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Interestingly, I had a Golf that had a broken rear spring, just before the 3 year warranty expired, dealership replaced only the broken spring, had it been out of warranty, they would have said BOTH springs would need to be replaced to keep things in balance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sometimes the simple questions only require simple answers!

to anyone thinking of getting a hand grinder, don't! unless you have muscles like Tarzan.

It takes so long to get a fine grind, I have run out of desire for a coffee and want something stronger!!!!

They are a real pain in the a**e to use and need constant adjustment.

Go elextric unless you are a glutton for punishment.

The oither cheaper alternative of course is to buy the coffee already ground........

no! you prove the opposite. There are plenty of statistics and records, it is just that most only look at the facts that suit their argument.

As has already been stated, you only need to ask and the testing kits will continue to be sent to you.

I do not see what the problem is!

I have one almost identical but under a different name.

That type of grinder will NOT produce a fine powder, despite what the advertising says, it is ok for coarse or medium grind but that type of blade grinder cannot produce a fine grind, for that you need the type that uses ceramic grinding wheels.

If, as you say, you are using a cafetiere then you do not need a fine grind, medium grind is ideal.

The pressure type of coffee machines (the ones used in cafe's etc) does need a fine grind, in order to extract as much coffee flavour out of the beans.

When using a cafetiere, the strength of the coffee beans is more important, I try for a high strength rating of 5 or more if used to produce cappachino or latte style coffee, anything below that strength and you don't get a full flavour coffee - all my opinion of course, others may differ.

The age range covered by the tests is because statistically, that is the age range where most bowel cancers are likely to occure. After 74 statistically, if you have not developed symptoms then you are 'unlikely' to.IF simptoms did develop, then your local GP would be able to refer for subsequent investigation and in most cases would be treatable.

For those who are over 74, you can request to continue receiving test kits.

As one who has had bowel cancer and been through more operations and procedures than you could shake a stick at, the continuation of testing could be a life saver.

this type of scam is common on Chinese sites - check the advertisement VERY carefully before commiting to buy.

The low price is designed to reel you in and desire to 'get a bargain' clouds your judgement.

If it is too good to be true............!!!!!!!!!

That's what one side always says, If you do not support the argument you MUST be ignorant.

It is what the remoaners say aboiut those who voted for Brexit - they are all ignorant.

It has always been the same - what ever I say is the truth, everyone else is ignorant.

I could go on but as I stated, it is getting boring, spats will develop, people will start getting angry, the mods will have to step in.

Experience tells us that there is no such thing as black and white, everything is a shade of grey.

If you think your argument is the right one i.e White, then you have yet to grow up and see the world for what it is.

oh! do come on chaps, this debate is getting boring, neither side will agree, there is always evidence on both sides to support whatever argument you want.

No matter what causes global warming, US or natural phenomenon, whatever WE in the UK do will have NO effect whatsoever.

I am a great believer that nature will do the sorting out of the problem.

Man has tried to tame nature throuout his existance, nature ALWAYS wins.

The global warming madness continues unabated when cows are being fined for farting - I kid you not!

Yet a few millions of years ago there were millions more dinosaurs were producing a damn site more methane than all the cows in 2022 ever could.

Try talking about global warning to China,India, Russia etc etc etc

They will all tell you to stuff it.

there you have it in a nutshell, now can we get back to sensible discussion?

Now! where DID I put that cup of liquid nitrogen, it's around here somewhere........

A few years ago vehicle accidents were called RTA's by the emergency services, RTA meaning road traffic accidents.

That has changed and they are now callled RTC's, road trafic collisions.

I believe this was because insurance companies were saying that their clients were not liable for 'accidents'.

yes! Even at £50 it is very expensive for what you are getting, It's called a captive audiance I think.

Look around, compare prices, just because it is BT does not make it any more special than any other provider.

Having worked for BT for 33 years I was never impressed with there customer services and would choose NOT to use BT as a service provider.

Back in the good old days I signed up to Tiscali for internet services (dial up as it was then), they were taken over by TalkTalk many moons ago.

Yes! TalkTalk has had it's problems, poor customer service, data breaches etc but I decided to stuck with them when the then CEO said existing customers could have ANY new deal offered to new customers.

I have held them to it ever since, I have been paying less than £20 for fibre broadband for years, taking out a new 18month contract whenever a new deal came up, the only stipulation was that you had to have whatever deal you were on for 1 month minimum befor signing up to a new contract,

I have been on 65mb fibre broadband since it was available and paying less than £24, as soon as FTTP was available I signed up for it at 150mb for less than £30 with first 3 months free.

Their customer services has got better over the years and I have had no real service issues or problems.

The latest upgrade to FTTP @ 150mb came with a new EERO 6 router and is working really well, giving full wifi coverage over the whoile house. (I used the upgrade to FTTP to move the service access point from my entrance hallway to somewhere more central in the house).

There are lots of service providers that will offer you better deals than BT for a lot less money, it has always surprised me that people do not do their research to get the cheapest deals, service changeover for same to same is usually very quick, a change to FTTP may take a little longer but I was only without services for a very short time.

ANYONE paying over £40 should be looking at what deals are available through the comparison websites.

Edited By Howi on 11/08/2022 10:03:01

with regard to power bills (and mortgages) WE have no say in the overall price determined by market rates, it is not a case of blindly accepting what is happening as we have no control.

I note you have not listed our OTHER options!

Charity, food banks, soup kitchens are the norm for a lot of people - where have you been?

the scenario is already here and it is not only in this country, look around you, open your eyes and get your head out of the sand.

I remember mortgage rates of 15% and having no say in the matter other than to lump it and pay up.

If you do not know why energy prices have risen, you need to get out more, the facts are there but you seem to just ignore them.

there are non so blind as those that do not want to see.

come on! we are waiting for your solution...........

my energy supplier lets me know well bofore it is due, that a DD payment will be taken, so your argument does not hold water.

If you are not paying by DD then you are paying more than you should, DD is the cheapest way to pay so you are shooting yourself in the foot.

as for smart meter users in for a shock! You obviously don't know how they work.

An interesting point about smart meters that has not been mentioned is that they take up to 15 minutes to update the readings, it is not instantanious.

As the price of energy has rockete, overall it showd I now regularly check my smart meter home display, overall it generally shows a steady day to day usage.

Background usage i.e overnight elec usage is about 10p per hour, gas about 2 to 3p per hour.

I could save elec by switching everything on standby off but I don't as it is more convenient to leave them on, this includes various clocks, TVs, computers,internet router and switch, central heating controller plus other on standby items.

While I would assume most on here will not be overly worried about energy costs, there are others in society that have a lot less income and will find rising prices will push them further into poverty.

There will come a point when the masses will say enough is enough and politicians will HAVE to do something.

it's cheaper, repurposes old items you may have lying around, works with cheap scales and does what it was intended to do.

if you are lucky/rich enough to already have or can afford a commercial setup, lucky you.

Others may not be so fortunate, or prefer to use a diy solution and derive great pleasure from building it themselves.

after all, isn't that what we do?

it's not always about how deep ones pockets are.

Quote "there are non so blind as those that do not want to see"

You cannot have it both ways, cheap anything and decent wages do not go hand in hand.

We all want better pay for ourselves but begrudge others (delivery drivers, fruit pickers and othervlow skilled work)

Society has to be fair for all.

I doubt if there are many on here that live (survive!) on the basic state pension.

I doubt if you have given a second thought to how they are to survive with rising fuel/food prices even with state benefits.

And I thought it was just me that thought that!!!!!!

It's an age thing, think grumpy old men.

You should all stop being grumpy and learn to laugh in the face of adversity.

Remember!, its the grumpy ones that go first.

Cheer up! it may never happen and if it does you can't do anything about it.

I think we should have a natioinal smile a lot day.

That should route out the b**g**s, and we can have them culled, the world is in a bad enough state as it is without you lot adding to the doom and gloom.

Oh! I forgot, It's probably all down to Brexit, everything else seems to be.

I bet they are all remoaners too........

Talk about kicking a hornets nest.........

yes! I did also, have seen it before but still a great video, ah! times past, what a shame, some great skills there.

As no one seems to have mentioned it, any router/access point can be set up with the same SSID and password as your existing router so you will not have to change your settings on your wifi devices. I have my phone set up the same so I can use it as an access point.

just replacing the Hall sensor would not alter the rev display unless you disturbed the magnets(if you have more than one).

if you have more than one magnet (4), then rotate the spindle by hand and you should get 4 flashes of the led situated in the Hall sensor mounting (per revolution.)

there is no need to go to all the elaborate procedures posted as a new rev counter (with Hall sensor) can be had for next to nothing from China.

Edited By Howi on 14/07/2022 09:52:47