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General Discussion Area / Re: Hillsborough verdict

« on: 27 April 2016, 21:43:10 »

I'm with you, TB. "Unlawful killing" = Murder and obviously there was never any murderous intent on anyone's part. And all this after SUCH a long time........

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Cars Again - What's the worst car you have ever owned.

« on: 26 April 2016, 13:52:03 »

Several years ago I had a company car, from new, for my field service role - a Fiat Mirafiore estate!
An incredibly poor design wth very limited load space, mostly taken up by suspension parts, lousy fuel consumption and dead uncomfortable: suspension was basically the polyurethane cushions in the seats!

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Cars Again - What's the worst car you have ever owned.

« on: 25 April 2016, 18:41:13 »

This thread will deffo run and run!
Ok, lots to choose from, but the main contendersm would be a Citroen GSA with nearr-zero accessibility for routine maintenance and a likiing for rust,  or a Volvo 460 diseasel (NOT the hairdressers' car!)  with the Renaul engine/gearbox. That car first let me down by breaking a cambelt, then had a passion for breaking gearboxes.....

Ron.

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General Car Chat / Re: Got me a big old cat to play with

« on: 24 April 2016, 20:16:35 »

Al, PLEASE tell me it's in British Racing Green?   

Ron.

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General Car Chat / Re: Got me a big old cat to play with

« on: 24 April 2016, 16:45:05 »

Al, why not cover it in fancy wrapping paper and tell her it's a present for her - NOT to open it until told.....

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heavy metal

« on: 22 April 2016, 23:18:58 »

The only good thing about Pink Floyd was Dave Gilmour. As a former teacher, I couldn't be expected to approve of "We don't need no edukashun"!

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heavy metal

« on: 22 April 2016, 18:35:35 »

I tried to get that on Youtube, but it wouldn't play.......

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heavy metal

« on: 22 April 2016, 18:10:33 »

That slow-build tecnique reminded me of a jazz band I heard in Houston some years back: they started with one instrument - sax or clarinet, nothing else - and slowly added other instruments to build and build, finally with the drummer coming in. The anticipation and delayed gratification were magic - just like this man.

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heavy metal

« on: 22 April 2016, 16:01:07 »

Agreed, Mr. Gav. My comment wasn't intended to be negative - far from it. I hadn't heard of that band or singer before, so it's great to add another piece of niceness to my listening pleasure.
It did take a while to forget how Simom and Garth's Uncle sounded and get into it, but a much better version from "Disturbed" and for me, the definitive performance.

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Heavy metal

« on: 22 April 2016, 15:48:39 »

It started off a little low-key and then I got sucked in - it could certainly grow on me! 
Thanks Nige.

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Best cars to own are mostly Renaults

« on: 22 April 2016, 13:58:41 »

Dare I go back a few years and mention MY Renault 4? I'm sure it was 850cc. not 750, but what's 100cc between friends?
It wasn't just a runabout either; it did around 30k miles per year for my job......

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Hi-Lo Pir Availability

« on: 19 April 2016, 21:40:25 »

Jimbob, what device do you actually have - any link?
Mine is bog standard, either on when triggered, or off. And of course off during daylight.
A two-level illumination would be quite neat.

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Inkjet v. Laser

« on: 18 April 2016, 15:43:12 »

It's best not to let it run dry completely, but being human I do leave it too late sometimes! It doesn't seem to mind.
A couple of points: if you do have a cartridge that has run dry, don't stand the print head in a pool of water, it will suck up the water and dilute the ink/saturate the sponge. Instead, place the printhead on dampened filter paper (from the coffee maker?) and let it soften the dried ink. Then rub it over some tissue to clean it and check for ink flow.
When replacing the label over the filling holes, either position it accurately so as not to cover the "air-input" channels, or pin-prick over the filling holes. If the air input is blocked, you won't get much ink out of the printhead!

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Inkjet v. Laser

« on: 18 April 2016, 10:48:59 »

Yes, exactly that, BIGtime. With HP 56, 57 and 58 cartridges it's SO simple - peel the label off to uncoever the holes at the top of the sponge and use a syringe (a cheapo kit from ebay includes this and inks, etc) to inject ink SLOWLY until it oozes and suck a little back to avoid over-filling, replace the label and you are all set. You can get all colours, including photo colours, very cheaply in bottles on the bay!

Ron.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Inkjet v. Laser

« on: 18 April 2016, 08:13:47 »

TB, talking about leaving printers on, certainly my HP 5552 and probably most other inkjets purge the cartridges every time they are swiched on, thereby wasting loads of ink clearing the heads for you.
I therefore always leave mine on and have never had a clogging ptoblem, despite my refilling them with pikey ink many, many times over!

Ron.