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Hey all, I moved to Switzerland recently for a new job and thinking of starting trials again. Is anybody on here from Switzerland or know of any trials riders here? Cheers! Noori

Unable to restore....awww....buggered! (

Ooh well ive just got as far as putting phone into recovery mode...laptop is currently 'recovering' it...will see how far it can get! Thanks guys

The wall. I tried computer but no response. I'll try again though, cheers

Thanks guys. It'd only sell for £30 so not worth spending on. I'll buy a screwdriver on eBay for about £1 so I can open her up and have a look anyway

Thanks guys. It'd only sell for £30 so not worth spending on. I'll buy a screwdriver on eBay for about £1 so I can open her up and have a look anyway

Hey guys. I know some of you are tech savvy so thought it worth asking here. I dropped my iphone 4 in the bog a few weeks ago, I turned it off but it kept turning itself on and the torch was permanently on. It eventually ran out of battery. I put it in dry rice for 24 hours. Plugged it in after that, Apple logo shows, nothing happens, won't turn on. Apple logo disappears when unplugged. AKA it's buggered. Does any one know any way to revive it? I want to revive it enough to delete all my data so I can sell it for a few bob... Cheers

I always just referenced the book at uni, never had a problem. Are you studying materials engineering?

Fair enough, but I'd say it's common courtesy to leave a note, if only to give the owner peace of mind until the next day - especially if the car is undriveable!

I would guess leaving a note in that case, would've saved me a lot of stress! Got my car back now, needed a new rad and headlight, proper smash! Still not 100% so I'm going to call the guy tomorrow and see if we can come to an agreement....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNCXyVtni8 seemed appropriate (btw i don't smoke)

The guy owned up thankfully, van driver. Faith in humanity restored!

Yeah I don't think I'll have any luck CCTV-wise as I can't see any cameras. Might end up just having to pay for this off my own back and finding a better place to park in future. The businesses next to my car are open all day so I'd be very surprised if none of them saw anything (maybe they were involved though). Left a note in my car aswell asking for any help...

Too late fruitbat... I phoned them to report it but didn't claim. Very stupid in hindsight and my premium is going up (by a lot) which they say is all to do with my new address. Thanks for all your help anyway people.

Wish I saw this message before I phoned insurance, Luke! I was still registered at my old address and am now having my premium increased.......brilliant day all round! The car is undrive-able and will cost a bomb to fix

Cheers... theres a couple of businesses over the road aswell so I'll ask them when I'm out of work. It's undrivable, just in time for christmas, brilliant.

Hi guys, Does anyone have any advice for me, my car was parked on the road outside my house and someone crashed into it, very badly, entire bumper is hanging off. No details left etc. I've asked around the houses on my street and nobody has seen anything, phoned the police who can't do anything without witnesses, and about to phone insurance. Can anybody offer me any help as to what else to do? Thanks!

I don't think so. I eat in restaurants alone a lot when travelling for business and would happily go watch a movie on my own in the same situation. Would usually just ask a mate when at home though..

I see your point and you can obviously lose money in any investment that you make. I don't agree that investing in stocks is gambling though, it depends on how you play it. Speculating in stocks, and hoping to make a capital gain, I would call gambling. Investing in a FTSE tracker for 20 years and reinvesting dividends, I would definitely not call gambling.

Of course, you can argue all day about whether buying in to a currency / commodity / precious metal is a wise investment, and there are so many different views. The difference between buying a company and buying a currency is that the company is (usually) producing something - it is providing something to the world. Bitcoins or gold just sit there, and the only way you can make money is if, by chance, someone later decides that it's worth more than you paid for it. Buying a company is different - it can produce profit, it has assets, it has people-power, and the potential to give an income to investors. Depends on your definition of risk doesn't it. If you have cash sat in a savings account right now, it's probably earning you less than inflation, you're losing money due to inflation risk. Put money into stocks and shares, you have capital and (possibly) income risk. The key is to get a portfolio that matches your appetite to risk. Gambling is generally a zero-sum game and is unproductive (money from winner to loser). Investing is productive - it adds value to an economy as businesses drive the entire economy and produce new products and services. Everybody can win.

No. Investing in stocks and shares is not gambling. Speculating in stocks and shares is more like gambling. If you invest long-term, you're buying a part of a business - whether its growing, or dishing out profit in dividends to shareholders. Buying bitcoins, gold, etc., I would call speculation.

Thanks guys!

It's very easy in hindsight to think....They were $2 back then, now theyre $500, etc. etc. but in reality you would have been very very tempted to sell after a quick profit (e.g. double your money) so it's unlikely you would've held on for the ride. I don't know anything about bitcoins but it doesn't seem a good investment to me. People have obviously made a lot of money but you shouldn't ever invest in anything you don't understand, it's just pure speculation (AKA gambling). That's also pretty much the case with gold and other commodities too...

Hi all, Just after some advice as to the best company to use to send a parcel (a wheel) internationally within the EU (UK to Netherlands). Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

Cool cheers. I'm hoping to live between chester and denbigh, will have to arrange a ride once I take my bike up there!