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    Odyssey White Ice inserts

    My wife has an Odyssey White Ice V-line 2 ball putter which she loves. The face has developed a lump, so needs to be replaced. Does anyone know of a source for buying replacement White Ice inserts? The Odyssey website doesn't seem to have them. All the ones on eBay are black carbon fibre - my...
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    Upcoming live concerts.

    Yesterday my wife (the one who really wanted to go and see Fish) booked a golf holiday in Fuerteventura for February. Then she discovered that the Fish concert is while we'll be away 🤦 Tickets now for sale through Ticketmaster's system. Thank God she did it and not me!
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    Random Irritations

    The MSE guide that chellie pointed me at says that it's rare for your neighbours to get clobbered. (But it can happen, they mention an entire street getting uprated when the one person in a higher band challenged it!)
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    Random Irritations

    Interesting. I've always been advised that challenging your band is asking for trouble, but it appears that you can be successful. Every day is a learning day. That said, the guide on MSE does advise you to tread very carefully.
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    Random Irritations

    You never, EVER, want to prod the council about your rating band. There is no chance it will ever be reduced even if it's clearly too high. The only possibility is that it will be increased. Houses with extensions don't always get reassessed when they are sold. All you can hope is that it...
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    Seed SD-01 half price sale

    Played my first round with a wrong-un SD-01 today. (White, if that's relevant). Others have mentioned that they have a "clicky" sound. What confused me was that the ball I used sometimes sounded clicky and sometimes didn't. Could it be that they are more sensitive than other balls about whether...
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    Random Irritations

    Yes, my wife has that account. Definitely a good deal. But read the small print as there is a gotcha... It's her account and covers her in any car whether she's the driver or passenger. And it covers her car even if she's not in it. But it doesn't cover my car unless she's in it - so I've got...
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    Random Irritations

    But surely the boot in a Superb is so vast that you could easily carry spares for all four corners? :) My brother once had a 911 with a space saver. After getting a puncture and changing the wheel, he discovered there was nowhere in the car to put the full sized wheel he'd just taken off. What...
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    F1 2024

    I make a point of avoiding this thread until I've seen the race. Anyone who doesn't is asking for trouble and deserves little sympathy. As for the race (having now seen it)... Alonso seems to have returned to his old disingenuous ways, which is a shame because I've been warming to him the last...
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    All the cars you've had down the years

    Must have been around 1990 when the Sylva owners club and Cobra owners club shared a track day at Goodwood. I vividly remember being flat out in my Leader 400 (1700cc Kent engine) when a Cobra with Jag V12 went past me like I was in reverse. He spun off at the next corner 🤣
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    Golf Random Irritations

    Let me guess. PINS system spikes? Whoever designed that needs shooting. Before buying any shoes I check they don't use PINS.
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    Seed SD-01 half price sale

    Mine arrived yesterday. Haven't inspected them in fine detail but on cursory glance I'd say the vast majority have the green circle less than 1mm out of place. Some of them frankly look pretty much perfect.
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    The all things EV chat thread

    Surely the most disappointing thing is that a brand new multi million pound car park was totally destroyed as a result of one car catching fire. Wouldn't you think that such a facility should have systems in place to avoid that?
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    All the cars you've had down the years

    Passed test in 1975 in my mum's red Mini Early cars when young: Vauxhall Viva. Opel Ascona. TR7 roadster. (The TR7 gets a lot of flak, but it was a much better car than the fashionable MGB). TVR Taimar. TVR Tasmin roadster. Then regrettably a series of company cars: Vauxhall Cavalier Ford...
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    Golf Random Irritations

    And since you've had these shoes for 17 months, you'll find that getting the old spikes out will be a struggle. Be prepared to dig little bits of grit out of the locating holes with a bradawl. I've even been known to drill the holes out so the wrench can get some purchase.
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