Why? Or were you thinking of Jacob Rees-Mogg? ;)
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Why? Or were you thinking of Jacob Rees-Mogg? ;)
Eh? No, it was with reference to the boy in the article posted by Lawrence. A boy using his football boots money to pay for some random blokes groceries at the checkout? Something not right there - I'm fine with folk having a kind and thoughtful nature, but this kid appears to have had a brain fart.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Got him (and his mum) their 15 minutes of fame though.
Might be unusual, but does it warrant a 'puke' smiley?
Dug my little Unimat lathe out from its hiding place yesterday. Now all I have to do is remember how to use it, I think it's all there :hmm:.
handy thing that... can be quite fun tooQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Article read like a sugary jam doughnut bathed in syrup then dropped onto a turd left by a beagle puppy with digestive problems. Well you did ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Never heard of one - what does it do?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The usual, within its size limits. It's a Unimat 4. I need to make a base board and belt guard.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Never used this one, it's still covered in the original wax/grease. I had a bigger Myford in use years ago, had a couple of tiny Adepts too, they were nice.
https://i.ibb.co/mcYfNbH/IMG-1253.jpg
a small metal cutting lathe steve... good one too, and that one looks brand spanking..
It is.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Might be the last new Unimat 4 sold actually, was supplied without motor, but I have a few to choose from.
Just had a summons for jury duty. They must be scraping the bottom of the barrel!
At least watching all those episodes of 'Crown Court' back in the 1970s whilst off sick from school will now come in useful. Who'd have thought?
that'll be a week you wont get back:doh:
I doubt I'll get paid either and you can only claim back £67 a day so it's going to cost me money too. What joy.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Can't really take that kind of time off work either without it all going tits up so I'll be going back to a colossal mess.
Why could they not have summoned me this time last year when I was doing jack shit and would have welcomed the diversion?
Surely there's enough retired/unemployed/poxy students to make up juries from without dragging people away from their jobs?
they may not take you anyway. i was called once but told them i looked after my wife 24/7 and they would need to supply a carer for when i was away... never heard from them again.
wife got called once too i told them she was keen but would need an ambulance to take here and bring her back and a carer to sit with her...
:eyebrows:
both were true
That's it though - you had reasonable grounds, I don't. At best I can get it deferred but there's no benefit in doing that. Might as well just get it over and done with.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I did it years ago. A pain, tube train to St James Park every day for a couple of weeks. It was the trial of two girls who mugged Tony Blair's assistant. They were guilty as hell and the only jury member who said otherwise was of the same ethnicity. Strange that.
Ah - so your smileys were for the gushing and smaltzy writing, not for the over-enhusiastic wave of magnanimity and altruism displayed by the boy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
So did I.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Who was Tony Blair's assistant - Alistair Cambell? (Strictly speaking you are not supposed to discuss the case with anyone, even after the advent.)
Eleven angry men and one who'll side with the majority to get an early dart :) Though if you have the energy, fight for a guilty verdict - too many scrotes getting off because of smart-arse lawyers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Pity there isn't jury selection like in the US, you could get sent home just by saying the right things.
It was a youngish female. Don't recall the name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
his sister got mugged once
:thumbsup: I suppose it had to be reported, since News at Ten stopped doing their "and finally" spot. (so I'm told, I manage to avoid the news most of the time).Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Looks very very well made, solid and useful. Wish I had one (and a decent column drill); then i would make up a few bits and bobs for my audio system. Maybe even make a tonearm to my own design.
There is a Mk3 for sale on eBay at a reasonable price:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Il0AA...gz/s-l1600.jpg
I'm tempted, but since the seller is in Spain, no doubt there will be a whole slew of extra costs now that we have left the EU. :( So I'll think I'll give it a miss.
Looks rather nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
As I recall, the Unimat 3 and Unimat 4 are similar, the only difference being that production in UK ceased with the 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmgcbsFFY1AQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Fancy a kebab? :spew:
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...hFmcRR6Q%3D%3D
folk who ate there might now be feeling a bit worse for wear;)
20 years a piece i think
do these folk get paid large amounts of dosh to say the bleedin' obvious??Quote:
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam only happened because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
must be the worst govt in our history
He's as thick and as ineffectual as the rest of the Cabinet.
And we've still got over a year to put up with this self-interested, mendacious and totally useless bunch of politicians. :doh:
I wouldn't be pinning too much hope on the alternative.
Bugger. I was cleaning a rusty shovel with a wire cup brush on my angle grinder and caught my index finger knuckle. Doesn't hurt much, but looks a bit of a mess. Trouble is, I'm on blood thinners and an hour on I'm still waiting for it to stop bleeding! :rolleyes:
Never mind, I've done worse.
nasty cuts those.. at least the bleeding will clean it out... but you might need to see a doc if it doesnt stop with pressureQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I think it's slowing. Just took the dog round the block and dripped a trail of little blood drops :D.
Did you have a nice pair of those tough leather gardening gloves I was talking about laying around doing nothing?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
get some styptic powder from chemist.. that should stop it. if your on thinning meds you should keep some handy... a cloth and pressure might too but takes at least 15 mins... ice can also help
I wouldn't wear thick gloves near fast rotating machinery. If they get tangled a couple of fingers could get ripped off in a flash :eek:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
No matter how cold it gets, I would not go near power tools with gloves on for that reason. Things can go wrong faster than you can blink.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Yeah that's a tricky one - do I prefer dog shit or cat shit? Decisions decisions...Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
When are you going to Bulgaria - or have you been there, and just returned?
Just got back this morning Barry - the holiday was great, it's the getting there/coming back that does my head in. Outbound flight nearly an hour late, then a 2 hour wait at Burgas airport's baggage reclaim while they got the 'conveyor belt' to work.
At least we got our luggage - the shaved monkeys at Manchester airport had failed to load two trucks of luggage, so about a third of the passengers didn't get their luggage until Friday, a four day wait. One couple we spoke to only had the clothes they were standing in and had to do a big clothes shop to tide them over. Then when returning, their cases, packed with their original clothes plus their purchases put them over their weight allowance, and so had to pay extra - bloody cheek! I believe they were being compensated £100, so that's ok then :rolleyes:
Oh and the return flight was delayed by a couple of hours, so we arrived at Burgas at 10.30pm, and got out of Manchester airport at 6am. And that was with a two hour time difference :doh:
Still, mustn't grumble :)
those are some of reasons i dont fly or go hols abroad...more trouble than its worth:rolleyes:
hope you enjoyed it mostly steve
It was great thanks Grant, and worth all the hassle... just.
You are obviously not quite over it yet, as you did a random phone call to me this morning, nice to hear from you though. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
as long as the holiday is good it's always worth the grief of the airport and the flight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
It's just there's not a really good reason why airports and planes have to be so wank.
:doh: :D Yeah sorry about that... I still haven't slept since I got up at 6am yesterday, which might be a factor.Quote:
Originally Posted by AJSki2fly
I did follow that call with the intended one to your phonebook next door neighbour (Aiden LK), and it just went on voicemail... funny how when you dial a wrong number they always answer - can't remember where that truism came from.
Found out this morning that one of my "grandaughters" (inverted commas because she's not a blood relation) has graduated with first class honours from a London university.
Although she is not a direct relative, I feel so proud of her. :)
well done to her mate...Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Not a small achievement.
That's good Barry! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
went down the ex-serviceman's club for a swift half, imagine my surprise to find ZZ Top were the turn:
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