6 hours ago, mjt said:

Even the engine was unusable and had to be replaced.

Triggers broom 🤣

I have just watched a recent episode of Car SOS, on doing up a old VW Polo G40, the one with a supercharger. I use to love this car in the day and they made a fabulous job of it.

However I was genuinely saddened on the closing credits to learn that it's new proud owner had recently passed away (2025). He had stage 4 cancer, and came over as such a positive guy. Made the episode all the more poignant...

I'm a self confessed F1 fan, and have just watch the new Brad Pitt F1 movie. Must admit that after 10 minutes, I had doubts I'd see the end, but I persevered. Glad I did, it certainly warmed up and turned out to be a very enjoyable movie. I don't think you even have to be an F1 fan to like...

Well, end of an era! I have had a streaming app on my FireStick for 15+ years which enabled me to watch pretty much anything. The last 2 weeks has seen a warning message from Amazon stating that the app will soon be disabled. Today they carried out their threat and disabled the app as well as 3 others I used as back up.

Oh well, got 15 years of great viewing, can't complain... 😪

3 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

Well, end of an era! I have had a streaming app on my FireStick for 15+ years which enabled me to watch pretty much anything. The last 2 weeks has seen a warning message from Amazon stating that the app will soon be disabled. Today they carried out their threat and disabled the app as well as 3 others I used as back up.

Oh well, got 15 years of great viewing, can't complain... 😪

Just get an android TV box and log back in👍

6 minutes ago, DaveT70 said:

Just get an android TV box and log back in👍

A friend just suggested that. Currently above my tech knowledge but I'll ask Mr Google and see how to do that. Had to subscribe to NetFlix to watch rest of Stranger Things 🤣

15 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

A friend just suggested that. Currently above my tech knowledge but I'll ask Mr Google and see how to do that. Had to subscribe to NetFlix to watch rest of Stranger Things 🤣

Just the same as setting up on a firestick

1 hour ago, DaveT70 said:

Just the same as setting up on a firestick

Watched a couple of YouTubes, look super complex to me LOL Difference between 'certified' and 'uncertified' android box maybe?

Drop the Dead Donkey.

First broadcast at the time of the first Gulf War, Repeated at the time of the second Gulf War, so gags about Bush Snr could be applied to Bush Jnr.

Currently being repeated - third Gulf War currently in progress......... Perhaps it should be banned !

But still very funny, even at the third viewing, with Haydn Gwynne (RIP) another good reason for me to watch !

I'd recorded Secret Service based on the novel by ITV newsreader Tom Bradby when the series was shown last month.

I'd held off watching it as some of the reviews weren't great at the time ("far fetched", etc) but watched the lot yesterday. Given recent events like Mandelson's non-vetting, various shady connections to Epstein and Russian oligarchs, etc, and the current leadership machinations, I thought it now seemed spot on! They do say a week's a long time in politics!

Did anyone see Bangers & Cash this week? (Think it's a new one). They bought a Mk6 Fiesta ST150. And had it restored by Pumaspeed.

Brought back some nice memories, even the same colour as mine was! And the same raspy engine note with a Miltek exhaust. 😁

I did feel old seeing how rotten it was underneath though, and the fact it was old enough to be considered for a restoration on an old car show. Then realised it's exactly 10 years since I owned mine!

2 hours ago, TomsFocus said:

Did anyone see Bangers & Cash this week? (Think it's a new one).

Missed that one. I have great difficulty working out which is/isnt a repeat. The programme guides only usually seem to have (R) for the main channels.

You're obviously having to come to terms with relativity. The long summer holiday seemed to stretch for ever when I was a kid, now its the blink of an eye!😀

Vastly different topic but I spotted an obit in the paper yesterday for a former (and much liked and respected) boss. I was shocked to find he was 90+, it seemed like only yesterday when we worked together!

56 minutes ago, Eric Bloodaxe said:

Missed that one. I have great difficulty working out which is/isnt a repeat. The programme guides only usually seem to have (R) for the main channels.

You're obviously having to come to terms with relativity. The long summer holiday seemed to stretch for ever when I was a kid, now its the blink of an eye!😀

Vastly different topic but I spotted an obit in the paper yesterday for a former (and much liked and respected) boss. I was shocked to find he was 90+, it seemed like only yesterday when we worked together!

The new ones are on Yesterday (the channel!🙄) at 8pm on a Thursday. Then repeated again at 8pm on the Saturday.

This is the Fiesta one if you have any method of streaming.

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