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  1. Ian Key

    Chinese manufacturers

    The Devon pasty was invented in the 13th century for the rich and upper classes and the fillings were varied and indulgent, often containing venison, beef, lamb and seafood like eels, flavoured with rich gravies and fruits. It took the Cornish in the 1700s to nick the idea and downgrade the...
  2. Ian Key

    Chinese manufacturers

    You underestimate the number of factions in England. You've got the Yorkshire Lancashire divide, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire don't see eye to eye and as for the Devon Cornwall scone wars. In fact every county has a problem of some sort with its neighbours. The only things that unite us are...
  3. Ian Key

    Chinese manufacturers

    It's Derbyshire dialect. Ay-up me ducks - Hello my friends Stop ya scratin - Stop your crying ya mardi - you sulking/grumpy/easily upset boggers - as in buggers. In English folklore it's a word for a land spirit or mischievous household goblin.
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    Winter Tales

    My father used to tell the tale of helping the coal lorries from Heanor get across Morely moor to Derby power station in the winter of 1946 - 47. He was riding shotgun in one of the snowploughs and the snow across the top of the moor was 8+ feet high and although you could see where the road...
  5. Ian Key

    Chinese manufacturers

    Ay-up me ducks. Stop ya scratin ya mardi boggers
  6. Ian Key

    Cashing in my trophy points?

    Smoked?
  7. Ian Key

    MGS5 safety software fault - recall level problem? (reverse after hard stop; merged)

    The MGS5 only has rear wheel drive. Snow mode reduces the power to the back wheels so it's less easy to spin them and removes the regen so when you take your foot off the accelerator the car doesn't lock the back wheels. Beware OPD is not available in Snow mode.
  8. Ian Key

    New EV - advice please

    That's a good average of 65.4 miles per gallon. In my diesel Focus I was lucky to get 40 mpg on a long journey but only 28 mpg day to day.
  9. Ian Key

    Cashing in my trophy points?

    Money talks.... No offence intended.
  10. Ian Key

    Cashing in my trophy points?

    Mind you @tsedge has managed enlightenment by being un-categorised.
  11. Ian Key

    Cashing in my trophy points?

    Thank you. Most say I should be extinguished 😁
  12. Ian Key

    Might be of interest to those looking at energy storage

    Alvance British Aluminium in Fort William uses hydro-electricity from its own power plant.
  13. Ian Key

    Cashing in my trophy points?

    Upstanding member inserted between 2 and 3
  14. Ian Key

    Your day in 3 words.

    Grammar never wrong She's always right Oh sorry incorrect Read as grandma But take exception Being called pleb It's Mr Pleb 🤣
  15. Ian Key

    Chinese manufacturers

    England and Scotland have something in common.
  16. Ian Key

    Anyone else having issues with the app today?

    Mines working. Try unlocking and locking the car.
  17. Ian Key

    Might be of interest to those looking at energy storage

    Aluminium is the most common metal in the Earth's crust although if you include the Earth's core Iron takes that spot but it's not easy to access.
  18. Ian Key

    Is range anxiety finally defeated in England?

    Here's an EV charging map of the UK courtesy of Octopus Energy. Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex seem to be a bit sparse but I was surprised how well Wales is covered.
  19. Ian Key

    Snow mode

    Talking to my neighbour yesterday he said he'd seen an EV going up a local hill slipping and sliding all over the place and gave up half way up before turning round and going back down again. It turns out I had gone up the same road 5 minutes before hand taking it steady in Snow mode without a...
  20. Ian Key

    MGS5 Headlight deflectors required in EU?

    They are a flat beam but might be slightly higher on the nearside so I suggest you turn the headlight levelling adjustment to 3 to lower them. My brother's done that for years on his Volovo and I did it on my Ford Focus because you couldn't use the beam deflectors on that type of headlight...
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