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Biltong. Anyone tried it? I got addicted in Southern Africa. In UK today its expensive, and an old South African mate told me how to make it. But, I;ve found a cheaper way for cheaper grade Bilton. Take one tray of Aldi sliced roast beef and leave in fridge to harden . Add spices/salt+ black pepper and it's ready.

Perhaps I should rephrase my comment on banning and say "BAN ANY POST ENDING IN "EXIT". Since the referendum ( where many political biased organisations have tried to influence/ get changed by possibly illegal means), it still remains law. For those who dont like it, perhaps they might consider respecting the political views of other posters.

CM- perhaps, now is the time to look at posting rules. I posted on one thread"perhaps ban political posts", to get one poster head down the "management" route that all posts could be political. I name no poster, as it's obvious. But I fail to see what the long running Brexit sore has got to do with cars.

Steak and salad. I decided to sample it for tenderness and it passed, so I never got chance for photos. However, I can recommend one of Sainsbury's 21 day matured large steaks( circa 2-3 inch thick by approx 4/5 " long), cut into thin steaks. (we got 3 from our one thick steak). Marinaded( after a severe hammering with steak hammer by Mrs V) in OXO marinade ( pick yer own flavour). Out of one steak ( price circa £4 ), we got three slices. And a few bits, some doggy sized, for which Lexi said"I'll recycle them". Salad-lettuce from shop, multicoloured peppers from shop. Add cucumbers and Italian tomatoes from garden and its a nice meal. Not tough, not needing to be played with or marmalised.

I'd say you've done well to go so long on the UKs badly maintained roads. Lee- I drove some ancient stuff for GPO/PO on some of the worst roads in UK, and never had any damage. My suggestion, based on my experience with County roads, was to forget trying to claim as an individual and find a no win/no fee firm. I was faced with a section 38 rejection, where as a bloke who owned a shop I used to do work for had a few successful no win claims through a solicitor.

Unfortunately one person likes to ram ,ram and wont stop.

Perhaps its time for politics to be a banned topic.

Word of advice. I hit a pothole on a c class road a year or so ago in Furby. Result, broken spring and damage to top mount. I did try a claim on County ( as road maintainer) to get the section 38 excuse. So perhaps it might be a better bet to find a "no win" legal company to fight a claim.

I'd forget all the charts etc. One thing missed from our mumbo jumbo is life of lamps. I've fitted LED in most places to MINIMISE lamp ( it's not a bulb. That grows in ground) FAILURE, THE CAUSE of a lot of accidents. My indicator lamps are LED, as are my sides and number plate ones. 25 YEARS ago, BR( PRELUDE TO nETWORK RAIL) SWAPPED signal lamps, filament type for LED. Most of these in signal heads/ road crossing warnings are still working. Perhaps its time for the dinosaurs in the DVLA testing department to wake up and consider whether a light with life s better than one to spec or one not working. But then, I just change mine when needed. Its easy on an older car.

Again, we are at cross purposes, or mixing LED with Halogen. My sides/indicators and brake lights ( aka lamps, sometimes miscalled Bulbs) are olde worlde filament types, which do not provide a fixed and regulated beam of light and can be replaced by LED TYPES. The only problem you will find is that the ECU checking circuit for the (rear) brake lights even on the very low spec models requires to see a certain level of current passing or the ECU determines that there is a fault. No special checks ( other than a go/no go test) on these lamps is performed. No special instruments, which is where some UNSCRUPULOUS MOT places can gain a retest by insisting that rear indicator lamps are "wrong " colour of orange. I replace any non focused lamp with a LED. Not for cost, But for reliability and safety.

Sorry, my MOT bloke is very pedantic on lights. He's shown me the regs, perhaps you Might like to read them

I've had LED lamps in my front indicators and sidelights for years. Mr MOT man tells me that only place they are not permitted is dip/main beam. And I've found out that the CPU does not like LED lamps fitted in the brake position. It throws up a fault as if brake switch was faulty.

Sorry ,Mac, I missed your last bit about burials at sea and the winky face. I spent my early years near Glasgow, and even in jest that sort of comment would have created a riot and after moving north I discovered how stupid this attitude was. Perhaps once folks on both sides of the argument and border have spent a hundred or so years living together and discovering that neither side has two heads, then things might progress to more peaceful terms. On the parking side, I'm convinced locally that there's something in the Maternity tea that affects new parents ability to park with common sense and courtesy.

Very contagious statement. One that could cause as much ill feeling as the brexit stuff. Mac, in the interests of the forum, DO not go down that route. The poison that has come from that idea still lingers in other parts of the world. Some of us ( especially in parts far away from where immigrants from the troubles settled ) have decided that stirred up problems based on religious differences should be buried at sea. Very contagious statement. One that could cause as much ill feeling as the brexit stuff. Mac, in the interests of the forum, DO not go down that route. The poison that has come from that idea still lingers in other parts of the world. Some of us ( especially in parts far away from where immigrants from the troubles settled ) have decided that stirred up problems based on religious differences should be buried at sea.

Similar comment in Fabia handbook ( from memory- not needed , might cause problems, or as in germalise " non stuffen in engine, it makes holes stuff up"). I think the days of "snake oil remedies are long past".

In typical "tidy it away as done in over the river format" SWMBO has decided that my "brought into house for safekeeping" service manual was put in a safe place( skill passed down from mother to daughter in the boro as FIL told me) and my mobility scooter has rubbed the label under boot carpet. So only place I have I have to look is on VIN label( Passenger side on front inside wing/on V5). Once upon a time, long time ago e had a post on vehicle labels and I did post mine up. Sadly I can't find it, but if any( possible mod) can resurrect post I'd be grateful.

If you have air in system I'd suggest something like EEZIEBLEED. But then , you need to take advice ( looking at your history), before playing with brakes.

Foud the stuff, but now comes another question. How do I find paint code of Furby. My local paint shop can get me a 90% match, and local Halfrauds can get match on VIN, but its hiding place is a mystery, and I do not really trust Harrys{as on broomstickes) + mates in Halfrauds.

Sodding tablet. not enough space for my chunky fingers.

Lee- history lession from one who learned at grandads knee . in the early days in the Highland clearances, folk were turfed of their land in North Scotland by English and Anglophile landlords to make way for Sheep. Forced to exist on crofts, with fishing as a second way of life , they saw landlords sheep as a secondary source of food. Hence the source of "Mutton stew/ pies".

My Jairn or is it Cack ( Cairn x JRT), just to hear the song" Ithought I saw a putty cat" in the car and she's up at windows barking and looking for a cat.

Force 9 , not nice. I've been out in a 60ft clinker built herring boat in force 10 and it's not nice. I've seen dad go out out in lifeboat in more than that. But like you, I suspect forecasters are playing on safe side.

Skomaz, I'm on devil brew. But slowly but surely Local stores are forcing the likes of Texaco to get reasonable. I'd like an excuse to head up to Sainsury at Tamworth , just for the reason to burn off some engine muck, but at their prices it don;t make sense.

Keith- Vatcam, any ideas of stockists. My google searches cant find any source of it.

UPdate. Months later kitchen tap temperature is still OK( TOUCH WOOD). I think next time I'll just run the kitchen tap for 20 mins and see the result.