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Juan Kog

permanently grumpy
There seems to be a lot of agro in the news about E10 petrol. Has anyone noticed any differance in fuel consumption while using it ?
I topped up a few days ago but never even noticed if that's what it was. For the minuscule miles I do these days, I doubt I will notice.
I would definitely notice a difference if I put E10 petrol in my car . It has a Diesel engine :laugh:
 

Mo1959

Legendary Member
I would definitely notice a difference if I put E10 petrol in my car . I has a Diesel engine :laugh:
A guy I worked with did that on the way in to work. Turned up in the car park with flames shooting out his exhaust and the car making a horrendous noise! :laugh:

In fact, if I remember correctly he struggled to actually turn the engine off. I think he had to get it picked up and drained.
 
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Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
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A guy I worked with did that on the way in to work. Turned up in the car park with flames shooting out his exhaust and the car making a horrendous noise! :laugh:

In fact, if I remember correctly he struggled to actually turn the engine off. I think he had to get it picked up and drained.
I have a friend, who over the years has put diesel in a petrol car and petrol in a diesel :laugh:
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
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ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
As usual, I am more tired after sleeping than I was at 04:30 before! :wacko:

It seems that about 80% of us either go to bed very early and can't sleep, or very late and can't wake up! This gloomy time of year only makes things worse, and for me that sometimes means only getting a few hours of daylight.

I watched an old one last night. I think at least another three popped off! :laugh:
That [Midsomer Murders] is another one of those programmes that have been shown for years but I have never watched. Murder She Wrote is another one. People are amazed that I haven't, but then I discover that they have never watched (or sometimes even heard of) some of my favourite hit shows like Hill Street Blues, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, House MD, NYPD Blue, and so on.
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
As usual, I am more tired after sleeping than I was at 04:30 before! :wacko:

It seems that about 80% of us either go to bed very early and can't sleep, or very late and can't wake up! This gloomy time of year only makes things worse, and for me that sometimes means only getting a few hours of daylight.


That [Midsomer Murders] is another one of those programmes that have been shown for years but I have never watched. Murder She Wrote is another one. People are amazed that I haven't, but then I discover that they have never watched (or sometimes even heard of) some of my favourite hit shows like Hill Street Blues, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, House MD, NYPD Blue, and so on.


Loved hill street blues. House Md became very same old same old and boring. His character was depressing alllllll the time.
Never fancied any of the others
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Loved hill street blues. House Md became very same old same old and boring. His character was depressing alllllll the time.
Never fancied any of the others
I am watching HSB again one last time on All4. It is a little bit dated now but it is interesting to see how influential it was.

House DID become a bit silly and repetitive but I enjoyed it so I put up with the duff episodes. They probably should have cut it down by a couple of seasons. Same for HSB, actually. IIRC, it peaked around seasons 3-5 but then started to lose its edge. I can't remember if I ever stuck with it to the end. I watch 1 episode a week so it will take me to next summer to find out!

ColinJ I’m not making light of your sleep issues, but with your lack of daylight are you taking a vitamin D tablet .
I do, and virtually everybody who doesn't live within the tropics should, at least in the winter.

Unless you are very careful to get a lot of vitamin K2 in your diet (99% of westerners do NOT!) you should combine D3 with K2. NOTE K2 is NOT the same thing as K! Very few people have a K deficiency.

If you had a K problem you would effectively become a haemophiliac.

A K2 deficiency can lead to osteoporosis, bad teeth, heart attacks, strokes, cancer etc.

So, I have been taking K2/D3 for years. I suggest that all of you do too!
 
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