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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamilton has been talking to Ferrari

« on: 12 December 2019, 19:47:56 »

Its hard to compare between eras.  And there is talent, there is (controlled) desire, and there is those few that have both.

IMHO, Hamilton has a good degree of talent and of desire. But his peers are a bit wet really - Leclerc aside.  Button, for example had loads more talent, though lacked the desire. Vettel has the desire, a bit of talent, but the desire is a bit uncontrolled.  Hamilton is a Brit, so I support him in the same way I do/did other British winners, with a hint of rose tinted specs. I quite liked Mr Nice Guy Damon Hill - talented but Schu had more desire, and the big oaf reasonably talented Mansell. But that's more because they are Brits


Shithead Schu, irrespective of how much over the rules his team went, had the talent and desire in abundance - though couldn't deal with the changed cars that happened during his retirement.  Senna I think nobody would disagree with on the talent front.  I also rated Prost to an extent, but accept he's French, so you will disagree no matter what .



But I lack your confidence that Hamilton is one of the greats, and not sure he ever will be in my mind. His stats are good, but for me, most of that is because his peers are mostly a bunch of Nancy boy poofs*.


*actually, there was that rumour that Hamilton might have had a "liaison" with a well known footballer a couple of years back

.....and because he has the best car.

He hasn't had the best car for most of this year, or last year, and he definitely didn't have the best car when he won the championship at McLaren.

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Omega General Help / Re: Where do OOFs finest...

« on: 12 December 2019, 18:51:16 »

Getting back to ATP. It quickly became obvious to me that they had sold me parts which they didn't actually have and were having trouble getting hold of. They then tried every trick in the book to stall for time, from sending emails only in German, sending some in English blaming non-existent couriers, to just ignoring all attempts at communication.
I found them a disgraceful shambles from start to finish, and told them so.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Don't forget...

« on: 12 December 2019, 18:34:19 »

Brexit is the only game in town this time around. Normal service can be resumed next time. Its whether or not we finally kill off whats left of our democracy or give it the kiss if life imo.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamilton has been talking to Ferrari

« on: 12 December 2019, 18:32:44 »

I would like a bit more detail on that claim about his talent. I believe he is so talented he makes winning look easy.
The only drivers I have seen who could be compared with him on talent were Gilles Villeneuve and Senna.
The wins and championships don't tell the whole story as that isn't just about driving talent. His record on poles speaks volumes though. Qualifying is about driving the car as fast as it or the driver can get around the track, and he has no peers when it comes to qualifying.
Plus he very rarely makes any mistakes in any conditions or circumstances.
And as Ive said before, its well known Schuey and his cars were bent as a nine bob note, so we can never tell how talented he was or wasn't. He simply made no attempt to compete within the rules throughout his career. I can only imagine that he, or those around him had some serious dirt on Max Mosley, to be able to get away with the things they did.
Senna begged the Williams team to protest the Benetton, after he followed it around the track in 94. He said there was no doubt whatsoever it had traction control, which was banned at the time. Unfortunately Williams didn't want to rock the boat, and the rest, as they say, is history.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Don't forget...

« on: 12 December 2019, 18:23:47 »

Imo, how you vote depends on whether or not you live in a marginal seat. If I lived in one I would hold my nose and vote Tory.
I don't, so I have the luxury of having a protest vote.
It has to be any tactic which doesn't allow Corbyn into number 10, unless your a lunatic by the name of Michael Heseltine, who said on tv last night that he would rather that scenario than a Tory victory. His europhillia has literally driven him past the point of insanity.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamilton has been talking to Ferrari

« on: 12 December 2019, 18:19:39 »

He's talented.  But not yet one of the greats IMHO.

Why ?

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Omega General Help / Re: Where do OOFs finest...

« on: 12 December 2019, 17:53:07 »

I also found ATP to be the worst company Ive ever tried to deal with. Even worse than craparts4less and that's saying something.
SGS engineering are good to deal with ime.  Although I haven't had bonnet struts from them, or if I have I cant remember.

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Omega General Help / Re: Drivers Door Solenoid not working

« on: 12 December 2019, 17:50:20 »

Thanks for that. I was going to search for that guide, as my n/s front has just packed up.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamilton has been talking to Ferrari

« on: 12 December 2019, 15:06:51 »

He won the Championship in 2016. Schumacher retired in 2012.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamilton has been talking to Ferrari

« on: 12 December 2019, 14:08:38 »

And he only won it because Hamilton had more breakdowns than he did that year. He was intelligent enough to realise he got lucky and would never get that lucky again, so immediately retired. He never once beat Hamilton in a straight fight on track.
To me, Hamilton is extremely under valued here in his home country. Outside the UK he is a global superstar.

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General Discussion Area / Re: I'm back!

« on: 12 December 2019, 13:58:18 »

Glad to hear your on the mend Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Don't forget...

« on: 12 December 2019, 13:57:18 »

Just been. Both voted for an Independent Brexiteer.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hamilton has been talking to Ferrari

« on: 12 December 2019, 13:56:19 »

His team mates haven't been average. He just makes them look average. Remember Rosberg made Schumacher look very average indeed when they both drove Mercedes. Then Hamilton replaced Schumacher and made Rosberg look average.
Not that long ago Bottas was the next big thing, the future star etc. Then he moved up to race with the big boys and it became apparent he was fast, but couldn't be fast every race weekend over a whole season.
I think its a bargaining tool. Ferrari are shambolic much of the time and he is there to win races and Championships. I could possibly see him driving for them for a year right at the end of his career when he has no more records left to break, but other than that, he would be mad to go there.
However, much depends on the future of Mercedes and Woolff. Both are in a degree of doubt at the moment, and if Woolff leaves or Mercedes announce they are leaving to concentrate on Formula E, then all bets are off for Hamiltons future.

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Omega General Help / Re: Alarm going off

« on: 11 December 2019, 15:28:19 »

It isn't the dreaded powersounder problem. That problems is the internal batteries leak, cause a short circuit, and sets fire to the car.
Something is setting off your alarm. The usual culprit is the bracket which holds the bonnet alarm switch gradually bends downwards and allows the switch to open, setting off the alarm. Bend the bracket up a little and see if it cures the problem.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Second referendum set for 12th December.

« on: 11 December 2019, 15:23:44 »

Scares the sh!t out of me that Corbyn has a shot a power. 

I think you have to give him credit for being a good campaigner.  Like the last election Labour have moved the conversation from BREXIT to the NHS and that has dominated the headlines, whether pictures of little boys lying on hospital floors are fake or not. 

Having said that, the narrative that Labour are the custodians of the NHS is complete 'dangle berries'!  Remember the renegotiation of the Doctors contracts by Patricia Hewitt the then Labour Health Secretary, where they got a massive pay rise and the obligation to provide 24/7 services was removed?  I bet the Dr's couldn't believe their luck! 

Your right they couldn't. A few years ago I read an interview with  the chief doctors negotiator. He said we went into the talks and the Govt. side said "ok what do you want ?" The doctors side then gave them a wish list of demands, assuming this was an opening gambit and they would negotiate to an agreement somewhere in the middle, as is normal. He said they simply replied "ok, not a problem". And that was the end of the matter. The really could not believe their luck. A huge salary increase for less hours worked, and it basically became a Mon. to Fri. 9 to 5 job overnight.
Now 20 years later, GP,s claim they are overworked, underpaid et. etc. and send much of their work to A&E depts. as they simply cant cope with the stress.
What happened to doctors who saw their job as a calling, and went to almost any lengths to help the sick and afflicted ?
It takes 3 to 4 weeks to get an appointment at my local surgery these days, yet every time I go there the waiting room is almost empty.
A good friend of mine used to be the practice manager there and I asked him why this was the case. He told me its very simple. The doctors now spend much of their time doing private work and earning a fortune on top of their NHS six figure salaries, so NHS patients are a low priority.
As far as Im concerned they are a disgrace to their profession.