Recent content by EpsomWolf

No, sure, I didn’t think you did. I’d imagine no one knew that Specsavers were registered in a tax haven either. Given the very topical subject (especially on here) of tax evasion and the horror with which it is viewed, I wonder if anyone will put their money where their mouth is now they...

Tongue in cheek comment that but did get me thinking and couldn’t resist a quick google. My High Street options: Specsavers, Eye test £25, OCT scan + £10, Head office tax-haven Guernsey Leighton options, Eye test £39. Comprehensive with OCT £99, Head Office Farnham, Surrey. Hmm.

Guernsey eh? Tax evading enablers the lot of you 😬

The guys in the cycling club who do the green laning are members of (I think) the South London and Surrey Trail Riders Fellowship. We come across green laners on the mtb trails now and again and it looks a right hoot. I recall them saying a light bike is best (they do seem to fall off in water...

What a terrific bike and a lovely personal gain there too. Have to have some pleasures and gains especially when it feels it’s all the other way at times and cost neutral is a right result. Nice one, enjoy. Not had a bike for about 5 years and still hanker for one but find myself holding fire...

Thanks Keef, will do.

I walk on Epsom Common twice a day, it’s mostly woodland with paths but I like to get off piste in the denser middle. There’s a bit of heath and a large pond/lake in the middle too so I suppose a bit of everything to cover all of the suggested preferred habitats. I did think about taking...

Yes, that picture is becoming increasingly clear, I’ll be going EV at the next switch. I’ll need some sort of weekend ICE fix which would likely be some sort of old-skool, uncomplicated thing - manual, lightweight etc etc, but as for the main motor it’ll be EV, modern ICE’s are just an expensive...

Birds sounded particularly loud today so did a longer Merlin recording and picked up a good few species I’d not heard before. Never sure how precise the App is and time of year maybe, but hopefully our man-in-the-know Keef can shed some light on the likelihood of the new ones being accurate...

No choice other than to bite the bullet and order a 2nd key to replace the one that was lost, £471 supplied, programmed and ready to go sir. Ok we’ve moved on a bit from starting a Ford Cortina with an old coat hanger but come on. And apparently that’s not even hugely expensive by modern...

Lovely summary of the current situation from the wonderful Harry Metcalfe. How, why, the winners, the losers and where we go from here.

You’re fortunate with the trains, it’s the complete opposite here. I doubt there’s 5 consecutive days where there are no cancellations or delays and I often get a call for a rescue mission to another station where she’s had no choice but to take an alternative line. The driving on the other hand...

Did some number crunching over the weekend around the wife’s commuting and viability of using a cheap EV and was quite surprised at the results. Currently cycle > train > cycle, takes about 50 mins total (roughly same as if driving (11 miles)), cost £11pd (say £220 pm, £2500-ish pa allowing for...

Interesting watching how all of this plays out and the only surprising thing is people are surprised. Can see legislation chopping and changing faster the Donald Trump’s overseas policies when trying to fight unintended consequences while keeping the activists happy and revenue streams at the...

Good Lord. I was just reading about that on the news. Truly shocking. Awful for you all. Very best wishes to you all LJ