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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 18:43
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| The Crew Or to give it its full (self-claimed) name according to the title screen, The Crew: Calling All Units , with cop sirens and dramatic cop music. Hooray! I didn't buy Calling All Units, I bought Wild Run Edition, but the single use code had been singly used, which, as always, is bullshit. Di... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| KovacsC |
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Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 8:48
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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Zardoz wrote: For the love of my OCD, PLEASE arrange them to start on a Monday or at least Saturday.
I use and slide. So the current / next day is always in the left |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:53
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Replies: 398
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| Eurgh, post cottage depression hitting hard today!! I had a great time, thanks all. Not sure anything will beat the look on Jem's face when, having spent 2 minutes picking a card up with her teeth, for it to slide off her leg down the side of the couch before she could read it!! :DD Thanks Jem for ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| Joans |
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:49
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Replies: 398
Views: 5684
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| Eurgh, post cottage depression hitting hard today!! I had a great time, thanks all. Not sure anything will beat the look on Jem's face when, having spent 2 minutes picking a card up with her teeth, for it to slide off her leg down the side of the couch before she could read it!! :DD Thanks Jem for ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:07
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Replies: 398
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Bobbyaro wrote: Not sure anything will beat the look on Jem's face when, having spent 2 minutes picking a card up with her teeth, for it to slide off her leg down the side of the couch before she could read it!! 
I've heard rumours of a video... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Cot1ag3 - date confirmed |
| Bobbyaro |
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 8:14
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Replies: 398
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| Eurgh, post cottage depression hitting hard today!! I had a great time, thanks all. Not sure anything will beat the look on Jem's face when, having spent 2 minutes picking a card up with her teeth, for it to slide off her leg down the side of the couch before she could read it!! :DD Thanks Jem for o... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Middle Age Spread |
| markg |
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Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2023 15:51
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Replies: 4071
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| Did the “graduation” Parkrun in Shrewsbury this morning. Official time was 29:39. Watch time was 29:36. Strava 5K time was 29:10. I just don’t get the discrepancy. Got to be happy to get under 30 for your first go. 25 next, then knocking seconds off each time, running bigger distances, then crippli... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 22:53
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Replies: 2614
Views: 260181
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| IMG_8131.jpeg We made a few little upgrades to my craft room. I had a drop-leaf table that wasn’t too stable and a wall-mounted half drop-leaf that sort of met but didn’t really, so I got a new desk that spans most of the width of the room, so my sewing machine, overlocker and everything else can s... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| JBR |
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:56
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Replies: 2505
Views: 306387
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| Do you want a discussion of Ryanair's safety card? Yes you do TIL that you jump on the inflatable slide, not sit down . I knew that! But I recently watched Plane, which is the very definition of an okay thriller, but I now realise also does good public information work. How many people, as he puts ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: YouTube - Highlights |
| Kern |
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Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:13
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Replies: 2505
Views: 306387
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Do you want a discussion of Ryanair's safety card?
Yes you do
ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! TIL that you jump on the inflatable slide, not sit down |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Food & cooking |
| Cras |
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2023 11:23
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Replies: 703
Views: 74416
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| The batter in that case will usually be part'cooked, you'll note they're dry to the touch. They'll also cover in a cooking fat so that the food partially fries in the oven. Doing it yourself, the issue is setting the batter.When you put it in the fryer, there's an instant amount of high heat that tu... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge 2023 |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2023 23:23
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Replies: 84
Views: 2156
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| 1) Cuphead: Delicious Last Course DLC (Xbox) 2) A Plague’s Tale: Requiem (Xbox) 3) High on Life (Xbox) I like Rick & Morty but, fuck me, I hated this. For a comedy game it wasn’t funny. Actually it was twice during the entire play through. And during like 8-10 hours play through and hours upon ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:14
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Replies: 2614
Views: 260181
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| I've made a small drawer to slide under the TV unit. It's only 10cm high and will slide on the carpet. The base is currently just cardboard while it's in proof of concept. What material should I make the base from? I was thinking thin plywood or that fibreboard that you tack onto the back of cheap ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:02
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Replies: 2614
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| I've made a small drawer to slide under the TV unit. It's only 10cm high and will slide on the carpet. The base is currently just cardboard while it's in proof of concept. What material should I make the base from? I was thinking thin plywood or that fibreboard that you tack onto the back of cheap ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: DIY? GTFO! |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 23:56
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Replies: 2614
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| I've made a small drawer to slide under the TV unit. It's only 10cm high and will slide on the carpet. The base is currently just cardboard while it's in proof of concept. What material should I make the base from? I was thinking thin plywood or that fibreboard that you tack onto the back of cheap w... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| Sir Taxalot |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 22:08
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Replies: 14351
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NervousPete wrote: I'M GOING NOW MY PLANET NEEDS ME." (ascends out of shot on a rope in herky-jerk manner to slide-whistle noise)
I understood that reference.gif |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 16:28
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Replies: 14351
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| Mordaunt: "I'm sure there will be opportunity to hear from the PM sometime in the next 24 hours." 23 hours later... Hunt: "I believe you have a message for the House of Commons, Elizabeth?" Truss: "I surely do. What we are doing is I'M GOING NOW MY PLANET NEEDS ME." (as... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Dreams and nightmares |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon May 16, 2022 16:22
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Replies: 1240
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| I find that element of dreams SO fascinating. Recurring motifs, plots, areas. I don’t know if anyone else has it, but I have whole areas and pieces of architecture that I have made up, that I continuously go to in my dreams. For example, there’s a huge old house that I regularly find myself in, in m... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Co11age |
| KovacsC |
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 16:58
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Replies: 698
Views: 19311
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Grim... wrote: Jem wrote: TBH I might just assume everyone wants pancakes and work backwards from there. I won't be out of bed 
we can slide them under the door, they are not thick  ) |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Co11age |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 18:59
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Replies: 698
Views: 19311
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Yo!
Option:
I have two single self inflating mattresses which can sit on camping bases (that I also have)which might be able to slide somewhere in a room. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 18:21
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Replies: 107
Views: 21019
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| NFS Heat (Again) It's time to bring my amazing Need For Speed thread up to date by playing the current main console Need for Speed game: NFS Heat ! It's thanks to a strange confluence of circumstances regarding Microsoft's Game Pass that I'm finally able to play Need for Speed Heat (or NFS Heat, as... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Gardening Corner |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 16:30
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Replies: 630
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| Isn’t that how you force rhubarb? By depriving it of light (ok, not usually in an IKEA bag :) ) Have you ever heard yours growing? I don’t know if it works so well growing in the ground, but in rhubarb tunnels you can hear it creaking as the stalks release the friction and slide past each other as t... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| sdg |
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 20:11
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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| A slide! We searched for one of these last year and they were constantly sold out everywhere with no restock expected until July or August so we ended up getting one with a wooden frame that joined onto the swing set we had. This one looks brilliant though, and more mobile than what we’ve ended up ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 19:48
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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| A slide! We searched for one of these last year and they were constantly sold out everywhere with no restock expected until July or August so we ended up getting one with a wooden frame that joined onto the swing set we had. This one looks brilliant though, and more mobile than what we’ve ended up ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| sdg |
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:06
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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| A slide! We searched for one of these last year and they were constantly sold out everywhere with no restock expected until July or August so we ended up getting one with a wooden frame that joined onto the swing set we had. This one looks brilliant though, and more mobile than what we’ve ended up ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:59
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 21:20
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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| I bought a slide. We stupidly decided to try to put it together at 8pm, so tomorrow Darwin will wake up to half a slide! |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| TheVision |
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Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2021 11:54
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Replies: 3949
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| Tell us what all the buttons do! You may have to give me a few weeks to figure it all out... The best bit is the jog wheel though. That's lovely to slide through a time line. So fluid.. Also, this came with the software license which I'll be able to sell and get most of my money back so it's a win ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Help. Ball stuck in plug hole. |
| BikNorton |
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2021 20:10
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Replies: 79
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Also, but waiting until you've resolved the situation and relaxed,ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! Arrange a long run of cling film down the stairs and charge people 50p a go on your water slide |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:33
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Replies: 3949
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| We’ve just officially bought the keys to this garden (and the house you pass through to get to it). We completed today and the keys are ready to be picked up after lunch. Obviously the pictures were taken when we started the purchase, so it’ll be a lot more wintery now, but I just can’t wait to get... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Warhead |
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2021 13:53
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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| We’ve just officially bought the keys to this garden (and the house you pass through to get to it). We completed today and the keys are ready to be picked up after lunch. Obviously the pictures were taken when we started the purchase, so it’ll be a lot more wintery now, but I just can’t wait to get... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Final Fantasy VII |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 18:28
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Replies: 122
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| That second reactor area reminds me of Final Fantasy XV, y’know, that bit near the end where you’re wandering down samey looking corridors. Or like Halo’s Library. Then you meet Aerith who is teeth gnashingly positive. I’ll stick with Tifa & Jessica, thankyouplease. And some of the sections with... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What have you bought? |
| Mimi |
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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2021 13:17
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Replies: 3949
Views: 153858
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| We’ve just officially bought the keys to this garden (and the house you pass through to get to it). We completed today and the keys are ready to be picked up after lunch. Obviously the pictures were taken when we started the purchase, so it’ll be a lot more wintery now, but I just can’t wait to get ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: What's Everyone Playing? |
| TheVision |
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Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2020 21:11
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Replies: 1012
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| I've had another go on Mario Kart live today and it's brilliant fun! I've had the gates set up in the living room and created my own course and it's just like Mario Kart, but in my house! It's clever how the kart reacts to things on the track which aren't really there. You can even power slide round... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The Need For The Need For Speed (and Friends!) |
| MrD |
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 10:22
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Replies: 107
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| blur Blur, Blur, Blur. Let's get one thing out of the way. I resent Blur. I was interested in it before release because I love my cars-with-magic-powers. I don't dislike Blur for its premise. I -like- it for its premise. I dislike that it came out in competition with Split/Second and the collision ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: The 'NAY!' Thread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:07
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Replies: 7449
Views: 695182
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| If it is the connection between the soil pipe and the toilet that is weeping then fairly easy: Turn water off to toilet, flush it a couple of times, unbolt from floor, pull forward. Pull old connection out, cover the new one in water based lube (don't get any on the toilet lid as you'll lean on it w... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: BeeX Virtual Meet & Quiz |
| Malc |
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 16:38
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Replies: 1704
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| I am writing a round at the moment, and twice I have written a question, moved on to the next slide deleted the text there, and written another question. Only I didn't move on to the next question, I overwrote the previous question, and let me tell you power point only has so many levels of undo (an... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Animal Crossing Switch |
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 17:06
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Replies: 3918
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So I've been slowly watching my turnip price slide down over the week and was going to post today about anyone with a price above 100 to sell however they took a spike up today
Attachment: turnip.png
So tomorrow afternoon should be the spike if anyone still has turnips to sell |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge (2020) |
| Satsuma |
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 15:37
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Replies: 370
Views: 32761
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| 1) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (Xbox) - 7/10 2) The Division 2 (Xbox) - 8/10 3) Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) - 6/10 4) Horizon: Zero Dawn (DLC - The Frozen Wilds) (PS4) - 7/10 5) Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (DLC - The Terminator) ... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: American Truck Simulator Review |
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2020 19:02
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Replies: 50
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| Thar be spoilers ahead for one route in the new DLC... but I'm betting you won't care... So Idaho is out! If there are any truckers out there who haven't bought it yet, be sure to opt for the Pacific Northwest DLC bundle. It will deduct the amount for each item you already have, and still give you a... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Finish 52 Challenge (2020) |
| Bamba |
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:11
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Replies: 370
Views: 32761
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| 47. UnpuzzlerR : sequel to excellent puzzle game 'Unpuzzle'. It's pretty much more of the same with a couple of new mechanics so I'll just quote what I said the first time around: Brilliant little puzzle game for Android that see yous taking a jigsaw puzzle apart. It starts off incredibly simply wi... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: American Truck Simulator Review |
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:22
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Replies: 50
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| I bought this and have put a couple of hours into it, I like it very much so far. Questions! Awlright! Glad to hear you've picked it up. It really is a remarkable game, super-relaxing and great for listening to podcasts as well. Regarding the radio stations, yeah some of them have fallen out of cir... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Political Banter and Debate Thread |
| MaliA |
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 21:30
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Replies: 14351
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MaliA wrote: Curiosity wrote: Nice to see that Trump has finally confirmed he was just winding people up and not really trying to be elected. At least the slide into facism will be slightly comical and inept, rather than oppressively terrible.
Oh. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: First manned SpaceX launch |
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:02
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Replies: 35
Views: 2808
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| Of course, they work in real life. So they've got that going for them. :) They're just G-suits, right? They're not rated for vacuum? They *are* vac suits - it said in the launch commentary. They're mainly in case of the cabin depressurising. One cool thing is that when they're walking out to the pa... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
| throughsilver |
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 10:24
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Replies: 4952
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| If you give your 2 networks the same name and password, your devices won't know the difference and will slide between the two Is that desirable? I can't answer that for you man. If you're ok with 2 networks, crack on. Fair play. I just wondered if there was a technical benefit (I guess "fillin... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 9:53
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Replies: 4952
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throughsilver wrote: DavPaz wrote: If you give your 2 networks the same name and password, your devices won't know the difference and will slide between the two Is that desirable?
I can't answer that for you man. If you're ok with 2 networks, crack on. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
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Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 9:44
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| If you give your 2 networks the same name and password, your devices won't know the difference and will slide between the two Is that desirable? (I tried turning the latter into modem mode, but that kept breaking it) What the fuck that isn't meant to work! Does that work?! I read that I had to turn... |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 19:42
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DavPaz wrote: If you give your 2 networks the same name and password, your devices won't know the difference and will slide between the two
They must be on different channels though. |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Bits and Bobs 50 |
| DavPaz |
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2020 19:15
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Replies: 4952
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| If you give your 2 networks the same name and password, your devices won't know the difference and will slide between the two |
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Forum: General Discussion Topic: Animal Crossing Switch |
| Jem |
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 14:12
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Replies: 3918
Views: 118975
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The slide doesn't work unfortunately  (I have one in my little play park) |
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