Forum: Idle Banter
13-09-24, 05:01 PM
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M40 J4 - weekend of 14/15 Sept - AVOID
If any of you are heading for the infamous Handy Cross Roundabout* this weekend I'd plan to be held up for quite a while. Junction 4 of the M40, as it's more properly known, is closed all weekend and...
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Forum: Idle Banter
13-09-24, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Hope it goes well for you Gary. If it helps, our heating kicked in last night and we also had a frost down here in Buckinghamshire too...
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-09-24, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
We've been in the Suffolk/Essex borders for a midweek break, staying at charming old inn, and the temperatures dropped way down on Wednesday. As we set out for home at 9am today we actually saw...
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-09-24, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 388
Views: 503,116
Re: The Veg Plot.
Just back from a week away and half my runners look like they've died off. I'm guessing there was not much rain while we were in East Anglia. Might get just one more meal from them but they stopped...
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Forum: Photos
12-09-24, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 14,768
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-09-24, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 358,068
Re: Cancer...
Catching up after a few days away, but belated YAY from me!
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
12-09-24, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 243
Re: Nagging doubts
If it was damp the next day can you be sure it wasn't anything more than condensation mixed with a tiny bit of paranoia? I've had the same nagging feeling after changing a rad (car a few years ago...
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Forum: Idle Banter
12-09-24, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
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Forum: Idle Banter
06-09-24, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
It's been a pretty pants work week thanks to some genius deciding to do an upgrade to everyone's SAP GUI on day two of month end... An angry mob of accountants is not a pretty sight. You know its bad...
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Forum: The Border Patrol
06-09-24, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,222
Re: Ride this week?
Glad you weren't stuck for too long Gary.
My current Arai came from JnS Oxford funnily enough. In one of their sales. I will be trying a Schuberth for my next lid but will defo wait for a sale as...
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Forum: Photos
02-09-24, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 1,252
Views: 444,527
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
02-09-24, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 541
Re: CNG motorcycle
I had a dual fuel car once. Then I read some horror stories about what could happen to one if you were in a bad shunt... And one of my uni mates told me about the firemen cowering behind a brick wall...
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-09-24, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 28,864
Re: Vapalux lamp
Nice. I ended up with a Tlley lamp when we cleared out F-i-L's garage. I have the original instructions for it too but not knowing what it was the starter tongs (and the jam jar of meths they were...
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Forum: Idle Banter
01-09-24, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Bafflingly the thunderstorms and rain in the forecast for today have not turned up. Instead it is wall to wall sunshine and its hot as flip. Not helpful, considering I sprayed the lawn with iron...
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Forum: Idle Banter
31-08-24, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Temp lights everywhere and tractors pulling obviously overloaded trailers dampened my ride out to the shops today. Not too cold here yet but I'm glad I had a long sleeve on under my jacket. Hopefully...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-08-24, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 392
Re: Euro 5b (aka 5+)
Just reading your description hurt my head Seeker... If the aim is indeed to make faster bikes more expensive to buy, run and sell, then I do hope the same is done for the plague of AMGs, M5s and...
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Forum: Idle Banter
28-08-24, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 6,495
Views: 6,297,689
Re: Smile of the day - What is yours?
A very large, bright red hot air balloon with Virgin Experiences written on the sides and on the gondola just floated over Trev Towers. And when I say over... it nearly brushed the chimney pot!...
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Forum: Idle Banter
26-08-24, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Know what you mean Seeker regarding getting a ride in but wanting to avoid the BH traffic. Last two years we've spent the Aug BH sat in jams on the way back from Norfolk as mum's birthday is the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-08-24, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
How many spiders can one 6x10 shed support? I've only scratched the surface of the junk stored in there and I disturbed (it seemed) hundreds of them!
Do any of you use a camping stove with the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
24-08-24, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 34,365
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Forum: Idle Banter
24-08-24, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 4,303
Views: 2,913,517
Re: The All New Megathread
Miserable day here at Trev Towers but I'll be tidying the shed a bit once I've finished the cuppa sat beside me.
Good forecast for the next two days so will get a spin out on Bullseye at some...
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Forum: Idle Banter
23-08-24, 04:09 PM
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Replies: 11,361
Views: 37,703,800
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Thankfully Lady Poppy took it in first thing this morning with a printed copy of the receipt and spoke to a different person. This one plugged it into a test rig, confirmed it was duff and fetched a...
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Forum: Idle Banter
22-08-24, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 11,361
Views: 37,703,800
Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Currys. I am absolutely steaming mad with them. Our ancient Freesat box died yesterday (hard drive corrupted), so I did a click and collect order this morning. Lady Poppy collected it at lunchtime...
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-08-24, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,119
Re: Busy-ness
After seeing how many windows the Everest fitters installed in two days at Trev Towers I have a feeling they all cut as many corners as they can! Thankfully they came back to fix the snagging before...
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Forum: Idle Banter
20-08-24, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 11,361
Views: 37,703,800
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