forteh Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Pete.M said: I'm with you. Absolute faff. But I'm particularly screwed because I basically haven't bothered dating for my entire life, and I think it shows I should just get a dog and settle down. That's a bit pre-judgemental isn't it? I mean she might be a lovely lass! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 Rant incoming!!! f**king in laws messing is doing my head in. New house needs rewiring and bay window replacing. Father in law said he would sort window out which I was fine with so I was planning stuff out for the electrics (switch locations, etc) before ringing a spark to come and have a look when I got told my father in law had sorted it with a local lad who is from a farming family and does electrical contracting. Sorted him coming down and came with him to see what wanted doing expecting it only needed a few sockets changing. He's now dealing with it and I have no idea what the f**k is going on regarding when he's coming, or what he's even doing! After that f**ked me off I said leave the window and I'd sort it as he'd taken over the electrics, got told he'd already arranged a guy to come and look at it (who I don't particularly like as I was a window fabricator for years and I know these guys aren't particularly great when it comes to fitting) so I said fine but I needed him to look at a couple of other windows as well that needed doing and may as well be at the same time. Anyway, long story short the wife has covid so I said come after she'd recovered and measure the lot but he came yesterday to just do the bay, I asked him when he could come and measure the others and he kind if shushed me saying not yet, they don't need doing yet. Turns out the father in law is having them do it so he can run it through the farm and claim the vat back on his tax bill and they just keep saying they're only trying to help. f**king fuming at the whole thing, just want to tell them to do one and keep iut of it but my wife is sympathetic to them and thinks I'm just being grumpy. More the point I've got two contractors coming ripping half the house apart and I have no idea when it's happening or what is planned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, isitafox said: *Snip* But you're not paying, right?... Sounds like a win to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted January 29, 2022 Report Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, monkeyseemonkeydo said: But you're not paying, right?... Sounds like a win to me! I wouldn't want to, I have no idea what is getting fitted regarding sockets/switches/wiring on the electric and the window company are absolute garbage. I was a window fitter for 5-6 years and got an NVQ in window and door fabrication so I know how rough these guys are. With the electrics I needed to get the loft cleared and partially boarded out first and sort the minor mouse problem out to make life nicer/easier but f**k that now, he can deal with it when he comes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 Pretty angry at the state of the world at the moment, there’s so much maddening stuff happening and I feel so powerless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted February 7, 2022 Report Share Posted February 7, 2022 (edited) So the washing machine has been getting noisy on the spin cycle of late, seal has obviously failed and washed the grease out of the inner bearing. Outer bearing is perfect and the drum is rock solid with no movement so now is the ideal time to pop new bearings in. It's 7-8 years old and has been washing nappies all of its life so to be fair it's done incredibly well. Except f**k you beko, what tosser though it was a good idea to weld the two halves of the plastic outer drum together so you cannot get the inner drum out to replace bearings. 140 quid for an entire drum assembly and throw the entire thing away.... Bollocks to that, the machine might go pop next week so we're not going to spend 140 quid on a new drum. Enter Mr hacksaw, after 3 hours of sawing I now have the inner drum out, ready to get new seal and bearings tomorrow. What a bloody ridiculous design, it appears to be rife with most of the manufacturers now Aneurin helped me with a spare hacksaw blade converted into a padsaw with some cardboard and masking tape for a handle Edited February 7, 2022 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 I found this out recently while looking for a washing machine and dryer. There's a UK company called EBac that are trying to resolve this issue by selling all the spare parts to their machines. The problem is they are shite and what I've read the delivery company (DX) are a huge part of the problem. This is just another case of manufactures building in obsolescence so you have to buy a new one every few years. I personally think this is a big issue that should be sorted to save the environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Yeah I've heard the name ebac but not looked into them, it would appear that only a few companies still split the drum to allow bearing replacement. Pulled the old bearings and seal out this morning, went and got replacements from the local engineering supply and set about cleaning the drum up before putting them back in. A YouTube video had suggested using gorilla glue to stick the two halves back together but this one is polypropylene so all but impossible to glue. Bolted the cut flange back together with about 20 M5 screws and nylocks and then welded the joint shut with an old soldering iron. Tested it with a couple of gallon of water as a drip test and all seems to be water tight. Just finished putting it back together and run a rinse and spin cycle though and all sweet as a nut and back to being virtually silent again Total cost, just over 35 quid. How long it lasts is anyone's guess I think it'll be ok as long as there isn't a massive out of balance load. The concrete balance weights are attached to the front and back sections of the drum hence if there's loads of movement then it'll be stressing the weld rather a lot. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Got a bit of grit in my eye, no idea where it came from but it appeared JUST as I got into bed. I was extremely tired to the point of being cranky anyway but now this is stopping me from sleeping…it happens to be more irritating when I close my eye which is inconvenient. it’s almost 4am and I just got out of the shower where I tried to run loads of water in my eye but that didn’t work, absolutely raging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I went to A+E in the summer as my eye was puffy and had been really irritated for about 2 weeks. Bloody grass seed in there! Never been in so much pain. It was painful for a couple of days after too, scratched I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 I had a balloon explode whilst blowing it up, a whipping tail end hit me in the eye and badly scratched the cornea. Went and got it checked at minor injuries and they gave me some ointment to keep it lubricated. Spent a day not being about to look at any light and it was fixed after that. The eyeballs heal stupendously quickly but really annoying because it prevents you do lots of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted February 24, 2022 Report Share Posted February 24, 2022 Feels weird sitting in an empty office trying to motivate myself while Russia's sending out bombs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 f**ked up sending money to someone on PayPal. One letter wrong by accident - out £60 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 43 minutes ago, manuel said: f**ked up sending money to someone on PayPal. One letter wrong by accident - out £60 PayPal might be able to help you reverse that, they're usually pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 2, 2022 Report Share Posted March 2, 2022 they said no as its a family and friends thing. It has to be credit card company after its cleared then they raise an issue with PayPal - ball ache. Hopefully the person will just send it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted March 3, 2022 Report Share Posted March 3, 2022 Dishwasher packed in, and the bloke who bought my dads car on eBay (that I’ve got to sort) has pulled out after stringing along for 3 weeks. Ffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marg26 Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 (edited) Don't you just hate it when you upload your commute to Strava. Click save, and Strava has become unavailable. Grrrrr! Especially when I had managed to appropriate Public Enemy lyrics to embody my ride! #stravawanker #nobodycares Edited March 9, 2022 by marg26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted March 14, 2022 Report Share Posted March 14, 2022 No being able to see any Northern lights tonight from the solar storm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted March 19, 2022 Report Share Posted March 19, 2022 Served a consultant from the conference tonight who drinks Laphroaig with diet coke. Nuff said. Angry no 2) The conference, (though linked to my continued employment) it's been my task tonight to clear it and set up for Sunday's wedding and whilst doing so I've been reading the total wank they've been 'learning' for the week. Reaferms that the NHS doesn't need yet more investment; it needs to stop such bullshit as funding outsourced private sector 5 day expenses paid residential jolly's in Lake District hotel's (quote: Orr tis' a shame this is the last one of these for a bit, really like doing these... /endquote) , and spend some money on some more minions so they can get on treating sick people - but everyone involved knows they're on Easy Street and turkey's don't vote for Christmas. Having a meeting about tuesday's meeting that's going to discuss the meeting next week - that's where our taxes get squandered people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 Jukeboxes use valve amplifiers, most valves unless NOS 50s/60s are soviet made. No longer exporting, suppliers have ran out, I currently have 15 valve-less paperweights essentially until I find valves. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US_BenR Posted March 23, 2022 Report Share Posted March 23, 2022 (edited) Cancer sucks. Chemotherapy sucks. Its like my life has been ripped out from underneath me overnight. Just a tad over a month ago, I was envisioning that at this point I'd be off work and with friends in Poland (prior to shit hitting the fan out East). I had all my final assessments scheduled to raise my rank to Chief Officer... Just a month ago I thought professionally and leisurely my life was on point. Just a month ago I was finishing a 4-month contract on my vessel and really f**king stoked to plow forward. I thought I was done with this cancer shit, and my yearly routine scan found that its back and spread. Now as a 31-year-old man, I'm back in my hometown, chilling in my childhood bedroom. Thankful my folks are able to help get me through this, as I there is no way I can even drive post treatment, as I'm f**king doped up. However, it is a completely humbling, lifechanging and isolating experience. Almost everyone I know in this town is a piece of shit, I literally have had people hitting me up for money--bitch, I don't even know when I'm able to work again. Edited March 24, 2022 by US_BenR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 7, 2022 Report Share Posted April 7, 2022 Just got blocked from META business for typing too quickly. How the f**king hell can facebook not handle my speed of typing, and why would it jump straight to a temporary ban. f**k you meta. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted April 7, 2022 Report Share Posted April 7, 2022 Pretty transparent WPM brag there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Mr Big swinging dick over there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted April 8, 2022 Report Share Posted April 8, 2022 Do you count the time afterwards whilst spellcheck figures out what the hell I typed? here sa l8ittle look in to what it has to deal with 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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