Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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pinno said:
Yes, man is a filtration system for turning beer back into water.
And grapes are merely an organic system for making water taste nice. Even better, if you ferment that tasty water, the alcohol prevents the 'juice' going off.0 -
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https://youtu.be/MAr0g3JAigk seanoconn - gruagach craic!1 -
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Getting one over on We Buy Any Car0
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Managed to get the engine management light off and keep it off long enough for them to check it over. They did their usual deductions for a few minor dents and that was all (the car needs a new turbo and other bits that were going to cost more than the car was worth).Stevo_666 said:
How did you do that?Pross said:Getting one over on We Buy Any Car
Never used them myself, other than to see what the lowest possible price would be for selling.0 -
Quick nosey on the second hand prices and it looks like if I sold my car today i'd sell it for more than I bought it after 5 years and c.15,000 miles.0
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Nice one - selling them a liability. Must have been quite satisfying.Pross said:
Managed to get the engine management light off and keep it off long enough for them to check it over. They did their usual deductions for a few minor dents and that was all (the car needs a new turbo and other bits that were going to cost more than the car was worth).Stevo_666 said:
How did you do that?Pross said:Getting one over on We Buy Any Car
Never used them myself, other than to see what the lowest possible price would be for selling."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
After having them hammer us down on a previous car due to minor cosmetic issues it was good. I wouldn’t use them to sell a half decent car but with something like this one I wouldn’t be comfortable selling privately. They’ll no doubt chuck it in an auction and make a profit though.Stevo_666 said:
Nice one - selling them a liability. Must have been quite satisfying.Pross said:
Managed to get the engine management light off and keep it off long enough for them to check it over. They did their usual deductions for a few minor dents and that was all (the car needs a new turbo and other bits that were going to cost more than the car was worth).Stevo_666 said:
How did you do that?Pross said:Getting one over on We Buy Any Car
Never used them myself, other than to see what the lowest possible price would be for selling.0 -
I did similar a few years ago. Had a diesel Golf that was dying, took ages to start from cold and made an awful noise until warm, really on its last legs. I booked it in at a WBAC 30 miles away so it was fine by the time I got there. Took a small hit on a few dings, but walked away happy.Pross said:
Managed to get the engine management light off and keep it off long enough for them to check it over. They did their usual deductions for a few minor dents and that was all (the car needs a new turbo and other bits that were going to cost more than the car was worth).Stevo_666 said:
How did you do that?Pross said:Getting one over on We Buy Any Car
Never used them myself, other than to see what the lowest possible price would be for selling.2020/2021/2022 Metric Century Challenge Winner0 -
Looking at several forecasts and deciding, despite the suggestion that it would be dry all day, that I'd go for a morning walk instead. It looked like there was some 'incoming weather' as I finished the walk, and it looks like I made the right call. Chunky stuff.
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It's all obvious but it's always satisfying when the weird, seemingly counter-intuitive exercises you do for physio actually make a difference to range of movement.0
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3,000 miles a year is not much, have you thought of getting rid of it and using PT?rick_chasey said:Quick nosey on the second hand prices and it looks like if I sold my car today i'd sell it for more than I bought it after 5 years and c.15,000 miles.
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surrey_commuter said:
3,000 miles a year is not much, have you thought of getting rid of it and using PT?rick_chasey said:Quick nosey on the second hand prices and it looks like if I sold my car today i'd sell it for more than I bought it after 5 years and c.15,000 miles.
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That'll do the dry forests some good.briantrumpet said:Looking at several forecasts and deciding, despite the suggestion that it would be dry all day, that I'd go for a morning walk instead. It looked like there was some 'incoming weather' as I finished the walk, and it looks like I made the right call. Chunky stuff.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
pinno said:
That'll do the dry forests some good.briantrumpet said:Looking at several forecasts and deciding, despite the suggestion that it would be dry all day, that I'd go for a morning walk instead. It looked like there was some 'incoming weather' as I finished the walk, and it looks like I made the right call. Chunky stuff.
Weirdly, several reports have come back in response to my evening weather story (see below) saying that a lot of places have remained bone dry today, or just had one or two drops. No reports of proper drenchings.
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rick_chasey said:surrey_commuter said:
3,000 miles a year is not much, have you thought of getting rid of it and using PT?rick_chasey said:Quick nosey on the second hand prices and it looks like if I sold my car today i'd sell it for more than I bought it after 5 years and c.15,000 miles.
Is that you doing your exercises?0 -
Rainbows.
Pretty Physics
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My Worx, battery powered pressure washer.
I had hoped it would be a full replacement for a plug in pressure washer which ultimately it didn’t really prove to be. However, it’s otherwise brilliant for doing quick jobs without any of the faff associated with a plug in jobby.
Grab washer, attach hose, go. Bike cleaned (yes I go there) bish bash bosh. Unplug hose, done.
Can also run off free standing water supply. Intend to get water carrier to take to trail centres to do a quick wash before loading bike in car.0 -
morstar said:
My Worx, battery powered pressure washer.
I had hoped it would be a full replacement for a plug in pressure washer which ultimately it didn’t really prove to be. However, it’s otherwise brilliant for doing quick jobs without any of the faff associated with a plug in jobby.
Grab washer, attach hose, go. Bike cleaned (yes I go there) bish bash bosh. Unplug hose, done.
Can also run off free standing water supply. Intend to get water carrier to take to trail centres to do a quick wash before loading bike in car.
Looks useful.
Ditto my battery-powered rotary mower, roughly the same sort of £ as your pressure washer, came with two batteries, which, apart from the first time I used it to hack down 3ft grass, is more than enough, and it's transformed my lawn.
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Ditto on the lawn mower.briantrumpet said:morstar said:My Worx, battery powered pressure washer.
I had hoped it would be a full replacement for a plug in pressure washer which ultimately it didn’t really prove to be. However, it’s otherwise brilliant for doing quick jobs without any of the faff associated with a plug in jobby.
Grab washer, attach hose, go. Bike cleaned (yes I go there) bish bash bosh. Unplug hose, done.
Can also run off free standing water supply. Intend to get water carrier to take to trail centres to do a quick wash before loading bike in car.
Looks useful.
Ditto my battery-powered rotary mower, roughly the same sort of £ as your pressure washer, came with two batteries, which, apart from the first time I used it to hack down 3ft grass, is more than enough, and it's transformed my lawn.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Was genuinely surprised with mine. In a couple of years of infrequent mowing, it's gone from rough meadow to something that really looks like a lawn. And no, I'm not going back to Poldarking with a scythe.pblakeney said:
Ditto on the lawn mower.briantrumpet said:morstar said:My Worx, battery powered pressure washer.
I had hoped it would be a full replacement for a plug in pressure washer which ultimately it didn’t really prove to be. However, it’s otherwise brilliant for doing quick jobs without any of the faff associated with a plug in jobby.
Grab washer, attach hose, go. Bike cleaned (yes I go there) bish bash bosh. Unplug hose, done.
Can also run off free standing water supply. Intend to get water carrier to take to trail centres to do a quick wash before loading bike in car.
Looks useful.
Ditto my battery-powered rotary mower, roughly the same sort of £ as your pressure washer, came with two batteries, which, apart from the first time I used it to hack down 3ft grass, is more than enough, and it's transformed my lawn.
Before & after, scythe v. battery mower...
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The only thing that concerns me sometimes is you don't know the quality of batteries they use in the packs. Is the mah figure they're quoting correct?
I opened a pack up once there was no label on the batteries whatsoever. Normally the make and serial code. From that you can get the stats.0 -
Brand name equipment should come with brand name batteries.focuszing723 said:
The only thing that concerns me sometimes is you don't know the quality of batteries they use in the packs. Is the mah figure they're quoting correct?
I opened a pack up once there was no label on the batteries whatsoever. Normally the make and stats are printed on them.
That's the extent of my expertise.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
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Well, it was a brand name product with a battery I opened up, nothing on them.pblakeney said:
Brand name equipment should come with brand name batteries.focuszing723 said:
The only thing that concerns me sometimes is you don't know the quality of batteries they use in the packs. Is the mah figure they're quoting correct?
I opened a pack up once there was no label on the batteries whatsoever. Normally the make and stats are printed on them.
That's the extent of my expertise.0 -
rick_chasey said:
First time on the bike (turbo in the garden) since breaking my shoulder 👍🏻
Last time I did my back in, when I got on the turbo, I did wonder if I should get an armchair saddle so I could sit up straight, and not put my hands on the handlebars, so my back wasn't curved for too long... have you resisted the turbo because of the worry of strain through the arms & shoulder? Or because you've dutifully followed instructions not to under any circumstance?
Anyway, good luck with getting back to form. It would send me nuts to be off the bike for that long.0 -
Only got the green light last week that I could put weight through it and I’ve been too busy since to find time.1
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Well, that one in your photo is a Samsung. Doubt it would be powerful enough for any power tool. Worx have all the info.focuszing723 said:
Well, it was a brand name product with a battery I opened up, nothing on them.pblakeney said:
Brand name equipment should come with brand name batteries.focuszing723 said:
The only thing that concerns me sometimes is you don't know the quality of batteries they use in the packs. Is the mah figure they're quoting correct?
I opened a pack up once there was no label on the batteries whatsoever. Normally the make and stats are printed on them.
That's the extent of my expertise.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
pblakeney said:
Well, that one in your photo is a Samsung.focuszing723 said:
Well, it was a brand name product with a battery I opened up, nothing on them.pblakeney said:
Brand name equipment should come with brand name batteries.focuszing723 said:
The only thing that concerns me sometimes is you don't know the quality of batteries they use in the packs. Is the mah figure they're quoting correct?
I opened a pack up once there was no label on the batteries whatsoever. Normally the make and stats are printed on them.
That's the extent of my expertise.
Doubt it would be powerful enough for any power tool.
Samsung SDI has a 15-year experience of lithium-ion battery mass production. It sold over 7 billion cells for the past 15 years and is now selling over 1 billion cells per year. The production lines of Samsung SDI are 100% automated.
Nah, they do alright. CATL, Panasonic and LG through, phffff...
BYD are a big Chinese EV car manufacturer.0
