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General Discussion Area / Re: democracy....

« on: 22 June 2013, 01:20:02 »

Cem, you were very lucky to have the right visionary man in the right place at the right time.

Modern Germany would not be the industrial powerhouse it is if they had also not had the right man at the right time at the end of WWII. Ludwig Erhard had a profound effect on how Western German recovered economically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Erhard

With lots and lots of cheap labourers from...

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: WANTED: F/L Auto Saloon

« on: 21 June 2013, 19:54:55 »

Here you Jabe dont know if this will do you

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-ELITE-V6-AUTO-SILVER-/181159365004?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a2df0898c

Sorry just reread your add

Thats a shame, looked nice and tidy for the price. What needed doing on it?

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General Discussion Area / Re: NowTV - Unlimited Movies - £5 for 6 months.

« on: 19 June 2013, 19:13:02 »

Think i'm down to one code now though!

NOOOO!!

By reliable connection do you mean on the UK side?

Any suggestions on which VPN to choose?

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: WANTED: F/L Auto Saloon

« on: 19 June 2013, 19:03:46 »

I wll have a good condition, low mileage one for sale, ideally in Aug but could let it go next month as you need it then. Havent decided on price yet but around ~£2k

Hey SMD.

On a serious level I'm after a comfy cruiser to take me there and back without breaking down, that's pretty much all really

2k is definitely out of budget however I am planning on dropping that much on an Omega when I do return as I just absolutely love these cars. Not exactly an E39 but pretty darn close with about half the problems!

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General Discussion Area / Re: NowTV - Unlimited Movies - £5 for 6 months.

« on: 19 June 2013, 18:57:50 »

Hey Tunnie, I've been browsing the site for months now (here it comes) but I can explain... I lost my previous account so just signed up for a new one today. So anyways 'ol pal, can I have a code?

On a serious note, is this service limited to the U.K only?

Yes, Geo-restricted to UK IP's only, this is due to content rights 

Aw, thats a shame. I'll be going abroad for a few months and can't bare watching dubbed films.

Your only option would be VPN tunnel into a UK host, then stream from there.

There are various solutions out there for iPlayer and such. But for this, you would need a host here to connect to.

You know I was really thinking about doing that but I wasn't sure how ethical the mindset here on the forum was. Nice to know being cheeky is allowed, haha. 

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: WANTED: F/L Auto Saloon

« on: 19 June 2013, 18:36:44 »

What's the budget?

depends *pokerface*

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General Discussion Area / Re: democracy....

« on: 19 June 2013, 18:33:36 »

Rather than the peaceful park protest being hijacked, IMHO it was a focal point that lit a rebellious fire that has been smoldering for some time where the current government is going against the wishes of the majority where they want a free modern state. They don't want Turkey turned into Iran, which with their new rules like trying to make women wear head-scarfs. It is noticeable how many women are involved in the protests, where they are not going to take religious repression sitting down.

No offense but I don't think that had anything to do with it... or did I miss something?

And when were these new proposed laws announced? I never heard anything like that. I don't think anybody did.

Are you suggesting that because women were involved in the protest - they were trying to make some kind of feminist statement? I'm confused here. 

Have you ever been to Turkey?

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Cars for Sale & wanted / Re: WANTED: F/L Auto Saloon

« on: 19 June 2013, 11:32:09 »

2002 51 Plate 2.6 Auto Saloon, Silver CD, MOT till Dec 13, Tax till end of July, mileage 107K, drives well, fairly good condition in and out, just replaced the Oil Cooler, so will have Oil Change and Coolant when the flushing is finished.

Will be looking for around £650 ono as it stands at the moment.

Cheers Chris.

Thanks, forgot to put it into the ad (duh!) does it have.... cruise control by any chance? 

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General Discussion Area / Re: democracy....

« on: 18 June 2013, 23:41:03 »

Very wrong.. there were people from every political opinion..

This is exactly my point Cem, what started off as a peaceful protest by a handful of people against a building being constructed, turned into a political war completely irreverent to the cause of the protest. All of which began when random people started showing up waiving political flags and tarnishing the place as an excuse to vent boredom. I will NEVER EVER take sides, especially with people like that. They wanted excitement, they found it, but sadly by hiding behind innocent people.

Do I care for the police? Absolutely not... They are the police... they have the license to behave like a-holes... whats so new about that? I've had first hand experience with police, I know EXACTLY what they are like. No need to convince me there.

the protest has succeded.. but one thing you dont understand obviously is that it has exceeded the subject of park and reached different stages..

Exactly my point... It had nothing to do with the park the second someone pulled out a political flag. Nothing to do with the protest at all. The morning of the protest I was really sympathetic as there was a true point to it. If I was there I would have probably joined in too. However, it spiraled out of control as fast as it started and BOTH sides did NOTHING to stop it.

How do you call all the people hurt in the process, by the cowards who hid behind them, a success? Again, you can't seem to separate the people who are the real protestors from the Molotov lobbers hiding behind them. This is what I am getting at.

The mistake the protestors did was allow people to show up for their own gains and agenda, completely irrelevant to the protest and allow them to mix in with them tarnishing the place in the name of Taksim Square. I mean, c'mon! The whole 'enemy of my enemy' move was a bad one. You just have to accept that.

I live in that country and you are repeating the words of pm.. who cares about your money when people are dying..

Once again, I will not stand by hypocrites who in the name of a peaceful protest, ruined other peoples lives (Molotov bombing random shops and cars, really?!) All done by opportunists who had nothing to do with the protest. When police brutality goes haywire, the response to that is to attack innocent people and their property? and you sympathize with that? I really don't understand. 

I think you missed my point entirely btw. 

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General Discussion Area / Re: Car Recovery and Car Transportation

« on: 18 June 2013, 23:02:49 »

Thanks very much for the thorough advice.

It is obviously not possible for me to do this then.

Maybe private hire taxi work would be possible for me then?

If you don't have family that rely on you, I know a guy who makes £700 a week doing airport transfers working 4 days a week (but very very long hours. 20 hours to be precise.) He always snags up the airport transfers which are the easiest. No hassle, no drunk people, no getting lost trying to find direction, simply relax and cruise.

He drives a slightly tuned 2006 2.4T Volvo V70 running on LPG. Not exactly the usual Ford Galaxy's you see but a damn sight more economical.

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General Discussion Area / Re: NowTV - Unlimited Movies - £5 for 6 months.

« on: 18 June 2013, 22:50:29 »

Hey Tunnie, I've been browsing the site for months now (here it comes) but I can explain... I lost my previous account so just signed up for a new one today. So anyways 'ol pal, can I have a code?

On a serious note, is this service limited to the U.K only?

Yes, Geo-restricted to UK IP's only, this is due to content rights 

Aw, thats a shame. I'll be going abroad for a few months and can't bare watching dubbed films.

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General Discussion Area / Re: democracy....

« on: 18 June 2013, 22:32:07 »

ps: if you are planning to come here , only visit southern touristic zones.. stay away from big cities..

Stop scarmongering, haha

On a serious level Cem this is no longer a protest, and never really had been. A bunch of opportunists took over VERY quickly.

I blame the 'real' protestors for the situation spiraling out of control (by real I mean the peaceful folk with the original intention of the protest.)

When these opportunists arrived from all walks of the country (and from abroad, suprise suprise) the real protesters should have told them to either fook off and leave their peaceful protest alone, or should have simply walked away immediately after realizing their protest had been hijacked. This made it extremely difficult for the police and that is a fact (no I'm not taking sides.)

The only reason why this 'peaceful' protest (ha!) is still going on is because the police have no clue who is who half of the time and the good folk aren't doing them any favors by mixing in with the people who have terrorized and tarnished Istanbul (and now the rest of Turkey.)

Do you know how much damage was done to the innocent shop keepers, homes and cars of people who work and live there? How ignorant are these protestors to not realise what is going on around them and simply say "OK, the protest has been hijacked" and walk away? The moment political flags began waving, that protest was long lost.

I have no sympathy for the 'protestors' or the police for that matter.

What really ticked me off is when Obama, the president of the great (haha) United States of America got up on T.V and said how bad the Turkish police handled the situation and generally badmouthed the country.

Meanwhile in America...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC3OAMi9kjY

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General Discussion Area / Re: Car Recovery and Car Transportation

« on: 18 June 2013, 21:39:55 »

So I'll need to get a quote.

Would ordinary van insurance be cheaper? To move furniture instead?

Because you are moving other peoples goods you would need 'special' insurance.

I was tempted to enter the long distance courier trade once and the company I was to work for first hire you as self employed to see how efficient you are then hire you full time, but after phoning around for this 'special' insurance (sorry forgot what it was called, something like 'Goods in Transit' cover) I was quoted £8,700 for a 2004 Mercedes Sprinter LWB.

I immediately went home. Lol.

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General Discussion Area / Re: NowTV - Unlimited Movies - £5 for 6 months.

« on: 18 June 2013, 21:24:47 »

Hey Tunnie, I've been browsing the site for months now (here it comes) but I can explain... I lost my previous account so just signed up for a new one today. So anyways 'ol pal, can I have a code?

On a serious note, is this service limited to the U.K only?

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General Car Chat / Re: This one has seen better days..

« on: 18 June 2013, 20:28:02 »

In view of defects vehicle is sold with no reserve

....and the reserve hasn`t been met

What if sells for £49... Are we still required to pay £50 deposit immediately after auction?