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General Discussion Area / Re: The Great Euro Crash with....
« on: 18 May 2012, 17:49:17 »
So the I-Texit or the Frexit might yet catch us all out?? 
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General Discussion Area / Re: The Great Euro Crash with....
« on: 18 May 2012, 17:16:05 »
I've been thinking about Greece this afternoon..... 
and I've come up with a theory which might be a little 'out there'.... or maybe not! 
Apart from Greece there's been alot of talk about Spain running into trouble recently, having to recapitalise the banks, runs on Bankia, Bankia's shares bombing, 50% youth unemployment, economic recession etc etc I'm sure that 'The Troika' ie ECB, IMF and the EU Commission (Germany) are poised to bail out Spain should the need arise, but with stringent conditions as they did with Greece, Portugal and Ireland. The Spanish government will have observed the results of the Troika's austerity conditions in those countries especially Greece!!
They might not fancy that and might just think that being a bigger economy, they can weather the storms of exiting the Euro-zone and returning to the Peseta is a better long term strategy for Spain....
So while we're all looking at Greece and talking about the 'Grexit', Spain might just steal a march and it'll be the 'Spexit' that will cause armageddon!!!
and I've come up with a theory which might be a little 'out there'.... or maybe not! Apart from Greece there's been alot of talk about Spain running into trouble recently, having to recapitalise the banks, runs on Bankia, Bankia's shares bombing, 50% youth unemployment, economic recession etc etc I'm sure that 'The Troika' ie ECB, IMF and the EU Commission (Germany) are poised to bail out Spain should the need arise, but with stringent conditions as they did with Greece, Portugal and Ireland. The Spanish government will have observed the results of the Troika's austerity conditions in those countries especially Greece!!
They might not fancy that and might just think that being a bigger economy, they can weather the storms of exiting the Euro-zone and returning to the Peseta is a better long term strategy for Spain....
So while we're all looking at Greece and talking about the 'Grexit', Spain might just steal a march and it'll be the 'Spexit' that will cause armageddon!!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: The Great Euro Crash with....
« on: 18 May 2012, 14:34:03 »
Greece will leave the Euro-zone immently whilst they have an interim government. They will hold their elections in June once the initial panic has subsided and the political parties will be able campaign with policies designed to rebuild the country free of dicktats from the so called Troika.... 
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General Discussion Area / Re: eu lorry driving standards
« on: 18 May 2012, 12:43:49 »
Quite right Manta! 
The lorry driver could have swung out to avoid a cat or something, which I guess we've all done!
But when our courts deem it unnecessary to expect high standards from professionals then I think that is worthy of comment!
The lorry driver could have swung out to avoid a cat or something, which I guess we've all done! But when our courts deem it unnecessary to expect high standards from professionals then I think that is worthy of comment!
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General Discussion Area / Re: eu lorry driving standards
« on: 18 May 2012, 12:16:33 »
Hmmn so it's wrong to expect high standards of driving from a professional driver.... 
So what's next? It might be wrong to expect high standards from Doctors, Nurses, Lawyers, Social workers, Plumbers, Electricians, Gas Engineers, Drug Dealers etc etc 
When I was HGV driving a few years ago, I was told that in Poland you can take a test in an agricultural tractor & trailer, which licenses you to drive an arctic!! Not sure if that's true though to be honest!! But I remember seeing a Dutch driver going round the M25 with a newspaper spread over his steering wheel!!! and several times seeing foriegn trucks going down the motorway with a laptop open on the dash playing a film!!!!
So what's next? It might be wrong to expect high standards from Doctors, Nurses, Lawyers, Social workers, Plumbers, Electricians, Gas Engineers, Drug Dealers etc etc When I was HGV driving a few years ago, I was told that in Poland you can take a test in an agricultural tractor & trailer, which licenses you to drive an arctic!!
Not sure if that's true though to be honest!! But I remember seeing a Dutch driver going round the M25 with a newspaper spread over his steering wheel!!! and several times seeing foriegn trucks going down the motorway with a laptop open on the dash playing a film!!!!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Who is mad enough to pay these sort of prices?
« on: 17 May 2012, 11:53:44 »
At least you can afford bloody cats!!! I'm so poor that........ 
I'm so poor that........
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Omega General Help / Re: LPG Tank
« on: 14 May 2012, 19:47:51 »
Could you fit a small petrol tank (15-20litres) in the cubby hole on the right of the boot? and have the filler inside the boot? or a detachable filler neck so that you're filling from outside the car if regs require?
Then you could put an LPG doughnut in the sparewheel space, plus a custom LPG tank (or even another doughnut if it fits..) in the petrol tank recess.... Hypothetical I know, but where there's a will..... and enough cash!!! There's a way!!! 
and have the filler inside the boot? or a detachable filler neck so that you're filling from outside the car if regs require? Then you could put an LPG doughnut in the sparewheel space, plus a custom LPG tank (or even another doughnut if it fits..) in the petrol tank recess....
Hypothetical I know, but where there's a will..... and enough cash!!! There's a way!!!
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Omega General Help / Re: LPG Tank
« on: 14 May 2012, 11:48:28 »
That was my thoughts. If you fitted a tank in the recess where the petrol tank used to be, surely that would give enough clearance?
I'm sure you could get a custom tank made. It's whether it'd be worth spending the cash!!
I'm sure you could get a custom tank made. It's whether it'd be worth spending the cash!!
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Omega General Help / Re: LPG Tank
« on: 13 May 2012, 23:42:15 »Would it be possible to replace/relocate the petrol tank with a smaller one (say 20ltrs), leaving room for a second doughnut tank slung underneath?
The trouble is there isn't enough ground clearance to comply with COP 11
What's the required clearance LD?
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General Discussion Area / Re: Small accident
« on: 13 May 2012, 23:00:20 »
I think the fact you blacked out is the bit to worry about.... 
Hope you got/getting checked out James!
Hope you got/getting checked out James!
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General Discussion Area / Imagine stumbling upon this!!!
« on: 12 May 2012, 13:22:15 »
This is an amazing discovery, and coming soon after the crated Spitfires in Burma. It makes you wonder what else is out there waiting to be found!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650
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General Discussion Area / Re: Open season again
« on: 12 May 2012, 13:10:05 »
Good Pics!! I don't know much about trains but that's a magnificent looking loco!!
What's the gun for? You riding shotgun??
I don't know much about trains but that's a magnificent looking loco!! What's the gun for?
You riding shotgun??
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Omega General Help / Re: LPG Tank
« on: 12 May 2012, 13:04:45 »
Would it be possible to replace/relocate the petrol tank with a smaller one (say 20ltrs), leaving room for a second doughnut tank slung underneath?
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General Car Chat / Re: Deep socket or extension bar on wheel nuts?
« on: 12 May 2012, 11:00:25 »
As above, or are they both ok?
Cheers
How about one of these? http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=extend+wheel+brace You can get them for bu66er all, certainly cheap enough to buy one for the boot of all your cars.
These are good and I have one, alhough the cheap quality shows in the sockets..... I've rounded my 17" on some particulary tight knuts...
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General Discussion Area / Re: LPG filler
« on: 12 May 2012, 10:43:08 »
I usually fill at the same place so quite likely. Thanks LD!!