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  1. Not being funny but unless you allow technology to be proven then progress is never made forward. CLEARLY a combi is a better option for the environment and your wallet since over time on conventional systems you certainly find yourself heating two tanks of water a day, when indeed some days you may well use very little domestic hot water. For example, a person like me with an electric shower and a cold feed dishwasher will in fact not require ANYTHING LIKE the amount of hot water produced in a day on a conventional system. In fact some days I suspect I could well use virtually none besides hand washing water in the basin... Furthermore they take up far less space - I have no tanks in my loft anymore so can now utilise the space the feed/expansion and header tanks took up, and the boilier cupboard has now been shelved to the floor (where the cylinder used to be), making it a far more useful space. Our boiler has been running four years to date without any trouble at all, except an exploding pressure vessle which occurred within a couple of weeks of installation - and yes - whilst I accept that isn't ideal, I am a realist and accept that in the modern world we do sacrifice an element of workmanship in favour of mass-production and lower consumer prices. I also have to say on our combi (compared to the old conventional boiler) rads heat up a LOT faster and in fact get dangerously warm! Whilst this may be a negative to some (we've had to fit rad cabinets for the nipper), it is actually very welcome when you come into a cold house and want to get some heat running quickly! Scale is a problem for combis - fit a water softener and it's not a problem. As someone who contracts IT work for a local water treatment company (www.pozzani.co.uk), I have to say its surprising how few a people consider their waters chemistry when looking at their overall cost of living (kettles, irons, dishwashers, washing machines, boilers, the additional expense of cleaning products etc). For £350 you can fit a water softener costing £6 a month to run....yes an up-front cost, but for a recurring bill of £70 or so, probably a very good long term investment!
  2. Went on the Calder and Hebble up towards Hebdon Bridge last year on a canal boat and the guy leasing them said the same - from the boat you do not need any licence OTHER than a rod licence. People and clubs only buy banks rights in the main.
  3. If I was plumbing for a cheapish 1995/96 era car I'd go the Primera http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-NISSAN-PRIMERA-...1QQcmdZViewItem I owned one of these and as well as being very smooth - even at 130,0000 on the clock in the 7 years my dad and I owned it (from virtually new) it never broke down, never failed an MOT (except on emissions once), always gave fairly solid economy, and to be honest we are 'car abusers' - it's certainly not a family tradition to believe in regular servicing of vehicles etc just as a matter of course (probably had 2 services in 7 years). The other thing is I've had three Nissans now (two micras and a primera) and they've never been any bother When I sold my 96 Primera on eBay last year it finished at about 600 notes - it wasn't at all perfect, but it certainly wasn't scrappy, and given a good clean, TCUT and a bit of TLC would (and probably is) making someone a very very good car (like the original Mondeos these were reps cars originally pushing 13 to 14k so were built to last!) Ian Other thing about Nissans is you struggle to fault Nissan customer service - if you ever need it they are more than helpful with keys, radio codes etc and exceptionally professional about it all.
  4. Hi Folks http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Browning-First-Premi...1QQcmdZViewItem If you are an AN member (or know one) drop us a line via eBay and we'll elasticate the pole FOC - cannot say fairer than that. Truthfully 38 sets left tonight - we are listing 30 on eBay, have them on our site as well. Ian, Manager UKFT
  5. Ah - one of the benefits of living near Lincoln is you get to see the displays and training quite often - in fact - at a funeral service I attended at the crem last year the red arrows were doing a display at the same time (nice tribute!). Boots for soldiers in Iraq or the Red Arrows then I'm afraid they get the chop - However - I will say keep them because you damn well know with this government if they save money somewhere then they'll only bloody squander it on something more useless anyway.
  6. I don't think Vaughaun should ever have returned to the side, much in the same way I feel taking Giles to australia for the ashes set us on a doomed path as well. The England team is all about the Establishment and not about class or skill - whilst I admit I feel Nixon has performed well in his position, the fact they gave Chris Read (widely accept as being the best keeper in the UK, with a very good batting history at Nottingham), just TWO matches to prove himself when Jones was dropped proves something isn't quite right. Jones, meanwhile, was given 18 months to prove himself as a batsman and failed..... Of course, ditch Vaughaun and who replaces him - we have a bunch of misfits, most of which teeter on the brink of being ditched due to their form. People quote Strauss - but I don't think he's the man - Flintoff never was and never will be. I think Kev would be the first to admit he's no captain - although his well documented selfishness and relative isolation within the England side could be advantagous for a captain. We don't have a Fleming character who you have to say is exceptional - New Zealand are good, but not -that- good if you look at the team players BUT probably perform to 110% every time they get on the field, which makes them very tough opposition to beat. English cricket is a sham - I remember 2 years ago returning from an England victory during the ashes and telling people on here not to get too excited - it wasn't the return of a great side. In truth the 2005 ashes was a very level series in terms of form BUT don't confuse form and skill! I have the DVD box set for that series, and Australia really didn't get the run on decisions that England did at times (some very dubious calls given against them). Vaughaun was unlikely yesterday - snick showed the noise was after the ball passed the bat - definitely a noise, but bat on ball - don't think so. That said you make your own luck in cricket - if you don't play loose shots that virtually edge a ball then frankly the doubt isn't even raised. Nothing worse than people moaning about LBW calls and the like for batsman that have misplayed a shot - yes - a few calls may well have missed the stumps, but simply put an old school forward defensive shot would alleviate the need for the decision in the first place. Sri Lanka proved yesterday that they have the heart to win the tournament - or at least go to the final - with 130 required of 25 overs and 7 wickets in hand England should have p1ssed it frankly - and the fact they didn't illustrates our lack of desire. Anyway, we are effectively on the way home - a loss to the aussies will seal that if my maths is correct - certainly make qualifying very very unlikely.
  7. Got some cheap Fladen Charters in stock, 14ft - Fladen Vantage 14ft Beachcasters (cork handle, carbon blanks - much nicer), and if you want a notch higher some Quantum 14ft Intro Surfs. PM
  8. I can see last weeks argument rearing up again folks!
  9. Hi With Cory - any proprietor (bricks and mortar or otherwise) has the right to refuse to sell to anyone for any reason. Typically in T&C's you'll find a clause along the lines of 'we reserve the right to refuse any sale from this site for whatever reason'. Specifically most will cary a clause for technical or pricing misrepresentations which will ensure customers are refunded in the occurence of such an event.
  10. Labour support isn't as -high- as you'd of thought - only 3% true voting difference at the last general election which represents a real difference proportionally of something like 19 seats in the houses of parliament - technically with the libs, that would be a hung parliament. However, given we don't have proportional representation the bizarre democracy we have allows a bunch of cretins who took no more than 3% above their biggest competitor to hold 50% more seats in the house of commons and thereby have a fairly clear run to pass whatever crazy laws and rules they feel like. Proportional representation has it's fall backs and throughout history it has lead to the odd undesirable gaining a political voice (Hitler being one - the chances are on a PR system in the UK the BNP would win one seat).
  11. I think about 20 quid for 100 fish, but that is for inch long fish I think - not much more than fry - but if you get a good survival rate then it's excellent value. I think for trout the pond needs plenty of aeration - some big koi piston driven aerators are probably a good idea.
  12. Gravel Gravel Gravel When I emptied my pond last year I took the opportunity whilst cleaning to add about 3 inches of gravel to the bottom - I bought a washed (chalk free) white pebble from the builders yard. I needed quite a bit, but it pretty much traps silt down on the bottom and stops the fish stirring it up. It also has the added benefit of providing a breeding ground for bacteria, to breakdown the trapped waste AND baby fishies/tadpoles etc can use the nooks and crannies for cover. Looks nice as well - fish show up better against the white background. Ian
  13. Special Offer on Browning Syntec Access Match Rods (Overstock). Twenty to go folks at bargain prices...Browning RRP 59.99 plus delivery, sale price 42.50 Delivered. Pairs at 80 quid all in (UK minland only) http://www.zebco-europe.net/zebco/upload/F.../B1_2007_UK.pdf Page B23 PM If interested
  14. Hmmm, being awfully cavalier with a lot of peoples lives methinks. Yes, we think we are right, and Iran clearly think they are. This isn't a bloody pub quiz though and I think the British public ought to have a bit more common sense than Taking our government or security services word for this (i.e. remember Iraq had nukes) and Taking the Iranians word for it either. What ought to be reported is their welfare and what is being done to secure them. Frankly if they were kidnapped in bloody dover it would be irrelevant - the important issue is how to get them back and ensure their safety. Of course, the same government feeding us the media on this event is also responsible (in the main) for our current foreign policy with regards to Iran, and the breakdown of communication between us and them over the last two years. What is wrong is government ministers making press statements to the media instead of getting on planes and fixing the bloody mess. Of course, no cabinet minister has the balls to step foot in Iran so maybe we need to question if the people running our little island are actually the right people.
  15. Both Gerrard and Lampard are probably our biggest issues BUT both are world class. To be fair you are putting what are essentially two very selfish players in midfield and neither plays well with the other. It has to be said folks, that lampard and gerrard are both exceptional at the 'running at a couple of players and cracking it from 20 yards' trick, and as I said, both up there in the top few in the world at that game, BUT we are missing a central holding player who can pass the ball. In my opinion strikers ought to be strikers, midfielders ought to support them - correct me if I'm wrong (by all means) but a lot of our midfielders want their name on that sheet, and you sometimes get the impression that are not playing the right balls or being in the right places for their actual job......this means the strikers get no support, the ball gets handed over, and then everyone piles back to prevent the other team scoring. Repeat for 90minutes and you've pretty much got an england match. We need someone who can slow the game down, control the pace, and play the right ball at the right time. It's all well and good having well paid, over-enthusiastic, twenty somthing superstars BUT a down to earth rock solid central midfielder is what you need. It's hard to quote a definitive example, since for the last ten years we've been out an out a wing based team (always looking for a cross).
  16. With newt and cory on this one I think. If you had children that could comprehend the nature of the question to start with then the answers really ought to not be that shocking - I suspect the question is more shocking to the adult than the answer to the child. The realities of it are we have 14 year old girls knocked up on every soap programme before 8pm (some before 7pm!) - this is a 'real' problem, in the 'real' world as well and one could 'certainly form an argument' that the prudish mentality within the UK (which is world reknown) certainly doesn't combine well with the rebellious nature of teenagers. We've got kids with guns, school kids (not much older than 10) stabbing each other in schools. Smoking and drinking from what eight years and upwards if you believe the media.... I am far from this at this stage - our monster is just 19 months old (although she has already learned how to push boys the same age around - must be genetic!), and over time my views may well change - BUT - we all need the face the realities of a modern changing world. As I said previously, I personally feel that I will struggle more to explain religion, war, death, poverty, racism and those sort of issues MUCH more than I would adult material. I also have more misgivings about religion and the like being pushed on children in schools (which it certainly was on us, even in bog standard state school), than I do adult material.
  17. Interesting about the money thing - the old 'i won it on a track from a trackside bookie' used to be the defence for 'unexplained' cash (mainly to taxmen I suspect!). These days I am not sure if it washes BUT under the human rights act you may well have Europe on your side since you probably have a right to privacy and a right to not incriminate yourself in a court of law (that exists to a certain extent in our statute anyway). Therefore wether they can truly confiscate it legally until you can explain it I am not sure. All this was dressed up as anti-terrorism crap - when clearly it is a money laundering/drug type thing really - Anti-terror got it through the books quicker I suspect!!
  18. No idea if they would release it or indeed still have it, but sky did run a rather difficult to read live manuscript on their sky news service I think (or time delayed, not sure). I am guessing it's a research thing, in which case even if you cannot get it online you may well be able to write them a nice letter asking for help.
  19. The whole is it suitable debate is fantastic - you take this for what it is - a picture designed as a joke, with a definite sexual slant. Does that make it offensive? To some maybe, to me no. Funny, and not pointing at anyone on here, but there are pictures on our news everyday which show far bigger atrocities to human-kind than can possibly be explained away by parents, yet something like this, which lets face it, all teenagers are going to get to eventually stirs up a certain level of angst. I was toying with buying a new Nissan in the next few months (or a Honda Jazz, still not sure) But Peugeot definitely have caught my eye with this latest model.
  20. The thing I really don't get is why steal something for no gain i.e. just to vandalise the bloody thing - it was a very nice example of what was a very finely engineered VFR (one of the early cam driven models - massively over engineered by Honda due to their embarrasing early failiures). I am sure she will be fine, and possibly exceed her former glory AND to be honest it's not even the money which annoys me - I could do without losing £300, but it could have been worse and in the grand scale of things it just means watching the pennies for a few weeks. It's the bloody time - I lost virtually all the weekend stripping it down, cleaning off burnt plastic, getting the bike to my mates workshop, getting the tanks/cables etc all removed for inspection - all in a real ball ache. I am also without my virtually primary form of transport - we own a car, but the misses drives the bloody thing 100 yards for a loaf of bread, so I tend to stick with the bike unless I specifically need to carry owt about. It's probably a co-incedence but the guy up for nicking my GPS and vandalising the car was up in court on Thursday the day before this all went off. The lack of a proper theft attempt made me suspicious, but even if it was (I accept it may well be coincedence) you know it wouldn't be him but a mate of a mate...... Security lighting installed tomorrow if I get time for my drive, a pair of 500w halogen bastards on a separate PIR 20ft high (i.e. under the soffits) so it will light up the street like wembley stadium if they try it again - might not be great for the neighbours but I am not carrying on with doing nothing.
  21. OK, so two days before Christmas someone smashed my car window and nicked my GPS receiver (thanks a bunch) - a pain in the arse, but the insurance company covered the glass FOC (no damage to my claims bonus) and the GPS gadget I bought in the sales - annoying, but not the end of the world. Well on Saturday night some little sod (or group thereof) nicked my VFR750 off my drive, took it to a local park, absolutely smashed all the panels and fairing and then tried to torch it. No attempt made to start the vehicle as far as I can see (i.e. locks etc in perfect condition - no screwdriver marks), and no obvious noise. The fact that they had not moved the fuel tap when torching it was a reasonable sign they'd not got it going i.e. the fuel was set to off - when they lit the bike, all they did was light the fuel in the actual fuel feed pipe NOT the tank (which has 3 gallons of fuel - so would have gone with hell of a bang). The damage - two new hangers (£30), new set of HT leads (£20), new side-stand/switch (£20), a bloody good clean and an entire set of fairing panels (obtained from a friend for free who I now owe favours to for the next ten years!). Steve, a mate fixing her up thinks I've been very very lucky - the fire damage is minimal and the electrics/brakes/forks are all perfect. The panels will need a spray, so I am £200 out of pocket there as well! The thing is we live in a country town in Lincolnshire - until the age of 20 (I am 27 now) I don't think we locked the house or windows ever! More to the point what little sods nick a bike only to damage it - fair enough - get some enjoyment out of joyriding it or something, but simply to steal a vehicle to push it 200 yards to kick it about and torch it, well I don't know. I am not a local activist, drinker or otherwise sh1t stirrer, I don't drive a porsche and rub peoples nose in it, and frankly the bike (a 1990 VFR750) isn't really a stealable number (i.e. not like a KMX or something). Not a happy bunny this week!
  22. In terms of the legal issues - unless the accident caused damage to property or another vehicle/person then I think according to the highway code is not a notifiable offence (might be wrong, but putting a car in a ditch I don't think requires reporting, and if it was removable easily then it most likely wasn't a serious smash). Secondly aiding and abetting is all well and good but surely the prosecution would have the burden of proof to prove you knew he was over the limit. Just because someone smells of beer doesn't legally make them over the limit (Before anyone starts I am looking at this from a defensable perspective, not a moral perspective). Worst case you felt physically threatened by the guy and complied in so far as aiding him for your own personal safety. You'd already exited your vehicle and in such a case it would be your 'trustworthy' view against the drunks. Finally the case above is a slightly different story - two drunk women get into a car knowingly arseoled, with the owner being the passenger. Not only does the owner have a duty of care to ensure they try and prevent the vehicle being used by a drunk driver, BUT, by sitting in the vehicle and presumably encouraging the drunk driver to drive makes them an accomplice. The sentence also is probably reflecting the fact that the owner and passenger in said vehicle was only banned one week previous to the incident. Also both were arrested, and both gave positive breath specimens (I think) - in this instance that is not possible, and the net result would be the police would have to prove he was drinking at the time.
  23. RIP Bob Woolmer The CCTV from what I can gather has had to be digitised which needed specialists for - NEWT can probably confirm this but it may well be each floor on the hotel recorded frames on a rotational basis which creates a very jumbled video recording where every nth frame correlates to one camera - basically this needs to be extracted and put back together, and then posssibly some form of noise reduction etc if post processing is needed - you may well lose a day, especially if the equipment doing the recording isn't spot on. In terms of strangulation I am no expert BUT believe that it isn't always 'immediately' clear - just from CSI (which I appreciate isn't rocket science) I have picked up that bruising from strangulation can take two clear days to come up, and on a larger person (Bob would agree he was larger I think) then presumably bruising will be a longer process. Yes, there is internal evidence, but then you are back to the autopsy results. Lets not forget folks, you can have as many marks around your neck as you like but if there is a knife sticking out your ribs it doesn't mean you were strangled to death - procedure dictates that the cause of death has to be established, and with someone 'unwell' with diabetes and a potential heart condition then I am sure a pathologist would have to 'completely eliminate' natural causes before considering murder. In a more general nature the moots about match fixing have raised a more interesting debate in my opinion which is the current state of betting in sports. In horse racing there are VERY CLEAR rules about trying to win - a jockey which doesn't ride out a horse can (and did just last week) pick up a ban for not trying, as can the trainer and the horse itself! I've seen cricket, snooker, football and a multitude of other sports where, in my opinion, the teams and certain individuals should have been forced to 'explain their performances'. If it was a friendly contest then no worries, but when people have millions riding on it around the world, you do start to wonder when you see people walking out on events, retiring hurt, playing very loose cricket shots, missing wide open goals. Anyone who has seen professional boxing will have seen those 113-117, 116-116, and 116-114 scorecards i.e. where one judge has gave eight rounds to one boxer and two to the other, another judge has given it a tie, and another judge has given four six the other way round. It's either very bad judging (ahem, bad for gambling) or sheer fixing (ahem, bad for gamling). I don't gamble by the way - just think that when money is on the line people ought to get fair and honest performances (and accountable ones) from their sportsmen.
  24. OK - regardless of what happened at the time (did they or didn't they cross the border), clear our inaction at preventing the incident at the time indicates that we were probably in the wrong. The obvious worry from a battleship/carrier captains point of view is that an immediate reaction could trigger nuclear war if indeed Iran have that capability (or indeed sympathetic allies that do). One thing is clear is that the way the incident is being handled is very useful propaganda for our government. Basically 'our lads were doing nothing wrong and arrested at gunpoint' - if an Iranian group of solidiers washed up in the North Sea I am sure we'd not be equally as honest. If we were in Iranian waters then an admission and an apology should have been forthcoming immediately to secure their release (which no doubt would have been swift). The delay, denial and hard lining is all well and good (looks great in the media) BUT may well cause these guys further hardship (I suspect they aint in any Ramada Jarvis Suite). In response to some anti-soldier comments, we've had this before (with similar characters involved including myself). If anyone wishes to criticise a war then criticise the government, not the soldiers. Simply put these guys are doing a job, a job that 90% of the nation is grateful they do, and the other 10% are frankly blinkered as to the realities of the modern world. We need armed forces on standby in general because occasionally a Nazi F***head (to quote the infamous eddie Izzard) will rise up and try and take over the world. Now, without armed forces, we'd all be goose-stepping home to our blonde/blue eyed wives, and buying our frankfurters in deutsch markes - perhaps sarcasm doesn't go down too well at times, but honestly the need for soldiers and an army is bloody obvious. Without straying from the debate - the argument for trident is broadly the same - you might never need it, but you'd certainly miss the bloody thing if we ever did... Now, the fact that someone has chosen that job (and it is just a job) and they have been told to do something like go to war, doesn't make the consequences of war their fault - in fact - you could rightly argue that as a nation we are all equally responsibile, since it is the people of this nation that have kept halfwits running it for the last twelve years (I don't vote for labour, but accept that the social reasons why people do are our own fault as a collective). Ian
  25. Ken mate, they were certainly not rude comments, but a fairly open debate - I think both sides constructred arguments without being slanderous or ageist. Line drawn under it though.... Clearly people fall both sides of the fence on the issue.
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