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For those wanting to boycott US products, it might be useful to consider a list of brands owned by Proctor and Gamble:- Ariel laundry detergent Crest toothpaste[4] Dawn dishwashing Downy fabric softener and dryer sheets Fairy washing up liquid Febreze odour eliminator Gillette razors, shaving soap, shaving cream, body wash, shampoo, deodorant Head & Shoulders shampoo Olay personal and beauty products Oral-B oral hygiene products Pantene haircare products Tide laundry detergents and products Vicks cough and cold products

When it went from £20 to £40, we started sharing a bin and increased our composting efforts. But £84 is just too much to bear. I can see this having unintended consequences.

For sure! It's seems like he is injecting Trump with steroids. Trump has got even more deranged ever since Vance became VP. Having read Hillbilly Elegy, I came to see where his insular , isolationist slant came from. But he's very bright , having graduated from Yale, but he is a dangerous individual with tunnel vision. He could be "the first" - that is the first VP to be assassinated. As for Trump, he can only face a rising tide of hostility from sacked government employees and mid-west farmers whose produce is subject to retaliatory import duties by China . Watch this space.

Yes, time to drain the swamp that is the White House.

So far 4 US presidents have been assassinated in office. What chances that DJT is the fifth? Ladbrokes have it at 9/4 that he will not make it to the end of his term. 9/4 seems good odds considering his bizarre behaviour.

Can someone suggest where I can get an A3 sized color photocopy done?

The Teslas seemingly will be armour plated versions of a model yet to be announced. Estimated cost is $400m!

Totally agree just as China will do now that we paying Mauritius to take Chagos off our hands.

I wouldn't go within 1000 miles of Musk. He is weird beyond imagination, manipulative and egotistical - just to mention 3 . His latest decision is to direct that new Teslas should be sent to every US embassy around the world to replace all other cars.

UK overseas aid money has been funding gender lectures in Kenya, poetry workshops in Colombian jails and shrimp research in Bangladesh. This could suggest that it time we had something similar to Musk's Dept of Govt Efficiency - without the Musk crackpot?

Bear in mind that most vehicle collisions result in front end damage and even minor collisions will destroy that sensor. Hence there is a thriving market for these (on Ebay ) going for circa £78 to those repair shops or private repairers who want to find a cheap replacement. Blame the manufacturers for sky-high parts pricing and the perps in our society who want to thieve rather than work for a living.

Can we get Trump to arrange a ceasefire here?

Avoid a private purchase on Autotrader or wherever UNLESS you know the tricks and scams of the used car market and are a competent vehicle scrutiniser. Believe me, the "private" seller market is a jungle for the unwary and inexperienced. There's lots of devious practices for the unaware and uninitiated. Trust me, I've been in the new/used vehicle market for 30 years. If you really want to buy private, the n tell the seller you will buy it subject to a thorough inspection by an AA or RAC engineer. If they don't agree then walk away, fast. As for auctions, that's even worse - especially with Copart where you never get to inspect the car "in the flesh". You have to work off their photos and descriptions which are rarely accurate. BCA and Mannheim auctions are the big auction houses and are better . It's where the used-car trade buy a lot of their stock. The trade buyers will spot a private buyer a mile off and will bid you up and dump you with an over-priced lemon so that you don't come back. Ex-Motability cars have a history of regular services and are well sought after. Consequently, they command a good price. CarGiant and some other outlets have a good percentage of ex-Mobility stock. Plus they check each car and so you have assurance. PS. I checked your link and could not find any ex-Motability cars there. There's quite a few high performance units such as Porsche Panamera and Jaguar I Pace.

Yes, Uber to CarGiant is easy and you can drive your "new" car back within 1 hour having paid by debit card and provided you have sorted out insurance prior.

To get the best price whether new or used car, a buyer is well advised to study the tactics to be used to counter the tactics used by the car seller. It's not just a matter of what to look for in terms of conducting a mechanical/visual inspection but also a matter of how to negotiate on price and extras. You may well be experienced and confident in these circumstances however many are not so I would highly recommend doing some preparation in advance. There are many Youtube videos that are most helpful in this regard. A quick search on you tube for, say, "How to buy a used car", "how to check over a used car" and "negotiate a car purchase" will provide many worthwhile tips. Also check out reviews on honestJohn.co.uk and better still, check for common problems with a particular model on user forums. Here's just a few to avoid:- Range Rover with 2 litre Ingenium engine( 2.2 is OK) Citroen C4 Cactus with 1.2 Puretech engine Ford Eco-Boost engine ( between 2013 -2017) Mini with petrol engine Kia 1.6 Mhev engine Anything with a wet timing belt Golf Mk5 with CCTA engine Honda Jazz can be prone to rust There's more that could be mentioned but these stick in my mind. If need any help just send me a PM Based on your requirement to load a mobility scooter, I'd suggest something like a Vauxhall Zafira 1.6. VW Turan.

I'd recommend CarGiant - big selection. Bought 3 cars from them for family members. The first I still have after 22 years.

As a vehicle vehicle design engineer, I would suggest going further towards the trolley bus arrangement with a pantograph connecting to overhead wires on bus lanes, such as on straights running up to and including traffic lights, so allowing more time to recharge whilst in transit. This would be preferrable to charging from structures that have to be activated by the driver.

Nah, the lines are applied hot and cool down quickly so the trucker didnt have to wait more than 5 minutes. The good news is that the owner drove the car away around 5pm without a ticket.

Last week the started painting new double yellow lines along the EDG near the junction with DV. They could not finish the job as a car was parked there. It was there Monday thro' Friday. The contractors came back today with a hoist truck and lifted the car onto the back of the truck and I fully expected to see the truck drive off and take the car to the pound. .But no, the truck parked up further along and then the yellow lines were duly painted. With that job done the truck driver off-loaded the car exactly where it was previously. Isn't that gratifying Very gratifying. It's been there now for 3 hours and hasn't had a ticket.

To do it properly ie to get reasonable value you should be aware that there is a huge amount or work involved - photos write up, not to mention packaging etc etc. If you have lots of clothes and you are short of time then why not become community spirited and give them to a charity shop?

Getting the message "Windows will restart automatically" suggests that the probably was that a Windows update was involved. There was one about 2 weeks ago and another 3 days ago. At the initial stages of installing the downloaded update, the screen does go entirely blank for a short period. Could you have possibly switched it off and back again when it had such a blank screen? Having now got the message "Windows will restart automatically", you do appear to be making progress so I suggest you switch it back on and leave it uninterrupted like that for at least one hour. There is a good chance that if the update was in the early stages of installing the update, it will attempt to revert the install and then attempt the installation afresh. You have nothing to loose by letting it run for an hour. If nothing changes after then, try and do a "Safe Mode" restart.

Coming from LL direction there is no problem getting into TJHC

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How did you get on with trying to get into the BIOS?

On most Lenovos, one needs to press the F1 key repeatedly ( say at half second intervals) immediately the Lenovo logo appears. If the above does not let you in try press the Enter key at the Lenovo logo. There may be a press Enter to Interrupt message on the screen. This may cause the Startup Interrupt Menu to appear. Pressing F1 at the Startup Interrupt Menu will cause the computer to enter BIOS. Once you get in then you can see if the SSD is detected in the storage or boot section. Run any available diagnostics tools in the BIOS. If the SSD isn't recognized, it's likely failed or has a loose connection. Check for boot errors, If it says "No Boot Device Found" or something similar, then it means it cannot find the operating system on the SSD which probably means the is a major SSD issue The BIOS is a hyper-sensitive area so I suggest being careful about not changing any settings. To be safe, it is best to exit the bios by not saving any changes if you are in any doubt