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General Discussion Area / Re: any snow boarders out there?

« on: 01 April 2008, 16:25:23 »

Never tried it myself but after watching Mrs. KW's efforts (and she's done a winter season in Austria), roll up some newspaper and shove it down the back of your trousers.  

I took the view that I can ski competently. Why ruin half my skiing holiday going through the learning curve again?

Kevin

I take a different approach.

Why go to a rather cold wet mountain and get shafted on the cost in the first place  

Well, actually, if the mountain's in Milton Keynes, I'm inclined to agree.

 

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: any snow boarders out there?

« on: 01 April 2008, 16:12:33 »

Never tried it myself but after watching Mrs. KW's efforts (and she's done a winter season in Austria), roll up some newspaper and shove it down the back of your trousers.  

I took the view that I can ski competently. Why ruin half my skiing holiday going through the learning curve again?

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Omega Light Brows = Tacky or Tasteful?

« on: 01 April 2008, 13:29:16 »

tacky definetly.

I agree. Not my cup of tea.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: A trip to Loughborough

« on: 31 March 2008, 09:33:38 »

Need to find a good one in hampshire.

I once spoke to MIcheldever tyres, just off the A303, who have a geo bay (super cheap tyres too!)  Spoke to him at length about omegas and the camber, he seemed to know what he was talking about.  Havent tried it yet but worth checking out.

I had mine done there when I first got the car. Wasn't very impressed TBH. He put it on the machine and adjusted the toe and just as I was leaving, he pointed out that the camber was excessive and that I'd probably get shoulder wear. I asked him why the hell he didn't adjust it and he said it was just inside the limits on the machine.

If you go there make sure you specify that they adjust the camber to sensible levels regardless of whether it's in the green or not!

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: A trip to Loughborough

« on: 28 March 2008, 22:09:46 »

I was speaking to a guy who said the place by Farnham station (in the station car park, practically) sorted out his Omega camber.

2nd hand information but might be worth a punt. :-/

Then again, it's 1/2 way to WIM.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Brunstrom's latest trick?

« on: 01 April 2008, 10:07:25 »

Vaid points, edwardmickey. I think what frustrated me about the subject of this thread is that there is precious little visible Police presence on the roads these days, which, IMHO, is exactly why people feel they can flout the law in such blatant ways, and now we see Officers employed to hide in a horse box.  

I have maintained a clean licence since I started driving, however, once or twice in my youth I got stopped by the Police and dressed-down over some aspect of my driving, and whilst no offence was committed, no fixed penalty issued and no contribution to Police targets made, the messages I learnt stay with me to this day.

I feel that recieving a bill through the post a week or two after an offence is likely to be purely an irritation and won't change people's ways due to the blase attitude you mention.

.. and I really didn't want to get in to discussion of illegally avoiding detection.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Brunstrom's latest trick?

« on: 31 March 2008, 16:34:18 »

Yep. Next time you see a Horse's @rse pointing at you, check very carefully. Is that a lens or a brown eye?

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Brunstrom's latest trick?

« on: 31 March 2008, 16:25:09 »

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7322582.stm

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: V6 Engine Oil

« on: 01 April 2008, 16:14:18 »

The easiest way is to join Autobahnstormers. 20 quid a year and you can use your membership card to get trade club prices.

Failing that, find someone near you who's got one. They may be interested in splitting a set of 4 oils.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: V6 Engine Oil

« on: 01 April 2008, 16:06:42 »

GM Semi Synthetic is about the best value you could hope for. With a trade card it's about 8 quid per 5 litres at the moment if bought 4 bottles at a time.

There are superior oils but if you're changing it regularly you don't need to be paying a lot for oil.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: speeding fine

« on: 31 March 2008, 23:36:04 »

I've never understood why there isn't a speed camera outside every school.

On my commute to work there is a school on a 40mph limit and frequent bunches of flowers by the road. No 30MPH limit, no traffic calming, no camera.

1/4 of a mile up the road is a dead straight, flat, rather upmarket road that has become a main route into the town where there are very few pedestrians and kind, but where it is rumoured that a few influential people live. It's had a 30MPH limit slapped on it, they tried speed humps, then ripped them up and put in traffic calming, then ripped that up and put flashing signs up. Only accidents I ever heard of there were due to the traffic calming forcing traffic to the other side of the road.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Yob Culture in UK

« on: 31 March 2008, 10:45:58 »

Can't you get your witnesses to make statements for you, present them to the police with a request for an explanation as to why they won't take it further, and get your local newspaper involved.
In my area, the local Homewatch group can get police CCTV cameras set up in your window to record anti-social behaviour. Worth a try? Takes time, unfortunately.

Sounds worth a try. A bit of bad publicity might prod the plod into action next time someone's in the same position.

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: The only TD in town........

« on: 31 March 2008, 23:21:11 »

Sorry not me.....i havent been in Basingstoke ever  

I don't blame you!!

I was there last night cos Mrs. KW wanted to go to the cinema. Gave a few chavs the 3.2 treatment... Sit a foot away from my rear bumper?.. Nope, don't think so...

Kevin

picking on chavs , i thought you said you'd stopped doing that sort of thing  

I think that you will find that you need an minimum IQ in double figures in order to qualify as a Chav
Unfortunately, this means that there are none in Basingrad!

 

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General Discussion Area / Re: The only TD in town........

« on: 31 March 2008, 11:59:03 »

Sorry not me.....i havent been in Basingstoke ever  

I don't blame you!!

I was there last night cos Mrs. KW wanted to go to the cinema. Gave a few chavs the 3.2 treatment... Sit a foot away from my rear bumper?.. Nope, don't think so...

Kevin

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General Discussion Area / Re: Emergency Bullying required

« on: 31 March 2008, 16:09:08 »

Not again.  

Kevin