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General Discussion Area / Re: The latest Epstein case files...

« on: 05 February 2026, 09:50:18 »

Mind you, nor have any of the other 4 main parties

#noneoftheabove

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General Discussion Area / Re: The latest Epstein case files...

« on: 05 February 2026, 09:49:35 »

All of that aside, i think Starmers days as PM are seriously numbered now because of the Mandelson thing.
Its just a matter of time.
It could even be days or a few weeks. Probably depends whats in the paperwork he has been forced to release.
In any scenario he is now very much in office but not in power.

Trouble is, the current mob stay in power, and they have nobody fit to run the country

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General Discussion Area / Re: The latest Epstein case files...

« on: 05 February 2026, 09:00:10 »

Even before all of this, it was blatantly obvious that he wasn't the sharpest tool in the box.

Bro met him on a number of occasions - usually playing that silly game of walking around with sticks and small balls - and always said he was pretty switched on (from a businessman point of view)

But I think he was very badly advised over that BBC interview.

We all know in his younger days he was a bit of a playboy.  I'm struggling to understand the fuss over it all, aside from large sections of the media and public being anti monarchy.

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General Car Chat / Re: Disco Sport TD4...

« on: 05 February 2026, 08:55:08 »

Would I have one? Probably not


In part, if I wanted that sort of car, I'd never be happy until I'd scratched that full fat Range Rover itch....

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General Car Chat / Re: Disco Sport TD4...

« on: 05 February 2026, 08:52:35 »

Depending on age, it will either be Ford engine or Jaguar Ingenium.  The Ford one is a little, err, agricultural, but generally very reliable. The Ingenium diesel is very refined but has a couple of very well known issues, particularly around chains, allegedly less reliable than a K series HG.  That said, her car is Ingenium diesel, over 150k miles, original chains, and properly reliable aside from an occasional limp mode where I can't work out what is going on (P006A MAP/MAF correlation)

Rest of the car will depend on its previous life (as will the engine in reality), both service and usage - being a pretty capable 4x4, it might have spend its life towing horseboxes out of muddy fields, or reversing speedboats into the sea.  Or it might have just taken the kids to school.

As a car, most Disco sports seem nice to ride in and drive, better than the Freelander II, which itself is miles better than the original Freelander...

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General Discussion Area / Re: Doctors and waiting times

« on: 04 February 2026, 09:39:28 »

Oh, and an after work game was good for stress levels.  Imagining the face of the stupid bint I used to work for on the face of that ball as I whacked it....

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General Discussion Area / Re: Doctors and waiting times

« on: 04 February 2026, 09:38:41 »

I gave up golf in 2013 when I "lost" all my bats.

In fairness to golf, it was one of those things that got me out doing walking. Lots of walking, given my golfing abilities!

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General Car Chat / Re: Another MOT pass

« on: 04 February 2026, 09:35:50 »

just stick to the IMPORTANT JOBS , like a new 'magic tree' air freshener for the windscreen 

Oi! 

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General Discussion Area / Re: The latest Epstein case files...

« on: 02 February 2026, 13:37:25 »

I heard the latest release had a photo of TB with Epstein's dog

Ghislaine?

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General Discussion Area / Re: The latest Epstein case files...

« on: 02 February 2026, 11:00:37 »

when asked about the pictures of Mandy in his pants, his reply was to not be hasty as the events happened over 20 years ago as if that makes it alright

And I'm sure most of Andy Pandy's alleged wrongdoings are older, but the PM is keen to chuck him under the bus....

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 February 2026, 10:57:39 »

With the features switched off, I'd expect no impact of charge level over a few days, as it's only powering alarm, entry system and telematics really.

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General Car Chat / Re: So what have you done to your car today?

« on: 02 February 2026, 09:54:28 »

Cracked the screen.  Apparently it was a stone on the M40, and she said it made a massive bang

I'll see if crack grows, if not, will likely leave until better weather.  The crack seems to be on the inside of the screen rather than outside, unusually. 

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General Car Chat / Re: Banger Volvo vs Brand New

« on: 02 February 2026, 09:49:24 »

Bland and boring like all modern Volvos, but as an appliance, they do the job without fuss.

(Not withstanding the soot chuckers have their fair share of issues).

I found the ride a little firm on the S60 (I think) that I nabbed from that joshwyatt geezer for a test drive...  ...though that was ex-plod so might have been beefed up to carry weight.

Sure it wasn’t the old unmarked Milton Keynes TVP S80, OU12 EUJ which Josh acquired?  I have fond memories of a couple of great pursuits in that old tank when I first joined traffic - it was retired a year or so later   

Didn't recall it being that big, but it's possible I guess....

The P2 S80 isn't particularly big

I thought the S80 was the largest of the saloons, but could be wrong, as never really paid any attention.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Doctors and waiting times

« on: 02 February 2026, 08:36:08 »

Been on meds since for Vertigo Steve

Did that happen after a viral infection, such as a sniffle?

I'd never really heard of it until Mrs TB got it, then it turns out its really common!

One of my neighbours I was talking to yesterday has got it as well his started with a ear infection & sniffles so could possibly start from a viral infection, mine started Christmas eve probably because of my sugar  levels going  out of sync as I'm Type 2 Diabetic,so apparently that can start it off as well, I'd given it a month and I had improved slightly but saw my GP & she prescribed the tablets which have been brilliant I've suffered no side effects thankfully I think you can even buy them over the counter.

Glad its under control, as I know the missus struggles with it sometimes.

As I understand it, its something that never really goes away, and the simplest thing can set it off.  Snow tends to set hers off, and also that new trendy TV filming where they have to spin around the subject....

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General Car Chat / Re: Merc MAF code

« on: 02 February 2026, 08:32:17 »

Fill level of DPF = 180% ? That doesn't sound right, although I know nothing about diags on that car.