Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Frederick Forsyth tells us that Tom Hiddleston will not be the next Bond. Quite right, we need a man of the people, a true english gent who we can relate to. Who will never be mistaken as other than english. Who dresses just like us. Ruskies beware. :)

Such class and timeless elegance .

Yes. The dress and appearance, landscaped garden gate and perimeter fencing of a truly successful man (yes, you can tell he is a man from his beard).

Obviously he is a real winner. Someone who can easily command the respect of, not only the political party he leads, but also the country as a whole, as well as other international leaders from around the world.

Forgotten his name for the minute. Damn! Is it Reg? Or Colin? No. Got it! It's Jeremy. Hmmm? I could have sworn it was Reg.

Hope he doesn't trip up over that litter, that might have spilled out of next door's bin. I see there's more of that spilled litter too but it managed to stay put in next door's garden.

Yes, he does need a little better wrapping paper.

Mind the wrapping paper and contents are more often than not thrown away after the party.

But, I suppose, it is what you value.

Tesco value range probably .

Well, that explains it. No wonder the remainders lost.
Do your favourite brands show how divided brexit Britain is?

Top 10 brands: Leave voters

HP Sauce
Bisto
ITV News
The Health Lottery
Birds Eye
Iceland
Sky News
Cathedral City
PG Tips
Richmond sausages

Top 10 brands: Remain voters

BBC.co.uk
BBC iPlayer
Instagram
London Underground
Spotify
Airbnb
LinkedIn
Virgin Trains
Twitter
EasyJet

The Remoaners do have the better brands

Just had a call from the local Merc' garage where my car is in for a 'B' service:

"We have detected a 'warning error' on your dashboard. The error code tells us that the Mass Air Flow Sensor needs replacing. The normal cost for this sensor is £728.90 but Mercedes have offered to pay 'blah blah blah' of this for you which leaves you with £254.65 to find yourself. Would you therefore like us to replace this sensor? The labour charge for this is very small and this job can be done whilst we are servicing the vehicle."

"Hmmm? Well, yes, I suppose you had better go ahead with it then."

Now, I'm an avid watcher of "Wheeler Dealers" so I just wondered if there is an 'after market' availability for this sensor (1) and I also had a look on YouTube to see how hard a job it would be to swap this sensor out (2).

Ans for 1: £54 - £160 depending.

Ans for 2: Hmmm? I might get my hands a bit dirty (Marigolds?) but I reckon a monkey could easily do the swap labour task. On YouTube it looks pretty straightforwards and needs the minimum of tools.

Problem, though: Cancelling the Warning Error on the dashboard. This needs a mechanic with a Code Reading Machine.

Fortunately, I have the car Warrantied with Warranty Direct and only have to pay the first £50. It's just a bit over 3.5 yrs old now and so out of the Merc' Warranty.

Apparently, sometimes these Mass Air Flow Sensors can be cleaned with, say, WD40. I dare bet the Merc' mechanics didn't bother to try that though.

So why post this stuff on here?
Well, my cynical mind is telling me this stuff is all a bit of a scam. What do you think?

dealerships often stiff you
if you're out of warranty, your local garage may fix for a fraction of the price
however, you then may need to get mercedes to boot it up

You can buy a merc scanner on eBay for less than £15. It will give you any fault codes and clear the engine check message. Just check the scanner protocol for your motor.

Thanks for the comments guys. Most welcome.

The cost to me is the first £50. The rest is covered by my Warranty Direct car warranty. This costs me £138 per quarter.

The car, by the way, is a '62 E350 CDI BlueTec AMG Sport Estate and I should have swapped it before now - but it is absolutely immaculate and I love it.

Police are investigating claims that a teenage British tennis player was poisoned at Wimbledon last month.
Gabriella Taylor, 18, spent four days in intensive care after becoming unwell during her girls' quarter-final match.
Scotland Yard says it has received an allegation of poisoning with intent to endanger life or cause grievous bodily harm.
Apparently, she contracted leptospirosis, a rare bacterial disease usually transmitted through rat urine.
Now I remember an email going around in Brazil some years ago about a similar case. A man had died after drinking from a can of coke, the lid of which had been infected by rats while in storage.

I wonder if there will be any legal route taken against anyone . Supplier or Wimbledon .

If you go to a club......keep an eye on your drink at all times......

Because cans and bottles stored outside

We all tend to drink out of a can,whether it be a beer or a soft drink. Just look at the top before opening and make sure there are no stain marks. If I have made you really pananoic with the thought, pour into a clean glass.

I ALWAYS carry a retractable 24ct gold straw...Its for the man who has everything..


There a lot of paranoia and speculation about this incident, but it could be
something or nothing, and who knows where she's been putting her mouth?..

that might give you thrush but very unlikely to put you in hospital seriously ill

Ha Ha. Very sensible. I even suck my grapefruit through a straw. Never know where it has been...

cynic..WHATEVER are you suggesting!! :D... She could be one of those people
who like kissing their pets on the lips..

Iturama, Yes They're a boon to personal hygene, mine has an intagrated pith filter
for occasions as fruit drinking..;)