NPR

Prone? Being nicked is now warrantied.

Slick wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 8:15 am

Niegs wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 1:39 am A simple graphic representation of wealth. I started scrolling the Bezos number and started laughing to myself "Jeeeeezus!" ... because otherwise I'd cry.

https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

I was thinking about this the other day. In the U.K. we are talking about a “black hole” of £22billion in the economy of a wealthy country, and some people have that in their bank accounts. It’s pretty mad

I got a sore finger before I reached the end! What the feck does he do with his time given he has everything in the world he could want ... apart from hair, trust in those around him, family and friends, etc?

TedMaul wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 11:06 am Prone? Being nicked is now warrantied.

Ours is such a mess they'd be doing us a favour. Kids can really kick the crap out of cars.


They're also working on a software fix for the car, at which point they'll call us in for an update. Which usually means they valet the car.

inactionman wrote: Sat Aug 31, 2024 10:41 am Feck's sake

We've got a Land Rover Discovery Sport, and Land Rover as a brand are prone to being nicked by people who use radio amplification gear to fool the keyless entry and start system.

To mitigate this, Land Rover have posted me one (one) faraday pouch for my two keys, and offered to send me a pair of batteries for the remote that have a sleep mode, such that they won't activate the keyless entry unless moved.

I've completed the battery request form, entering the printed 16 digit VIN and 10 digit code with only 4 corrections needed, and they have thanked me for my response and will send me the batteries direct - expect delivery within the next 6 months.


They're not really taking this seriously

A friend has a Defender 110. He sent it to Twisted for an engine conversion to be ULEZ compliant and while away he lost the ability to get insurance for it parked on the street in London. The Insurance companies lump it in with the other Landys with keyless entry issues.

It's now a very expensive and hard to sell display vehicle at Twisted.

So, Sooooo close !

.... if they'd said e-scooter wankers instead of cyclists, I was so onboard

Me with this generation and their music.

Niegs wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 3:02 pm Me with this generation and their music.

love that. Can’t stand Saban, although McAfee is a pain in the ass too

Quality content here

Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

TB63 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:45 pm Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

Sorry for your (upcoming) loss, mate. Best wishes.

TB63 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:45 pm Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

sorry to hear this, look after yourself as well as your Dad

Been there with mum, dad and father in law it’s tough but you’ll come out the other side

TB63 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:45 pm Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

Very sorry to hear

TB63 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:45 pm Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

Sorry to hear that. Kia kaha.

TB63 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:45 pm Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

Sorry mate, shit time

TB63 wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 1:45 pm Sadly sat in Glangwilli hospital waiting for my mum to pass away. 95 so done well, need to look after dad now..

That is tough, mate.

Thanks all, she's still hanging in there, but it's a matter of time now as she has started organ failure..

Got the phone call at 3.30 this morning. Just taken dad down to say goodbye finally. They've been together for 80 years so he's not taking it very well..

Condolences mate, had that phone call myself. Look after your dad and take care of yourself.

This is really sad TB, condolences to you and the family

Condolences TB.

My mother is also 95, but has been a widow for longer than she was married. She is mentally sharp and has always defied her creeping physical deterioration. Suddenly she is worried by everything, will not go out on her own etc. We worry that the swing from mental positivity to negativity will be what brings her to her end so I fear this is not too far off for us as well.

I feel both guilty and relieved that one of my sisters lives in the same street, and another 30 mins away so they take care of her.

Condolences mate - glad you are there for your dad.

Sadly, my brother is on the same path - pain relief only as he slips away. I wish I could get down there one more time but I am so crook (heavy cold that I don't want to pass on to anyone). Glad that video calls are possible these days.

Condolences TB, really difficult when the first of your parents goes

TB63 wrote: Wed Sep 04, 2024 6:01 am Got the phone call at 3.30 this morning. Just taken dad down to say goodbye finally. They've been together for 80 years so he's not taking it very well..

So very sorry mate. Best wishes to you and your family at this difficult time.

Please forgive me intruding and I hope this is not unwelcome, this is just something we found really helped my dad in particular when we lost our mum and it might be of use. We got in touch with an artist to make a piece of art out of loads of very personal knick-knacks (even down to a bottle of the rose wine she loved) to put up above the mantelpiece. It had ticket stubs for les mis, tacky souvenirs from Spain when we were kids - just loads and loads of really happy memories. It helped lift everyone's spirits.

I know it might not seem like it now, but you'll move from the pain of losing her to the happy memories you have with/of her.

TB63

Condolences, mate. Your Dad is going to need lots of loving care and support. Wishing you and your family all the best

Sorry to hear that man, lost my Mum last year at 92, sat through the night with her then she died the following day. Tough time, condolences to you and yours.

Someone has a very nice collection of vintage Casio keyboards & found a great way to show them off.

This looks fun

Scotland's first alpine coaster pictured as Midlothian Council issues drone warning
Midlothian Council has released new images of an upcoming alpine coaster at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre as it nears completion, but has warned people not to fly drones near the site.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland- ... d-32459485

Apologies for the link to the redirect hell that is the record website, but I just loved the way they have to end a positive headline on a downer.

It's supposed to open next month, plenty of building work going on at the Hillend junction so they've definitely been busy.

inactionman wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:56 am This looks fun

Scotland's first alpine coaster pictured as Midlothian Council issues drone warning
Midlothian Council has released new images of an upcoming alpine coaster at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre as it nears completion, but has warned people not to fly drones near the site.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland- ... d-32459485

Apologies for the link to the redirect hell that is the record website, but I just loved the way they have to end a positive headline on a downer.

It's supposed to open next month, plenty of building work going on at the Hillend junction so they've definitely been busy.

Why does the car have a steering wheel?

Uncle fester wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:10 am

inactionman wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:56 am This looks fun

Scotland's first alpine coaster pictured as Midlothian Council issues drone warning
Midlothian Council has released new images of an upcoming alpine coaster at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre as it nears completion, but has warned people not to fly drones near the site.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland- ... d-32459485

Apologies for the link to the redirect hell that is the record website, but I just loved the way they have to end a positive headline on a downer.

It's supposed to open next month, plenty of building work going on at the Hillend junction so they've definitely been busy.

Why does the car have a steering wheel?

Because kids are daft.

Although I'm sure my youngest will somehow be able to drive it straight off the tracks.

inactionman wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:13 am
Although I'm sure my youngest will somehow be able to drive it straight off the tracks.

inactionman wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:56 am This looks fun

Scotland's first alpine coaster pictured as Midlothian Council issues drone warning
Midlothian Council has released new images of an upcoming alpine coaster at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre as it nears completion, but has warned people not to fly drones near the site.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland- ... d-32459485

Apologies for the link to the redirect hell that is the record website, but I just loved the way they have to end a positive headline on a downer.

It's supposed to open next month, plenty of building work going on at the Hillend junction so they've definitely been busy.

I took a walk up the hill past it a couple of weeks ago. It's seriously steep and I would imagine it will go like sh#t of a shovel.

Must go for a walk up there soon to see what it's like.

Not going on it, far too old and fat for that v

Biffer wrote: Fri Sep 06, 2024 6:28 pm Must go for a walk up there soon to see what it's like.

Not going on it, far too old and fat for that v

Feck no from me as well!

Learnt to ski many years ago at Hillend, hated it with wind, rain and cold but as I was told at the time if you can ski at Hillend you can ski anywhere! Then had a ski weekend at Glenshee, my first time on snow, in a snow storm with zero visibility. I hated every minute. Luckily we had booked our ski trip to Italy before I had my lessons at Hillend and Glenshee otherwise I would have given up. I loved every minute of skiing on real show in the sun. Had 2 week ski holidays across Europe and US for the next 30 years and loved it. And yes I did suffer Hillend thumb injury!

mat the expat wrote: Tue Jun 18, 2024 2:46 am

Happyhooker wrote: Mon Jun 17, 2024 9:18 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:22 pm

Philips screws actually aren't great for camming out either. They came about because Henry Ford didn't want to pay for Robertson screws.

interesting few posts fester, always wondered why robertson screws weren't more widely used,

it's all torx/tx nowadays anyway. Philips/pozi have had their day. Certainly in construction carpentry

Now I know the name of the screws used in my Pool Deck!

More about screws. Bet you didn't know about JIS.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/maintenan ... ink-it-is/

Amazingly brazen.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn7lnny4y0mo

Tributes have been paid after the death of Herbie Flowers, the session musician whose instantly recognisable bassline on Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side is considered one of the greatest in pop music history.

Flowers, who also played bass for David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry and Elton John, has died aged 86.

Gumboot wrote: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:27 am

Tributes have been paid after the death of Herbie Flowers, the session musician whose instantly recognisable bassline on Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side is considered one of the greatest in pop music history.

Flowers, who also played bass for David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry and Elton John, has died aged 86.

RIP

The bass in that song is stunning.