cort16 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 5 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Drape a blanket over the cage? (Obviously not* totally cutting off the air supply) Question is, why did you buy a budgie if you want a quiet life? A gerbil might have been a better option. It gets covered at night but it's not very nice on the budgie to be covered all day. We had another budgie before this and it was fine. It just chirped away now and again but this thing is like a smoke detector with failing batteries. It's currently banished to the furthest point of the house but I can still hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Give it Radio 3 to listen to, it will fall asleep. myglaren, Tadhg Tiogar and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 41 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said: Give it Radio 3 to listen to, it will fall asleep. I have actually being playing it the greatest Chill out tunes of the 1990's on Amazon music but it still won't shut up. somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 4 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Give it Radio 3 to listen to, it will fall asleep. I was about to suggest playing Radio 4's Count Arthur Strong for much the same result. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 This has not made me grumpy more of WTF? Veggie tea. Carrot, Orange, Peach , Rooibos. The larger lettering with white background is Turmeric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Remspoor said: .....The larger lettering with white background is Turmeric. They're putting turmeric in practically everything these days. It does work well for horses, I will say that. Remspoor and richardmorris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 I'm fuming. Had a weekend away via airbnb, and got the email prompt to leave a review. They have very few reviews as new, so decided to focus on the positives and not mention the sofa is fucked, the bed leans more than the titanic, car is guaranteed to be covered in bird shit etc. Submitted review, and got one back "Did not leave cottage as clean as other guests". Cheeky fuckers! If you want it cleaning a) leave cleaning supplies, b) don't charge a cleaning fee. BorniteIdentity, Jerzy Woking, Remspoor and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 3 hours ago, jakebullet said: don't charge a cleaning fee. Would be my view too. I would be tempted to now go back and leave a big pile of poo on the doorstep for them to clean.🤣  Should also add that I never have liked AirBnB because the first time I reserved place with them the owner wanted photo copies of both mine and the wife's passport. AirBnB backed them up and I refused due to privacy. Never sued them again. Writing a review on the guest is not a way to do business either. I only use Booking.com no fees for the guest great customer service too. Both for the guest and for the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Remspoor said: Would be my view too. I would be tempted to now go back and leave a big pile of poo on the doorstep for them to clean.🤣 Don't think we left it that bad: I wanted to like them for having hopeless shitheaps under a cat piss tarp: Edited July 14, 2021 by jakebullet pic fixerating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 11 hours ago, High Jetter said: Drape a blanket over the cage? (Obviously not* totally cutting off the air supply) Question is, why did you buy a budgie if you want a quiet life? A gerbil might have been a better option. Gerbils can make a lot of noise , the ones we had would play all night !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Probably due to them being nocturnal animals in the wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Remspoor said: Would be my view too. I would be tempted to now go back and leave a big pile of poo on the doorstep for them to clean.🤣  Should also add that I never have liked AirBnB because the first time I reserved place with them the owner wanted photo copies of both mine and the wife's passport. AirBnB backed them up and I refused due to privacy. Never sued them again. Writing a review on the guest is not a way to do business either. I only use Booking.com no fees for the guest great customer service too. Both for the guest and for the business. HAHAHAHA never SUED them again!!!! HAHAHAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdisk Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 9 hours ago, jakebullet said: Don't think we left it that bad: I wanted to like them for having hopeless shitheaps under a cat piss tarp: @tobyd Why do some pics come out like this, with a "no entry" sign ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 24 minutes ago, bobdisk said: @tobyd Why do some pics come out like this, with a "no entry" sign ? Because they're hosted in Google photos and sharing/hotlinking is turned off.  Nowt to do with the forum.  Jake needs to download the pics and upload them here or somewhere else which allows embedded image hosting LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 15 hours ago, jakebullet said: don't charge a cleaning fee. 120% agree. Cost of cleaning should be built into the total cost, it's not like cleaning after a guest is optional FFS. Judging by their review of you, they are very green round the gills and will either have to wise-up smartish or give up the idea. motorpunk, cort1977 and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Just back from Spain, day 2 test Neg. Day 5 test to release Neg, so got free to roam certificate. But. Contacted by test and trace on day 4. 'You are a contact isolate until the end of your 10 days. Must be the plane, only place I've been. So by day 9, I'll have x3 PCR neg results, a free to roam cert,  and still be tied in the house. Jerzy Woking, Kiltox and stephen01 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas4545 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 For me,  countdown is ruined. hennabm and Jerzy Woking 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 I was saying to Ma the hedge looks brown & dead where I've trimmed it, don't understand why 'cos same cutter etc as usual. "Oh!" She says, "that'll be because I sprayed it with weedkiller. It stops it growing you know". FFS! Yes it would do that. Crackers, Remspoor, mitsisigma01 and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 People who send text messages to landlines - especially messages containing a confirmation link. It's not hard, people - only send a text message to a number that starts 07... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 ^^^ Had one the other day...trying to translate mechanical Mary's 'six-hundred and fourty-seven thousand, one-hundred and twenty-three' for a landline number in one go is not easy - why can't she just say 647123 FFS? Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Feckin' self-built desktop PC has failed after seven years. The price of its replacement (another customised desktop) feels like daylight robbery - most expensive component in it seems to be Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 @Tadhg Tiogar I got my PC from PC Specialist, I specified no OS. It came with Win 10 home, but I already had a £40ish Win 10 Pro disk waiting. Their configurator is easy to use, PC has been in use for 9 months, chuffed with it. Can get you spec and price if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 21 hours ago, jakebullet said: Don't think we left it that bad: I wanted to like them for having hopeless shitheaps under a cat piss tarp: I suppose if they have a presence on Google maps you could leave a review there. With the comment about the charge and the photo to prove it was clean. Just ensure there is no wiggle room form them if they respond. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, High Jetter said: @Tadhg Tiogar I got my PC from PC Specialist, I specified no OS. It came with Win 10 home, but I already had a £40ish Win 10 Pro disk waiting. Their configurator is easy to use, PC has been in use for 9 months, chuffed with it. Can get you spec and price if you want. Thanks, but already forked out for the replacement. Will note for future reference. That money had strong sentimental value. High Jetter and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Feckin' self-built desktop PC has failed after seven years. The price of its replacement (another customised desktop) feels like daylight robbery - most expensive component in it seems to be Windows 10. Can you put the HDD in another machine, or is it that that's failed? (which reminds me - backup time tonight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 17 minutes ago, R1152 said: Can you put the HDD in another machine, or is it that that's failed? (which reminds me - backup time tonight) The boot drive (which is SSD) failed. I only realised when I came back to it and found the thing trying to start using Win XP..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 So your data is safe on a HDD or two, great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1152 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: The boot drive (which is SSD) failed. I only realised when I came back to it and found the thing trying to start using Win XP..... That's worrying, given how many people are migrating to SSDs these days... 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, R1152 said: That's worrying, given how many people are migrating to SSDs these days... 🤔 I'd point out that failure rates aren't all that high from what I've seen. I've got a 64 gigabyte SanDisk SSD that's been running nearly every day for the last 5 years. Unfortunately they're not all that recoverable like mechanical hard drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 33 minutes ago, R1152 said: That's worrying, given how many people are migrating to SSDs these days... 🤔  23 minutes ago, Fumbler said: I'd point out that failure rates aren't all that high from what I've seen. I've got a 64 gigabyte SanDisk SSD that's been running nearly every day for the last 5 years. Unfortunately they're not all that recoverable like mechanical hard drives. The SSD which has ceased to be has lasted 7 years. Dunno whether that's the average lifespan for something produced back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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