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[tooSavvy]

20 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

My phone didn’t go off. Has the government singled me out to die for lack of emergency broadcasts?

Mine did <yes, warned beforehand> but 15:07 🤔

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[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, tooSavvy said:

Mine did <yes, warned beforehand> but 15:07 🤔

🚙💨

My sister tells me her phone went off twice. 

[auntiemaryscanary]

18 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

My sister tells me her phone went off twice. 

Many months ago I turned off "emergency alerts" in Settings. Bloody thing still went off. 

[Supernaut]

38 minutes ago, auntiemaryscanary said:

Many months ago I turned off "emergency alerts" in Settings. Bloody thing still went off. 

Same!

Fairly sure I turned it off ages ago but it still blared at me.

[Lord Sterling]

Although I'm abroad, my phone is a UK number, I turned it off around 11am this morning as I didn't want this happening randomly whilst slobbering over diecast cars at a Belgian car boot sale.

[richardmorris]

21 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Although I'm abroad, my phone is a UK number, I turned it off around 11am this morning as I didn't want this happening randomly whilst slobbering over diecast cars at a Belgian car boot sale.

It seems that it’s sent by the mobile carrier in the uk. Not to your ( or indeed my) number, but to every device in the signal area.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, richardmorris said:

My phone didn’t go off. Has the government singled me out to die for lack of emergency broadcasts?

Yes. Either that, or the alerts are turned off in your settings.

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Yes. Either that, or the alerts are turned off in your settings.

Seems it’s ok. 

[richardmorris]

Just now, richardmorris said:

Seems it’s ok. 

Last one was received.

[stuboy]

4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

My phone didn’t go off. Has the government singled me out to die for lack of emergency broadcasts?

fyi... use different routes home too work/home incase u been selected to be moved too dudley

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, stuboy said:

fyi... use different routes home too work/home incase u been selected to be moved too dudley

Is Coventry too nice now?

[Ian_Fearn]

Has anyone seen this??

 

[Markeh]

Just watching Late Brake Show's long awaited Matra Rancho video and couldn't help noticing it alongside the Xantia estate of various shiters...

[Yoss]

Today we went on the hovercraft. Haven't done it for about a decade mainly because it's so bloody expensive. I think the Solent is well known for being the most expensive body of water to cross whichever means you choose but the hovercraft seems especially so. I think Hovertravel consider it a premium service, being by far the fastest way to the Island but my brain just thinks of the £/minute. 

It's £16 for a ten minute run. On the other hand they are the only commercially operating hovercrafts in the world (I think) and I've not done it for years so we decided to bite the bullet. 

Hovercraft arriving. They need more and bigger windows in the departure lounge so crap photo. 

I'm sure these are newish. I'm sure they weren't front loading last time. 

Quite close to a normal ferry. We came even closer on the way back. 

The hardstanding at Ryde with two of them.

The outward run was quite quiet, it was 09.30 on a Sunday, but the return this afternoon was very busy, almost full. 

And one hovercraft from another. 

I would recommend but not at that price, but it's ok once a decade. You can get a discount if you have a PO postcode (which covers Portsmouth and the IOW) but not that much of a discount, it would still be very expensive if you had to do it regularly. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

4 minutes ago, Markeh said:

Just watching Late Brake Show's long awaited Matra Rancho video and couldn't help noticing it alongside the Xantia estate of various shiters...

Isn't that Vulgalour's old one? Looks like it's been off the road for almost a decade...

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Seems it’s ok. 

Allow alerts is on, there.

[stripped fred]

Finally got the TT fixed, again. The oil can light was coming on so my son dropped the sump and replaced the pick up pipe. New oil and it was fine for a few miles. Then, after testing the boost a bit the oil light came on again. This happened when it was warm. We weren't sure if it was some mastic in the pickup pipe, the oil pump or a duff sensor. We decided to replace the sensor with a new Febi item and the problem seems to have been resolved. There was some evidence of oil around the sensor electrical connection so seems it had failed.

It's a 2001 225 roadster with 80k odd miles that wasn't used for a few years. We seem to be replacing a lot of service items but hopefully we'll get there one day! It's just started making a slight clunk when engaging the next gear and under load ..

Youngest son washed, machine polished and ceramic coated it at the weekend so at least it looks good!

[beko1987]

10 hours ago, Markeh said:

Just watching Late Brake Show's long awaited Matra Rancho video and couldn't help noticing it alongside the Xantia estate of various shiters...

Oooh I know where they were filming then 😂 I sold it to the person who still has it, sadly about 6 months after that it put a rod through the block on him but is in the spares pile still!

He is on here but I can't remember his username to tag him 

[wesacosa]

[stuboy]

Failed..... being done tommorow....

 

Price tommorow to pay.

[Lacquer Peel]

There, I fixed it. 

[stuboy]

39 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

There, I fixed it. 

 

[Split_Pin]

54 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

There, I fixed it. 

Am I the only one trying to identify the model of car the indicator came from 🤔

[MrGTI6]

57 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

There, I fixed it. 

"Your bloody house just broke my light"

[Spottedlaurel]

With four people heading off to work in various directions it's always a bit random as to where the cars end up when back on the driveway. It worked out nicely today with all the older things in one area, with a bit of colour co-ordination too:

[Lacquer Peel]

40 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Am I the only one trying to identify the model of car the indicator came from 🤔

I'll take guesses. 

[wuvvum]

On 07/09/2025 at 20:30, Ian_Fearn said:

Has anyone seen this??

 

Bloody hell!   I genuinely thought those were extinct.

@SEATMad

[EyesWeldedShut]

3 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

I'll take guesses. 

Ovlov 940 circa 1996-1998?

[Lacquer Peel]

12 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Ovlov 940 circa 1996-1998?

Right era, wrong vehicle. 

[SEATMad]

20 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Bloody hell!   I genuinely thought those were extinct.

@SEATMad

Yeah I thought I was having an aneurysm when I saw it, I couldn’t believe it. I’m now on somewhat of a mission to find it myself