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I wanted to hit the funny button but I know how disheartening these things can be. I've had a packet of face masks left at the post office needing a signature and a medium-format camera dumped beside the front door step.

The parcel arrived safely. They sent another email to explain, "the parcel has been delivered today" which was a bit of an anticlimax. I guess they used the passive voice to distance themselves from the post-sortation transit activity or whatever they would really like to call it.

I have kept away for a while hoping things would get better. Today I have had topic pages load in 2 seconds while a custom activity stream took 39 seconds. Perhaps the delays will let me post better things; there is plenty of time to ponder what to write.

Ah ha!

Well done. I used to do this but the last time there were complications and they asked me to stop. For anyone wanting to start, it's very easy to do.

With a very public topic now locked a public message seems sensible to show the efforts of our smaller suppliers.

See

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/166477-impossible-to-contact-or-buy-via-their-website/&tab=comments#comment-4545243

- Richard.

Fireworks kill birds - they die of fright. There is no case for fireworks as a source of entertainment, whether in back gardens or organised displays. Time to get rid of them and move on.

It sounds like this Kia is wearing out too soon. My last MX-5 was 13 years old at 104,000 miles when it needed its first repair - a new radiator. I had the work done but bought a new car three months later; funny thing is I decided I really wanted air con, which the old car didn't have. I would leave the air con broken and have a look at 3 to 4 year old s/h cars. (Edit: I'm guessing some of your "bills" are not routine service items).

I sell on eBay from time to time and for me, the feedback from buyers is more important - it's the best confirmation of delivery and satisfaction. As a seller, I find it difficult to  know what to write for a buyer, but I do always leave a simple thank you message.

Eon bombarded me with emails, texts and calls. Eventually I told the caller I didn't want a smart meter because there is no business case for the household to have one. She told me she did not understand, I replied I want to boil the kettle when it suits me not during cheap hours, she still did not understand and the call ended soon afterwards. I'm with Octopus now, too early to give a verdict.

I have only ever listed one empty box in eBay and it sold for around £10, within a week. There are lots of unboxed models for sale at shows, maybe people want a box to make their latest purchase "complete". So I'd list your boxes, see what happens.

You cannot check your own work, and if blog entries receive more views then they should get more comments too, and this can only encourage collaborative working. Good.

Equally unhelpfully, my Android phone works fine with the full and web versions.

The world does seem to becoming a cold place. I had an email last year entitled 'end of contract' but the chap did give me five weeks notice. I'm very sorry for you.

A guy drove into the back of me last year, and said, "doesn't matter ... it's only a six year old car"! Then said he had no insurance, so I asked for cash on the spot and got it.

Treat it as a chance to look at the top of the engine, maybe clean up the valve seats. The 214 lacks the fripperies that fail and send much newer cars to scrap; view it more as a mid-life overhaul. My Dad had a 214SEi for 10+ years, also from new; a spacious and comfy car which never let him down.