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7 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Bennetts Bike Social has an interesting video rebutting Fortnine's and is quite technical. They are basically saying he's wrong politely. 

You could of at least posted the link

Rare I think he has got it wrong but….  
 

I believe they do help reduce the minor injuries if you have a small scale off.  
Dropping your bike outside anyone?  The incidents that don’t get reported, less chipped bones l fewer visits to minor injuries.

Hitting things at speed he might be  right they might be of little use.  Rare I fall on the side of safety but on this one…

3 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

I think I've met him in Gloucestershire. The number of idiots who bimble along at 40-45 then when you overtake them try and catch you up or speed through a village so they can is quite high. You can play with them a bit though if you are in the mood.

I think I live where he has his second holiday home.  Just on holiday they go slower and when in villages Window shop.

10 hours ago, veracocha said:

Whenever it rains my back garden lawn becomes a lake. Now I have a water barrel and pump that deals nicely with the constant downpours but lately it doesn't seem to stop the flooding. I notice my neighbours shed has a water bowser doing similar but while they were out today I had a look at their arrangement. They have the tap on the bowser constantly open and draining into my garden. Must have a word tomorrow.

Can you build a dam to stop there run off entering your garden?  

My rant is tourists and second home owners, they are back:

• cleaners/ gardeners race around getting ready then block roads as they work,*
• blocking road as to unpack for the weekend,*
• Stop gawk at changes in the town, the big new build old people’s home (that’s being going on since the new year) and the new front on ice cream shop (that was crashed into 6 months ago) are this springs main feature,
• stop randomly to admire the horses 1/2 a mile away,
• block whole road for animals in road neither with any intention of moving,
• Ride a horse slowly with so much shiny new high viz flappy stuff (so much so it gets my dogs and gets there attention, which results in dirty looks),
• All the expensive looking boats being dragged into town (with various standard of driving) to fill car parks taking all available space afloat,
• Double parking round favourite takeouts blocking roads - worse than a winter weekend and it was only Wednesday.

Then there are the antics afloat:

• dinghies that where swamped slimy green masses all winter being scrubbed up,
• people sounding shocked that there 6 month untouched boat is a moldy and smelly, with non starting engine,
• Brand-new tenders appearing polished basically double parked taking all the space,
• new sailing clothes to the front,
• Boat handling and experience levels dropping simultaneously,

That was just yesterday, life and boating will now be measured by when we can get parking space not the tides and to some extent weather.

Sadly it’s during this weekend the area starts to take is full colour full and splendid beauty out in the forest and seafronts they will all be in full glories of bloom.
 

The colours of drinks cans, McDonald’s/ chip wrappers, crisp packets, kites and other debris will be in full bloom around  the car parks, the forest, road sides and beaches for the next 6 months.

Hopefully they have cracked down on “wild camping” the tissue and excrement that leaves behind.

*I am guessing second homes often have little or no parking as they are cheaper so more attractive and often the quaint houses in the middle of town where you would want to stay but not so practical to live in.

At least the weather is crap so, I am sure I will be back with more rants later as the summer bloom grows.

1 hour ago, Fiddlesticks said:

We're in the tap.

 

Was I only tagged to make me jealous I assume.

Is there a way to see if a section of an audio file has been tampered with?  Can anyone on here do basic checks?

Is anyone any good at cleaning audio files and changing the volume during its play back, possibly slowing it down.

On 05/03/2024 at 15:10, S-Westerly said:

It was huge but great fun to drive in the sense of feeding our egos a bit. 

Round here the big egos and trucks are becoming far too common.

Apparent you need one of these:

https://www.automobiledimension.com/model/ford/ranger-raptor

To navigate the NewForest lanes / roads these days:

Given the size they have to be driven in the middle of the road. All other cars have to get out of the way.

Then with your Cockney accent you must say that you own a house here, then complain about the tourists parking on the verges.

I hate to quote the daily mail:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6140681/amp/Average-width-Britains-20-vehicles-expanded-nearly-1ft-20-years.html

So cars are nearly 1 foot wider and growing.

As for the Original post, if they would do 40-45mph with decent size boot (2 dogs and an outboard) I would have one.

They are similar to the Citroen Ami.

https://www.citroen.co.uk/ami?

On 03/03/2024 at 09:47, S-Westerly said:

At the moment I should be home no later than end of May and be around until end of August.  I have mentioned to my employers that I have to be home by the beginning of June so I can attend a speed awareness course.  I'll be right pissed off if I end up with 3 points etc because I'm stuck on bloody ship! 

Explain your job I know Dorset police have been accommodating historically, Hampshire police less so, varies from area to area.

@Grumpy Old Git

6th - 8th of September I don’t know my rota yet but it’s in the Diary.

On 22/02/2024 at 09:16, Fender1515 said:

I had an absolute dim wit yesterday, and this is not a generalisation but a specific event!

My energy services supplier has been "encouraging" me to get smart meters installed.

Umm, some bad stuff in the press, but i guess it's the way to go, I am not great a remembering or being arsed to send in monthly meter readings.

Installation engineer pitches up at the prescribed time yesterday morning, starts moaning that my gas supply is on the back wall of the house and it was, hissing down, but first he wants to check all the gas appliances, i show him the gas safety certificate issued 10 days ago, response, don't care mate, i need to check all the appliances, OK fill your boots, oven checked, we have a gas fire in the lounge, never used from one year to the next, but was checked out and passed as fit for purpose 10 days ago, so he gets on his knees, takes a look at the unit and, I don't like the way the coals, imitation type, are stacked, and the unit looks very old, me, it's 10 days older than when it was last checked and passed as being serviceable, what's this got to do with fitting a meter? him, I am going to write this up, me, what your going to do is pack up your kit and exit through that door, him, I got a job to do mate, me, shame you don't know how to do it,   i think you need some customer training before they let you again.

 

He promised to report me to his supervisor, I said get him on the phone now, and I will happily have that conversation, he didn't accept and left.

I work in the property business, I work with trades day in day out, I can honestly say, we get on fine, most of the trades I have worked with for years, they are pals, this guy, arrogant arse, but feel free to  make up your own minds 

 

 

 

My misses had at Smart meters fitted at work. She chatted with them about them, his comment to her. 

"No I won't have them in my own home they are not good enough yet."

Nice guy great customer service, there's no more discussions about having one at our home.

On 22/02/2024 at 11:05, Tiggie said:

Just a little update.

 

I'm now down from 96kg to 88kg (  15st 11lbs to 13st 8lbs for the oldies)  Pretty much just from eating better and cutting out sweets, alcohol, food at work.  Wife bought me a home testing meter from Amazon ( stab your finger, put blood on a strip, run it through the scanner ) and it currently says I'm at 5.7 so still a bit to go but a shit load better than 7.1   I'm now in the high bracket as compared to very high.

 

Is that before or after Ice Cream

Amazing how much a decent meal can change it.

17 hours ago, Simon Davey said:

 

I managed to get to grips with a couple of "hey Cardo" commands, including speed dial, it's just if I stop music, I can't start it again. 

I'm just whinging about little things of course. 

Start music with me is double tap front button. Single tap is radio.

This might help:

https://www.google.com/search?q=cardo+packtalk+pocket+guide&sca_esv=54af7326df9a1a15&sxsrf=ACQVn08PVx2FaFXtex2wMgwI-qOv4Do7iQ%3A1708214121577&ei=aUfRZYXnIu-O9u8PvsyMgAs&oq=cardo+packtalk+pocket+guide&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIhtjYXJkbyBwYWNrdGFsayBwb2NrZXQgZ3VpZGUyBRAAGIAEMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjILEAAYgAQYigUYhgMyCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDMgsQABiABBiKBRiGAzILEAAYgAQYigUYhgMyCxAAGIAEGIoFGIYDSMQUUABYjQ1wAHgBkAEAmAGmBKABmAyqAQswLjEuMC4xLjAuMrgBA8gBAPgBAcICEBAAGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAgoQABiABBiKBRhD&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

I use Spotify and can double click and single click front button to change songs. Fwd &  backwards.

To change playlist I use Google. Bottom button if I recall.

Downside of pack talk is there are various death grips you need to learn to use the functions.  Or try the voice control, although in intercom mode it can get confused with your talking and do random things.

7 minutes ago, amber said:

here's one

 

 

I am not certain, who was being biggest knob, yes the car but then the bike was obviously out for footage.
 

However I did like the opening at the end. 

On 04/02/2024 at 12:09, husoi said:

This one could catchup easy  

 

I can recall a certain student bar in Edinburgh, where the facilities offered under the bar where absent but bar used for same purpose

Fun night out though

On 04/02/2024 at 13:09, S-Westerly said:

That's pretty bad.

 

Given that most lager tastes like piss anyway this could give that a whole new meaning. Recycling at its finest.

That probably something to do with the larger production facilities.

Well she let me down today, first time in 6 years.  Still got me home.explains why she was a bit squirmy on the way home last night.

The fairing makes perfect oil delivery system, to the back wheel.

I think it's the oil cooler.

37 minutes ago, Bender said:

 

Too many annoying people for my liking.

I have that on my boat, most of the time it’s me and the misses.

sometimes it’s just me

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68118822
 

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/world-news/gallery/inside-largest-cruise-ship-world-28525701
 

To put a number on it 9,950 people on one ship.

6 hours ago, rightstuff said:

Not only vapes find if my usb charger is plugged in on my boat cuts the fm radio out also auto pilot 

Also if usb charger is plugged into van loose radio signal 

There USB Chargers that stop that, they are not normally cheap from China.

Apparently it’s to do with the electrical noise made changing voltages.  Some one clever will be along to advice.