Tiger 1057

Your wrong which is a sad indictment of the teaching profession!

Those were not the excuses used by the police! They refer to criminal intent. I suspect what you refer to are defences that he may have used if he was asked as to his actions but it never got that far.

Reminds me of the saying 'A friend in need is a friend indeed' He is clearly a gentlemen. Respect.

Well I know what I would do if it were my car and the farmer would be regretting his actions. As for the police, another typical cannot be bothered attitude and since when was criminal intent required to prove criminal damage? The press wonders why crime rates have fallen. If the police fail to record crimes then the numbers recorded will fall!

Lets be honest. Would anyone take any advice from anyone with a user name of 'Dairy Queen' and a boat named 'Mighty Cow'? Mad Cow or Queen may have been more appropriate

I am in 100% agreement with NMEA. When you need to deploy the anchor in anger is probably the worst time to find that it fails under load! Still I suppose a few quid saved will give someone peace of mind

I believe it has been shown that most domestic appliances are unlikely to fail within the first few years of their use (that doesnt mean that some won't). As you know most come with a 12 month warranty (except John Lewis who I think give 2 years and sometimes 5). Should the item fail after the 12 months I understand it is cheaper to pay for the repair rather than the cost of the insurance policy! I would never ever buy an extended warranty. As the OP has shown there is only one winner in this fixed game

How? It was he who reported the original thread!

We live in a strange old world. Boaters get the hump if people dump stuff in the canal thus polluting it but they are quite happy to pollute the air that we breathe! Now if the there was no smokeless fuel available I could understand.