WBMT.....What baffled me today

We've just had a couple of bathroom quotes, they're both in the same ball park and twice what I expected. Such is life.
 
jonbeeza said:
The Missus showed me a birthday photo that a woman had taken of herself ( a selfie ), her mate sent it to her.
Missus said "isn't she gorgeous, it's a lovely photo isn't it?".

Taken on a phone, and one of those silly filters added. It really does baffle me, I would rather see her natural beauty.
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Mrs WW sent me some cartoon like pictures she'd done of the two of us on her phone and I couldn't believe it. They are cartoons but you can tell who they are and this was 6 or 7 years ago so I expect they're even cleverer now.

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A Chinese speaking friend told me the bit on the bottom is the company name.
 
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8 day's ago, I put out a request for a locksmith, on my local hub to replace a euro lock on a UPVC door.
I had a contact me type thing so I filled in the form, and it said typically answered in 10 mins, well, 7 days later I got a response :lol:

Someone recommended a local guy, I phoned him and he turned up same day, 25 minutes later.

TBH had I realised from the outset the other one was a franchise, I wouldn't have bothered.
I'm all for "buying" local where possible (y)
 
My car went for its 2 year service today. When it had its 1 year service last year, I asked them to look at the rear offside tyre as it seemed to be going down a lot more than the others according to the sensors. They said everything was fine with it.

It hasn't been driven that much since but recently, the display started showing that the tyre was at 18psi (optimum is 36) but the tyre didn't look low and a friend who works in the car industry said it didn't look low. So I mentioned it again when they picked the car up this morning, thinking it might be a problem with the sensors.

I then got a call this afternoon to say that there was a small puncture albeit reparable. Firstly, how does a tyre get to half the optimum psi without looking semi-flat and have I been driving on a punctured tyre for over a year? :eek:
 
Why some people think its so wonderful to get their s***ty old banger to make a farting noise as they drive along.
Just draws attention to their old crap heap and probably causes damage they can ill afford to rectify.
 
The Spanish postal service recently launched a set of stamps to support the anti-racism movement. You'd have thought someone involved in it would have pointed out the obvious inference of the colouring valuations.

www.theguardian.com

Spain’s postal service accused of racism over flesh-toned stamps

Collection was supposed to highlight inequalities, but anti-racism campaigners say it has backfired
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
 
Marc said:
My car went for its 2 year service today. When it had its 1 year service last year, I asked them to look at the rear offside tyre as it seemed to be going down a lot more than the others according to the sensors. They said everything was fine with it.

It hasn't been driven that much since but recently, the display started showing that the tyre was at 18psi (optimum is 36) but the tyre didn't look low and a friend who works in the car industry said it didn't look low. So I mentioned it again when they picked the car up this morning, thinking it might be a problem with the sensors.

I then got a call this afternoon to say that there was a small puncture albeit reparable. Firstly, how does a tyre get to half the optimum psi without looking semi-flat and have I been driving on a punctured tyre for over a year? :eek:
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Marc..I bought a Halfords digital tyre inflator a few years ago. It's one of, if not, the best accessory purchase for the car I've made. It stays in the car. I paid £39. Once a week I check the tyre pressures and keep a note of them in a book I keep in the car and star a tyre that is below the optimum value. This allows me to see any tyre that is consistantly lower than it should be at which point I take it to the tyre centre to have them check it. On a couple of occasions they've found a nail. The digital version is much easier to read than the analogue one. On the back of the unit is a channel that you press the cable into that screws onto the valve. The open compartment is where , after winding up, the long power cable goes into, so it's tidy and very compact.This long power cable has a connector on the end that will fit into the charger in your car. What people used to call the cigarette lighter but these days it's used to charge devices. Plug it in, start the engine and set what pressure you want and then press the start the button and off it goes and stops at whatever value you selected. It also had a very bright light in case you need to use it in the dark. If you Google for reviews it comes out well. There's an advanced model (£54) but that seems to be aimed at motorhome owners and not necessary for a car.I think on the advanced model it allows for deflation too but if any of my tyre pressures need to be reduced I just press on the valve and re-check the pressure. My understanding is that even a couple of lbs can make a difference. You can select the read-out to show in psi or bars.

It's so useful that I bought one to go in my wife's car, too.

www.halfords.com

Halfords Rapid Digital Tyre Inflator | Halfords UK

Shop the latest The Halfords Rapid Digital Tyre Inflator provides you with speedy inflation before a trip. at Halfords UK
www.halfords.com www.halfords.com


Advanced model (for motorhome owners) .https://www.practicalmotorhome.com/reviews/halfords-advanced-rechargable-multi-purpose-tyre-inflator


This is the analogue one at £20 but look at the gauge. The digital is far easier to read.

Tyre Inflators, Pressure Gauges & Pumps | Halfords UK

Get your car tyre pressure spot on before leaving home. Shop leading brand digital tyre inflators, pressure gauges and emergency repair kits here.
www.halfords.com www.halfords.com
 
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Thanks for that :D I think I'll get one.

I have a cheap Halfords foot pump I've had for years but the gauge is all over the place.
 
JohnC6 said:
Marc..I bought a Halfords digital tyre inflator a few years ago. It's one of, if not, the best accessory purchase for the car I've made. It stays in the car. I paid £39. Once a week I check the tyre pressures and keep a note of them in a book I keep in the car and star a tyre that is below the optimum value. This allows me to see any tyre that is consistantly lower than it should be at which point I take it to the tyre centre to have them check it. On a couple of occasions they've found a nail. The digital version is much easier to read than the analogue one. On the back of the unit is a channel that you press the cable into that screws onto the valve. The open compartment is where , after winding up, the long power cable goes into, so it's tidy and very compact.This long power cable has a connector on the end that will fit into the charger in your car. What people used to call the cigarette lighter but these days it's used to charge devices. Plug it in, start the engine and set what pressure you want and then press the start the button and off it goes and stops at whatever value you selected. It also had a very bright light in case you need to use it in the dark. If you Google for reviews it comes out well. There's an advanced model (£54) but that seems to be aimed at motorhome owners and not necessary for a car.I think on the advanced model it allows for deflation too but if any of my tyre pressures need to be reduced I just press on the valve and re-check the pressure. My understanding is that even a couple of lbs can make a difference. You can select the read-out to show in psi or bars.

It's so useful that I bought one to go in my wife's car, too.

www.halfords.com

Halfords Rapid Digital Tyre Inflator | Halfords UK

Shop the latest The Halfords Rapid Digital Tyre Inflator provides you with speedy inflation before a trip. at Halfords UK
www.halfords.com www.halfords.com


Advanced model (for motorhome owners) .https://www.practicalmotorhome.com/reviews/halfords-advanced-rechargable-multi-purpose-tyre-inflator


This is the analogue one at £20 but look at the gauge. The digital is far easier to read.

Tyre Inflators, Pressure Gauges & Pumps | Halfords UK

Get your car tyre pressure spot on before leaving home. Shop leading brand digital tyre inflators, pressure gauges and emergency repair kits here.
www.halfords.com www.halfords.com
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I have an Oasser one that I bought for my chair. Tge issue was that there was I very slow puncture that they didn't spot on last year's service.
 
I have two cars, a Getz which never needs attention and an MX5 the tyres of which slowly deflate over a period of months. The tyre fitters blame the crumbling alloys. I keep a foot pump in the boot so will move that to the Getz and replace it with this electric one.
 
Probably worth replacing the wheels if they're that bad.
 
Pumping the tyres up every few months v several hundred pounds for a set of alloys.

I'll save the earths resources and keep pumping the tyres up for a bit longer.

It's not me being stingy, I'm just getting the most out of the parts.

I had the same problem with my MG Midget.
 
I just hope that a slow puncture doesn't suddenly develop into a fast one.

A tyre shop should be able to treat the beads to stop the air escaping - even a decent clean will help.
 
Some tyres have very hard sidewalls and don’t look soft until VERY low in pressure, alloy wheels can get a white fungus looking growth around the beading area, it can be wire brushed off and “bead sealer” applied to prevent pressure loss.
 
My old GS550 bike used to suffer from the alloy wheels going fluffy. When I started using proper bead lubricant rather than washing up liquid, the problem was cured.
 
1. An email says I can preorder advent calendars from July onwards.

2. The gym has disabled bays that are always occupied by special editions of desirable cars eg BMW M4, Merc A45S, etc. I never quite know whether the driver (it’s always a man driving and then working out alone in the gym) has a genuine disability or they’re parking there because there’s extra space around the bays.
 
omens said:
1. An email says I can preorder advent calendars from July onwards.

2. The gym has disabled bays that are always occupied by special editions of desirable cars eg BMW M4, Merc A45S, etc. I never quite know whether the driver (it’s always a man driving and then working out alone in the gym) has a genuine disability or they’re parking there because there’s extra space around the bays.
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Is there a blue badge displayed?
 
This kind of accolade for failure goes on all the time.

The head of the Border Force,Paul Lincoln has been awarded an honour despite overseeing record numbers of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel. He's been awarded a Companion of Honour of the Order of Bath in the Queen's birthday honours list for services to border security. You couldn't make it up. I'm sure the UK is the only country that operates such a system. The award is reserved for the most senior civil servants and military personnel. This award comes at a time when, in the last week alone, a thousand illegal immigrants arrived on our shores having crossed the Channel bringing the total this year so far to 4800.That's more than double at this time last year.This year's number is expected to exceed the all time high last year of 8420 illegal immigrants. He's already an OBE. Priti Patel has demanded to know why a Border Force vessel went into French waters recently, after a request to the French navy, to pick up four illegal migrants that were in a boat.

Border Force also operates in our airports of course and it has been heavily criticised for the massive delays at airports during the ongoing pandemic with passengers forced to wait up to six hours at passport control and travellers from 'red-listed' countries , those the most dangerous re Covid variants, mixing with those passengers from safer countries. I recall a passenger speaking on Five Live a few weeks ago saying that all that seperated those in his queue from a safe country and those from the likes of India was a rope barrier. They were as close as that. I think most of us have had the experience of standing in these queues and know just how close to each other they are. Border Force isn't taking this lying down and have said that the responsibility lies with the airport authorities to separate those from red, amber and green countries.

Here's what Mathew Rycroft,permanent secretary at the Home Office said. "Paul Lincoln is a fantastic and dedicated public servant who has served in a number of senior roles in the Home Office with distinction and I congratulate him"

So, that's alright then :rolleyes:
 
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JohnC6 said:
The award is reserved for the most senior civil servants and military poersonnel.
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There's your answer then. It'll be one of these awards that's expected after x years service and will be given despite performance, capability, competency or any other measure of worth.
 
omens said:
1. An email says I can preorder advent calendars from July onwards.

2. The gym has disabled bays that are always occupied by special editions of desirable cars eg BMW M4, Merc A45S, etc. I never quite know whether the driver (it’s always a man driving and then working out alone in the gym) has a genuine disability or they’re parking there because there’s extra space around the bays.
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I cant find the details right now, but there was some research done looking at driver attitudes categorised by car 'status'. In brief, the more expensive / higher status car you drive, the more likely you are to drive like a selfish a$$hole!
 
omens said:
I never quite know whether the driver (it’s always a man driving and then working out alone in the gym) has a genuine disability or they’re parking there because there’s extra space around the bays.
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Probably because they're just selfish arschlochs. The trouble is there is no 'worthwhile' penalty for these tossers short of breaking both their legs. :mad:
 
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Is there a blue badge displayed?
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I was wondering the same.

Problem is, assuming they haven't got a blue badge, it'll be on private land so it's up to those running the gym to do anything about it and they invariably don't in case it upsets those who bring money into the business.
 
My sister (a blue badge holder) used to park across the back of cars parked in disabled bays if they weren't showing the badge.
 
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I think I've seen it all now, what looked like an Audi coupe' in leopard print vinyl wrap.
:thinking:
 
Cobra said:
what looked like an Audi coupe' in leopard print vinyl wrap.
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You youngsters have it easy. In the sixties you needed to paint every little picture by hand and it took several dozen pints of beer just to do a single door! :naughty:

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I read a newspaper report today which has left me bewildered..or to qualify for posting it here.....baffled.

It's left me wondering what heinous act someone has to carry out before being declared insane within the criminal justice system.This happened in Spain.The court case was yesterday.The perpetrator was handed a 15 year sentence. I'd have thought that he should have been detained in an institute equivalent to Broadmoor.

www.bbc.co.uk

Spanish man jailed for killing and eating his mother

The 28-year-old was arrested after body parts of his mother were found scattered in her Madrid flat.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk
 
Just had a second call on behalf of "BT", from guys speaking very carefully pronounced English, to tell me there was a problem with my broadband speed. When I started asking them questions, they hung up on me.
You'd think by now they'd have figured out some modicum of a cover story to feed the skeptical?
 
I've had a few recently from "BT Openreach", telling me there is a problem with my internet. On asking them which ISP I was using, they didn't know what an ISP is. I then tell them it's lucky I'm in a good mood or I'd be calling them a lying ***************************************************************************** (which I do until they hang up.)
 
My method is to ask them what internet is :D It's surprising how they actually take that question at face value and launch into a description , usually in very poor English and I eventually say I don't understand. Once they mention the word computer then I immediately ask them "what is a computer ? " Eventually they twig and ring off :)
 
I read today that a lot of bots are posting stuff on twitter calling for more lockdowns and trashing the vaccines. They are pretty easy to see in the examples people have pulled together as it's multiple accounts posting word for word the same thing. So presumably a computer programme of some sort creates these multiple accounts and posts the same script that someone has created? I don't know, I'm just presuming and guessing...

I know this thread is a light hearted one and I don't want to go into any deep conspiracy theories about about all this but I do have to say that I'm a bit baffled. Who would spend the time and effort to do all this and why?

Is it some genuinely concerned person or group who feel so strongly about this, and lets assume for the right reasons, that they feel the need to try and influence people? Or is it all done for some devious nefarious "wrong" reason... that I can't quite think of.

Whatever... It is all rather baffling and I think rather worrying and another thing to think about is that twitter could I assume spot these multiple accounts saying the same thing and kill them off? Maybe they will and it's just taking time?

I find it all very baffling and I guess it maybe shows that it's best not to invest too much faith in social media as it really isn't the real world.
 
More a chuckle really, I bet he was popular with some guests :D

A joint inspection of Stumpy’s Shack <MK restaurant> on 9 November 2018 by MK Council and Thames Valley Police found high levels of cocaine on food preparation surfaces
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We currently have 2 sofas, a 2 seater and a 3 seater. As we're looking to replace them, we thought we'd just get rid of the 3 seater for now. It's almost 21 years old but still in reasonable nick so we advertised it on FB, free to anyone willing to collect it. Someone turned up for it this morning....in a car! It was an estate but one of the smaller ones. Needless to say, the got it all the way to the car but it wouldn't fit so it's back in our lounge.

I cannot believe they thought it was going to fit! :rolleyes:
 
I read this story a couple of days ago - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-57763443

Unfortunately a woman was dragged from her tent in Montana and killed by a grizzly bear. These two paragraph -

'The FWP(Fish and Wildlife Parks - my addition) said the bear first approached the campers at around 03:00 local time (09:00 GMT), but initially ran away.

Ms Lokan and her two companions, who were staying in a separate tent, then removed food from their tents and secured them before going back to sleep. But the bear returned shortly afterwards, leading to the fatal attack."

I am really surprised that someone who ',,,,, loved these kind of adventures...' would store food in their tent. From what I've read this is something that no one should ever do when in bear country.

A very sad outcome.

Dave
 
WBMT?

I ordered 3 small separate items from Amazon.
Each one fulfilled by Amazon and all next day delivery with prime.
(Arriving Sunday)

I opted for the one package option, It seems that won't arrive until Monday ..
No rush on my part, but had I been in a rush and wanted the prime next day,
I wonder, would it have all come on 3 separate vans or 3 separate packages on one van?
 
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