amateurstuntman Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I'm 6'2" and about 18 stone. I used to weigh over 20 stone and got down to 13 st 3 lb to get into the army but I have been slowly putting on weight since then. I have always had the disproportionate thigh problem, I feel your pain. I don't really care about my weight but I have a 47 inch waist. I'm going to smash that, get myself down the gym. My motto is "GO HARD OR GO HOME" yes, it has to be shouted. Actually I have a mad list of thing to do this year: Move house Get A1 NVQ assessor qual Get CTTLS qual Get 5 more CPCS categories Do charity fun run. Do charity indoor rowing marathon Trim down airsoft collection to just the stuff I use. A man can never have too many lists. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 All that other stuff I can get behind, but trimming down the airsoft collection? That's beyond the pale, man.... I'd really like to take you up on the offer - free lessons is awesome - but you're a long way from Manchester so I think the logistics of it would be a problem. Oh well, I'll have to keep trying to find a way to convince the TA that they really do need a tank-qualified Signaller for UK Ops.... Link to post Share on other sites
GuzziHero Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I feel like a complete tit. Ive had a problem with the Griso. It hasnt been starting properly. I could charge the battery, leave it on the bike for 2 weeks, and it wouldnt start. I think I may have found the problem and it was so ridiculously simple, I feel like a total tart. Dirty battery contacts. I didnt even know they were supposed to be copper until I cleaned them! They were a mucky sort of magnesium grey and when I turned them upside down, they looked like they had been painted with lime. Put the battery on, though it hasnt been charged in over a week...started first time. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Lesson learned. Link to post Share on other sites
amateurstuntman Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 OK. My car just irritated me. The coil pack on #2 cylinder blew, I stuck the VAG-COM on it and as well as a misfire on 2 I have a boost leak. Grrrrrrr. Link to post Share on other sites
GuzziHero Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I stuck the VAG-COM on it Is it only me that this sounds filthy to? Im happy for one reason - I have my California back after only 8 1/2 months!!!!! Started with a cardan shaft leak in April 08, went in to the workshop May, its now been through 3 more seals and he finally found a shaft part that was badly pitted that was shredding a seal further in! However... Stress indigestion. Im off to a site tomorrow that I havent been to (SWAT Chester) and as always with me, I have been tense and nervous about it for days. Grr. Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Grrrr... Barclays. WHY?! My card has been declined randomly in different places over the last week. The first time was in Burger King, for about £7.00, which was a bit strange, as I have more than enough funds in my account to cover everything. I go out for a meal last night, £70.00 bill. It goes through fine, no problems. Today, the video shop declined the card, for a bill of about £12.00. What's going on here, I think? I try to log in to Barclays Online banking, and it refuses to let me, telling me to call the Customer Support Line (which convieniantly is only open during business hours ). So Barclays, you're happy to keep hold of my money, but won't give it over when I want to spend it. Looks like I'll be changing banks. Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
maverick343432 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Had the exact same problem with Halifax. Best part was when they charged me £35 for going overdrawn..... with £800 in my account. What's annoyed me today? Had a customer come in with a faulty Ipod. Without even looking at the thing I know he's had it more than 30 days so obviously it has to go away for repair. He want's a new one. Before he even tells me the problem he starts screaming about customer relations etc etc He finally screams about the Ipod missing songs/playing songs randomly. I pick it up and go "you've got it set on shuffle" turn it off shuffle and walk off. Git Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 I already moved from Halifax, who saw fit to hound me for an accidental overdraw of about £1.60-odd, and then demand over £300.00 in overdraft charges. Swiftly told them where to go, and Barclays haven't given me any ###### 'til now. Ben. Link to post Share on other sites
GuzziHero Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Maverick...some people are too stupid to be allowed access to technology! Banking, I had 2 grand go missing from one of my account at A&L for over 2 weeks. Particularly worrying as I had just put down payment on a motorbike. I spoke to them in a branch, they said "Must be a withdrawal not yet cleared" and continually added up wrong. Spoke to customer service on the phone, they had no idea. It reappeared the day before the bike payment was due to go out. Link to post Share on other sites
Triggerhappychappy Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 HSBC havent given me any issues in ~8 years, worth a thought Thing thats annoying me lately is customers at work. I work in the BRNC (google it), in the naafi store, and serve the english students along with the foreign nationals ( Kuwaitis, Saudis, Jamaicans, Trinidad & tobago guys and a few random others ). For the most part they are polite and speak fairly good english, but there are always a few that just try their hardest to be rude and ignorant, with the whole ' you shop keeper, you lowest of low where I come from' attitude. Cant be rude back, though I can report them to the 1st Lieutenant's office or the Master at Arms, at which point they suddenly dont have a problem anymore and scuttle off quietly. More than anything its the fact they 1) nearly always pay with notes rather than change ( which they leave in their cabin as they dont like coins/ carrying them ) and 2) without fail pretty much come in 5 minutes before closing time and buy half the shop ( munchies, rustlers etc ) leaving me with a load of tidying and facing up to do before I can take the till off and cash it up after closing time. I wont give in though, its otherwise a pretty easy job with excellent holiday time. Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I already moved from Halifax, who saw fit to hound me for an accidental overdraw of about £1.60-odd, and then demand over £300.00 in overdraft charges. Swiftly told them where to go, and Barclays haven't given me any ###### 'til now. Ben. I have accounts all over the place, including Halifax & Barclays. I sort of collected them in my late teens. In over 25 years I have NEVER had a charge or failure. The last 5 years I've had a business account with Barclays, no probs, no charges. But then, I've never gone overdrawn or payed for a burger with a credit/debit card. I dropped 'Barclay Card' back in the '80's when they decided to charge an annual fee of £10 just for the pleasure of having it. I understand they dropped that idea shortly after. I urge anyone who has a genuine gripe with any service provider, to do the same. The trick is, never expect to borrow money (even a penny) for free. Simple. Banks have to support international systems, bricks & mortar & staff. People forget this. They forget how much these things cost. You take it for granted every day. They have to pay for it some how. I doubt £300 charges for going a few pence OD cover it, but they do send a very clear message: By all means use our loverly secure methods, to transfer funds from your account, but only if you have the funds. If you borrow something you pay for it right? Rent a car or a flat? You agree a price & usually pay up front. Money is the same. If you take money, WITHOUT prior agreement (even by accident), it's THEFT! Nanny state Britain don't care about that sort of thing but banks have traditionally taken it very seriously. After all, it ain't their money. Go into Tescos, walk out, with an unpaid for item & see how far 'it was an accident' will get ya? International credit transfer (in it's current form) was unheard of, just 30 years ago. The thought that you could take your wages, put them in the bank & then show a recognizable symbol of that bank in a foreign country & have them take payment from your bank wasn't new but to have the cost of this, covered by the bank???????!!!!!! WOW! Any one remember travelers cheques? Or carrying suitcases of foreign cash? & the hassle/cost of converting it? & once upon a time (40yrs back), most folk, kept wages under the bed & had to remember to put it in their pockets to take it to a face to face goods or services for payment exchange. Buying a car (or anything else), actually meant carrying & counting the full amount!!!! I love banks. & the smallpox vaccine. Do you know, when I was a kid,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 If you borrow something you pay for it right? Rent a car or a flat? You agree a price & usually pay up front. Money is the same. If you take money, WITHOUT prior agreement (even by accident), it's THEFT! QFT I remember when the courts ruled in favour of banks charging what they did for unauthorised overdrafts and one of these up his own *albartroth* guys from a money related (I'm suspecting one of the we-can't-look-after-our-own-finances-but-like-to-think-we-can-because-nothing-is-our-fault websites) website having a right old moan about how the ruling was a huge blow towards being fair to consumers and how it was a great injustice on the news and I just sat there going Jeez people, an unauthorised overdraft is nothing more than petty theft, that is the bottom line of it wether you like it or not, but obviously some people see fit to blame the banks for people not being able to manage their money properly, although I expect there are some genuine cases I bet a lot are just people living beyond their means, going on holidays they can't afford, spending more than their income allows on luxury items etc.... My annoyance of the day is once again Chinese airsoft optics, or more specifically Chinese airsoft optics that are not the original G&P Aimpoint replica. Aside from a large number of eofakes failing I've just found that another Chinese aimpoint replica has decided to break itself while sitting in the box and another came supplied with a mount where the drilled holes were so wonky and offline I suspect it actually was made by an underpaid 2month old Chinese worker...... Sick to *fruitcage* death of Chinese airsoft kit now! Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 My annoyance of the day is once again Chinese airsoft optics, or more specifically Chinese airsoft optics that are not the original G&P Aimpoint replica. Aside from a large number of eofakes failing I've just found that another Chinese aimpoint replica has decided to break itself while sitting in the box and another came supplied with a mount where the drilled holes were so wonky and offline I suspect it actually was made by an underpaid 2month old Chinese worker...... Sick to *fruitcage* death of Chinese airsoft kit now! Thus proving yet again that you usually get what you pay for. If you want a product made to higher standards, with tougher quality control & decent after sales support, you have to pay for it. How any one expects to pay one tenth what a 'real one' costs & get anything remotely similar, is beyond me. Sure, the work force is cheaper but that guarantees nothing. In either direction. All it does is lower the final bill, for that part of the equation. Multiply it by time & add, materials to get a final cost. This means that with the correct skill set, you could reduce the cost of a Rolls, by making it in China. But if you want to keep to exactly the same standards, the ONLY saving, is in labour. A relatively small saving. Not an 'equivalent product' for one tenth, one quarter or even half the price. Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Greg/Rob - The point is not that banks are not entitled to charge for their services, but rather that they should charge a fair and reasonable price for those services. To charge a £20 *PER ITEM* charge for loaning you money in an emergency (and that's essentially what an unplanned overdraft is) *ON TOP* of charging something like 20% interest on said money (including the charge) is hardly reasonable in anyone's mind but that of the people taking the money. Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Greg/Rob - The point is not that banks are not entitled to charge for their services, but rather that they should charge a fair and reasonable price for those services. To charge a £20 *PER ITEM* charge for loaning you money in an emergency (and that's essentially what an unplanned overdraft is) *ON TOP* of charging something like 20% interest on said money (including the charge) is hardly reasonable in anyone's mind but that of the people taking the money. I get the point. I think any one who complains about bank charges is not getting the point. You are aware that a bank is a business, accountable to it's share holder's, for the principle engagement of MAKING MONEY? It's not a charity or a break even service, provided for the benefit of those who need a loan. As for fair & reasonable? Who decides that then? The person who wants a loan? That hardly seems fair & reasonable. If you want to take my money & pay it back some time later, surely I have the right to decide what I'm going to charge? Customers should vote with their feet & shop around for the best deal, this will force the market to provide a 'fair price'. As for complaining that a charge is too high, AFTER the fact? What ever happened to 'planning', 'saving up' 'putting a bit away for a rainy day' or 'living within ones means'? That way you don't have to pay for a loan, or worry about what constitutes a 'reasonable' charge, made by profitable industry, in a capitalist environment. Like I said, you may think your rent is 'unfair'. Tough, rent a cheaper property. It's someone else's property, they have the right to charge what they like. You have the right to go somewhere else. It's the same for a loan. As for an unplanned loan, this is still, IMO, basically theft & should be punishable by death, just like any other theft...........Unless it's your brother's porn collection. & he's got a girlfriend. & you are 13. Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Thus proving yet again that you usually get what you pay for. If you want a product made to higher standards, with tougher quality control & decent after sales support, you have to pay for it. How any one expects to pay one tenth what a 'real one' costs & get anything remotely similar, is beyond me. Indeed, its not so much the issue that they fail that bugs me though. Its always the case that an optic that costs the same or more as a G&P aimpoint (double in the case of eofakes) is always worse and much more likely to fail, so how is it that a major airsoft brand can have a much better much more reliable scope made for the same sort of retail price or less as the unbranded ones? I suspect G&P have the buying power to demand at least some level of quality control on their aimpoints, whereas a non-brand factory will just sell them for what they can and not give a *suitcase* wether they fail or not, its not as if they'll ever have to take any back and replace them. Not really news though, but it is annoying that faults like that should be so common on what is a simple product and can be made well, as the G&P aimpoint proves Mindyou, it is extremely pleasing that I now regually hear people say "I won't buy another Chinese gun/part, I've had enough of their quality and will be paying for the higher end kit from now on instead" Nice to see that not everyone will put up with with the quality (or lack of in a lot of cases) and can see why more expensive products cost more. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Men with ponytails. What the *fruitcage* are you thinking? Link to post Share on other sites
GuzziHero Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Hey! I used to have a bob cut with braided rat tail! Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Indeed, its not so much the issue that they fail that bugs me though. Its always the case that an optic that costs the same or more as a G&P aimpoint (double in the case of eofakes) is always worse and much more likely to fail, so how is it that a major airsoft brand can have a much better much more reliable scope made for the same sort of retail price or less as the unbranded ones? I suspect G&P have the buying power to demand at least some level of quality control on their aimpoints, whereas a non-brand factory will just sell them for what they can and not give a *suitcase* wether they fail or not, its not as if they'll ever have to take any back and replace them. Not really news though, but it is annoying that faults like that should be so common on what is a simple product and can be made well, as the G&P aimpoint proves Mindyou, it is extremely pleasing that I now regually hear people say "I won't buy another Chinese gun/part, I've had enough of their quality and will be paying for the higher end kit from now on instead" Nice to see that not everyone will put up with with the quality (or lack of in a lot of cases) and can see why more expensive products cost more. Agreed, re, Gnp Vs others, I think you have answered you own question,,,,,,,,,,, if you get my drift. As for 'Chinese', I have no problem with Chinese manufacturing, per say. Give them a tight enough spec & they will produce a real good quality product. With the advantage of a relatively low labour cost. Give 'em a low spec & they will happily manufacture poo. What more can you ask. Following this logic, Spyderco offer the 'Bird' range of knives, made to Sal's (owner of Spyderco) U.S. made knife specs, manufactured, outside the U.S. The knives are exactly the same spec but cheaper due to the lower labour cost (they also have slightly different designs to avoid patent confusion). Schmidt & Bender do the same with their German V's Hungarian made scopes. I recently noticed 'Made in China' labels on Arc'teryx (the no.1) adventure clothing. Previously this had been made, solely in Canada. On contacting Arc, to see if this was a knock off, they explained, that to keep manufacturing in Canada would require price hikes, that they didn't think the customers would appreciate. So, they had out sourced, production of some of the less technical garments. It's a shame Eotech, Aimpoint & Surefire can't follow suit. Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
greg Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Men with ponytails. What the *fruitcage* are you thinking? Agreed, a well tended mullet is so much more attractive. Greg. Link to post Share on other sites
Desolation mkII Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm going for a bit of a Prince Harryesque quiff at the moment. Seemed to work quite well in Canada, in England, not so much. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 men who complain about men with pony tails. Link to post Share on other sites
Skarclaw Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm not complaining, just trying to help Link to post Share on other sites
scorch Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 While hair is on topic, I'm getting quite bored of being accused of having a mullet. I don't. I have a mohawk. I just didn't put it up today cause its cold and I wanted to wear a nice warm hat. Link to post Share on other sites
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