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General Discussion Area / Re: Syria
« on: 07 April 2017, 10:41:47 »It's a massive insult to throw your shoe at someone in the Middle East!
That's true. Didn't think of that one!
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That's true. Didn't think of that one!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Syria
« on: 07 April 2017, 10:41:15 »
So Trump has shown how he will press the button when required. The question is does he know what to do next, after he has lit the touch paper and sent the diplomats running for a solution? 
It is easy to start a war, hard to stop. But at least he has shown a steely determination to be a strong President. He is not for pushing over, so a match for Putin
It is easy to start a war, hard to stop. But at least he has shown a steely determination to be a strong President. He is not for pushing over, so a match for Putin
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General Discussion Area / Re: Syria
« on: 07 April 2017, 10:37:07 »ShoesClearly the wrong thread
And here was me thinking it was one of your typically pithy ripostes.
I also thought he was being sarcastic!
It certainly got me using the brain matter to work out how shoes related to Syria; I came up with something about Muslims not wearing shoes in their Mosques! 
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General Discussion Area / Re: Syria
« on: 06 April 2017, 22:13:11 »
Tonight it sounds as though the American war drums are about to be sounded with the Whitehouse talking with the Pentagon about taking action against Assad. Trump has changed his mind and now favours action being taken.
Observers are talking about military action being "imminent" and perhaps "overnight".
Here we go again.
Observers are talking about military action being "imminent" and perhaps "overnight".
Here we go again.
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General Car Chat / Re: Whats worth stripping...
« on: 06 April 2017, 20:33:15 »
Believe it or not around the breakers it is generally hard / impossible to get a very simple part; the four black plastic plugs that go over the plenum bolt holes.
After searching around on the internet I found four at a breakers near me who is winding down. He had some on the last 2.6 v6 he was selling from his last Omega to be dismantled.
Got 4 for £1. I was real chuffed!
After searching around on the internet I found four at a breakers near me who is winding down. He had some on the last 2.6 v6 he was selling from his last Omega to be dismantled.
Got 4 for £1. I was real chuffed!
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General Car Chat / Re: CD Player Cleaner
« on: 06 April 2017, 19:24:23 »If it was shagged, nought to lose. But I suspect it won't last to long.
Might be worth keeping an eye out for a known good replacement changer section, just as a spare. Swap over is "easy" but tad fiddly in places. Patience needed.
Yes, and I am doing that as well but I cannot see one listed anywhere
You mean Mr Amazing doesn't have any
He may have, but what condition is a player going to be in probably coming from a car with far more miles on the clock than mine? Unlike other general spare parts, some electronic device without any history cannot be trusted. It could be off a miggie that has been badly maintained and treated, with 150k on the clock. I'd sooner work on keeping my existing one working, as it has suddenly done today after a lens clean.
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General Car Chat / Re: CD Player Cleaner
« on: 06 April 2017, 18:40:26 »If it was shagged, nought to lose. But I suspect it won't last to long.
Might be worth keeping an eye out for a known good replacement changer section, just as a spare. Swap over is "easy" but tad fiddly in places. Patience needed.
Yes, and I am doing that as well but I cannot see one listed anywhere
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General Car Chat / Re: CD Player Cleaner
« on: 06 April 2017, 17:27:21 »I have been having trouble with my CD player. It started not to recognise discs 3 and 4 in the magazine, then would not recognise any discs at all. I was thinking of going to a local specialist car audio company and getting them to sort it out, at no doubt a fair price.
But then I stopped myself and thought it could be a dirty lens issue. So I bought Allsop ProLens Laser Lens Diagnostic Cleaner for DVD and CD for £7.49, with free postage. Used it once in my player and all is suddenly sorted!
What a great product, that also runs through tracks of diagonistic checks on your system, it's speakers, the lot!
Does the Elite have a 4 or 6 CD play, Lizzie?.....My MV6 took four CD.
Glad it is fixed.
4 in a 2013 unit.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Oh Dear, I do feel sorry for him . . .
« on: 06 April 2017, 17:25:53 »Who are you talking about?
The boss of BP. . . . . . Nah just kidding, I meant OPTI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39512035
Ah, thanks!
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General Car Chat / CD Player Cleaner
« on: 06 April 2017, 17:18:30 »
I have been having trouble with my CD player. It started not to recognise discs 3 and 4 in the magazine, then would not recognise any discs at all. I was thinking of going to a local specialist car audio company and getting them to sort it out, at no doubt a fair price.
But then I stopped myself and thought it could be a dirty lens issue. So I bought Allsop ProLens Laser Lens Diagnostic Cleaner for DVD and CD for £7.49, with free postage. Used it once in my player and all is suddenly sorted!
What a great product, that also runs through tracks of diagonistic checks on your system, it's speakers, the lot!
But then I stopped myself and thought it could be a dirty lens issue. So I bought Allsop ProLens Laser Lens Diagnostic Cleaner for DVD and CD for £7.49, with free postage. Used it once in my player and all is suddenly sorted!
What a great product, that also runs through tracks of diagonistic checks on your system, it's speakers, the lot!
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General Discussion Area / Re: Oh Dear, I do feel sorry for him . . .
« on: 06 April 2017, 17:08:30 »
Who are you talking about?
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General Car Chat / Re: Breakdown Services
« on: 06 April 2017, 11:08:25 »Imo, the household name breakdown companies are a complete rip off. I don't really see what they provide that's worth paying more than the £40 I already pay.
Simple, you phone them up and they provide the service you paid for.
The cheaper ones sometimes do that. I've spent too many hours waiting for them to authorise even short recoveries to recommend them.
Absolutely right
As a "vulnerable" woman on her own I do not want to be kept stranded on a dark and lonely road longer than I have to. With the AA I know that they will respond quickly and efficiently, even prioritising my case in recognition of the situation. That is what I willing pay for. But with the others I am not sure they are capable of giving me that service, and so I can also avoid carrying my tool collection around I know the AA have a van loaded with everything for a satisfactory recovery.
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General Discussion Area / Re: Syria
« on: 06 April 2017, 10:58:49 »That's the problem with the Middle east. Every time the West tries to make a terrible situation better, we make it a whole lot worse.
It seems to be an impossible situation.
Yes it is, and it has all the ingredients of causing a major world conflict. We should never appease evil, but we should fully understand what is at stake if "we" go in with boots on the ground. The USA will do what they want to do under Trump, but any action should be under the flag of the UN. That is what the UN is meant to be for, although really it is a toothless organisation, as international law is toothless, without the support of the US.
But it is clear that action must be taken against any country committing war crimes, so doing nothing should not be an option. Once more it will come down to us all taking the lead from the US and going in or not with them as I cannot see any credible Arab alternative; they just have not got the will or hardware, with those like Saudi Arabia who maybe could make a difference tied up with existing war demands on their own military.
So, here we go again, the World is being tested by a rogue state, but one that is led by someone who is not after regional / world domination, so do we want to risk a conflict with Russia over this? So, time for Trump to talk to Putin and combine to rid the World of Assad, solving a "local" problem without making this bigger than it has to be. This is not Czechoslovakia of 1938 or Poland of 1939, so we must not over react.