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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    That the cashless society marches forward. First time been in a pub which does not take cash, card or app only. In Reading last night, went to one pub (Weather Station fyi) which had been closed and has recently reopened as a craft beerhouse. Interesting angle on their potential market; doubt Gammons would visit anyway.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    orraloon wrote:
    That the cashless society marches forward. First time been in a pub which does not take cash, card or app only. In Reading last night, went to one pub (Weather Station fyi) which had been closed and has recently reopened as a craft beerhouse. Interesting angle on their potential market; doubt Gammons would visit anyway.

    I genuinely cannot remember the last time i used cash for anything
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Chris Bass wrote:
    orraloon wrote:
    That the cashless society marches forward. First time been in a pub which does not take cash, card or app only. In Reading last night, went to one pub (Weather Station fyi) which had been closed and has recently reopened as a craft beerhouse. Interesting angle on their potential market; doubt Gammons would visit anyway.

    I genuinely cannot remember the last time i used cash for anything

    Same, and I live in a non-metropolitan area of Scotland...
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    HaydenM wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    orraloon wrote:
    That the cashless society marches forward. First time been in a pub which does not take cash, card or app only. In Reading last night, went to one pub (Weather Station fyi) which had been closed and has recently reopened as a craft beerhouse. Interesting angle on their potential market; doubt Gammons would visit anyway.

    I genuinely cannot remember the last time i used cash for anything

    Same, and I live in a non-metropolitan area of Scotland...

    Yeah but Hayden doesn’t use cards either - it’s still all about trading turnips and first born children where he is living ....
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    orraloon wrote:
    That the cashless society marches forward. First time been in a pub which does not take cash, card or app only. In Reading last night, went to one pub (Weather Station fyi) which had been closed and has recently reopened as a craft beerhouse. Interesting angle on their potential market; doubt Gammons would visit anyway.

    I genuinely cannot remember the last time i used cash for anything

    Same, and I live in a non-metropolitan area of Scotland...

    Yeah but Hayden doesn’t use cards either - it’s still all about trading turnips and first born children where he is living ....

    I just have the natives arrange any necessary payment
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    I was watching a q&a with richard dawkins and they were talking about evolution and it turns out human brains are actually getting smaller again! We've peaked!
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,962
    Chris Bass wrote:
    I was watching a q&a with richard dawkins and they were talking about evolution and it turns out human brains are actually getting smaller again! We've peaked!

    Seems those in politics have peaked much sooner than most :lol:


    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Chris Bass wrote:
    I was watching a q&a with richard dawkins and they were talking about evolution and it turns out human brains are actually getting smaller again! We've peaked!
    That is our legacy; reversing survival of the fittest.
    Sport hunting weakens the wildlife population as the biggest and strongest are most prized whereas natural attrition takes the weakest first.
    Likewise, our improved health services enable weaker examples of our species to survive. There is clear relationship but if you consider the alternatives, you're into scary territory.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Chris Bass wrote:
    I was watching a q&a with richard dawkins and they were talking about evolution and it turns out human brains are actually getting smaller again! We've peaked!

    Given the last few years - this is very apparent.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    morstar wrote:
    Chris Bass wrote:
    I was watching a q&a with richard dawkins and they were talking about evolution and it turns out human brains are actually getting smaller again! We've peaked!
    That is our legacy; reversing survival of the fittest.
    Sport hunting weakens the wildlife population as the biggest and strongest are most prized whereas natural attrition takes the weakest first.
    Likewise, our improved health services enable weaker examples of our species to survive. There is clear relationship but if you consider the alternatives, you're into scary territory.

    survival of the fittest doesn't mean survival of the physically fittest or strongest but those that best "fit" their environment. It is often misunderstood.
    but yes, advances in healthcare mean that the vast majority make it past the age where reproduction is possible so "bad" genes are now passed on.
    We will now (over many many thousands of years!) begin to look like the population that reproduce the most!
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.


    gt85, WD and that really cheap version of wd from B&Q all do the same may well be cheaper.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    that newcastle are now one point behind manchester united! wowzers!
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • tangled_metal
    tangled_metal Posts: 4,021
    People with a few years of using dishwashers under their belt cannot wash dishes well by hand.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,801
    Chris Bass wrote:
    that newcastle are now one point behind manchester united! wowzers!
    Yep, its amazing that the Magpies are still below Manure in the table :D
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.

    What part of the mower should I be cleaning out?
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.

    What part of the mower should I be cleaning out?

    Full strip and rebuild after every mow.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.

    What part of the mower should I be cleaning out?

    The blade and the under bit where it spins - it’s all marginal gains, innit.

    Also stops it slowing down the blade when it spins forcing the motor to over heat and costing you valuable bicyle money in the long run.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.

    What part of the mower should I be cleaning out?

    The blade and the under bit where it spins - it’s all marginal gains, innit.

    Also stops it slowing down the blade when it spins forcing the motor to over heat and costing you valuable bicyle money in the long run.

    I presume you've drilled your blades?
    Faster than a tent.......
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.

    What part of the mower should I be cleaning out?

    The blade and the under bit where it spins - it’s all marginal gains, innit.

    Also stops it slowing down the blade when it spins forcing the motor to over heat and costing you valuable bicyle money in the long run.

    I found the mower in the shed when I bought the house, other than adding petrol/oil all I have done in 4.5 years is run a file along the blade in a futile attempt to sharpen it. I may take it to one of those sharpening place with a fixed price list as it looks like a relic from the Boer War.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Aimlessly wandering round TK Maxx yesterday I found what I thought was an interesting take on a bog brush, but when I inspected its label it claimed to be a lawnmower brush! Who knew such a thing existed?? I passed.

    Instead we left with a Le Creuset clone casserole dish in a jolly red colour, a bath mat which is going in the dog's bed, and some Italian coffee.

    I'm ambivalent about the coffee. If it turns out to be cack I've wasted 3 quid, and if it turns out to be delicious I'll never track down another pack...
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    That I can reduce my carbon contribution but turning down the knob on the toaster.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    keef66 wrote:
    I'm ambivalent about the coffee. If it turns out to be cack I've wasted 3 quid, and if it turns out to be delicious I'll never track down another pack...

    have you heard of the internet?
    www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Matthewfalle wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    If you spray the underside of the lawnmower with mucoff bike spray before mowing it makes it really easy to clean out after. Other sprays are available.

    What part of the mower should I be cleaning out?

    The blade and the under bit where it spins - it’s all marginal gains, innit.

    Also stops it slowing down the blade when it spins forcing the motor to over heat and costing you valuable bicyle money in the long run.

    now you tell me :) mine burnt out doing that this year...i kept the money for bicycling though and now just have an urban wildlife garden
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,496
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    I may take it to one of those sharpening place with a fixed price list as it looks like a relic from the Boer War.

    Put a grinding wheel on a dizzy or take the blade off and put it to a bench grinder.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-La ... 3770309942?
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Chris Bass wrote:
    keef66 wrote:
    I'm ambivalent about the coffee. If it turns out to be cack I've wasted 3 quid, and if it turns out to be delicious I'll never track down another pack...

    have you heard of the internet?
    There are 2 reasons why it's in tkmax.
    1 its cack and no one wants it.
    2 its discontinued end of line.

    Saying that, I bought a "hairy bikers" cooking pot I use camping and it absolutely fantastic. Nothing burns on or sticks, even on a camping stove. But it does have hairy bikers written on it. Hence no one wants one.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Pinno wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    I may take it to one of those sharpening place with a fixed price list as it looks like a relic from the Boer War.

    Put a grinding wheel on a dizzy or take the blade off and put it to a bench grinder.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-La ... 3770309942?

    Many thanks
  • Lagrange
    Lagrange Posts: 652
    Pinno wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    I may take it to one of those sharpening place with a fixed price list as it looks like a relic from the Boer War.

    Put a grinding wheel on a dizzy or take the blade off and put it to a bench grinder.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-La ... 3770309942?


    I used a file - nearly got it right!
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    Lagrange wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    I may take it to one of those sharpening place with a fixed price list as it looks like a relic from the Boer War.

    Put a grinding wheel on a dizzy or take the blade off and put it to a bench grinder.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-La ... 3770309942?


    I used a file - nearly got it right!

    so did I - now I can sit in my garage throughout the long dark winter playing with power tools
  • step83
    step83 Posts: 4,170
    Pinno wrote:
    Surrey Commuter wrote:
    I may take it to one of those sharpening place with a fixed price list as it looks like a relic from the Boer War.

    Put a grinding wheel on a dizzy or take the blade off and put it to a bench grinder.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Universal-La ... 3770309942?


    You have gotten my cogs whirring, I "may" be able to run a DC motor of my solar battery... already looking at silly things like compressors and the like (for tubeless inflation)
    Titanium Px Spitfire
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