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by yorkshirewolf
Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:52 am
Forum: Finance
Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Replies: 153
Views: 58990

Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.

I agree that cash seems to be becoming a dirty word, and it doesn't help when you have idiot politicians saying that people who use a legal currency as a form of payment are 'bad citizens' Of course we all know that what they're getting at is the cash-in-hand and gig economy and the tax it avoids, w...
by yorkshirewolf
Sat Jul 15, 2017 12:35 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Replies: 153
Views: 58990

Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.

Visa has a strong vested interest and it's not in the article, more people will run up credit card debt and be enslaved to paying back at fairly high interest rates, if you haven't got a great deal of money, it's a trap many will fall into , they know this, they make billions worldwide as a result ...
by yorkshirewolf
Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:05 am
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: Solar help needed.
Replies: 19
Views: 15255

Re: Solar help needed.

The problem with 12v systems is that whenever you run anything of high ampage it smashes the batteries, wether directly 12v or through an inverter. It's doable to run household lights on a 12v system, wether solar or through converters, and you can certainly use 12v to charge or power most technolog...
by yorkshirewolf
Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:21 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: Solar help needed.
Replies: 19
Views: 15255

Re: Solar help needed.

Cheers for that. :) Not sure I want the strip lighting, it's all in my head atm :shock: :lol: I'd actually avoid the rolls of led strip, it looks bright but would be rubbish to light a room, and it uses a lot of power for what it is. For fancy bling and show vehicles, great, but not for emergency o...
by yorkshirewolf
Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:56 pm
Forum: DIY and Handicrafts
Topic: Solar help needed.
Replies: 19
Views: 15255

Re: Solar help needed.

I might be able to help a bit, i've worked on camper vans and caravans so have installed a bit of led lighting on solar. Firstly, how big is the room and how high are the ceilings? most 12v led bulbs/strips are very bright but the light fades from about a metre, so it's great in small spaces but not...
by yorkshirewolf
Mon Jul 03, 2017 8:45 pm
Forum: Finance
Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Replies: 153
Views: 58990

Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.

Obviously all the drug dealers across Sweden and every other country won't be going to the government and telling them what their turnover is, what percentage is cash and how they're doing their transactions! . Maybe an unforeseen side effect will be a reduction in drug dealers if they can't use or...
by yorkshirewolf
Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:27 am
Forum: Finance
Topic: Another little step towards a cashless society.
Replies: 153
Views: 58990

Re: Another little step towards a cashless society.

From what it was saying it seems cash is now used in less than 2% of all transactions and is predicted to disappear by the early 2020's . This is a bit like when they say that the crime figures are down, maybe reported crime is down, because people know full well there's little point these days in ...
by yorkshirewolf
Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:47 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Canvas Belt
Replies: 8
Views: 2983

Re: Canvas Belt

The viper ones are good, i use them to tie the dogs to when out running with them.

Spare buckles are available too.
by yorkshirewolf
Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:29 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Car bag with knife
Replies: 8
Views: 2177

Re: Car bag with knife

I doubt you'll have any problems if, as everyone says, you have the right attitude and don't go waving it about. I'm a bugger for going home with my work knife clipped to me, the place i work at carpet lines vans so it's one of those folding stanley-knife types, never had any issues with either bein...
by yorkshirewolf
Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:41 am
Forum: Homes and Retreats
Topic: Scenario...
Replies: 13
Views: 5740

Re: Scenario...

I doubt it would ever get that bad that gangs of youths will be kicking down doors in suburbia - unless they knew there was something worth going for perhaps. We live in an area where a mile up the road we have some very nice posh houses- several have top-end Audis, Porsches etc, yet a mile or so do...