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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 16:32 ] |
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Jem wrote: Yikes! All of ours are bloody artex too  If you are disturbing them, then they need to be checked. As half the ceiling is effected in mine, they need to remove it. I will be getting the other rooms skimmed when I can afford it. In normal use, they will be ok |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 17:23 ] |
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Just don’t breathe in when you’re in a room with artex |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 17:24 ] |
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My dining room had an artex ceiling but I just boarded over it. Out of sight, out of mind. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 17:39 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: Just don’t breathe in when you’re in a room with artex I am using a snorkel, through the window |
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| Author: | Jem [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 17:41 ] |
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I think I'll just continue to pretend it's all fine, as per all other aspects of my life. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 17:41 ] |
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Jem wrote: I think I'll just continue to pretend it's all fine, as per all other aspects of my life. Poor Gaz |
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| Author: | Jem [ Wed Oct 21, 2020 17:44 ] |
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Especially Gaz. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Mon Oct 26, 2020 10:47 ] |
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Feel really tired today, just knocked my coffee all over the floor walking into my office and now I need to go into work this afternoon for 20-30 mins. I might just go and hide under my duvet! |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:54 ] |
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Goddess Jasmine wrote: Feel really tired today, just knocked my coffee all over the floor walking into my office and now I need to go into work this afternoon for 20-30 mins. I might just go and hide under my duvet! I now have a wet right foot from putting a bin out. Is it still Monday? |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 1:13 ] |
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Around 15 (ish) months ago our youngest, who is not even 4 years old yet, smashed our plasma TV by hitting it with a stick. The replacement TV has now been broken, by the same child - this time he threw a duplo policeman at the screen. I was rather cross. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 9:18 ] |
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Are they extremely delicate screens? Duplo seems quite light, so either it would seem those screens are very delicate, or your kiddo has quite a strong arm. Maybe get them enrolled in Baseball training? If they make it big they can buy you a new TV. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 13:58 ] |
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I feel that modern screens are pretty fragile, there's not much of a protective layer over those delicate liquid crystal panels (higher end TVs may be a bit robust perhaps). That bloody kid does have a good strong throw too, and I think he must have hit the screen with a particularly hard edged bit of the duplo person, sufficient to damage the screen enough to render it scrap. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 14:03 ] |
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I’m surprised in that case that you can’t buy something akin to a TV size screen protector, like people have on their phones. Sorry about your screen. Fingers crossed the new one lasts many many years. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 14:39 ] |
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You probably need to get a smaller one and budget for swapping it for one of the same size every few years. Smaller kids should have less powerful throws, after all. |
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| Author: | JBR [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 14:41 ] |
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That is unfortunate, though good luck with the baseball career. My parents were reminiscing on our days of breaking windows: a football, straight through the middle of a small window only just big enough to take it. A golf ball, bounced from the patio, cracking a window upstairs. And the porch window, broken by a xylophone beater. Attachment: beater.jpg A beater like this, mostly wool, surely. Surprising the force you can get into things, is all I'm saying. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 14:53 ] |
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I don’t think beating the kid is the answer. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Tue Oct 27, 2020 15:05 ] |
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When my brothers were small, one was an absolute terror for throwing things. He once threw a Batman toy, which hit a picture frame on the wall. It was about 10x12, glass fronted, with a metal frame, and weighed a fair bit. It slid along the picture wire then fell off the wall, right above where I was sitting, and the metal corner landed right on the top of my head. There was blood everywhere and took ten stitches and my hair has always grown white from that patch since. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:15 ] |
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GazChap wrote: You probably need to get a smaller one and budget for swapping it for one of the same size every few years. Smaller kids should have less powerful throws, after all. We are going without for a couple of weeks. The eldest is devastated, but the youngest (the one that actually did the 'crime') just does not seem to give a care at all. Such joys. It wasn't a ridiculously expensive screen so it can be replaced, but also it's inconvenient to us to get rid of the old one and go get a new one. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:03 ] |
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I find that they get more brittle with age due to all the on/off hot/cold cycles they go through over their life. Certainly for larger screens, once they've got a few hundred hours on them, it seems possible to completely knacker them by farting in their general direction. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 15:26 ] |
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Ceiling are over rated |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 15:30 ] |
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Careful you don't stub your toe on those lights. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 15:39 ] |
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Could run ethernet while it's exposed... |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 15:53 ] |
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Plastic skeleton required. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 16:00 ] |
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Trooper wrote: Could run ethernet while it's exposed... He’s an architect, he wouldn’t know how |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 16:31 ] |
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Duh, pay someone. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 17:19 ] |
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Sir Taxalot wrote: GazChap wrote: You probably need to get a smaller one and budget for swapping it for one of the same size every few years. Smaller kids should have less powerful throws, after all. We are going without for a couple of weeks. The eldest is devastated, but the youngest (the one that actually did the 'crime') just does not seem to give a care at all. Such joys. It wasn't a ridiculously expensive screen so it can be replaced, but also it's inconvenient to us to get rid of the old one and go get a new one. You could get a projector instead - at the very least it'll be something different to break 
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Oct 28, 2020 19:34 ] |
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Trooper wrote: Could run ethernet while it's exposed... I could. But I don’t want to drill any walls. Plus getting a trades man just to do the stuff that needs fixing has been tough enough |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 12:58 ] |
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Just had a parking fine from 'ParkingEye' for a private car park in wales. I am so glad I kept the pay and display ticket. ParkingEye are a terrible company. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 13:03 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: Just had a parking fine from 'ParkingEye' for a private car park in wales. I am so glad I kept the pay and display ticket. ParkingEye are a terrible company. They are. Utter shits. I've had my fair share of parking fines and don't begrudge them when they're deserved, but Parking Eye basically fined me £60 for entering the car park then exiting without buying a ticket, after choosing not to stay. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 13:17 ] |
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yes, they want £85 for buying a ticket.. |
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| Author: | JBR [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 13:43 ] |
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I'm sure I avoided their car parks, deliberately, after seeing reviews. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 13:47 ] |
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JBR wrote: I'm sure I avoided their car parks, deliberately, after seeing reviews. Yes, it was an oversight, I have got into the habit of keeping tickets. |
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| Author: | JBR [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 13:51 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: JBR wrote: I'm sure I avoided their car parks, deliberately, after seeing reviews. Yes, it was an oversight, I have got into the habit of keeping tickets. Actually, that's what I was thinking of - "Why didn't I keep my tickets from Wales/Cornwall?" I'm sure I meant to, then I remembered I had picked my car parks fairly deliberately (which is no criticism - I had the luxury of having the time to do that). |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 13:54 ] |
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JBR wrote: KovacsC wrote: JBR wrote: I'm sure I avoided their car parks, deliberately, after seeing reviews. Yes, it was an oversight, I have got into the habit of keeping tickets. Actually, that's what I was thinking of - "Why didn't I keep my tickets from Wales/Cornwall?" I'm sure I meant to, then I remembered I had picked my car parks fairly deliberately (which is no criticism - I had the luxury of having the time to do that). Checks out. |
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| Author: | JBR [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 14:30 ] |
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You being my offsite backup is *so* useful. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 17:05 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: I am so glad I kept the pay and display ticket. Have they backed down? |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 17:22 ] |
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Grim... wrote: KovacsC wrote: I am so glad I kept the pay and display ticket. Have they backed down? I have filled in the online appeal, and have to wait up to 28 days. Not sure how they can not back down, as I have a ticked, with my reg on. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 17:46 ] |
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"Ticket wasn't clearly displayed" is their favourite, I believe. Assuming you get the registration right, of course
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| Author: | TheVision [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 18:02 ] |
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In my experience they won't back down so good luck. I wouldn't be paying it regardless. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 18:50 ] |
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I still ignore any that aren't council, I know advice has changed and you are supposed to go full on template letter these days, but my inherent idleness seems to still work out ok. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 20:16 ] |
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Grim... wrote: "Ticket wasn't clearly displayed" is their favourite, I believe. Assuming you get the registration right, of course Yes you had to type the reg in at the machine and there number plate system has got it right too. Will have to see what the come back with...
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| Author: | Kern [ Tue Nov 10, 2020 20:44 ] |
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I'm in the habit of taking photos on my phone of the ticket in situ now before I leave the car park. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 13:04 ] |
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Just had a letter form a Solicitors, my Aunty had passed away. Looks like there was a funeral, and I was not told. You have to love families at times.. |
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| Author: | JBR [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 16:44 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: Just had a letter form a Solicitors, my Aunty had passed away. Looks like there was a funeral, and I was not told. You have to love families at times.. Knowing my family, I get not being told - it's always a mystery. But to hear from a solicitor is a bit impersonal, isn't it! |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 16:50 ] |
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Yes , just a little. I guess it is one of those things. |
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| Author: | Goddess Jasmine [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 16:56 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: Just had a letter form a Solicitors, my Aunty had passed away. Looks like there was a funeral, and I was not told. You have to love families at times.. Oh Kov, that's awful. I had the same with a cousin a couple of years ago. Got a FB message on the way back from Meatup saying that my other cousin had missed me at the funeral.  Sending big hugs your way. 
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 17:06 ] |
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That's awful, sorry for your loss, Kovacs. My Auntie died on Sunday. I'm thankful I was around the last few years to help where I could (she had dementia) and she managed to be at home with my Uncle when she passed away peacefully. I'll be able to attend the funeral despite limited numbers being allowed. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Wed Dec 02, 2020 21:08 ] |
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I was thinking I had not spoken to her in a while. |
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| Author: | Jem [ Thu Dec 03, 2020 19:37 ] |
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My mum died yesterday morning after being in and out of hospital lately. My relationship with my mum has been virtually non-existent in recent years and I kinda feel like I've grieved that loss a hundred times over. I had decided to visit her regardless of the state of things but was an hour too late. I just feel ... nothing. I have a feeling it'll hit me at the funeral maybe. I don't know. 2020 has been a rollercoaster. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu Dec 03, 2020 19:47 ] |
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Oh bloody hell, Jem, that’s terrible to hear. Hope you’re ok. |
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