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1 hour ago, puddlethumper said:

I've had a down the gullet job, twice. If you have somebody to take you home and look after you for 24 hours they can knock you out. If not, in my case, It's a squirt of some numbing stuff down the throat and get the camera down there.

I've only ever been under general once and I was told that I got a bit aggressive when I came round and had to be sedated again. I was mortified when I was told this, as I pride myself on being a very calm non-aggressive person!

We'll see how it goes, I'm hoping I'll be OK after 4 weeks of these tablets and not need to go to DEFCON 2 

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Decided to clean the rear ride height sensor control rods on my Merc GL320 earlier as they were both seized solid. Cleaned,  greased and got them moving nice and free, started up the car and the rear end sunk slowly to the floor while the front stayed normal, so now the wife’s cars is out of action till I can borrow my sons scanner tomorrow.🤦‍♂️😢

why the fuck do I bother ? 

Posted
9 hours ago, Fumbler said:

.... I'd love to see more traffic police. They've all seemingly disappeared round where I live.....

They've been non-existent in the Met area for years.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

They've been non-existent in the Met area for years.

It was up until a few years ago where I am if I remember correctly. Seeing two in a month nowadays is a good day. Most of the time I see zilch. Kind of ironic as there's a police training centre on Ashdown Forest which I go past quite often.

Posted
3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

They've been non-existent in the Met area for years.

Mostly dealing with drunks or those with mental health issues.

Evidence that there are fewer social and mental health workers than traffic police...

Posted
1 minute ago, Jerzy Woking said:

Mostly dealing with drunks or those with mental health issues.

Evidence that there are fewer social and mental health workers than traffic police...

Couldn't-care-less in the community

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WTF is wrong with ParcelForce at the moment.

Had an e-mail Friday to say a parcel will be delivered. Set up a redirect so it would arrive today. I've been downstairs since 8am and an e-mail came through telling me my Parcel would be delivered between 9:45 and 10:45, with an option to leave with neighbour

Went out to kitchen, made a coffee, came back and an out card had been pushed through the door and saw through the window the ParcelForce van driving off, card stating it's going to the nearest* post office. No knock, no doorbell, not left with neighbour as asked if no answer.

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Posted
On 6/19/2021 at 6:30 PM, Jerzy Woking said:

Sun has done for the plastic fixing that attaches the hoover hose to the swimming pool suction outlet.

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Been to at least a dozen pool shops, and no one has them.

One shop assistant told me that he hadn't seen one this size for about 10 years. Bollocks!

You may have to trawl through dozens of suppliers but AliExpress will have something.

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7 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

WTF is wrong with ParcelForce at the moment.

Had an e-mail Friday to say a parcel will be delivered. Set up a redirect so it would arrive today. I've been downstairs since 8am and an e-mail came through telling me my Parcel would be delivered between 9:45 and 10:45, with an option to leave with neighbour

Went out to kitchen, made a coffee, came back and an out card had been pushed through the door and saw through the window the ParcelForce van driving off, card stating it's going to the nearest* post office. No knock, no doorbell, not left with neighbour as asked if no answer.

That's standard with Royal Mail or Parcel Force here.  It drives me spare.

Today's grump...

Hmm...why can I smell burning electronics in the kitchen?

Ah... that'll be it.

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Crappy sockets strike again.

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They're all getting replaced now as this is the second time I've had one melt down on me and another switch randomly stopped switching off about two years ago.

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On 6/20/2021 at 8:24 PM, goosey said:

Decided to clean the rear ride height sensor control rods on my Merc GL320 earlier as they were both seized solid. Cleaned,  greased and got them moving nice and free, started up the car and the rear end sunk slowly to the floor while the front stayed normal, so now the wife’s cars is out of action till I can borrow my sons scanner tomorrow.🤦‍♂️😢

why the fuck do I bother ? 

Looks like I re-fitted the osr sensor rod back on upside down 🤦‍♂️
all working ok now, oh what a fool i am, man card officially revoked 

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I'm in Leeds. Taxi driver asked me where I'm from. Couldn't be arsed to talk so I said Birmingham (I'm not from Birmingham)

 

He said "you're a long way from home, son. You want to watch yourself. Different world up here."

 

Jesus H Christ it must be grim

Posted
1 hour ago, horriblemercedes said:

.....Jesus H Christ it must be grim

There's grim, and there's Peterborough. 

Posted
1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

There's grim, and there's Peterborough. 

Croydon isn't far behind.

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I've always felt Croydon was a long way behind.

Posted
Just now, High Jetter said:

I've always felt Croydon was a long way behind.

They're doing a good job regenerating around the train station. Shame nothing is happening with the old Royal Mail sorting office that sits right on the junction, though.

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I was last in that Croydon about 2 years ago. The hi-rise lift shafts being built opposite the station looked dreadful. On the way to our destination (on a bus, don't often get the chance to use our Ostrich cards) we had a great view of a burnt-out store on the way. Given a lift back to station later, all traffic was diverted due to an incident, later found to be a stabbing. This was late afternoon, on a Sunday.

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As my wife comes from Portobello (don't be cruel), I have been to Walsall a few times, mainly only to stay at one of the flea-pits by J10 though. You make a fair point, though.

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I am grumpy with myself at the moment - my own indecisiveness is pissing me off.  I really do fancy a new Sandero and at the moment I can afford one, but I have this nagging doubt at the back of my mind that four years is a long time and my employment and / or housing situation could change in that period and fuck things up.

I think the problem is that I am generally incredibly risk-averse, which is part of the reason why I've never really got anywhere in life.

Posted
13 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

It's open again, now called the Village hotel

For village people?

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We didn't stay there, but sil & fam did. They live in a village, but are not "IN THE NAVY..."

Posted
13 hours ago, High Jetter said:

It's open again, now called the Village hotel

I’ve stayed at the Village Hotel I’m sure it’s  opposite the Holiday Inn

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Village Inn and Holiday Inn Express almost face each other.

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Plugged in and the RCD tripped out.

Stripped down and found this (the neutral is touching a bracket that’s earthed)

on a brand new very expensive piece of equipment 

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I feel like I've got welders flash/arc eye.

This is baffling, because I have not been involved in any activites related to, or in the vicinity of, welding.

I've been lying on the sofa since I got home from work with my eyes shut, it feels like somebody's been attacking my retinas with 400 grit. Ow.

Posted
23 hours ago, artdjones said:

The Alvis Stalwart thread. Rather disturbing.

I had never read that one and have done because you writted a boat tits. Thank you so much. 😆

Posted
7 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

I had never read that one and have done because you writted a boat tits. Thank you so much. 😆

If you came across that kind of discussion in real life you would slowly back out of the room wearing a completely non-threatening smile,and close the door quietly behind you.

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