct 7th slaughter = not antisemitic Invoking the 'from river the sea' trope = antisemitic (as it implies the eradication of all Israelis) Invoking said trope then quaffing champagne = antisemitic + chavvy + braindead Thinking either side want a ceasefire = delusional Thinking the UK labour party's stance on same matters at all = absolutely delusional Caring about Charlotte-bluddy-Church's opinion on the middle east = Ummm, turn off your TV set and do something less boring instead.
  15. Not as far as I'm aware; the grants are discrete blocks of funds as it were. So, in my case, they did the internal wall insulation first, took before and after pictures, and claimed for that. Then they did the heat pump, took before and after pics, claimed for funds, and finally the solar. I was offered my choice on all 3. I took all 3. I know you said you didn't want a heat pump. FYI, the reason I accepted was because my house was previously heated with storage heaters. So, I got a complete set of radiators and associated plumbing all fitted, and the heat pump to power it. If for whatever reason the heat pump didn't work out, my thinking was, I could subsequently swap it for an oil boiler or whatever. As it happens, I'm so far happy with the heat pump, it had no issues heating the house to toasty warm during the -5 cold spell. There's an airlock somewhere in the system I keep chasing, that causes it to trip out occasionally; but I suspect that may be self induced as I've temporarily disconnected a rad. Obviously, it might be different in your case, as you said you have a recently fitted oil-boiler and therefore are already piped up with rads/UFH. The lot I used were http://www.consumerenergysolutions.co.uk/ They do get mixed reviewes but all the crews they used to seem to come from just the other side of the bridge so local to you.
  16. Excellent, thanks for the steer...
  17. Having now lived with it for 10mths including a (fairly mild) winter: I'd certainly agree with the massive upheaval part, but I would suggest in an older property it's definitely worth doing. For the cost to you, and given what the material costs are if you try to do it yourself (room by room) I think there's a lot more in the 'pro' camp than the 'con'. Just need to watch the installers and be strict on 'snagging'. Ask a tame builder to have a look round before final sign-off if you don't trust yourself to spot everything. As for damp increasing, not if it's done right, if anything it should decrease. In my system, they ensured trickle vents were fitted to all windows, and installed an extractor in any room with a sink, all as part of the package. The extractors are the modern humdity sensing type, and spool up as needed. None of this turning remembering to turn the light on in the bathroom to run the fan nonsense. Indeed, there is, or was, a 12-panel limit and no batteries. I'm currently looking at options for increasing both my system's capacity (there's room on the roof for 4 additional panels) and buying a battery, now these are no longer subject to VAT. There wasn't the option to pay to upgrade to have a system that maximises your roof's capacity. But again, for the net cost to you, £0, in my mind you might as well do it, and expand the system when the warranty runs out...
  18. Apologies if I've mis-read this, but surely the issue here is that, whomever sold you that gun in the first place should've entered it onto your SGC? The gun wasn't "scrapped", in that it was capable of being turned into an operational (s2) firearm again. It had a barrel and 'action' - receiver in the case of a semi - albeit it was missing the one of the other relevant component parts, the bolt. The actual condition of the gun is irrelevant. Whatever the case, the gun is now where it should be, in that it is entered onto your SGC. Having said all that, I've got a 302 in need of some TLC - albeit on my SGC - where did you source the parts from?
  19. See my thread on having it done here: In fact I need to update it. Assuming you can cope with the disruption, the internal wall insulation is definitely worth having, made the house much warmer and easier to heat.
  20. It's pure Westminster bubble, completely irrelevant to the real world. Meanwhile the debate on excess deaths was apparently poorly attended. Interestingly one Sue Gray was seen hanging round with Starmer on the night in question.
  21. I mean, I agree. But depends very much on your individual circumstances. If the kids are grown up, you probably don't care about the education system. Perhaps a good short hand for cost of living is population density. If the place you are looking to live, is crowded "full of filthy unwashed masses", such as London, then the cost of living will be high, as space to live will be at a considerable premium. Australia however, with effectively infinite space, will be less. Most Australians have never even seen a semi-detached house, far less had to live in one. It's also a question of what's more important to you; cost of living is by far not the only factor to consider. I grew up in Switzerland (the rural, farming part, not the high class ski resorts or finance areas). Whilst I could relocate there and have a nominally higher standard of living, better healthcare, and so on, I actively chose not to and remain in the UK. Why? The main reason I used to cite was basic freedoms, there didn't used to be some finger-wagging official telling you thou-shalt-not and whatever wasn't specifically banned was allowed (are you listening, oh inventors of non-existent stipulations on the GL?!). In the intervening nearly quarter of a century, the UK has definitely swung towards the authoritarian. Still not moving though. Yet.
  22. 'Lightscribe' is the technology you're thinking of, would allow direct printing onto a suitable CD/DVD recordable discs. Stopped being sold in 2013, apparently. Can't help with software, never used any, just wrote onto the blank label provided, similar to compact cassettes. I would say though, why are you recording onto optical media in 2024? It's been proven that it is not the most stable technology for archival storage, so not a great place for the family albums.
  23. As has been alluded to, cost of living is a complex calculation, and you'd do well to look beyond the headlines. If you're a pensioner, you don't care about income tax (probably...) but do care about medical costs. Famously, some doctors who moved from the UK to Australia for double their salary, but utterly failed to consider the cost of living can be more like 2.2 times the UK. Worrying that someone smart enough to put themselves through medical school is seemingly incapable of a bit of basic research, but there you go. Also remember the UK is seriously talking about abolishing non-dom Status, so it would appear you'll likely have to give up your citizenship too, unless you fancy paying tax twice on your income. Finally, there are plenty of specialist firms out there catering to these new 'digital nomads' who can set you up in another country; it used to be that these services were only available for high net worth individuals, but slowly this kind of expertise is trickling down to us mere mortals.
  24. There are a lot of FEO's interpreting the Home Office Security Guidance as they see fit, would probably be more accurate. Indeed, arguing with the FEO over a cabinet installation has always seemed like a strange hill to die on to me. Apparently one FEO in A&S doesn't like concrete anchors and insists on expanding bolts. How he's supposed to be able to tell the difference once fitted I don't know. Presumably the concern there is that your cabinet could then be removed using nothing more than a handsaw to cut through the joists? Ok you might get some local roof collapse...but only if your thief is a bit slow...
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