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Welcome to the new Help and Advice forum. You'll probably spot that many of the posts were in Non-Aviation, and some may spot that the politically leaning threads are no more.

The Code of Conduct remains the same…

Be nice, considerate and...

The Help and Advice forum has now existed with its current title for a little over six months. There is some fantastic help and advice given that really shows the collective knowledge of the forum and its members at its best. There do, however,...

Who ate all the pies?

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

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 in...

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 see...

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.

…. until 2026.
How sad that a premier (albeit ex UK) manufacturer with its long history have more or less given up on the UK for now.

At least you now own a piece of history @RobP
:wink:

So after a break of nearly a year I have found another Nissan leaf to soothe my needs to drive an EV.

But things have changed a bit on the charging front !

No longer does my Ecotricity electric highway card work in the machines at the motorway...

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 knowledge....

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...

Not so much a thought experiment as a peek into the future.

Assuming that there's no useful vaccine, what's the exit strategy from this Covid mess for families, the economy, society, education, government... everything?

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...

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!

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

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 in...

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.

Last week I swallowed some plutonium.

It gave me atomic ache :oops:

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...

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)...

Well having scrapped our West Country escape, and looking at the forecast, I am guessing there will be lots of tele-watching in our house over the next two weeks.

Our preference is for serial scandi noir - there was a thread in which The Valhalla...

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...

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:...

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...

I’m lucky that my water here comes from about 300m up the hill (via three tanks to settle any particles and a big water filter and separate u/v filter). We pay no water rates but do have to maintain it at a cost of a couple of hundred quid every two...

With the price of a 1st class stamp now £1.65, it got me wondering about the cost of the Christmas card ritual.

I send a modest 19 cards to friends/family, which would set me back £31.35 for 1st class post, or £16.15 for 2nd class.

That got me...

To-day 20th Nov. is the day we remember St. Edmund, the correct patron saint of England and reminded by the name of his burial location, Bury St. Edmunds, East Anglia.

St. George; back to Cappadocia where you belong.

…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...

Best thing on tv for ages. Worth the sub to Apple TV alone. Just finished series 4. Fab.

Insuring one car whilst the car it replaces is still owned is causing issues.

It isn't possible simply to change the cover from the existing car to the new one. That would leave the old car uncovered.

So I start the search for cover for the new...

Apparently one of our oldest satellites, Skynet-1A was moved from it's tactical geostationary orbit but no one know who or why.

Anyone want to own up? :lol:

Someone moved the UK's oldest satellite and there appears to be no record of exactly...

Is the concept of net zero now deader than the dodo ?

Rob P V2.0

I've ridden two wheeled bikes for most of my life but, just lately, have developed balancing problems. I'm thinking of changing to a three wheeler possibly electric for extra safety; anyone have any advice or tips as to the desirability of a...

Electric bin lorry bursts into flames in central London
The lithium battery-powered trucks were recently launched under Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, as part of a green initiative to reduce carbon emissions in the capital.

Cllr Paul...

Hello all,

Subject title is pretty self explanatory. Would anyone happen to know of one based in U.K or Europe?

Many Thanks

The respected apolitical experts at the World Health Organisation have declared another global health emergency, like they did with COVID 19. They say that it's a sexually transmitted disease but seem a bit light on facts on how it's spreading and...

There’s the rub, @eltonioni.

We know only too well the consequences of our actions yet we do relatively little about it. You periodically suggest, based on our success in overcoming adversity, we will find a solution to global warming. Maybe we...

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 airwaves...

A question for the lawyers and legal types....

Almost everything I sign nowadays is done using e-signature platforms.

With 'wet ink' signatures some documents require a witness signature to add an extra level of validation that the document was...

I’d like to tap the collective wisdom of the flyer folk regarding selling event tickets for a small sports club.

My club wishes to offer a meal each week after the social tennis session. We need to know how many are coming in advance and commit...

I see that Ubiquiti are about to release a 7 bay NAS for ~£500 (+ VAT?) which seems quite good value if one is already well bought in to the UniFi ecosystem - like wot I am. Slick UI, but no Docker or Apps which is a bit of a bummer.

Worth...

A bit of a niche question, but I think there's a couple of forumites who have knowledge in this area, so giving it a go.

Context:
Just had solar installed on a commercial building, and trying to arrange an export tariff.
The building has a three...