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General Discussion Area / Global Warming

« on: 09 October 2009, 21:15:25 »

http://climatecamp.org.uk/actions/climate-swoop-2009

Disconnect their electricity supply.  Disconnect their gas supply (its a fossill fuel), don't permit them to buy coal (as if they would wwant to  ) don't let them own a car, don't let them ...

Say hello to the middle ages. 

Hello you nut munching tree huggers ..... You are living in cloud cookoo land !!!!!

So very, very miss informed.  Its such a shame, the costs of responding to such events could be better invested.

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General Discussion Area / It has taken me 30 mins to start a new Audi A4

« on: 29 September 2009, 22:04:15 »

Booked a car through work last thing today.

Just had it delivered (21:00)

Needed to move it onto the drive, no handbook, bloke was quick to get the paper work done and get off.

There is a slot in the dash for the 'Key', which,  when inserted, gets you to ignition position 1 in my good old terms. 

There is no obvious start button...

Eventually, having tried pushing all other buttons / foot pedals etc, I pushed the 'key' again.  A message appears :- 'push the break pedal to start'  Still need to work out if it needs to be in park or drive? But eventually got the engine started.

Then came the hand break 

Releasing the hand break still leaves the light on the dash.  It releases it ready for you to drive away...but you need to know that.

I've had a couple of glasses of wine but I am left a bit bemused.  Where are we going with all this

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General Discussion Area / Sex at work

« on: 11 September 2009, 15:39:15 »

Two people today caught 'at it', the sister of one of the two being the PA to the CEO!!!

What a day  :-?

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General Discussion Area / Lurker, ex 2.0l GLS owner, Drax Employee

« on: 20 March 2009, 22:18:21 »

So, not posted in a long time.  No longer have a 2.0l GLS, now have a Grand Cherokee (required to tow a German make of caravan),  I know the majority approve of caravans .  Still lurk around, its nice to keep up to date.

Having had an OOF trip round Drax Power Station, organised when I was contracting there and since I took a staff job at Rugeley Power Station,  I now am staff at Drax (Drax Power Limited) so if any one wants a repeat trip round

Relocating to North Yorkshire

Fixed rate with the HSBC

Significant redemption penalties for early re-settlement, but able to port...

BUT ONLY IF THE SALE AND PURCHASE ON THE SAME DAY

Bang my head

  :-/

I have to pay the early redemption penalties when we complete on the sale.  I will only be refunded when we complete on the purchase!!!

No bridging loan, temp overdraught, or flexibility, nothing!

Thank god parents can bridge the lone (still need them being married, 36 with a 10 month old!),  the countries gone mad!

Tunnie, watch that throttle when you get a bike, wind the power on else you’ll be off.  Have a look at this, my mates racing team :-

http://www.inzanelaverda.co.uk/

Now what you really nead in a Jota!

(having tried to ride one and being a similar build to Tunnie....)

Me

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General Discussion Area / SAAB

« on: 16 June 2008, 09:58:56 »

Thinking of buying one.

2.2Tdi 95 Estate

I am correct in saying that they have the GM diesel unit? (same as the Omega?)

Is it any good?

Any comments gratefully received...

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General Discussion Area / Anyone seen this before

« on: 06 March 2008, 17:01:58 »

http://www.justomegacars.com/

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General Discussion Area / Help

« on: 13 September 2007, 09:45:23 »

Morning (afternoon, evening and night) sickness.

Doctor won't administer any drugs (not even to the wife!)

Natural remadies pleaseeeeeeeeee............

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General Discussion Area / Omega is going to stay a while longer

« on: 06 September 2007, 22:58:52 »

Clear Blue test two weeks ago.

+

+ = pregnant (have been trying (the best bit!))


 
 :-?
 :-/
 
 

Its only a 2.0l GLS buts its fully sorted and I think it will prove a sound car to bring our new family into the world.
p.s not been on for a while, settled in the new job at Rugeley.  Who wants a tour round then (not quite as impressive as Drax though!)

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General Discussion Area / DRAX - See you all on Thursday

« on: 10 April 2007, 11:36:47 »

Just to confirm :-

Laidback66
TheBoy
MrsTheBoy
x25xe
hotel21
hotel21 (snr?)
JohnM
Mrs JohnM
JohnM Daughter 1
JohnM Daughter 2
Marks DTM Calib
matchless
matchless son
Timbuk
MikeD
Mrs MikeD
Mrs MikeD's Father
MikeD Father
MikeD Mother
MikeD niece
MikeD nephew

Not everyone is staying the night but quite a few are.

I suggest that we meet at the Travel Inn and then car share to the station?

Alternatively if you want to go straight to the station, meet at the SOUTH gatehouse

Any questions, give me a shout.

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General Discussion Area / Drax - IDs recieved

« on: 22 March 2007, 09:40:57 »

x25xe
TheBoy
Mrs TheBoy
laidback66 (Looks like its been through a hedge backwards!!!)
hotel21 (Jn + Sn)

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General Discussion Area / Please, Please, Please

« on: 18 March 2007, 21:16:26 »

Get you rooms booked and you ID sent off.   Sorry to mither but I need to get numbers / ID sorted with Drax.

Cheers

Mike

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General Discussion Area / Drax Trip - UPDATE

« on: 05 March 2007, 14:10:46 »

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1170166395/15#20

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General Discussion Area / Power Cuts Imminent –Generators at the Ready

« on: 15 February 2007, 21:01:02 »

OK, title in the style of Mr Mc. Burger thread but...

I didn't realise we had had a referendum about nuclear power

That’s not what the post is about though.

Stay with me...

Went to Drax power station today..

Will come on to that subject shortly,

Hire car - 1.8i SRi Vectra

Ohhhh...   Myyy...   Goddd...

First one I have driven/been in.

Not nice

Cabin layout - poor

Equipment level - poor

Build Quality - poor

Those indicators - whats that about?

Tyre noise at 70+  

Engine drumming noise at 3.5 rpm -  [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

Set off at 6:30am (with a cappuccino from a local garage).  Managed to get there in one go.

Left at 16:30, had to stop an hour later, just to stop the car and turn the engine off...

How can they have gone from the Omega (I have had two) and from the Vectra (I had one) to this thing???
It its the first time I have had been in / driven a new style Vectra, normally get Volvos/ BMs and Saabs (what a nice car by the way)

So surprised.

Any way, I'm going to need names and addresses very shortly.   Will post soon...

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General Discussion Area / I've splashed out

« on: 31 January 2007, 22:29:25 »

OK, MOT advice that there was an exhaust manifold leak and that the centre section was poor.  Chickened out of doing it myself + no time to even consider doing it so asked my local garage to have a look. Showed me under it and they were too afraid to even attempt taking anything off as the majority of the exhaust is like paper  

Everything from the down pipe, flexible coupling, CAT, centre section and rear box is knackered.

Quote of £620 followed      

Did some searches on the net :-

http://www.leisureshack.co.uk/vauxhall-exhausts.html

Full exhaust system including a ceramic CAT, with mounts, brackets and gaskets, everything,  £229

Really helpful chap, parts delivered to my local garage (half the price of their suppliers of Timax exhausts) within 24 hours.  

All in all, very impressed.

Just thought I'd give them a mention.

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General Discussion Area / Get your votes in

« on: 31 January 2007, 18:18:44 »

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1170166395

Just a gentle nudge, We need to get the rooms booked as early as possible.  Believe it or not, it fills up rapidly (must all be contractors at Drax!)