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Post by Ratae on Aug 8, 2017 8:52:02 GMT
Only £200? The tax on my VW T5 is a gnat's under £300, but I was pleased to renew my insurance with P-NCD for £240 this year. I'm with you on the diesel issue- this attack on diesel is just the latest scam. Yer man the mayor of Londinium is placing an extra extra extra levy on all old motors driving into the congestion zone now. Come the revolution brother and he'll be up against the wall: bop bop bop. So that's congestion charge, extra on top for old motors and of course more bunce for the LEZ. You wouldn't need to pay to park because you'd want to get the max for your money and keep rolling. To quote my learned friend rats- Pffft. Random: I rooted my Samsung Galaxy S3 last night. e&oe... Yea, £240 the tax was for my little van, which added to the outrageous insurance is for me ridiculous 'cos I rarely drive anywhere. I'm on a main bus route into the city and have a bus pass. I obviously don't drive when I go for a drink and unfortunately, I'm no longer able to drive over to the old quarry with my hunting gear stowed in the vehicle. (really miss that) In fact, about the only time I regularly need a vehicle is to do my shopping or to visit my youngest boy who now lives several miles away! BTW BJ....I seem to recall my pal Juggy considering 'rooting' his HTC phone and being told that doing this would invalidate the warranty!
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Post by banjo on Aug 8, 2017 12:20:37 GMT
Changing the environment like that does void any warranty. In fact, the hardware should be warranted independant of the firmware because you cannot physically damage the hardware by rooting. I think I recall that the eussr even decided that, but it doesn't stop the manufacturers from using it as a get out of jail free card. The risk is the reduction in security. Anyone rooting (or jail breaking on iPhones) ought to be aware of the risks and avoid deleting anything important. I'm sure you don't run your Linux box on a day to day basis as Superuser D? So it is with Android which of course is just another knee-capped distro really. What is of concern is the ability for nefarious third parties to take advantage. I set SuperSu to default to prompting for root access for apps and set the tapjacking flag to "on". What floats my boat is scuppering those stinking bloatware system apps such as Facepage and Twatter. Oh! the joys of what Sansung, HTC, Sony et al think is just what we need, so much that they decline to let us uninstall the sh1te. Motorola and Lenovo are slightly better in rhat respect.
e&oe...
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Post by Ratae on Aug 8, 2017 15:01:24 GMT
What floats my boat is scuppering those stinking bloatware system apps such as Facepage and Twatter. Oh! the joys of what Sansung, HTC, Sony et al think is just what we need, so much that they decline to let us uninstall the sh1te. Motorola and Lenovo are slightly better in rhat respect. e&oe... Yep, I confess that when I bought my first smartfone all of that pre-installed bloatware annoyed the hell outa me! Strangely tho', it don't bother me now, most of it is 'Google' stuff that I don't use and no longer even notice, stuff like 'Google Play' and 'Google Drive' ... I don't use them so never update them and they are confined to the apps menu which I rarely use! I also have never used or intend to use either Farcebook or Twatter, although I accept that I'm in a tiny minority of people! Looking at my apps menu it surprises me to see that I've downloaded 52 of the damned things. I thought "That can't be right" ..but having checked, it is! Anyway, this Sony has five home screens and I have tried to load my app shortcuts in some sort of 'Type' order on them. F'rinstance, my main screen (desktop) has my 'Driving'(satnav) app, my 'Arriva Bus' app, my 'Address Book' app, my 'LastPass' app, and a few other regularly used apps on it! Another 'Home' screen has most of my sports apps. Another has mostly news and tv apps, so basically, that's how I've set the screens up. Works for me, but of course, it's always a matter of personal preference.
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Post by banjo on Aug 8, 2017 15:08:21 GMT
I do the something similar (I guess most folks do) but I lay one icon on top of another related one and that creates an icon folder. You can add more to the folder. This leaves the "desktop" relatively free of icon assault. In that folder just created, you drag the icon that you want to see most clearly in the folder to the top left hand position. Some brands allow you to have these folders in the bottom row of permanent icons. Then you can have an unobstructed picture of your brace of TX200s and disconcerted bunnies.
e&oe...
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Post by Ratae on Aug 8, 2017 17:21:41 GMT
Well, here's a strange thing! For some time now I've been aware that the movement in my rebuilt right shoulder has been getting worse. I just haven't been able to raise or manoeuvre my arm as much as I once could! But, yesterday my shoulder had swollen quite alarmingly. It didn't really hurt any more than it usually does but it hadn't swollen like that for ages. Today the swelling has gone down a lot. So, what caused this swelling you ask. Well, it's this new motor that I've got ... innit! Yep, on Sunday I decided to take this Mini out for a spin, just to get used to it and find out what worked what. The first thing that I noticed was how much heavier the steering seemed to be in comparison to my van. So much so that I decided to pull in and check the tyre pressures which turned out to be ok! Anyway, I drove for about an hour checking other stuff like the braking, the power curve of the engine etc. So for instance, it was very noticeable that if I put my foot down in 5th ear in this car, it accelerated a lot quicker than 5th gear did in my van. But, it was the heavier steering that was most noticeable, and I suspect, what caused my shoulder to swell. I was clearly holding my arms out further and pulling down on the wheel harder. The bonus is that today, the movement and flexibility in my my right arm/shoulder is better than it has been for a very long time, in fact now I think about it, it's like it was when I was still riding my bike. It's the exercise innit? Who'd have thunk that having my lovely diesel van so cruelly snatched away from me would have had such a positive outcome, I might even try to shoulder a rifle again!
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Post by jal on Aug 19, 2017 13:35:24 GMT
Now you just remember your age,don't go getting too ambitious with all the excitement you're getting driving you new Mini.
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Post by Ratae on Aug 21, 2017 15:53:02 GMT
Now you just remember your age,don't go getting too ambitious with all the excitement you're getting driving you new Mini. But I'm getting there,JJ.
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Post by Ratae on Aug 21, 2017 16:32:42 GMT
In fact, getting this mini rolling has been a bit of a sodding nightmare. Yep, it's the insurance that's been the problem.My van was insured with an outfit that specialised in insuring vans so when I got in touch with them about the possibility of transferring my insurance over, they quoted me a silly price instead of just telling me to sod off. So, I steamed into "Confused.com." and got myself a nice long list of more sensible quotes, eventually I settled on the AA. Now to be fair, I failed to realise that the AA were just brokers, nowhere on the website did it mention that they were not the underwriters, in fact it explicitly kept referring to my AA insurance policy! But anyway, I thought that I was cooking on gas and all was well. Nope, I was asked to send them a PDF supplied by my former insurer confirming my NCD status, I believe that they are now required to do this! So I sent it to the AA. Then a few days later I got an email from the AA telling me that my insurance was being cancelled as my 'NEW INSURER' didn't accept NCD status from van insurance! I was on the dog to them toot sweet, I don't mind telling you that my language almost melted my mobile. Me and the AA are no longer friends! So I'm back to the 'Confused' list. I then settle on a firm with the silly name 'SheilasWheels' who I have to say quoted me a very fair price. Same procedure with the PDF for my NCD. Another email from my new insurer. They tell me that the PDF that I've sent is indeed confirming my status, but in the space where it's supposed to show the number of years....there's nothing typed! I call my new insurer, a very nice chap named Alex tells me to just give him the policy number of this dickhead van outfit and he would call them and sort it......then call me back! And that's what he did. I've received an email confirmation and a txt message one too, so I'm finally sorted. Oh yea, I got nicked for speeding, I've got one of those fixed pen. (£100 ) things for doing 37 in a 30. As for that dopey 'Speed awareness Course' ... they can sod right off. I ain't got enough spare days in my life to waste one sitting in a classroom with a bunch of chavvy boy racers listening to a lecture from PC J.Obsworth.
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Post by banjo on Aug 21, 2017 18:38:21 GMT
Back in 2000 and something, someone left the main carriageway on the back of a long gradual bend and went straight into me writing off both cars. In between the daft woman's feet on the floor of what was left of her car was a tailored fag with just a charred end from where the stupid octagenarian bitch had been sparking up. Divvy plod ignored the obvious and decided that because I was going to join the main road it had to have been be my fault. Well lets be generous and surmise that since whoever took that decision was not there at the time, he or she or they probably figured that was the most likely cause (or the most likely way to secure a conviction more like). Driver awareness course or careless driving? £180 course and no points or a conviction with points, maybe a ban- most probably a fine too? no contest. The one and a half day course was very good and I'm pleased I did it. I don't mind admitting I learned from it. I was left with a sour taste regarding our wonderful constabulary though. I figure they were dejected when the puff bag registered zero...
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Post by jal on Aug 21, 2017 20:08:55 GMT
Hi Steve & David
I have a NextBase camera in the car which records everything that happens, it records my speed,date & time, and it very good for defining who's fault it is if in an accident. It also records the whiplash percentage just incase anyone try's to claim falsely off you, when you play it back it plays back in 5min sections.
I move it from my Peugeot 508 to the Toyota Yaris depending on which car I'm driving at the time. I have a wire connected in both cars and it takes less than 2 mins to connect up from one to the other. And it's also useful if you are accused of speeding as the reading always seems to be 2 mph slower than the car speedo, but always matches the speed shown on them speed machines at the side of the road that tell you what speed you are doing.
Money well spent buying it.
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Post by Ratae on Aug 21, 2017 21:09:27 GMT
Hi Steve & David I have a NextBase camera in the car which records everything that happens, it records my speed,date & time, and it very good for defining who's fault it is if in an accident. It also records the whiplash percentage just incase anyone try's to claim falsely off you, when you play it back it plays back in 5min sections. I move it from my Peugeot 508 to the Toyota Yaris depending on which car I'm driving at the time. I have a wire connected in both cars and it takes less than 2 mins to connect up from one to the other. And it's also useful if you are accused of speeding as the reading always seems to be 2 mph slower than the car speedo, but always matches the speed shown on them speed machines at the side of the road that tell you what speed you are doing. Money well spent buying it. Yes JJ, it's just a pity that you didn't have that camera thingy when you got that Fire truck jammed beneath that bridge on Lancaster Rd. (So my brigade pals tell me)
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Post by banjo on Aug 21, 2017 21:28:08 GMT
I have a camera too John, but I couldn't get it to attach to the rear view mirror stem in the Transporter per the instructions because the mirror stem is slightly too large and oval in section. Put it on the dash and half of the picture is of the bonnet. Anyway, the car that got totalled was best beloved's, so it wouldn't have had it installed anyway. Another unfinished project! Stack 'em up and pile 'em high ;<D
e&oe...
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Post by banjo on Aug 21, 2017 21:32:42 GMT
In accordance with the OP, I can confirm that a head-on collision is a fearsome thing to experience. The first thing is the daylight goes out because the bonnet goes up, and then the explosive that fires the cursed airbags off permeates the cabin like something's on fire and you panic trying to get out of the sodding seat belts and open the doors simultaneously. Not recommended on anyone's bucket list. Hopefully never again.
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Post by jal on Aug 21, 2017 21:34:52 GMT
Hi Steve
I have my camera attached by a suction sucker thingy on the windowscreen
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Post by jal on Aug 21, 2017 21:40:54 GMT
Hi David Lancaster Road now that brings back happy memories nearly 55 years ago. Those years have flown by I'm sorry to say. But wouldn't change a thing, Hook ladders and all as in the link below www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_UfHJ2-zPQ
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