paramaniac

Uncle bulgaria, you need a leather strop, even an old leather belt, to finish the blade, that way it'll hold it's edge longer. Remember the old barbers, always had a leather strop for the cut throats!

I use Wusthof classics, fantastic quality, hold an edge very well, only been on the stone once in 3 years of heavy domestic use, a quick flash on the steel keeps them great. Henckels have gone downhill & become a little cheaper, not full tang construction anymore! I use a decent steel regularly 20 degree angle, & a whetstone if I need to re hone the angle of the blade, I have a 1000/3000 grit double sided stone, works great. This guy has more of an idea than Ramsey.

And Not the most likely of pairings there! Any modern diesel would have been a better bet for both power & performance.

Those 'grunts' had not put themselves through a degree. They do not work shifts, they are not proffessionally registered & accountable. There job does not involve other peoples lives, literally. I am on a salary scale of £21-£27K before deductions, is that too much for a graduate with more than 20 years experience, working shifts? we don't even recieve any bank holiday pay, it's all flat rate, even Christmas. The only real benefit is a fair pension, & blinkered people like you want it pulled?

We don't need your support, or even public opinion, god knows the government dont care about either. The repercussions of frontline strikes will be horrific. The problem is that the goverment have gven us NOWHERE esle to go. They won't negotiate, won't listen or budge an inch. Industrial action is the only weapon in the armoury, not a weapon any of us would ordinarily choose but one we know how to use! The NHS pension was reformed in 2008, members now pay more in for NO increase in benefits. The scheme in in profit! So why stiff us yet again?

I am 39, I joined junior leaders at 16, served for 9 years in RAMC then joined the NHS as a Paramedic.I have self funded a BSc. so I've been public sector for 23 years. I am a senior Paramedic, tutor & assesor, I earn an outrageous £27K. My question is this, when times were good in the private sector, I met many grunts in unskilled/semi skilled private secter roles earning a lot more than me. In fact many took the mick at my salary. Where were you private sector keyboard warriors then, demanding a pay rise for the public sector? Where you heck as like! All was well with you jack B'stads when you were on the make, now it's gone bent you whine like ten men, blaming anyone other than yourselves. Your beady little green eyes, filled with jealousy, come to rest on the public sector pension....'it's not fair' 'make them pay'.....'they dont deserve it' I hear you all sqwark! Double standards at play here, no one shared the wealth when all was rosy, so you can poke your whining up your collective hoops. I earn my pension, I want it, & I'll fight to keep it. To be judged by those of you that fit the above profile will not cause me to lay awake at night! Remember to give us a wave on the picket line...toot toot!

Just popped out to fuel up, had a very close look at my paintwork under the flourescent lights on the forecourt....absolutely no swirl marks whatsoever, a bloke filling up next to me said it looked 'amazing' so got to be happy with that.

Hi all, With thanks to John (geordie_21) I have recieved a bottle of this Mantis instant shine cleaner. The idea being to clean the car using only the spray & microfibre towels. The blurb on the back says it contains silicone enhancers to fill imperfections & gloss boosters to increase water repellency. I tried it on my silver VRS which is machine polished, wearing Autoglym SRP, EGP & 2 coats of collinite 476. So not really any imperfections to fill. The car was essentially clean anyway, with just some water marks & some fine dust & a few flies, so really I used the Mantis as a quick detailer. The instructions tell you to apply with one MF cloth & buff with another,this stuff cleans flies & watermarks with ease, yet leaves a glossy smooth smear free finish.I felt thet the glossy finish was on a par with my Zaino Z8 QD that I usually use. Where the mantis is fantastic is around door shuts/sills etc, seems to bring aluminium & plastic up beautifully, with no hazing or residue left behind. I also found the JML branded MF cloths are very soft & quite thick, better than the Halfrauds ones I usually use. I'm not sure I'd use this system on a really dirty car, I snow foam before washing with the 2 bucket method (inc grit guards) with a lambswool mitt so I acknowledge I'm a bit OCD about swirl marks! I daresay Mantis would still out perform our eastern european hand car wash friends though! Overall I'm quite impressed with Mantis, I view it as an excellent quick detailer that will remove flies, bird sheeite, water marks & dust etc & saves so much time around the bonnet/tailgate & doorshuts etc.

The local ambulance trust might want to contribute, given that your attendance at category A 999 calls counts for ORCON, & that is one of the performance measures they are measured by, & that performance has financial connotations!! In short, your voluntary efforts help the Trust attain a better budget.

It says suitable for wood furniture on the back of my tin of colli.

I'm fairly certain that the Octy estate TDi 90 did not come with 'fun' as standard though!

No one cares what you think, your troll like nature regarding anything fiscal is well proven! save yourself the effort of typing a reply, I'm not listening!

The surplus is in large part due to the 2008 NHS pension review, resulting in increased contributions from members for no additional pension benefit! This review was to ensure a cost effective, sustainable scheme. To review again 3 years later is totally unacceptable. There are strikes coming, & it will include frontline services, I believe the government & many members of the public have woefully underestimated the strength of feeling over the pensions in the NHS.

Oh dear, Sorry mate, but you are talking rubbish! Do some research.......here's a start http://www.managementinpractice.com/article/22468/Health_service_pension_scheme_creates_surplus_%96_BMA?category.id=337 The NHS pension is funded by employers & staff, not the taxpayer & has created a surplus of cash this year.

I'm in the public sector & I believe in getting what you pay for. So, given that many of you want to see my salary cut, pension smashed etc, & you still expect me to resuscitate your nearest & dearest even when I'm 66, carrying them down several flights of stairs etc, I think it's only right to warn you that you stand to be very dissapointed!