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  1. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I'm sober because I don't drink alcohol, but I'd happily buy you a drink or three. .
  2. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    One way or another I think you are right. On the one hand a delay to article 50 could pave the way to remaining, the public so increasingly sick of the whole subject that they'll grudgingly accept that. Or on the other hand we'll end up with something like Norway, which is effectively being in...
  3. flecc

    Are Ebikes more or less vulnerable to theft than standard bikes?

    Over the years of this forum many members have had their e-bikes stolen while temporarily parked, so I'd say they are at least as vulnerable as ordinary bikes. Many others have had them stolen from gardens, sheds and garages, often without battery and always without charger and keys, so I don't...
  4. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I didn't watch but I'm pleased to learn this. Dimbleby and his interference with discussion was long overdue replacement. Just need to get rid of his equally loquacious brother from radio now. .
  5. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    This intent is over 25 years old and has NATO's approval: "In 1992, the WEU was given new tasks, and the following year the Treaty of Maastricht founded the EU and replaced the EPC with the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) pillar. In 1996 NATO agreed to let the WEU develop a European...
  6. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I think things things through successfully, unlike you. Of course I support the thread, I started it and it's the most successful thread in the history of this site! And it's over a third of the way to match the most posted thread ever in the Guinness Book of Records, with perhaps years of...
  7. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You didn't think that through, did you? All remainers couldn't do it, there wouldn't be anything for them to give Agrees or Likes to with only leavers posting. .
  8. flecc

    Attitudes of non-ebikers

    I just didn't see anything to be proud of, one aspect chance, the other a gift of birth. Neither due to any special effort on my part. .
  9. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    He's an obviously self declared Remainer who makes clear his opinions through other's words, without personally posting anything others can criticise or quote. A sort of wordless Twitter, that's clever. .
  10. flecc

    Attitudes of non-ebikers

    With cycling related stuff like the law, it's for two reasons. Firstly, since it was being in the trade from 1950 and the association with assisted bikes then. Secondly I have an eidetic memory for anything of importance or special interest to me, making accurate recall easy. So just chance...
  11. flecc

    Are you brave enough to eat flavoured crickets?

    Countries that routinely eat crickets and other insects don't powder or flavour them, they just lightly fry them. .
  12. flecc

    Back to the forum after 6 years

    Welcome back Waldey, I hope there'll be no more health problems stopping you e-biking. .
  13. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    True, steadily increasing year by year: Retail Sales YoY in the United Kingdom averaged 2.55 percent from 1997 until 2018 2018 is currently up on the last year, from 2.4% to 3.6%, but it has to be said that the annual increase is mainly that of inflation, so just holding its own. .
  14. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Switzerland isn't even in the EU anyway, and not one of those EU members extreme parties in anything like a winning position. When it comes to elections they suddenly seem to sag, the Netherlands, France and Italy showing that in recent years. Demonstrations and responses to pollsters on...
  15. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No-one has said that in reply to your post that we ridiculed, just your imagination running riot again. Every country in the world is facing those, neither the EU nor Germany is excluded. But Germany is better placed than almost any country to deal with them. If we go for No Deal you'll...
  16. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    That link has no relationship to what is being ridiculed about Zlatan's latest post. In any case, Viktor Orban is clearly either lying to seek populist advantage or a nutter suffering from delusions about a non-existent Muslim menace. As AK predicts, if he continues on this path, Hungary will...
  17. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Indeed, Boris Johnson and others also took this line that the EU would be eager to give us a good deal and that it would be easy to get. They completely ignored the EU telling them that any deal would have to be worse than remaining. Now that has happened they cry foul, saying the EU is...
  18. flecc

    battery life seems fairly poor for me about 4000 miles

    It is often very price dependent as you suspect, with age and/or number of charges being relevant. Many of the cheapest batteries even fail at two to three years or at best have considerably reduced ranges. Low usage can also harm them in some circumstances. Conversely the more expensive...
  19. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    What EU propaganda, I haven't seen any so how can I believe? As ever, your post is delusional, portraying what you'd like to be the situation rather than what is. Once again, the EU is not a country and does no business with us whatsoever. The EU has no ports, no airports, no factories, no...
  20. flecc

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Why this utter rubbish repeated again Zlatan? A 7% loss of all German exports to us isn't catastrophic, the equivalent 50% loss we will suffer if that came into play would be catastrophic for us. They can afford to lose us, we can't afford to lose all our EU business. Of course neither will...