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    Any new TV experts out there?

    LCD's are coming down in price all the time. I got a 32 Tosh for 550 by searching the online retailers and getting last years model. The main difference between models (i used to work for Currys a while back), is generally style and these days adding anothe HDMI or DVI port... the filters are...
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    Fitted wardrobes

    we had some fitted wardrobes done by sh*rp bedrooms. paid 4k for two deep double alcove cupboards (full height 2.8m) (depth 1.5m) a 3 m bridging unit, 3 chest of drawers and 2 bed side cabinets. the materials are 99% chipboard and could be sourced anywhere. admitedly they sent twice as much...
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    diesel pumps and filling stations in general. RANT.

    my car has a 70l tank and takes ages to fill.. its not my fault.. so why do i get evils from the person waiting behind me.... and whats with only having one till... and dont get me started on people who only use the pump which is on the same side at their tank..... IT REACHES OVER 90% OF...
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    HD TV

    ok.. lets clarify this. there are three ways of displaying HD. HDMI.. the normal way of doing it which transmits audio and picture Component signal which is video only and.. the one which you seem to be confusing which is DVI DVI looks like VGA but is not. The socket is the same...
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    Germany v Argentina

    argies are always bad losers too.. love to know what the fight was about.. but see the little short twerp dive in... hope fifa investigate.
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    tonight's game.

    nah.. thats just cos they are breaking off... seen how many there are on the hard shoulder?... had one hit my car last week...grrr
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    Physics Puzzle

    i'm not going to read all the millions of pages..... but based on the initial statement.... forget the fact the plane starts stationary. if the wheels had any bearing (excuse the pun) the reaction from them is negated by the runway.. therefore you can remove the runway and the wheel from the...
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    New speed camera puts more drivers in the frame..

    opos.. just read that comment above in the article.. that'll teach me for being so hasty!!!
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    New speed camera puts more drivers in the frame..

    a woman down this neck of the country got put away for 6 months for doing that... stupid idiot used her sisters name... and she emigrated 2 years ago!.. oh well she'll be out in 6 weeks. :P
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    top gear

    yeah but it's just comedy they can stage what they like but as long as it makes us laugh.. who really cares?
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    top gear

    it was they way they said ' we basically managed to catch something on fire that is made of water' absolute class writing
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    top gear

    ok, clarkson can be a bit full of himself and hammond is just a big kid. but the first of the new series had me crying with laughter for longer than i can remember.. clarkson actually looked like he shat himself when he lost it in the koeng and as for the monkeys ... lol pmsl
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    Under 21 rule

    the problem with the law on drinking and 18 is that if a couple (as cited above) try and buy alcohol and the person PAYING for the drink doesnt have ID and is refused, if the second person then tries to pay for it (even if thay have ID and are legal), the licensed premises can still refuse to...
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    what can you do? or should i have done OLD PEOPLE DRIVING

    yeah but rich.. you hardly need to drive on the scillies :wink:
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    what can you do? or should i have done OLD PEOPLE DRIVING

    yep good idea. would solve many problems. (maybe have an overlap period so you can sit your test before it is due just in case you fail and then have a chance to brush up before your old one expires) anyway.. would keep the roads safer ie keep the bad habits off the road. would solve the...
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    Astra Estate P Reg

    if you buy a diesel make sure its the isuzu engined variety. built like a tank, bloody expensive when they finally go.. but def the better one.. bigger turbo too :)
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    what can you do? or should i have done OLD PEOPLE DRIVING

    on the way home from work i was driving down a single carriageway road, quite windy and i noticed the car in front was a bit all over the show and crossing the central line on the bends. Initially i thought the driver might be a bit worse for wear. I looked at the car closely and saw it was a...
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    Platerboard tiling

    use 12.5m board with c/c of no more than 400mm on stud when using gypsum based or ply based. if you use knauf aquapanel (ie cement based) you can use 600mm c/c as it's stronger..... trust me i've done lots or research on this recently.!! (doing supervision of works with 96!!! bathrooms that...
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    can you belive it

    plus i must add.. that even though i do these inspections for a living i still go someone else to do my homebuyers inspection... that way if i missed something (which is remarkably easy to do!!)... i've got someone else to blame and sue..!!! lol
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    can you belive it

    yep. Royal institute of surveyors have a standard to which their reports must meet. Unfortunately its a low standard. I do house inspections on a regular basis but i'm not chartered or a member or RICS so they arent good enough for mortgage purposes, but they are much more indepth and usually...
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