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PostPosted: 11:18 - 08 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Then.... Nicholia Sturgernova and her cronies Politburocrats had the big idea to make 'linked' alarms the minimum standard in Scottish homes.
Hoots Mon!


Linked smoke alarms? How the fuck are you supposed to know which one to whip with a tea towel when you burn the toast?
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PostPosted: 11:46 - 08 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

hellkat wrote:
Got this annoying beep from the smoke alarm, still hasn't stopped.

The ones that say you can't replace the battery can be broken into to reveal an entirely replaceable 9v battery.
You do normally have to snap something off to get into them though. Tbh it's probably as cheap to replace the
whole alarm. Fire angel alarms are decent quality. These are a good price for a pair

As for linked mains alarms on their own circuit breaker. I put those in my rental properties in order to be up to spec.
Could have used battery ones but I'm the belt and braces type when dealing with something I may one day rely on
in court. The house I'm living in now has one on the upstairs landing, one in the downstairs hallway. And 2 carbon
monoxide detectors one outside the cupboard where the boiler is installed and one in the kitchen where there
used to be a gas hob although that one wasn't mandatory.
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PostPosted: 14:54 - 08 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

MCN wrote:

Fucking Smoke Alarms.
Do not get me going on smoke alarms..


So I upgraded the auld smoke alarms for new 10yr units. Still for main powered systems but with thier own little 10yr battery pack.
Then.... Nicholia Sturgernova and her cronies Politburocrats had the big idea to make 'linked' alarms the minimum standard in Scottish homes.


Come and live down here.. you seem like a nice chap, we'll find a place for you Wink
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PostPosted: 15:24 - 08 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got the bike engine rebuilt. Engine started and nicely warmed up. Was literally about to put my helmet on when the gritter came past the end of the drive.

I'll wait for a few cars to have gone past before going out now!
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PostPosted: 22:18 - 08 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

new company car. its an automatic Sad
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PostPosted: 10:49 - 09 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Harry and Meghan. I don't care, so please fuck off...
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PostPosted: 12:04 - 09 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Diggs wrote:
Harry and Meghan. I don't care

The Amazon is one of the largest rivers in the world. Over time its waters stretch towards the sea but some falls between cracks in the earth. These fissures reach deep into the earth and fill to form subterranean pools. Millions of years undisturbed by mankind fish have been swimming in this total darkness, specially adapted to their environment. These fish care more about Harry and Megan I do.
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PostPosted: 16:24 - 09 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Diggs wrote:
Harry and Meghan. I don't care, so please fuck off...

I thought they did, but for some reason we still have to hear about them Confused
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PostPosted: 19:42 - 10 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

The national soap opera does seem to be curiously prominent when you enter "UK news" into Google/DDG these days. Don't know why. Perhaps people are trying to distract themselves. It reminds me of this (if you ever played Max Payne you'll know):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alHZlAYUE7U
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PostPosted: 19:46 - 10 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm convinced that the whole Harry and Megan thing is just gammons banging one out. Nobody else even has.a view, let alone gives a shit either way.
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PostPosted: 19:46 - 10 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

not today but yesterday. driving along a b road, approaching a roundabout and im pretty sure it was a couple of bike thieves that were trying to join my lane from a track on the right.
dressed in track suits, with scarves covering their faces up to the eyes, and no helmets. on a nice looking red bike, possibly a Yam Tracer.
the not so nice part of me caused me to slow right down, hoping theyd pull out in front of me. fortunately the opposite lane was busy or there may well have been an incident. Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: 17:52 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

to v or not to v wrote:
new company car. its an automatic Sad


Quite why the fuck anyone would want a manual car these days is beyond me.

If yer a "driving god" mixing it up on tracks and midnight club road races fine. If it's for going the Tesco's then wtaf.

Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.
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PostPosted: 18:43 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weisse Schlange wrote:
Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.


Automatic transmissions today can outperform all but a pro-rally driver. However, when it comes to maintenance and repair rebuilding any sort of auto transmission is a still a complete mare. Manuals are a simpler proposition if the user isn't a complete moron... but we're all bikers so surely manual is no problem Thinking
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PostPosted: 18:46 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weisse Schlange wrote:
Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.


Some of us like driving.
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PostPosted: 19:37 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weisse Schlange wrote:

Quite why the fuck anyone would want a manual car these days is beyond me.

If yer a "driving god" mixing it up on tracks and midnight club road races fine. If it's for going the Tesco's then wtaf.

Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.


First and only automatic I've driven was a VW golf mini van and it was an absolutely apalling driving experience. It conformed to every negative stereotype I've heard about automatics. I'd liken it to the experience of riding a twist and go scooter compared to a geared bike. Only worse because it isn't even CVT. Never in the gear I wanted and with a response time that would almost certainly have caused an accident if I'd had it for any longer.
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PostPosted: 20:15 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weisse Schlange wrote:


Quite why the fuck anyone would want a manual car these days is beyond me.



i like gears, i like engine braking.

new car is a hybrid electric/petrol. its practically a computer on wheels.
for me, all the electronic driving aids cars come with these days, really take the fun out of driving Sad
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PostPosted: 20:18 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weisse Schlange wrote:
Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.


Hmm? Not all, I’ve had a few motors in my life.
Both manual and auto.

I had a MG Metro that was a hoot to drive, (manual), it was like a little angry go-kart Smile
I’ve driven Ford Escort Mexico’s (manual) and that was a REAL driving experience
I had a Vauxhall Senator 3L straight 6 with all the bells and whistles that was a real luxury to drive (auto).
My auto 2.5 Vauxhall Calibre went like stink!

My point being there’s good & bad in both types.

I’d definitely definitely have my old Senator back any day Wub Wub .
Shame it was such a gas guzzler Neutral
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PostPosted: 20:41 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've discovered that even in 'eco' mode our diesel sandaro will over-ride said eco mode and can take off like a scalded cat if you put your toe down fully.

I haven't told Mrs Bastard than I have discovered this.
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PostPosted: 21:14 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have to say the 8 speed box in my Jaguar is a joy to drive as an auto. Then you get snow and put it in sport mode and use the paddles to change gear like I was doing today is very very childish and glorious fun.
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PostPosted: 23:32 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

pepperami wrote:
Weisse Schlange wrote:
Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.


Hmm? Not all, I’ve had a few motors in my life.
Both manual and auto.

I thought manuals were better suited to smaller engines, where you need to rev the nuts off them, and anticipate more with gear selection (eg: approaching a hill), which's what can make auto boxes in 'ordinary' cars an awful experience.

Autos for more luxury/powerful cars although the fashion seems to be for more powerful manuals now.
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PostPosted: 23:49 - 12 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weisse Schlange wrote:

Automatics are fantastic, manuals are shit.

Since my recent introduction to quick shifters, I'd like to say a mixture of both is best, at least on bikes anyway. Sometimes I
want to clutch and rev match myself and pulling away I'd always prefer a manual clutch. But banging up or down through the
gears while keeping the throttle pinned is awesome fun too. BUT on a VERY long drive, like across America which I did in 2012,
automatic is preferable, especially combined with cruise control. Long periods of start and stop driving, like when I drove
a bus are better suited to automatics. Doing the same type of stop start London driving in a manual truck with a heavy clutch
pedal gave me a left thigh that was visibly bigger than my right for a while.
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PostPosted: 11:32 - 13 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

Only Connect, Crustaceans, Excruciating.

If you watched it you'll know what I'm talking about. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 12:44 - 13 Dec 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote

B1N wrote:
Only Connect, Crustaceans, Excruciating.

If you watched it you'll know what I'm talking about. Rolling Eyes



I watched it. Ugh!
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