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Messages - Kevin Wood

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 03 January 2024, 07:30:18 »
I thought major airports had warning systems to avoid runway incursions these days?

Still, nothing is infallible in aviation.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 02 January 2024, 23:53:55 »
Apparently nobody knew the DASH8 was on the runway because it doesn't have ADSB. Hmm...

Still, I saw the video and thought everybody would be dead, so kudos to the cabin crew for getting everyone out. (and the passengers for not being bell ends about it)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Happy new year......
« on: 02 January 2024, 18:54:43 »
Yup, watched that and went what a waste of money.
Watched that too, quite impressive.  Just wondered at the time if those attending paid the ULEZ fee. Probably all EV owning crowd.

Had to mute the TV due to the bilge they were playing through the speakers.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Merry Christmas
« on: 28 December 2023, 00:51:51 »
Not a million miles away from Cape Town either 8)

No, and some great driving roads in the hills around there too. ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: Merry Christmas
« on: 27 December 2023, 19:32:53 »
Did Christmas in Cape Town a few years back.

Not jealous at all. :(

Franschoek is worth a visit next time if you like your wine. They have a little train that takes you round all the wineries.

My recollections beyond that might be a little hazy. ;)

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 20 December 2023, 07:43:47 »
Put a deposit down on the Zafira's successor  :y
Dacia Duster or CL500 :-\

Sadly the requirement of 7 seats ruled out both those options (the cl500 I have a definite soft spot for).

Went for a Ford Galaxy tdci 163ps in the end as all the grand voyagers I saw were either ropey, expensive or both.  ???

We had a look at a couple of Zaf Tourers but the third row space just wasn't sufficient - not that it bothered me any as I will always be a first row passenger.

The Galaxy handles very well for its size and given it has 50% more power and about 120% more torque than the zafira it should go well enough for a family bus.

Seeing as I know you all love an opportunity to tell people they've spent too much on their cars  ;D

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15982471

On a side note Stemo, if you're looking for out and out space, I reckon you could lose mutley in here no problem!

Looks good to me. :y

.. but wait until TheBoy spots the Sony head unit. :-X

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General Car Chat / Re: Can I have....
« on: 19 December 2023, 20:43:58 »
Between the depreciation and the impending battery failure that it would be cheaper to run a G wagen.

Nobody deserves to drive a G wagon. ;)

Had one as a pool car at a previous job. How can anything drink so much diesel while being so slow?

The one time we had a play in 4wd mode it sunk to its axles and very nearly stranded us. PoS.

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General Discussion Area / Re: What has P*ssed you off today?
« on: 18 December 2023, 13:01:32 »
I'm quite happy with my SKY+ box, but they keep contacting me to 'upgrade' to SKY Q

I was, but after hearing the benefits, I changed to Sky Q

Can record 3 channels at the same time  - so they told me.
Search facillies are better. etc.

If you lose the remote you can press a button on the box and the remote will buzz.  (used that facility a few times)

A lot better box all round. :y

It never belongs to us as the old boxes did.
Cant use the old box as a 2nd unit  so I was told.

I got it dor £20 a month so no complaints from me. :y
I have trouble finding one channel that's worth watching, never mind recording.
Search facilities? Easy, even on sky+ box
I don't lose my remote and, if I do, I have two more  ;D

I've finally convinced SWMBO to let me "upgrade" to no longer paying uncle Rupert any of my money. :y

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« on: 17 December 2023, 13:46:03 »
Noted the ciggy lighter blanking plug was missing from her socket in the armrest cubby hole.

10 minutes with Tinkercad resulted in:


About 20 minutes to print, all sorted.  Should stop any shite getting in when not in use, especially metallic shite ;D

I don't think mine has ever not had a phone charger shoved into it. ;D

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General Car Chat / Re: Mondeo Running Rough
« on: 16 December 2023, 22:29:02 »
You missed the fourth stage: not working properly and causing expensive faults ;D

.. and the fifth stage: "sheared off in the cylinder head". ;)

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General Discussion Area / Re: Kraft Beers ?
« on: 15 December 2023, 22:01:20 »
Makes a change for the septic tanks though. Their beer has usually been made from what they have carefully extracted from the bladders of countless gnats.  :)

If Carlsberg made beer in the U.S. it would be renamed Girlsberg.  :D

Yes, it seems the US are finally developing some taste in beer and shunning the bud / coors / michelob p*ss.

The reason that Australians drink their beer ice cold is because it's shite and you can't taste it when it's almost a frozen block of lager!  ;D

The Australians are a lost cause. Which is why when my mate came over from Aus for a 24h radio contest earlier this year, in his enthusiasm, he got through a polypin of Exmoor Beast on the first evening then slept through the rest of the weekend. It was jet lag, apparently. ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: Kraft Beers ?
« on: 15 December 2023, 18:48:16 »
True but the American idea of beer is Budweiser, so pretty much anything is an improvement  >:D

A few years ago when I house sat my mates place in Houston, the Pub round the corner called the Shakespeare is a craft beer place and has a huge horseshoe shaped bar with about 30 different draught craft beers.   It would have been rude not to have tried them all!  :y
Absolutely  :y
On my last trip to the US we took some customers to a brewery tap and most of the beers were porters and started at about 7 1/2%.
I decided it would be rude not to try a few but that did put me in a bit of a muddle. ::)

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General Car Chat / Re: Tesla recalling....
« on: 13 December 2023, 17:35:09 »
It's an OTA firmware upgrade, so probably not too expensive in the scheme of things.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Dolting along
« on: 09 December 2023, 12:27:04 »
45 MPH is the chosen speed of hard of thinking drivers who CBA to remember what the speed limit is and aren't sufficiently awake to have a handle on the prevailing road conditions and hazards.  >:(

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Omega Electrical and Audio Help / Re: Radio on, no sound
« on: 07 December 2023, 18:30:25 »
Whatever you buy make sure its DAB radio. It made the old radio we used to listen to redundant several years ago, but many people havent realised yet.  :y

My Jag has DAB. I tried it for one commute, decided it was utter sh1te and went back to FM.

Absolute classic rock. Planet rock. something or other classic 70,s.....etc. I find it pretty good.
There is even a Gaydio station for those of that persuasion. I think theres something for everyone on there.
Oh and theres GB News live.  :D

Nothing wrong with the channels, it's the reception. Even Radio 4 doesn't make it more than a couple of miles into my commute, but FM is solid all the way.

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