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Dave20046
09-02-21, 04:13 PM
I did as soon as I saw the add was gone - it sold. No offer to gazump the buyer.
Dang. I'm sure there will be others
Adam Ef
09-02-21, 07:33 PM
Get a motorbike
Another one? Stop encouraging me.
andrewsmith
09-02-21, 09:02 PM
snow...And...
That a class will be a rally machine
Another one? Stop encouraging me.Do it! Do it, do it do it do it
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svenrico
10-02-21, 12:29 AM
I had that on a super rare part about 6 months ago, I thought I won't give him offers because he must know this will get bidded up massively and it annoys sellers. Then it disappeared - so I emailed the bloke basically saying "I saw it first" ; unbelievably he said 'give me a fiver more than the buyer and you can have it and I'll tell them I lost it' (not worth messing someone round for £5 I thought!) - the buyer only paid £150 it turned out and I expected it to go for £300 . £155 and I have my holy grail motorcycle bit.
In short - email the seller ... it might not be too late!
Hope the seller gets some bad feedback.
svenrico
10-02-21, 12:32 AM
'Electric is absurd prices and hybrids are a joke and usually higher CO2 overall and much lower mpg, but strangely allowed everywhere and no tax etc.
The system and rules seem a bit messed up and there's not really any viable options if you're on a budget but want to be able to continue working.'
Agree, it's a farce.
And...
That a class will be a rally machine
Do it! Do it, do it do it do it
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Adam Ef
10-02-21, 11:12 AM
Bought something from the UK. Or so I thought... .co.uk website. Looks very UK based. 3 weeks later I was still waiting and found out they are based in Germany. When it eventually arrived the box was smashed open, missing major parts and loose metal parts had been packed to rattle around against each other in the box so all very damaged in transit. I raised an issue. Very slow responses. "Waiting for claims team reply" etc. Then eventually got a reply saying they'd send another. Not wanting to wait another month and not trusting it will arrive in one peice and also not being happy it's coming further than I thought I asked to simply be refunded. They ignored me again for ages and have now told me they've sent another. I gave up trying to reason with them and raised a Paypal claim, which seems to be the ony thing that has got a prompt response. They've said I should send it back once I receive it and they will refund me for it. Looks like I have to pay to send it back to Germany though as the second one will be me just refusing it rather than it being damaged etc. It's large and heavy. Not something I would ever have ordered from outside the UK partly for the reasons I'm experiencing now.
It's going to my work so having to get everyone on alert to try to refuse delivery when it arrives.
I bought a camera many years ago from a .co.uk company. It arrived with a continental power cord and a manual in French. Research soon revealed that this company was based in France. Very annoying.
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Luckypants
10-02-21, 11:26 AM
We got stung the same way. Very UK looking website, goods came from China! This was at the start of the pandemic, so the goods took 5 months to reach us. Very careful now to check where stuff comes from.
I always put a location filter on when searching eBay, even so some items from overseas get through. I've had a couple of cheap items from China in the past that never arrived or their replacements.
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Dave20046
10-02-21, 12:39 PM
Hope the seller gets some bad feedback.
Me too. It wasn't above board way to act - especially for a fiver his end but it suited me. I should have mentioned I did email him the day he listed it as I 've had an alert on for at least a year in case any were listed saying "I'm watching this with interest and will be bidding", so I don't know why he didn;t approach me when he was given another offer out of the auction room.
Omg, that show is so funny!
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What show is it?
Dave20046
10-02-21, 12:41 PM
Bought something from the UK. Or so I thought... .co.uk website. Looks very UK based. 3 weeks later I was still waiting and found out they are based in Germany. When it eventually arrived the box was smashed open, missing major parts and loose metal parts had been packed to rattle around against each other in the box so all very damaged in transit. I raised an issue. Very slow responses. "Waiting for claims team reply" etc. Then eventually got a reply saying they'd send another. Not wanting to wait another month and not trusting it will arrive in one peice and also not being happy it's coming further than I thought I asked to simply be refunded. They ignored me again for ages and have now told me they've sent another. I gave up trying to reason with them and raised a Paypal claim, which seems to be the ony thing that has got a prompt response. They've said I should send it back once I receive it and they will refund me for it. Looks like I have to pay to send it back to Germany though as the second one will be me just refusing it rather than it being damaged etc. It's large and heavy. Not something I would ever have ordered from outside the UK partly for the reasons I'm experiencing now.
It's going to my work so having to get everyone on alert to try to refuse delivery when it arrives.
I had a similar thing the other day with DPD, they said I couldn't reject it and walked off! Think he'd already done my signature before leaving the van. I emailed straight away saying I tried to reject but DPD didn't let me and they did end up taking the hit and having it collected the next day.
I rejected one the week before and they were a bit bemused but did let me reject it.
I fell on the ice this morning, used my wrist to stop the fall and ended up with a serpentine arm-to-wrist connection. Not good I thought - off to A&E. I had broken my wrist and twisted it out of alignment which probably explained the pain. They injected me with a local anesthetic and had me inhale this wonderful trippy stuff as they reset the wrist prior to plaster - I was aware of blabbing away but couldn't stop talking.
My first broken bone and more damage from a fall than I ever had coming off a bike - although my last bike "off" was when I was 17 and more resilient perhaps
Dave20046
10-02-21, 01:18 PM
I fell on the ice this morning, used my wrist to stop the fall and ended up with a serpentine arm-to-wrist connection. Not good I thought - off to A&E. I had broken my wrist and twisted it out of alignment which probably explained the pain. They injected me with a local anesthetic and had me inhale this wonderful trippy stuff as they reset the wrist prior to plaster - I was aware of blabbing away but couldn't stop talking.
My first broken bone and more damage from a fall than I ever had coming off a bike - although my last bike "off" was when I was 17 and more resilient perhaps
Bugger, sorry to hear seeker. Hope it mends well.
I was thinking about bike offs yesterday. I used to plop of bikes fairly regularly as a teenager. Then I put my back out this week by falling asleep on the sofa and now I wonder how much my next crash will mess me up!:bigsmurf:
I fell on the ice this morning, ....
Ooof! Sounds nasty. All the best.
What show is it?
Disenchanted on Netflix, by the people who did Simpsons/Futurama. Its funny because its a Demon and people think its a cat!
yokohama
10-02-21, 01:58 PM
Bought something from the UK. Or so I thought... .co.uk website. Looks very UK based. 3 weeks later I was still waiting and found out they are based in Germany. When it eventually arrived the box was smashed open, missing major parts and loose metal parts had been packed to rattle around against each other in the box so all very damaged in transit. I raised an issue. Very slow responses. "Waiting for claims team reply" etc. Then eventually got a reply saying they'd send another. Not wanting to wait another month and not trusting it will arrive in one peice and also not being happy it's coming further than I thought I asked to simply be refunded. They ignored me again for ages and have now told me they've sent another. I gave up trying to reason with them and raised a Paypal claim, which seems to be the ony thing that has got a prompt response. They've said I should send it back once I receive it and they will refund me for it. Looks like I have to pay to send it back to Germany though as the second one will be me just refusing it rather than it being damaged etc. It's large and heavy. Not something I would ever have ordered from outside the UK partly for the reasons I'm experiencing now.
It's going to my work so having to get everyone on alert to try to refuse delivery when it arrives.
You bought it through Paypal. Don't they have a free returns service? I remember signing up to it last year.
Dave20046
10-02-21, 02:14 PM
Disenchanted on Netflix, by the people who did Simpsons/Futurama. Its funny because its a Demon and people think its a cat!
Ah I tried that and admittedly didn't give it a fair chance (watched 15 mins). Might give it another go! Cheers
Ah I tried that and admittedly didn't give it a fair chance (watched 15 mins). Might give it another go! Cheers
It was a bit weird at first but its pretty good.
Craig380
10-02-21, 04:48 PM
I fell on the ice this morning, used my wrist to stop the fall and ended up with a serpentine arm-to-wrist connection. Not good I thought - off to A&E. I had broken my wrist and twisted it out of alignment which probably explained the pain. They injected me with a local anesthetic and had me inhale this wonderful trippy stuff as they reset the wrist prior to plaster - I was aware of blabbing away but couldn't stop talking.
Oooof, sorry to hear that. They probably gave you nitrous oxide, it is fun while it lasts.
Oooof, sorry to hear that. They probably gave you nitrous oxide, it is fun while it lasts.
it was green, or at least the dispenser and vial were. The doc took out a vial and dispenser, poured (injected?) the vial into the dispenser which looked like a cross between a vape gizmo and an airbrush gun. I had to breathe in through my mouth, out via the nose. Initially, it took my breath away but as you got used to it all your cares went as did any inhibitions on recounting darker areas of your past. :shock: I used to make model aircraft fuel as a teen which required (don't laugh) anesthetic ether and amyl nitrite (aka "poppers") - I was 14 btw. This chemical had that kind of smell - they wouldn't let me have a prescription. :(
garynortheast
10-02-21, 06:18 PM
Blimey Seeker, sorry to hear about your fall! Hope you mend quickly.
Blimey Seeker, sorry to hear about your fall! Hope you mend quickly.
thanks, everyone, for the good wishes. :)
the Scottish Government informed me by post today that i will have to opt out of organ and tissue donation by registering..... ermm do they even know what the word donation means. this is beyond a fukirn joke.
Dave20046
10-02-21, 11:16 PM
the Scottish Government informed me by post today that i will have to opt out of organ and tissue donation by registering..... ermm do they even know what the word donation means. this is beyond a fukirn joke.
England did that about 13 years ago - they can't possibly be ahead of Scotland on something can they?!
I get your grievance Bibs but how many people that WANT to donate find 5 mins to do it when the last thing they think will happen is they'll die the next day. The only people who give it thought are those with death on the radar... and who wants those organs?!
I'm normally an opt in kind of guy but this is one where it makes sense to opt out, if you have that strong a view you will. If you're passive or want to donate it it means you get your wish that you might not have otherwise found the time to do.
Especially good news for us road rash enthusiasts. :riding:
shiftin_gear98
11-02-21, 07:24 AM
Seeker - mend well.
England did that about 13 years ago - they can't possibly be ahead of Scotland on something can they?!
I get your grievance Bibs but how many people that WANT to donate find 5 mins to do it when the last thing they think will happen is they'll die the next day. The only people who give it thought are those with death on the radar... and who wants those organs?!
I'm normally an opt in kind of guy but this is one where it makes sense to opt out, if you have that strong a view you will. If you're passive or want to donate it it means you get your wish that you might not have otherwise found the time to do.
Especially good news for us road rash enthusiasts. :riding:
so the Gov now own our bodies when we die. fair doos then they should be responsible for the funeral.
privatisation of the NHS is coming very very soon which means that the public will pay for organ transplants but the private health will not need to pay for the organs.
we the public should not need to out out of anything.
so the Gov now own our bodies when we die. fair doos then they should be responsible for the funeral.
privatisation of the NHS is coming very very soon which means that the public will pay for organ transplants but the private health will not need to pay for the organs.
we the public should not need to out out of anything.
So when you, your family or friends need an organ and you don't believe in donating, you won't take one? And will leave it to someone who will donate theirs when they're gone.
The only thing i wouldn't donate is eyes. The rest of it they can have to help others live. I don't need them when i'm dead.
SV650rules
11-02-21, 02:26 PM
England did that about 13 years ago - they can't possibly be ahead of Scotland on something can they?!
I get your grievance Bibs but how many people that WANT to donate find 5 mins to do it when the last thing they think will happen is they'll die the next day. The only people who give it thought are those with death on the radar... and who wants those organs?!
I'm normally an opt in kind of guy but this is one where it makes sense to opt out, if you have that strong a view you will. If you're passive or want to donate it it means you get your wish that you might not have otherwise found the time to do.
Especially good news for us road rash enthusiasts. :riding:
IIRC the opt out / presumed consent was only introduced in England last year, Wales have had it for a while though, wonder if Sheep and cows can opt out of steak and kidney pies ?
i dont mind donating my organs if i choose too but being forced to donate unless i take time out to opt out is not a donation this constitutes as mandatory.
i as a member of the public should not need to opt out of anything.
SV650rules
11-02-21, 02:30 PM
So when you, your family or friends need an organ and you don't believe in donating, you won't take one? And will leave it to someone who will donate theirs when they're gone.
The only thing i wouldn't donate is eyes. The rest of it they can have to help others live. I don't need them when i'm dead.
Will wait for lab grown organs made from own DNA, having a transplant is the start of life living with immune system suppression drugs to stop your body rejecting the donated tissue, that leave recipient prey to all kinds of infections.
ethariel
11-02-21, 03:14 PM
Will wait for lab grown organs made from own DNA, having a transplant is the start of life living with immune system suppression drugs to stop your body rejecting the donated tissue, that leave recipient prey to all kinds of infections.
Still, it's better than the permanent alternative...... (That and coughing up £2.5k for a veneered box the burn or bury your remains in)
daktulos
11-02-21, 05:34 PM
i dont mind donating my organs if i choose too but being forced to donate unless i take time out to opt out is not a donation this constitutes as mandatory.
i as a member of the public should not need to opt out of anything.
The way I understand it (from an English point of view, so it may be different up North) is that you are not making the donation, your family is. Both before and after the change, it's not legally binding, just a way of indicating preference.
Talking about it with your family is the best thing to do, whether you would like to donate or not.
what about those that have not opted out and no next of kin and dont want to mandatory have organs/tissue removed?
this is a new law. it affects everyone apart from children.
we should not have to opt out of anything no matter if the cause is good or not. donation is a choice.
whats next.... mandatory chromosome testing and if found to be ''insert sex'' you get gender manipulation.
svenrico
11-02-21, 09:12 PM
Heard on the radio today some government spokesperson being quoted as saying now is the ideal time to 'reorganise' the NHS. !!!
punyXpress
11-02-21, 09:22 PM
Nowhere near as bad as when Labour said 9/11 was a good day to bury bad news?
svenrico
11-02-21, 09:37 PM
So when you, your family or friends need an organ and you don't believe in donating, you won't take one? And will leave it to someone who will donate theirs when they're gone.
The only thing i wouldn't donate is eyes. The rest of it they can have to help others live. I don't need them when i'm dead.
Why not eyes, why will you need eyes when you are dead ?!
Luckypants
12-02-21, 08:54 AM
Heard on the radio today some government spokesperson being quoted as saying now is the ideal time to 'reorganise' the NHS. !!!
From the government point of view it is, the staff are too exhausted and too busy to check the proposals and object anything untoward. We will have to rely on opposition politicians for that or interested citizens who are experts in the field. I don't even understand how it runs at the moment, let alone what the proposals will mean. If the Tories want to 'reorganise' the NHS now, I think its bound to be a bad thing for us and good for their mates who run private health businesses.
Craig380
12-02-21, 09:29 AM
Indeed. The whole point of the NHS' current structure is that there is a border between Government and the NHS to stop ministerial meddling (like Jeremy CHunt).
Unfortunately, a lot of people will swallow the line of 'putting it under closer control of the Government will safeguard it from being privatised.'
Dave20046
12-02-21, 10:43 AM
IIRC the opt out / presumed consent was only introduced in England last year, Wales have had it for a while though, wonder if Sheep and cows can opt out of steak and kidney pies ?
Hmm, maybe it was just discussed/proposed 10 (ish) years ago , or maybe that's when Wales did it.
keith_d
12-02-21, 11:58 AM
Health is a big chunk of government spending, almost 20% before the pandemic and potentially more now. So you can see why they might want a bit more control. But nobody wants politicians involved in managing anything important. They're even bigger a***holes than the people who currently run the NHS.
“We trained hard—but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.”
― Petronius Arbiter (AD22-67)
(actually no evidence it was written by Petronius, but that's irrelevant, the sentiment is still valid)
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/11/12/reorganizing/
timwilky
12-02-21, 07:28 PM
I work for a multinational, year on year reorganisation and redundancy. We have a current campaign although I have had a letter to say I am not at risk.
With my age/service the distributed terms indicate I am entitled to 68 weeks pay should I have been made redundant. But today I discovered a colleague in France who is younger with 2 years less service has just left with 40 Months salary. The comment being they have to buy out the rest of his service.
So my gripe. Why are UK labour laws so poor? I now understand wht the year on year workforce reductions never touched mainland europe. It is far cheaper to cut headcount in the UK, I understand the reverse argument that those high termination costs also reduced takeon, but I see the same reluctance in the UK where multinationals would rather hire contract labour than permanent. So even though we are not part of the EU any more, Why don't we start to put in place policies to protect UK jobs over those in France/Germany et al. The agreement we have is not to reduce labour laws, not to enhance them?
It is odd we don't, when you consider a lot of Unions sponsor alot of the Political parties. I don't know why we never followed suit with Europe to protect the workforce more, and not make it so easy to make people redundant with so little 'compensation'.
Take back control, regain sovereignty, sometimes we get what we wish for.
Craig380
12-02-21, 09:11 PM
Because people keep voting Conservative, and the aim of that party is to make the UK the equivalent of Singapore, a low-tax economy with a 'flexible' workforce - i.e. with no security and few rights.
It's an interesting philosophy on immigration and jobs from this government. If foreign people are highly skilled and qualified they can come to the UK (on points) and take a high spec high paid job. This essentially by definition leaves more and more low spec low paid jobs and fewer top jobs for the domestic workforce. Is this really what the electorate thinks they have been voting for?
svenrico
13-02-21, 08:21 PM
Indeed. The whole point of the NHS' current structure is that there is a border between Government and the NHS to stop ministerial meddling (like Jeremy CHunt).
Unfortunately, a lot of people will swallow the line of 'putting it under closer control of the Government will safeguard it from being privatised.'
Just read a letter in my local paper from somebody criticising our local MP for voting against a proposal to exclude the NHS from any future trade deals. Sounds to me like the government can't be trusted to safeguard the NHS from privatisation !
Just read a letter in my local paper from somebody criticising our local MP for voting against a proposal to exclude the NHS from any future trade deals. Sounds to me like the government can't be trusted to safeguard the NHS from privatisation !
think about it.. there is very little left to sell fire, ambulance, police and nhs. byby NHS its been nice knowing you.
if it goes the way of the usa look at how much it costs to have a baby......
i predict a riot.......
ethariel
16-02-21, 08:12 AM
Like the idea or loathe it, the funding for the NHS is not a bottomless cup and to be honest the cup ran dry decades ago.
Healthcare Trusts made stupid decisions like building new Hospitals under a PFI agreement to try to modernise creaky old infrastructure (and way too late realised just how bad a deal a PFI really is).
The current NHS is an administrative top heavy nightmare with many more staff in non clinical roles than you would expect, running on IT infrastructure a 30 year old wouldn't recognise.
Will it change overnight? - No, it will creep in over the next 10 to 30 years till only a basic NHS service is offered and anything above essentially life saving care will require a cash or insurance funded payment to process.
Just do not ever expect taxes to drop when NHS funding is dropped by 70 or 80% over that period as that 'Saving' will in all probability be paid to the companies offering said services as a backhander for doing so.
Am I wrong? - I truly hope I am but fear I am not.
A totally trivial gripe: opening a plastic container of apple juice using only my left (non dominant) hand. The container is made of soft plastic but, when full, has sufficient rigidity to allow it to be gripped with one hand whilst the other twists the cap and breaks the seal. Since my right wrist is buggered, I have been holding containers between my knees and using my left hand to twist off the various lids, it's worked till now. The problem is that when I successfully broke the initial seal of the juice bottle it allowed the container to collapse as the air came out. Since the lid was still tight I had to keep squeezing but now the juice was starting to run down my legs. No matter what I tried I couldn't grip the body without squeezing and releasing another trickle of juice. Eventually, I gave up trying to get the cap off and used a bradawl to pierce the bottle and decanted it to another container.
Other related gripes: peeling a banana and a satsuma one handed.
Another gripe, a little more annoying. I received my NHS vaccination invite letter today :) Tried to book an appt and the website is down :(
A totally trivial gripe: opening a plastic container of apple juice using only my left (non dominant) hand. The container is made of soft plastic but, when full, has sufficient rigidity to allow it to be gripped with one hand whilst the other twists the cap and breaks the seal. Since my right wrist is buggered, I have been holding containers between my knees and using my left hand to twist off the various lids, it's worked till now. The problem is that when I successfully broke the initial seal of the juice bottle it allowed the container to collapse as the air came out. Since the lid was still tight I had to keep squeezing but now the juice was starting to run down my legs. No matter what I tried I couldn't grip the body without squeezing and releasing another trickle of juice. Eventually, I gave up trying to get the cap off and used a bradawl to pierce the bottle and decanted it to another container.
Other related gripes: peeling a banana and a satsuma one handed.
Install a Vice in the kitchen - problem solved.
shiftin_gear98
16-02-21, 01:38 PM
Or put on waterproof trousers and wellies.
Install a Vice in the kitchen - problem solved.
Or put on waterproof trousers and wellies.
thank you, I think, for these helpful suggestions of methods of transferring apple juice to my body and/or kitchen floor. ;)
redtrummy
16-02-21, 02:31 PM
For jars e.t.c with tight tops I grip the top using a car oilfilter remover - the one with a metal band and screw thread, works a treat
For jars e.t.c with tight tops I grip the top using a car oilfilter remover - the one with a metal band and screw thread, works a treat
...but on a soft plastic bottle using only one hand? If my wrist wasn't broken I could cope but with one hand, gripping and stabilising is a problem - especially on a squeezable container.
Another gripe, a little more annoying. I received my NHS vaccination invite letter today :) Tried to book an appt and the website is down :(
tried again...
...hooray it's working...
enter date(s), times into a very slow site and...
it tells me they're no longer available...
...back to beginning...
select vaccination centre (again)...
...dates, times...
...and it crashes.
I give up (for today).
edit: change of plan - I tried again using Firefox instead of Brave browser and it worked more quickly and successfully this time.
For jars e.t.c with tight tops I grip the top using a car oilfilter remover - the one with a metal band and screw thread, works a treat
Or simply put some hot/boiling water in a bowl, immerse only the lid for a few seconds and it should help to release it (obv use a tea towel or something to hold the lid afterwards)
svenrico
16-02-21, 11:48 PM
Like the idea or loathe it, the funding for the NHS is not a bottomless cup and to be honest the cup ran dry decades ago.
Healthcare Trusts made stupid decisions like building new Hospitals under a PFI agreement to try to modernise creaky old infrastructure (and way too late realised just how bad a deal a PFI really is).
The current NHS is an administrative top heavy nightmare with many more staff in non clinical roles than you would expect, running on IT infrastructure a 30 year old wouldn't recognise.
Will it change overnight? - No, it will creep in over the next 10 to 30 years till only a basic NHS service is offered and anything above essentially life saving care will require a cash or insurance funded payment to process.
Just do not ever expect taxes to drop when NHS funding is dropped by 70 or 80% over that period as that 'Saving' will in all probability be paid to the companies offering said services as a backhander for doing so.
Am I wrong? - I truly hope I am but fear I am not.
They shouldn't have needed hindsight to realise PFI was going to be a bad deal!
The government does seem to have a habit of paying more than necessary by awarding contracts to private companies !
Dentist recently recommended deep cleaning which he could do straight away privately for £100. I opted for having it done on NHS and found I would have to wait 6 months . Since seen it costs about £65 on NHS!
Not that long ago you could go to dentist for 6 month check up and they would automatically do a scale and polish at the same time for about £15 !
You would think after everything that has gone on this last year the NHS would be safe but you can't trust what politicians say can you ?!
I had to keep squeezing but now the juice was starting to run down my legs. No matter what I tried I couldn't grip the body without squeezing and releasing another trickle of juice.
:smt044
I had to keep squeezing but now the juice was starting to run down my legs. No matter what I tried I couldn't grip the body without squeezing and releasing another trickle of juice.
:smt044
I may need to rethink that prose, my other career as an erotic fiction writer may be intruding. :rolleyes:
redtrummy
17-02-21, 10:26 AM
Or simply put some hot/boiling water in a bowl, immerse only the lid for a few seconds and it should help to release it (obv use a tea towel or something to hold the lid afterwards)
Yes DJ have used that method- but the filter wrench saves the need for boiling the kettle of firing up the boiler, and is instant!.
A lot of the tough opening jars are from our own preserving.
Seeker - If you put the wrench around the bottom of the bottle then placed it on the floor (not carpeted) foot on wrench and undo with good hand. May work or may not - probably not but one has to think of something in these times.
Adam Ef
17-02-21, 03:13 PM
other brands are available...
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svenrico
17-02-21, 11:25 PM
With glass jars if you pierce the metal cap it makes it easier to open.
With glass jars if you pierce the metal cap it makes it easier to open.I guess that releases the vacuum. Might be a good idea to tape over the hole afterwards if you're only using part of the contents.
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Adam Ef
18-02-21, 11:00 AM
... Might be a good idea to tape over the hole afterwards if you're only using part of the contents.
or weld it :p
svenrico
19-02-21, 07:22 PM
Just registered on facebook yesterday as I wanted to contribute to a local history group. Was accepted and posted one message on the history site, received an email showing a reply saying my comments were fantastic, then today I receive an email from facebook saying my account has been disabled because I didn't meet community standards and I can't use it. Asked for a review and was asked to send a photo of myself that would not be shown on my profile. Sent photo. Now find I cannot even view the local history group even though I could at least view it before I registered on facebook ! Does anybody know what might be happening?
Just registered on facebook yesterday as I wanted to contribute to a local history group. Was accepted and posted one message on the history site, received an email showing a reply saying my comments were fantastic, then today I receive an email from facebook saying my account has been disabled because I didn't meet community standards and I can't use it. Asked for a review and was asked to send a photo of myself that would not be shown on my profile. Sent photo. Now find I cannot even view the local history group even though I could at least view it before I registered on facebook ! Does anybody know what might be happening?
yeah, Facebook are busy extracting/decompiling every aspect of your life and your friend's lives to bombard you with ads and sell your privacy as they promote misinformation and erode democracy.
...oops, I may have got a bit carried away there. :rolleyes: I may not be a F/b fan.
Sorry, but I have no idea. Good luck.
svenrico
19-02-21, 07:40 PM
yeah, Facebook are busy extracting/decompiling every aspect of your life and your friend's lives to bombard you with ads and sell your privacy as they promote misinformation and erode democracy.
...oops, I may have got a bit carried away there. :rolleyes: I may not be a F/b fan.
Sorry, but I have no idea. Good luck.
Thanks anyway. I only joined because I wanted to contribute to a local history group. I have no desire to contact people on facebook and was wary of providing personal information. I am trying to contact facebook now to see if I can find out what is happening.
I've just made one of those decisions that will make me question whether it was right or wrong over the years. I was getting another X-ray on my broken wrist and was told it was slightly out of alignment. Options are a) ignore or b) re-adjust it (ie put to sleep, re-break, pin it). Oh, and we need your decision now!
Yikes. My first question was whether I would still be able to ride (ie twist a throttle) if left mis-aligned, yes - but the movement may (will?) be restricted. There will be/might be pain and stiffness which I didn't have before.
OK, what are the risks if I get it readjusted? Chance of better movement but still pain, stiffness risk of nerve damage and infection.
I don't like these decisions :(
As usual, I'm cautious and elected to leave it as is. I've just made a turn at one of my life's crossroads - I hope I turned the right way.
Luckypants
24-02-21, 01:08 PM
Not as serious as Seeker's gripe, but the bin lorry just revered into my car..... which was on my drive!
Not as serious as Seeker's gripe, but the bin lorry just revered into my car..... which was on my drive!What! That would seriously cheese me off.
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Luckypants
24-02-21, 02:51 PM
What! That would seriously cheese me off.
Well obviously I'm not thrilled:D but the guy stopped, apologised, took my details, took photos and called his boss. Its a lease John, so I'm not attached to it. Just a bit cheesed off about the faff thats about to ensue!
shiftin_gear98
24-02-21, 03:32 PM
Seeker, fingers crossed for you, hopefully it doesn't hurt too much going forward.
My newly remodeled shoulder isn't great, some days it's almost normal, but more often than not it aches.
Well obviously I'm not thrilled:D but the guy stopped, apologised, took my details, took photos and called his boss. Its a lease John, so I'm not attached to it. Just a bit cheesed off about the faff thats about to ensue!I live in a cul-de-sac and I've had van drivers use my drive as a turning point. I'm only a 50 metres from the banjo* at the end of the road where you can turn safely.
Amen to the faff element.
*Does anyone else use that term
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Dave20046
24-02-21, 09:03 PM
*Does anyone else use that term
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Is it a the, bell, end of the cul-de sack? :smt017
Luckypants
24-02-21, 09:14 PM
He was turning in the bell-end but missed it and came on my drive!
svenrico
24-02-21, 10:36 PM
He was turning in the bell-end but missed it and came on my drive!
I suppose it could have been worse if he had run over your bell end !
svenrico
24-02-21, 10:37 PM
Hope it turns out ok Seeker.
Dave20046
24-02-21, 11:06 PM
:p
I suppose it could have been worse if he had run over your bell end !
Or snapped your banjo!
Seeker, I'd advise a second opinion. just because on that occasion they gave you two seconds to decide you can always go back and accept treatment later if it is required. I had similar a surgeon keen to hit his quota for the week (cynisism engaged). Discussed the options which were surgery or no surgery, asked me to go upstairs and check my weight. Got weighed, then a nurse took my bloodpressure which I thought was odd....then appeared with a nightgown. I walked out, so far I've been ok without the surgery - but I did make a point of going back and taking a consultation 6 months later where I asked to stay on the books in case needed.
Your sounds a bit more urgent than mine so you can either see how that goes or perhaps get a second opinion sooner.
SV650rules
25-02-21, 08:48 AM
They shouldn't have needed hindsight to realise PFI was going to be a bad deal!
The government does seem to have a habit of paying more than necessary by awarding contracts to private companies !
Dentist recently recommended deep cleaning which he could do straight away privately for £100. I opted for having it done on NHS and found I would have to wait 6 months . Since seen it costs about £65 on NHS!
Not that long ago you could go to dentist for 6 month check up and they would automatically do a scale and polish at the same time for about £15 !
You would think after everything that has gone on this last year the NHS would be safe but you can't trust what politicians say can you ?!
PFI was a Tory idea, but they hardly used it - turned out it was Blair and Brown that took to PFI like a duck to water, made them look good but really, really bad value ( cost much more to build the infrastructure ) and saddled Education authorities and NHS with massive debt for 30 years.
SV650rules
25-02-21, 09:29 AM
A totally trivial gripe: opening a plastic container of apple juice using only my left (non dominant) hand. The container is made of soft plastic but, when full, has sufficient rigidity to allow it to be gripped with one hand whilst the other twists the cap and breaks the seal. Since my right wrist is buggered, I have been holding containers between my knees and using my left hand to twist off the various lids, it's worked till now. The problem is that when I successfully broke the initial seal of the juice bottle it allowed the container to collapse as the air came out. Since the lid was still tight I had to keep squeezing but now the juice was starting to run down my legs. No matter what I tried I couldn't grip the body without squeezing and releasing another trickle of juice. Eventually, I gave up trying to get the cap off and used a bradawl to pierce the bottle and decanted it to another container.
Other related gripes: peeling a banana and a satsuma one handed.
I developed pain and weakness in my right wrist, very painful to move, thought it may be carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis. I read that fish oil / cod liver oil can reduce inflammation so decided to try it. I have to say that after a week my wrist was back to normal with full mobility and no pain.
These are good value https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00UZANS0O/
PFI was a Tory idea, but they hardly used it - turned out it was Blair and Brown that took to PFI like a duck to water, made them look good but really, really bad value ( cost much more to build the infrastructure ) and saddled Education authorities and NHS with massive debt for 30 years.
And shock of shocks, its the Tories that have taken NHS Supply Chain back in-house from being majority DHL owned.
Whether the cynic in me sees it as an opportunity to now sell it to a mate is a little unfair but are the Tories NHS privatisers?
I developed pain and weakness in my right wrist, very painful to move, thought it may be carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis. I read that fish oil / cod liver oil can reduce inflammation so decided to try it. I have to say that after a week my wrist was back to normal with full mobility and no pain.
These are good value https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00UZANS0O/
I suffer with this, and not found anything that works (except for wearing a wrist support). Which is fine when its on, but I certainly feel the inflammation/cracking/stiff joint when i remove it.
I've just bought those on that link, i'll see if it helps!
SV650rules
25-02-21, 03:49 PM
And shock of shocks, its the Tories that have taken NHS Supply Chain back in-house from being majority DHL owned.
Whether the cynic in me sees it as an opportunity to now sell it to a mate is a little unfair but are the Tories NHS privatisers?
DHL is German, just taking back control :)
svenrico
25-02-21, 05:36 PM
I developed pain and weakness in my right wrist, very painful to move, thought it may be carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis. I read that fish oil / cod liver oil can reduce inflammation so decided to try it. I have to say that after a week my wrist was back to normal with full mobility and no pain.
These are good value https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00UZANS0O/
I have been taking omega 3 capsules every day for years, not sure what the difference is between omega 3 and cod liver oil. As children we were given halibut or cod liver oil, by spoon I seem to remember.
Sir Trev
25-02-21, 07:33 PM
And shock of shocks, its the Tories that have taken NHS Supply Chain back in-house from being majority DHL owned.
Yes and no. They've created Supply Chain Coordination Ltd. as a non-profit organisation to provide a standardised service but trusts are not obliged to use it, and the warehousing and distribution for SCCL is all outsourced. A lot of the non-pharma WnD used to be with DHL but my current client (Unipart Logistics) won the tender two years ago. Its keeping me employed so its working fine for me :) SCCL buys all the stock so if any container loads of dodgy face masks from overseas get procured its nowt to do with us - we just put it in a very big shed full of very long shelves.
svenrico
26-02-21, 01:17 PM
Don't want to start a leaver versus remainer debate, we have left the EU now, but I haven't been able to see where the UK negotiators gained anything much from the EU deal.
As far as taking back control goes ,the EU have gained more control ,at least in dictating what happens between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK !
British fishermen don't sound too chuffed about the deal on fishing. It seems like the EU negotiators have outwitted our lot on everything!
Craig380
26-02-21, 03:39 PM
But we held all the cards, and it would be the easiest deal in history: Government ministers said so, and I see absolutely no reason to doubt them.
garynortheast
26-02-21, 08:57 PM
Oven ready deal apparently. Wonder where that weekly £350,000,000 got too?
The fundamental aspect which doesn't seem to be recognised is that deals work two ways. We take back control, they take back control. We look after our interests, they look after their interests. It's not rocket science. A far eastern country lets us sell our whisky and cheese and we give them a few visas.
svenrico
27-02-21, 12:41 AM
The fundamental aspect which doesn't seem to be recognised is that deals work two ways. We take back control, they take back control. We look after our interests, they look after their interests. It's not rocket science. A far eastern country lets us sell our whisky and cheese and we give them a few visas.
Take back control of what though ? EU seems to have been dictating the terms.
There might have been advantages in leaving but they don't seem too obvious at the moment.
Not including financial services in 'the deal' now looks to have backfired .
I would just like somebody to say what exactly has been gained by leaving.
Some are even saying the cost of Brexit so far has exceeded the cost of the UK'S contributions to the EU in 47 years of membership !
https://ibb.co/F74D8czTake back control of what though ? EU seems to have been dictating the terms.
There might have been advantages in leaving but they don't seem too obvious at the moment.
Not including financial services in 'the deal' now looks to have backfired .
I would just like somebody to say what exactly has been gained by leaving.
Some are even saying the cost of Brexit so far has exceeded the cost of the UK'S contributions to the EU in 47 years of membership !
That's an easy cost to make based purely alone on the FX rates - they crashed when Brexit happened.
https://i.ibb.co/zfV4PCZ/Screenshot-2021-02-27-at-08-38-52.png (https://ibb.co/F74D8cz)
news that you may have missed...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/26/nhs-gp-practice-operator-with-500000-patients-passes-into-hands-of-us-health-insurer
the continued privatisation by stealth :(
Craig380
27-02-21, 09:29 AM
Take back control of what though? EU seems to have been dictating the terms.
There might have been advantages in leaving but they don't seem too obvious at the moment.
Not including financial services in 'the deal' now looks to have backfired .
I would just like somebody to say what exactly has been gained by leaving.
Some are even saying the cost of Brexit so far has exceeded the cost of the UK'S contributions to the EU in 47 years of membership !
What we 'gain' by leaving is uncoupling the UK from EU employment and worker protection laws - which gives staff based in the UK fewer benefits and rights than EU counterparts, making them much easier to fire.
It also uncouples the UK from EU anti-tax avoidance laws, which means we can invite much more dubious business from the global 'grey' economy. Rishi Sunak can set up his 'freeports' that he is so keen on, allowing all sorts of illicit, underhand but lightly-taxed trade via the UK.
It's ultra-Conservatism in action: the lightest-touch regulation of the financial sector, eroding of workers' rights, rolling back the state and creating monopolies for the likes of Serco.
SV650rules
27-02-21, 10:03 AM
A lower currency value isn't all bad news, it stimulates exports and tends to discourage imports. Germany, as an export country enjoys a Euro that is lower in value than it would be if it was their 'own' currency, the Euro value is kept lower by countries like Greece, Italy and Spain. European centres have coveted the UK financial sector for ever, and tried to 'steal it' - but never succeeded. Freeing UK from EU regulation means that we may lose a bit of their financial business, but we can be more competitive with rest of world ( which is huge compared to EU ). The UK contract vs the EU vaccine contract highlight why foreign businesses like the UK and our system of law, it gives them more transparency and protection. The ECB is virtually bankrupt ( it fails every stress test ) and the underwriting of Euro business contracts needs huge financial clout that London has but EU does not. If the EU understood economics instead of just being a political construct they would never have introduced the Euro, the Euro only makes political sense, economically it is a disaster.
svenrico
27-02-21, 01:58 PM
What we 'gain' by leaving is uncoupling the UK from EU employment and worker protection laws - which gives staff based in the UK fewer benefits and rights than EU counterparts, making them much easier to fire.
It also uncouples the UK from EU anti-tax avoidance laws, which means we can invite much more dubious business from the global 'grey' economy. Rishi Sunak can set up his 'freeports' that he is so keen on, allowing all sorts of illicit, underhand but lightly-taxed trade via the UK.
It's ultra-Conservatism in action: the lightest-touch regulation of the financial sector, eroding of workers' rights, rolling back the state and creating monopolies for the likes of Serco.
sarcasm at its best.
svenrico
27-02-21, 02:04 PM
A lower currency value isn't all bad news, it stimulates exports and tends to discourage imports. Germany, as an export country enjoys a Euro that is lower in value than it would be if it was their 'own' currency, the Euro value is kept lower by countries like Greece, Italy and Spain. European centres have coveted the UK financial sector for ever, and tried to 'steal it' - but never succeeded. Freeing UK from EU regulation means that we may lose a bit of their financial business, but we can be more competitive with rest of world ( which is huge compared to EU ). The UK contract vs the EU vaccine contract highlight why foreign businesses like the UK and our system of law, it gives them more transparency and protection. The ECB is virtually bankrupt ( it fails every stress test ) and the underwriting of Euro business contracts needs huge financial clout that London has but EU does not. If the EU understood economics instead of just being a political construct they would never have introduced the Euro, the Euro only makes political sense, economically it is a disaster.
A bit beyond me , but I do know we didn't have the Euro when we were in the EU.
svenrico
27-02-21, 02:09 PM
news that you may have missed...
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/26/nhs-gp-practice-operator-with-500000-patients-passes-into-hands-of-us-health-insurer
the continued privatisation by stealth :(
Haven't missed it now. NHS PRIVATISATION BY STEALTH.
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