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And what about the plate?

There was a great comment by some guy (i forget who) after the "uproar" about people not being able to register because they left it till 10pm on the last night. He said something like "perhaps there ought to be a barrier to stupid people voting - and perhaps that was it"

Actually, moving up north could leave you better off than buying a new set of plates me thinks...

Syrian? (or is that in poor taste.....)

Too slow!! :p

Has the panic buying started yet? I'm barricading the doors as we speak. I'll stick my head out in about 2-3 years. Still at least we'll be able to buy English Champagne now!

Boris ftw. Plus Trump in US and the fact we're not in Europe will be the least of our worries. As the others above, I'm checking back through my ancestors to see if I have any options....

Yep - Cameron gone by October

I should have bought my "don't blame me" T shirt before the pound plummeted I guess....

Look on the bright side - at least they tried to deliver :p

I'm expecting a delivery by Parceforce. I work from home, so the time of delivery in not really important, but i bought it so i want it.... I check the tracker at about 3pm, to find the "delivery attempted" was the status. WTF? I've been in all day. Apart from the 10 minutes i was stood outside talking to the other delivery driver who turned up. Then i notice it says "Address problems - unable to locate premises". Strange. The house has only been here about 150 years. Parcelforce delivered here about 2 weeks ago. So i Google the phone number of the local depot (Hereford). I ring said number. The conversation goes something like this. Me: Am i talking to someone in the Hereford depot Him: No this is Gloucester Me: Oh - i thought i phoned the Hereford depot Him: They don't take calls. All there calls come through to here. So that was a good start. Why his first response wasn't "no but we take their calls" i don't know. So anyway, I give him the tracking number and explain that they've been here countless times. Him: That's strange Me: Yes, I was surprised. You've been here lots..... Him: No, i mean the parcel has no address on the system Me: Ok (thinks: so you've accepted a parcel the computer knows nothing about, but it managed to get withing 15 miles of me? Unlikely I feel...) Me: So what do i do? Can i give you the address? (thinks: I really hope not - that's not very secure....) Him: Well we'll have to see what address is on the parcel and see if it matches Me: (Gives address) So assuming the parcel has the address on, as it got to Hereford, if he can't find it today, will he be able to find it tomorrow? Him: Can you give me something that helps? Me: Phone number? I'm in all day.. Him: I doubt the driver will use his personal mobile to phone you. We don't give them mobiles. Me: OK well when he gets to the centre of the post code, he's very close. He needs to look for.... Him: He won't know when he's at the centre of the post code. Can you tell me the names of the houses either side Me: We don;t have houses "either side". There are only about 6 houses in the post code and 2 farms. We're up a track between the 2 farms. Him: Ok thank you. I can't promise he'll be back today as the update (to say can't find us) was 3 hours ago Me: (thinks: so it's my fault that i didn't expect you to not be able to find a property that you've been to tens of times before, check the tracker sooner and phone you earlier...) FFS - so no phone, no satnav and no one who gives a ****. And I've always had good service from ParcelForce up till now I've saved the phone number so I don't have to google it again tomorrow..... And breathe.....

I've been using dells for years (probably about 14), via the "proper" (ie not USB) docks. Found them very good - they extend the network (RJ45) and monitor x2 (DVI + what looks like HDMI on each), 4 USB, 2 Serial + a parallel. Separate power supply (so one lives in the bag for when i go out, one stays with the dock) and a power button (so you don't open the lid unless you need to) Certainly never had the freezing issues you mention. I'm on the second docking station as they changed the connector about 2 laptops ago, but like you, the company supplies so it wasn't an issue for me. I like the dell laptops too (i know some don't) but mine are the business ones rather than the cheap "home" type

Apparently it was...... :-)

Sounds like you need weed killer rather than a hedge cutter. I use petrol strimmers/hedge cutters, but I've always been impressed with Stihl

After having been brought up in a house where my dad seemed to rod the drains every other week, I always told myself I'd earn enough not to have to clear the drains. I was out a couple of Christmas mornings ago with my arm down the outlet outside the kitchen sink (at least that was well away from the really foul drains). It is sad that I find the "whoosh" as it suddenly all frees up quite satisfying? I always have a chat with the guys that empty the septic tank, give them a cup of tea etc. One told me he was at a very posh house, emptying the tank when the owner came out. "Can't you do anything about that terrible smell?" he said. "Well, it's your ****!" came the reply. :clap:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36394819 Ouch!

With that few expletives, you'll be quite close to the top of the list of satisfied users....

At least they had the decency to offer....

Fixed that for you

Why would you cash out a 50p bet at a loss?

It's "bird in the hand, two in the bush" stuff. I'm sure he's now regretting crashing in early, but probably not as much as if he hadn't and Leicester didn't win. He still has £72k after all. He can't be too unhappy!

So that's £30k - £11k = £19k. Over 3 years that's £6666/year Or did I misunderstand your calculations? (Before your edit)

I had a similar rumble from a classic car - it turned out to the the alternator bearings. I narrowed it down by using a 18" long metal tyre iron, placed on top of the alternator, then rested my temple on it. You can quite easily feel the vibrations. I tried on various parts of the engine and the vibration was barely noticable. On to the alternator and it was like my head was being drilled. Any hard bar (metal or hardwood) will do - long screwdriver possibly, but the handle will damp the vibration I then removed the fan belt and span the alternator by hand and the same noise was there. The good part about this way is that you can be quite precise as to where the noise is from using the bar, when all you can hear from the engine bay is "a noise" from somewhere I should also point out, this should only be done when the car is stationary - definitely don;t take it for a drive while doing this procedure EDIT: My alternator failed after the engine had been rebuilt - the theory was that the alternator was on the end of it's life (almost 50 years but only 60k miles) and the was slightly over tightened when put back on. perhaps with a new tensioner, the belt it tighter than the alternator can now cope with