Recent content by graemer

Good news, hope it works out. The fitness/strength seems to be key here (I'm sure the physio has given you plenty of exercises). Wishing you well, and hope you enjoy the skiing. Graeme.

I also have a Section 32 buyout pension, but live in the UK and have no plans to transfer it. After transferring a 4/5 yr final salary pension into it in the late 90s, I did get concerned about the value not increasing by an expected rate (nor getting regular statements). But after finally...

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My wife had an incident skiing over Xmas 2022. She was knocked over on a gentle blue in hard packed conditions. This didn't cause the injury, but she removed her remaining ski to side step up the slope, to retrieve the other. Unfortunately a slip of the lower leg whilst the upper (right) leg...

I had my Aro on my Technics 1210 Mk 2 for a bit. Sounded very nice.

My Mum has spray foam in her bungalow. She was told it would solve (help with) the condensation/mould issues she had for many years. It didn't really work for that, and she finally took my advice of having more ventilation. Although having the windows on vent, whilst my Dad's Alzheimer's was...

Found it. MWoM #29 (w/e April 21, 1973) Titled 'I Used To Be... Human!', Story, Sten Lee, Art, Steve Ditko. The complete story is online (via google - using the title and Steve Ditko), also giving all the info you're looking for.

Yeap remember it. (Steve Ditko story, at a guess). It was MWoM (I still got most of them, my daughter has them in her room now!) What do you want to know? (Well that's made me feel like a right nerd.....) Graeme.

I 'remember a report' from the AA a few years ago, which suggested accelerating quickly to the 'cruising' speed, rather than 'drifting' up to it, was more fuel efficient. The theory was that spending more time at the fuel efficient cruising speed outweighed being too gentle on the throttle. I...

There is something to be said about showing brake lights (wouldn't have thought of hazards - unless on a dual carriageway/M-way) if you're last in a queue. I also use the handbrake when stationary, as a matter of habit. However I have had the odd vehicle decide I've 'parked' when I'm the only...

We're with TalkTalk for Fibre BB (Unlimited 65MB/s), Landline, (anytime landline/mobile calls - upto an hour), paying £20 a month all in. Myself, and my wife WFH, and we apparently nearly used 7,000 GB of data in 2021, so can't be too shabby. But no tv (happy with Freeview/Freesat, and the...

Mine sits about 10mm out of the collar (on a Techincs 1210), if that helps.

We have a Solar PV (3.74 kW peak) system on the roof (16 panels) installed in 2010. It was fitted before the general cost reduction in systems, but the Feed in Tariff has paid for it, and we're now in 'profit'. It generally generates 3400 - 3850 kWhours a year, and in the 11.5 years it's been...

If you mean are they the same thing, then not quite (although they both need an electric feed). Electric is a shower that heats the water. It just has a (mains pressure) cold water feed. Power shower just has a pump, and requires a hot and cold water (low pressure) feed. Both types can be...

If you're using a combo boiler the pressure should be above 1 bar (which is not considered low pressure). I have a gravity fed system, and use two thermostatic power showers. Triton in the main bathroom, first one fitted 2002, and replaced in 2019 (motor seized, and didn't want to risk...