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Hi all... I'm after info/opinions re cycles please..... i'm looking to get myself a pushbike for general riding and exercise mainly. I'm (sort of) looking at the Carrera's that seem to be only available from Halfords. But then looking on Gumtree and ebay there seem to be 'other' makes come up...

so..... just having a look around..... how about one of these for cutting logs to length first..? http://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-fatma ... tid=320770 or is that a tad on the coarse side :wink:

so..... try a wood 'grenade' at about a tenner first..... (hammer) and if i dont get on with that, and if funds permit, then a fangled hydromolontic thingy :lol: (i can feel a birthday pressie coming on :wink: )

Hi guys.... Quick question.... as i've never had to do it before.... whats the best way to split logs.? Cut them to a manageable (to suit the fire) length and then spilt.... but best to do it 'green' (just felled) or let it season..? And are these log splitters i've seen any good/value for...

Thanks Pete..... yes it was backed up just recently as i/we managed to sync it to her itunes account, so we'll try that first. Nick

Hi.... on behalf of a friends daughter.... She has an aging iphone4 which up until yesterday was working just fine. Went to bed Sunday night with approx 50% battery life. Woke the next morning and it was virtually flat.... 2 or 3 % only. Put it onto charge and all it did (is still doing)...

Remember also that a tablet is not the same as a pc, in as much as they have different functionality. A pc will do anything you want, but a tablet is primarily a browsing device, the same as a phone is.

Hi guys, Had a friend ask me to do some searches for her son. He's thinking of buying a pick-up truck to be able to lug his stuff around in (he's an employed landscape gardener looking to go out on his own... eventually) I've had a quick look on a couple of the more well known 'comparison'...

We left Sky and went back to Virgin.... Was paying nearly £70 a month to sky for some great tv (no sport or films tho), but crappy b/band. We decided that paying double the amount it cost to insure BOTH cars for a whole year was just plain stupid..! Like i said we went back to Virgin and now...

@Ian.... yes of course you're right =D> I managed to get my Mtrs Sq and Sq Mtrs mixed up.... #-o Rooms approx 2mtr x 2mtr but you have to take out the airing cupboard (accessed from landing) plus a couple of other boxed in areas too. so in all a smidge under 3 Sq Mtrs I also tried...

Hi guys Had a visit from a bro-in-law this afternoon who tells me they're going to have they're bathroom redone... Baring in mind they're all electric, they said they're going for a 1kw Dimplex APL100 wall heater.... http://www.snhtradecentre.co.uk/fires-f ... tAodL0EARg The bathroom is...

Hi Artie They're also Makita's..... the red bottomed ones (as opposed to the black bottom in the pic above) the number PA14 seems to ring a bell... Used and used and used them... and still going strong..! (hammer) (hammer) Nick

Hi Pete... Yeah.... i've got 6 batts & 2 chargers 2 x NiCad 1.5(?)Ah 2 x NiMh 3.0 Ah 2 x NiMh 2.8 Ah 2 x 1414F chargers The NiCad's must be coming on for 9 or 10 years old and still going strong. The 2.8Ah's are fairly new, 18 months maybe The 3.0Ah's not sure of age, but came with the...

Hi guys... Can anyone help with a 3.0 AH 14.4v makita batt that i've got that has suddenly decided to tell me its 'broken'...? I put it onto charge on Saturday and after only 5 mins it displayed *charged*.... so i thought very strange, unplugged it - plugged back in and it then displays...

My heart goes out to you.... i lost my mum just last summer. She was 80 but had a 'good innings'.... bringing up 7 kids in a 3 bed council house, and even took in foster kids for a while... :shock: :shock: all home cooked food, hand made clothes, and a bloody good whack round the ear...

Yes we have wifi.... and i've got a couple of ethernet plug-in adapters too (due to a few poorer wifi spots) But why wifi...? surely any software updates would come via the satellite dish..? or is it for 'pay-per-view' type channels..? i.e. video/film streaming etc..? The young lad in...

Hi guys.... We're looking at getting a PVR device (that's a personal video recorder to you and me :lol: ) and have narrowed it down to the Humax range of Freesat models. 'she' wants to be able to watch tv, pause tv, record tv, catch up tv, eat tv, sleep tv, blah blah blahhhhhh.... i'm sure...

Hi John.... they do look lovely, but think you maybe misunderstood..... do you sell the made-up blanks to enable us turners to make our own pen (i.e. as a 'kit' etc..?) (hammer) (hammer) Nick

Like muchly.....!!! =D> =D> =D> Want want want.... are you selling them..? Would love one of the 2 piece kits..... will they do either a large gents pen kit or the slightly smaller classic pen kit..? Nick

Hi guys..... Anyone out there had any experience of dealing with Spark Energy..? Friend of mine lives in a private rented house. When she moved in she was switched over to Spark without her knowledge or consent. Constant harassment for payment of bills etc. She noticed that her last bill (in...