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Dave20046

09-06-20, 11:14 AM

Is everyone okay

Guess what my first job ishttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200609/a87a96975b14c84b263d8974a6ea02cf.jpg

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Tidying the rear parcel shelf of a vauxhall corsa?

Dave20046

09-06-20, 11:15 AM

Selling flowers in queues of traffic?

Dave20046

09-06-20, 11:15 AM

Bikini clad charity carwasher?

punyXpress

09-06-20, 11:20 AM

Queueing up for a Covid check ?
Hope all's OK

andrewsmith

09-06-20, 11:26 AM

Wrong on all counts
Queing to unload about 300kg of rotten fencea

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DarrenSV650S

09-06-20, 11:55 AM

That's not a skip queue. THIS is a skip queue

https://i.imgur.com/kGGHOCv.jpg

Sean_Morgan

09-06-20, 12:31 PM

That's not a skip queue. THIS is a skip queue

https://i.imgur.com/kGGHOCv.jpgWhere's that picture taken Darren ??

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DarrenSV650S

09-06-20, 12:48 PM

Dundee recycling centre

shiftin_gear98

09-06-20, 01:37 PM

I still haven't made out to my local recycling centre, I tried last week. 3 1/2 hour queue. **** THAT.

Who could be arsed to queue for 3 1/2 hours, muppets.

andrewsmith

09-06-20, 01:52 PM

2 weeks ago it was around half mile long and 90+ minutes to get into the access ramp

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Sir Trev

09-06-20, 05:36 PM

I have a week off coming up and I REALLY do not want to spend half of it in a queue for the tip, so I think I'll just wait! The last of the garden waste that could not go in the compost bins is finally being picked up in the green wheelie bin on Friday - it was stacked high in the shed while that part of the collection routine was suspended during the earlier lockdown. It's taken four bin loads to get rid of it all. The other odds and sods can just stay in the garage.

DJ123

09-06-20, 05:46 PM

our local tip has implemented a booking system, with metered time slots. So you can only go in when it is your time. Hopefully that should relieve the queues & the wait.

garynortheast

09-06-20, 07:06 PM

Evening all, as a fictitious policeman used to say.

garynortheast

11-06-20, 09:04 PM

How's everyone this evening?

garynortheast

11-06-20, 09:12 PM

Middle of June and I've had to light the woodstove. :-(

Dave20046

11-06-20, 10:27 PM

Middle of June and I've had to light the woodstove. :-(

I am freezing! Glad I'm not the only one.

maviczap

12-06-20, 06:08 PM

Had a roaring fire last night too

Sir Trev

12-06-20, 06:15 PM

I could smell smoke last night so I think my next-door-but-one neighbour had their woodburner going last night too.

The ginger wine reserves got hammered last night so I had some internal central heating and felt fine.

garynortheast

12-06-20, 09:01 PM

Lit the stove again. Madness!

Bibio

12-06-20, 09:37 PM

been a bit cold but not enough to warrant putting the heating on. whats wrong with a cardy. bunch of southern pansies. BTW i'm sitting here in loungeware and roasting.

evnin all :-)

Bibio

12-06-20, 09:57 PM

i love my neighbours. one has just popped in with more beer for me. i hinted earlier that i was needing more but CBA going to the shops.

punyXpress

13-06-20, 09:21 AM

Had a roaring fire last night too

My piles are playing up as well !

TamSV

14-06-20, 09:21 PM

‘Sup mofo’s?

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garynortheast

14-06-20, 10:53 PM

Hey Tam, how's things?

Evening all.

andrewsmith

15-06-20, 11:36 AM

Hello Tam

This lock down has done the org some favours

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TamSV

15-06-20, 05:19 PM

Aye I’m grand.

Lockdown has been a bit of a worry business-wise but otherwise I appear to be well-suited to it [emoji3]

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Bibio

15-06-20, 08:14 PM

Aye I’m grand.

Lockdown has been a bit of a worry business-wise but otherwise I appear to be well-suited to it [emoji3]

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the only thing that has changed for me is looking at queues at shops and saying fek that and going back later.

otherwise nothing has changed, well its actually made me lazier if thats possible.

its saved me money on fuel for the cage. i filled up for the first time on friday since the day before lockdown.

Bibio

15-06-20, 08:25 PM

My piles are playing up as well !
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garynortheast

16-06-20, 09:52 PM

Evening folks, how is everyone?

andrewsmith

17-06-20, 07:24 AM

Aye I’m grand.

Lockdown has been a bit of a worry business-wise but otherwise I appear to be well-suited to it [emoji3]

Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI'm surprised as everyone I've spoken to it been business as usual
the only thing that has changed for me is looking at queues at shops and saying fek that and going back later.

otherwise nothing has changed, well its actually made me lazier if thats possible.

its saved me money on fuel for the cage. i filled up for the first time on friday since the day before lockdown.Pretty much the same here, except the fuel as I've worked all the way through

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andrewsmith

17-06-20, 09:39 AM

My piles are playing up as well !Eat less chilli

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chris8886

17-06-20, 07:16 PM

Pretty much the same here, except the fuel as I've worked all the way through

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At least the price of petrol has gone down a bit....

andrewsmith

17-06-20, 07:21 PM

Aye saving a tenner upwards a week atm

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Dave20046

17-06-20, 08:00 PM

I'm sure my guage has stuck from lack of use. Not filled up since March, 300 miles on odo purely short journeys and still have over half a tank...apparently.

Bibio

17-06-20, 10:24 PM

playing with my little pink thing :-)

Dave20046

18-06-20, 09:01 AM

I had a night mare lastnight that my forks were sticking :smt016
playing with my little pink thing :-)
:smt069

It sounds a bit sore bibio!:colors:

Sir Trev

18-06-20, 10:44 AM

Getting a bit fed up with the weather now. We were supposed to be exploring Snowdonia this week but, well, you know... Kept the week off as I was getting a bit fed up with the relentless workload but we've had rain every day. After the fantastic spring we just had I get rain on my week off. F*/^%. I've got to tidy up the garage now as I have no more excuses to actually start making that bookcase I promised to build for Lady Poppy.

garynortheast

18-06-20, 11:53 AM

Getting a bit fed up with the weather now. We were supposed to be exploring Snowdonia this week but, well, you know

Wales is still actually closed to visitors atm Trev, our lockdown is still in operation.

Sir Trev

18-06-20, 12:56 PM

Wales is still actually closed to visitors atm Trev, our lockdown is still in operation.

Nightmare for all of us really. Like yours Gary my water butts are nicely filling up and I did manage to get a ride in on Tuesday, albeit rather curtailed as the weather closed in.

Garage is now reasonably tidy ready for me to cover everything in sawdust. Even with the elderly Vax plumbed in every time the amount that gets out into air is amazing whenever the Skill saw or router come out to play. The chop saw is even worse but the timber for this project is too big for it at 400mm wide.

garynortheast

18-06-20, 07:29 PM

Evening all. That was a very welcome day of rain!

Sir Trev

19-06-20, 05:01 PM

Rain. Holiday. Grumpy... It brightened up a bit this afternoon so Lady Poppy and I went for a cycle ride down to the local retail park as she needed to go to Hobbycraft. So many people there it was mad. Best bit was I waited at the bike loops and listened to the poor assistants outside Wickes trying to politely tell increasingly grumpy people that the store was closing in ten minutes, it was too full to let any more people in, the tills shut down at ten past and they'd not have time to get their stuff and queue/pay before then. Most of the gruff-looking trade types were fine but some of the entitled a-holes getting out of their posh cars were almost screaming at them as "it says 4pm on the website and that's five minutes away!" "I demand to see the manager!" etc. So the manager came out and said exactly the same thing, equally politely. When the idiots had flounced off swearing I asked the staff if they were OK, and they said it was like that every day, they were getting used to it, and thanks for the concern.

Adam Ef

19-06-20, 06:13 PM

When the idiots had flounced off swearing I asked the staff if they were OK, and they said it was like that every day, they were getting used to it, and thanks for the concern.

We've had to endure some serious abuse and rudeness at the shop I work at during the last couple of months, all while working doubly hard to try and get an ever increasing waiting list down for customers.

Bibio

19-06-20, 08:26 PM

i worked in retail a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away and i never ever took abuse form customers...

Bibio

19-06-20, 08:47 PM

well, if it wasnae for your wellies....

Bibio

19-06-20, 09:09 PM

well i couldy resist any longer and just got myself a big fuk off greasy calzone.

munkygunn182

22-06-20, 08:59 PM

well i couldy resist any longer and just got myself a big fuk off greasy calzone.

Yes mate!

andrewsmith

23-06-20, 12:18 PM

well i couldy resist any longer and just got myself a big fuk off greasy calzone.Nice Yes mate!We all know it's the Parmo for you mate

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littleoldman2

02-07-20, 02:10 AM

Tick tock tick tock

Geodude

02-07-20, 05:32 AM

Yaaaaay Mal, how you doing my friend :D

andrewsmith

02-07-20, 06:05 AM

Tick tock tick tockHello stranger

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punyXpress

02-07-20, 07:18 AM

2253
Top post on here - hope all ok with you, Malc

garynortheast

02-07-20, 08:44 AM

Mal!! How the hell are you? Good to see you back here.

Bibio

02-07-20, 11:48 PM

Tick tock tick tock
well fek me sideways.. hello my other lover :smt055

littleoldman2

03-07-20, 01:01 AM

Not just now babe, maybe later. How's you

DarrenSV650S

03-07-20, 02:37 AM

Some potentially cheap chocolate if amazon honours it

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0896X5YVS
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0896Z2DW8
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08979FGX2

shiftin_gear98

03-07-20, 07:41 AM

Darren, Did you buy it all. None are available now.....

maviczap

03-07-20, 07:45 AM

Tick tock tick tock

Nice to see old faces coming out of the woodwork

Hope you're doing ok Mal

DarrenSV650S

03-07-20, 02:23 PM

Darren, Did you buy it all. None are available now.....

No it's still available, but you have to pre order it. Like I say it will most likely not be honoured, because it is obviously a mistake, but it's worth a try :p

Bibio

03-07-20, 08:18 PM

Not just now babe, maybe later. How's you

i'm fine. more to the point how are you??????

Kenzie

03-07-20, 08:40 PM

No it's still available, but you have to pre order it. Like I say it will most likely not be honoured, because it is obviously a mistake, but it's worth a try :pTaken a punt on the choc.

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Bibio

03-07-20, 09:11 PM

Amazon pretty much always honour their prices. i got 5lt of deionised water for 99p so got 8. i use it in my ultrasonic cleaner for my lp's and 5lt only lasts about 3 days (due to other chemicals) or 20-30lp's depending on how dirty they are. its normally about £6-9.

Dave20046

03-07-20, 09:18 PM

What price are you guys seeing the chocolate for? It said unavailable earlier for me...now says £1.50

Kenzie

03-07-20, 09:20 PM

£1.49 per bar

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Bibio

03-07-20, 09:31 PM

if you look at the technical details it states 'Cadbury Dairy Milk Blueberry Chocolate Bar 105g x 19 Bulk Case'.

being DB i dont care....

DarrenSV650S

03-07-20, 10:00 PM

They've changed the title now from 19 bulk case to a single bar.

A lot of people have been getting emails saying they are just being refunded because it was a mistake. I haven't had one yet but I'm sure it's coming

garynortheast

05-07-20, 06:25 AM

Morning all.

Dave20046

05-07-20, 05:24 PM

Early on Gary! Been at church?
Evening

garynortheast

05-07-20, 09:26 PM

Never tend to lie in bed that long these days Dave, once I wake up I usually go downstairs and have a cuppa and some porridge. Seems such a waste to be lying in bed when it's daylight.

garynortheast

05-07-20, 09:27 PM

How was everyone's weekend then?

littleoldman2

05-07-20, 11:51 PM

Sunday morning 03:20 wakes up ready for the day. Goes to the loo, checks the time, Oh 03:20, best go back t bed. lay's awake till just after six and get up. Prep's my breaky, feels really tired, so went back to bed and slept till gone 11am. what a bloody waste.

garynortheast

06-07-20, 05:24 AM

Not good, the business of waking up in the early hours and not being able to sleep again drives me mad.

garynortheast

07-07-20, 08:28 AM

Good morning world!

Sir Trev

07-07-20, 06:31 PM

Good evening world. Been collecting together all the no-longer-used camera gear here at Trev Towers. Got two 35mm compacts, two 35mm SLRs (four lenses between them), two compact digicams and my DSLR with three lenses/flash. Finally worked out roughly what I could get if I eBay'd them all, which was a shock. Fingers crossed I get a reasonable trade in deal on a new lens and flash for the Sony.

Kenzie

07-07-20, 07:23 PM

What did you have?

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Sir Trev

08-07-20, 08:14 AM

What did you have?

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The list will probably look horrible on your screen but see below. I didn't try to add the condition or other comments I've been adding to the list ahead of sending it all off for quotes but if you want the extra details let me know.

What Make Model
DSLR Canon 700D
Lens Canon EF-S 18-135 f3.5-5.6 IS STM
Lens Canon EF 70-300 f4-5.6 IS STM
Lens Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II
Flash Canon 430EX II

35mm Camera Pentax P30t
Lens Pentax SMC Pentax-A 35-80mm f1.4-5.6 PK
Flash Cobra D400 for Pentax
Holster Case Cobra ?

35mm Camera Praktica Super TL
Lens Pentacon 50mm f1.8 M42
Lens Miranda 28mm F2.8 M42
Lens Hanimar Auto "S" 135mm f2.8 M42
Flash Miranda 500CD
Shoulder case Miranda ?

Compact Digital Canon Powershot A470
Compact Digital Canon Powershot A85

35mm Compact Minolta Riva Zoom 140EX
35mm Compact Olympus (RIP) Trip XB40AF

Antbach90

09-07-20, 02:26 AM

Hi guys,
Where can i post up a pic of my bike? id like to introduce my bike to ya'll.
Cheers

DarrenSV650S

09-07-20, 03:04 AM

Hi guys,
Where can i post up a pic of my bike? id like to introduce my bike to ya'll.
Cheers

Hi

You can put a picture of your bike in this thread. And a picture of yourself if you decide to :)

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=3109178#post3109178

Bibio

10-07-20, 03:47 PM

so we have open air dining but you have to wear a face mask in scotland when entering a business premises.... you must wear one waiting on a train in the open air but you dont have to waiting on a bus in the open air... furkin nutz.

why dont they just tell people to wear a face mask everywhere when out of their house..... simples. i have a sneeky suspicion that its nothing to do with covid but rather money and the massive surplus of masks.

oohhh i run less risk of dying as i have had a BCG.

garynortheast

12-07-20, 07:15 AM

Morning world!

maviczap

12-07-20, 07:38 AM

Morning Gary, it's a beautiful sunny day

garynortheast

12-07-20, 08:08 AM

Here too Mav. Some amazing high level cloud formations too, looks like thin candy floss spread across the sky by the wind up there. Nothing down here but the lightest of breezes though.

Bibio

12-07-20, 06:24 PM

laminate fitted in the hall and kitchen in my eldest s new flat. still to do the skirting's and trim a few doors but it looking good.

carpet fitter booked for next week.

andrewsmith

20-07-20, 06:30 PM

laminate fitted in the hall and kitchen in my eldest s new flat. still to do the skirting's and trim a few doors but it looking good.

carpet fitter booked for next week.Nice
. He not help you with it

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Bibio

21-07-20, 12:37 PM

Nice
. He not help you with it

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ermm no. i got him to cut the paint lines so i could take the skirting's off, monkey with a gun :rolleyes:

mate who is a pro fitted it for nowt as he owed me a few favours :smt064

carpet fitter (also a mate) let me down but promises to be there 2morra :smt021

now with covid easing i can hopefully get on with the extension so Mrs B can get back home.

andrewsmith

22-07-20, 10:02 AM

ermm no. i got him to cut the paint lines so i could take the skirting's off, monkey with a gun :rolleyes:

mate who is a pro fitted it for nowt as he owed me a few favours :smt064

carpet fitter (also a mate) let me down but promises to be there 2morra :smt021

now with covid easing i can hopefully get on with the extension so Mrs B can get back home.Haha

Sounds like a few of my in-laws not trusted with power tools or complex jobs

Nice that will keep you busy. Future proofing the house?

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garynortheast

25-07-20, 07:19 PM

Evening all

maviczap

25-07-20, 07:44 PM

Evening Gary

garynortheast

25-07-20, 08:08 PM

Hi Mav, how’s the day been?

garynortheast

25-07-20, 08:14 PM

Nice day today. Out with my girls celebrating their 18th birthdays today. Out to a really good little independent bookshop first where they chose some books. I also bought a book I’ve been meaning to read for some time, “Wilding” by Isabella Tree. Then on to a great little vegan eaterie, Fat Rabbit for a birthday lunch.
Just had some dinner a while ago which had in it spuds and kale from the garden, washed down with a bottle of Brains dark ale.

maviczap

25-07-20, 09:08 PM

Hi Mav, how’s the day been?

Not as nice as yours, but ok

garynortheast

25-07-20, 09:28 PM

Rare day today in the current scheme of things.

munkygunn182

31-07-20, 07:37 PM

Howay.

garynortheast

02-08-20, 06:46 AM

Morning folks

Craig380

02-08-20, 07:05 AM

Morning, Gary. Off to scrub in a new rear tyre. I didn't realise quite how little tread was left in the centre section until I was lubing the chain after Wednesday's ride, it was like a Durex Fetherlite in places .... still, 12,000 miles ain't bad.