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Lovely, how many days was your trip in the end?

The gravely lay-by with the quad looks familiar.

I'm gutted that a work project had essentially fucked me over this year, with regards to a trip to Wales or Scotland :x


Loch Sgamhain on the A890 near Strathcarron.

The trip started as a ...

Reputation? I thought so but maybe you know otherwise 😄


I've found them to be very hard taskmasters about what they will and won't cover in some circumstances... insisting things are returned to NHS or self paid etc.


Interesting. In my case they’ve gone back on a pre-authorisation.


I ...

I’m fairly sure I am getting shafted by NFU mutual and I’m not really sure why.

£174 a month.
From gocompare the median is about £70 with outliers £45 to £140.

I’m 41, been driving since 17. Nothing on driving licence.
No-fault accidents 11 and 3 years ago. At fault 5 years ago (but I had NCB ...

I’ve been arguing with BUPA today so even insurers who have a good reputation can be arseholes.


Do they?

Reputation? I thought so but maybe you know otherwise 😄


I've found them to be very hard taskmasters about what they will and won't cover in some circumstances... insisting things ...

Embarking on bookshelf phase II. The previous phase involved a sliding ladder to access the higher echelons of bookshelf and as Mrs Newt is not big on height I think we will need something likewise

Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2026 9:31 pm I’ve been arguing with BUPA today so even insurers who have a good reputation can be arseholes.

Do they?

Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 20, 2026 9:23 pm Like SJ, Admiral. And my M5 is cheaper to insure than his

I have a vivid memory of being involved in an accident and being picked up within 45 minutes while the other party still being on hold to Admiral as I left…

Fabulous. I’ve been meaning to explore Dumfries and Galloway so I’ll find that road whenever I get up there.

My distillery visits were entirely different to yours, but in order (best to worst):
1. Laphroaig: both the most unspoilt feeling yet capable of coping with a couple of coachloads at once ...

What’s the current thinking on best provider for multi (2) car insurance?

The rental fell through so I did the journey in the Tesla - which actually given the single track roads, dubious overtaking opportunities and occasional mild off roading was not a bad situation to be in. The charging actually worked and I never found myself short of juice with 50kW stations dotted ...

That thing looks absolutely fantastic. Excellent purchase. And I bet it drives even better than it looks!

They're using a tarp for the bedsheets. A TARP.


many tarps. easy wipe.

excellent versatility for a variety of uses (subject to any necessary consents)
I guess they don't get much trouble with getting consent for a fine variety of uses


You say that...


https://www.lincolnshirelive.co ...

Well I'm thinking about how I had south now so I could pass through the borders on the way back.

The guy from Supercar Hire Scotland never came back to me so I think I will be doing this in the Tesla. Have mapped out charging points and it seems feasible.

Thanks everyone for suggestions!

I might be being ambitious but
Day 1 arrive Perth pm, Perth to Aberfeldy
Day 2 Aberfeldy to Glencoe for lunch, push on to somewhere on Skye in the afternoon (tbc where)
Day 3 explore a bit then Skye to Ullapool
Day 4 Ullapool to Ballater then Ballater to Perth

I ...

I'm planning on hiring from Perth in mid August.
Then I was going to press West to Fort William and Mallaig
Then head up to Uig
Then loop back inland to Inverness
Before heading up to Ullapool
Then probably a less eventful drive back to Perth

I was thinking of doing this over Monday to Friday (or ...

I'll be interested by the posts here. I was planning on renting a car in Perth and heading in a North Westerly direction myself, probably 2nd week in August.

On the other hand a medium roast natural process coffee is low bitterness, with almost a sweet and fruity complex flavour. So any bitterness is very obvious, as it simply shouldn't be there in the first place. This is the kind of coffee I make with my pourover.


I get my coffee from Silver Oak ...

Blimey Gav, what a relief! So pleased for you!

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 2:24 pm

Explosive Newt wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2026 10:55 am Anyway why is the intercooler running at night? Surely nothing needs to be inter-cooled at that point? Or did I misunderstand?

Simple eh ?

Bad input to the ECU seems the most easily fixable possibility.
New ECU a less happy thought.

@Explosive Newt

I'd missed the post where you said you were professor of cardiology

An area close to (forgive the pun) my heart

I've had issues with atrial fibrillation since my early 30s (now 55)

I've had numerous cardio versions and now 4x ablations (the last being a 4 hour procedure inside ...