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  • March 20, 2025 at 5:04 pm in reply to: General Discussion #266316
    AlanR
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    I’m waiting for the plague of locusts 🙂

    March 20, 2025 at 5:04 pm in reply to: General Discussion #266065
    AlanR
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    Ok, perhaps it was an unfair question, without knowing why it was asked.

    It was sent to a friend who considers nobody on this forum has a clue what they are talking about, be they experienced
    aircraft engineers or pilots.

    March 20, 2025 at 5:04 pm in reply to: General Discussion #266080
    AlanR
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    I guess the greenies are going to jump on the band wagon again, saying that its this country to blame for all the pollution and sand, so lets raise taxes more to sort the problem out! An extra 20 quid on road tax and council tax that should do nicely. Thank You!

    That’s about the size of it. 🙂

    March 20, 2025 at 5:03 pm in reply to: General Discussion #265885
    AlanR
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    That’s exactly along the lines of what I was thinking. As well as qualifications backed up by years of practical experience on the job.

    I was only using the pilot example as an analogy, and not in it’s literal sense.

    Another analogy could be. You are a soldier going into battle, who would you rather have next to you ?

    A Sergeant Major with 20yrs experience, or a young officer straight out of military college.

    March 20, 2025 at 5:03 pm in reply to: General Discussion #265533
    AlanR
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    Has anyone seen BBC’s Grand Prix: The Killer Years?… I fully recommend it, absolutely heart breaking. Word of warning though, its not for the faint hearted.

    Yes, it seemed to be accepted that at least one driver would be killed every year. It seemed to be more of a playboy sport back in the 70s & early 80s.

    “Senna” was a very good film too. I didn’t realize at the time, how much animosity there was between him and the motor
    racing establishment.
    He virtually predicted that lives would be lost that weekend.

    March 20, 2025 at 5:03 pm in reply to: General Discussion #265542
    AlanR
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    One of the better races for some time. Helped no doubt by the safety car bunching the field up ?

    March 20, 2025 at 5:02 pm in reply to: General Discussion #265186
    AlanR
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    I sort of remember Jack Hargreaves but I think he was my son’s era…….

    I used to love watching him.

    March 20, 2025 at 5:02 pm in reply to: General Discussion #265191
    AlanR
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    It made us smile today when the vet told us it’s going to cost £1,100 to get our cats leg put right. 🙁

    March 20, 2025 at 4:57 pm in reply to: General Discussion #263689
    AlanR
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    I think the definition of poverty has changed over the years.

    Things which were considered luxuries even only as far back as the 60’s, are now considered standard items.
    I can remember when we were one of the few families to own a car in our road.
    Fitted carpets were a luxury. Few houses had central heating. Not that many people had a telephone.
    Nobody I knew had a foreign holiday. I don’t remember hearing any stories about people starving.

    March 20, 2025 at 4:57 pm in reply to: General Discussion #263339
    AlanR
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    This programme was repeated this week: http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2013-11-20/itv-programme-to-revisit-famous-suffolk-ufo-sighting/

    March 20, 2025 at 4:55 pm in reply to: General Discussion #262560
    AlanR
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    I think changing a wheel should be included in the driving test. With obvious exceptions for those unable to.
    How would people manage if they were in the middle of nowhere, with no phone signal ?

    March 20, 2025 at 4:54 pm in reply to: General Discussion #262242
    AlanR
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    The problem with a lot of cars nowadays, you are more dependant on the main dealer if anything goes wrong.
    To maintain a warranty the car has to be serviced to manufacturers recommendations. (Although this no longer
    has to be done by a main dealer)
    Although you pay through the nose at a main dealer, they do have people who know what to look out for, as well
    as being kept up to date on recalls etc

    The IMA battery on our three year old Civic Hybrid started to go on the blink last year. Thankfully the IMA technology
    has an eight year warranty. It cost Honda £1,000 to replace.

    March 20, 2025 at 4:54 pm in reply to: General Discussion #262282
    AlanR
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    And on my old Anglia!! Every time!

    Usually as soon as the clocks went back !

    March 20, 2025 at 4:54 pm in reply to: General Discussion #262296
    AlanR
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    Hah! The starting handle! Happy days…..:)

    I spent many happy hours using the starting handle on my A40 🙂

    Regarding servicing, many just rely on the AA, RAC etc to get them out of trouble when things go wrong.
    The garage I go to is pretty reliable, and I rely on them to put things right on my car and van.

    March 20, 2025 at 4:53 pm in reply to: General Discussion #262134
    AlanR
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    I look after my cars and I keep an eye on their condition continually but in reality nowadays there is very little maintenance that can be done anyway.

    That’s right. If any fluid levels get low, a light comes up and tells you. The only thing I ever top up is the washer bottle,
    then I only use plain water.
    I bought some washer additive a couple of years ago, and every time I washed the windscreen, it smelt like cats pee 🙁

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