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General Discussion Area / History question

« on: 16 January 2015, 21:55:23 »

Possibly one for Lizzie this,of course others might know the answer too!We have been given a framed map of the East coast region on which the North Sea is marked as the German Ocean.So when did the German Ocean become the North Sea?Also whilst on the subject why the name change?

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General Discussion Area / Two more stars gone

« on: 10 January 2015, 18:37:25 »

Just seen on news.Lance Percival and Rod Taylor have now both passed away.Cor blimey,getting worried now age wise starting to get too close to home!!!

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General Discussion Area / Bitter sweet

« on: 10 January 2015, 18:15:47 »

Further to AndyB's post of the other day re-the war veteran"escapee"dying,I see his lady wife has also now passed away the other day.She died at the same nursing home as he,they'd been together 65yrs.Was it just her time regardless,or did she just give up?Can you actually die of a broken heart?At least now-if you believe in such things-they are together yet again.

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General Discussion Area / Could be messy

« on: 05 January 2015, 21:24:52 »

The ship they beached in the Solent due to it having a list and fears she'd turn turtle is now resting at a 52degree angle.It was reported this morning as having Rolls Royces,Bentleys and Land Rovers on board.However tonight it's said to have Jaguars,Land Rovers,Minis and some heavy JCB equipment on board.I don't know how vehicles are secured for sea crossings,but given the 50 odd degree angle would these be strong enough to keep the vehicles-whatever they are-in place?If not there could be one very expensive and messy scrapheap in there!

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General Discussion Area / Made me smile

« on: 02 January 2015, 20:32:40 »

Saw an elderly couple-hark at me in my 60s calling other folk elderly!!-get out of their original shape Nissan Note and as they toddled off I noticed the reg.number.Whether it was pure coincidence or they'd got it deliberately I don't know,but the plate read WE 02 OLD.Made me smile anyway.

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General Car Chat / Mondeo

« on: 29 December 2014, 21:40:45 »

I've had a brief chance today to compare an "old"14 plate Mondeo with a "new" 64 plate one.Both cars were estates and both were in Titanium X spec.Fords have really gone to town on the new model.A brief glance inside showed the dash to have had a make over.On the outside the new cars headlights are much slimmer than the old cars and the new one seems to be slightly taller.Every body panel has been changed with the possible exception of the roof and tailgate-although the latter may also be different as the plastic piece between the tail lights is slightly restyled at the outer ends.They've even moved the filler cap from the offside rear quarter to the nearside!Not a bad looking machine though.Whether ride/handling has changed in any way I don't know.

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Omega General Help / Temp. readout

« on: 27 December 2014, 20:07:56 »

How do I change the heater temperature display to show Celsius?it used to show this but for some weird and wonderful reason seems to have taken it upon itself to now show Fahrenheit!and I'd like it back on Celsius!!

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General Car Chat / Extra coolant pumps

« on: 27 December 2014, 19:56:54 »

I've read a few posts on here asking what somethings are under the bonnet where the answer has been that they're some kind of extra coolant pumps,one being on the radiator and the other near the header tank.I couldn't recall seeing these on mine,so while changing the thermostat on Xmas day I thought I'd take a look.I think I've found the radiator one-a small cylindrical affair clipped/fastened to rad shroud near top hose with an electrical connector going in at the top yes?Of the other there is no sign.Were these a specified option not fitted to all cars?or is my 3.0 F/L Elite missing something that should in fact be there?Of the 3 hoses that attach to the header tank the small one runs forward to radiator(?)second slightly larger one to front of engine and the 3rd larger,lower one appears to go to a metal tube running alongside the engine.

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General Discussion Area / Cookery types

« on: 25 December 2014, 13:28:54 »

As Maureen is off at her grand daughters for the day we're not having our "Xmas dinner" until tomorrow.It's one of  those five bird roast things from Aldi.Now I bought that without giving a great deal of thought-not unusual for me-but now I see the cooking instructions say to cook it at 200C.Our cooker only goes as high as 190c so how much longer do I have to cook it for than the instructions say to ensure it's done properly?I've looked through the cookers instruction book to see if that lists anything but if it does I can't find it,so thought I'd ask on here.

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General Discussion Area / Sydney cafe seige

« on: 15 December 2014, 21:12:26 »

The siege of a café in Sydney is at an end.Aussies went in with flash bangs or whatever they're called and guns on the go.How much if any shooting came from the hostage taker and how much from the rescue team not clear at present.Head count so far is 3 dead,two hostages[a 30 odd year old man and a woman also in her 30s]and the hostage taker.It seems he was already known to Australian police/security services.The body count may yet rise,dependant on severity of injuries sustained and how good/quick the medical services are.

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General Discussion Area / Twist of fate

« on: 14 December 2014, 12:51:23 »

Some years ago my youngest daughter gave birth to the eldest of my grandchildren,she and the boys father split up shortly after his birth.Fast forward 20yrs and the child is now grown and has produced my great grandson.All very straightforward so far.However today I've learned that next year my younger brother is going to marry the mother of the ex-boyfriend,so at a stroke not only will my brother be my grandsons uncle he'll also be his step grandfather and step great grandfather of my great grandson!!!Talk about confused?You will be!!

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General Discussion Area / Heck of a road!

« on: 07 December 2014, 18:26:11 »

The widest road in the world the Monumental Axis in Brazil is wide enough and has space for 160 cars to drive side by side.Imagine the cones to narrow that down to one lane for miles on end while no one works on the resurfacing!

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General Car Chat / Heater fan

« on: 07 December 2014, 11:59:51 »

Although this about my Omega I'll post it here[admin please move if desired]Strange how I've only really just noticed this,but for about the first mile or so after first starting the car the heater fan blows faster-fast enough to be audible-and after that settles back down to a slower speed and basically becomes inaudible,but still working on the three bars showing on the display.Is this a feature of the heating system or do I have a heating fault?

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General Car Chat / Two buttons

« on: 06 December 2014, 17:20:09 »

Visited a local bodyshop today and they had a Skoda Superb in for repair,so I had a quick shufty round it.Not a bad looking thing I suppose,well not until you get aft of the rear doors,where for my money they appear to have lost the plot.Anyway my automotive tastes aside they'd got the boot open and on the lower edge there are two release buttons.Being intrigued/interested/downright nosy,I asked why the two?and they showed me.Shut the boot press one button and boot opens,shut boot press other button and the whole back opens up!So it's an ordinary booted saloon or a hatchback.Was this really a necessary design requirement?How much extra did it put on the price?Do any other cars use this system-particularly I suppose VAG cars?

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General Discussion Area / Speed limit increase

« on: 30 November 2014, 19:25:33 »

I see that as of next March the speed limit is to be increased.........well for tractors at least!Yes the limit will rise from 20 to 25mph!!This may or may not be good news to those amongst us who live in rural areas or who regularly drive on roads inhabited by these vehicles.At the same time the weight limit for a tractor/trailer combo will rise from just over 24tonnes to a straight 31tonnes.An increase in the speed limit for HGV's is also proposed but as far as I know no firm date/new limit has  yet been set.