Forum: Idle Banter
08-07-23, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Bloody weather, 2 weeks off from 17th and had a 3k trip home with an NC500 tossed in but with rain forecast almost every day and probably all day, am I nuts or just going senile to consider not just...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
08-01-23, 11:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 847
Re: Zero electric motorcycle
Additionally Zero charge you extra to 'Software Unlock' the full capacity of a battery...or the full acceleration or the top speed.
Pay 23k for a bike and then have to pay another to get the full...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-07-22, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Funny you should mention camera's, I went thru hell getting a £150 cashback back on a Sony lens I bought, you would have thought I was asking for a metric ton of gold.
Photo of receipt - nope a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-06-22, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
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Forum: Idle Banter
05-06-22, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Have chatted with friends in both councils and local Government, there is absolutely no incentive for any council in England or Wales to ever build another council house as whomever gets one ends up...
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-05-22, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,430
Re: Imperial units
[QUOTE=Seeker;3136904]I'll just leave this here (courtesy of reddit).
Absolutely spot on except the bulk sweet shop in town still happily takes orders by the quarter even tho the receipt is in...
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-05-22, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
resistant to 50m is fine for most every day tasks, right up till you change the battery without replacing the seal, after that I'd avoid even doing the dishes with it on if it has any sentimental...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-04-22, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
try Mastercard again and tell them you want to claim on a Section 75 - https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/area-of-expertise/cards/chargeback-and-section-75 rather than a straight chargeback. They have...
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Forum: Idle Banter
07-03-22, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,469,218
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
I dream of being strong, like a 6 foot thick lump of titanium armour, impervious to the wiles of the motorcycle dealer salesman, nothing can overcome my resolve to tempt me into a new...
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Forum: Idle Banter
06-03-22, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 8,161
Re: if it ain't BoZo
So choosing to grant a peerage in 2020 is relevant to now because of Ukraine?
Many peerages since the beginning of Parliament have been politically or financially motivated
e.g....
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
27-02-22, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,437
Re: RIP test rides
Then you have the issue that the main dealer that lets you take a test ride forgot to mention the 3k of go faster parts and super comfort seat fitted to the demo so the bike you get delivered is a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-02-22, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 8,161
Re: if it ain't BoZo
Putin is doing 'An Adolf' start taking little bites and see if anyone is prepared to go to wwar over each bite, once he has a big mouthfull it may be too late to do anything about it.
However...
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-02-22, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
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Forum: Idle Banter
19-02-22, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-02-22, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,169
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-02-22, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,209
Re: Smart meters
Be an interesting watch today - https://gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ to see if Wind generation can handle high winds or whether multiple turbine farms are shut down as the latest storm blows through.
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Forum: Idle Banter
15-02-22, 10:44 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 4,209
Re: Smart meters
Triad charges will be coming, smart meters have made sure of that (businesses have been paying those for decades).
For what 20-25 years we were told 'gas heating, gas cooking its cheap!' and then...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
15-02-22, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 980
Re: London bike show
Some friends went there on Friday and were thoroughly disgusted at the dire lack of anything new being showcased at all.
Then this pops into my newsfeed today
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-02-22, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 8,161
Re: if it ain't BoZo
Not in the slightest, they are about as corrupt as any other government we have had in whether it be Tory, Labour, Liberal, Democrat - they are all and always have been out to line thier own pockets....
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Forum: Idle Banter
10-02-22, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 8,161
Re: if it ain't BoZo
You can tell that from previous posts I'm a fairly Pro Tory poster/voter, however one teeny act on thier part is coming to light and I must say I am surprising myself that if they push this through I...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-01-22, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,114
Re: Ulez
On the other hand
Historic vehicles
You can apply to stop paying vehicle tax if your vehicle was built more than 40 years ago. This date moves forward on a 40-year rolling system. For example,...
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-01-22, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,842
Re: But cyclists.....
Would be great!
(ooooooh look a pig just flew past my window!)
It's ingrained in the cycling commuter brigade that it's perfectly ok to run lights, ignore zebra crossings and to get...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-01-22, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 6,385
Views: 1,469,218
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-01-22, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 11,270
Views: 6,062,208
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Political News People and armchair pundits - Why are police not investigating!!! It's a cover up!!
2 days later
Political news People and armchair pundits - The police investigating - It's a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
29-01-22, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,842
Re: But cyclists.....
Sitting here in utter amazement here.
Feel free to pop down to London any time and I'll give you a tour of my daily 10 mile each way commute and let you count how many sets of light cyclist's (and...
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