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[New POD]

17 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Hang on, where are the people who are hosting you going? If they're buggering off it seems a bit much to expect paying guests to look after their cat. Their grammar is not the best either.

My 1st reaction was. How much is a cattery these days. Happy to do it if they are happy to provide the savings direct to my bill.

13 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

i'm not sure they're cheeky fuckers seeing as they asked first- some people may not have a problem doing it at all

They  did ask, so we told them one of our party has an allergy to cats  j

2 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

If they run an Airbnb they can afford one of those electric feeder things that reveals fresh kibble once a day. Weird but not cheeky as they've given you the option of not doing it. 

 

[Metal Guru]

One thing I very often see with any holiday let , is crockery and cutlery supplied as just one set per person. So in a 4 berth cottage, 4 plates, 4 forks, 4 knives . 4 cups, 4 candles etc .

Do they expect you to wash up everything immediately? Even worse , when there’s a dishwasher. You either don’t bother with it, or use it 3x a day.

Also pint glasses are hardly ever supplied , so you end up drinking beer from a wine glass or small tumbler. 

 

[TheOtherStu]

On 9/18/2023 at 7:54 AM, New POD said:

You leave a pair of scissors ? 

A what now? I'm not burning my fingers for anyone!

Guitar shaped ones are the way to go

[Metal Guru]

3 hours ago, TheOtherStu said:

A what now? I'm not burning my fingers for anyone!

Guitar shaped ones are the way to go

Is that really tiny? The wooden part looks like it’s carved from a lolly stick.

[TheOtherStu]

1 hour ago, Metal Guru said:

Is that really tiny? The wooden part looks like it’s carved from a lolly stick.

It wasn't actually. It was huge. I saw it in a shop yesterday and was intrigued!

[mat_the_cat]

We've not yet set a start date, but the listing is now live!

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/1015249413942066636

Any useful feedback welcome...

[LightBulbFun]

18 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

We've not yet set a start date, but the listing is now live!

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/1015249413942066636

Any useful feedback welcome...

what voltage are those NEMA 1-15 outlets in the panel actually at? if those are actually now at 240V, I am just envisioning some American tourists seeing a pair of US outlets, plugging in their US hair drier and then wonder why it turned into a paint stripper/flame thrower  so might be worth your while putting up a suitable warning if that is the case/a sticker over the "120V AC" bit

or if it is fed from a step down transformer, what sort of rating is the transformer rated for? if its less than the 15A said socket is rated for, might be worth putting some sort of suitable warning (also that its 50Hz) and fuse/breaker inline to again stop someone plugging in their hair drier and overloading things

 

even simple things can blow up! I have a nice chunky US multiway extension lead a friend from the states gave me when she was over here, as it blew up when she plugged it into 240V! the crux was it was a surge protected unit, so all the MOVs just exploded  (I then just took it apart and removed said blown up MOVs and put it back together, but she said I could keep it so into the big bag of cable purgatory it now lives LOL)

[mat_the_cat]

It's fed from a 120V transformer of a fairly low wattage. Can't recall exactly what, but it's fused appropriately! You are right that it's now 50Hz, but it'll likely only be used with the pictured USB chargers (which American guests left in the cottage). If we do get Americans staying I will warn them!

[mat_the_cat]

We've had the first paying guests now, actually the 3rd lot have just left. And despite my instructions not to force anything:

Both bent and twisted. One of the light switches is also broken, although still operates 3 of the 4 bulbs. I'm guessing it's been twisted the wrong way, but I accept it could have been a random failure.

[High Jetter]

Not a bad result, then.