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General / Racing crash last week
« on: 12 October 2013, 09:15:18 pm »
I was watching the BSB etc on Eurosport last Sunday and there was a rider who crashed and hit his head against the barrier.

I'm trying to find out if he's ok, but the recording is deleted and I can't remember the riders name or which race he was in. Can anyone remember?

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General / Biker Down : Andrea Antonelli
« on: 21 July 2013, 06:08:43 pm »
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jul/21/andrea-antonelli-dies-world-supersport

I saw the accident during the race, the amount of spray was hideous.

RIP  :(

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General / Biking and medical conditions
« on: 19 May 2013, 11:15:41 pm »
Does anyone know anyone with ADHD who still rides a bike?

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General / Any CCTV afficionados on here?
« on: 30 July 2012, 05:54:53 pm »
Sidenote before I start: My wife has just cracked me up watching a Canadian woman fall off her horse at the Olympics by saying "She must have lost her suction"  :rollin

Any, back on topic - I've ordered a Securix 4Channel SME DVR and cameras - has anyone used one of these as there is something specific I would like to find out about regarding the motion sensing and Alarm output ?

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General / Calling any heating engineers or knowledgeable persons
« on: 10 July 2012, 08:00:20 am »
I've just moved into a new house and the boiler was playing up. Managed to get someone local out to sort it out and they replaced various bits etc. and now the thing should just work, but the engineer is claiming that there is no oil flow from the tank and he can't understand why.

The oil tank is below the level of the house and the heating pump should draw the oil up to the house, but when he tested the lines he was getting no pressure in the oil feed or return.

However, when I went to look at the tank after he had left I noticed that the pull-to-read valve had been jammed open - which I think may isolate the oil flow.

What I need to know is : is there any legitimate reason to jam this valve open?

If not I suspect I am being taken for a ride

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General / Am I in any danger?
« on: 02 May 2012, 09:49:15 am »
Where I live we regularly get buzzed by Apache helicopters flying at around 50 feet. Most of the time they stick to the fields out the front, but occasionally they fly over the house. Sometimes at night, past midnight.

Being military, they aren't exactly set up for noise reduction so it's pretty hair-raising, scares the dog and annoys the piss out of me (even though I grew up on RAF bases).

One time, they (there are up to 3 at a time sometimes) were hovering at the front of the house, my wife could see the pilot quite clearly and she recounted to me later how they were 'waggling a stick thing at the house' - she didn't know it was a helmet guided mini-gun at the time.

To cut a long story short, I got annoyed the other night and shone my torch at one coming past the front of the house. They turned away and took a flight path they never take, i.e. away from the house. I can't say I blame them, I was using the most powerful LED dive torch you can buy, it's quite bright BUT not a laser.

Anyone know if we can expect a knock on the door?

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General / Should be in Moans & Groans - where is it?
« on: 07 March 2012, 07:11:32 pm »
Just lost my contract of 6 months with no 'effin notice. Gits.

They agreed about two months ago that I could work a 4 day week which would allow me to move to Wales.

Spent the whole of last week in North Wales looking for a house, found one and we were pretty chuffed. Then all of a sudden on Monday the 4 day week was going to be a problem. One sales meeting later and I find out they're not renewing my contract and fare thee well.

I absolutely ***KING hate that people have that kind of power over me - I need to start running my own business.

The worst of it is that my wife has been depressed for the last two years and this move to Wales has motivated her to look forward to the future again, but now it's been trashed by some arse-wit.

Seriously pissed off and upset.

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