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General Discussion Area / Re: I despair of our judiciary
« on: 18 February 2023, 10:14:13 »
Up until 1998 the UK still had the death penalty for treason and in fact it was only in 1973 that beheading for treason was abolished.

Today a British man was convicted of spying for Russia and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

So, out after half of that and, of course, fully reformed and no longer a threat to the country. ::)

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 12 February 2023, 17:53:42 »
Using independent places won't make the parts any cheaper or more available.

Depends what parts we're talking about. If it's just standard brake consumables,  as it sounds like, then it absolutely will make them cheaper.
The total cost perhaps but Jag parts will cost the same.


Which of the equivalent cars(Audi, BMW etc) will actually be cheaper on service/consumable parts?

.. and anyone who's silly enough to buy genuine Jaguar parts for service/consumable bits deserves to be ripped off.  ;D

In the 3 1/2 years and 50+ K miles I've had my XE I haven't had to purchase one Jaguar part yet.

I bet you don't admit that on the Jag forums!  :o  It's probably a bannable offence?  ;D

I only go to Jag forums to lob the odd granade in about doing my own oil changes with 20l drums of noname oil bought online then watch the fallout. ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 12 February 2023, 14:14:07 »
Using independent places won't make the parts any cheaper or more available.

Depends what parts we're talking about. If it's just standard brake consumables,  as it sounds like, then it absolutely will make them cheaper.
The total cost perhaps but Jag parts will cost the same.


Which of the equivalent cars(Audi, BMW etc) will actually be cheaper on service/consumable parts?

.. and anyone who's silly enough to buy genuine Jaguar parts for service/consumable bits deserves to be ripped off.  ;D

In the 3 1/2 years and 50+ K miles I've had my XE I haven't had to purchase one Jaguar part yet.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 12 February 2023, 12:09:32 »
Using independent places won't make the parts any cheaper or more available.

Depends what parts we're talking about. If it's just standard brake consumables,  as it sounds like, then it absolutely will make them cheaper.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 11 February 2023, 00:26:40 »
British Gas.  They move my account to a new platform, but there is no app available for that yet, apparently.

Surely, in this day and age, an app should be developed alongside any platform, not an afterthought.

Fikkin' useless mongrels, suspect its a punishment for giving them the piss-off pill over smart meters.

Not sure why I'd need an app. They* give me a pipe and gas comes out. That's all I need :y

* - Well, not British Gas, as it happens.

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General Discussion Area / Re: FTTP
« on: 10 February 2023, 20:04:06 »
So, after years of waiting, Swish, Gigaclear and Openreach are all doing my estate this year.  Just like the number 27 bus....

And if it's anything like our road,  Gigaclear will arrive first and cut a nice neat trench next to the kerb and make good with the tarmac in a short time.  Swish will follow and take an eternity to dig a trench zig-zagging all over the place and then Openreach will follow and repair the existing lines that Swish cut through digging their trench.  ;D

You forgot the bit where they damage your mains feed, wrap it in duct tape and bury it then a couple of days later it dies. >:(

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 07 February 2023, 23:56:42 »
It appears to be just road laying and car parks out our way, I haven’t seen any track.  :-\ 
You can't rush a good job.  Especially when you can milk the Downing Street Magic Money Tree indefinitely.

Not quite sure I grasp why they need carparks with the capacity for a hundred cars every couple of miles.  Or why they need to kerb their "temporary" construction roads, complete with safety barriers.  But why not, its all "free" money  >:(

Because some bloke with a Hi-Vis and a clipboard told them to. ::)

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 07 February 2023, 23:54:44 »
Never took mine north of 135, my private road was obviously shorter than yours ;-)

The joys of working late shifts and travelling home at silly o’clock in the morning.  :y  I stopped doing it when a Deer the size of a Moose casually walked across the bypass in front of me.  :o

I had that experience with an actual moose in Canada.  :o

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General Discussion Area / Re: Have The Yanks Gone Soft?
« on: 05 February 2023, 20:36:10 »
mms from the fighters (Frank 1&2 + Eagle 1&2) to their controlling agency (Huntress) suggest it was at 64000ft.

I think a Sopwith Camel would have got a bit asthmatic at that altitude. ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 28 January 2023, 22:50:43 »
Sounds like there could be a case against the XF driver for dangerous driving ?
Deliberately and wilfully endangering other road users ?

Yep.

At minimum, you'd get a S3 "due care" offence home. My front and rear dash cam would show that all day long. But being brutally honest, it would also show me flooring it to keep passing him, when in reflection, I should have probably just dropped back and aborted the overtake  :-X >:D

Dangerous driving has to be endorsed by CPS (being an "either way" offence) and the sad reality these days, is that you have to go some, beyond belief, to get someone into court for Dangerous Driving, as opposed to careless. And, with the new Attourney General disclosure guidelines, it's a ballache of a file to put together, meaning, only the worst of the worst "dangerous" cases ever get prosecuted. (Think, making off from police, driving along pavements full of kids, etc).

But... (and sorry to be cynical), what's the ficking point anymore. I could spend hours getting it into court, only for some softly softly magistrate to fine him the cost of a mars bar, because he has mental health issues, arising from 50 years ago he was offended by his mothers brothers friends sisters aunties cousins dog calling him a naughty name on facebook.

My bag of ficks is literally empty.... I just wrote him off as a wrist shaker, and continued my day....

Come on! You can't expect gen Z's to be held accountable for their actions. ::)

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General Discussion Area / Re: What A Way To Go....
« on: 26 January 2023, 07:14:57 »
Idiots and aircraft. Never a good combination, but Darwin has always been on top of that one. ::)

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That is shocking.

We have a friend in the East Midlands. Her neighbour is a good example. She has a good life on state support and a son who doesnt work. The reason? “ He openly admits he wouldnt be able to get up in a morning” They have streaming services.

The amount payable from the benefits system should be capped at what the recipient would otherwise be worth in the labour market, minus a percentage that ensures they do get up in the morning.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 4G congestion advice
« on: 23 January 2023, 07:31:38 »
Different network?

I would think that nheighbours streaming would only affect your connection if they are using your connection because it is via a sim, so effectively a personal connection rather than shared from the landline connection.  :-\

Back haul network is always the bottleneck, more users less to go around  :y

Yes, there's nothing "personal" about a mobile network. You are all sharing a limited resource (often quite limited in a rural area).

As said, if they've added some 5G it will likely have reduced the local 4G capacity, so might be useful to get ahead of the trend and get a 5G capable router.

Sadly, the network is probably not making enough money from a rural cell to convince them to spend significant money upgrading it.

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General Discussion Area / Re: This will amuse you
« on: 21 January 2023, 10:58:41 »
Knowing the place as I do, it doesnt surprise me in the slightest.  ::)

It was bad enough when I graduated in '92. ;D

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 20 January 2023, 15:02:41 »
French badged, but Toyota stamped all over the engine parts.  ;)
998cc engine. Ive had motorbikes with bigger engines.  ;D
£20 a year road tax.
MOT two days ago. Passed with no advisories.
84000 miles on the clock.
ULEZ exempt.
Had to spend a grand on it though.  :D

Good choice! I rather like these. Most of the ones I've seen under a grand have been total sheds. That sounds like a goodun though. And much less to go wrong than with dear Pierre 😉

I know a few people with them. They fall into the categorys of either not knowing how to open the bonnet / get them serviced or not caring, so if you've found one that has been looked after, well done!


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