High Jetter Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 A cable tie works well for that job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Absolute legend. "Do ya think I'm bloody sexy? ...... Err, no, not really" Leyland Worldmaster and clayts450 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Letter from the local Jehovah's Witnesses, stamped with a 'British Science Week' postmark. Tadhg Tiogar, Remspoor, Ghosty and 12 others 5 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I needed a new avatar. Fumbler, Remspoor, SRi05 and 8 others 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, robinmasters said: Letter from the local Jehovah's Witnesses, stamped with a 'British Science Week' postmark. Would have been better if it had been from the Scientologists! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Would have been better if it had been from the Scientologists! Are there actual L Rons in the UK? Being an incorrigible exceptionalist at heart my desire is for brits to be magically immune to such piffle, but the mundane reality is we're just as prone to cheap con-tricks and magical thinking as everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 11 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Are there actual L Rons in the UK? .. No, but I think you can fill up with 99 RONs at Shell and Tesco. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louiepj Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Are there actual L Rons in the UK? Being an incorrigible exceptionalist at heart my desire is for brits to be magically immune to such piffle, but the mundane reality is we're just as prone to cheap con-tricks and magical thinking as everyone else.Unfortunately too many where I live...About a mile away from his bloody house in East Grinstead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, Asimo said: I needed a new avatar. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 4 hours ago, louiepj said: Unfortunately too many where I live... About a mile away from his bloody house in East Grinstead. Ah yes, the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints' former headquarters. Very nice location but I've only ever driven by it. I'm rather surprised I lived so close to one of the UK's largest Mormon communes... louiepj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 9 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Are there actual L Rons in the UK? Yes. They have an office in Manchester, and probably do in some other places too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Git orf mee fackinn laaand! Remspoor, dome, privatewire and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, Fumbler said: Ah yes, the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints' former headquarters. Very nice location but I've only ever driven by it. I'm rather surprised I lived so close to one of the UK's largest Mormon communes... I went in there a few times to collect and deliver many years ago... very strange people and atmosphere, very plush headquarters for the mindbenders though. Fumbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUNO Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 8:07 AM, hairnet said: @STUNO am I nuts Just got home from a long, 4 day bus trip . Yes if you buy a seriously (by millions) overpriced home there, but absolutely not if you just sold a hideously overpriced home there ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I handed in my notice at work on Friday. Used all my holidays up for notice. Last day at work tomorrow. The end. So, I shall either be on the street or in a better job soon. Remspoor, dome, Minimad5 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 20 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Are there actual L Rons in the UK? Being an incorrigible exceptionalist at heart my desire is for brits to be magically immune to such piffle, but the mundane reality is we're just as prone to cheap con-tricks and magical thinking as everyone else. I used to pass a "Christian Scientists" place on my way to scouts - it was a few years ago (late fifties/early sixties). Seems to be a contradiction in terms and sometimes wondered if it were anything similar to Scientology. Never felt motivated to investigate. This place, seems to be a private residence now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomiST Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Has L Ron still got a shopfront on Tottenham Court Road offering free "Personality Tests"? Just by Goodge Street station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, myglaren said: I used to pass a "Christian Scientists" place on my way to scouts - it was a few years ago (late fifties/early sixties). Seems to be a contradiction in terms and sometimes wondered if it were anything similar to Scientology. Never felt motivated to investigate. This place, seems to be a private residence now. The Christian Scientists are a totally different sect again... IIRC they believe in different planes of existence and that sickness is an illusion that we can pray away... So not that scientific... It’s a rapidly shrinking movement. myglaren and somewhatfoolish 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 If I played for Bayern Munich I’d be fined every week!! No way I’d be turning up to work in a modern Audi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Had a man turn up at 8am to change my main fuse board as it no longer passed the regs. Decent chap, he got cracking etc. 4 hours later he had it done, then it kept tripping... I utterly shat myself but thank fuck we narrowed it down to the easy to get to socket behind the TV, rather than the desk needing to be dismantled, or half my bedroom emptied to remove the chest of drawers I keep in the built in wardrobe with the socket in it! Wonder how often this new one is going to trip when I plug a fucked up hoover into it though vs the old one... Remspoor, Fumbler, robinmasters and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 19 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Had a man turn up at 8am to change my main fuse board as it no longer passed the regs. Decent chap, he got cracking etc. 4 hours later he had it done, then it kept tripping... I utterly shat myself but thank fuck we narrowed it down to the easy to get to socket behind the TV, rather than the desk needing to be dismantled, or half my bedroom emptied to remove the chest of drawers I keep in the built in wardrobe with the socket in it! Wonder how often this new one is going to trip when I plug a fucked up hoover into it though vs the old one... Hopefully it shouldn't trip any more than your old board when you plug an old hoover in. It'll probably trip more than the old one if there are short circuits to earth within the hoover itself, but at least you'll know something's awry with the device. It's always a headache when fitting new boards with better earth fault protection into older installations which may have never had any type of that protection before, mainly because anything like earth faults will have gone undetected until the fancy new RCBO consumer unit immediately turns off your kitchen sockets, because Joe Kitchenfitter managed to hammer a nail straight into the socket wiring. beko1987 and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 washed the cars today , we now have a white one , and a silver one as opposed to two grey ones !!! beko1987, Tenmil Socket and Banger Kenny 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Fumbler said: Hopefully it shouldn't trip any more than your old board when you plug an old hoover in. It'll probably trip more than the old one if there are short circuits to earth within the hoover itself, but at least you'll know something's awry with the device. It's always a headache when fitting new boards with better earth fault protection into older installations which may have never had any type of that protection before, mainly because anything like earth faults will have gone undetected until the fancy new RCBO consumer unit immediately turns off your kitchen sockets, because Joe Kitchenfitter managed to hammer a nail straight into the socket wiring. The blokes face when the breaker insta-tripped was priceless bless him. He'd already had to chisel the holes that pass from the meter to the fuse board wider had his next job calling him chasing and I had my rental inspection at 10am which took 5 minutes for me, but poor bloke went into his van for a cuppa and his break and she was out there 20 minutes asking about/chasing things up. Could have been way worse, to get at the desk sockets involves 45 minutes of breaking down, the kitchen ones are all flush grouted in too. Sure they'll fail soon enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, MikeR said: washed the cars today , we now have a white one , and a silver one as opposed to two grey ones !!! Still using the scotch pads and washing up liquid ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 hours ago, brownnova said: If I played for Bayern Munich I’d be fined every week!! No way I’d be turning up to work in a modern Audi... For £43 I would. For £43k I'd make sure it was clean too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, New POD said: Still using the scotch pads and washing up liquid ? actually broke out a new sponge !!! but needed a top up from the bottle by the sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, beko1987 said: Sure they'll fail soon enough I'm sure you'll be fine! I'm sure for most sparks, their retrofit nightmare is getting the board changed and all pretty, only to find that as soon as the upstairs lights are turned on, the whole house house goes dark and the sun is going down... Interesting, however, that it wasn't picked up during any of the dead testing that should've happened before the board was powered up but hey-ho. These things happen and happen they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinmasters Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Bored today. Tenmil Socket, The Moog, richardmorris and 12 others 10 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 7 hours ago, nomiST said: Has L Ron still got a shopfront on Tottenham Court Road offering free "Personality Tests"? Just by Goodge Street station. Yes, I was accosted by one of them outside it 2 years ago. I think my laughing and walking away was enough of an answer nomiST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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