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Aye, although what I was getting at is the fact that he's such a scruffy git that he looks like a badly cut and pasted blob.
I work on building sites and honestly can't think of any of the builders I work with regularly who just looks so bloody scruffy, and thats when they're in pretty dirty situations.
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They've also removed half the frame holding the rocket up
4/10, worst. history. edit. ever.
4/10, worst. history. edit. ever.
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PXL_20220608_115805761 by MrLongbeard, on FlickrMrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:17 am Hell, the magic eraser function on Pixel phones does better
PXL_20220608_115805761~2 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr
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Glitch?
I hate the way they use Glitch in the media.
Glitch is a minor hiccup.
This is complete meltdown disaster
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64238718
I hate the way they use Glitch in the media.
Glitch is a minor hiccup.
This is complete meltdown disaster
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64238718
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Have a major system failureYorick wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:04 pm Glitch?
I hate the way they use Glitch in the media.
Glitch is a minor hiccup.
This is complete meltdown disaster
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64238718
https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/11/flights- ... -18078793/
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Many years ago at Travelex, some numpty in India wiped completely the main server and backup/test server .Pirahna wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:56 pmHave a major system failureYorick wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:04 pm Glitch?
I hate the way they use Glitch in the media.
Glitch is a minor hiccup.
This is complete meltdown disaster
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64238718
https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/11/flights- ... -18078793/
World outage. Bad
Guess which DBA had to rebuild the database when the system was running again
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Is that Falmouth?MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:21 amPXL_20220608_115805761 by MrLongbeard, on FlickrMrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 9:17 am Hell, the magic eraser function on Pixel phones does better
PXL_20220608_115805761~2 by MrLongbeard, on Flickr
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BMW has halted all car sales to police forces in the UK with immediate effect and shut down its sales centre in London.
BMW’s International & Specialist Sales Division, based at its Park Lane, Mayfair, dealership closed this week.
A team of around 20 people arrived at work to be told the department was shutting down. BMW Park Lane is consulting impacted staff.
BMW told Car Dealer that it would now be ‘prioritising sales to retail and corporate customers’ and moving away from sales to the police and other authorities.
The halt of sales to the police follows a number of forces across the UK restricting duties carried out by BMW police cars featuring the N57 diesel engine.
Some forces stopped the cars being used for high speed pursuits and relegated them to ‘less stressful’ duties.
The N57 engine features in the 330d, 530d and X5 models used by police up and down the country.
Forces have seen a number of cars engulfed in flames, the most serious of which claimed the life of police officer Nick Dumphreys who died after the BMW he was driving in Cumbria caught fire on an emergency run.
BMW said the problem with the N57 engine was down to the ‘particular way’ police use the vehicles and that there was ‘no need for action on any civilian vehicles’.
One serving traffic police officer, who wished to remain anonymous, told Car Dealer: ‘We have had no end of problems with the N57-engined BMWs.
‘After the fires, a lot of our cars were just put aside and we weren’t allowed to use them.
BMW’s International & Specialist Sales Division, based at its Park Lane, Mayfair, dealership closed this week.
A team of around 20 people arrived at work to be told the department was shutting down. BMW Park Lane is consulting impacted staff.
BMW told Car Dealer that it would now be ‘prioritising sales to retail and corporate customers’ and moving away from sales to the police and other authorities.
The halt of sales to the police follows a number of forces across the UK restricting duties carried out by BMW police cars featuring the N57 diesel engine.
Some forces stopped the cars being used for high speed pursuits and relegated them to ‘less stressful’ duties.
The N57 engine features in the 330d, 530d and X5 models used by police up and down the country.
Forces have seen a number of cars engulfed in flames, the most serious of which claimed the life of police officer Nick Dumphreys who died after the BMW he was driving in Cumbria caught fire on an emergency run.
BMW said the problem with the N57 engine was down to the ‘particular way’ police use the vehicles and that there was ‘no need for action on any civilian vehicles’.
One serving traffic police officer, who wished to remain anonymous, told Car Dealer: ‘We have had no end of problems with the N57-engined BMWs.
‘After the fires, a lot of our cars were just put aside and we weren’t allowed to use them.
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Never heard of that ^^^ issue before. From just a brief read around, it sounds like the issue is caused by high mileage cars going from idle to max power/revs in short order?
So BMW 3 litre diesel drivers beware. Don't do that!
So BMW 3 litre diesel drivers beware. Don't do that!
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I didn't quote the entire article (or post a link to help ), it did go on to say that the problems occurred when they'd been parked up with the engine ticking over, then went immediately to thrash errr... use firm acceleration... to another job.Mr. Dazzle wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 8:59 pm Never heard of that ^^^ issue before. From just a brief read around, it sounds like the issue is caused by high mileage cars going from idle to max power/revs in short order?
So BMW 3 litre diesel drivers beware. Don't do that!
Edit: BMW say it won't affect Joe Public, but I wonder about track days etc.
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MrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:28 pmIt is, not long after we'd been mooching about in the maritime museum
Spawn the younger did part of their doctorate down there. Nice place but a bit too east for my liking.
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Was a day trip out, we were holidaying @ Praa Sands, which, out of season, was bloody lovely, looking at google maps it looks a little crowded for my tastes when in seasoncheb wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 10:32 pmMrLongbeard wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 4:28 pmIt is, not long after we'd been mooching about in the maritime museum
Spawn the younger did part of their doctorate down there. Nice place but a bit too east for my liking.
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