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 A hospital stay with our daughter |
Birdy
 17th Jul 2025 5:44pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 15 · Views: 1671 · Subject: A hospital stay with our daughter |
| We lived and worked in Syria, two of our children were born in Damascus, one became seriously ill and had to be Medevaced to a clinic in Germany - getting a private aircraft with two pilots and two do ... |
| Any washing machine repair people on here? |
Birdy
21st May 2025 10:36am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 33 · Views: 3434 · Subject: Any washing machine repair people on here? |
Just as an aside, my son went to Uni, and is a BEng (Hons). He hasn't found a job...
I mentioned to an engineer that it didn't surprise me, to use a screwdriver he has to remind himself: "Righ ... |
| Maps in france for UK car, is it worth updating them? |
Birdy
21st May 2025 10:16am
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Forum: In Car Electronics (L663) · Replies: 11 · Views: 1500 · Subject: Maps in france for UK car, is it worth updating them? |
Just a bit of out-of-the-box thinking:
Yes, up-to-date maps are useful in France. BUT, my kids use their 'phones, only yesterday afternoon we were stuck in the Le Lavandou flooding (two dead) and c ... |
| Air con- is it working? And mud flaps |
Birdy
27th Mar 2025 11:11pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 12 · Views: 1412 · Subject: Air con- is it working? And mud flaps |
“... no fixing, the hole is torn out.”
Depending on how much of the lip has torn away, you might get away with a strip of metal on top of it and some big washers. That’s how I re-fixed mine. ... |
| 110 Puma - needs a name! |
Birdy
26th Mar 2025 10:44am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 17 · Views: 2083 · Subject: 110 Puma - needs a name! |
I should give it some time before you finalise a name; the cute little kitten we had ended up being called Cooking Fat...
As in my father screaming: "That Cooking Fat's brought in another dead ... |
| Subwoofer in battery box under seat? |
Birdy
26th Mar 2025 10:36am
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 7 · Views: 998 · Subject: Subwoofer in battery box under seat? |
"tbh seems completely the wrong kind of vehicle to be worrying about subs...."
I just wonder what kind of music matches the personality of someone who would put high-end sound equipment i ... |
| The Shooting Thread |
Birdy
9th Mar 2025 6:40pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 640 · Views: 244410 · Subject: The Shooting Thread |
"See, we Americans can use the metric system!"
An American once said to me: "There are countries that use the metric system... and those that have been to the moon"
Peter |
| The Shooting Thread |
Birdy
9th Mar 2025 3:42pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 640 · Views: 244410 · Subject: The Shooting Thread |
| My hat goes off to you guys who are shooting clays! On Tuesday I took my own pump-action “toy” (Winchester SXP) to the range and found no problem getting all the slugs into the black of a C50 targ ... |
| The Shooting Thread |
Birdy
9th Mar 2025 1:24am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 640 · Views: 244410 · Subject: The Shooting Thread |
"Now ruthlessly saving many pennies for a multi-caliber Accuracy International"
My missus ("Annie Oakley" at the range) is ruthlessly saving many pennies for a multi-calibre (.3 ... |
| back to the fountain of all knowledge - mini bus hire |
Birdy
4th Mar 2025 8:51pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 16 · Views: 2190 · Subject: back to the fountain of all knowledge - mini bus hire |
Just a thought... does a medical/eyesight test come into the equation?
I'm just looking at my own Licence, and confirmed that at some time my D and D1 entitlement was removed. I seem to remember I ... |
| How they steal cars ? |
Birdy
26th Feb 2025 3:31pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 14 · Views: 1880 · Subject: How they steal cars ? |
"onus will be on someone in possession of a device to show they had it for a legitimate purpose"
Becoming more and more the norm... "Guilty until proven innocent"
Peter |
| The Shooting Thread |
Birdy
15th Jan 2025 2:36pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 640 · Views: 244410 · Subject: The Shooting Thread |
| To Follow |
| P400e completely bricked |
Birdy
8th Jan 2025 7:43pm
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Forum: Faults & Fixes (L663) · Replies: 12 · Views: 2881 · Subject: P400e completely bricked |
“The target market for the new defender is 'aspirational adventurer, with a lot of money”
Near enough. The official Positioning, as JLR themselves call it, is that the “Luxury Range Rover” ... |
| road use - 235/85/16 or 265/75/16 |
Birdy
24th Dec 2024 4:58pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 26 · Views: 7137 · Subject: road use - 235/85/16 or 265/75/16 |
| My two-penneth is that for (low-speed) road use you're more likely to scrape high kerbs etc. in town than any other damage. I'd rather scrape a bit of rubber than lose a chunk of alloy wheel, my own p ... |
| Question for the Fishermen |
Birdy
22nd Dec 2024 7:32pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 8 · Views: 1334 · Subject: Question for the Fishermen |
Thanks everyone for your input...
At the last minute the missus and I decided to "pop over" to the UK for Christmas - didn't think there'd be any cheapo Easyjet/Ryanair flights remaining ... |
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