Luke Rainbird

If it's anything like the regulation on Providers that we work with, they'll probably be regulated to give the "we've received your complaint and will get back to you within 8 weeks" placeholder. The more annoying bit in my experience is when towards the end of that (or after, because they don't seem to give a shit) they send another one saying "we haven't had enough time to actually pull our finger out, so will get back to you in another 8 weeks" ad infinitum. So long as they're sending the 8 week "updates" the regulator is unlikely to acknowledge it for some time, sadly. Keep a record of all communication and it'll help both with an internal complaint to Flux and ultimately to the ombudsman down the line. Does my head in, they're all c*nts.

Happy days, that'll go well! Must be pretty cool having a treasure trove of parts lurking about. I have numerous 1.8t/mk4-Golf type parts in my tiny mess of a garage, but most of the good stuff has gone by now. Comes in handy enough when friends need stuff (Prawn needed a bottom end a few months back, and rather than having to hunt around I just stripped down one of 3 spare engines) - if it's useful on my level, must be even more so for you Sam!

The fact that you're not only surviving but are generating a profit so quickly is really impressive man, many either take a long time to get there or don't make it at all! From what I can make out from many miles away, you seem to be building a decent reputation for it too, which can only help out further. If it's all getting a bit mad and harder to see the balance, carve yourself out a quiet week and try to get away from it for a short while. Stopping it from getting on top of you is well worth a slight pay hit for the month, and you'll come back fresh

6th largest in the UK apparently! We're with Bulb too, but given all the guarantees and safeguards in place not too concerned to be honest. If they go under then the contract is taken over by someone else, all credit is kept, and the tariff likely to stay for a grandfathered period too so a bit of time to figure out the next best option (potentially Octopus at the mo, according to a few sources)

Alfa for Constructors' 2022 innit.

Edit: I saw it'd been confirmed, but the post I saw has now been removed so f**k knows...!

f**king jinxed it. In the garage today for a set of wheel bearings, new coil spring and some bushes. They're kindly fitting the discs and pads I picked up for it at the weekend too though, which saves me getting the jack out I suppose

You've met Ed, so should know this is not the case.

We picked up a V50 2.0d when Ella arrived. It's a reasonably small estate (mk2 Focus underneath), which means it's ideal around the lanes etc here, yet we've still been able to piss off to Wales/Cornwall/etc for a week's holiday as a family of 4 laden up with stuff (including baby kit, which is exponentially larger than adult luggage of course...). We had a starter motor go on it, which was an easy task and about £120 but otherwise it's been decent. It's a 58 plate and at £2,600 a couple of years ago, comfortably the newest and most expensive car I've ever bought This was my thinking with it. I have my own cars which can go wrong and be tinkered with, family car needs to be reliable and easy with minimal downtime.

What is the ID of your steerer? Tarty do a range of sizes, although not all currently in stock. Find them here

Properly cool (or not!) setup, nicely done!

Man, Futurama got weird.

Vees don't freeze.

He didn't, he had it in Jenny.

Very cool, Ads! (until the new heater is tested, at least)

I've used Starchem Synstrip with great results in the past - was arguably better than the old Nitromors formula. I bought a 5l container of it years ago and still have ~3l left now, but used it more recently and it's not so potent as when it was new so presumably that's my fault for letting it go off. Pretty sure it's the same stuff @Tom Booth tried to send me in the post and got fisted for by Mi5, so wouldn't surprise me if if contains DCM.

Classic.

Disclaimer: It's been years since I rode trials, let alone Bristol, but I spent some time there at uni. The usual "Bristol ride" route used to look something like - Castle Park has a good mix of low and higher walls - Around the corner to "mini Lloyds" (opposite Tesco Express) where there's another little wall that maxes out about bar height so you can use different sections of it depending on your skills - Bearpit roundabout had a selection of height walls and boxes. - Not sure what's accessible in the centre itself these days, but there used to be a handful of planters and walls with benches that catered for everyone - Lloyds itself (the big amphitheatre looking place by the river you'll recognise from most RJ videos) will give a few options - Across the water from Lloyds you've got the train lines and surrounding features. - Down towards Cumberland Basin (under/next to the flyover, looking up at Clifton susp. bridge) for whatever blocks and bits were about. On top of that, you've got a few skateparks and some less frequented spots. There was always loads of fun to be had off the beaten track but people always seemed a bit reluctant to explore. If you're short on time then that's fair enough, but if you find yourselves back regularly or for a few days then go off-piste. Get yourself onto Youtube (or just search the videos section here) and you'll probably get a reasonable feel for things. Chuck up screenshots of anywhere in particular you like the look of and I'm sure we can tell you where to find it

I used to change my chain every time I changed bike, which I suppose put it about every 6 months. Not the most cost-effective maintenance but always kept things feeling fresh!

Worth every penny.

Estate agents are a complete scam. They literally provide a place to list an ad, show a few people around, then charge you for the shit your solicitor is already charging you for. Can't stand them.

I've been watching this over the past few days. I've not really bothered following F1 in recent years (and not much before that either) as I tend to find most races a bit dull on the most part, so I'd occasionally just watch highlights if I heard it was a decent race. The Netflix series have been decent, and give snippets of the interesting bits from race weekends as well as some of the backstage/behind the scenes bits that you woulddn't otherwise see, and that are often more interesting the the action on track. Works well

Looks great Ads. Your face certainly suggests it's been a worthwhile project!