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outlaw118

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MikeR Rank: Lancia Gamma

MikeR

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your donation of door sealing strip has worked wonders on the back door ....  

 

 

it no longer shakes the house when it is "gently" closed

 

 

and I have just spent nearly 30 spondolies on another coil pack .... hope that fixes the misfire ....

 

but when I did the swap

 

some one had been there before !!!!

New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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your donation of door sealing strip has worked wonders on the back door ....

 

 

it no longer shakes the house when it is "gently" closed

 

 

and I have just spent nearly 30 spondolies on another coil pack .... hope that fixes the misfire ....

 

but when I did the swap

 

some one had been there before !!!!

Buy the best spark plugs you can.

Cheggers Rank: Lancia Gamma

Cheggers

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Meh, just requires dexterity and eyes on the end of you fingers.

 

Not nearly as painful and sweary as a 2001 Bini Cooper.

A Pela pump is the way to go, made short work of my daughter's Mini oil change.
treehugger Rank: Lancia Gamma

treehugger

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Am on zero hours. Got text at 8.39am for shifts today, rung, booked in. Had to go out, n drive, so turned phone off for 1 hour while out. Get back, phone on. Text 45 min earlier saying our system crashed, we lost all bookings, please ring to re book. Just rung, got the pre recorded message saying no shifts available, in otherwords, they've all gone. Brill.

Might as well go for a walk then.

FFS bloody computerised systems, cant they back it up with screenshots or written notes? Jesus wept.

chadders Rank: Lancia Gamma

chadders

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Sorry to hear this. They should be able to do backups but probably can't be arsed setting them up or spending the money to do so.

loserone Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

loserone

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Why would they, there's enough demand for the work they don't need to care.

 

- not my view.

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Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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My 30w CFL bulb died this evening. Had this for must be at least 10yrs now. Nice and bright (once warmed up) and daylight colour was useful when doing electronics. One of those lighting technologies that didn't last that long (thankfully). I imagine many have been chucked out from people getting fed up waiting for them to warm up.

 

Sad times.

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Last rental place I stayed in was riddled with these, they seemed like a really good idea when it was built in 2004 clearly.

barefoot Rank: Lancia Gamma

barefoot

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wife has bought her first Xmas present for this year !!!

 

 

My wife has just bought and wrapped the last.

We'll be writing the cards soon, she can't stand all this last minute bollocks.

SiC Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

SiC

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Last rental place I stayed in was riddled with these, they seemed like a really good idea when it was built in 2004 clearly.

Are you thinking of the CFL Light Pendants that only take the 4pin CFL bulbs? My old bulb was just a standard Bayonet Cap job luckily.

Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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Are you thinking of the CFL Light Pendants that only take the 4pin CFL bulbs? My old bulb was just a standard Bayonet Cap job luckily.

Yeah that’s them. You can still buy them in a few places thankfully*

 

Spoilt for choice for a nice replacement if it’s just a standard fitting :)

Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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New house is littered with LED downlighters everywhere that as far as I can tell are sealed units. Progress*

dozeydustman Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

dozeydustman

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New house is littered with LED downlighters everywhere that as far as I can tell are sealed units. Progress*

 

I don't mind LED lights in houses, but warm white. The cold, almost ice-blue ones give me a headache. Same with blue LED xmas/fairy and emergency services strobes.

Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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I don't mind LED lights in houses, but warm white. The cold, almost ice-blue ones give me a headache. Same with blue LED xmas/fairy and emergency services strobes.

They are warm white but are SUPER MEGA BRIGHT and there’s no dimmers fitted

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John F Rank: Lancia Gamma

John F

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They are warm white but are SUPER MEGA BRIGHT and there’s no dimmers fitted

 

Can't you fit a dimmer switch?

loserone Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

loserone

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I thought that was why people bought new houses, so everything was already done?

stonedagain Rank: Citroen Ami

stonedagain

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Yeah it’s on the to do list along with a thousand other things

Not all led bulbs are suitable for use with a dimmer switch.
Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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I thought that was why people bought new houses, so everything was already done?

Yeah that’s a lie. Even the stuff that is already done is done badly so they need to come back and have a second go :).

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loserone Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

loserone

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I'd gloat, but six years in our house still has 1970s carpet in one room (only) upstairs and no fitting doors upstairs.

 

Today's grump: Ordered some chainsaw trousers, thought they should have been here ages ago.

 

DPD have carded, allegedly.  They were being sent back to the seller after three delivery attempts.  All on days where we were in, and other couriers delivered without problem.

GrumpiusMaximus Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

GrumpiusMaximus

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What part of 'No, I don't want to go out, can we look at it on Thursday?' is hard to understand?

Tamworthbay Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Tamworthbay

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I'd gloat, but six years in our house still has 1970s carpet in one room (only) upstairs and no fitting doors upstairs.

 

Today's grump: Ordered some chainsaw trousers, thought they should have been here ages ago.

 

DPD have carded, allegedly.  They were being sent back to the seller after three delivery attempts.  All on days where we were in, and other couriers delivered without problem.

Wow chaisnsaw trousers!!!!!!! (Whilst the adult in me knows what these really are, my inner 6 year old pictures a far more entertaining, if potentially dangerous alternative)
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Tadhg Tiogar Rank: Talbot Tagora

Tadhg Tiogar

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I'd gloat, but six years in our house still has 1970s carpet in one room....

 

Shag pile? In brown?

loserone Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

loserone

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It's a delightful script here

Eddie Honda Rank: Lancia Gamma

Eddie Honda

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Bah! It shows up in Comic Sans on my screen :-(

Not a font installed on my Linux box! Also my Android handset appears immune.

 

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billy_bunter Rank: Austin Maxi

billy_bunter

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I sometimes forget to nail down all the details when doing listings on ebay. I assume people can read between the lines and think like me.

 

Listed an old FORD crossflow lump on ebay for my brother. An hour before auction end the leading bidder pipes up with

 

'Is it alright if you put the engine on a pallet as some couriers will only take on a pallet'

 

Well not really because I put this on the last line

 

'It would be helpful to bring a friend as my brother will not be able to help lift it.'

 

Its my own fault but still very frustrating. Can see this one degenerating quickly.

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