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Ekona

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  1. Fifteen I believe. Second season has also unsurprisingly been confirmed now too.
  2. Ekona

    NHS

    Just a smack mind, not a grab. That would be harrassment or something.
  3. Funny, that was the line that jumped out at me as well. Ironically if you'd just put "laptop not working, no idea why, battery light comes on when charger is plugged in but no signs of life other than fans running intermittently, HDD has been removed as well" you might have been better off. I'd probably still argue anyway as you do clearly state that there's no sign of life and it won't turn on, but just be careful about what you write in ads in future. Remember that everyone looking is a scamming idiot, and you won't go far wrong.
  4. Ekona

    NHS

    You never told me you'd been drinking 9 litres a day! Bloody hell, that's insane. Especially with other drinks on top. 2-3L is normally plenty for an average person, isn't it? And if the Carry On films are anything to go by, all nurses like a cheeky smack on the bum.
  5. Ekona

    bye bye sti

    Maybe running in gently was the problem, never really gave the rings a proper chance to seal. Not that I'd have done any differently mind, always better to go with manufacturer advice since they're picking up the bill.
  6. I wouldn't offer him a penny. If it was sold as described (give us the link?) then that's his tough luck. Stand by your guns.
  7. He was locked up with the captain, Klingons knew about Discovery, not hard to make the leap that Mudd said he could help them get it? I get where you're coming from, and I do know that I've gone from hating it to loving it in one episode, but all the leaps of faith in this one just seem tiny compared to the last few episodes. Maybe a lot of it is just that I'm glad we're back to interesting one-off stories, rather than epic story arc that actually seemed to be going nowhere and getting more preposterous all the time. And Magic Space Bear is still ridiculous
  8. Ekona

    NHS

    Post natal abortion would solve a lot of the issues.
  9. A condition of the refund must be that the item is returned, but I wouldn't expect to see it in any usable condition sadly. Such is the bane of dealing with 'tards on eBay.
  10. Ekona

    NHS

    Bloody disabled, coming over here and stealing our cuppas...
  11. I'd fight it. Worse case eBay side with the buyer anyway, but you've nothing to lose by arguing your case. Make a factual statement and send it to eBay, it's not unknown that sellers do win these sometimes. It all comes down to how well the item was advertised really.
  12. Ekona

    NHS

    My family GP as a kid was an Indian chap called Dr Rashid, nicest guy I've ever met in the medical world. House calls were common back then after a day's work in the surgery, I remember him coming out to see me a few times when I was sick. We're only talking the late '80s here, so not exactly pre-war. I think Rabbitstew makes a good point, and he's not portrayed it in a racist way either. I don't feel particularly comfortable when the person treating me is speaking in such a strong accent that I struggle to understand it, regardless of colour of skin. That goes as much for doctors from Glasgow as it does for doctors from Ghana: Indeed, I struggle understanding the former much more, so heaven help me if I'm ever sick north of the border! Personally I couldn't give a fig where the person who is treating me is from, and they can all be from anywhere else for all I care. As long as the treatment is good and I can understand the treatment when explained to me, then I'm fine with that. That applies as much to anyone born in the UK as born anywhere else, which I think is reasonable enough.
  13. I fugure the Kligons let him out as he promised them he could get them the Discovery. And yeah, being able to bypass the computer system was never explained however since he can control time I guess he had many many goes to figure it out. The captain seems to be happy to let people suffer in the worst way rather than kill them: He left Mudd alone in the cell rather than shoot him for treachery, so it kinda makes sense that he figures having the FIL looking over him for the rest of his life is worse than death, especially when it seems that's the one person in the universe Mudd is afraid off. I agree about the spore drive info, however maybe that's a future story? Or maybe as we already know that it doesn't work properly by TOS then it doesn't really matter who finds out about it
  14. Finally saw ST:D s1e07 and it was brilliant! That's all I wanted, a proper standalone episode that didn’t mess around with existing canon. I’ve no issue with Magic Space Bear Man being able to remember stuff through time, no issue with Mudd being a bit clever, no issue with any of it at all. Could’ve done without Lady Mike being a bit weird all the time, but I’ve just accepted she’s a sh*t character. Nope, that was the first episode I’ve actuslly enjoyed watching rather than waiting for it to suck. More of that please.
  15. Ekona

    NHS

    There needs to be a balance, and I agree the US system is not one to aim for. On a basic level we should start charging people for missed appointments, that would certainly start freeing up the system more right at the very bottom.
  16. Ekona

    NHS

    Still can’t believe that paramedic was as much of a knob as he was. Utterly unforgivable. Its such a shame the NHS is seen as untouchable politically. Purely from a users point of view, it’s completely broken and desperately needs dismantling so it can be started again. Not in my lifetime though. The difference between public care and private care (where available, of course) is utterly shocking. I appreciate that many people will never be able to experience this, but private rooms and free tellybox and decent drugs on demand just makes the whole experience so much more bearable. If you do have any spare cash a month, instead of ploughing it into your car you could do a lot worse than take out private medical cover.
  17. Nah, it’s a cheapy Bronze Series one. Horrible thing to play as the balance is dreadful (much worse than an SG) and the pickups muddy, but it does still look cool so it stays.
  18. Ekona

    bye bye sti

    That's actually a precent decent statement, fair play to Subaru for issuing it. So did he put another 08/09 engine in it?
  19. Ekona

    bye bye sti

    The 2.5 engines aren't as strong as the 2.0 ones, but they're not that weak. What was wrong with the new engine after 7k miles? Was it modified at all?
  20. I really don't understand why they've made the whole thing so fussy, it just needed to be kept relatively simple and it would've been fine. Bloody Porsche listening to when people tell them all their cars look the same so they try and make them different and f*ck it up, grrr
  21. Probably, but then most single-make forums are. This place isn't as bad as some though! Personally I think the E92 in non-M guise is one of the best looking coupes of recent years. I'll counter that statement with the fact that, after having seen a few around now in different colours, the current 991 Turbo/S is an absolute dogs dinner of a car.
  22. Ekona

    bye bye sti

    Bizarrely I do too, it was actually more fun to drive than the current one as well. It was what made us want one, but couldn't stretch so ended up with our current beast.
  23. Oh is that an Autoexpress story? I recant my excitement then.
  24. Ekona

    Write Off

    Sorry to hear that fella, glad you’re okay though. Unless agreed for value your mods count for nothing, so you can ignore those. I’d be gathering evidence now and then knocking 10% off the advertised price, and that’s probably around where you’ll be ending up. Got any examples of the ads to link to here?
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