

The monarch has power to do a lot of things. In practice, that power would get removed the instant they deviated from the script.
The monarch has power to do a lot of things. In practice, that power would get removed the instant they deviated from the script.
Sorry for the slow reply. I’m not sure if you’re even still trying to sell!
Yes, selling posts might be a little problematic.
As if we let one usual member who happens to be selling something to advertise, I’ll probably end up with a modqueue full of adverts from people running a drop-shipping operation, and people saying “but you let that guy do it”.
Lets maybe have a little trial: As you’ve got a sensible reason for selling, I wouldn’t object to a one-off post with details, your region, and maybe a link to whatever ebay sale you do.
I’ve heard Rever .co reccomended for bikers, and that has nav sharing.
Car wise, the closest I’ve used is Glympse, which lets you share a map with current location, planned route, and ETA.
OSMAnd (my preferred app) does some level of location sharing, but I don’t think it does navigation sharing.
I’ve been doing this for a few years now.
What I have learned that helps a lot for the garden not ending up completely mad:
Mow at a higher height earlier in the year, but consistently.
This allows the smaller shoots of grass to establish.
Which in turn means that when you finally chop after May, you’re left with relatively even grass.
Rather than chopping down fewer very long pieces of grass, and finding lots of under-grown gaps.
Stop mowing the edges in April, and possibly pick one patch to leave un-mown until august. I normally do a corner.
The next year, you’d never know.
Try to ID weeds that start growing, and hand-remove if required. Myself, I try to keep the Bindweed and Virginia Creeper in check.
I leave dandelions alone. There is another weed I’ve never got around to ID’ing, but I leave it alone now, and the bees love it.
Keep them mower blades sharp. It helps prevent the grass getting ripped out of the ground when you do mow.
I will second OsmAnd. You need to use the paid version from the app store to use CarPlay, but personally I really like it, and use it regularly.
Offline maps are important to me, and it’ll happily route me even when there is no signal.
The only downside is, it’s only as detailed as OSM (which in all honesty, is often better than gmaps. Plus you can easily contribute things that are missing)
£10/y or £40/perpetual for the version that activates CarPlay (and gives you regular offline map downloads, as the free version only gives you 8 before you have to either pay or side load).
And honestly, I’m not that mad that it’s chargeable. They make a good free product based on OSM, I don’t mind chipping them a tenner.
In that vein, I’d be interested to see if someone could Inkscape it into an SVG with embedded text.
Though I have no idea how many vectors would be needed to make the image similar enough.
It amazes me that I was allowed to pass my test in a micra, then be fully qualified to drive everything up to a LWB van, or a range rover.
I found a right hand mirror on my bike sticking out actually did a lot to give me more space.
Someone I know fitted a big (plastic) spiky looking thing at the end of a handlebar, which served the same purpose.
I started looking into non-carplay/auto big-screen head units when I bought mine, and kinda hit a wall on it.
They’re either really old, and windows CE, or shitty android based ones from alibaba.
As much as I hate putting myself into a system that depends on my phone, I don’t hate androidauto/carplay based systems. They just kinda…work.
If you just want a basic head unit (single din), the name brands are, honestly, much of a muchness.
They all use very similar 4x50w (iirc, 22w rms) output amplifiers.
The only real options are number of pre-outs (for connecting subwoofers, or other amplifiers), and whether or not it has a CD drive.
Replace the cabin filter (10 minute job) with a carbon activated one. I find it makes a big difference on longer drives, otherwise my nose/throat are awful.
Don’t worry about the ticking sound the engine makes when it’s cold, that’s normal.
Check what the tyres are like (age from the DOT code, and tread).
When you’re feeling flush, I recommend getting all-season tyres, Goodyear Vector 4 have served me well.
Upgrading the speakers is not difficult, and makes a big difference. (At least under 50mph, lol). The door speakers need to be under a certain depth, or the windows won’t go down.
If you want CarPlay/Android auto, the fitting kit for a standard 2-din unit is about £25, and a half-decent unit is about £200 (Sony xav-3250).
Imo, it’s well worth getting some good cleaning supplies.
A good shampoo to get it clean (I like megiuars gold class), then a sealant to keep it clean longer (meguiars ultimate sealant wax, comes with applicators too).
Wash with the two bucket method, and a couple of microfibre mitts.
Get a dashcam as soon as you can reasonably afford one, and set it up.
I like the Viofo A129 duo, it’s basically invisible behind the mirror.
Halfords have this one on special if you don’t want to spend that much:
On the actual driving side, once you’ve had a bit of time getting used to driving, buy yourself a copy of Roadcraft, and have a good read through of the advanced techniques, particularly IPSGA, the Car Control system, and limit points.
Learn to drive defensively, and you’ll avoid a lot of sticky situations entirely, rather than having to suddenly do things.
Sometimes, you just have to let dickhead drivers be dickheads: You may be in the right, but if you crash you’re both in an accident.
With the right investment into production automation, and classifying energy generation as a national security factor, I could see us building our own at prices that make sense.
The real kicker I guess is going to be the supply of rare earths required.
On the plus side, you can often position your cup in the often un-mixed stream to get more syrup.
We’ll be sending Charlie round to give people a lecture on the importance of the arts, while munching on Duchy Original biscuits.
As part of this, I’ve offered to design logos for any community who currently have an AI logo, and would like a human-ish one.
not flash enough to make their Instagram account about renovating the house which I have been advised not to read as they are horrible people with bad taste
I’ll take “slapping grey paint on every surface, then fitting grey laminate flooring and black gloss worktops” for $500, Alex.
That, and painting over every patch of damp with tanking rather than actually fixing it.
That’s a reassuring bit of info. If the in-universe explanation is that he isn’t the best captain, I might give it another shot.
As my initial reaction was “has McFarlane just made himself kirk?”
I like to rant about this, but it is possible to insulate old properties without causing damp and mould.
It requires understanding of how the materials work (breathability, etc), and more expensive materials, so it’s often difficult to get it done for a reasonable price.
I tried The Orville, but got a little put off by McFarlane as the captain.
Does this improve as the series goes on?
As I might give it another shot.
‘You’ll need new radiators, and ideally more insulation’
“Utterly unworkable, now fit me a new gas boiler”
(Imo, the thing really holding ashps back is the costs. Companies treating installation like a dark art, and using the government grants to print money)
The price drop recently is making me suspicious.
Though it’s still a good deal, so I may get a 5 anyway on payday.
Sounds like an unviable business that is throwing worse loans after bad, and needs nationalising a decade ago.
But what do I know: I’m just a schmuck who’s water bill just went up by a third.