Guess what I bought today

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

DBSnappa wrote:

I bought a couple of Makita cordless drills today because they were cheap and you can never have enough cordless drills

Frankly, I find wielding more than one simultaneously to be challenging and more than a little hazardous.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

DBSnappa is the Punisher of DIY.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 16:28

I have three now. It's about being a lazy bastard and not wanting to change bits all the time. So far carpentry work I sometimes undertake I can do drill bit, countersink and screw bit without fucking around with changing bits.

Plus, they were half price and my wallet was aroused.

And yes MrChris, it is tempting to see if I can get a buff poncho with twin belt holsters :DD

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

DBSnappa wrote:

I have three now. It's about being a lazy bastard and not wanting to change bits all the time. So far carpentry work I sometimes undertake I can do drill bit, countersink and screw bit without fucking around with changing bits.

This is a very good idea, actually, and I may have to do this. I've been putting up shit loads of post and rail fencing and have been getting super pissed off with changing from screw bit to drill bit constantly.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 16:31

Couldn't fix my sink could you?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

What's wrong with the sink? If it's a dripping tap it's super easy to fix yourself.

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 16:35

Mr Chris wrote:

DBSnappa wrote:

I have three now. It's about being a lazy bastard and not wanting to change bits all the time. So far carpentry work I sometimes undertake I can do drill bit, countersink and screw bit without fucking around with changing bits.

This is a very good idea, actually, and I may have to do this. I've been putting up shit loads of post and rail fencing and have been getting super pissed off with changing from screw bit to drill bit constantly.

Try Screwfix - they're reliably quite cheap. However, I got mine today from my local massive B&Q. I've just be doing the bathroom and have a cabinet to make for the sitting room so I'm in there at least once a week buying materials and they occasionally have silly stock clearance deals - today being one that even if you had no immediate need, two Makita cordless drills in a case for £99 is too good to turn down.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

DBSnappa wrote:

Try Screwfix - they're reliably quite cheap.

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Yeah, I get a fair bit of stuff from them. Their next day delivery is also super spiffy.

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However, I got mine today from my local massive B&Q. I've just be doing the bathroom and have a cabinet to make for the sitting room so I'm in there at least once a week buying materials and they occasionally have silly stock clearance deals - today being one that even if you had no immediate need, two Makita cordless drills in a case for £99 is too good to turn down.

I may stick my head round the door of the Largest B&Q In The World^TM, in Gloucester, and see what they have.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 16:40

Mr Chris wrote:

What's wrong with the sink? If it's a dripping tap it's super easy to fix yourself.

No...it's kind of come away from the wall.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Shin wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

What's wrong with the sink? If it's a dripping tap it's super easy to fix yourself.

No...it's kind of come away from the wall.

Ah, you're fucked then.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 16:41

Mr Chris wrote:

Shin wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

What's wrong with the sink? If it's a dripping tap it's super easy to fix yourself.

No...it's kind of come away from the wall.

Ah, you're fucked then.

I know >.< I've saved the tiles! It's been like that for a year now

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 16:53

How has it come away from the wall? If it was screwed in and the screws have come out then it's a PITA. If it wasn't screwed (and it should be) then with a decent drill it would be easy to attach properly.

Having said all that, I think you may be looking at having to take it out to put it back in.

devilman · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 17:11

Mr Chris wrote:

What's wrong with the sink? If it's a dripping tap it's super easy to fix yourself.

How about a dripping shower? I know bugger all about this kinda thing so I'll probably just get the Landlord to sort it but I'm just curious in case it's likely to be something simple.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 17:13

Craster wrote:

DBSnappa wrote:

I bought a couple of Makita cordless drills today because they were cheap and you can never have enough cordless drills

Frankly, I find wielding more than one simultaneously to be challenging and more than a little hazardous.

You suck at robot impressions.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 17:18

devilman wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

What's wrong with the sink? If it's a dripping tap it's super easy to fix yourself.

How about a dripping shower? I know bugger all about this kinda thing so I'll probably just get the Landlord to sort it but I'm just curious in case it's likely to be something simple.

Have you unscrewed the hose/shower head to see what state the rubber washer(s) in? 10p to fix if that's the problem.

Tam · **Joined:** 25th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 159

Why is everyone here so clever?

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

Tam wrote:

Why is everyone here so clever?

You're having a laugh, surely? We're bumbling morons with delusions of intellectualism.

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 22:56

DBSnappa wrote:

How has it come away from the wall? If it was screwed in and the screws have come out then it's a PITA. If it wasn't screwed (and it should be) then with a decent drill it would be easy to attach properly.

Having said all that, I think you may be looking at having to take it out to put it back in.

Um...PITA is a type of bread isn't it? Hello! 22 year old woman here who has no freaking clue how to fix things unless they involve blue tak and scotch tape!

It had screws, 4 of them I believe-there are 2 left in. The other 2 are both stored by the sink-I tried to put them back in but the sink is at an angle now and I can't do it

I am not allowed a drill, everyone in the neighbourhood has forbidden it-any type of DIY is prohibited actually

I can't tell you how it's off the wall because it was my fault and it was very very stupid of me

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 23:41

Get Kissy Kissy G-unit to sort it when he gets back from Barbados

Shin · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 23:44

DBSnappa wrote:

Get Kissy Kissy G-unit to sort it when he gets back from Barbados

Um...how to put this nicely, Gaz isn't a 'handy man' type I don't think. I'll let him stick to the techno-side of life. He's more hapless than me....or should that be 'chapless?'

I actually put my pinkie finger to the corner of my mouth then

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Shin wrote:

It's the 'Schwarzkopf' (Black head!hehe) XXL range! I go through the cyber Purples, Maroons e.t.c. It's brilliant!

My girlfriend uses the various red shades offered by that brand. Red Passion was purply-red, and Hypnotic Red crayon red, if that makes sense. The Schwarzkopf Luminance red dye on the other hand made her hair purest orange ("like a carrot" according to her sister). I didn't think it was bad myself.

Shin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 0:20

Anonymous X wrote:

The Schwarzkopf Luminance red dye on the other hand made her hair purest orange ("like a carrot" according to her sister). I didn't think it was bad myself.

I've got the purple/red version of this on now! It's like there are different shades of red and purple which is nice-going nearly back to my roots as I am a red-head (not ginger) The bonus is they last really well too. Although they do itch the scalp like a bugger

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:58

Shin wrote:

DBSnappa wrote:

How has it come away from the wall? If it was screwed in and the screws have come out then it's a PITA. If it wasn't screwed (and it should be) then with a decent drill it would be easy to attach properly.

Having said all that, I think you may be looking at having to take it out to put it back in.

Um...PITA is a type of bread isn't it? Hello! 22 year old woman here who has no freaking clue how to fix things unless they involve blue tak and scotch tape!

It had screws, 4 of them I believe-there are 2 left in. The other 2 are both stored by the sink-I tried to put them back in but the sink is at an angle now and I can't do it

I am not allowed a drill, everyone in the neighbourhood has forbidden it-any type of DIY is prohibited actually

I can't tell you how it's off the wall because it was my fault and it was very very stupid of me

PITA = Pain In The Arse

Malc

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:33

Shin wrote:

DBSnappa wrote:

How has it come away from the wall? If it was screwed in and the screws have come out then it's a PITA. If it wasn't screwed (and it should be) then with a decent drill it would be easy to attach properly.

Having said all that, I think you may be looking at having to take it out to put it back in.

Um...PITA is a type of bread isn't it? Hello! 22 year old woman here who has no freaking clue how to fix things unless they involve blue tak and scotch tape!

It had screws, 4 of them I believe-there are 2 left in. The other 2 are both stored by the sink-I tried to put them back in but the sink is at an angle now and I can't do it

I am not allowed a drill, everyone in the neighbourhood has forbidden it-any type of DIY is prohibited actually

I can't tell you how it's off the wall because it was my fault and it was very very stupid of me

You sat in it for a piss, didn't you :DD

Shin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:40

DBSnappa wrote:

You sat in it for a piss, didn't you :DD

Hahaha-Jack Daniels and other things like this are a bad bad combo for me >.<

I didn't sit in it for a pee though, no. I think (this is what I can remember) that I drop-kicked it

Malc-Thanks for that, I'll use this now *stores in her internal BETEO dictionary*

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:46

Ask Rod.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

When's G-Love and his Special Kissy Sauce back?

Shin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:52

Mr Chris wrote:

When's G-Love and his Special Kissy Sauce back?

Haha! G-spot is back friday...I'm lonely

Rod's on holiday until next thursday (?) and he scares me too much with weird talk (and that's coming from me!)

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I miss G-Love and Special Sauce. He was great.

Cool cool beverage indeed.

Shin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:55

Mr Chris wrote:

I miss G-Love and Special Sauce. He was great.

Cool cool beverage indeed.

I miss him more

hehe. We are the most unlikely couple in the world, I'm the exact opposite-which is why it works nicely

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

I don't think I could be with someone who didn't support my desire to set fire to people.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 13:09

What if she wanted to freeze people to death eh?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

ComicalGnomes wrote:

I don't think I could be with someone who didn't support my desire to set fire to people.

Do you and Mrs Gnomes share romantic glasses of champagne lounging infront of a roaring open bonfire constructed of the corpses of your enemies?

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

Hers is more of a support role, allowing for optimal anger levels, but more importantly, an efficient recharge time.

Shin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 13:14

I just act as the 'fun factor,' but we share the same taste in films, music and that sort of thing. His outlook is a little bleak-but he's been through hard times in relationships, so I'm here to save the day! Super Shin!

ElephantBanjoGnome · **Joined:** 22nd Dec, 2010 **Posts:** 8175

Shin wrote:

he's been through hard times

Is this why he's a gun nut who carries around bullets on keyrings?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

ComicalGnomes wrote:

Hers is more of a support role, allowing for optimal anger levels, but more importantly, an efficient recharge time.

So, your feyonce is an EVE ship now? And one that only costs 13 million ISK? Who says romance is dead!

Shin · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 13:27

ComicalGnomes wrote:

Shin wrote:

he's been through hard times

Is this why he's a gun nut who carries around bullets on keyrings?

I think he was like that a long time before that

On a side note-I think I'm doing target shooting with him, Kat with a gun! Yay

Not a recipe for disaster at all

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Shin wrote:

Mr Chris wrote:

I miss G-Love and Special Sauce. He was great.

Cool cool beverage indeed.

I miss him more

hehe. We are the most unlikely couple in the world, I'm the exact opposite-which is why it works nicely

Heh. In that post, at least, I was talking about this chap:

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I just bought (well, on expenses) an open day return from Stroud to London on that there railway. ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN POUNDS.

I could get to America for that. Fuxache.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 15:20

On a train?

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 15:31

Mr Chris wrote:

I just bought (well, on expenses) an open day return from Stroud to London on that there railway. ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN POUNDS.

I could get to America for that. Fuxache.

I used to regularly go up North for a client and used to get train tickets booked a week in advance by the client and they were usually around the £150-180 for standard fares which always struck me as fucking outrageous.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

£114. You could get to a Nottingham meet for that! Oh, no, wait - not if you were going with Grim....

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 0:11

Craster wrote:

£114. You could get to a Nottingham meet for that! Oh, no, wait - not if you were going with Grim....

Never forgive, never forget. I'm with you bro!

Shin · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:11

It's about 85.00 return to Axminster from Shrewsbury. Trains are not a cheap affair

I've got to learn to drive, I really have

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:17

richardgaywood wrote:

ComicalGnomes wrote:

Hers is more of a support role, allowing for optimal anger levels, but more importantly, an efficient recharge time.

So, your feyonce is an EVE ship now? And one that only costs 13 million ISK? Who says romance is dead!

It's a T2 ship, so that 13 million is the base mineral cost, I think it would be closer to 60 million...

Alos, Mr Chris, you could have just got a lift back from Cheltenham with mrsA, then got the train to london from here as it's only 22.50.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 16:53

Shin wrote:

It's about 85.00 return to Axminster from Shrewsbury. Trains are not a cheap affair

I've got to learn to drive, I really have

I suspect that getting the train would be cheaper than learning to drive...

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 16:55

Craster wrote:

£114. You could get to a Nottingham meet for that! Oh, no, wait - not if you were going with Grim....

IF ONLY WE DROVE THERE, EH?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Was your helicopter broken?

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Sep 12, 2008 17:07

No, all three of them are working fine.

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