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Pigmy Pony
16-06-2018, 14:01
Theresa May admonishing Sir Christopher Chope on his 'no' vote:
"Really Christopher, you've let the side down, I don't know what you were thinking. If this government is to survive, we need to show a united front on important issues such as this. And it's no good just staring at the floor, look at me when I'm talking to you! Wait a minute, I've a text message coming through, it just says 'carpets and curtains', what on earth does that mean?"
Pigmy Pony
20-06-2018, 06:06
That ginger tosser Chris Evans is back on R2 this morning after a couple of days away, having lost his voice. I'd like to meet the person who found it for him and slap him about the head a bit.
Just when I was getting used to hearing songs in their entirety, uninterrupted. :(
Flux Capacitors are finally on the market:
https://www.jaycar.com.au/flux-capacitor/p/OUTATIME
Pigmy Pony
20-06-2018, 17:40
Flux Capacitors are finally on the market:
https://www.jaycar.com.au/flux-capacitor/p/OUTATIME
Too late Martin, they're out of stock.
Do you not know anyone who could lend you theirs? Then you can go back to before they sold out and get yer order in :)
Firebottle
20-06-2018, 17:41
Gotta get me one of those. Finding the 1.21GW power source might be a problem though :doh:
Gotta get me one of those. Finding the 1.21GW power source might be a problem though :doh:
I know some Libyans, just send me a PM.
Pigmy Pony
20-06-2018, 17:49
I saw one for sale at my local car boot sale next week. The bloke selling it ( a dapper young gentleman) reckons Scotland will win the World Cup in 1978. I think it may be faulty. :(
I've never bought a chair, couch or stool of any description ever in my life. And I've only bought any type of drinking receptacle once. 6 French Crystal glasses that were on knock down in TK Max and were going to be an Xmas present for someone but I decided to keep them. I've broken two of them now.
I've never bought a plate of any type, either. I've bought cutlery only once but I lost all the forks. A girl at work had loads and brought me in two replacements so that was sorted.
walpurgis
20-06-2018, 21:21
Flux Capacitors are finally on the market:
https://www.jaycar.com.au/flux-capacitor/p/OUTATIME
I have one fitted to my car. It's quite handy finding I'm where I was going before I've actually driven anywhere.
I've never bought a chair, couch or stool of any description ever in my life.
So what was that thing we were sitting on at yours last time, nicked?;)
Marco,
So what was that thing we were sitting on at yours last time, nicked?;)
Marco,
Someone was chucking it out.
Lol... What are you like!
Marco.
Lol... What are you like!
Marco.
What's the point in spending money on a thing when you can get a perfectly good one for nothing? The depreciation on new furniture is cataclysmic. Makes doing something nuts like buying a big Peugeot look like a sound financial move by comparison.
Well, you know our thinking in this area is quite different. Each to his or her own, I guess:)
Marco.
Well, you know our thinking in this area is quite different. Each to his or her own, I guess:)
Marco.
Don't get me wrong if cash was no object I'd have the place tricked out very finely. Or a better place, tricked out very finely. But if you want a champagne lifestyle on a beer budget you have to target your spending and scrimp elsewhere.
It's amazing what well-off people are skipping. I have a friend, her mother gets a new suite of furniture every 2 years. Another one, the mother in law had the whole place done out Laura Ashley, ten grand, goes off it after a year, just wants rid. Dining table that cost 3 grand, 'Just take it away I've got a new one arriving tomorrow and I need the room'.
Probably been used about 5 times. Some of the chairs have never been sat in.
It's amazing what well-off people are skipping. I have a friend, her mother gets a new suite of furniture every 2 years. Another one, the mother in law had the whole place done out Laura Ashley, ten grand, goes off it after a year, just wants rid. Dining table that cost 3 grand, 'Just take it away I've got a new one arriving tomorrow and I need the room'.
More like wastful idiots with no class, who probably are still paying for it on credit!:rolleyes:
We buy good stuff that lasts, such as (since you've mentioned it) the Laura Ashley furniture and curtains we have in the lounge, and if we ever decide to change the look of the sofa or chairs, we'll simply have them recovered in a different fabric! Nothing is ever skipped unless it's purely rubbish; it either gets recycled or goes to a charity shop.
One of the things you pay for in Laura Ashley furniture [or with other good makes] is the quality of the carcass, which is why you can get a 3-piece suite from DFS for £500, as it's shit, through and through and not designed to last. Fine, however, for superficial-minded 'trending' types, who change their sofas more often than their underpants...
I doubt we'll buy another new suite of furniture again in our lifetime, as this stuff will probably outlive us! You'll find that the truly "well off" are rather more thrifty than the kind of vulgar fashion victims/wannabe toffs you're talking about;)
Marco.
When I was in construction, I worked at a few country clubs. And I learned there are two types, the ones who are actually rich, and those who want you to think they are rich!
Those who are actually rich, they are rather nice people, who don’t mind paying you for fixing things, and treat you with some common decency.
Those who want you to think they are Rich, they are snobs, who treat you like the help and are rude and self righteous. And expect everyone to do them something for free.
Russell
Pigmy Pony
21-06-2018, 06:32
You are so right Russell, this has been my experience too.
The 'really rich' have nothing to prove, whereas the 'nearly rich' are often truly awful to be around. They aspire to be rich, and looking down on the rest of us is an inexpensive way of elevating their financial status.
I have one customer in his late fifties, who sold his engineering firm a few years ago and he and his partner walked away with about £60 million each. But each morning he came out to greet us, make us a brew and have a quick chat before taking his dog out.
And earlier this year we fitted a kitchen for someone who lives in an apartment in Lytham. We were told that the old kitchen cannot be stacked outside ready for removal, but must go straight in the van. It seems that no one wants anyone to see the state of the old kitchen, lest they be judged. Also a previous workman accidentally left a handsaw leaning on one of the big planters in the gardens, and it was brought up at the next residents' association meeting!
Russell, you've probably never seen an old 70's sitcom called 'The Good Life', what with being in America, but there is a character called Margot Leadbeater who personifies this perfectly.
I just give these people a wide berth.
Nothing wrong with aspirations, but comparing yourself to others looks like a certain path to misery.
walpurgis
21-06-2018, 07:07
You'll find that the truly "well off" are rather more thrifty than the kind of vulgar fashion victims/wannabe toffs you're talking about;)
Marco.
That is so true. I know people like that.
On the other hand, some mega wealthy are skinflints. The original Paul Getty, possibly the richest man in the world back in the day had a payphone in his home that others were expected to use.
That is so true. I know people like that.
On the other hand, some mega wealthy are skinflints. The original Paul Getty, possibly the richest man in the world back in the day had a payphone in his home that others were expected to use.
IIRC that was because he got sick of freeloaders and had it installed to make a point.
When I was in construction, I worked at a few country clubs. And I learned there are two types, the ones who are actually rich, and those who want you to think they are rich!
Those who are actually rich, they are rather nice people, who don’t mind paying you for fixing things, and treat you with some common decency.
Those who want you to think they are Rich, they are snobs, who treat you like the help and are rude and self righteous. And expect everyone to do them something for free.
Spot on, Russell. It's usually why in the houses of the aristocracy, the staff are very well treated and don't have a bad word to say about their employers. There's nothing worse than snobby 'aspirational' types, trying to be something they're not, nor ever will be.
In that respect, there are also marked differences in behaviour between 'old money' types and the nouveau riche.
Marco.
The 'really rich' have nothing to prove, whereas the 'nearly rich' are often truly awful to be around. They aspire to be rich, and looking down on the rest of us is an inexpensive way of elevating their financial status.
Exactly so, which is why they don't have to project an image. Essentially, they're comfortable 'in their own skin', whereas the wannabes aren't; they constantly need to 'prove' to others that they're rich. Quite simply, if you have to try that hard to LOOK rich, then you aren't, or indeed anything even approaching it;)
I have one customer in his late fifties, who sold his engineering firm a few years ago and he and his partner walked away with about £60 million each. But each morning he came out to greet us, make us a brew and have a quick chat before taking his dog out.
Indeed. We always make a point of looking after any tradesman who call. Not least because they tend to do a better job that way (!) but because it's simple manners. When the Virgin guys called recently to install our new broadband and TV services, I made them all cappuccinos and gave them some really nice chocolate biscuits, which they appreciated. They said the coffee was better than they get at Costa!
It's just nice to be nice, and if you were brought up properly, you don't look down upon anyone who may be considered as your 'inferior'; you respect them as human beings, and after all, everyone has a job to do. The fact is, the country would soon grind to a halt if there were no bin men, regardless of what the 'suits' were doing in their offices!
And earlier this year we fitted a kitchen for someone who lives in an apartment in Lytham. We were told that the old kitchen cannot be stacked outside ready for removal, but must go straight in the van. It seems that no one wants anyone to see the state of the old kitchen, lest they be judged. Also a previous workman accidentally left a handsaw leaning on one of the big planters in the gardens, and it was brought up at the next residents' association meeting!
Lol, that's hilarious, and also totally pathetic. I've known folk like that; busybodies with nothing else better to do with themselves. They're just saddos desperately trying to conceal their deep-rooted inadequacies. A bit like the effects of 'small man syndrome'...:eyebrows:
Oh, and I'd rather die than live anywhere where there exists such meetings!
Nothing wrong with aspirations, but comparing yourself to others looks like a certain path to misery.
Absolutely. There's nothing wrong with having aspirations, in moderation, as long as they're realistic and it doesn't take over your life.
The problem these days is folk want WAY too much (material possessions) because they think they're 'entitled' to it, whether they can actually afford it or not. Unfortunately, we live in a very materialistic, image obsessed society - and it's getting worse all the time, especially now with social media. It's the old 'keeping up with the Joneses' gone crazy...
Gone are the days when folk were happier with simpler lives - and I'd contend that true happiness now is a rare and somewhat precious commodity, as it's been eroded by the stress of having to 'live up to expectations' and the demands of modern life. That's one of the reasons why I divorce myself from that pish as much as possible!
Learn to be happy in your own skin, and be grateful for what you've got, not jealous of what others may appear to have more of than you. is my motto.
Marco.
I've never bought a chair, couch or stool of any description ever in my life. And I've only bought any type of drinking receptacle once. 6 French Crystal glasses that were on knock down in TK Max and were going to be an Xmas present for someone but I decided to keep them. I've broken two of them now.
I've never bought a plate of any type, either. I've bought cutlery only once but I lost all the forks. A girl at work had loads and brought me in two replacements so that was sorted.
I bought a set of crockery at Woolworths when I moved to a bedsit in That London. Forty years later, all that remains is one dinner plate, and all four bowls (though one is badly chipped). I bought a set of cutlery round the same time; still have all four knives and forks, but two dessert spoons have gone. Obviously crockery goes more quickly than cutlery with small children around.
still got a set of plates etc that were my mums, bar a bowl i think. must be a good age.. also got stuff that was my grans and great gran that i still use. we pass stuff down; good stuff shouldnt be dumped just because its out of fashion.
fashion is fleeting, but quality lasts.
walpurgis
21-06-2018, 10:16
I'm in the process of getting rid of anything that is not going to be used. The wife has (nice enough) crocks that have been in boxes for over thirty years. What's the point?
I'm in the process of getting rid of anything that is not going to be used. The wife has (nice enough) crocks that have been in boxes for over thirty years. What's the point?
ive a load of stuff in boxes too.. really needs to find new homes. didnt like dumping it when i broke up mums house. also have a few things in house from there. hell, still wading through the wife's stuff after nearly 4 years. must bite the bullet....
Ninanina
24-06-2018, 23:29
I purchased a nice set of cutlery probably 30 years ago when I had my first house and I still have it, however the teaspoons have all but gone, I reckon I must have thrown them out over time...:doh:
I still have and use all the crockery and cutlery bought forty years ago. Most of the cooking utensils as well, but not the cooker ware, as that was replaced and upgraded several years ago.
My TV is nearly thirty eight years old - time I bought a new one!
still got my old gas cooker.....doesnt work but ive still got it :doh:
Yes, I'm still using my gas cooker which is also forty years old. Could do with replacing it as it is not the easiest design to keep clean, and the electronic ignition failed a long time ago. But it still works, so until we completely redo the kitchen there is no real point in changing it.
Yes, I'm still using my gas cooker which is also forty years old. Could do with replacing it as it is not the easiest design to keep clean, and the electronic ignition failed a long time ago. But it still works, so until we completely redo the kitchen there is no real point in changing it.
i use a microwave oven and a induction hob now. cooker is just a base for microwave. too expensive to replace and i can do 95% of what i need between the 2.
Yes, I'm still using my gas cooker which is also forty years old. Could do with replacing it as it is not the easiest design to keep clean, and the electronic ignition failed a long time ago. But it still works, so until we completely redo the kitchen there is no real point in changing it.
We were in the same position, until we completely redesigned the kitchen and fitted all new appliances.
The 50-year old electric cooker we had (of which only 3 of the 4 rings worked), the seal on the oven door on which had long gone, so the door had to be propped up and kept closed with something heavy, for the oven to work, was of a non-standard size, and so one simply couldn't just replace the cooker with a modern one - a new kitchen was needed to facilitate the installation of a new cooker!:D
So we ripped the whole lot out and started again, as it was badly needing done, and because of the above and the cost involved in doing it right, the way we wanted, something we'd put off doing for years. The job was problematic and took a long time to get right, plus the mess and upheaval was HORRENDOUS, but sitting back now in our beautiful new kitchen (which you've seen), and the pleasure and sense of satisfaction that gives us everyday, has made it all worthwhile!!:)
Sometimes, you've just got to bite the bullet and get stuff done, which BADLY needs doing, and take two steps back before taking four steps forward, as otherwise you can end up just living in the land that time forgot, in an environment that you know is shabby and far from pleasant, and gets you down just looking at it. Even if you don't realise it, that's not good for your head....
At least you've got Happy to consider now, so I'm sure she'll 'refocus your priorities' and drag you kicking and screaming into the 21st century!:D
She made a good point when she was here with you recently, in that you can't take your money with you, so enjoy it while you still can, and spend some, as life's too short... Being stubbornly anachronistic, or a tight-wad, just for the sake of it, really isn't cool.
I guarantee if you show her this post, she'll nod vehemently in agreement!;)
Marco.
P.S Oh, and sell that old rust-bucket you've got, posing as a car, and get yourself a nice Jaguar. It'll be much more 'you', and plus you deserve it :exactly:
At least you've got Happy to consider now,
What about the other six?
Allow me to derail this thread too!
I just woke from the strangest dream! And thought I’d better write it down before I forget it.
A small meteor struck the Earth up in Northern Canada, near the North Pole. So, several scientists went up to take a look at it. It sat in a crater and was still whole, about 3 meters long, and 2 wide. Whatever it was made of was extremely heavy! And it was sinking into the earth. These scientists, two from Canada, two from America, and two from Russia, closely inspected it before it sunk out of sight. And later realized it had given them super powers! Such as telepathy, mind reading, seeing into the future, etc.
That’s when I woke up. Too bad really, I’d like to have seen how it ends? Maybe tomorrow night?
Russell
Allow me to derail this thread too!
I just woke from the strangest dream! And thought I’d better write it down before I forget it.
A small meteor struck the Earth up in Northern Canada, near the North Pole. So, several scientists went up to take a look at it. It sat in a crater and was still whole, about 3 meters long, and 2 wide. Whatever it was made of was extremely heavy! And it was sinking into the earth. These scientists, two from Canada, two from America, and two from Russia, closely inspected it before it sunk out of sight. And later realized it had given them super powers! Such as telepathy, mind reading, seeing into the future, etc.
That’s when I woke up. Too bad really, I’d like to have seen how it ends? Maybe tomorrow night?
Russell
Sounds like the makings of a mini TV series. :)
Allow me to derail this thread too!
I just woke from the strangest dream! And thought I’d better write it down before I forget it.
A small meteor struck the Earth up in Northern Canada, near the North Pole. So, several scientists went up to take a look at it. It sat in a crater and was still whole, about 3 meters long, and 2 wide. Whatever it was made of was extremely heavy! And it was sinking into the earth. These scientists, two from Canada, two from America, and two from Russia, closely inspected it before it sunk out of sight. And later realized it had given them super powers! Such as telepathy, mind reading, seeing into the future, etc.
That’s when I woke up. Too bad really, I’d like to have seen how it ends? Maybe tomorrow night?
Russell
Sounds like you need to lay off the blue cheese before bed Russell :D
Sounds like the makings of a mini TV series. :)
No comment on post #1282?:)
I sometimes wonder why I reply to you in detail, on certain subjects, if it's just going to be ignored!:ner:;)
Marco.
Yes, I'm still using my gas cooker which is also forty years old.
Not a great strategy ....
A while ago we redid our kitchen and replaced the ageing gas cooker (also about 40 years old then) The previous owner was not short of cash and the cooker was (in its time) clearly of good manufacture.
The gas fitter who came to fit the new one showed us the state of the supply hose at the back of the old one - perished and cracking and, as he put it, 'a ticking time bomb' :eek:
Gas is the one thing in the house I absolutely won't take risks with; two houses in our neighbourhood have had gas explosions due to old equipment in the last ten years.
I've never been keen on gas either. If it was a new product there is no way it would get past health and safety. Too much scope for user error and big consequences to those errors.
Not a great strategy ....
A while ago we redid our kitchen and replaced the ageing gas cooker (also about 40 years old then) The previous owner was not short of cash and the cooker was (in its time) clearly of good manufacture.
The gas fitter who came to fit the new one showed us the state of the supply hose at the back of the old one - perished and cracking and, as he put it, 'a ticking time bomb' :eek:
Gas is the one thing in the house I absolutely won't take risks with; two houses in our neighbourhood have had gas explosions due to old equipment in the last ten years.
I recently had my central heating system replaced, which is also gas powered. As part of the installation, the integrity of the gas supply was tested (for leaks) etc. by a qualified gas fitter. Obviously that included the cooker supply hose.
No comment on post #1282?:)
I sometimes wonder why I reply to you in detail, on certain subjects, if it's just going to be ignored!:ner:;)
Marco.
I feel the same about other Members who ignore my detailed and, I hope, helpful replies.
Apropos your post, Happy has just read it and laughed; finding your observations apposite. She agrees I deserve a Jaguar, but it will have to wait until next year.
As you know, we're building a house in Africa, and 'thanks' to Brexit and the fallen exchange rate, it's costing us about one third more than budgeted. Recently market volatility has cost me a lot, and whilst these things are transitory, at the moment we are being be 'careful' with expenditure.
Pigmy Pony
25-06-2018, 18:40
Allow me to derail this thread too!
I just woke from the strangest dream! And thought I’d better write it down before I forget it.
A small meteor struck the Earth up in Northern Canada, near the North Pole. So, several scientists went up to take a look at it. It sat in a crater and was still whole, about 3 meters long, and 2 wide. Whatever it was made of was extremely heavy! And it was sinking into the earth. These scientists, two from Canada, two from America, and two from Russia, closely inspected it before it sunk out of sight. And later realized it had given them super powers! Such as telepathy, mind reading, seeing into the future, etc.
That’s when I woke up. Too bad really, I’d like to have seen how it ends? Maybe tomorrow night?
Russell
Dobriy vecher Russell,
No dream, is real. Powers real. I tell how it end. It end badly. Comrades gone. Run to Mexico.
Do svidaniya,
Anatoly Kuznetsov.
I recently had my central heating system replaced, which is also gas powered. As part of the installation, the integrity of the gas supply was tested (for leaks) etc. by a qualified gas fitter. Obviously that included the cooker supply hose.
When my parents' gas supply was changed from town gas to natural gas the gas fitter told them the sorry tale of a bloke who tried to gas himself using natural gas, which isn't toxic. He was so pleased at having survived, he lit a cigarette to celebrate. BOOM!
Pigmy Pony
25-06-2018, 19:43
Natural gas is also odourless. The smell is added to help detect leaks. I suppose everyone knows this though.
When I was an apprentice at a printing works, one of my tasks was to light the boiler in the cellar in winter. I would get it started by putting discarded rags in with some wood, and then douse it all in paraffin from a fairy liquid bottle before sticking my head in there with a lit match.
One morning I mistakenly used petrol. This resulted in a ball of flame engulfing my head, and the secretary came rushing down the cellar steps because she felt the boom through the floor.
All my boss said was "Could you not smell the petrol you dozy bugger?"
No lasting damage. Although my eyebrows took weeks to grow back.
No comment on post #1282?:)
I sometimes wonder why I reply to you in detail, on certain subjects, if it's just going to be ignored!:ner:;)
Marco.
I agree with Marco on 1283
Russ
walpurgis
25-06-2018, 21:49
That's torn it. The government has voted the Heathrow third runway expansion through. Not sure how they'll get that to be compliant with environmental requirements, Heathrow fails on that already.
Natural gas is also odourless. The smell is added to help detect leaks. I suppose everyone knows this though.
Well, I knew it.
When I was an apprentice at a printing works, one of my tasks was to light the boiler in the cellar in winter. I would get it started by putting discarded rags in with some wood, and then douse it all in paraffin from a fairy liquid bottle before sticking my head in there with a lit match.
One morning I mistakenly used petrol. This resulted in a ball of flame engulfing my head, and the secretary came rushing down the cellar steps because she felt the boom through the floor.
All my boss said was "Could you not smell the petrol you dozy bugger?"
No lasting damage. Although my eyebrows took weeks to grow back.
I've never had a manly job like that. i worked in a fire station once, but only as a temporary wages clerk.
My father used to tell me stories about when he was an apprentice back in the 1930s. New blokes were always sent to the stores with requests for 'a left-handed screwdriver', 'a tin of tartan paint' and 'a long weight'. Another trick was to nail someone's lunch box to the workbench (probably not as painful as it sounds).
Dobriy vecher Russell,
No dream, is real. Powers real. I tell how it end. It end badly. Comrades gone. Run to Mexico.
Do svidaniya,
Anatoly Kuznetsov.
Thanks for that! I used to have some very complete dreams that were like watching a movie! It’s been a long time, and thought the plot of this one was worth repeating. It really does sound like the start of one of these recent super hero movies. Steven King’s books all started as a dream of his. He took his affliction of having nightmares and turned it into a fortune! I should have studied literature.
Once I was in a bar, and this old gal was hitting on me, by giving me a palm reading and telling my fortune. She asked if I had any strange dreams lately, so I told her one, and she stood up, and walked away! Never saying a word. I’m not sure what that means?
Russell
Once I was in a bar, and this old gal was hitting on me, by giving me a palm reading and telling my fortune. She asked if I had any strange dreams lately, so I told her one, and she stood up, and walked away! Never saying a word. I’m not sure what that means?
Russell
I worked with a woman once who was into Tarot cards, astrology and all that bollocks. She told me she could instantly tell what someone's star sign was. After three incorrect guesses at mine, I said, 'OK, thats enough guesses. I'm Aries'. She refused to believe me, and I had to show her my birth certificate to shut her up. Finally, she freaked out someone in the office by reading her Tarot cards, but refusing to say what the cards foretold, saying 'It's better that you don't know, really'. It was decided that she should be 'encouraged to seek other opportunities'.
Gas is dangerous, but I really enjoy cooking on a gas range. In fact, most chefs use gas ranges in their profession. I am forever burning things on an electric range. Mom has a glass top stove, and I can’t seem to cook anything on it. But my last home had a fine gas range! With the broiler, warming closet, and a griddle in the center on top! I could cook like a mad on that old range, probably 35 years old. Loved it! Hated to leave it when I moved.
Russell
I worked with a woman once who was into Tarot cards, astrology and all that bollocks. She told me she could instantly tell what someone's star sign was. After three incorrect guesses at mine, I said, 'OK, thats enough guesses. I'm Aries'. She refused to believe me, and I had to show her my birth certificate to shut her up. Finally, she freaked out someone in the office by reading her Tarot cards, but refusing to say what the cards foretold, saying 'It's better that you don't know, really'. It was decided that she should be 'encouraged to seek other opportunities'.
And many of these people truly believe they have “powers”, it’s all good fun for a laugh, but when you start taking it too seriously, not good.
They had a psychic on a local radio station years back, the guy was actually good! But someone called in and wanted to know what would happen in the future, and they guy said, “you’ll be dead in 4 months”. The air went dead! And when they came back he was gone, never to return.
Russ
walpurgis
25-06-2018, 22:14
Thanks for that! I used to have some very complete dreams that were like watching a movie!
I used to be able to consciously steer dreams in directions whilst asleep. I could also wake up and then go back to sleep and rejoin the dream I'd been having. I had tremendous mental control back then and could also control my heartbeat rate. Steering through the random action of the subconscious is another neat trick. I can still do that one occasionally, but not the others anymore.
walpurgis
25-06-2018, 22:45
Complete that Hi-Fi buff look with one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grey-Baldy-Comb-Over-And-Grey-Moustache-Fancy-Dress-Wig-Grandad-Baldy-Man/302156861159?hash=item4659f3cee7:g:MhMAAOSwMstYRBM 7
...the gas fitter told them the sorry tale of a bloke who tried to gas himself using natural gas, which isn't toxic. He was so pleased at having survived, he lit a cigarette to celebrate. BOOM!
I love those kind of stories -
bit like the one about the guy who was dreaming about the French Revolution; he was a noble lord and was brought to the guillotine by the rabble ... he was pushed into position with his head on the block and he heard the sound of the blade hurtling down towards him. At that moment his wife tickled his neck to wake him and the shock brought on a massive and instantly fatal heart attack.
Ninanina
26-06-2018, 00:55
I've got dentist today
I don't have a problem with seeing the dentist. This time apparently I need some fillings redoing. If possible I will have them done with no anesthetic which is what I normally do... it makes me cry with pain but at least I can talk afterwards without dribbling :lol:
I used to be able to consciously steer dreams in directions whilst asleep. I could also wake up and then go back to sleep and rejoin the dream I'd been having. I had tremendous mental control back then and could also control my heartbeat rate. Steering through the random action of the subconscious is another neat trick. I can still do that one occasionally, but not the others anymore.
That’s rather amazing! Some dreams I’m in then, and others, I’m only watching it. The one last night I was only watching, I was not a character in the dream at all. But I can’t say I’ve ever been conscious enough to steer it. Although, I have gone back to sleep and picked up where it left off. And one dream, I was up about 30 minutes, and went back to sleep, and picked up in the dream 30 minutes later, like it had kept going while I was awake?
On a different note, when I was in college, the math professor posted an equation on the board, and said that anyone who could solve it would get an extra 100 averaged in with his test scores. So, the sharper students in class all wanted to solve it. He warned that no one had solved it in over 5 years. So I worked on it at home, and didn’t get anywhere with it, until one night, in a dream, I could see the answer written in chalk on a chalkboard. We used white boards in school, not that it matters. So I jumped up and wrote it down. The next day I looked at it, and wondered if it was correct? It took me 3 days to reverse engineer it to show my work from the original equation, and when I presented it to the professor he couldn’t believe it! Accused me of cheating, of having a mathematician help me. I assured him I didn’t know any such person. But it was correct. People say I had it figured out but didn’t know it, but honest I was no where near solving that problem, not even close! So where did it come from? Hard to say.
Russell
Complete that Hi-Fi buff look with one of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Grey-Baldy-Comb-Over-And-Grey-Moustache-Fancy-Dress-Wig-Grandad-Baldy-Man/302156861159?hash=item4659f3cee7:g:MhMAAOSwMstYRBM 7
The price is right!
Russ
I love those kind of stories -
bit like the one about the guy who was dreaming about the French Revolution; he was a noble lord and was brought to the guillotine by the rabble ... he was pushed into position with his head on the block and he heard the sound of the blade hurtling down towards him. At that moment his wife tickled his neck to wake him and the shock brought on a massive and instantly fatal heart attack.
I’ve heard that if you dream you’re falling you’re ok, but if you hit the ground in that dream the shock will kill you!
It’s not true.
Russ
I’ve heard that if you dream you’re falling you’re ok, but if you hit the ground in that dream the shock will kill you!
It’s not true.
Russ
I think that was 'The Matrix'?
They do reckon that mathematically speaking we are almost certainly part of someone else's computer simulation.
I love those kind of stories -
bit like the one about the guy who was dreaming about the French Revolution; he was a noble lord and was brought to the guillotine by the rabble ... he was pushed into position with his head on the block and he heard the sound of the blade hurtling down towards him. At that moment his wife tickled his neck to wake him and the shock brought on a massive and instantly fatal heart attack.
It just dawned on me! Who told the story? I’m a little slow these days.
Russell
I've got dentist today
I don't have a problem with seeing the dentist. This time apparently I need some fillings redoing. If possible I will have them done with no anesthetic which is what I normally do... it makes me cry with pain but at least I can talk afterwards without dribbling :lol:
So what’s wrong with a little dribbling? Basket ball stars do it all the time!
Russell
I think that was 'The Matrix'?
They do reckon that mathematically speaking we are almost certainly part of someone else's computer simulation.
Someone was arguing with me on a YouTube video comment section about physics. He commented, “Just look at all the advancements in String Theory!”. What advancements? String Theory will probably never be proven, even those who came up with it have said so. The computer simulation theory is equally plausible. And equally provable. God has a few secrets left!
Russell
Pigmy Pony
26-06-2018, 16:56
I love those kind of stories -
bit like the one about the guy who was dreaming about the French Revolution; he was a noble lord and was brought to the guillotine by the rabble ... he was pushed into position with his head on the block and he heard the sound of the blade hurtling down towards him. At that moment his wife tickled his neck to wake him and the shock brought on a massive and instantly fatal heart attack.
Over the years I've had a sort of recurring nightmare. The dream itself may vary, but always includes someone tickling my sides (like people used to do to you when you were a kid, but in these dreams the feeling is deeply unpleasant).
One night I woke from such a dream to find my missus tickling me in that same way. I shouted "It was you all along!" and banged my fist on the top of her head. She burst into tears, crying "You're not right in the head!" before storming out of the bedroom. It was at this point I properly woke up to find the missus sound asleep next to me.
Sometimes I can navigate through my dreams. I can look at something unfolding, and know that something bad is going to happen, and move to something else.
I also frequently move around between places in my home town, and all these places are familiar to me. But the town only exists in my dreams and in no way resembles anywhere I know during waking hours.
Some people think they never dream, but they do. They just don't remember them.
walpurgis
26-06-2018, 17:17
Why are there so many TV commercials with overweight women in these days? Are they trying to present 'the acceptable face of porkerism'? They do nothing for me.
One night I woke from such a dream to find my missus tickling me in that same way. I shouted "It was you all along!" and banged my fist on the top of her head. She burst into tears, crying "You're not right in the head!" before storming out of the bedroom. It was at this point I properly woke up to find the missus sound asleep next to me.
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The old 'false awakening' as used in many a horror film over the years. Like in American Werewolf where he's in the hospital with Jenny Agutter at the height of her powers.
I used to have a recurring dream up until a couple of years ago. I'm back at school in the sixth form with all my old mates, doing whatever we did. At some point in the dream I start to think that it feels like I've been in the sixth form for years and something isn't right.
Then I remember that I finished sixth form, went on to University, finished that and now it is decades later. And then I wake up.
Over the years the point at which I realise it is a dream got earlier and earlier, so maybe that is why I don't have it any more?
Pigmy Pony
26-06-2018, 17:25
Why are there so many TV commercials with overweight women in these days? Are they trying to present 'the acceptable face of porkerism'? They do nothing for me.
What do you want them to do for you? I'm sure they'll make your tea if you ask them nicely. Anyway, they do say the camera adds ten stone. Particularly if it's a giant camera made of cake with nice chocolate icing.
I used to have a recurring dream up until a couple of years ago. I'm back at school in the sixth form with all my old mates, doing whatever we did. At some point in the dream I start to think that it feels like I've been in the sixth form for years and something isn't right.
Then I remember that I finished sixth form, went on to University, finished that and now it is decades later. And then I wake up.
Over the years the point at which I realise it is a dream got earlier and earlier, so maybe that is why I don't have it any more?
I have that with work dreams. Even in the dream I'm thinking 'I retired five years ago, so WTF?', Sometimes someone says 'You're working for nothing, why would you do that?' and I get really cross; other times I'm still being paid. Never dream about school, and never have done as far as I can remember.
I have that with work dreams. Even in the dream I'm thinking 'I retired five years ago, so WTF?', Sometimes someone says 'You're working for nothing, why would you do that?' and I get really cross; other times I'm still being paid. Never dream about school, and never have done as far as I can remember.
LoL that does seem similar to my school dream though.
I have another recurring one now I think about it that I started having about 5 years ago. I get back together with an ex from 20 odd years ago. I'm blissfully happy and then she finishes with me and I'm gutted. And then I wake up.
Pigmy Pony
26-06-2018, 18:49
I get that one sometimes, with my first love from 45 years ago. She looks as good as ever, and I know that she isn't going to stay with me. And I never get a shag either. :(
Ok, here goes.....
I had this dream 23 times in a row! I mean to say, 23 consecutive nights, the exact same dream, never changing, when I was only 17 years old. It started out that I only dreamed part of the way, and I woke, so the next night I’d get father along, and this continued until I had seen the whole thing.
I was in a large graveyard, in front of an old church, exactly like one in Petersburg VA. A really old cemetery with tombstones several hundred years old. Very old for the states. Anyway, near the front was a large stone about 2.5 meters square, and supported above it was a matching stone that was 2 meters thick that fit perfectly down on the slab below it. I was tied spread eagle on the lower stone, with a cloth diapered on me. The upper stone had some Latin writing on it, I’ve no idea what it said. All through the cemetery were these long curving roads, and along each road came a group of monks. With a priest wearing what looked like Catholic attire in the front, swinging an incense burner on a. Staff, and all those behind him were in plain white robes, hoods over their heads. About 4 of these processions made their way to where I was. The guy with the biggest hat said some words in Latin, and the others pulled the switch, and the large stone over my head fell, and squashed me flat! You’d think this would have been alarming! But instead I felt a calmness, almost a release. It squashed me perfectly so there was a bead of blood all the way around the stone, no drips. The 4 columns of men in white all passed by the stone on each side, and wiping a dab of blood on the him of their robe as they passed. When they were all done, they all went away in single file, the way they came, and the sun set as they disappeared over the hill.
Once I had seen the ending, I’ve never had the dream again. But some near 40 years later, I can remember every moment of it. It puzzled me for a long time as to why? I’ve got my ideas, but who the hell knows?
Russell
I knew that one would draw silence, it always does. That’s the dream that caused the palm ready to get up and walk off!
Russ
Sadly it's a well known phenomenon, that whilst one's own dreams can be interesting/bizzare/curious or troubling etc., they hold no interest to others.
I often have odd and repetitive dreams, but I ignore them - I don't believe they're premonitions or trying to "tell me something".
I don't know, I'm quite interested in what people dream about. Not for any particular reason though.
Pigmy Pony
27-06-2018, 17:21
I don't know Russ, I dare say a psychiatrist versed in dream analysis may offer some suggestions as to the meaning, but as a layperson the only logical explanation I can offer is that as a teenager you were a bit mental.
You seem quite normal now, but I'm really not qualified to judge that either :)
Ooh look, your palm reader is back! Come out, we can see you :sofa:
Sadly it's a well known phenomenon, that whilst one's own dreams can be interesting/bizzare/curious or troubling etc., they hold no interest to others.
As the mighty HMHB put it:
'Your weird dreams
Don’t impress in any way
In dreams
Weird things are mundane and everyday
Strange to me would be
Buying a loaf
And coming straight home'.
Still, at least dreams are more interesting than people getting their kecks in a twist about bloody football.
Sadly it's a well known phenomenon, that whilst one's own dreams can be interesting/bizzare/curious or troubling etc., they hold no interest to others.
I often have odd and repetitive dreams, but I ignore them - I don't believe they're premonitions or trying to "tell me something".
I would normally agree, most dreams are just stray thoughts randomly stitched together. And a reoccurring dream could be caused by something troubling you. But 23 consecutive nights in a row, proves higher than coincidence. Plus, the fact that it never varied, always the same, is also rather unusual. If it did in fact, “mean anything”, I’ll be damned if I know what. If someone from the other side was trying to send me a message, they did a piss poor job of it, as no one can figure it out.
But, it’s still far more interesting than dreaming you’re in school with no pants on. I personally enjoy hearing someone’s truly bizarre dreams. As I pointed out earlier, Steven King made a fortune relaying his dreams.
Russell
walpurgis
27-06-2018, 21:08
Can you dream that you're having a dream? If so, which one would be the real dream?
I don't know Russ, I dare say a psychiatrist versed in dream analysis may offer some suggestions as to the meaning, but as a layperson the only logical explanation I can offer is that as a teenager you were a bit mental.
You seem quite normal now, but I'm really not qualified to judge that either :)
Ooh look, your palm reader is back! Come out, we can see you :sofa:
I may have been, I appeared to be well adjusted, worked 40 hours a week from the age of 15, married at 18, seems normal enough, but who knows what normal is for a 17 year old? Besides a psychiatrist maybe?. I’d say most 17 year olds are rather weird?
Russell
Pigmy Pony
28-06-2018, 06:34
Married at eighteen? Are you nuts?
Only joking Russ, as I was with my previous post. When I read your post, it conjured images of 'Donnie Darko'.
Your dream does seem to be a good way to get rid of annoying people at parties though. :)
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Heh I used to do something very similar when I was a kid, except I would heavily visualise a dream, then eventually would wake up in it and control it. I had a secret staircase under my bed that I would walk down into my dreams.
Wow ! I must try it , I’ve never been able to remember any dream in full .
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That is most interesting. And tells me why I always get an itch when I’m trying to sleep!
Russell
walpurgis
28-06-2018, 22:33
Here you go. Treat yourself to something utterly useless (unless you want a paperweight), but really fascinating! I'd like it :).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bronze-Gomboc/142845304095?hash=item21423e5d1f:g:-ZYAAOSwRuVbMgXD
There are some good YouTube videos of these.
Wow ! I must try it , I’ve never been able to remember any dream in full .
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I’ve read, and have noticed it myself, that your brain doesn’t dedicate much if any memory to dreams. Many times when you wake you’ll remember a dream you just woke from, but an hour later you can’t recall any of it, you may recall waking from a dream, but the details have faded, it was in your short term memory, but was not kept in long term memory. Only dreams that have some impact, that really scare you or seem very real or something, will cause you to want to remember it. They say everyone dreams, most every night, but if the dreams stop 15 or 30 minutes before you wake, they are long forgotten. I read this in a book a girl loaned me about dreaming, about the technical side of it. It seems there are scientist and doctors who spend a lot of time and money researching dreams, and trying to figure out why we dream at all. And what purpose they serve. They claim they are essential to a healthy mind, sleep depravation can drive you mad! And it’s the lack of dreaming that causes it. But they don’t know why, really. I suppose running a kitchen would become a disaster if you never took out the trash?
Russell
walpurgis
28-06-2018, 22:57
I recall dreams from my childhood. Mainly the scary ones.
Dreams are the subconscious mind (which has a degree of consciousness) trolling (or scrolling) through the memory archives of experience and sensations in an associative but random manner. So in theory, dreams can be about just about anything.
Pigmy Pony
29-06-2018, 06:15
Here you go. Treat yourself to something utterly useless (unless you want a paperweight), but really fascinating! I'd like it :).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bronze-Gomboc/142845304095?hash=item21423e5d1f:g:-ZYAAOSwRuVbMgXD
There are some good YouTube videos of these.
I used to have a tortoise that made a good doorstop during his hibernation, but one year he woke up early, wandered off and got hit by a car. This would be the perfect replacement.
Shame it's unpolished, and I bet the polished ones are quite expensive. Plus it'd probably clash with the doorknob I cobbled together from an old Faberge egg.
I’ve read, and have noticed it myself, that your brain doesn’t dedicate much if any memory to dreams. Many times when you wake you’ll remember a dream you just woke from, but an hour later you can’t recall any of it, you may recall waking from a dream, but the details have faded, it was in your short term memory, but was not kept in long term memory. Only dreams that have some impact, that really scare you or seem very real or something, will cause you to want to remember it. They say everyone dreams, most every night, but if the dreams stop 15 or 30 minutes before you wake, they are long forgotten. I read this in a book a girl loaned me about dreaming, about the technical side of it. It seems there are scientist and doctors who spend a lot of time and money researching dreams, and trying to figure out why we dream at all. And what purpose they serve. They claim they are essential to a healthy mind, sleep depravation can drive you mad! And it’s the lack of dreaming that causes it. But they don’t know why, really. I suppose running a kitchen would become a disaster if you never took out the trash?
Russell
The brain just doesn't have the capacity to remember everything you experience each and every day. Dreaming is becoming aware of the brain sifting through all the day's information and moving it from the short-term memory into the long-term memory; discarding unimportant trivia as it does so. That is why dreams, if remebered can seem so wierd, but if you can remember then you can usually work out where the component parts came from.
The brain just doesn't have the capacity to remember everything you experience each and every day. Dreaming is becoming aware of the brain sifting through all the day's information and moving it from the short-term memory into the long-term memory; discarding unimportant trivia as it does so. That is why dreams, if remebered can seem so wierd, but if you can remember then you can usually work out where the component parts came from.
Sounds about right. Except for the “usually”, part, as noted on some of the dreams I’ve relayed here, I have no idea where that stuff came from. Even after pondering them for 30 years and still no idea.
But some dreams are easy to figure out. My Dad is always dreaming he finds money. Or gold, or gets rich, that’s pretty easy to figure out. My Grandfather used to have a reoccurring dream the devil was trying to pull him through a knothole in the floor! So yes, I guess you’re right.
Russ
FNARR what a bloody laugh!
Pigmy Pony
30-06-2018, 16:58
This morning a friend told me he was taking the missus to Blackpool for the day and staying overnight.
"I've been and bought this kite which we're going to fly on the beach, and we've got half price tickets to get into Sandcastle".
"Oh, the kids will love that, especially Sandcastle".
"The kids aren't coming, my mum and dad are taking them somewhere".
Then tonight he is taking Kaz (his missus) to a club - she still likes a good rave at the grand old age of 32. I wish them the best of luck with that, there are some strange people come out of the woodwork at night in Blackpool (apologies if you live there). I have a feeling their night will end with a fight, as my mate doesn't take any nonsense, and he'll find plenty of nonsense there.
I love Blackpool, me - where else in the world can you be the victim of a drive-by paintball shooting by someone wearing a 'Kiss-me-quick' hat? That was truly surreal.
Was just trying to fast forward through the adverts and instead it was rewinding. Tried it a few times, could not work out what was going wrong. Thought the box had gone faulty which would be annoying as it's brand new,
Then realised I was holding the remote the wrong way round.
I'm blaming the heat.
Only today - Your age + year of birth
The total will be 2018. This happens only every 1000 years.
For an example if your age is 39 years and birth is 1978
39+1978=2018
Try, every one.
Only today - Your age + year of birth
The total will be 2018. This happens only every 1000 years.
For an example if your age is 39 years and birth is 1978
39+1978=2018
Try, every one.
Works for me; doesn't work for my elder daughter. Her age plus birth year add up to 2017.
walpurgis
02-07-2018, 09:47
Her age plus birth year add up to 2017.
Same here.
This equation can't be right all the time. Say it's the middle of the year and your birthday is the next day. You do this one day and next day the answer will be different for both days.
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2018, 17:48
Only today - Your age + year of birth
The total will be 2018. This happens only every 1000 years.
For an example if your age is 39 years and birth is 1978
39+1978=2018
Try, every one.
I think 2018 will be the year someone buys you a calculator! :D
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2018, 17:53
If you add your age to the year of your birth you will always arrive at the current year, surely. Unless I'm missing something (it's happened before) :)
You will always be within a year or spot on depending on if you've had ur birthday or not
If you add your age to the year of your birth you will always arrive at the current year, surely. Unless I'm missing something (it's happened before) :)
Sorry, you are correct and I forgot to point out that.
Pigmy Pony
02-07-2018, 19:48
If you divide the number of people who want to slap Kanye West by the number of people who like James Corden you will always arrive at a really big number.
Ah, but in two years time it will not add up to 2018 which is how I read the joke riddle. :)
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Firebottle
02-07-2018, 20:49
If you divide the number of people who want to slap Kanye West by the number of people who like James Corden you will always arrive at a really big number.
Cracking, I'd give him a good slapping.
If you divide the number of people who want to slap Kanye West by the number of people who like James Corden you will always arrive at a really big number.
Count me in for the James Cordon room :punch:
Only today - Your age + year of birth
The total will be 2018. This happens only every 1000 years.
For an example if your age is 39 years and birth is 1978
39+1978=2018
Try, every one.
Doesn't work for me:
68 + 1949 = 2017.
I guess it'll 'work' for everyone by 31 December.
Pigmy Pony
03-07-2018, 06:16
Count me in for the James Cordon room :punch:
I know you're a big fan Ian, I've already put you at the front of the queue!
Corden is infinitely worse than West. Can't even abide having him on the screen. My uncle was the same with Terry Wogan although that problems been solved for him now.
Pigmy Pony
03-07-2018, 18:20
When Wogan was talking to the camera he had this habit of rocking from side to side, and the camera had to pan accordingly to keep him in shot.
If I'd been the cameraman I'd have kept the camera still, so he would keep disappearing off the screen. He'd soon sort himself out. Or perhaps they would sack me, especially if I said "It's him or me".
Russell Harty was the one I could never figure out. He came from nowhere, it seemed, to having his own prime-time interview programme. Not that he seemed to enjoy it much. He had some annoying verbal tics, too. 'You did, did you not ...?', or 'You have, have you not?'
Still, even Harty and Wogan combined singing The Floral Dance would be less annoying than James sodding Corden. A spot of National Service would do him good.
walpurgis
03-07-2018, 18:34
A spot of National Service would do him good.
In the North Vietnam army would be good! :)
Pigmy Pony
03-07-2018, 18:35
Joe, you did, did you not, see him getting some slaps off Grace Jones?
And speaking of slaps, I imagine James Corden's Sergeant would get in a few digs. "Corden, you fat little shit, why are your boots so filthy?" "Sorry sarge, I haven't seen my feet since I got up this morning".
I just farted a topper! A real gas-monkey... I'm getting a mixture of manky prunes and manure:D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
03-07-2018, 19:08
I just farted a topper! A real gas-monkey... I'm getting a mixture of manky prunes and manure:D
Marco.
Mmm, sounds delicious! :spew:
Never met Del, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say she's a keeper. :)
Mmm, sounds delicious! :spew:
Never met Del, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say she's a keeper. :)
Lol - she most certainly is. I should bottle this stench as an aphrodisiac for skunks!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
03-07-2018, 19:43
I could do with some too, for my annual night of passion, to prolong things. Probably work better than thinking of dead puppies.
walpurgis
04-07-2018, 22:34
I was just poking about on the forum and seem to have ended up here, so I thought I'd try and say something intelligent...................................... Hmm. Nope, it's not working! ;)
Pigmy Pony
05-07-2018, 06:23
"It's coming home, it's coming home, football's coming home", that's as intelligent as it gets at the moment. :(
Yesterday I purchased an Aiwa AP 2200 turntable off e bay - post only !! Do I need certifying?:eek:
spendorman
05-07-2018, 10:29
Yesterday I purchased an Aiwa AP 2200 turntable off e bay - post only !! Do I need certifying?:eek:
The kit should be easy to assemble, you should only need 6 tubes of super glue, and 5 tubes of Araldite
Stop it , now :eyebrows:
Double boxed and double packed I am told - Christ :rolleyes:
spendorman
05-07-2018, 12:21
I received a kit Pioneer amp a few years ago. Did not take that long to put it together, front panel badly bent, broken balance and volume controls, big dent in metal cover.
Did fix it, works, but does not look mint!
walpurgis
05-07-2018, 12:27
I had a GL75 arrive in fragments a couple of years ago. Sent loose in a box, with the lid and platter still fitted. And, I'd told the seller how vulnerable to damage turntables are and how to pack it safely. Of course he said it wasn't his fault and that I would have to claim from the courier. Bollocks did I! I just threatened to reverse the payment unless he gave a large partial refund. Which he did.............. eventually!
Who wants to receive an item that is just plug and play? Way too boring.
I am expecting it to be broken-anything else will be a bonus -cost me £59:)
Assuming it does arrive intact it looks like a lot of deck for sixty squid
https://i.imgur.com/4oXpBnG.jpg
Assuming it does arrive intact it looks like a lot of deck for sixty squid
https://i.imgur.com/4oXpBnG.jpg
Yes Martin . ;) Never really clocked Aiwa stuff much before . I have always had a yen for an Akai deck ,as they did make some real beauties .
When I saw this , I thought semi auto, , can maybe disable the auto return if need be , loved the all metal arm ,that reminds me of another I have seen
Direct drive and nice and heavy. Seen one compared to a Technics :eyebrows:
walpurgis
05-07-2018, 20:58
Made some nice gear did Aiwa. Check out the AX-7500 tuner-amp.
I liked the 'mini-compo' stuff they did. That still fetches proper money if you can find it.
walpurgis
06-07-2018, 12:11
Poetic Justice?
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-07-06/lions-kill-suspected-poachers-on-wildlife-reserve-in-south-africa/
I like the way the lion on the left is licking his lips !!
And the one at the back is looking very pleased with itself
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 18:50
The anti-poaching team should gather up the teeth and bones, make them into costume jewellery and sell them on ebay. I'd happily bid on a chess set made of poacher bones. And if they don't have the stomach for this, sack them and buy more lions, that's what I say.
I like your thinking. Put a bounty on the poachers.
I suppose you have to get around the problem that if you do that some people will just whack anyone and claim they were poaching. I'd be considering it for one.
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 19:51
Yes the bones would have to come with a certificate of authentication (is that a word?) and maybe stamped with a lion symbol, like they do with eggs.
The only people with any right to be in the game reserves are the staff, the anti-poaching dudes and the safari tourists (we're easy to spot, we all look like Stewart Granger). People carrying signs saying "I am not a poacher" should be regarded with suspicion. Anybody else = lion food.
Well you can't ever have enough lions, that's been known since ancient times. Why not build a double perimeter around the reserve and pack the interior with lions? A couple of gates to get in and out, Gurkhas with AK47s manning them.
The lion perimeter will be self-sustaining with poacher-meat mostly, you might have to herd a bunch of giraffes or whatever in there from time to time just to top up the food supply, granted. But that's problem solved, really.
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 21:08
With enough television coverage, the lions could quickly gain celebrity status. Then they could "take the show on the road". The tour could take in the worst of our council estates. That show alone would be worth the licence fee.
And there'd be spin-off Channel 5 programmes like "22 kids and the lions ate nine of them" :)
'Benefits Britain vs Lions'
Channel 5 be all over that. Sky too. Narrated by Karl Pilkington.
walpurgis
06-07-2018, 21:34
You could have purpose built arenas. Much like the Romans did when throwing Christians to the lions was a popular pastime.
You could but I was thinking more like you fit mini cameras to the lions and the people and then you watch from both perspectives as they hunt each other in a desolate urban environment. And Karl Pilkington is attached to narrate. That's my pitch, take it or leave it.
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 21:43
I'd be rooting for our home-grown lions. They'd be the "Pride of Britain" :)
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 21:50
Karl Pilkington is a good choice. Love to hear him narrate Lions vs Ricky Gervais.
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 21:50
I'd be rooting for our home-grown lions. They'd be the "Pride of Britain" :)
walpurgis
06-07-2018, 21:51
Well there's a never ending supply of suitable candidates. The country is bursting with shiftless 'neerdowells'.
Some states in the US have a 'three strikes and you're out' policy, which means very long sentences for habitual offenders. We could employ a 'three strikes and you're ate' alternative.
Karl Pilkington is a good choice. Love to hear him narrate Lions vs Ricky Gervais.
We'll pitch them that instead. It's gold.
Pigmy Pony
06-07-2018, 22:12
The opening theme could be "In the jungle, the urban jungle, the lion sleeps tonight". I thought I'd squeeze that one in, even though it's a bit of a "Tight Fit". Sorry about that, it is past my bedtime to be fair.
I know - a show , a bit like I'm a slobrity , in the jungle ,Predators style , chuck the nobheads in and wait for the real predator to go to work :)
walpurgis
06-07-2018, 22:46
I know - a show , a bit like I'm a slobrity , in the jungle ,Predators style , chuck the nobheads in and wait for the real predator to go to work :)
Could be good. May I suggest we use politicians. That should prove a real draw.
Karl Pilkington is a good choice. Love to hear him narrate Lions vs Ricky Gervais.
I'm sorry but I can't forgive Karl Pilkington for not " disappearing " Ricky Gervais when Derek was being made.
Pigmy Pony
07-07-2018, 04:14
Could be good. May I suggest we use politicians. That should prove a real draw.
Could end badly for the lions. Firstly they would be confronted by a protective cordon of heavily armed bodyguards while the politicians make good their escape. Next, the lions would develop mysterious illnesses which will turn out to be caused by some nerve agent with an unpronounceable name. The Russians would be blamed for this, and they would retaliate by bringing bears to the party. Could get messy.
And even if the lions were victorious I'm not sure whether they would care for the taste. I'd imagine politicians would taste pretty bad, being that full of shit. May have to use them in a spin-off show, something a bit more 'sharky'.
The poachers and the hoodies would yield much leaner meat, due to all the running from the police.
I liked this tweet by Michael McKean this morning.
Every time I hear the last bit of The Doors' "The End" on the radio, I get that old "somebody's gotta get up and change the record, man" feeling. Even when driving. Especially when driving.
I would be lying if I said I got similar feelings but he is a bit older than me, from the responses plenty of people do.
I liked this tweet by Michael McKean this morning.
Every time I hear the last bit of The Doors' "The End" on the radio, I get that old "somebody's gotta get up and change the record, man" feeling. Even when driving. Especially when driving.
I would be lying if I said I got similar feelings but he is a bit older than me, from the responses plenty of people do.
Was it the last track on one side of the lp you once had ???:eek:
I did but when I hear a track that ends an album that I had on vinyl I don't automatically think I need to change the record which is what I think Micheal McKean is saying - almost I guess like a lingering muscle memory. I can't say I recall the track often being played on the radio. I do sometimes feel frustrated when I hear a track and really like the next track on the album and know it's not coming on.
Audio Al
08-07-2018, 10:34
Bed time for me :D
walpurgis
08-07-2018, 10:55
Bed time for me :D
I might as well be in bed. It's too hot to be doing anything useful! :rolleyes:
Audio Al
08-07-2018, 13:35
I am up again
walpurgis
08-07-2018, 14:28
I just ate a Solero 'Exotic' ice. A sort of ice-cream on a stick with a peachy/mango flavoured coating. Very tasty it was! :D
I just ate a Solero 'Exotic' ice. A sort of ice-cream on a stick with a peachy/mango flavoured coating. Very tasty it was! :D
Just what we need, new confections! You’d think after all this time, it would have all been thought of, but something new is constantly coming around.
Sounds good by the way! I’ll keep my eye open for one.
Russell
spendorman
08-07-2018, 19:04
I just ate a Solero 'Exotic' ice. A sort of ice-cream on a stick with a peachy/mango flavoured coating. Very tasty it was! :D
Just what is needed on the hottest day of the year.
I had a Lidl fake Magnum, very nice, in fact I prefer them to the real ones.
Pigmy Pony
08-07-2018, 19:16
Just what is needed on the hottest day of the year.
I had a Lidl fake Magnum, very nice, in fact I prefer them to the real ones.
They may seem ok, but they are cheap Chinese copies, made from the phlegm coughed up by Chinese old women on the bus. And very toxic too. Don't come running to me when your legs fall off.
spendorman
08-07-2018, 19:17
They may seem ok, but they are cheap Chinese copies, made from the phlegm coughed up by Chinese old women on the bus. And very toxic too. Don't come running to me when your legs fall off.
What legs, where!
I think they may be affecting my brain though.
Pigmy Pony
08-07-2018, 19:39
What legs, where!
I think they may be affecting my brain though.
I wouldn't worry about the brain thing, you get used to it. It's amazing how many brain cells you can lose, and still function normally.
spendorman
08-07-2018, 19:42
I wouldn't worry about the brain thing, you get used to it. It's amazing how many brain cells you can lose, and still function normally.
yes, I've managed many decades without a functioning brain.
Pigmy Pony
08-07-2018, 19:51
Of course it helps to have the love and support of a good woman. Although I sometimes have doubts about the clothes she sends me out in.
Firebottle
08-07-2018, 20:06
You as well? :doh:
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 06:21
I know, they try their best don't they? I can put up with the clothes, but sometimes she puts my nappy on back to front, and it really chafes. :(
Today I took delivery of a very large box and an Aiwa turntable !!
Spendorman will be dissappointed I dont need a repair kit at all ;)
spendorman
09-07-2018, 14:12
Today I took delivery of a very large box and an Aiwa turntable !!
Spendorman will be dissappointed I dont need a repair kit at all ;)
If it's possible, I'm very pleased to be disappointed!
Perhaps some pics and a report on how well you like the deck.
If it's possible, I'm very pleased to be disappointed!
Perhaps some pics and a report on how well you like the deck.
Yes , a bit later . First impressions ,very good order . Lid clean and scratch free and all round tidy for a 43 yr old deck.
Nice and heavy base , but an aftermaket headshell and cart (I dont know what it is !!??)
I will have to look for an original sometime ,the one with a square head to it
Plugged it in and it runs but strobe lights out:rolleyes:
All in all though , very pleased . Will do a thread on it ;)
nonuffin
09-07-2018, 15:00
Of course it helps to have the love and support of a good woman. Although I sometimes have doubts about the clothes she sends me out in.
Mine's just the same. I looked a bit daft in Tescos wearing a Japanese Admiral's uniform
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 15:50
Not surprised - everyone Knows the Japs always shop at Asda. Anyway, last I heard you was a Lieutenant-Commander, that's quite a promotion!
On the subject of inappropriate dress, I'll tell you about an unfortunate incident while on holiday last year. I wanted to go for a paddle, but I have to use the kiddies pool, as I'm not allowed in the grown-ups pool. :(
Anyway, she only put my thong on back to front, scared the bejaysus out of the poor kiddies and I ended up being arrested. The hotel manager said they don't want my kind staying there, lowering the tone of the place. It was a 2 star hotel in Benidorm. I really would rather forget about it, but I had to write about it in my journal (my therapist said I should keep a journal). Every time I pick it up it always opens at that page - I think Mrs. P is showing it to all her friends.
Anyway, it's Blackpool for us this year, I could wear a soiled nappy on my head there, and no one would bat an eyelid.
walpurgis
09-07-2018, 16:21
They don't let me in Asda anymore. Not since 'the Marmite incident'! :eek:
They don't let me in Asda anymore. Not since 'the Marmite incident'! :eek:
The "Marmite incident"? Do tell .........
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 16:30
Well there are Marmite lovers and Marmite haters, I'm guessing you're a lover and the other shoppers didn't love what you were doing with it :eek:
walpurgis
09-07-2018, 16:51
The "Marmite incident"? Do tell .........
Far too embarrassing to explain, but it involved a huge amount of brown stains. :wowzer:
Asda's rubbish anyway, they've done you a favour if you ask me.
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 17:08
Far too embarrassing to explain, but it involved a huge amount of brown stains. :wowzer:
Ah, the old "It's Marmite, honestly" excuse. Not had this problem for a while, thanks to the nappies. Highly recommended. Tip: be careful not to put them on back to front, they don't catch nearly as much.
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 17:16
Asda's rubbish anyway, they've done you a favour if you ask me.
Quite right. And Asda employees are just a bunch of midnight chicken-licking bastards anyway. I hate double standards.
Moderators feel free to edit this if it looks libellous, after all the actions of a few doesn't necessarily mean they're all doing it.
Moderators feel free to edit this if it looks libellous, after all the actions of a few doesn't necessarily mean they're all doing it.
Nah can't be arsed plus I want to see all the members who are Asda employees pile in on you.
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 17:27
I should be ok, some of my best friends are Asda employees...
I've checked my facts and it was just one guy, who was jailed for 2 months (not for the chicken though). The rest of the Asda community are all fair minded and well adjusted human beings whom I have the greatest respect and admiration for. And have you noticed how good looking they all are? I never shop anywhere else. :)
Think I should be safe now.
nonuffin
09-07-2018, 19:04
:lies:
My mates uncle's cousin works in ASDA as the acting deputy manager's elect assistant on the fish counter and he is ugly. Abuses the privilige in fact. Last I heard he was dismissed for ungentlemanly conduct with a Halibut.
I should be ok, some of my best friends are Asda employees...
I've checked my facts and it was just one guy, who was jailed for 2 months (not for the chicken though). The rest of the Asda community are all fair minded and well adjusted human beings whom I have the greatest respect and admiration for. And have you noticed how good looking they all are? I never shop anywhere else. :)
Think I should be safe now.
I have a vision of you slapping your arse like that woman used to do in the advert
Pigmy Pony
09-07-2018, 20:19
I WAS the woman in that advert. We had to redo that scene 46 times. I couldn't sit down for a week. Guy on the fish counter suggested rubbing my arse cheeks with a halibut, said it always worked for him. Next time I saw him he was sat outside Poundland with a scruffy dog and a hat full of coins.
To paraphrase Monty Python: "This thread is getting silly - and now for something completely different" -
Today I went to pick up my GF's laptop which supposedly had had its screen replaced. I was told it would take about a week to get the replacement screen, so I phoned last Friday to find how things were progressing. Yes the screen had arrived and was being fitted to the laptop as I spoke - it would be ready for collection later that day. Couldn't pick it up Friday, so I told them I would come in today (Monday).
Went in today only to find that the laptop had not been repaired! The excuse was the wrong part had been supplied, but the correct one had just been delivered, and if I would come back in half an hour it would be ready. :doh: As it is not my machine I informed my GF of the news. She said she wanted a good job done and not a rushed one, so I went back to tell them to take their time and I would pick it up next Monday. I had only been out of the shop for no more than ten minutes, but when I returned the screen had been installed. :eek:
I paid £85 for the work, which I believe is not atypical. However I suspect the replacement screens are probably no more than say £40, so £45 for five minutes work makes me think I was in the wrong occupation. :rolleyes:
walpurgis
10-07-2018, 11:48
The RAF Centenary flypast is due to cross London in the next few minutes. They always come in my direction, so I'll have a camera handy.
The RAF Centenary flypast is due to cross London in the next few minutes. They always come in my direction, so I'll have a camera handy.
Make sure you photograph all 100 planes (and helicopters). :)
walpurgis
10-07-2018, 12:32
Yes, they flew past. A bit of a distance away and only the jets fighters and Red Arrows. There were a lot of Typhoons and that's the first time I've seen F35's.
walpurgis
10-07-2018, 12:34
Good news hearing that those lads in the Thai cave were all got out. I seriously doubted it could be done initially.
Good news hearing that those lads in the Thai cave were all got out. I seriously doubted it could be done initially.
My wife wanted to know how the rescue was going . This was last night . I typed in Thai Boys but suddenly stopped before I hit search:doh:
Good news hearing that those lads in the Thai cave were all got out. I seriously doubted it could be done initially.
+1 to that! That, and the resignation of two pretty useless members of the Cabinet is the best news I have heard in days. Definitely cause for celebration!
walpurgis
12-07-2018, 22:29
I just spent over an hour trying to compile a thread about 'supertweeters'. But I'm not focusing well tonight, so I scrapped it!
Will be attending a wedding tomorrow.
So what? you may say - well at my time in life, I seem to be going to far too many funerals. A couple of months ago we were invited to a christening; so it was nice to be witness to someone starting out in life, rather than finishing it.
I just spent over an hour trying to compile a thread about 'supertweeters'. But I'm not focusing well tonight, so I scrapped it!
That's a shame Geoff. You should have saved it for a later re-write and/or editing.
Ninanina
14-07-2018, 23:19
Just got home from a great night with friends at a BBQ and a little drinky poo.... what a great evening :D
Ninanina
14-07-2018, 23:23
Now playing some nice toons, but quietly as it's getting late..
Pigmy Pony
16-07-2018, 20:42
Right now I'm watching something called "Our Guy in Russia" on C4. You really must see this!
There's just been a woman on it who takes the theory about really hot women being really mental to new heights, literally. :eek:
Right now I'm watching something called "Our Guy in Russia" on C4. You really must see this!
There's just been a woman on it who takes the theory about really hot women being really mental to new heights, literally. :eek:
Why are hot women more likely to be mental? Because they can! Simple as that.
Russell
I suspect that most here would be scared to death by, and run a mile from a *really hot* woman!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Beobloke
17-07-2018, 11:50
For the past two nights, I've accidentally stumbled on TV documentaries on Frank Lloyd Wright and Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Both have reminded me just how much I love Art Deco.
I suspect that most here would be scared to death by, and run a mile from a *really hot* woman!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Be OK if you were wearing oven gloves. Joy Division ones, obvs.
I suspect that most here would be scared to death by, and run a mile from a *really hot* woman!:eyebrows:
Marco.
No point in my case, they'd only run after me.
Pigmy Pony
17-07-2018, 18:43
I suspect that most here would be scared to death by, and run a mile from a *really hot* woman!:eyebrows:
Marco.
I like to think I'd stick around to "give it a go", then make a run for it. Like spiders do. :)
Seriously, if you get a spare half hour or so, give "Our Guy in Russia" a watch, on All 4. Also has Putin riding with Russian Hell's Angels, and Guy Martin taking the controls in a Russian jet. Really interesting stuff.
My soldering skills (such as they are) were on a big high up until last night. I repaired the micro usb port on my Pure Highway in car DAB , and promptly seemed to kill the charge lead and the Highway !! :mental: (I had used the multimeter loads of times to try and make sure the pos and neg were right way round ) The Highway will power up with batteries usually (which it had done when I suspected the usb plug was goosed ) but after my balls up with charge lead ,which appeared to die ,as the red led went out completely althought the fuse was good !
But after this event , batteries (and new ones ) would not get her to come on !!! :(
So I put it away , felt sad , especially when a new one is near £100:rolleyes:
This afternoon , took the back off it ,generally blew the dust out and tweaked here and there then put batteries back in for a larf
Whey hey , up she fired !!! Very odd !!
I have spent £16 on a new charge lead from Pure - Fingers crossed :)
Oh , and the Aiwa TT has a tonearm wiring issue , that comes and goes - Bah !!
Pigmy Pony
20-07-2018, 18:18
This last few months there have only been three living at our house - myself, Anita and Alice (the cat). The ankle biters have all moved out. Great!
Well almost. The problem we have is that we are planning to go on holiday for a week in Sept, and there will be no one living here to care for the cat. Options are either one of the kids drops by a couple of times each day to feed her, or put her in a cattery. Anita thinks it would be a bit cruel for her to be alone for hours on end, and I'm inclined to agree. But having her put in a big cage for a week seems barely any better.
I've asked her what she would prefer, but she just looks at me blankly before going back to licking her arse.
There must be others on here who have cats and holidays, what do you think would be the better option for her?
You may gather from this post that it's been a quiet week newswise. and I'm tired of looking at Brexit bickering. :(
If she is used to her freedom and such then she can be let out and I n. Fed and watered. I did it with mine for a week a couple of times. She wasn't best chuffed with me mind but it's better than a cattery. Neighbor did the looking in etc
Pigmy Pony
20-07-2018, 18:33
Perhaps that would be the best way. When the weather's good she spends most of the daytime playing out and only comes in at mealtimes and (reluctantly) when it's going dark. Plus she'll see a familiar face a couple of times a day.
Cats like their own territory so I reckon she will be happier to stay on her own in familiar surroundings.
Pigmy Pony
20-07-2018, 18:43
That's two votes for 'remain'.
Today , I decided to make a cheeky offer for a turntable for spares .
It had been kicking about on the bay for weeks and I was interested (a bit)
Messaged the seller , would he take an offer . He would !!!!
So , asked a few questions ,did the strobe work ,was it a good constant speed , and he said yes .
Few more questions then I offered the asking price less the postage.
Went for a shower and came to check my e mails . Had a review offer of the amount I had asked it for !!:eek:
Clicked on link and it had gone - expired , 7 mins earlier :doh::doh::doh::doh:
Dont bugger about in the shower - is the moral of the story , (although I had fully expected him to agree then post it as a buy it now ,with me hovering over the buy button !!)
:D
Pigmy Pony
30-07-2018, 22:06
Might it not reappear? Often stuff that doesn't sell keeps getting relisted.
No , it appears that I was one of 2 people watching it yesterday after weeks of non movement .
It just happens that as soon as he made me the offer the other watcher bought it at the Buy It Now price , I think !!
So, it gone :(
I was busy anticipating his reply to me as I toweled myself down (after the shower) and had already in my head ,worked out which bits to swap ,that would make my TT spot on . Stupid Boy I am
The moral, Anto, in this heat, is always prioritise de-cheesing yer sweaty balls, so showers should always come first before ebay!:D:eyebrows:
Marco,
Just had an ‘invitation’ to renew my car insurance, only to find the premium has been increased by more than 20% over last year, for exactly the same cover.
I’ve been with the same company for eight years and for the first few years the premium actually decreased year on year. Then it suddenly increased by 25%, so I phoned them up to enquire why and was give some sob story about ‘ambulance chasers’. When I commented I could get the same amount of cover from competitor insurers for much less, they capitulated after some hard bargaining and offered a much better quote.
Since then the quotes have gone up by 13 – 17%, and each time I have to go through the ritual of looking at competitive quotes and haggling with my insurers. The actual monetary increase is comparatively small, so I might appear to be unnecessarily parsimonious, but it’s the principle of it that irks me.
I’m sure insurers automatically increase the premiums to established and loyal customers; treating them as ‘soft targets’ and relying on their ‘inertia’ so they will just shrug their shoulders and pay. Well not me!
Not only have to do that for car insurance every year but also house insurance, breakdown insurance and other stuff. Always manage to get it reduced. Sky use to be amenable but now just say 'no'.
Am in a two fixed deal for gas/leccy which comes up in Jan '19. No doubt they will just stick me on their standard variable rate without telling me. So I will have to go on that merry go round again doing comparisons.
Also worth checking on newspaper/mag subscriptions if they can do a deal. There is one newspaper we subscribe to and their renewal was just silly. So when I chatted they immediately reduced the annual cost to below last year's and threw in a free Google Home device (worth £90).
walpurgis
31-07-2018, 20:14
Ask them if they'd be willing to cancel the existing policy, then re-insure you on the same terms, but with a 'new business' discount (usually around 10%) and then haggle over the rest. I've done this. It works with some insurers.
Ninanina
02-08-2018, 21:22
The hotter it gets the shorter my skirts become.... :eek:
walpurgis
02-08-2018, 21:26
Mine too. It's very liberating! :D
Ninanina
02-08-2018, 21:27
Mine too. It's very liberating! :D
I bet you look great in them Geoff....:eyebrows:
And I'm reliably informed he doesn't wear any pants under them either;)
Marco.
walpurgis
02-08-2018, 21:36
And I'm reliably informed he doesn't wear any pants under them either;)
Marco.
Gave the game away on that trampoline didn't I? :rolleyes:
Ninanina
02-08-2018, 21:52
:rfl:
Best way though when it's nice and hot...:)
Keep it nice and bald there too, lets the fresh air circulate:eyebrows:
Marco.
Gave the game away on that trampoline didn't I? :rolleyes:
Yeah, you nearly took my eye out, swinging that 'thing' about!
Marco.
walpurgis
02-08-2018, 22:20
Well it was the Vicar's garden party and his wife was well impressed. She dragged me behind the potting shed for a bit of 'hands on' investigation. She had rosy cheeks for the rest of the day!
walpurgis
03-08-2018, 09:14
Cheapest parcel tape! I'll bet most of us get through a fair bit of brown tape sending off packages of Hi-Fi.
After a bit of hunting around, I think I've tracked down the cheapest at Wilko (Wilkinsons). It's 75p a roll, unlike Tesco who charge £2, it's also cheaper than ebay. Home bargains are reasonable at £1 a roll, which includes a ball of string and luggage labels, not that I use those.
Yea, but there's parcel tape...and there's parcel tape.... that doesn't split off after you try to pull a length off and it leaves a jagged piece that you can't pick up and then when you do and you pull it. it does it again I think some are a lot thinner than others....Grrrrr
Yea, but there's parcel tape...and there's parcel tape.... that doesn't split off after you try to pull a length off and it leaves a jagged piece that you can't pick up and then when you do and you pull it. it does it again I think some are a lot thinner than others....Grrrrr
+1:steam:
walpurgis
03-08-2018, 09:26
Yea, but there's parcel tape...and there's parcel tape....
Wilkinsons tend to sell decent stuff. I'm buying a few rolls today. That's why I was looking around at prices.
spendorman
03-08-2018, 09:28
Cheapest parcel tape! I'll bet most of us get through a fair bit of brown tape sending off packages of Hi-Fi.
After a bit of hunting around, I think I've tracked down the cheapest at Wilko (Wilkinsons). It's 75p a roll, unlike Tesco who charge £2, it's also cheaper than ebay. Home bargains are reasonable at £1 a roll, which includes a ball of string and luggage labels, not that I use those.
A few years ago I bought a multi-pack at Costco is good value and quality
My new sofa came with instructions in case I forget how to sit down.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180803/daf7c94a43a0ba0a12f21a463bc97ae5.jpg
Seems plenty of room there, Roy, for both you and your dinner plate!:D:eyebrows:
Marco.
Cheapest parcel tape! I'll bet most of us get through a fair bit of brown tape sending off packages of Hi-Fi.
After a bit of hunting around, I think I've tracked down the cheapest at Wilko (Wilkinsons). It's 75p a roll, unlike Tesco who charge £2, it's also cheaper than ebay. Home bargains are reasonable at £1 a roll, which includes a ball of string and luggage labels, not that I use those.
Lol - in some ways mate, we're so different! I admire you're 'dedication to the cause', as it were, but personally I doubt that I could summon up the desire to hunt all over to find the cheapest parcel tape!!:D:eyebrows:
I just buy it from the shop nearest to wherever I happen to be when I need some, and be done with it. If I ever get *that* bored, feel free to shoot me!!:lol:
;)
Marco.
walpurgis
03-08-2018, 14:01
It's a habit Marco. I hunt about for the best deals and prices. But as I do that for just about everything, it pays off.
Cheapest parcel tape! I'll bet most of us get through a fair bit of brown tape sending off packages of Hi-Fi.
After a bit of hunting around, I think I've tracked down the cheapest at Wilko (Wilkinsons). It's 75p a roll, unlike Tesco who charge £2, it's also cheaper than ebay. Home bargains are reasonable at £1 a roll, which includes a ball of string and luggage labels, not that I use those.
Wilko used to be our 'go to' shop for all sorts of stuff - along with Boyes (same style) but since the last couple of years we have The Range ... much closer by and cheaper for just about everything nondescript that you had no idea you really needed until you did. We have also two new 'cheap tat' stores recently added to the itinerary - Home Sense and Home Bargains - pure joy!
Personally, I hate spending a penny more than necessary on anything (regardless of how insignificant) and will hunt down a bargain wherever they are to be had. Fortunately, Mrs Mikmas is even more thrifty than I.
It's a habit Marco. I hunt about for the best deals and prices. But as I do that for just about everything, it pays off.
S'ok, mate. I get it:)
Marco.
Personally, I hate spending a penny more than necessary on anything (regardless of how insignificant) and will hunt down a bargain wherever they are to be had. Fortunately, Mrs Mikmas is even more thrifty than I.
Aye... The forum's full of interminable tightwads!!:D
I couldn't be more different. I like nice things (quality) and am more than willing to pay for them. Can't stand cheap tat, sorry. Must be an Italian thing...;)
Marco.
for both you and your dinner plate!:D:eyebrows:
& somewhere to get me head down after I've emptied said plate :zzz:
Aye... The forum's full of interminable tightwads!!:D
I couldn't be more different. I like nice things (quality) and am more than willing to pay for them. Can't stand cheap tat, sorry. Must be an Italian thing...;)
Marco.
Not all 'cheap tat' Marco - not by a long chalk.
The Range (for example) sell a lot of known brand products (like Dulux paint and JCB batteries) but at a price that puts other stores, like B&Q or Boots to shame. Geoff mentioned parcel tape - I'm pretty sure, based on my own experience, that you would be really hard put to find a significant difference in quality between the example from Wilko or that from Tesco. Not to mention the number of times wines from Lidl have beaten much posher (and pricier) examples from the likes of Waitrose or M&S in quality tests ;)
Little point in flushing money down the bog ..... :)
I'm way too lazy to hunt for bargains, plus I like to support local retailers where possible. Can't remember the last time I bought parcel tape.
s, plus I like to support local retailers where possible. .
I tried, it doesn't work. I was paying over the odds for duck tape in the Maplins by me for years and it still went broke.
Pigmy Pony
03-08-2018, 20:19
Wilko used to be our 'go to' shop for all sorts of stuff - along with Boyes (same style) but since the last couple of years we have The Range ... much closer by and cheaper for just about everything nondescript that you had no idea you really needed until you did. We have also two new 'cheap tat' stores recently added to the itinerary - Home Sense and Home Bargains - pure joy!
Personally, I hate spending a penny more than necessary on anything (regardless of how insignificant) and will hunt down a bargain wherever they are to be had. Fortunately, Mrs Mikmas is even more thrifty than I.
Mrs. P will drive miles to our branch of 'The Range' to save a few bob, then goes into Costa next door to spend three quid on a latte...
Pigmy Pony
03-08-2018, 20:22
Aye... The forum's full of interminable tightwads!!:D
I couldn't be more different. I like nice things (quality) and am more than willing to pay for them. Can't stand cheap tat, sorry. Must be an Italian thing...;)
Marco.
Time for a test drive in a Fiat Panda for you, me lad :)
Drove my neighbours panda(a basic one) and it was quite a decent drive.. their 4 wheel drive ones are very good.
Pigmy Pony
03-08-2018, 20:32
The three wheel drive ones are known for their iffy handling, due to one wheel falling off
Pigmy Pony
03-08-2018, 20:34
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Not all 'cheap tat' Marco - not by a long chalk.
The Range (for example) sell a lot of known brand products (like Dulux paint and JCB batteries) but at a price that puts other stores, like B&Q or Boots to shame.
I've not heard of The Range. Don't think they have any branches in my area. In terms of paint, as we live in a period property, we mainly use paints reflecting the colours commonly used during that era (i.e.Victorian), from Farrow & Ball.
Geoff mentioned parcel tape - I'm pretty sure, based on my own experience, that you would be really hard put to find a significant difference in quality between the example from Wilko or that from Tesco. Not to mention the number of times wines from Lidl have beaten much posher (and pricier) examples from the likes of Waitrose or M&S in quality tests ;)
Lol - is Tesco now considered as 'exotic'?;)
We don't send many parcels, so I generally use the brown tape I use for my picture-framing business, which is really thick and strong, and never tears, exactly like this although I get it much cheaper from a different supplier I've been using for years: https://www.lionpic.co.uk/p/9206/Superpaper-Self-Adhesive-Brown-Tape-50mm-x-66m-1-roll
Lovely to use and work with, and also great for gagging the mother-in-law:D
As an oenophile of long standing, I'm 100% with you on the Lidl thing! Same applies with Aldi - far better than the selection of wines in most other supermarkets, although Waitrose are ok. M&S is solely for pee-soaked social climbers. The wines in Lidl or Aldi are fine for 'slurping'.
We buy our fine wine, which we keep for special occasions, from specialist wine merchants.
Little point in flushing money down the bog .....
Indeed, but I won't buy shite just to save a few pence. One has standards, dear boy.
Also, sometimes buying cheap stuff is a false economy in the long term, certainly with larger more important items. My policy there is to buy once, but buy well, so that if looked after, whatever it is has the potential to last a lifetime. We did that recently when we bought our Laura Ashley suite for the lounge.
Not cheap, but I doubt we'll need another set in our lifetime.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
03-08-2018, 21:21
I can see why you would buy Laura Ashley - repeatedly scrubbing stains from lesser fabrics would quickly fade the pattern.
That, and your balls are less likely to stick to it in this heat. I tested that in the shop.
Marco.
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