Recent content by RufusG

Last time I drove down the M90 through Fife, there was a wonderful message for Gordie in a field along the lines of "thanks for f-ing it up good and proper". But at least he had the sense, unlike virtually every other NuLabourite has/had, to keep Britain out of the Eurozone.

I'm pleased you've found a make you like - and work for. That Mondeo's mileage should be a lesson to all of us in Britain - a modern car, well serviced and properly looked after can cover the sort of miles most people struggle to imagine. In France, Xantias and 406s are frequently seen for sale...

^^ Engines can never be built to fail at the same level as other components like wheel bearings, suspension bushes and so on - reputation is anchored to their 'longevity' a bit too much, given the cost of replacement. Besides, doing things like towing caravans and so on stress them up massively...

Doing a deal with Nicola is about the only way the Labour Party have a hope in hell of being in power, for as long as the Scots reckon England is making a mess of things. Amazing to think not so long ago, the Scots voted Tory in huge numbers.

Well in just 60k, there's not a great deal which should go wrong with a car which was obviously relatively new. Why do you think values are so low for cars which still look like new, but which are 8 or 9 years old? It's because third and fourth owners know the chances of something very expensive...

I think until Thatcher won her second General Election in '83, she was on very dodgy ground with the party apparatchik and was never properly trusted by The Establishment sort - Old Etonians, the manage our decline without hurting the rich too severely type, the Tory Wets. Don't forget she was...

Is it me, or does Corbyn stand out head and shoulders above most other politicians in the limelight (not least Mrs Balls, the other Blairite lady and Andy Burnham) in being considered, straightforwards and having some conviction, rather than just swaying whichever way public feeling is judged to...

Glasses rule! Couldn't be doing with sticking things to my eyes, let alone allowing a surgeon to chop them about!! Too bloody precious.

Agree with the f-all comment. I live out of aerial reception and never got round to buying a satellite dish - don't miss it at all - it's yesterday's thing and grows increasingly puerile from what I see and hear. iPlayer combined with a nifty get_iplayer program which records any show you choose...

Although I've been involved with engineering of motor cars, this doesn't mean everything I say about them is right, but perhaps I know more than some. Every mass-produced car made has seen a reduction in quality over the last 10 years or so - some were pretty poor to start with, too. Combine...

Oh good!

Did you gather those coordinates from the picture data, and if so how? Can't find 'em meself. Reasonable guess otherwise, if a little (quite a lot) out!

North York Moors, to be as precise as I can on a public forum. Not too many miles from Helmsley. lovely, but the place is filling up with bloody millionaires and second home owners. Only the locals on benefits are staying, in general (ie farmers and single mothers) - but there are just...

Thanks guys - you're right, that cable is fubar! Did the picture give you OS coords as well, possibly my council tax rate? <hating bigbrother>

So had better introduce myself - I'm up in N Yorkshire where it's always cold and breezy and where sheep outnumber humans by at least 10000:1. I've been a keen amateur for years, starting off with an old Pentax SV then MX.