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    At what point do you sell your car?

    I am lucky if a battery lasts more than 3 years so those figures are fantastic and maybe you are right not to believe this reprogramming story.
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    At what point do you sell your car?

    I know on my 2017 Audi when I replaced my old battery I had to have the computer reprogrammed to tell the alternator that a new fresh battery had been installed. There is a battery management system in the vehicle which increases the alternator’s charging rate as a battery ages and degrades...
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    At what point do you sell your car?

    In theory that should have resulted in a much shortened life for the new battery. The alternator would be overcharging it as if it was still an old, weakened battery. If it has lasted 7 years, that is amazing.
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    245 more companies shut down in South Africa

    Thabo Mbeki recently publicly admitted that the ANC has always regarded private business as their greatest enemy which goes a long way to explain their intense hostility to and lack of support for business.
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    ANC is chasing South Africa’s most iconic company out of the country

    As Thabo Mbeki publicly admitted recently, the business sector and capitalism have always been the ANC’s greatest enemy. This clearly explains the myriad of laws, policies and regulations that are hostile and damaging to business.
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    Western Cape High Court to decide on Cape Union Mart's interdict against PSC

    Interesting documents. Looks like the famous / infamous Marc Rich played an important role in ensuring we had access to oil back in those dark days.
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    Medical Aid Comparison & Selection Wizard

    This is a very useful comparison tool. I wonder if there is any way of finding out each scheme's tariff or scheme rates. Most of them state that their in-hospital and specialist benefits are based on a multiple of their tariff rates but it is impossible to work out exactly what that means in...
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    What was your school motto?

    Robor et Dignitas - Strength and Dignity
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    City Power defends high fixed charges for residential postpaid customers

    In Knysna I am being charged a basic fee of R 1 435 pm for a 3 phase 60A supply. Back when the DA ran the town it was around R1 000 pm so is not something new that the current ANC coalition has dreamed up.
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    Goodbye Cape Town – South Africans are semigrating to these coastal hotspots

    “ The cure for high prices is high prices”.
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    Aircon insights

    I had this same airconditioner installed at my home a few months ago. So far I am impressed. It is effective at cooling a room of about 20sqm which has large windows and receives a lot of afternoon sun. The outdoor compressor is much quieter than my older Samsung units. As I live at the coast I...
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    What's a good daily sunscreen?

    My skin specialist recommends Cetaphil as the most effective sunscreen product to use.
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    Blasts witnessed across Venezuelan capital amid US campaign targeting drug cartel

    Well done to the USA. More countries, South Africa very much included, should be doing a lot more to protect their citizens against the infiltration of deadly drugs and the activities of vicious criminals. As usual the ANC sides with the criminals and heads of state who don’t give a damn for the...
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    Ceiling insulation heat reduction etc

    I recently installed 150mm Isotherm and Sisalation (silver foil) in a very hot West facing room. It has definitely made a difference. However a lot of heat still enters via the West facing windows though. My thermal camera has measured temperatures of the glass and aluminium frames of up to 50...
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    Tips for Garden Route in December

    In Knysna there is the viewpoint at the Knysna Heads with spectacular views over the estuary and ocean. Bollard Bay on Leisure Isle is a great place to take young kids. Fisherman’s Walk along the cliff tops in Brenton-on-Sea as well as the long stretch of beach between Brenton and Buffalo Bay...
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