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This sounds like a proportionate, sensible and balanced approach, and catches perfectly the need for responsibility as well as rights, as well as thinking about what is needed, and what is accepted by the general public. But the problem is that a retailer has to actually look at the person...

Totally agree. I'm seeing a lot of strawmen on this thread, where people are conjuring up fantasies of 'knife carry licences', etc. Yes, pretty much anything could in theory be used as a weapon, but as someone so rightly pointed out, schoolchildren dont go to school armed with nine irons, etc...

Have a look on frequent flyer forums, cabin crew websites, etc - a quick Google will bring up some, but Flyertalk is a start, as is Pprune http://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-219518.html. Thats useful because cabin crew etc have to do it as a job, so their luggage has to be sturdy...

Yes, thats the 6400. I hate the PQI number that Samsung use now for their panels, but if you look at the Samsung website, the 6100 is 1300 PQI, the 6200 (curved) is 1400, and the 6400 (a bread and butter decent set) is 1500 PQI. More PQI (again, awful phrase, as is CMR, etc). Better still is...

To be fair, its now very difficult to buy a decent set without it being smart. At the low end there might be a smart/non smart version, but increasingly, its standard. And of course you were never really paying just for the smartness - your always paying for the better panel. Same went for 3D -...

I sell TV's part time, and we always say the same thing - use a monitor as a monitor and a TV as a TV. You can get a 30in or thereabouts 4K monitor, and it will work very well for gaming, etc. Its designed to be very close to you, have the inputs you want, etc. A TV, less so. Yes, you can...

I tend to use this website first: http://www.addall.com/ Although it is US based, you can do a search for any book for any shipping destination, and will search loads of suppliers for books, including Abebooks and Amazon, and will include shipping. Almost 25 years ago, I ordered what seemed to...

I understand that farmers also have a relatively high instance of suicide. The first four isn't totally unexpected. They are all potentially highly stressful occupations, where even the training is one of constant stress and the need to attain new skills, etc rapidly. There are social...

Mine fell apart within two weeks of just walking around town - never again. I think they now own gelert as well. Considering the amount of cheapish gear around from the likes of Go Outdoors, Decathlon, etc, why bother? I even hate SP shops - some of the most miserable retail experiences out...

Yes Even a GP will have gone to medical school for at least 4 years, followed up by 3 years of training to become a GP. They will probably have done rotations during their training on the wards, including A & E, and have to keep up with the journals, refresher courses, extra exams, etc. I...

Excellent advice. The idea that you should carry a knife openly just because you think the law is silly is the sort of attitude that gets people in the cells. I keep seeing those TV shows where stupid people decide to argue/be aggressive with police officers for no other reason than they are...

Has it really gone up? Firearms offences now have a much wider definition than they used to. The 2006 Act means that offences with an air pistol or possibly using a fake firearm can be classed as 'gun crime'. And a lot of the weapons recovered from criminals are not Browning HiPowers - they...

But it might not be your name, address or credit card. On the internet, nobody knows your a dog. If you go to a shop, then the staff can look to see your age, perhaps your state of mind and possibly ask for ID. Your face might even be recorded on CCTV. And most people would pay by card. In...

These? http://www.gapyeartravelstore.com/flight-covers-protectors/

Other places to try apart from the above are TK Maxx, the regular specials at Lidl/Aldi, plus Go Outdoors. Aldi ski gloves are really decent anyway, and for the money you cant go wrong. Look at Ellis Brigham as well - they have regular sales and have a big ski section. Hikers dont bother with...

I meant the Vango, and the Alpkit. GSI probably makes their own, although you'll pay a bit extra. I'd like some GSI when I can afford it!

I recommended them as well - good price for Fire Maple (rebadged), and a useful set. Same for the Alpkit. Try actually practically cooking with mess tins - they don't really work, or at least all that well. OK for heating up water or sloppy stuff like stew, but more than that you start to have...

To some extent, one follows the other - if you want it to very comfortable and small packing, you'll need to spend money. But a decently comfy mat should cost that much - your local Go Outdoors should be able to come up with something, or have a look around at online sales. Personally, I think...

Thanks for the info. When I bought my 453, I got the package with 2x 3ah batteries, because I suddenly realised that the batteries by themselves were the biggest cost. The drill itself is fine, and better than I had before. I've a cheapo Draper corded drill for masonry, but an impact driver is...

I'm curious, since I own a 453, and the OP has just bought a 459 - are they reasonable value for money? I found this explaination of the different series https://www.its.co.uk/blog/buying-guides/what-makita-drill-to-buy-2014/ - my 453 is fine for 'light' work (it depends what you mean by light)...