scorch Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 You sir, are wrong in the head. Assault tastes exactly like *albatross*, the clue is in the name. *albatross*-ault. Not the first time that's been said. Probably won't be the last. Link to post Share on other sites
icolater Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I'm a two a day red bull head myself, the sugar is the worst part but surprisingly red bull contains less sugar then a can of coke. I get more of a buzz of a double espresso of good quality coffee TBH but it's the taste that has me hooked. On a side not how many users does Arnies website have these days? not nearly as many as three or four years ago. Seems very quiet these days. We need more people like squad 701 and wolf George to post some pictures of their slick collections of exotic and rare guns. Why can't you upload photos without the need of photobucket. Instagram and FB are killing Arnies IMO because it's so much easier to upload photos. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I use Imgur. There really is no need for Arnies to host pics when other sites will do it just fine and provide you with pre tagged share links for the forum. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Why can't you upload photos without the need of photobucket. Instagram and FB are killing Arnies IMO because it's so much easier to upload photos. I'm not at all convinced that is the reason. Or at least not the sole reason. Link to post Share on other sites
icolater Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I might give imgur a go as I find it painfully slow to use Photobucket these days. Maybe I just need to get a new laptop. It's still the best airsoft forum spot in the world (English speaking) IMO, but it defo has less users then ever, what other reasons are at play? Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 Facebook was killing the forums mostly just because it is a single platform where you can have everything. Some people are starting to come back now that they've banned RIF sales, but that's not enough, and there are too many different places. If everyone went to one of the sites (preferably Arnie's because it's the best, as you say), then it would be the way forward; but they'll all spread out. Some here, some to zero one, some to weaponcrates, some to prefired, etc. The community is too fragmented. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 18, 2017 Report Share Posted January 18, 2017 I gave up on Photobucket a long time ago. I know it was free but it turned into an utterly dreadful service. Link to post Share on other sites
icolater Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I will give Imgur a go, thanks! Do you think if they changed the 50 post rule to use the classified section more people would use Arnies? those other sites are good for selling but the most Knowledgeable airsoft discussions happen on Arnies. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Maybe, yeah - but that rule was put there for a good reason. The advantage of the forum format over Facebook is how much easier it is to find information from an old post. I can search on here and dig up a post from five or more years ago that answers my question. On Facebook it's not as easy. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Plus a lot of skirmish sites have their own hosted forums now, instead of being content to have a sub forum on here. It might be quieter than we'd like but quiet and reliable is, in my opinion, better than active and busy but full of scammers. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Plus, is there a less of a strain on the hosting servers with less users? Or when Arnies has been down before, it was down to hardware/software issues? Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 I don't think the Almighty Arn minds that much about server load, to be honest. If I remember correctly the main times the servers have gone down is because of software and tables and databases and stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Bloody 1s and 0s not knowing their place. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 "I am using all the correct values, but not necessarily in the right order" Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 What smells like a mountain of burning tyres and obscures both lanes of the road with a thick cloud of Bond-esque counter measure level smoke? The Seat Ibiza I was briefly behind today. That was one poorly car. I cannot believe the driver thought it was acceptable to drive it like that. Madness. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 An annual MOT is not sufficient alone. Roadside spot checks are a better option - but of course require a lot of manpower and money. Link to post Share on other sites
Tinkerton Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Probs remapped and egr and dpf delete innit bruv, coal rolling all over the place bruv. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Probs remapped and egr and dpf delete innit bruv, coal rolling all over the place bruv.(Insert Pulp Fiction Samuel L Jackson quote regarding speaking English here) Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Talking of DPF delete e.t.c. It's odd that seeing as the government is so keen to reduce emissions, gutting DPFs is not illegal. Illegal to run a car with one yes, but not the actual act of gutting. Whack a £200K or some other crazy high fine for anyone doing it and it will cut down on it dramatically. Go on pretty much any car forum and you will see DPF delete, decat e.t.c listed in car specs in peoples sigs and threads asking for places who do it. I know it's drop in the ocean compared to the big stuff that contributes to emissions but every little helps right. Link to post Share on other sites
Hedganian Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 That matches so many other things - not illegal to listen to emergency services radio (just to act on it); not illegal to fit blue lights to your car (just to use them on the road); not illegal to own knuckle dusters (just to buy/sell/import/carry/use them) etc. etc... Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 True. So strange the laws are so wishy washy on some stuff and then they go and do a blanket ban on psychedelics Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 That matches so many other things - not illegal to listen to emergency services radio (just to act on it); not illegal to fit blue lights to your car (just to use them on the road); not illegal to own knuckle dusters (just to buy/sell/import/carry/use them) etc. etc... Depends on the sort of blue lights... Flashing = a no-no, constant are legal. And really chavvy. Link to post Share on other sites
hitmanNo2 Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 Well that's interesting. I've always thought you're not allowed any other colour that white and amber up front, amber to sides and white, amber and red to the rear. What about red up front as DRLs? Weren't chavs constantly getting pulled for their blue washer nozzle lights when they were a thing. Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 You can't show red to the front. same as showing white to the rear (number plate lights/reverse lights are exempt, obviously). They could confuse other drivers so aren't allowed Edit, road traffic act states what is allowed. Somewhat confusingly! RTA Being pulled for blue lights, and committing an offence for having them are 2 separate things. It's using ways and means to give a vehicle the once-over, and usually opens up a whole host of offences! Saying that, cops don't need any reason to stop a vehicle, they just can. Link to post Share on other sites
Lone_Bullet Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 If they cared about the environment, they would ban the import of diesel and petrol engines more than 1.4L for civilian/leisure/day to day use. In a car you don't need more. Though I'm not saying they should do that... Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites
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