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    Not been about for quite a while

    Logged in this evening only to have the wind well and truly knocked out of my sails with the news of the loss of the big guy ( Chris ) I had the pleasure of meeting him a good few years ago and nicer man will be hard to find. RIP big fella.
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    Chris.

    Well I haven’t been on the site for quite some time and logged in tonight to be shocked by this, had the pleasure of meeting Chris a good few years ago and spoke on the phone many times RIP big fella
  3. J

    Anyone want a Shogun?

    Miss read the title there, read it as shotgun. lol
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    Decipher this

    I do have the name on the dial Frank the dial restorer found it under ultra violet light, she told me what it was but my memory ain't what it was, she dated it at 1790 and a Birmingham case, the seat board is riddled with worm so much so it's just crumbled to bits. The hood was in two halves...
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    Decipher this

    Thanks for all the replies, The clock actually dates about 1790 and this can be confirmed by the dial which is extremely rare, it's currently away being restored, the case was in a poor state when I got it but i have restored that, I gave £30 for the clock and when finished will be worth quit a bit.
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    Decipher this

    Can anyone decipher this please, I know it says May 1897 but can't make the name out above,
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  10. J

    WTF Covid.

    Not sure if i had it or not but i was really ill for about 10 days end of January early February 2020
  11. J

    Where are you from?

    My mum always told me when asked where I came from, under a gooseberry bush son. lol
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    Funny how life throws you those little curve balls isn’t it? Ho hum.

    Hi Chris, Wishing you all the very best, keep fighting fella.
  13. J

    Chrome Browser

    Chrome here to using Windows.
  14. J

    Jokes

    Little girl Grandad can you croak like a frog ? Grandad no why ? Little girl well mum say's when you croak we can all go to Disney land.
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    Not Toyota but opinions and experience required.

    Bought my daughter a Honda Jazz just before lockdown and it's been ultra reliable, cheap to run.
  16. J

    Anyone seen or heard .

    Wonder if he’s in my Elsie
  17. J

    Anyone seen or heard .

    From Byron lately Not seen him on here for a while
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    Slow forums

    Being the author of this thread I have to report that the last couple of days things have improved
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    This weeks effort part two

    It’s Brazilian mahogany you can’t get, well you can at a real premium from specialists or someone who has old stock
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    This weeks effort part two

    Thanks all, the thing is I am not far off 70 now and I won’t be doing this for that much longer I would like to pass on some of my skills/knowledge to a youngster whose keen to learn There’s none about, their glued to their phones and just want the money, I’ve had them in my workshop and to...
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    This weeks effort part two

    Been tinkering again this week
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    This weeks effort

    No Bob no steaming done. All cut from solid timber sections and jointed
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    This weeks effort

    Keeping myself to myself ( Social distancing ) in my workshop this weeks effort
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    Slow forums

    No change here also, still slowwwww or frozen
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    Ancestry look up

    Pm sent Nick
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    Ancestry look up

    Anyone got an Ancestry subscription/account that could do one look up for me, I don’t want to sign up for one of those 30 day free trials, been there got the tee shirt, at the end it’s nigh on impossible to get out of it, every obstacle put in your way
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    Pension question

    Add The thing is if you have any savings as I understood you can’t claim universal credit and you have to be under state pension age Good old boy, Am I correct in thinking you used to live in Wendover our am I going ga ga in my old age ?
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    Pension question

    I’m 68 and have been receiving the state pension since I was 65, my wife is 61 and doesn’t work so my pension has to provide for both of us, am I entitled to anything else ?
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    Slow forums

    I am logged in otherwise I couldn’t reply.
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    Slow forums

    Well seems like I’ve started something here, thought I might have been the only one with a problem Tow pack, tried both ways and no difference I use chrome by the way both on my iPad and pc
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    Slow forums

    Haven’t been on the boards for a while, well since the new smooth upgrade really, I just can’t or it’s extremely slow in any page loading, so slow in fact I give up It’s not my internet connection having a problem as this is the only site I am having problems with Excuse me if I’m slow in...
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    Mobile help needed

    Thanks Nick :thumbup:
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    Mobile help needed

    Yes Nick
  38. J

    Mobile help needed

    Samsung s8+ anyone know how to display individual call times not total call log.
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    Funny Pictures

    Identify the face above my guess Richard Harris or Morse
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    Pension policy what would you do ?

    No i meant your dad Karl
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    Pension policy what would you do ?

    Yep know what you mean Karl, how's your pop ?.
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    Pension policy what would you do ?

    Thanks all, think i will take the 25%.
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    Pension policy what would you do ?

    I found an old policy i took out donkeys years ago tucked away in a draw last week, i stopped paying the premiums about six years ago after i had an accident and things were tight, anyway after a call to the company it seems there's a pot of about £20,000 but the charges have been reducing it's...
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    Ins question

    Thanks for the replies, will have a look at Marmalade.
  45. J

    Health and Safety, who needs it?.....Lol!

    Bugger me Towpack i was only watching that video a few nights ago.
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    Ins question

    I have four vehicles all with separate policies , my OH is a named driver on one, my daughter is learning to drive and i will try and get her on the same one as my OH, if god forbid she had an accident and i made a claim would it effect my other policies ?
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    Half a million to ring a bell ?!?

    Think i'll start some crowd funding pages. lol
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    Half a million to ring a bell ?!?

    So through crowdfunding they have supposedly raised a quarter of a million towards the half million needed to ding the dong which we know isn't going to happen. Whats going to happen to the money ?
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    Half a million to ring a bell ?!?

    I'd whack the bell with a sledge hammer for £50
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    Mobile phone provider restricting service !!!!!!!

    Been trying to speak to a human being at my provider, menu after menu, ended up hanging up after 15 minuets today , try again tomoz.
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