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Originally Posted by Marco
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No point in my case, they'd only run after me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I like to think I'd stick around to "give it a go", then make a run for it. Like spiders do. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
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 !!
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
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.
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
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).
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.
The hotter it gets the shorter my skirts become.... :eek:
Mine too. It's very liberating! :D
I bet you look great in them Geoff....:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
:rfl:
Best way though when it's nice and hot...:)
Keep it nice and bald there too, lets the fresh air circulate:eyebrows:
Marco.
Yeah, you nearly took my eye out, swinging that 'thing' about!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Marco.
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!
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
+1:steam:Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
Wilkinsons tend to sell decent stuff. I'm buying a few rolls today. That's why I was looking around at prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffin
A few years ago I bought a multi-pack at Costco is good value and qualityQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
My new sofa came with instructions in case I forget how to sit down.
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Seems plenty of room there, Roy, for both you and your dinner plate!:D:eyebrows:
Marco.
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:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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.
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.
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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.
S'ok, mate. I get it:)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Marco.
Aye... The forum's full of interminable tightwads!!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by mikmas
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.
& somewhere to get me head down after I've emptied said plate :zzz:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Not all 'cheap tat' Marco - not by a long chalk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe
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...Quote:
Originally Posted by mikmas
Time for a test drive in a Fiat Panda for you, me lad :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Drove my neighbours panda(a basic one) and it was quite a decent drive.. their 4 wheel drive ones are very good.
The three wheel drive ones are known for their iffy handling, due to one wheel falling off
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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.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikmas
Lol - is Tesco now considered as 'exotic'?;)Quote:
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 ;)
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/Sup...m-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.
Indeed, but I won't buy shite just to save a few pence. One has standards, dear boy.Quote:
Little point in flushing money down the bog .....
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.
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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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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