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From some time ago, but there was supposed to be incentives for travelling Ryanair business class.

Same as you we've had 2 Dyson since 1998/9 and they've worked much better than others I've used in peoples houses I've worked in, first one only stopped due to 'operator error' Further up the thread a poster mentioned 'Miele' sadly for me in years of kitchen fitting the only 2 items that didn't work and had to be returned were both Miele, the return service was good but paying £700+ for a washing machine it should be !

If what you require is a JCB with a 4 in 1 bucket on the front to grab the frame and pull it off the chassis then you will pay somewhere north of £3-400 for a day depending on how far it has to travel on the road to get to you, a small 1-2 ton digger with driver would be £150-200. I own a digger but for the job you describe would only use it to clear the ground around it, to demolish the van I would just use some labour, rope and a chainsaw. Using a machine to demolish would mean pulling at the chassis which you want to keep. It's easy to do by hand and sometimes easier as you don't make a mess, as an example, 2 of us demolished a timber framed bungalow in 5 days and into 3x40 yard skips when planning precluded the use of machinery. What are you doing with the waste ? disposal here is £200+ per ton for mixed waste.

My list is far too long. I did attend that of a woman a year ago who asked for "The Dambuster March" as she exited the church.

That's a lot further than Horse would have got with it, it'd be squirrelled away in the loft among old Portescaps The quads look good.

I've used it to both cut transparent as well as score it to resemble the glazing bars, I've got 2 mats, the newer with a bit more 'tack' is used for the thicker sheets and the older for thin and clear. Not had a problem with it leaving any glue/residue.

Without meaning to go OT but this winter will be interesting for the cruise companies. From October they start their Winter cruises around the Caribbean Islands, the most most popular and fruitful have just been near wiped off the map, Houston is also a starting point for some down to Mexico, and I wonder that there are only so many itineraries that can be changed as there are a lot of ports that just cannot accommodate the mega ships. There are either going to be a lot of cheap cabins to nowhere or huge losses for the cruise companies.

Surely thats all you need for entertainment. (I can watch Robins for ages)

I note that some don't seem to like the idea they're modelling 4' 1"and it took me a while, but I get it. It's all about the proportions against the gauge. If everything was to scale except the width between the rails then it would look like narrow gauge. At present I have no need for any and unlikely to in the future, but I do think Peco have made a good job of it as they got rid of that awful stamping for a blade, I'd use them if I could. Regarding price I posted after last years Warley show that I thought price would be somewhere around £25-30 each.

Speaking of which, have you built that Finney V2 yet?

Not sure if this site is known about, may be of some help. http://www.stationcolours.info/index.php?p=1_5_GWR

I've found the most common problem for trips in kitchens is the heating elements in ovens and dishwashers. To put it simply, they either go bang and stop working altogether (the element breaks down and you can see a bulge) or they start to overload and the trip stops them before it goes bang meaning it takes a while for the fault to be obvious. The other issue with dishwashers is that the controls are usually on the top of the door but the door opens and the cables have to bend 90 degrees, after a period of time the insulation on the cables either chaffes or breaks down at the point where the door hinges. again this can take a while to spot and may only trip when the door is at a certain point.

While I'm sure that was a PITA, cancelling more than 90 days in advance isn't the same as when the IT system went arse up and people were stranded. My experience of the low cost carriers when n issue arises is that they just re-book you on another flight which could be 3-4 days away and say "Tough". No amount of arguing that they have to help or pay for you to find somewhere to stay in the meantime, you're on your own. (from experience Easyjet are no better in this regard). I do find the low cost carriers pricing to be not that cheap nowadays, like a lot of things people just assume they are cheap without checking elsewhere. A couple of years ago No1 son and I flew to Finland for Rally, he booked the flights approx 4 months in advance, the Ryan starting price was £130 and the fare with BA/Finnair was £110 (both return) when he checked a week before flying out of curiosity the BA fare was £130 and the Ryan fare was £250+, on the aircraft the chap I sat next to had only booked a few days before and had paid £130 and the flight was full. By contrast when the group assembled those that had flown Ryan air said the flight was only half full and they also had a trek into Helsinki to pick up the onward transport which had cost them dearly (like all things in Finland). Finnair was good, and I liked the camera on the nose wheel for take off and landing.

I seem to remember plenty of negative reporting of BA's debacle, the difference between that and Ryanair is that when Ryanair cancel your flight it's 'toughshite' whereas BA had to get everyone to their destination at their cost. From experience I'll look at Ryanair but if they are the same price as a easyjet/monarch/ ba I'd choose the others first. As for pricing, on a journey 18 months ago the Ryanair seat with no luggage was only £10 less than BA club class with25kg allowance, when you factor in the additional cost of getting from a far away airport then it was more.

If the joints are tight enough and you can clamp or weight it then glue should be more than sufficient. The pins won't do anything other than align parts.

It changed hands earlier in the year/end of last year. New owner has increased what's on offer, there was a few railway items when I was in there about 6 weeks ago and they also carry some stocks of modelling materials such as plastrut, glues, paints etc. If you're over that way wouldn't hurt to pop in, still an old fashioned iron mongers and popular.

Something like 6-8 years ago I was advised against investing long term in Ryanair, the write down on the aircraft was over something like 28 years when their expected lifespan was going to be much less than that. The balance sheet would look good for a while but it catches up in the end.

Lofts are always a trade off with headroom, to keep the floor joists to a minimum you could look at JJI joists, although they may only offer 10-20mm max The only way to achieve more headroom is a dormer window, but they add significantly to the cost.

I'm going to put it in between the existing joists, there's not much else that can be done. As you're joists are on top of the existing are you losing much headroom ? In the past weve suspended the new in between the existing

Hi rob My ceiling is a real headscratcher, I have s first floor area which I'm turning into a bedsit. I have a flying freehold which states I own the joists down to the ceiling but not the ceiling which belongs to below. The existing is softboard with no insulation. So anything is better. I have to put new joists in between existing as there isn't headroom to place above.

I presume your making a tray with the mesh between the joists, have they asked for a layer of plasterboard as well? I have to do this but it's between flats/shop

Ok I was going to ignore this but I'll bite, while you criticise Jerry for a spelling mistake you're unable to spell the simple word OVER. I'm not getting my knickers in a knot at all, While John made some reasonable comments about MRJ, to say that those involved are 'Incompetent' and 'nasty' is a step too far. He has no knowledge of the workings of the publication but felt he could comment in a personal way. You see it as giving an 'opinion' I see it as an opinion he should keep to himself.

Good grief, a poster makes a spelling mistake on a forum and from that you can read into it. Sheesh, What a complete load of bullocks.

And the passengers ?

It depends on whether the 'opinion' is informed or not. There's also no such thing as a "Right" to free speech, someone somewhere pays a price for 'free'