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General Discussion Area / Benefit St
« on: 08 January 2014, 22:39:26 »
It's on at the moment ..... not seen it before but heard of it. And they say there's not an under class .......... 
One idiot got out of gaol in the morning & was shop lifting later in the day.
One idiot got out of gaol in the morning & was shop lifting later in the day.
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General Discussion Area / Crimbo smilies
« on: 07 January 2014, 17:49:59 »
Can we get shut of them now please? ..... pretty please 
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General Car Chat / battery drain
« on: 07 January 2014, 14:02:26 »
Not an Omega, but a Fiat Seicento. Re the Halfords battery thread, my daughter's car has had some starting problems. The battery checks out OK .... two different testers.
The car's using 185mA with nothing running at all ... key in my pocket, doors closed (boot light goes off), no alarm fitted. Any opinions as to whether that's too high or not 
before I start pulling fuses.
TIA
The car's using 185mA with nothing running at all ... key in my pocket, doors closed (boot light goes off
), no alarm fitted. Any opinions as to whether that's too high or not before I start pulling fuses.TIA
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General Car Chat / Halfords batteries
« on: 30 December 2013, 15:23:42 »
My daughter's car needs a new battery. It's not started a couple of times now, always as she needed to be off somewhere, so the car's been jump started & off she's gone. Her journeys are then far enough that there's been enough charge to restart it to come home. Anyway ... I thought I'd take the easy route of pricing up a battery from the comfort of my armchair & see how much Halfords want. It's only a 40Ahr battery but they want £85 
It's cheaper at the main Fiat dealer. My local friendly motorfactor has just priced me a Yuasa at £32+vat 
It's cheaper at the main Fiat dealer. My local friendly motorfactor has just priced me a Yuasa at £32+vat
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General Discussion Area / How lucky were they!
« on: 27 December 2013, 20:05:30 »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-25529589
Amazing that nobody was hurt! Was it a Lexus 4x4 ..... Rx?
Amazing that nobody was hurt! Was it a Lexus 4x4 ..... Rx?
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General Discussion Area / 25 years ago today
« on: 21 December 2013, 09:06:01 »
Flight 103 blew up over Lockerbie ...... Amazing how time flies.
Lockerbie used to just be a sign I went past on the A74 & a place I once got stuck at for 2 hours on the train ..... I could never have imagined what Lockerbie would signify in later years.
Lockerbie used to just be a sign I went past on the A74 & a place I once got stuck at for 2 hours on the train ..... I could never have imagined what Lockerbie would signify in later years.
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General Discussion Area / TFI Friday ....
« on: 17 December 2013, 22:05:46 »
..... tomorrow! 
In for a 'short day' ...... just 9 hours instead of 12 ..... and then Christmas Eve till the new year!
In for a 'short day' ...... just 9 hours instead of 12 ..... and then Christmas Eve till the new year!
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General Discussion Area / There are some sick barstewards about
« on: 14 December 2013, 23:27:57 » http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25301404
and
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-25379471
What kind of person can do this kind of thing?
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General Discussion Area / Scam emails
« on: 11 December 2013, 11:12:54 »
I've just had two emails allegedly from Fedex telling me that they've tried unsuccessfully to deliver a parcel. I know I've no parcels enroute so just hit the delete button.
I thought I'd look at the Fedex site and saw that they provide an email address to forward these emails to .... so I did.
They replied :-
Thank you for contacting FedEx. We appreciate your taking the time to send
us this information.
Here are tips on how to recognize a fraudulent e-mail:
-- The e-mail asks for your personal information or a payment. FedEx does
not request personal information or payments via unsolicited mail or e-mail
for goods being shipped or held.
-- The e-mail claims to be from FedEx regarding a package that could not be
delivered. These e-mails ask you to open an attachment to obtain the
airbill or invoice for picking up the package. FedEx tracking updates for
undeliverable packages do not include attachments. The attachment
contained in this type of e-mail activates a virus. DO NOT OPEN the
attachment. Instead, delete the e-mail immediately.
Fraudulent e-mails are the unauthorized actions of third parties not
associated with FedEx. You can help us make your online experience with
FedEx safe and efficient by reporting suspicious e-mails.
The following types of e-mails will be routed to our fraudulent e-mail unit:
-- Unsolicited e-mails that claim to come from FedEx.
-- E-mails that include attachments.
-- E-mails requesting your personal information.
-- E-mails that request a payment.
-- E-mails that misuse the FedEx logo.
Just a little reminder not to open anything you're not sure of.
I thought I'd look at the Fedex site and saw that they provide an email address to forward these emails to .... so I did.
They replied :-
Thank you for contacting FedEx. We appreciate your taking the time to send
us this information.
Here are tips on how to recognize a fraudulent e-mail:
-- The e-mail asks for your personal information or a payment. FedEx does
not request personal information or payments via unsolicited mail or e-mail
for goods being shipped or held.
-- The e-mail claims to be from FedEx regarding a package that could not be
delivered. These e-mails ask you to open an attachment to obtain the
airbill or invoice for picking up the package. FedEx tracking updates for
undeliverable packages do not include attachments. The attachment
contained in this type of e-mail activates a virus. DO NOT OPEN the
attachment. Instead, delete the e-mail immediately.
Fraudulent e-mails are the unauthorized actions of third parties not
associated with FedEx. You can help us make your online experience with
FedEx safe and efficient by reporting suspicious e-mails.
The following types of e-mails will be routed to our fraudulent e-mail unit:
-- Unsolicited e-mails that claim to come from FedEx.
-- E-mails that include attachments.
-- E-mails requesting your personal information.
-- E-mails that request a payment.
-- E-mails that misuse the FedEx logo.
Just a little reminder not to open anything you're not sure of.
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General Discussion Area / Bloody insurers
« on: 03 December 2013, 13:28:36 »
Until the other year, my building's insurance was included with my mortgage (Bradford & Bingley) but since their takeover by Santander has become a separate item. Its renewal came through the door yesterday ...... ?504 for the year Confused.com came up with prices from ?90-odd to ?300+a few quid! The best that my current insurers could do (the very last one in the list alphabetically ) was knock 10% off 
The tw4ts wouldn't cancel the continuous renewal until they'd spoken to us both!
where do my GBP signs go to .......
Confused.com came up with prices from ?90-odd to ?300+a few quid! The best that my current insurers could do (the very last one in the list alphabetically ) was knock 10% off The tw4ts wouldn't cancel the continuous renewal until they'd spoken to us both!
where do my GBP signs go to .......
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General Discussion Area / Vauxhall-less?
« on: 03 December 2013, 09:16:24 »
SWMBO wants a 'new' car ..... a green Citroen C3 ..... anyway would I be a bad person if I got rid of the Omega in preference to her Smart? The Omega just sits there, all forlorn on the drive. If it went it'd be the first time in 30+ years I'd be Vauxhall/Opel-less. I suppose I could use the Smart for work instead of the Merc and just use it for towing duties
..... anyway would I be a bad person if I got rid of the Omega in preference to her Smart? The Omega just sits there, all forlorn on the drive. If it went it'd be the first time in 30+ years I'd be Vauxhall/Opel-less. I suppose I could use the Smart for work instead of the Merc and just use it for towing duties