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  1. the_worrier

    **Unofficial Tyre Thread**

    Victra Sport 5.
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    **Unofficial Tyre Thread**

    Are Maxxis tyres a decent brand?
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    best 1.4 hatchback for under £3000

    In a section entitled ‘Motors’ this seems reasonable. Are you tired, hon?
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    Packers for bouncy joist?

    Screwfix don’t stock. B&Q?
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    Packers for bouncy joist?

    My living room floor is suspended above the ground by around 1 metre on wooden joists which rest on a dwarf wall. I can access the space underneath easily enough by lifting a few floorboards. In the doorway (threshold) between the living room and my kitchen/diner there is some bounce in the...
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    Mortgage Rate Rises

    I just called them back. I can overpay 10% of the original amount borrowed (£85K so £8,500) each year.
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    Mortgage Rate Rises

    I rang the provider this morning. Kensington (as wanted a 13 year fix).
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    Mortgage Rate Rises

    First thing to state is that I am not good at maths. I currently owe £76K of an original mortgage loan of £85K. We took the loan out 18 months ago as a 13 year fix at 3.29% giving a payment of £670/month. I have been told that as long as I don't make over-payments in excess of £5K over the...
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    **British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

    Hmm. I doubt it’ll be positive.
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    **British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

    Are you part of the rejoiner/transfer cell?
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    Adventures in Horology (Watch repair)

    Just dropped my dad’s Zenith Port Royal V in to a watch repairer to have a dead battery removed (no new battery going in yet), the steel bracelet is having a new pin to re-connect it to the watch case and a polish. My plan then is to keep a look out for a matching link so I can eventually wear...
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    **British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

    Another question, what do we think will happen with the AFPRB this year. I predict a pathetic 1-2% payable from July but backdated to now with similar increases for SFA.
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    **British Armed Forces Discussion Thread**

    I doubt any FRI released for techies will be adequate to slow the exodus of pers. I took a £20K one years ago but if you split it in to 2 payments- one at each end of a 3 year RoS, deduct 40% tax and you are left with £6Kish payments 3 years apart. If you are eligible for an immediate pension...
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    TV receiver options?

    Where could I buy a suitable LNB for a Humax 1100S?
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    TV receiver options?

    Sharp 32FE2K
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    TV receiver options?

    Is there a way to use the TV freeview with the satellite dish instead of an aerial? i.e. not need to buy a Humax or Freesat box? Appreciate I can’t record this way.
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    TV receiver options?

    I have had Sky Q for a few years but I have cancelled it as I resent paying for very little. They want the box back. I have the Sky dish but no roof top (or loft) antenna. My TV is a smart TV. I have excellent broadband. What are my options for receiving TV via the dish? Recording would be...
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    Cyprus - Car Shennanigans

    As a serving RAF serviceperson I have been lucky to be posted to Cyprus twice, from 03-05 and 07-09. If you have a decent car here I would take it out there as long as its not a soft top or red in colour as both will be ruined by the sun. It will need working air con as in August it’ll nudge 35...
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