The odd things one does on occasion
The odd things one does on occasion
The words themselves leave me bemused - I'm upgrading the firmware on my camera. What sort of world have we created where one can upgrade the firmware on one's camera?
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When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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Nodding in approval, fine job there then, well done Spot!
(anyone know what the hell he is talking about?)
(anyone know what the hell he is talking about?)
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Is this for fun or out of necessity ?
We should all do odd things on occasion just because we can
We should all do odd things on occasion just because we can
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
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Much to the surprise of the world and its dog, Sony this week released an upgrade to the video codecs available on the camera I bought some months ago. The original ones are still there but the new addition allows less compression on what's stored to the SD card, the video is generally reckoned to be higher quality. In time gone by a camera firm would have released new hardware to achieve this, and the cost to the consumer would have been significant. The firmware route has cost me an hour of my time. The big question on the lips of RX10 owners now is whether a subsequent firmware release will one day allow the camera to capture increased resolution (4k) - the camera processor and the sensor are both said to be up to the job by those who can judge.
eta: that boils down to "for fun", on reflection.
eta: that boils down to "for fun", on reflection.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
The other odd thing I had today was a BT phone line installed from the local telegraph pole, my new pad not having previously been connected. I consequently now have landline broadband. Tethering my computers to my mobile phone is not a procedure I would want to permanently adopt, a month has been quite sufficient.
I had my gas meter upgraded this afternoon too. The place has crawled with workmen.
I had my gas meter upgraded this afternoon too. The place has crawled with workmen.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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Betty Boop;1463141 wrote: (anyone know what the hell he is talking about?)
Keep up....it's his video codecs in need of upgrading.
Keep up....it's his video codecs in need of upgrading.
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Bruv;1463146 wrote: Keep up....it's his video codecs in need of upgrading.
I'm trying... :-3
I'm trying... :-3
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In time gone by all you had to do with a camera was to press a button and Lo & Behold, a picture (true, a little while earlier, the film had to be taken to the chemist for developing, but the early digitals were so much simpler).
These days it seems like you have to learn an entire operating system just to get it into the mode whereby you can even even attempt to take a picture after having switched it on.
It's the same with Mobile Phones.
These days it seems like you have to learn an entire operating system just to get it into the mode whereby you can even even attempt to take a picture after having switched it on.
It's the same with Mobile Phones.
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spot;1463140 wrote: The words themselves leave me bemused - I'm upgrading the firmware on my camera. What sort of world have we created where one can upgrade the firmware on one's camera?
I remember when cameras took pictures via a visit to the chemist.
Now why would a camera need video codecs unless it were a movie camera masquerading as a stills camera ?
I remember when cameras took pictures via a visit to the chemist.
Now why would a camera need video codecs unless it were a movie camera masquerading as a stills camera ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1463171 wrote: I remember when cameras took pictures via a visit to the chemist.
Now why would a camera need video codecs unless it were a movie camera masquerading as a stills camera ?
Because most Digital Cameras (and Mobile Phones, come to that) ARE Video Cameras as well.
Now why would a camera need video codecs unless it were a movie camera masquerading as a stills camera ?
Because most Digital Cameras (and Mobile Phones, come to that) ARE Video Cameras as well.
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Bruv;1463171 wrote: Now why would a camera need video codecs unless it were a movie camera masquerading as a stills camera ?
Ah. There's the thing really. Back in the distant past me and my mates worked out how much it cost to create a feature film with a minimum resolution of what 35mm film was capable of at the time. We didn't want to put production effort into something recorded onto 8mm - though we practiced on 8mm - nor even on 16mm though we couldn't even afford that. We most certainly couldn't afford 35mm movie costs.
Over the last ten years I've seen the minimum hardware and consumables cost drop from around £50,000, through a tantalizing £20,000, down to perhaps with a squeeze £10,000, to the last year when it's under £5,000 and at this point I've put my toe back into the water. I chose this camera specifically for its video capability and I'm slowly learning how to get acceptable results out of it. Whether I can progress all the way to independent film-making I don't yet know but I'm aiming that way. It's an intention that's been a long time brewing.
As to why a camera like this instead of a video-only camera, it's a cost thing - mass production compared to niche products. It's cheaper.
Ah. There's the thing really. Back in the distant past me and my mates worked out how much it cost to create a feature film with a minimum resolution of what 35mm film was capable of at the time. We didn't want to put production effort into something recorded onto 8mm - though we practiced on 8mm - nor even on 16mm though we couldn't even afford that. We most certainly couldn't afford 35mm movie costs.
Over the last ten years I've seen the minimum hardware and consumables cost drop from around £50,000, through a tantalizing £20,000, down to perhaps with a squeeze £10,000, to the last year when it's under £5,000 and at this point I've put my toe back into the water. I chose this camera specifically for its video capability and I'm slowly learning how to get acceptable results out of it. Whether I can progress all the way to independent film-making I don't yet know but I'm aiming that way. It's an intention that's been a long time brewing.
As to why a camera like this instead of a video-only camera, it's a cost thing - mass production compared to niche products. It's cheaper.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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spot;1463175 wrote: Ah. There's the thing really. Back in the distant past me and my mates worked out how much it cost to create a feature film with a minimum resolution of what 35mm film was capable of at the time. We didn't want to put production effort into something recorded onto 8mm - though we practiced on 8mm - nor even on 16mm though we couldn't even afford that. We most certainly couldn't afford 35mm movie costs.
Over the last ten years I've seen the minimum hardware and consumables cost drop from around £50,000, through a tantalizing £20,000, down to perhaps with a squeeze £10,000, to the last year when it's under £5,000 and at this point I've put my toe back into the water. I chose this camera specifically for its video capability and I'm slowly learning how to get acceptable results out of it. Whether I can progress all the way to independent film-making I don't yet know but I'm aiming that way. It's an intention that's been a long time brewing.
As to why a camera like this instead of a video-only camera, it's a cost thing - mass production compared to niche products. It's cheaper.
So we have a cheapskate Scorsese or a budding Spielberg amongst us ?
Even my cheap and nasty smart phone can take photos and movie images,they are poor enough to be annoying though.
I am amazed at how good the photos my wife's phone takes, and the short movies her daughter sends of the latest toddler in the family is enough to warm the cockles of anybodies heart, modern technology still blows me away.
Have you booked anywhere for the Premiere ?
Over the last ten years I've seen the minimum hardware and consumables cost drop from around £50,000, through a tantalizing £20,000, down to perhaps with a squeeze £10,000, to the last year when it's under £5,000 and at this point I've put my toe back into the water. I chose this camera specifically for its video capability and I'm slowly learning how to get acceptable results out of it. Whether I can progress all the way to independent film-making I don't yet know but I'm aiming that way. It's an intention that's been a long time brewing.
As to why a camera like this instead of a video-only camera, it's a cost thing - mass production compared to niche products. It's cheaper.
So we have a cheapskate Scorsese or a budding Spielberg amongst us ?
Even my cheap and nasty smart phone can take photos and movie images,they are poor enough to be annoying though.
I am amazed at how good the photos my wife's phone takes, and the short movies her daughter sends of the latest toddler in the family is enough to warm the cockles of anybodies heart, modern technology still blows me away.
Have you booked anywhere for the Premiere ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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I'm pretty sure if I make a proper film it will open in the local independent cinema, they do still exist. I have a lot to learn first.
The photo side of the camera is pleasing too, I'm not knocking it. I just went outside and found this on the sunny side of my wall...
and here's a bit cropped from the middle...
The photo side of the camera is pleasing too, I'm not knocking it. I just went outside and found this on the sunny side of my wall...
and here's a bit cropped from the middle...
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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That cropped bit is pretty spectacular!
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Betty Boop;1463226 wrote: That cropped bit is pretty spectacular!
Given it was a couple of feet above my head and I was hand-holding the camera with a hefty degree of zoom, it just goes to show how effective Image Stabilization is. On my old pre-digital Olympus OM1, which lasted me 25 years and carried a beautiful 75-250 zoom lens much of the time, I would have been obliged to use a tripod and even then I'm quite sure I'd never have retained that much detail. Or focused in that close, thinking about it.
Given it was a couple of feet above my head and I was hand-holding the camera with a hefty degree of zoom, it just goes to show how effective Image Stabilization is. On my old pre-digital Olympus OM1, which lasted me 25 years and carried a beautiful 75-250 zoom lens much of the time, I would have been obliged to use a tripod and even then I'm quite sure I'd never have retained that much detail. Or focused in that close, thinking about it.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
This post is primarily a public service announcement but don't let that get in your way. I was searching yesterday for ways to clear an E.17 or E17 code on the display of a Bosch washing machine, having taken delivery of one this week. I suspect the code and answer is similar for many models but this one is a WAB28161GB and an E17 error is ostensibly "Water pressure too low; supply hose kinked/trapped", neither of which was true in this instance. Pressing Start only saw the return of the error within a couple of minutes.
The fault was, of course, entirely of my own making. For weeks since moving in I've been stacking up dirty laundry waiting for the day I could wash it here. Walk-in sit-and-watch laundries are for Jimmy NoFriends to meet the neighbours and find an opportunity to engage his vocal chords once a fortnight, not for the likes of me, and besides they cost almost as much as the arcade machines along the prom. So I'm told. Did you know the slots where you drop in 2p coins to try to knock the tray-full forward sufficiently to dislodge the front runners into the winnings bowl have been upgraded now to 10p? Who can afford that sort of orgiastic folly?
But I digress.
Should you be searching the Internet to work out how to stop E17 errors on a washing machine with plenty of water pressure and no kinked hose, look no further. Did you cram your entire load of washing into a tub designed for a maximum wash of 6kg? Turn off the machine, remove the wet load into a basket capable of safely holding clothes that drip, and return a mere half of the load to the machine. Restart the washing process with a fresh dose of Persil. The error code has now gone, the cycle will proceed to its conclusion and you can try out the new tumble dryer while washing the other half of the initial sodden batch. When dry, carry both loads to a convenient bed and fold everything once in half onto piles labelled Underthings, Shirts, Towels, Unmentionables and Other. Place each completed pile into a different drawer of your dresser. Bob is now your uncle.
The fault was, of course, entirely of my own making. For weeks since moving in I've been stacking up dirty laundry waiting for the day I could wash it here. Walk-in sit-and-watch laundries are for Jimmy NoFriends to meet the neighbours and find an opportunity to engage his vocal chords once a fortnight, not for the likes of me, and besides they cost almost as much as the arcade machines along the prom. So I'm told. Did you know the slots where you drop in 2p coins to try to knock the tray-full forward sufficiently to dislodge the front runners into the winnings bowl have been upgraded now to 10p? Who can afford that sort of orgiastic folly?
But I digress.
Should you be searching the Internet to work out how to stop E17 errors on a washing machine with plenty of water pressure and no kinked hose, look no further. Did you cram your entire load of washing into a tub designed for a maximum wash of 6kg? Turn off the machine, remove the wet load into a basket capable of safely holding clothes that drip, and return a mere half of the load to the machine. Restart the washing process with a fresh dose of Persil. The error code has now gone, the cycle will proceed to its conclusion and you can try out the new tumble dryer while washing the other half of the initial sodden batch. When dry, carry both loads to a convenient bed and fold everything once in half onto piles labelled Underthings, Shirts, Towels, Unmentionables and Other. Place each completed pile into a different drawer of your dresser. Bob is now your uncle.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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What are unmentionables if they are not underthings :-3
I don't think anyone else would ram a washing machine that full, why would you? One wants room in the drum so the clothes can move about so they get WASHED, overload and everything just takes on water and detergent and then just sits there not really moving within the drum and therefore not really getting washed!
I don't think anyone else would ram a washing machine that full, why would you? One wants room in the drum so the clothes can move about so they get WASHED, overload and everything just takes on water and detergent and then just sits there not really moving within the drum and therefore not really getting washed!
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I could do with a much bigger one so that I can get my quilt in. As it is I've got to do a touch of the old grape treading in the bath.
The odd things one does on occasion
Betty Boop;1463465 wrote: What are unmentionables if they are not underthings :-3
From the OED: "Unmentionables - n. pl. Trousers."
A Victorian euphemism - actually slightly earlier than Victorian - also seen as Inexpressibles: I've heard, that breeches, petticoats, and smock,
Give to thy modest mind a grievous shock,
And that thy brain (so lucky its device)
Christ'neth them inexpressibles, so nice.
From the OED: "Unmentionables - n. pl. Trousers."
A Victorian euphemism - actually slightly earlier than Victorian - also seen as Inexpressibles: I've heard, that breeches, petticoats, and smock,
Give to thy modest mind a grievous shock,
And that thy brain (so lucky its device)
Christ'neth them inexpressibles, so nice.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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FourPart;1463466 wrote: I could do with a much bigger one so that I can get my quilt in. As it is I've got to do a touch of the old grape treading in the bath.
So far my imagination will stretch. I can't quite reach as far as how you then dry the thing. How on earth do you dry it?
So far my imagination will stretch. I can't quite reach as far as how you then dry the thing. How on earth do you dry it?
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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spot;1463469 wrote: So far my imagination will stretch. I can't quite reach as far as how you then dry the thing. How on earth do you dry it?
Firstly it needs a long draining in the bath itself, then wring it a bit at a time, then hang it over the shower rail for a while, drape it over a chair or something on the balcony.
Firstly it needs a long draining in the bath itself, then wring it a bit at a time, then hang it over the shower rail for a while, drape it over a chair or something on the balcony.
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spot;1463469 wrote: So far my imagination will stretch. I can't quite reach as far as how you then dry the thing. How on earth do you dry it?
More to the point how did your two batches of washing dry?
Or have you a washer drier combination?
More to the point how did your two batches of washing dry?
Or have you a washer drier combination?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1463479 wrote: More to the point how did your two batches of washing dry?
Or have you a washer drier combination?
I chose to keep the two machines independent of each other. The washer washes in an hour and the tumble drier takes a bit longer. It's a modern-day marvel of efficiency, it has a heat exchanger and a condenser to stop the room from fogging up and it takes less energy a year than the fridge. That's what the A+ sticker says anyway. I've become a Which? addict kitting this place out, I even have a Jamie Oliver combination set which stirs as it chops as it cooks, I've been making all sorts in it. Though not today's lunch, that's a Cheddar Tagliatelle with Chives in a Sour Cream Drizzle. I invented that one myself for those moments when a full feeling becomes essential. I now urgently need coffee.
Or have you a washer drier combination?
I chose to keep the two machines independent of each other. The washer washes in an hour and the tumble drier takes a bit longer. It's a modern-day marvel of efficiency, it has a heat exchanger and a condenser to stop the room from fogging up and it takes less energy a year than the fridge. That's what the A+ sticker says anyway. I've become a Which? addict kitting this place out, I even have a Jamie Oliver combination set which stirs as it chops as it cooks, I've been making all sorts in it. Though not today's lunch, that's a Cheddar Tagliatelle with Chives in a Sour Cream Drizzle. I invented that one myself for those moments when a full feeling becomes essential. I now urgently need coffee.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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I must learn to slow down my spead reading.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1463486 wrote: I must learn to slow down my spead reading.
I blame the weather, I can't take much more summer excess. Or, as the Ettrick Shepherd once put it, "The night is that muth an' breathless, I'm maist like to swairf".
I blame the weather, I can't take much more summer excess. Or, as the Ettrick Shepherd once put it, "The night is that muth an' breathless, I'm maist like to swairf".
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
Error code E17 : You have a Brian Harvey stuck in your filter. As for your washing, that will have to "Stay Another day"
I'll get me coat
I'll get me coat
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
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Snowfire;1463515 wrote: Error code E17 : You have a Brian Harvey stuck in your filter. As for your washing, that will have to "Stay Another day"
I'll get me coat
Might take a while for spot to get that one lol
I :wah::wah:, very good, but you still need to keep that coat on!
I'll get me coat
Might take a while for spot to get that one lol
I :wah::wah:, very good, but you still need to keep that coat on!
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Spot, you need a washing line, or an airer. Be cheaper still to run that tumble drier then!
You will shrink everything you own tumbling it from wet wet wet...
cue Snowfire
You will shrink everything you own tumbling it from wet wet wet...
cue Snowfire
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Take that, you brute.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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I think I've discovered a joke within the construction industry. It concerns Super Sexy Chainsaw Oil which is emblazoned with a pulchritudinous woman wearing only a flimsy brassiere and a scary come-hither leer. Why, I asked myself, this insane imagery... and the answer sprang to mind: chainsaw oil is formulated to maximize its tack, so as not to fly off the chain. Tacky product, hence tacky packaging.
I bought a litre anyway. To go in my newly-acquired chainsaw. I shall attempt to fell a few trees tomorrow once I find some safety glasses.
I bought a litre anyway. To go in my newly-acquired chainsaw. I shall attempt to fell a few trees tomorrow once I find some safety glasses.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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There are many jokers within the construction industry, how they get away with it for so many years is another story.
I would implore you to consider more than safety glasses if you are wielding a chainsaw, and if it is your first time a weeks training might be worth a shot.
The course may cost a bit, but avoiding that expense may cost you a leg or an arm, I say OR because it would have to be a particualrly bad sequence of events to actually cost both, oiled up or not.
I would implore you to consider more than safety glasses if you are wielding a chainsaw, and if it is your first time a weeks training might be worth a shot.
The course may cost a bit, but avoiding that expense may cost you a leg or an arm, I say OR because it would have to be a particualrly bad sequence of events to actually cost both, oiled up or not.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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spot;1463574 wrote: I think I've discovered a joke within the construction industry. It concerns Super Sexy Chainsaw Oil which is emblazoned with a pulchritudinous woman wearing only a flimsy brassiere and a scary come-hither leer. Why, I asked myself, this insane imagery... and the answer sprang to mind: chainsaw oil is formulated to maximize its tack, so as not to fly off the chain. Tacky product, hence tacky packaging.
I bought a litre anyway. To go in my newly-acquired chainsaw. I shall attempt to fell a few trees tomorrow once I find some safety glasses.
I do hope you actually have some experience with the operation of said chainsaw.
I bought a litre anyway. To go in my newly-acquired chainsaw. I shall attempt to fell a few trees tomorrow once I find some safety glasses.
I do hope you actually have some experience with the operation of said chainsaw.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The odd things one does on occasion
On the other hand that Super Sexy Chainsaw Oil could bring you some success.
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
The odd things one does on occasion
LarsMac;1463579 wrote: I do hope you actually have some experience with the operation of said chainsaw.
I think they call that "spring back".
After many years of trimming my own trees I went about climbing up to cut a huge trunk off a tree. Thing fell over and was propelled, just inches off my left shoulder into another trunk of the tree.
Golly, if things had been different, just a little I would have made a spectacular bloody mess splattered across my lawn.
No doubt suitable for the TV evening news, especially with the grieving wife who saw the whole thing refusing to deal with reporters and other ambulance chasers.
I think they call that "spring back".
After many years of trimming my own trees I went about climbing up to cut a huge trunk off a tree. Thing fell over and was propelled, just inches off my left shoulder into another trunk of the tree.
Golly, if things had been different, just a little I would have made a spectacular bloody mess splattered across my lawn.
No doubt suitable for the TV evening news, especially with the grieving wife who saw the whole thing refusing to deal with reporters and other ambulance chasers.
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
The odd things one does on occasion
Snowfire;1463585 wrote: On the other hand that Super Sexy Chainsaw Oil could bring you some success.
That was so cool. I was kept in suspense expecting the worst and happy to the best.
That was so cool. I was kept in suspense expecting the worst and happy to the best.
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
The odd things one does on occasion
tude dog;1463590 wrote: That was so cool. I was kept in suspense expecting the worst and happy to the best.
Yup. That was NOT that guy's first tree, methinks.
Yup. That was NOT that guy's first tree, methinks.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The odd things one does on occasion
tude dog;1463590 wrote: That was so cool. I was kept in suspense expecting the worst and happy to the best.
I had the same thoughts the first time I saw this. I grinned from ear to ear at the end. I wanted to stand and applaud him
I had the same thoughts the first time I saw this. I grinned from ear to ear at the end. I wanted to stand and applaud him
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
The odd things one does on occasion
Uh-Oh! Wrong Way!!
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The odd things one does on occasion
tude dog;1463589 wrote: I think they call that "spring back".
I don't imagine those are the exact words this guy used to describe it.
I don't imagine those are the exact words this guy used to describe it.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
The odd things one does on occasion
I have, I confess, never actually seen a chain saw as such until this week (though I've definitely heard them at a distance in parks and opprobrious slum clearance areas). I've watched a video tutorial. I've red the manual. I'll report back once I've swept nature from its current grip on my half acre of sub-tropical forest. Per Ardua ad Astra, as the ancients put it, Raise the Firestorm. Had the chap at the shop offered me a flamethrower I'd have gone for that instead, I have no desire to leave anything growing by the time I'm done.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
I have seen that perfect felling before, but it is well worth watching again and again, he might mess it up next time.
Here........do you reckong that's Spot, and he is just teasing us?
Here........do you reckong that's Spot, and he is just teasing us?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
The odd things one does on occasion
spot;1463596 wrote: I have, I confess, never actually seen a chain saw as such until this week (though I've definitely heard them at a distance in parks and opprobrious slum clearance areas). I've watched a video tutorial. I've red the manual. I'll report back once I've swept nature from its current grip on my half acre of sub-tropical forest. Per Ardua ad Astra, as the ancients put it, Raise the Firestorm. Had the chap at the shop offered me a flamethrower I'd have gone for that instead, I have no desire to leave anything growing by the time I'm done.
Well, I am pretty handy with the thing. For a round-trip airfare and a few packages of Jaffa Cakes, (McVitie's, of course) I'd be happy to come over and clear you plot for you.
Well, I am pretty handy with the thing. For a round-trip airfare and a few packages of Jaffa Cakes, (McVitie's, of course) I'd be happy to come over and clear you plot for you.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The odd things one does on occasion
You trained on flamethrowers??
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
spot;1463610 wrote: You trained on flamethrowers??
Chainsaws.
You REALLY don't want me playing with fire in your back yard.
Chainsaws.
You REALLY don't want me playing with fire in your back yard.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
- DH Lawrence
- DH Lawrence
The odd things one does on occasion
I've just been to the online supermarket. I take it the USA has supermarkets?
Items in your trolley £100.32
Delivery cost Free
Voucher savings: £0.00
Other savings: -£53.24
I have trouble resisting impulse buys in real supermarkets. Online I can stick to what I really want without bothering about the weight.
Items in your trolley £100.32
Delivery cost Free
Voucher savings: £0.00
Other savings: -£53.24
I have trouble resisting impulse buys in real supermarkets. Online I can stick to what I really want without bothering about the weight.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
I used to do nearly all my shopping online at Tesco because I could buy in bulk on a single order & get it all delivered to my door. However, since having to go on the diet regime (which has totally plateaued now) it's not been practical because none of the stuff I'm allowed will keep more than a week or so, whereas I would previously do my main shopping once every 6 weeks, or thereabouts.
Now, the main thing I buy via online is fruit juice - about 40 - 50 cartons at a time, which I get from Asda, which also helps me avoid overshopping, seeing as I can't stand most of Asda (no owned by Walmart) stuff, but I have to admit their juice is better & cheaper than Tesco, as well as their delivery charge being a lot cheaper. There's only so much I can carry in my backpack on Da Beasty - plus the boots full of his own juice (Asda 2-Stroke Oil - £12.50 / Litre in Tesco - £5 / Litre in Asda - mind you, I don't know if it's any good, but Da Beasty's hardly a finely tuned machine).
It's also useful when getting other liquids, like Bleach & such, as it's the liquids that weigh most.
That reminds me - I'm getting low on Peanut Butter - must start thinking about putting an order in.
Now, the main thing I buy via online is fruit juice - about 40 - 50 cartons at a time, which I get from Asda, which also helps me avoid overshopping, seeing as I can't stand most of Asda (no owned by Walmart) stuff, but I have to admit their juice is better & cheaper than Tesco, as well as their delivery charge being a lot cheaper. There's only so much I can carry in my backpack on Da Beasty - plus the boots full of his own juice (Asda 2-Stroke Oil - £12.50 / Litre in Tesco - £5 / Litre in Asda - mind you, I don't know if it's any good, but Da Beasty's hardly a finely tuned machine).
It's also useful when getting other liquids, like Bleach & such, as it's the liquids that weigh most.
That reminds me - I'm getting low on Peanut Butter - must start thinking about putting an order in.
The odd things one does on occasion
I reckon if you shop around you ought to find unbranded new 2-Stroke oil in 45 gallon drums for £310, that's £1.54 a litre. Collecting it might be a nightmare, mind.
I have a local grocer who does all the fresh vegetables, milk and butter and a butcher for meat, my Sainsbury shop is my first here to stock up the cupboards and freezer. I didn't mean to buy a freezer but it came as a compartment in the fridge.
Here's my shopping list for Monday's delivery...
Cupboards:
3 x Sainsbury's Basmati Rice 1kg £5.70
2 x Dolmio Bolognese Pasta Sauce, Smooth 500g £3.00
5 x Loyd Grossman Pasta Sauce, Bolognese 425g £5.00
1 x Patak's Korma Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Pasanda Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Tikka Masala Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Butter Chicken Curry Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Jalfrezi Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Dopiaza Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Rogan Josh Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Kelderman Rye Bread, German Style 400g £1.35
3 x Pepsi Max 12x330ml £12.00
2 x Boddingtons 4x440ml £7.00
5 x Heinz Spaghetti Hoops In Tomato Sauce 400g £2.50
4 x Sainsbury's Fairtrade Double Dark Blend Coffee 227g £8.00
Freezer:
2 x Birds Eye Crispy Chicken Dippers x42 770g £6.00
4 x Birds Eye Potato Waffles x10 567g £4.00
4 x Birds Eye Field Fresh Petit Pois 545g £4.00
1 x Carte D'or Gelateria Chocolate Inspiration 900ml £1.95
1 x Carte D'or Gelateria Mascarpone 900ml £1.95
Windowshelf:
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Basil Pot £1.25
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Coriander Pot £1.25
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Thyme Pot £1.25
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Mint Pot £1.75
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Curly Parsley Pot £1.25
12 x Sainsbury's Chicken Tikka With Rice 500g £21.60
I have a local grocer who does all the fresh vegetables, milk and butter and a butcher for meat, my Sainsbury shop is my first here to stock up the cupboards and freezer. I didn't mean to buy a freezer but it came as a compartment in the fridge.
Here's my shopping list for Monday's delivery...
Cupboards:
3 x Sainsbury's Basmati Rice 1kg £5.70
2 x Dolmio Bolognese Pasta Sauce, Smooth 500g £3.00
5 x Loyd Grossman Pasta Sauce, Bolognese 425g £5.00
1 x Patak's Korma Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Pasanda Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Tikka Masala Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Butter Chicken Curry Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Jalfrezi Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Dopiaza Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Patak's Rogan Josh Sauce 450g £1.00
1 x Kelderman Rye Bread, German Style 400g £1.35
3 x Pepsi Max 12x330ml £12.00
2 x Boddingtons 4x440ml £7.00
5 x Heinz Spaghetti Hoops In Tomato Sauce 400g £2.50
4 x Sainsbury's Fairtrade Double Dark Blend Coffee 227g £8.00
Freezer:
2 x Birds Eye Crispy Chicken Dippers x42 770g £6.00
4 x Birds Eye Potato Waffles x10 567g £4.00
4 x Birds Eye Field Fresh Petit Pois 545g £4.00
1 x Carte D'or Gelateria Chocolate Inspiration 900ml £1.95
1 x Carte D'or Gelateria Mascarpone 900ml £1.95
Windowshelf:
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Basil Pot £1.25
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Coriander Pot £1.25
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Thyme Pot £1.25
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Mint Pot £1.75
1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Living Curly Parsley Pot £1.25
12 x Sainsbury's Chicken Tikka With Rice 500g £21.60
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
A silly question.....but do you do the classic Indian head wobble when you talk ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
The odd things one does on occasion
Bruv;1463734 wrote: A silly question.....but do you do the classic Indian head wobble when you talk ?
Good lord no - those are all emergency supplies. The sauces and the Boddingtons. For unanticipated visits of which so far I've had none but one lives in hope. Keeping the ice-cream is a civil gesture on my part, it's what freezers are for. I assume "Gelateria" means ice-cream in some language or other - French, one presumes, since it's sold by their Gold Card company. If I had my way, putting foreign languages on things sold in English shops would be illegal.
Good lord no - those are all emergency supplies. The sauces and the Boddingtons. For unanticipated visits of which so far I've had none but one lives in hope. Keeping the ice-cream is a civil gesture on my part, it's what freezers are for. I assume "Gelateria" means ice-cream in some language or other - French, one presumes, since it's sold by their Gold Card company. If I had my way, putting foreign languages on things sold in English shops would be illegal.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
The odd things one does on occasion
Unfortunately all the small, local Grocers & Butchers have been put out of business by the nearby Supermarkets.