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Fat Angry Scotsman
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PostPosted: 13:55 - 08 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure if I posted these when I won the auctions, but they arrived now so:

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PostPosted: 14:01 - 08 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Winning and paying the most are two different things, but they aren't something that I'd have in my house either won or paid for.
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PostPosted: 16:37 - 08 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jars of Choc Nibbles ... Toffee Crumble (2.7kg), Jammie (2.7kg), Mint (2.7kg), Christmas Pud (2.7kg) and Choc Lick (3.0kg).

13.8kg all in, should last a week or so Laughing
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PostPosted: 18:08 - 08 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

panrider_uk wrote:
Kindle Scribe - 10" Kindle that you can use as a notebook.


I was eyeing that up in the Black Friday sale. Do let us know how you get on with it.
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PostPosted: 19:44 - 08 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

an ipad for the wench.
bloody Christmas!
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PostPosted: 21:07 - 08 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was thinking "do I have one of these already?" browsing through Aliexpress:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S70bdaa889bae4e96a0ce6f19421963cf3/60-90cm-Spring-Tube-Unclogging-Grab-Picker-Snake-Cable-Auxiliary-Grab-Drain-Auger-Sink-Toilet-Tool.jpg_80x80.jpg_.webp

"60/90cm Spring Tube Unclogging Grab Picker Snake Cable Auxiliary Grab Drain Auger Sink Toilet Tool Kitchen Novelty Accessories"


Love the descriptions they come out with Smile

Top review comment:

"Cool stuff! It's as described, it works. The mechanism itself is very tight, but for men it will not be a problem."

Okay...
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PostPosted: 02:19 - 09 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pete. wrote:


After the video was there some hardening?

My hardening was during the video. Embarassed

I love that all that kind of shit.
I wish I had gotten into it years ago.
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PostPosted: 08:18 - 09 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hong Kong Phooey wrote:
Pete. wrote:


After the video was there some hardening?

My hardening was during the video. Embarassed

I love that all that kind of shit.
I wish I had gotten into it years ago.


No, it was just a test gear in brass. I do have a small heat treating furnace I can use for small gears but most that I make are just ordinary mild steel.
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PostPosted: 13:46 - 09 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
panrider_uk wrote:
Kindle Scribe - 10" Kindle that you can use as a notebook.


I was eyeing that up in the Black Friday sale. Do let us know how you get on with it.


So far so good.
It's very responsive while writing/drawing - no noticeable lag at all.

A very good size screen for reading.

Our HR manager had a look at it and bought one for taking interview notes - writing on a pdf form then exporting back to save on the server.

I bought one with the premium pen.
Its nice to write with but if you want to save a few £ by buying the basic then the extra functionality (selection button and eraser) is only a tap away on the screen.
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PostPosted: 14:42 - 09 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

BanditsHigh wrote:
Jars of Choc Nibbles ... Toffee Crumble (2.7kg), Jammie (2.7kg), Mint (2.7kg), Christmas Pud (2.7kg) and Choc Lick (3.0kg).

13.8kg all in, should last a week or so Laughing


See that? thas you that is

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PostPosted: 14:48 - 09 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
I was thinking "do I have one of these already?" browsing through Aliexpress:

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S70bdaa889bae4e96a0ce6f19421963cf3/60-90cm-Spring-Tube-Unclogging-Grab-Picker-Snake-Cable-Auxiliary-Grab-Drain-Auger-Sink-Toilet-Tool.jpg_80x80.jpg_.webp

"60/90cm Spring Tube Unclogging Grab Picker Snake Cable Auxiliary Grab Drain Auger Sink Toilet Tool Kitchen Novelty Accessories"


Love the descriptions they come out with Smile

Top review comment:

"Cool stuff! It's as described, it works. The mechanism itself is very tight, but for men it will not be a problem."

Okay...



We always called em 'pearl catchers' and still got one
They can be very handy at times for getting small things out of nooks and crannies
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PostPosted: 03:58 - 10 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fat Angry Scotsman wrote:



Thank fuk... At last.


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PostPosted: 15:16 - 10 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

A stick welder, with a free angle grinder, from Pete.

The workshop is impressive. I'm wondering how to suggest to the wife that we don't really need a chest freezer, and a lathe would be a much better thing to put there.

I may end up in the chest freezer.
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PostPosted: 12:28 - 11 Dec 2023    Post subject: CH Thermostat Reply with quote

£11.99 inc delivery Shocked

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/AmIAAOSw93hlI6-L/s-l800.jpg

Old bimetal strip one was on its way out - boiler only requires a contact closure to start stop so I gambled 12 quid on this beauty.. you can even optionally program a temperature pattern across the day/week.

Only downside is it requires batteries.. still 12 quid! Let's hope the relay lasts.
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 14 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
panrider_uk wrote:
Kindle Scribe - 10" Kindle that you can use as a notebook.


I was eyeing that up in the Black Friday sale. Do let us know how you get on with it.


Amazon are selling these at 24% off for the next few days.

I'll be returning mine and getting another one saving myself £90
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PostPosted: 21:44 - 14 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Robby wrote:
A stick welder, with a free angle grinder, from Pete.

The workshop is impressive. I'm wondering how to suggest to the wife that we don't really need a chest freezer, and a lathe would be a much better thing to put there.

I may end up in the chest freezer.

If you had a lathe, you could make her a shed for her chest freezer.
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PostPosted: 21:49 - 14 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shh. I made her a shed two years ago. She now wants it extended, with 240 volt power to be a home gym. I built it with that in mind, but she wasn't meant to think of it so soon. I even hid the extension plans.
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PostPosted: 22:20 - 14 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Robby wrote:
Shh. I made her a shed two years ago. She now wants it extended, with 240 volt power to be a home gym. I built it with that in mind, but she wasn't meant to think of it so soon. I even hid the extension plans.


Quid pro quo right there. You build her extension on the understanding that you build yourself a workshop at the same time.

Good luck...
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PostPosted: 22:43 - 14 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

My missus doesn't venture into my workshop, well, apart from her hand that is. I call it the magic hand. Door opens, hand appears with a full mug of tea, puts it down, grabs the empty mug then disappears through the gap and the door closes.

I'm not even 100% certain it's her hand doing the exchange TBH.
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PostPosted: 10:10 - 15 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tickets to see (what remains of...) the Stranglers and Buzzcocks at the finest out door venue in the country - the Piece Hall in Halifax. Assuming nobody else carks it between now and August and the sun shines, it will be a wonderful way to spend a summer's evening.

Question - what percentage of original members are necessary to avoid a band becoming a 'tribute' act, plus does the main singer have to be there?
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PostPosted: 12:34 - 15 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

hellkat wrote:
Robby wrote:
A stick welder, with a free angle grinder, from Pete.

The workshop is impressive. I'm wondering how to suggest to the wife that we don't really need a chest freezer, and a lathe would be a much better thing to put there.

I may end up in the chest freezer.

If you had a lathe, you could make her a shed for her chest freezer.


Wimin... Know your limits.

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PostPosted: 13:01 - 15 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Diggs wrote:
Tickets to see (what remains of...) the Stranglers and Buzzcocks at the finest out door venue in the country - the Piece Hall in Halifax. Assuming nobody else carks it between now and August and the sun shines, it will be a wonderful way to spend a summer's evening.

Question - what percentage of original members are necessary to avoid a band becoming a 'tribute' act, plus does the main singer have to be there?


I was lucky enough to see the Buzzcocks locally about 10 years ago before Pete Shelley left us.. Excellent night.

OTH I've also see the 'official' Dr Feelgood and I'd say teh tribute 'The Feelgood band' are somewhat better.. Confused
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PostPosted: 20:29 - 15 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

I went to Morrisons with two very distinct things on my list : (1. loo rolls 2. cat food) and I came back with about a dozen. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

Loo rolls, cat food, double cream, whipping cream, macaroni cheese x 2, box of salad, two tabletop conifers disguised as Christmas trees by virtue of having a reindeer on a stick in them, and a packet of paracetamol/ibuprofen each. I think there was something else but I can't remember what.

And six eyeshadow pencils from bloody Superdrug next door, all different colours (technically) although a woman my age shouldnt be wearing that sort of eyeshadow, it'll just sit in my wrinkles and make me look old(er) *sigh* ... and three packs of two eyeshadow brushes, cos they were cheap. WTF. One of the eyeshadows is green and one is purple. I feel an Endora moment coming on.


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PostPosted: 03:29 - 16 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

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A very expensive multi-itinerary conversion plug-socket thingie* which it wasn't until I had bought it that I realised it probably only accepts a European plug.
I don't even know - I'm too tired to figure out how the fuck it works. Its got sliders and stuff on it, but not an English pluggy-in bit - only European Rolling Eyes

I was distracted by the fact that it had two USB charging sockets on the side of the thing and I thought I could charge my phone AND my battery pack at the same time.
Luckily I found a seat in the Departures lounge that had a USB charging point beside it.


Tesco sell them wee UK 13amp to EU 2 pin doofurs for cheap. So at least you can still use the fkng thing here in the UK Thumbs Up


*(at the airport on the way home, cos my battery was running low and I forgot my European one and I was worried my phone would run out and I wouldnt be able to show them my bloody electronic bloody boarding bloody card Rolling Eyes )

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PostPosted: 08:41 - 16 Dec 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

hellkat wrote:
I went to Morrisons with two very distinct things on my list : (1. loo rolls 2. cat food) and I came back with about a dozen. Rolling Eyes Rolling Eyes

Loo rolls, cat food, double cream, whipping cream, macaroni cheese x 2, box of salad, two tabletop conifers disguised as Christmas trees by virtue of having a reindeer on a stick in them, and a packet of paracetamol/ibuprofen each. I think there was something else but I can't remember what.


Sounds like an interesting night in Shocked
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