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Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() That's OK Bibs. I only posted about it once, about a year ago so I am not surprised that people are not aware. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() I am high risk (lung cancer) and have had a letter from the government telling me to isolate for 12 weeks, so we have been looking for home delivery slots but initially there were none. My other... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Ha! I got my car insurance renewal this week for my WRX. It has gone up by a whole 3p a year. Aviva. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Having been an intensive user of the NHS this year (lung cancer, chemo & radiation treatments) I can wholheartedly agree with Red. Three years ago, I had prosate cancer and I had the option of having... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Coming back home on the bike from Norwich on the A140, the main road south to Ipswich, when I came on the end of a tailback. I just sailed past the traffic to my road, all 3 and a half miles of it. |
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
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Views: 6,682
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Heorot
![]() The bike passed its MOT today with advisory i.e Worn rear tyre. I knew it was squaring off but it is almost down to the wear indicators. It is a Continental roadattack 3 put on the bike 3 years ago... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() I saw the following on another forum and thought it worthy of re-posting. About a month ago, I posted that my son had slid off his Honda Blackbird after hitting a patch of, what looked like,... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Highly likely Adam. Back in March a young girl was killed when she drove into a tree on the same stretch of road; no other car involved. Police checked her phone and found that she was texting at the... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() The A140 is a dead straight former Roman road where a car hit a pedestrial at 11:00AM breaking an arm and leg. How the feck? And why was the road closed for four hours. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Yesterday, there was an accident outside our village and the police closed the road, the A140 main road between Ipswich and Norwich heading to Norwich. The trouble is, the only alternate roads are... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Thanks for the head up Grant. I changed to Carol Nash for the first time this year. I always argue for a lower premium when I get the reminder letter, but this year Hastings refused to budge. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Boilers don't last. My house was a new build in 2003 and came with an Ideal non-combi CH system. It died this summer and had to be replaced with another non-combi boiler. The engineer told me that... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() The same way that Carlsberg is Danish, even though it's brewed in Northampton. |
Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,878
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Heorot
![]() I looked at topboxes but it would have meant drilling into the bike's frame. Then I discovered the two tabs under the pillion seat that are for hanging a helmet (or two) on. Just release the seat,... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() Or they have their own to sell and are blocking your sale so they can sell their own. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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Heorot
![]() Another tip when searching on google. To exclude an expression or word, add -(word) at the end of the search string. EG. sv650 -svrider will exclude svrider from the results. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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Views: 146,685
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![]() Côtes du Rhône Villages from Aldi. Reduced from 5.69 to 4.99. Really enjoyed this excellent red. I have always liked Cote de Rhône and this is a really lovely example.Very smooth with just the... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() What a day. Yesterday, I booked the hospital to get some lumps on my arm looked at. The appointment was for 13:00. Got there on time and they took blood and sent me to a waiting area until the doctor... |
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
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Replies: 107
Views: 12,671
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Heorot
![]() I am 5'9" and test rode a vstrom 650 last year. I found it too tall (I couldn't put both feet down) and top heavy. I nearly dropped it in the dealers yard. Not as agile through the twisties as my k3... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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Replies: 11,297
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![]() Cold and wet here after some sun to warm the house a bit this morning. Now the Tado switched the CH on at 6pm and still going. Temperature currently at 20.9c. Did manage to get a dry ride into... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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Views: 1,859
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Heorot
![]() I have a problem with water retention in my legs and feet; they are about twice the size they should be so buying normal motorbike boots is impossible for me as a). I struggle to get my feet in even... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() My CH is controlled by a Tado smart controller like Hive. The target temperature today is 21 degrees and Tado switched it on at 8am for 45 minutes and again at 6pm. Still not reached 21deg. It has... |
Forum: Idle Banter
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,859
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Heorot
![]() I had a pair of those super tour boots. The sole separated from the upper after less than a year. On both boots. |
Forum: Idle Banter
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![]() I keep all my passwords/logins in a spreadsheet on a usb stick and only plug it in when I need to find one. No passwords on the actual PC or laptop. |
Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,508
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Heorot
![]() I wear proper gear when riding in this country, but I ride a 150cc scooter when at our home in Turkey to potter around the local villages. If I wore full gear over there, I would die of heatstroke.... |
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