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I've discovered the same cracking (is it the rubber perishing? That's what the dealer says it is) in a set of Nexen tyres I've got fitted to my car. about 4mm left, but I decided to get new tyres all round. Not Nexen this time.

I had a similar issue. The fault was diagnosed as a faulty glow plug. Replaced them all (just a few days ago) and all OK now. Hope so, anyway, as I haven't used the car since...

Late coming in to this, but my problem (on E320 cdi) was glow plug light came on as normal and I started the engine after it went off. But about 10 seconds later it came on again - engine running normally - and stayed on for about 45 seconds, then went off permanently. This was when engine was...

Many thanks! I've replied separately (hope it worked!) to avoid boring everyone else!! Richard

I invented online e-assessment and e-portfolios over 20 years ago. Loads more, but one thing for sure.. I have not lead a quiet life so far lol. Really interesting post. The only interesting thing I've had happen to me at an airport was sitting on a plane - business trip to Cyprus, or maybe...

Another one from me, from quite a long way in the past. I used to have a colleague called Paul Simon (no, not the singer). At about 6pm one evening my wife and I were coming out of South Kensington underground - it was pretty busy with lots of commuters around - when my wife nudged me saying...

Politics (or almost) again - I'd forgotten this one. Some years ago I was a middle manager in an organisation headed by Tessa Blackstone. She had a reputation for being decisive, direct and a little fierce. I met her on numerous occasions and can attest to that. But she was also charming, good...

Politicians: I was on the tube from Embankment to South Kensington on one occasion, and found myself looking directly at Michael Foot (I guess he got off at Westminster, but I don't remember). Eye avoidance again. I can't really blame 'them' for that, though: if you are in public life you...

Jools Holland? That reminds me... Years ago I was sitting in a pub in Deptford (the Duke) with a colleague after work when Jools Holland came in. I remember the pub being renamed temporarily as 'The Nail in the Heart', after the Squeeze song. Pub demolished now, as is my old workplace which was...

I remember my cousins having a wind up gramophone. We used it to play potters wheel with plasticine. Boy, were we in trouble!

Oh dear, I remember all that. Salt in little screws of blue paper in crisp bags too. At school, kids in the playground asking 'can I have your salt?' I sat my test and had to give hand signals... I remember my grandma and my aunt boiling the kettle by putting it directly on the fire - the oven...

I too used to smoke - not consistently; I was an occasional smoker. Tried to give up completely but never successfully until I tried vaping. Now I vape less and less, and I can see myself stopping completely. I now find the smell of cigarette smoke very unpleasant. I find I don't get out of...

There are special cements for Perspex: you could try googling for those. If I remember right, we used to use chloroform to 'stick' Perspex sheets together, but that was in a laboratory, where chemicals like that were easily available. If chloroform gets on the surface of the Perspex it will...

Hi folks I have an E320 W211 2009. A few days ago I noticed the offside rear passenger door's rubber seal that runs along the door edge had a split in the hollow tube part, about 3 inches long. This was at the top of the door, parallel with the run of the seal. There doesn't seem to be any...

Oops, sorry, double post. First attempt gave a message saying 'timed out?!

Reminds me of my mini countryman (1967). Portable battery radio on back seat with cable to external antenna clamped to rear sliding window. Station & volume had to be pre-selected before driving away. Worked OK though. That was back in 1974 / 1975. Then I gave up on the in-car radio thing: too...

Made me think of my old mini countryman (1967) - portable battery radio on back seat with a plug-in cable linked to an external antenna clamped to sliding rear window. Station and volume had to be pre- selected before driving! Worked OK though. That was back in 1974 / 1975.

I've got DAB: hardly ever listen to FM in the car now. Definitely worth it in my opinion.

We stayed in Stalham for a week this summer. I'd never been there before - really enjoyable and relaxing. Wandered about the North coast and spent a day in Norwich for a bit of retail therapy. Also hired a small motor boat for half a day - that was good: Mrs Orwic insisted on driving that boat...

I delayed replacing my old paper driving licence for years, mainly because (ok, call me paranoid) I had heard the same story of someone's licence getting lost, no record of it and having to retake the test. I had a certified copy done at a local solicitors office. Cost about £10 I think. Call it...