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The Ham, Egg and Chips Project
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The Ham, Egg and Chips Project
"In 2014, armed with some Gloucestershire Old Spot pigs and a nineteenth century walled garden, we launched the ‘Ham from Ham Project’. The aim – to make the finest ham for our “Ham, Egg and Chips”. We had a lot of fun and the ham and pork was amazing. Being involved at every stage was so important to us. Knowing that our pigs were happy with room to exercise and root around. Knowing they were fed on a traditional diet of apples and whey. Knowing they were killed humanely without stress. Knowing the meat was butchered ourselves and the ham was properly cured. Carrying out all aspects ourselves gave us unrivalled confidence in the quality of the meat we were producing."
What's not to like about that!
Hayes Brake Calipers - Pin Corrosion
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On putting new pads in my brakes part of the process requires removal of the circlip and pins to get the pads out.
A very fiddly process. The circlip is very small and has a tendency to want to fly.
However I noticed very worryingly the steel pins had corroded. And when the corrosion was removed with brake cleaner and a nylon tooth brush the grove in the pin was too large to hold the circlip!!
As you can see on the left hand pin above(the used pin) it has an enlarged slot for the circlip. It is so large the circlip just falls off and you therefore need to use a new pin.
However my concern is around the fact that this probably means the circlip was only held in place by corrosion. This doesn't seem a very good design idea nor a very safe construction. BMW have no interest in this problem.
TCX Infinity Evo GoreTex Boots
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TCX Infinity Evo GoreTex Boots
Overall Impressions
- Sturdily built
- Nice detailed features
- Metal boot links
- Michelin rubber sole
- GoreTex lining for trustworthy waterproofing
Using a Sat Nav to follow a route planned previously
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Using a Sat Nav to follow a route planned previously
1. Make sure you know the route and major stops and way points.
Knowing the route helps with navigation considerably.
I know the sat nav is there to help with the route, but it only helps.
All sorts of things happen that mean a knowledge of the route is significantly helpful.
For example if you take a wrong turn "because the sat nav told you to", knowing the route and reading the road signs prevents such mis-haps. Additionally the frustration of a missed via, with the sat nav constantly navigating you back to the missed via can be more easily idendified and circumvented if you know the route.
2. Do not just follow the route on the sat nav blindly as it may have re-souted and taken you off the planned route.
Sat navs are most useful if things change as they will reroute and find the "best" oute to the next via/ way point.
However if you do not notice the reroute and are just following the route on the screen blindly you will not be surprised to find that no matter which road you take it will always be on "the route". However of course this isn't the planned route and may be missing a fantastic road or scenin route.
3. Ensure your options are set the same as the person who plotted the route.
Not everyone places enough way points on their route to ensure that the route will be identical on different sat nav models, even from the same manufacturer.
In fact the same route placed on different models of sat nav from the same manufacturere will more than likely give different routes.
To give the sat nav the best chance of plotting the same route make sure all options and avoidances are the same.
For example options might be
- Fastest Route
- Shortest Route
- Twisty Route
Avoidances might be
- Motorways
- Cross country