As above, I'm trying to establish how onward travel is determined. :thumright:

If you let your Nectar points build for a special do or party - just keep a close eye on your balance.

I was sat on around £50 and was going to redeem them at Sainsbury's to discover, most of them had disappeared.

A call to the current Mrs T -...

…during the last three weeks of ‘anticyclonic gloom ‘ with its nil
wind and 600m thick blanket of cloud?

I realise the acres of photo/ voltaic panels blighting our ‘green and pleasant’ don’t need direct sunlight but at what percentage of...

Anyone out there know the history of the extensive red brick farm building complex over the road from Hooton Hangars?

I just thought this is something we all should be aware of if flying to Germany in the coming months. Especially if flying into grass strips here and abroad.

Nick.

Not sure what forum to put this in..

I’ve been watching a series made about 30 years ago, featuring the lives of two fashion designers.
The time period for the series is initially the 1920s

It’s called ‘The House of Elliot’ and features a few...

Four wildfires starting simultaneously in separate locations many miles apart.

Makes you think:

Fodder for the conspiracy theorists methinks. :roll:

My Youtube browsing got me on to the Vendee solo round the world non stop race, it's been quite an eye opener for me.

Fortunately I dropped in on it at the start and have been hooked even though I know nothing about sailing,.

I was amazed to...

I know this has been raised more than once but I am finally going to bite the bullet and junk Kaspersky what's the current advice on a replacement ( I believe Windows defender is running and I also use CCleaner and Malwarebytes.)

I’m only posting this because I, like many of us, used to use Photobucket to post online photos here, and send links to family and friends etc back in the early 2000’s.

As a company, they’re a bit flaky these days, and I keep getting emails...

My son in law took my twin grandsons (8), after an impatient wait for the battery to charge , round to the playing field at the back of Spencer Towers to fly their Christmas pressie drone.

No 1 twin took the controls first , the drone flew...

Johnnie Walker who I have followed since I was an undergraduate in 1966 (Radio Caroline) is doing his last radio broadcast on R2 as I write .

Great broadcaster who has fought off amazing adversity and illness will be sorely missed from the...

...is it?

Given everything is plus or minus the UTC datum, they're only conceptually in 2025 (as will the US be conceptually in 2024 when it IS 2025), aren't they? :evil: :D

Just to say thanks as we reach the turn of the year.

The recent flood of the sections by a spammer very promptly dealt with reminds us they are always there in the background as volounteers making this place pleasanter for all.

I disagree with...

Rob P

An incredibly-badly drafted piece of legislation, even if well-intended as usual will punish the little guys.

Are we taking steps to mitigate, or is it not relevant to us? (Apologies if this is being discussed already, I couldn't find...

Surprised it wasn't described as plummeting, did hit a child.

My car was rear ended about a week ago. I was stationary at a roundabout. The driver immediately apologised claiming that his brakes had failed.
Damage to my car is fairly superficial, just scrapes and dents on the bumper and the parking sensors...

So, probably not alone here, I've got a much loved sheepskin flying jacket. Mine's a US B-3 pattern, and around 15 years old. Looks pretty good, very warm and comfortable.

I maintain it mainly by oiling it every summer, and have also done the odd...

Who doesn't, just once, wish that the death penalty was available specifically for these two?

I have had to stop listening.

Why are we going to waste resources keeping them alive?

I know all the arguments against, and really would not...

Let's hope he gets out of hell at batspeed.

Rob P V2.0

...I think I'll have to take up paragliding! :lol:

Has anyone any experience with this “data cleansing” website, whether good or bad?

Is it worth paying for more than 2 or 3 months? It looks like the efficacy drops off quite steeply after the initial rush of activity. Or is the whole thing a...

It seems like yesterday that we put last year's thread to rest, but it's back :thumleft:

The nights are pulling in, so soon it'll be the only thing to keep us going until Christmas.

I'll do my best to provide the usual upbeat reports, but I'm...

Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone could help me.

My grandfather Henry Cowan (Hank) was shot down over Parchim airport in Germany on April 19th 1945, he was flying RN204 (Spitfire IV).

There was a part purchased from Mr Spirfire himself...

Teenage son would like an iPhone for Christmas and will be very happy to have second hand refurbished model.

As I know next to nothing about more recent iPhones (had a 4, I think, with work many moons ago) can anyone advise on what would be the...

Apparently there is a Maltese cargo ship anchored a few miles north east of Manston with a cargo of dangerous exposives (ammonium nitrate as per the stuff which blew up in Beirut a couple of years ago).
It has a damaged rudder and propellor.
She...

Anyone experienced this yet?

A bar fitment that automatically pours Guinness (from a can) including the ritual two minute pause halfway through.

It made me smile.

Rob P V2.0

In this time of turmoil I was reminded that there is some continuity to cling to.........

Yesterday I went to the annual Vernon service and lunch at Merchant Taylors. This was endowed in the will of one John Vernon who was Master of the Company...

Looking forward to a nice drop of antifreeze and 3-nitrooxypropanol with my milk, dairy products and meat. :wink:

Hi

I'm looking to get smart meters installed in two properties to take advantage of the Octopus tracker rates.
However I have some technical issues and it seems impossible to speak to someone at my current supplier who has any technical...

Bad news guys.

Accord to the DVLA, we'll now have to pay annually for the right to drive *AFVs on the roads of Britain.

Rob P V2.0

*A cursory bit of research by Swansea might have revealed that the acronym for Alternatively Fuelled Vehicle...

The CAA Drone guide seems to give sub 250grm drone operators pretty much a free hand on where they fly in unrestricted airspace.

Is there a distance where you would consider line of sight not possible? I know the code says not using binoculars,...

So yesterday, a water main about 100yd from my place bursts. Road is blocked of course but we're actually a well used country lane and well used rat run rather than a street in a town so 'Road Closed, No Entry ' signs are posted about half a mile...

Seems there's been a bit of a stir about the new Ayrton Senna series; a sequence showing a race at Snetterton features mocked-up mountains in the background...I suppose it gets filed under 'artistic licence' :lol:

Who ate all the pies?

It seems that if someone is on one's foe list but they have started a thread, that thread is visible nevertheless.

*It's the MSFS account for the nosey ones.

Interesting CNN article on a favourite subject of mine, the cholesterol fest treat that is a full English (or Scottish, or Irish, or Welsh)…

p.s. tinned tomatoes and/or chips? No thanks. The Hawksmoor? Yes please, need to sample that one!

So, not before time, it's farewell to the ever-gurning Greg Wallace as the volume of complaints about his behaviour from those who work with him have reached a level even the BBC can't ignore any longer.

Rob P V2.0

I review places now and again. Usually 5 or 2 stars, they were either good or bad.

2 Star reviews always get a reason, an explanation and constructive suggestions.

Went to our local last Thursday..... dire ! Heating off, no hand pull beer,...

I'd have thought it required mens rea.

Something doesn't stack up in the Louise Haigh case.

If it was an honest mistake she'd have told the police exactly that and they'd have had no further interest. Probably wouldn't even have been brought...

After being “rear - ended” this afternoon, and wondering whether it might have been a “crash for cash” thing, I think the time has come to install a dash cam, with both front and rear facing lenses.

Any recommendations ?
Car is a 10 Yr old Lexus...

Further to House of Commons debate. Don't mention Harold Shipman. Who muttered something about abuse of the system.

I do wonder whether some people haven’t got enough to keep them occupied…. :lol:

I know quite a few people who like me, as they get older are getting fatter and blood pressure is creeping up a little every year.
I know a few who have been taking the supposed new NHS wonder called Mounjaro (has various different brand names)...

I’m deep dark & dirty into some DIY. My basement office needs finishing.

I plugged in my Bose speakers that have languished in a box for about 10 years, as they just happened to be there - and I needed something to keep me company whilst I...

Thought-provoking article in 'Foreign Affairs'. I don't think it's 'political', so posted here, but I can see that some reactions may be.

The Age of Depopulation
Surviving a World Gone Gray

Recent UK figures may be apposite:

UK...

My second Dacia Duster is now 5 years old. Time to trade in for the latest model. Both have been excellent workhorses. Reliable and economical with all that I needed and nothing I don't.

Looking at the latest models, I see the addition of a...

I have just discovered that while the UK government has taken away my winter fuel and buckshee TV licence, those nice chaps in Brussels (or is this Strasbourg's week?) are giving us elders totally free ETIAS.

Not that many of us will actually be...

With the first flakes of the season having fallen, indeed falling right now here on the balmy south coast of Engerland, it’s always worth having a chuckle at some of the names of the Scottish gritter fleet. Whoever thinks them up is a bit of a...