DBSnappa wrote:
My daughter has some work in an exhibition which is anti-Trump and is running tomorrow night and Saturday to coincide with his visit. I can’t make it as I’m out of town. The big yay is that the Evening Standard have featured the show on their website and Carys’s effort is no 13 in the gallery.
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/ar ... 85836.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/ar ... 85836.html
Love her style. I think my favourite one there is the playing card.
DBSnappa wrote:
My daughter has some work in an exhibition which is anti-Trump and is running tomorrow night and Saturday to coincide with his visit. I can’t make it as I’m out of town. The big yay is that the Evening Standard have featured the show on their website and Carys’s effort is no 13 in the gallery.
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/ar ... 85836.html
https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/ar ... 85836.html
I saw it as an election ballot pencil so I took it as he will be killed in the next election
I love how everyone sees something different in art
also, I really like it and it's super cool that her art is being shown!
Friends and their kids went with us to a Haunted Halowe'en farm.. There was a Haunted Barrel tractor Ride where a tractor pulls a train full of barrels along a route and people jump up in costumes etc and shout "boo!" or whatever. 2 of the 3 kids that went on that ride with MrsA are now unable to sleep due to "the scary clown". "the pig-man" and "the duck man" . Those 2 are not mine so "yay". Bigone seems unaffected and Doone and I went to look at an emu instead of going on ride. Read the small print, kids.
More of a Nay! but Yay! then Nay! The main TV seemed to be on the path to self-destruction the other day, I noticed a horizontal line of stuck pixels going across the bottom. That Nay! only lasted about five seconds before I started plotting what to get to replace it and excitedly drew up a shortlist of 55" ones that would be a nice upgrade. Then switched it on last night and the fucking thing's fine again.
markg wrote:
More of a Nay! but Yay! then Nay! The main TV seemed to be on the path to self-destruction the other day, I noticed a horizontal line of stuck pixels going across the bottom. That Nay! only lasted about five seconds before I started plotting what to get to replace it and excitedly drew up a shortlist of 55" ones that would be a nice upgrade. Then switched it on last night and the fucking thing's fine again.
Boo! But also, yay (where the missus can hear you)
I'm sure TV's shrink.
Every time we've had a new non CRT telly it's been "WOW! This is massive, it's like being at the cinema!" a few months down the line and you see how much extra wasted space there is around the wall that a bigger TV could occupy
Every time we've had a new non CRT telly it's been "WOW! This is massive, it's like being at the cinema!" a few months down the line and you see how much extra wasted space there is around the wall that a bigger TV could occupy
Same as fast cars - they only start out fast.
Grim... wrote:
Same as fast cars - they only start out fast.
Tru Dat.
That stops happening when you get to triple figures.
Haha fucking peasant! I've never even bought a car for less than £100.
Don't gloat, MaliA might be reading.
BikNorton wrote:
That stops happening when you get to triple figures.
BHP? MPH? Um... Number of wheels?
He must mean the amount of car's he's owned, like Hearthley.
Currently have no power because my circuit breaker board thing looks like this:
The yay is that it was caught before it caught fire and burnt down the house!
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The yay is that it was caught before it caught fire and burnt down the house!
I'm no Joans, but that doesn't look right to me.
Lucky it didn't do more damage! How old is that Malc? It looks like it could do with updating but I'm only basing that on the fact it looks different to mine which was fitted about... Oh yeah, 10 years ago.
If I was to fit a board, it would probably look like that.
But without the burnt bit, that would come later.
But without the burnt bit, that would come later.
TheVision wrote:
Lucky it didn't do more damage! How old is that Malc? It looks like it could do with updating but I'm only basing that on the fact it looks different to mine which was fitted about... Oh yeah, 10 years ago.
About 11 years old. and yeah it could have been much worse, looking like it might cost the best part of a grand to replace and install, which is perfect timing, I mean there is never a good time for that sort of thing, but a month before christmas has got to be one of the worst times.
Malc wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Lucky it didn't do more damage! How old is that Malc? It looks like it could do with updating but I'm only basing that on the fact it looks different to mine which was fitted about... Oh yeah, 10 years ago.
About 11 years old. and yeah it could have been much worse, looking like it might cost the best part of a grand to replace and install, which is perfect timing, I mean there is never a good time for that sort of thing, but a month before christmas has got to be one of the worst times.
Malc, please get some more quotes. I had some electrical work done last month that included a new board, three new sockets, and outside light and full safety certificate for the house. It cost me £500. Although I appreciate yours is more urgent so you might be paying for that.
Hope you get it sorted soon.
Goddess Jasmine wrote:
Malc wrote:
TheVision wrote:
Lucky it didn't do more damage! How old is that Malc? It looks like it could do with updating but I'm only basing that on the fact it looks different to mine which was fitted about... Oh yeah, 10 years ago.
About 11 years old. and yeah it could have been much worse, looking like it might cost the best part of a grand to replace and install, which is perfect timing, I mean there is never a good time for that sort of thing, but a month before christmas has got to be one of the worst times.
Malc, please get some more quotes. I had some electrical work done last month that included a new board, three new sockets, and outside light and full safety certificate for the house. It cost me £500. Although I appreciate yours is more urgent so you might be paying for that.
Hope you get it sorted soon.
I will do, he hasn't given me the quote yet, this was just a verbal rough figure. He thought the new box would be about £500 (with the replacement breakers too) and that it would take about 10 hours at £25 an hour.
His Quote is £645 which seems more reasonable to me.
Grim... wrote:
BikNorton wrote:
That stops happening when you get to triple figures.
BHP? MPH? Um... Number of wheels?
Inches of screen. I'm still all "holy fuck that's big" 2 years later.
Title.
Jesus, Malc, do you live in a prison??
Bobbyaro wrote:
Jesus, Malc, do you live in a prison??
Because of how many breakers there are? The house is essentially split into 2 (main house and extension) over 2 floors. There are separate rings for lights and sockets in each of those 4 areas, so that's 8. Then there is one for the old electrical shower, one for the smoke detector and one for the outside/garden rooms. Not sure what the 12th one is for.
Yay! Skive off work today for a conference in Manchester about managing Macs in education.
Nay! Missed the bloody train by literally 5 seconds so now I'm going to be late.
Nay! Missed the bloody train by literally 5 seconds so now I'm going to be late.
Had an email off amazon saying I had a failed delivery. Which was odd as I was in the house at the time.
Rang amazon. Now have a £50 gift voucher so yay
Rang amazon. Now have a £50 gift voucher so yay
KovacsC wrote:
Had an email off amazon saying I had a failed delivery. Which was odd as I was in the house at the time.
Rang amazon. Now have a £50 gift voucher so yay
Rang amazon. Now have a £50 gift voucher so yay
Now you have red dead redemption 2 , yes?
I bought that yesterday with a load of Tesco points I had.
Already in chapter 2
Already in chapter 2
KovacsC wrote:
Had an email off amazon saying I had a failed delivery. Which was odd as I was in the house at the time.
Rang amazon. Now have a £50 gift voucher so yay
Rang amazon. Now have a £50 gift voucher so yay
Just got another £10 as they can't guarantee 2pm, as agreed on friday
A couple of days ago our oven broke(nay). But we did. It worry as we had the halogen oven as a back up and could make do for Christmas (yay).
My new medication makes me feel better (yay) but I fall asleep (nay) repeatedly (nay).
So because the day kind of disappeared with sleeping Mimi, we were late to putting the dinner. The halogen oven... and when we did, all of the fuses in the house blew. Once, twice, three times.
So, both ovens are broken
(Doublenay).
But Darwin and I have been to emergency doctors and emergency hospital visits, between us, six times this last week. And, to be honest in my heart I’d kind of given up the idea that we’d be together at home for Christmas. So, biggest yay.
My new medication makes me feel better (yay) but I fall asleep (nay) repeatedly (nay).
So because the day kind of disappeared with sleeping Mimi, we were late to putting the dinner. The halogen oven... and when we did, all of the fuses in the house blew. Once, twice, three times.
So, both ovens are broken
(Doublenay).But Darwin and I have been to emergency doctors and emergency hospital visits, between us, six times this last week. And, to be honest in my heart I’d kind of given up the idea that we’d be together at home for Christmas. So, biggest yay.
Hugs Mimi, big hugs. Hope New Year pleasantly turns things around for you. Also loving your Christmas pics! 
Two days. Two fucking days I’ve been cursing Warburtons bread. Bastard stuff never fits in my toaster. It’s not like I’ve got an odd shaped or small toaster either: every other kind of bread I’ve ever purchased in the 12 months or so I’ve had it has fitted snuggly inside to be warmed lovingly in its embrace. Warburtons though. Their fucking bread. Bag of shit had to be squashed down at the crust to fit inside and then bits would catch the inner basket and break off. Fucking fuckers.
Turns out it fits fine when I turn the bread 90 degrees.
Turns out it fits fine when I turn the bread 90 degrees.
Superb.
Love it.
Nay to the old. I ended up abandoning my flat back in late November when it got too cold to be there as it was too damp. I've been there for about 3 weeks in total since.
Dirty manky old carpets.
And yeah, they were like that when we moved in. Lots of things like this.
The kitchen is a disaster zone, due to a four month leak. Light is now falling off.
And doesn't work. The ceiling has cracked and sagged.
And the walls are bubbling, mouldy and blistering.
Ceiling has collapsed in here.
Look what the damp has done to my cooker.
Now onto the yay. I was contacted by a trust back in December. They have not only been magnificent in dealing with all of my problems but they have also nailed my landlady. My landlady has now been fined for leaving the flat like it was. My move date is 27th March, and I move into sheltered housing. We have a care worker visit for two hours a week. Here is the entrance, which is all computer controlled.
All of the residents have a panic button and login etc. It also tells you the bus times, shop opening hours and so on. Yes, it has ads lol. The bathroom looks like this.
And like this.
PVC rad.
The blinds throughout the flat are all built into the windows, so I only needed one set of curtains.
Because the window is slap bang in the middle of the bathroom the throne is hidden.
The bedroom.
The closet in the bedroom is a funny shape, and goes off to the right using up all available space.
Computer controlled rads.
Living room area.
Kitchen.
And view from the bathroom window.
I couldn't stand up properly because it was terribly windy. But from the living room windows you can see straight out to sea, when the weather isn't crap.
Dirty manky old carpets.
And yeah, they were like that when we moved in. Lots of things like this.
The kitchen is a disaster zone, due to a four month leak. Light is now falling off.
And doesn't work. The ceiling has cracked and sagged.
And the walls are bubbling, mouldy and blistering.
Ceiling has collapsed in here.
Look what the damp has done to my cooker.
Now onto the yay. I was contacted by a trust back in December. They have not only been magnificent in dealing with all of my problems but they have also nailed my landlady. My landlady has now been fined for leaving the flat like it was. My move date is 27th March, and I move into sheltered housing. We have a care worker visit for two hours a week. Here is the entrance, which is all computer controlled.
All of the residents have a panic button and login etc. It also tells you the bus times, shop opening hours and so on. Yes, it has ads lol. The bathroom looks like this.
And like this.
PVC rad.
The blinds throughout the flat are all built into the windows, so I only needed one set of curtains.
Because the window is slap bang in the middle of the bathroom the throne is hidden.
The bedroom.
The closet in the bedroom is a funny shape, and goes off to the right using up all available space.
Computer controlled rads.
Living room area.
Kitchen.
And view from the bathroom window.
I couldn't stand up properly because it was terribly windy. But from the living room windows you can see straight out to sea, when the weather isn't crap.
I’m glad my monthly data allowance rolls over tomorrow.
Something woke me in the middle of the night, no idea what but our dear old cat was laid between us on the bed and I nudged her as I moved but she didn't seem to react. Concerned I picked her head up and it just flopped lifelessly back down. Now surging with adrenaline and properly wide awake I had to do this four more times before the stupid fucking thing could be bothered to wake up. Took me ages to get back to sleep after that 
markg wrote:
Something woke me in the middle of the night, no idea what but our dear old cat was laid between us on the bed and I nudged her as I moved but she didn't seem to react. Concerned I picked her head up and it just flopped lifelessly back down. Now surging with adrenaline and properly wide awake I had to do this four more times before the stupid fucking thing could be bothered to wake up. Took me ages to get back to sleep after that
She'll be pissed off at you today
I did not think that story was going to end well, and wondered where the yay st the end of the May was coming in.
Glad she (and you) are ok!
Glad she (and you) are ok!
A couple of years ago I bought a second hand Sony TV that still had some of the 5 year Richer Sounds warranty left on it.
Recently it died - Nay
Fortunately it was just still covered - Yay
Sadly the warranty wasn’t transferable - Nay
I persuaded them I was the original purchaser - Yay
They couldn’t fix it - Nay
They offered me £500 towards a replacement - Yay
I was going to get them to price match Costco for the new TV, but it went out of stock last night - Nay
I happened to have a day at home tomorrow so it’s being delivered then - Yay
Recently it died - Nay
Fortunately it was just still covered - Yay
Sadly the warranty wasn’t transferable - Nay
I persuaded them I was the original purchaser - Yay
They couldn’t fix it - Nay
They offered me £500 towards a replacement - Yay
I was going to get them to price match Costco for the new TV, but it went out of stock last night - Nay
I happened to have a day at home tomorrow so it’s being delivered then - Yay
Nay because unpleasant subject.
Yay because we got the bastard and he's going to prison.
Yay because we got the bastard and he's going to prison.
Horrible, horrible things that happened, but seriously well done to everyone who went through court hearings to get him locked up. That’s a seriously difficult thing to do.
Love to you, Wookie.
Love to you, Wookie.
Glad that's over for you Wookie.
Big love to you all.
Big love to you all.
wook-hugs for you, big man.
Fantastic result, Wookie! Hope it brings you some peace.