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#16066 Re: Nothing In Particular
Sorted, thanks.
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#16067 Re: Nothing In Particular
+1 Paul, sorry it’s come to this.Mike H wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:36 pm @ Paul, very sorry to hear about Diana. My mother's mother had MS, I never knew her.
Wanted to mention this - last Asda delivery was over an hour late, the van broke down. He said he went off up the road to the first roundabout (I can picture where it is), and it conked out. So all the contents (just been loaded, so everything) had to be transferred to another van.
The vans are automatic with stop/start. However several of them are having the problem where you stop, at traffic lights, junction, roundabout, whatever, it turns off, then it won't restart. You can't override it with pedals because it's an auto. (No clutch pedal.) He said it's better if the battery's low, because then it won't turn off! It's possible to turn the function off but that has to be done every time the van is restarted, which is after every delivery, so it's a total PITA. I think he said they're getting new vans soon, but WITHOUT the stop/start.
It drives me batshit on mine Mike- I keep forgetting to press the button to turn it off. It’s really bad for the engine components, particularly the timing chain and associated gubbins. Think I’ll buy a Carly and code it out.
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#16068 Re: Nothing In Particular
Looks like I'm hunting mice again.
It's been quite a while since the last campaign, and I can't remember where my stash of mousetraps are.
I did find one, so that has been baited with a bit of chocco biccy, time will tell.
It's been quite a while since the last campaign, and I can't remember where my stash of mousetraps are.
I did find one, so that has been baited with a bit of chocco biccy, time will tell.
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#16069 Re: Nothing In Particular
I think they're just knackered.
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#16071 Re: Nothing In Particular
Yay!
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#16072 Re: Nothing In Particular
Same here, I've just bought some new supplies. Last year I thought it was a squirrel, had the pest man in!
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#16073 Re: Nothing In Particular
We have a humane trap which we bait with bits of 70.5% Belgian Patisserie Chocolate (Booker sell 2kg bags!) - this is in my "Bee Shed" where all the apiary equipment is stored - over winter, mice can be a real issue as they make nests in the stored "supers" and can destroy the wax/contaminate the wood with their wee etc.. I'm told that when you release the mice, it should be 1/2 mile or more away. So, I was wondering as per Amazon deliveries, whether to borrow #2 son's drone, fly the mighty/flighty rodent across the valley to the next village and drop it there. Hmmm...
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#16074 Re: Nothing In Particular
We seem to have plenty of tawny owls around here, you'd think they'd have eaten them all.
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#16075 Re: Nothing In Particular
Fussy little blighters, aren’t they?
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#16076 Re: Nothing In Particular
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
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#16077 Re: Nothing In Particular
True, they have high standards! TBH, it's the only chocolate in the house - I don't eat chocolate anyway - but SWMBO is very particular about ingredients when cooking.... It's also conveniently in small pellets just right for the trap!
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#16078 Re: Nothing In Particular
Elon Musk's Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67693935
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67693935
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#16079 Re: Nothing In Particular
Did you actually read the article? It's just an over-the-air software update. Keep trying.pre65 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:51 pm Elon Musk's Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67693935
The update happens automatically, and does not require a visit to a dealership or garage, but is still referred to by the regulator as a recall.
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#16080 Re: Nothing In Particular
Yes, I did read the article, and did realise it was an "over the air software solution".
What's your problem ?
It still affects 2 million vehicles.
What's your problem ?
It still affects 2 million vehicles.
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