View Full Version : Gripe of the day - What is yours?
Littlepeahead
18-11-18, 08:43 PM
I get terrible opiate itch. Every time I come round from surgery I ask for Piriton first, then pain relief.
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Teejayexc
18-11-18, 09:41 PM
I get terrible opiate itch.
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Can't you get a cream for that? :rolleyes:
littleoldman2
18-11-18, 11:12 PM
I get terrible opiate itch. Every time I come round from surgery I ask for Piriton first, then pain relief.
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You have my sympathies LPH. I get itchy with diHydoCodiene. I used to work in a plant that extracted Narcotine, Papavarine, Codiene from which we made all three Codienes and Morphine from which we made Heroin. As soon as even a tiny hint of dihydroCodiene touched my skin I was off. You cannot believe how it gets to you after only a few minutes, almost 50 years later and I'll still go no where near the bloody stuff.
BanannaMan
19-11-18, 03:43 AM
I had to quit taking morphine by IV. Never bothered me for years but now makes me paranoid to the point I think the hospital staff is trying to kill me.
I had them put on my medical records that I'm allergic to it because that's what most ambulances administer on the way if you've been injured.
I had to quit taking morphine by IV. Never bothered me for years but now makes me paranoid to the point I think the hospital staff is trying to kill me.
In the UK that's not paranoia... :smt119
i just got this crazy image of Bill standing there in a hospital gown with a portable IV drip, a gun and a tin hat on saying... GTF your not killing me.
Adam Ef
19-11-18, 12:43 PM
My Abba stand seems to be a strange shape... emailed them and awaiting a response.
Adam Ef
19-11-18, 01:25 PM
you can't just post half a story. What is strange about it?
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4809/45954399361_9919375b69_z.jpg
yup thats one bent ABBA stand. one of the biggest gripes about abba stands is the postage and packaging. i had two bent on arrival.
It's there a weight limit on these stands?
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Adam Ef
19-11-18, 02:31 PM
It's only ever had the weight of my SV on it. Mostly for getting the wheels off the ground in the winter. The only proper job I've used it for was doing the swingarm recently. Other than that it's sat unused in the garage for much of the past couple of years.
I noticed it looking slightly off a while ago, but seems to have got really bad now. There's cracks in the paint around the weld. Not sure what is underneath or if the weld is coming apart.
They say they guarantee them for 3 years on their website. Mine is just over 2 years old. Hoping to get a response to my email to them.
edit * Annoyingly I need to use it to swap my tyres out this week, but not sure I'm going to trust it the way it is.
i dont think its a manufacturing defect. weld dont come apart unless they are not welded properly or force has been applied. to bend it like that its a fair old force that has been applied. my guess is someone has used it as a lever or reversed/driven a car/van into it.
have you moved recently?
Adam Ef
19-11-18, 04:56 PM
Nope. It's been here since I bought it. In my garage. Either under or next to the bike. Never had anything on it apart from my SV.
Adam Ef
19-11-18, 04:58 PM
Welds are usually stronger than the metal they are holding together. I did a bicycle building / brazing course a few years back and the first thing we did was weld two pieces of tube together and then try and destroy the weld. No one could do it. Everyone destroyed the tubes trying to pull the weld apart. Unclean or incomplete welds however...
SV650rules
19-11-18, 06:03 PM
Welds are usually stronger than the metal they are holding together. I did a bicycle building / brazing course a few years back and the first thing we did was weld two pieces of tube together and then try and destroy the weld. No one could do it. Everyone destroyed the tubes trying to pull the weld apart. Unclean or incomplete welds however...
The weakest part of a weld is normally the heat affected zone right next to it, where the toe of the fillet meets the parent metal, the grain has been heated and cooled - can be heat treated after welding to refine the grain and make it stronger. Sometimes the parent metal can be undercut in the area where weld meets parent metal which thins the metal, the change of section between thick weld and tube concentrates stress in that area.
maviczap
19-11-18, 06:35 PM
Why didn't I go for a ride yesterday when the sun was out, and relatively warm?
Today was bad, tomorrow is meant to be even worse
its a bit moist out there! It could be worse.. !
its a bit moist out there! It could be worse.. !
said the fisherman to the ........... :smt050
Ordered 3 items together on Amazon. Got a message that they've sent one item first to expedite the delivery, and the other 2 will follow. Now got a message that the other 2 have been despatched. First one sent will arrive 25th, second package due to arrive 22nd.
Doh.
Adam Ef
20-11-18, 01:27 PM
to bend it like that its a fair old force that has been applied. my guess is someone has used it as a lever or reversed/driven a car/van into it.
Still no luck getting through to Abba and no response to messages.
Mentioned it to my mechanic friend today and he has had the same happen to his. Obvioulsly his has had a bit more use being a motorcycle mechanic and it being used in his workshop. His bent at the join too. Happened gradually over time. He had it bent back to a right angle and had a gusset welded in to the inside corner to strengthen it.
I may just get that done myself rather than gettting Abba to sort it even if they do reply to me and / or offer.
kaivalagi
20-11-18, 09:29 PM
I may just get that done myself rather than gettting Abba to sort it even if they do reply to me and / or offer.
Given it has a year left on warranty keep at them I'd say...maybe a negative post via social media if they have a FB page etc...always gets a reply
My guess is that bend is from over tightening the adapter and it spreading the clamp out more than expected and then having weight on that...although the thing ought to have reinforced elbows on those joins by the looks of that.
DarrenSV650S
20-11-18, 10:02 PM
My guess is that bend is from over tightening the adapter and it spreading the clamp out more than expected and then having weight on that...although the thing ought to have reinforced elbows on those joins by the looks of that.
Ahh that would make sense. I was trying to work out how force would even be applied in that direction
kaivalagi
20-11-18, 10:25 PM
Ahh that would make sense. I was trying to work out how force would even be applied in that directionYeah, it's the only thing I can think of which would cause it...and as the other side has more length to the elbow it would be the first to give up
Good to know...I'll be making sure I don't over do it now!
Adam Ef
20-11-18, 11:58 PM
I've always been careful not to overtighten it though. It's one of the things it mentions in the instructions. The handle is small on purpose to make it difficult to add too much pressure. When it's tight enough to hold it would be painful on your hand to turn any further. As I mentioned, I noticed it being slightly off a while back, but it seems to have got worse. Mechanic friend also had the same experience of it gradually getting worse.
No reply still today. I have filled in the contact form on their site, emailed them separately to that and posted messages to them on Twitter and Facebook. No repsonse from any of them. Not answering phones. They have a Facebook page that you can't post on unless they verify it. Similar on Twitter.
SV650rules
21-11-18, 12:01 PM
Just had a flurry of wet snow in Shropshire - first this year. Temperature between 2 and 3 deg C.
Just had a flurry of wet snow in Shropshire - first this year. Temperature between 2 and 3 deg C.I heard the long mynd got a coating of snow
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maviczap
21-11-18, 06:24 PM
Sunny but cold on the east coast. Frost tonight winds dropped, clear sky
shiftin_gear98
22-11-18, 07:07 AM
Fook me it was cold on the bike this morning.
Fook me it was cold on the bike this morning.Woke up to freezing fog this morning.
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shiftin_gear98
22-11-18, 09:13 AM
I knew it was pretty cold when I pulled up to a junction 2 mins from my house and the front tyre slipped.
It didn't fill me with confidence for the upcoming roundabouts. Still got here all ok.
Eek. Hopefully it'll be a bit warmer going home.
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garynortheast
22-11-18, 09:36 AM
Woke up to freezing fog this morning.
Here too. Got to go out to a client this morning and I'd hoped to go on the bike but the back lanes around here are currently full of frozen leaves and mud/cowsh!t. Going to have to play safe and take the car instead. :(
SV650rules
22-11-18, 11:39 AM
Looked out the window early this morning and the street lamps were making beams of light in the freezing fog, very unusual to see something like that. Must get some more autoglym de-icer as most of the other stuff is next to useless..
Mice.... Bloody things are getting into the house again. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181122/8beda48579e8b1e1bdafb436ca10c296.jpg
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maviczap
23-11-18, 09:48 AM
Some silly person in my household had obviously clicked on something that installed AVG secure browser, and it hijacked my usual browser.
Just uninstalled it, good job it wasn't anything more sinister
Littlepeahead
23-11-18, 11:54 AM
Mice.... Bloody things are getting into the house again. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181122/8beda48579e8b1e1bdafb436ca10c296.jpg
Sent from my Nexus 7 using TapatalkSame here, although I think in my case the cat was just showing me what a real mouse looks like.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181123/17fd3d9ed602431fb75ff02e6445e164.jpg
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maviczap
23-11-18, 12:38 PM
Same here, although I think in my case the cat was just showing me what a real mouse looks like.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181123/17fd3d9ed602431fb75ff02e6445e164.jpg
Sent from my SM-G935F using TapatalkMine usually eats them now, as she knows I'll take them off her :-)
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Time for me to get a cat i think.
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maviczap
23-11-18, 06:06 PM
Or a humane mousetrap with peanut butter as bait.
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Adam Ef
23-11-18, 06:54 PM
Metalwork / welder friend tried removing my sheared header bolt today. 4 nuts welded on and all broke off when trying to undo the remains of the bolt. Not enough to weld to it seems.
So I set about drilling, with good progress. Starting with smaller bits and working my way up. Difficult upside down on the cold floor for an hour pushing a drill upwards. Worked my way up through sizes and eventually had the whole of the middle drilled out at 2mm, then 4mm. Extractor bolt in and nice and deeply embedded, moving well but no sign of the remains of the original bolt moving... then, aaaaargh! The extractor bolt sheared off! Leaving me with it looking the same way it was when I started! Only the extractor bolt is so hard that I can't even centre punch it to get a starting point for a drill bit to try and drill it out. I can't imagine any drill bits are going to do any more than polish it either. There's now at least 10mm of sheared extractor bolt wedged inside the remains of the sheared bolt!
Dammit!
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4817/32146109218_420b3259be_z.jpg
maviczap
23-11-18, 07:04 PM
Never ever use an Easy Out. That will be a ******* to remove, sorry to say I don't think you'll drill it out. It might have to be spark erroded out, which means the head has to come off. :-( Sorry
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those extractors should be banned. they dont work.
only suggestion i can make is to drill into the sides of the extractor using thin bits then try and remove the extractor stud. or cut a slot in the extractor stud and use an impact and flat bit to turn it back out i would personally go with the flat bit.
there are bits that drill into extractors no problem but they cost lodsa dosh. ALWAYS USE CUTTING FLUID DESIGNED FOR THE METAL YOU ARE CUTTING.
there are mobile stud extractor companies out there. you could try giving one of them a phone?
maviczap
23-11-18, 07:13 PM
those extractors should be banned. they dont work.
only suggestion i can make is to drill into the sides of the extractor using thin bits then try and remove the extractor stud. or cut a slot in the extractor stud and use an impact and flat bit to turn it back out i would personally go with the flat bit.
there are bits that drill into extractors no problem but they cost lodsa dosh. ALWAYS USE CUTTING FLUID DESIGNED FOR THE METAL YOU ARE CUTTING.
there are mobile stud extractor companies out there. you could try giving one of them a phone?Adam
Obviously this guy is too far away from you, but I've seen him post some great repairs on broken studs etc, so as Bib suggested find one in your area
https://www.threadworx.co.uk
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maviczap
23-11-18, 07:14 PM
Oh and throw them Easy Outs away
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SV650rules
23-11-18, 07:15 PM
It helps if you can get area hot before trying to extract the bolt as the aluminium expands more than the steel of the bolt and slackens its grip on the thread a bit.
As Bibio says if you can safely get a cutting disc in there and cut a slot, worth a try. I have used extractors before but always get the aluminium hot.
Adam Ef
23-11-18, 07:38 PM
It was all as hot as I could get it. Can't run the engine with the exhaust off and an hour of drilling and it cooled down. Going to have a rest and a think. Fed up with it all now.
Cheers for advice though everyone.
maviczap
23-11-18, 09:55 PM
Aye, best to have a rest when this happens, clears the mind
Tonight on my way home I had a blowout doing 70 on a dual carriageway but didn't realise until the ride became rough. There was no change in the way the car handled but I was near my exit so continued until I came off and found a safe place to park. The front nearside tyre was completely missing and I realised that for the last quarter mile I was driving on the rim, hence the vibration.
Needless to say, the space saver was under inflated at about 20psi but I put it on anyway after half an hour struggle to jack up the car. Fortunately I was only a couple of hundred yards from a Tesco garage so I was able to put the full 60psi in it. So new tyre and probably a new alloy too, if I can find one for a 12 year old WRX.
Chris_SVS
23-11-18, 10:43 PM
Non forecasted rain. Out for a cycle this morning and ended up absolutely drenched
shiftin_gear98
23-11-18, 10:44 PM
Dentist.
kaivalagi
24-11-18, 03:12 AM
Dentist.Winner! Hate the barstewards lol
maviczap
24-11-18, 07:03 AM
Dentist.Had to take my daughter to the dentist yesterday and watch her have a wisdom tooth taken out. As someone who's had major jaw surgery because of teeth it was excruciating to watch.
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SV650rules
24-11-18, 09:33 AM
Had to take my daughter to the dentist yesterday and watch her have a wisdom tooth taken out. As someone who's had major jaw surgery because of teeth it was excruciating to watch.
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When I was at school the dentists had a hammer and a chisel - my teeth never recovered, dental work today is 1000 times better.
Adam Ef
24-11-18, 11:31 AM
I had all four wisdom teeth done at the same time when I was 17. Awake for it all but on serious drugs. Apparently afterwards I said I'd enjoyed it and asked if I could have it done again (for the drugs presumably). The days after were not fun though. Mashed potato and gravy every day. Could hardly talk. Visited a friend who had a swearing parrot and the hysterics and laughter it caused was very painful!!
Adam Ef
24-11-18, 12:21 PM
did you use left hand drill bits?...
Unfortunately not. In hindsight I'm now realising why "easy outs" are a really bad idea. They grip tighter as they go in but they also put more pressure outswards on the stuck bolt that they're going in to . The opposite of what needs to happen. Effectively tightening the stuck bolts threads against the wall it's stuck to! It's inevitable that a brittle metal extractor will snap off as it and the bolt get more stuck.
A reverse drill bit is a much better idea. As is drilling a hole and welding something (like and allen key) into the hole as the heat and then conracting as it cools down pulls the stuck bolt inwards away from the walls. Doing the opposite of an extractor.
The situation now is though that I have a reinforced wedge of hard metal where there used to be soft bolt metal. Drill bits are polishing the end of it more but no chance of them cutting in to it. 5 dead crushed centre punches trying to punch a starting point for a drill bit. 2 dead (expensive) drill bits and in a worse situation than when I started.
The good news it appears that Dremel Aluminium Oxide grinding bits do grind away the hardened extractor steel. I've got 5mm into it so far in a few minutes. The only bit I have though is conical and too wide (9mm) for the full depth of the hole. So I've ordered some (Dremel part no 953) 6mm wide cones (6 of them!-- assuming I'm going to trash a few!!) and will carry on when they arrive next week.
I've got a feeling I'm going to end up needing to helicoil it after all this messing about, but as long as I can get a bolt in there securely I don't mind at this stage.
WTF are you doing... dont try and "grind" the old broken extractor out. cut a slot in it and use a screwdriver/impact to take it out. suppose its too late now.
to get a wider slot use a few dremel cutting discs stacked up.
Adam Ef
24-11-18, 01:22 PM
WTF are you doing... dont try and "grind" the old broken extractor out. cut a slot in it and use a screwdriver/impact to take it out. suppose its too late now.
to get a wider slot use a few dremel cutting discs stacked up.
Extractor was sheared below the surface of the surrounding hole, so cutting into it wasn't an option even with a very small dremel disc without cutting into the surrounding walls.
Adam Ef
24-11-18, 01:33 PM
Cheers! Hopefully it's not going to go that far!
Extractor was sheared below the surface of the surrounding hole, so cutting into it wasn't an option even with a very small dremel disc without cutting into the surrounding walls.
ok since you have a hole then try this. get a hammer drill with a TC tipped masonry drill and use reverse.
the extractor is cone shaped so should reverse out easily enough.
I have a sigmoidoscopy tomorrow so I am fasting and, because of that, feeling grumpy. Additionally, in 3 hours I have to start to consume 2 litres of laxative plus another litre of water; no guesses where I'll be spending my evening. This is not going to improve my mood.
garynortheast
25-11-18, 06:10 PM
Dark mornings, dark evenings, grey skies, grey mood.
I have a sigmoidoscopy tomorrow so I am fasting and, because of that, feeling grumpy. Additionally, in 3 hours I have to start to consume 2 litres of laxative plus another litre of water; no guesses where I'll be spending my evening. This is not going to improve my mood.Been there, done that. The laxative is the worst part.
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The laxative is the worst part
tell me about it! I'm so happy, I could sh**, oh wait I just have :(
I've just noticed that this thread was originally started by sorebutt, which given my current predicament, lends a certain amount of irony.
garynortheast
25-11-18, 09:26 PM
tell me about it! I'm so happy, I could sh**, oh wait I just have :(
I've just noticed that this thread was originally started by sorebutt, which given my current predicament, lends a certain amount of irony.
Sorry, that made me snigger. I'm a sucker for sh!t jokes.
Maybe that's not a phrase that I should use.....
Luckypants
26-11-18, 08:23 AM
time for Tim to remind us all of the Picolax thread?:smt046
timwilky
26-11-18, 08:46 AM
Dare not say anything, wife saw the rear end surgeon yesterday (Yes on a Sunday) who has taken some of her worries away. Not bad NHS, 6 days after going to her GP and being told he will refer her into the system.
But he is going in for a look. So there is no amusement to be had out of peoples problems. Just sympathy.
Oh, just take the meds on the right day!
Sir Trev
26-11-18, 12:06 PM
That Picolax thread was one of the funniest things I have EVER read on the internet. I know it's not a funny subject or something to be amused over but the way it was written was just priceless.
Good luck with it Seeker and I hope your wife is OK Tim.
the continuing story of Seeker's colon, episode 4 (or whatever). Spoiler (hah) alert good news/bad news.
I have a beautiful, clean, polyp free lower colon said my violator/Endoscopist and he gave me the pictures to prove it. Thanks, I'll frame them.
I feel like a bike with an engine knock that disappears when you get to the dealer. The reason they were up my derrière in the first place was not for geocaching but because they had spotted something on an MRI which has now vanished. An unidentified colon object (UCO)?
To complete my day, he did say he would recommend me getting a colonoscopy too. If he likes my bottom that much couldn't he have just asked me out?
Pass the laxative...
That Picolax thread was one of the funniest things I have EVER read on the internet. I know it's not a funny subject or something to be amused over but the way it was written was just priceless.
Good luck with it Seeker and I hope your wife is OK Tim.
yup... was hilarious :smt040
the continuing story of Seeker's colon, episode 4 (or whatever). Spoiler (hah) alert good news/bad news.
I have a beautiful, clean, polyp free lower colon said my violator/Endoscopist and he gave me the pictures to prove it. Thanks, I'll frame them.
I feel like a bike with an engine knock that disappears when you get to the dealer. The reason they were up my derrière in the first place was not for geocaching but because they had spotted something on an MRI which has now vanished. An unidentified colon object (UCO)?
To complete my day, he did say he would recommend me getting a colonoscopy too. If he likes my bottom that much couldn't he have just asked me out?
Pass the laxative...
thats good news... maybe it was a UFO Unidentified Faecal Object.
thats good news... maybe it was a UFO Unidentified Faecal Object.
damn, I wish I'd thought of that one.
SV650rules
26-11-18, 02:27 PM
time for Tim to remind us all of the Picolax thread?:smt046
https://singletrackworld.com/2009/02/the-picolax-thread-returns/
Omg that is hilarious!
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garynortheast
26-11-18, 07:21 PM
Strewth, that was just so funny!
chris8886
26-11-18, 07:26 PM
Sorry, that made me snigger. I'm a sucker for sh!t jokes.
Maybe that's not a phrase that I should use.....
likewise.
glad it sounds like there's not too much to worry about.
maviczap
26-11-18, 08:57 PM
Finished my homework, so I need cheering up, goes to find picolax thread
I have a Win7 laptop for which I've bought an SSD drive. I thought I'd make a system image on my network drive (on Win10 desktop) but it seems that Microsoft don't allow creating system image to a network drive on Win7 Home Premium, you need the "better" version. Now that is annoying. You need an external drive or a DVD burner.
It would need 20 dvd to back it up to that format, I've found an old IDE drive so I've ordered an adaptor (to USB) and I'll create an image to that.
Anyone know if it's possible to just back up the Win7 OS instead of the whole drive?
I have an OEM copy (Toshiba) of Win7, Tosh have helpfully put the Windows key on the base of the laptop but after 8 years I cannot read the whole key. I used a key decoder and it has given me the key but it's totally different from underneath the laptop. I used the decoded key to download a win7 iso but Microsoft rejects the key (maybe because its OEM).
I do have (home created) Toshiba back up DVDs so, if all else fails, I can use them, but this inability to use the network drive is frustrating. (I deliberately didn't update my laptop to win10 because people were having driver issues with my model).
SV650rules
27-11-18, 10:01 AM
I have a Win7 laptop for which I've bought an SSD drive. I thought I'd make a system image on my network drive (on Win10 desktop) but it seems that Microsoft don't allow creating system image to a network drive on Win7 Home Premium, you need the "better" version. Now that is annoying. You need an external drive or a DVD burner.
It would need 20 dvd to back it up to that format, I've found an old IDE drive so I've ordered an adaptor (to USB) and I'll create an image to that.
Anyone know if it's possible to just back up the Win7 OS instead of the whole drive?
I have an OEM copy (Toshiba) of Win7, Tosh have helpfully put the Windows key on the base of the laptop but after 8 years I cannot read the whole key. I used a key decoder and it has given me the key but it's totally different from underneath the laptop. I used the decoded key to download a win7 iso but Microsoft rejects the key (maybe because its OEM).
I do have (home created) Toshiba back up DVDs so, if all else fails, I can use them, but this inability to use the network drive is frustrating. (I deliberately didn't update my laptop to win10 because people were having driver issues with my model).
You could try Acronis true image - I have used it many times to take an image of my computer hard drive onto a USB hard drive, take out the old drive, pop in a new larger drive ( including a SSD on my desktop) and write the image back to the new unformatted drive - works perfectly every time - it even has settings to write image back to different systems. If you download Acronis you will need to first make a bootable CD or USB stick of the acronis to enable you to boot up you computer with its blank hard drive. I take an image of my computers every couple of weeks, makes me pretty immune to ransom software etc. I am still using acronis true image 2015, I did pay for 2017 and download it but did not like the interface as much so i reverted back to 2015.
https://www.acronis.com/en-gb/support/trueimage/2018/
You could try Acronis true image
Thanks for the info. I have also just found Macrium Reflect which will allow a system image to be created on a network drive
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree
SV650rules
27-11-18, 11:11 AM
I learned the hard way that anything to do with backups using Windows utility is useless, I begged our head office to let me use acronis ( their IT policies were very strict but misguided), we had a ransomware attack on one of our laptops and tried to restore a backup made using Windows, not successful so took laptop and backup to a computer professionals, he could not restore backup either and his advice was not to use Windows utility, he did manage to track down and delete ransomware though. Just after I left the company I heard head office had rolled out acronis to all branches......WTF.
timwilky
27-11-18, 11:13 AM
2 more extractions, tender and considering the two from the other week haven't healed yet I cannot eat either side of my mouth now.
December will be a brilliant weight loss month.
strewth Tim.. you got gum desese?
timwilky
27-11-18, 04:46 PM
Remember the poem by Pam Ayres... I wish I looked after me teeth.
Well I did, but a poor selection of dentists over the years. The four extractions this month have all been failed crowns. Some not lasting a week. Change of dentist and she said those roots have to go. They will only cause you pain in years to come and there is nothing that can be done with them.
Her father is a consultant maxillofacial surgeon, so I suspect she is lining me up for the suggestion of expensive options once the trauma heals
littleoldman2
27-11-18, 04:54 PM
My consultant maxillofacial surgeon was a dentist before as are several of his team. i'm glad the NHS paid the bill.
Adam Ef
28-11-18, 11:25 AM
ok since you have a hole then try this. get a hammer drill with a TC tipped masonry drill and use reverse.
the extractor is cone shaped so should reverse out easily enough.
It wasn't budging using any method. Small dremel grinder bits arrived today and I only trashed 2 out of the six I ordered getting rid of the remains of the snapped off "easy out". --- oh the irony of that name!!
I now have the hole back that I drilled through the middle of the bolt. Have got loads of penetrating spray up through the hole into the cavity at the top. letting it soak for a while, then it's going to be loads of heat and trying the left handed thread drill bits which have now arrived too.
How much have I spent on tools to trash trying to fix this? Hoping to move this out of the gripe thread and post a smile later on... hopefully...
How much have I spent on tools to trash trying to fix this? Hoping to move this out of the gripe thread and post a smile later on... hopefully...
http://emoticons.datahamster.com/popcorn.gif
Adam Ef
28-11-18, 12:07 PM
http://emoticons.datahamster.com/popcorn.gif
Ha ! Cheers for the vote of confidence! :grin:
All my stress has been more worthwhile if it's helping entertain people .. er educate people to not make the same mistakes as me!
:smt073
knew this would happen... booked in for vascular surgery on 8th Jan.
you cant do vascular surgery till the clot in my heart is away... this requires an MRI.
you cant do vascular surgery till the artery in my ticker has been fixed... this requires me to be off blood thinners for months and then a stent put in.
you cant do vascular surgery till you know if the artery's have been hardened... this requires CAT scans.
you cant do vascular surgery if i'm still on blood thinners....
this is all what i have been told by the leading surgical Mr's.
round and round like being tumbled in a ball.
SV650rules
28-11-18, 07:27 PM
It wasn't budging using any method. Small dremel grinder bits arrived today and I only trashed 2 out of the six I ordered getting rid of the remains of the snapped off "easy out". --- oh the irony of that name!!
I now have the hole back that I drilled through the middle of the bolt. Have got loads of penetrating spray up through the hole into the cavity at the top. letting it soak for a while, then it's going to be loads of heat and trying the left handed thread drill bits which have now arrived too.
How much have I spent on tools to trash trying to fix this? Hoping to move this out of the gripe thread and post a smile later on... hopefully...
I have used easyouts with success but they need to be a good brand ( Irwin or similar ) and the secret is not to drill too big a hole in the broken stud or bolt as ( have you have discovered ) there is no metal left to stop easyout forcing the thread into harder contact. This is the dogs dangling bits of antisieze https://www.amazon.com/COP-GRAF-Copper-Graphite-Anti-Seize-Compound/dp/B00VM39NC0
social worker turned up at my door unannounced about a care review.. tried to ask him questions about care and he avoided answering every single question. the other person that was supposed to be there never even turned up.. the asswipe got me so annoyed i had to ask him to leave. i said politely "look mate its time you left" his answer was "lets get one thing straight i'm not your fukin mate"... what a charmer.
andrewsmith
30-11-18, 12:26 AM
social worker turned up at my door unannounced about a care review.. tried to ask him questions about care and he avoided answering every single question. the other person that was supposed to be there never even turned up.. the asswipe got me so annoyed i had to ask him to leave. i said politely "look mate its time you left" his answer was "lets get one thing straight i'm not your fukin mate"... what a charmer.Report him. I'd be taking strips off his boss
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i have reported him. i'm not putting in an official complaint as he will be suspended on full pay and there is no way that pirk i getting a holiday out of me. instead i have asked that i be assigned a new social worker as i feel that there is animosity from the current one.
andrewsmith
30-11-18, 01:33 PM
i have reported him. i'm not putting in an official complaint as he will be suspended on full pay and there is no way that pirk i getting a holiday out of me. instead i have asked that i be assigned a new social worker as i feel that there is animosity from the current one.Good for you
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Chris_SVS
30-11-18, 01:44 PM
Postie arrives at my sisters with post, recognises me, speaks etc etc
Up at my own house around the corner there's a blue card in the door for a missed parcel
Thank's for telling me! I now can't get it until tomorrow, although I may chance it and try
got an email today from said social worker grovelling... tough tatties MATE.... your boss is back monday and i'll be having words.
yes i'm petty... :-)
kaivalagi
30-11-18, 02:55 PM
got an email today from said social worker grovelling... tough tatties MATE.... your boss is back monday and i'll be having words.
yes i'm petty... :-)You're probably doing a lot of people a favour...the guy might see the error of his ways if he gets some disciplinary action...
maviczap
30-11-18, 07:29 PM
You're probably doing a lot of people a favour...the guy might see the error of his ways if he gets some disciplinary action...Yep, maybe he's in the wrong job if he speaks to his clients like that
Sorry to refer to you as a client Bibs
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Sir Trev
30-11-18, 08:03 PM
Postie arrives at my sisters with post, recognises me, speaks etc etc
Up at my own house around the corner there's a blue card in the door for a missed parcel
Thank's for telling me! I now can't get it until tomorrow, although I may chance it and try
Good luck with that. The sorting office in Wycombe get really shirty if you dare to arrive with your "sorry you were out" card on the same day. Some of the people there are so anal and jobsworthy it's almost comical. And they wonder where their bad name and reputation comes from...
Chris_SVS
30-11-18, 08:51 PM
Good luck with that. The sorting office in Wycombe get really shirty if you dare to arrive with your "sorry you were out" card on the same day. Some of the people there are so anal and jobsworthy it's almost comical. And they wonder where their bad name and reputation comes from...
I was expecting a big NO but the sorting office man was very happy to part with said parcel :eek:
maviczap
04-12-18, 09:17 PM
Main inkjet printer in the house decides that it won't print anything, low ink, and despite my ghetto ink refill it's not going to play. Just when I needed something printing :mad::mad::mad:
So I'd bought a 2nd hand one with a continuous ink system, as my wife and daughters are using it a lot for their Uni and school work. I'd had something similar before, and it was great, lasted at least 4 years before the printer wore out, and I still had ink left, despite kids printing this and that in full colour.
This replacement was supposed to be nearly new, went through the faff of installing all the drivers and CIS ink tanks. But it's got the Epson two red lights of death, which mean stripping it down to clean a sensor, so my Google search told me. I'd been sold a pup :mad:
FFS. No more faffing, ordered a new printer, with an inbuilt CIS tank, at least I've got ink to refill the ink tanks.
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