7029bob

Congrats on the new motor Graham you do realise that being white you will have to clean it at least twice a week and no off roading. Seriously let us know what you think of it when it has a few miles on the clock.

Anyone had any dealings with the BT mobile sim only deals ? The prices don't seem bad but can' find out about reception in our area, other than their own checker which if its similar to other suppliers can' be relied on.

Years ago ran into a herd of cows at Rangeworthy on a steam loco (western hall ) ,killed four but able to carry on after loco inspection dropped down through Manngotsfield and onto Temple Meads which had platforms crowded and we still had signs of blood and gore on front bufferbeam . Some of the flesh and skin was also underneath the boiler and I can tell you it did not smell like steak cooking.

Try Milton the stuff they use for sterilising baby bottles ,obviously dilute first. A friend left a fresh meat joint under my passengers seat forgot it and it leaked over the carpets ,4 hot summer days later the smell surfaced and it was pretty bad but Milton killed it stone dead. A local car dealer who I asked in desperation put me onto it, he said it removed pet smells / kids sickness and mostly everything you get in the car trade.

She must be a wonderful lady, not only cooks that but most probably has to put up with the after affects later.

Auto Glass did my previous 2013 model at home ,took 3 days to book when the guy came he had just started and we had one heck of a thunderstorm which lasted a couple of hours. Because of the lightening he was unable to errect the pull out metal cover on his van ,poor bloke got absolutely soaked ,felt so sorry for him I gave him dry T- shirt. Despite this he did a cracking job and I was well pleased.

I was with NFU as I was attracted by their new car replacement for write offs which are up to 2 years old, this saved me getting GAP insurance but as the car is now 19 months old hardly worth the extra price over other companys. But as you say they do have a good reputation and it was convenient as they had a local office . I'm happy with the £130 saving I made with Ageas and reasonably confident their policy will be adequate should the need arise.

That seems quite good, shows how different areas vary LV quoted me £270 and it seems our situations are very similar.

Mine is due March, I've been with NFU for the last 2 years but they want £365 so considering switching to Ageas at £230. I used to be with Ageas a few years ago when I had a prang, I found them very easy to deal with and everything was handled very well and swiftly. Don't think £230 is too bad considering its a 170 with two named drivers and a policy with all the bells and whistles.

There were none fitted to ours, so I got the garage to fit as part of the deal. I've found they are not all that effective though. Some time ago a member did fit slightly larger flaps, there is a guide somewhere in the archives which he wrote, but this could have been for the old Google eyed Classic model.

We paid £2,300 for a 3 seater settee after 9 months it had sagged badly and the leather had become discoloured. DFS replaced several panels and reupholstered it. 4 months later same problems this time we refused a repair and stated we wanted a replacement, which eventually we got. 6 months down the line we have just had the replacement reupholstered due to sagging. The guy who did the last repair said he had so many calls to expensive purchases it was unbelieveable and the cheaper options seem to wear so much better. To prove this my son paid £400 for a 3 seater settee 4 years ago, his two children have done their worst to destroy it (normal kids things ) and it has withstood everything thrown at it and is still firm and smart looking. Its cetainly the cheaper option for us from now on.

Try a reset, switch ignition to the on position (do not start the engine) hold the the window switches up for ten seconds ,release them ,turn ignition off then turn back on and hopefully fully reset and cured.

Around 250 ml round trip from Forest of Dean to Crouch End (London) on Xmas day A40 -M40 - North circl not a sign of a police car ,plenty of ambulances with blues on though. Realize there have been police cuts but surely a larger presence would be more of a deterrent. The local drink drivers in the Forest of Dean have very little chance of being caught as the few police on duty are asked to cover a huge area, yet I believe Mr Cameron tried to put pressure on his local Cotswold council for his nearest police station to remain open and not be included in the cuts.

Steam locos quite often had problems but in most cases (obviously not all ) could limp on to the nearest loop under there own power, with a Diesel failure in most cases it was wait for a relief engine. The early Hydraulics were really unreliable and it was quite a common occurrence for a nice new shiny Western or Hymek to be rescued by a filthy steam loco. Have a look on u tube at the Jubilee 45690 having a run at the Lickey with no banker ,admittedly the driver must have been showing off a bit but one hell of a sound.

When I was a fireman at Gloucester she came down on a rail tour must have been around 1965 or 1966 ,if my signing on time had been 10 mins earlier I would have dropped for the job as it was a mate Pete Smith claimed it. I did have the pleasure of firing Evening Star and Clun Castle several times ,also several other now preserved locos. These preservation societies do a wonderful job and thanks to them keep my memories alive and also give my grandkids chance to see where Grampy used to work.