http://i.imgur.com/s4TaIvZ.jpg?1
Decided to move away from a manual and this appears to be the best around right now.
Arriving tomorrow.
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http://i.imgur.com/s4TaIvZ.jpg?1
Decided to move away from a manual and this appears to be the best around right now.
Arriving tomorrow.
You didn't buy that off an Iranian on eBay by any chance did you?
There's a top battery salesman in Jersey if you need some spares.
.....
I wouldn't go near Taz and his mental markups.
Probably made somewhere trustworthy like Ukraine.
:pards:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...ef_=sr_ph&sr=1
She's at the stage where we can have our old car seat and this one at the same time, not for long though. Scary times. Apparently this one does them until they are 11/12. I remember being in a shitty booster thing when I was about 4 or something then front seat all the way.
Road safety in the 90s. :cool:
Why would you need 2 car seats? For you to sit in the back when your wife can't be bothered to listen to you moan any more?
Because we have two cars you utter fruit.
Shots being fired all over the forum.
:rasta:
Don't worry, I know how my bread is buttered.
http://i.imgur.com/dmS1pnq.png
How could you, Ben.
http://i59.tinypic.com/2ywviuu.png
This is like that moment in a Wedding when the Vicar says "Or forever hold your peace."
I wouldn't be surprised if we weren't the only ones, Joe.
Friends with everyone... Except one.
Lol @ @ScousePig
For fuck sake.
A car seat for a fucking 12 year old? Hopefully it won't clash with their velcro trainers.
You lol now, but we'll see when the other 12 year olds are suffering from internal decapitation and skint knees because they aren't wearing elbow pads. Fucking losers.
Two Morrisons own brand LED light bulbs. They're as bright as the bulbs they replaced. The package claims they're an A+ energy rating and should last 25 years. I'll have paid off my mortgage before I have to buy new bulbs!
I want it recorded now that I only accepted ironically.
Fuck sake, supposed to be cutting back this month, bought that seat, then trainers, now the wife is going on some fucking bollocks tanning course and buying a kit costing £160. Oh yeah and I bought a lego kit and a Barbie doll and car for £25 LOL. Consumerism is killing me.
fml
Has she checked if the course cost would be eligible for ILA?
It's a small private one, so probably not. Who cares anyway, this means I'll have her hot friends in my room naked. Time to invest in that GoPro. :drool:
Tanning course :D
What the fuck is a tanning course?
Learning how to effectively apply fake tan to others, I imagine.
Where do I sign up?
He was bragging about how good he was at 'money management' earlier. In that case, why are you having to cut back?
Things you're not good at: Telling lies.
'Is she orange there yet?'
'No'
'Put some on then'
'Ok'
Can see why it's setting Magic back.
Oh. As in that spray shit? Lol at that.
I thought the Scottish preferred getting cancer from sunbeds rather than the fake stuff?
http://s.cdon.com/media-dynamic/imag...1518-frntl.jpg
Noticed it was down to £50 on Amazon and I couldn't say no.
Must be black Wednesday week on Amazon again soonish.
I've kept my powder dry for a while, but I'll be BD in that.
I bought myself a gaming headset and a beer horn thing.
Just got a nasal hair trimmer.
Some Oven Stickers, as my ovens markings are coming off.
Decided to get the most important Christmas present of all this evening. Mine.
http://www.dell.com/ie/business/p/ch...mebook-13-7310
Tesco Direct have a pretty decent sale on, I managed to get a Philips Steam Iron reduced from £109.99 to £49.50, and did my Clubcard boost to take another £30 off. £19.50 for a steam generator. :cool:
Well a small, fat bald nearly 50 year old heavy smoker driving thousands of miles a day in a shithole van across the anus of Ireland is about the saddest thing I've ever read.
Someone on Facebook has just said they're excited to see 'Jordan Davies from Ex on the Beach' in a club on new year's eve, so both of you fuck up. You're beaten.
http://www.rockycameras.com/ekmps/sh...4[ekm].jpg
A swish camera strap.
Bought my son an Arsenal Strip for his birthday. Almost disowned him when he came out with that smug look and the gloves. The world is doomed.
http://i.imgur.com/ZcjcLOy.jpg
Thought for a moment Spoon had bought a powerlifting belt.
I hadn't seen the strap and thought you meant the kids more impressive physique.
http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica.../dp/B00HVLUR86
I've wanted them for a while so feels good, man.
I bought a nice new black coat from BHS the other day. £45.
http://www.littlemonstersforum.co.uk...q/ohopiq4s.png
:drool:
Not bought music for yonks, but Bluetoothing my phone in the car is getting tiresome, because TomTom talks over it.
Hadn't had a good spree on Amazon in ages but went on last night and bought a heap of S7 shit and an RFID wallet. I need to remove that 'Buy it Now' thing.
Where could I buy a reasonably priced computer chair?
The shops or online.
Depends what you mean by 'reasonably priced' I guess. Apparently the Ikea Markus is a very good chair for the price.
EDIT: Although it looks like it's quite a lot more than I remember.
Yesterday, just as I was falling asleep I decided to pick up my phone and go to Amazon. It turns out that I decided to buy a 'build it yourself robotic arm'.
If it can't wank me off that's £30 down the drain.
I've just spent £25 on a 25cm globe and a mini-microscope.
Maybe this belongs in Manc's thread.
An Apple Watch Series 2
The Mrs just picked up my Google Home. God knows if I'll get any use from it but they're not crazy money at $140 and I'm interested to see what it's like vs the Echo.
Anyone got one of those Polaroid snap cameras?
My mum has the Echo. It's the most cringeworthy pointless faddy hipster piece of shit I've ever seen.
And the Echo is fucking dire as well.
What all does the Apple watch do? Someone in work has one and it doesn't seem like it does much other than display texts on their wrist so they don't have to get their phone out of their pocket.
Picked up an Nvidia Shield K1 this morning for my Da for Christmas. 8" really is a nice size for a tablet and it feels really solid. I'd say there's not many better out there for the £150 mark considering the specs too.
The new Amazon 8" one is meant to be very good. Only £80 or so.
Do those Amazon ones push ads to your notifications?
.
Do they what?
Some phones are available discounted from Amazon but part of the discount is that the software is altered so that you get Amazon ads on your lock screen and in your notifications. I could well see them doing it with their own devices.
EDIT: Actually now I see what you mean. I'm trying out a new keyboard and it auto corrected ads to are.
Just spent £230 in Asda for Christmas. €400 wouldn't have even touched it here for the same thing.
On food?
Have you just ordered from NI or something?
Just spent over £200 on smart home stuff from Amazon.
Laziness :drool:
http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/produ...ain/105932.jpg
Brown Friday, so happy.
Get rid of the blue and I have an old G-Star tshirt not unlike that. It's horrific.
Brown and blue on a football kit, I'm instinctively drawn in.
Just bought a pressure cooker. £69 from £139.
Is that like one of those rice cookers?
Only if they're sealed/pressurised.
Just spent 30 quid on a relatively small bottle of shower gel. Lol.
Calm down Luca.
Molton Brown? Quite possibly the best indicator that somebody has too much money if they buy that stuff.
Yep. For my rich uncle.
Found out I could actually use these vouchers online same as if it were a credit card. Though, on a low note, the Mrs has just talked me into using one of them on a vacuum cleaner.
I'm going to purchase a monitor from Amazon. It's likely that the item will be delivered when there is no one in the house. I can't specify a 'pickup location' as the item is too large apparently. What will happen after the initial failed delivery? Will I get a note telling me that they'll try again tomorrow, or that I can pick the package up at the post office, or do they not do that for large / heavy items?
Whichever courier brings it will take it back to their depot.
Hmm, is it known as a Parcelforce depot? That wouldn't be so bad as there appears to be one on the way into Derry that I could lift it from.
Although apparently my postcode is served by a dedicated delivery office? Hmm.
I worry Shindig might be right, which would leave me missing it over and over again probably. :moop:
Ah sorry, I thought it was coming standard post. The depots I meant would handle RM stuff only.
Can you ring them and redirect it to work after the first failed delivery?
Ask a neighbour who might be in and send it to their house?
Thought this was the relationship thread for a second there.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earphones-A.../dp/B013UPMVZS
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....1bmIWhzqhL.jpg
Headphones are dying so got some of these to replace them.
I can never understand how people can hear a difference. Unless they're noise cancelling and you fly a lot or something.
Those automatic/barcode drop-off points are pretty swish.
Speaking of swish: I went to the Apple Store earlier to pick up a cable and you can scan the barcode on the box and pay on your phone then just walk out. How cool is that. Didn't have to talk to anyone :cool:
That is actually nice, considering the type of wankers that work/go to the Apple store.
That's quite a lot of money for earphones. You can get really good ones for under a tenner on Amazon. If you're going to spend £50, you might as well get (actual) headphones that'll last forever and sound a lot better, then a cheap pair of earphones for short trips/nights out.
I got these today actually, should come tomorrow.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B012TKIG..._p4R2ybX9FQBXS
I did quite a bit of reading on the nerdy headphone forums before I committed, they've got very good reviews.
I've always had headphones before but the good Chinese ones for £50 are all from aliexpress and I don't want to wait months for them to be delivered. The genuinely good western ones are all a lot more.
I've made some grown-up purchases this week:
http://brain-images.cdn.dixons.com/5...u_10126435.jpg
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bose-QuietC...uietcomfort+35
I have those (albeit for a MASSIVE £30 cheaper), I'd have never gotten them if it wasn't for maintenance grants/loans for Uni but they're genuinely brilliant.
The sound quality is amazing and the noise cancelling on them is bonkers, even without music.
Some bloke was round on Sunday asking if I want all my grass cut and all the flower beds weeded for £15 every 3 weeks.
He also offered to paint all my fences for £90 and has so far brought it down to £60.
Great fun.
Is there anything you condobe spending money on Pepe?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought those Jan 2016 and then again in September and those are still going strong. I've had expensive earphones and there's very little difference. For the money they're amazing and they're used constantly without much tangling.
They come with about 15 different sets of tips. I think I'm in over my head here, lads.
Bought two pairs of trousers from Next that actually fit me.
The last month has seen the purchase of:
A sofa
Dining table & chairs
New TV
TV units
New radiator
Coffee table
Rug
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Microwave
Fridge/Freezer
Desk
Side table
Misc gardening equipment
A million lightbulbs
And a seemingly non-stop avalanche of stuff like pots and pans, toilet roll holders, worktop protectors, plates, place mats, and so on and so on and so on.
I've got to admit, it is quite nice seeing it all start to come together.
My mate's recently moved into a new house so he's currently in the process of getting all that stuff. Initially he gave his wife, who will eventually be the money in the relationship but for now relies on him, twelve hundred quid to get a few household items of whichever type she fancied. When she came back with a coffee table and two scented candles to put on it he decided to take a more active role and now claims he had no idea there was so much stuff to be bought for a house. I'm not sure how you can live to your late twenties and not have a rough picture of how many things there are in a house.
It definitely caught me by surprise when we bought ours. The sheer volume of things is surprising and there's at least 50 things you'd not plan for.
£1200 or a coffee table and two scented candles for it. :D
Could have been worse, she could have bought this 2 set:
https://www.wayfair.co.uk/Hazelwood-...-HAZL6141.html
Just bought wankery coffee cups.
We only had to get a washing machine and sort out curtains and blinds, everything else we either had, came with the house or in the case of cutlery and kitchen stuff, got as presents during the long wait for it to be built.
Just bought a new Android box because the remote broke for the one I had and Quidco gave me £84 before so it was technically free and with a £24 tip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aEecph1BOE
Looks boss. Hope it's not cheap chinese crap, but I'm sure it'll stream sports good. :happycry:
VPN if you're with one of the big 4.
Not illegal to stream, illegal to sell.
The big 4 have blocked access to the streaming servers.
Mine blocked it months ago apparently. Hasn't missed a beat.
Same.
If you just use Kodi on it have a look for some guides and you can boot it straight into Kodi so then you only need to use your phone and not a mouse as well (maybe alright for a bedroom tv or something)
Presumably that has to be plugged in. Which is where the concept falls apart.
That's up there with Juicero.
For that kind of money, that charger really needs to be wireless too.
The fuck is that. :sick:
There's no thread for it so it can go here. The holiday thread reminded me I want to buy a camera for the trip. I was going to upgrade the phone but I'd say any decent dedicated camera is better, plus I'm probably going to buy mid range in the phone this time round so I'll have 400 or so left for a camera. Recommendations? I'm not into it enough to buy one of those DSLR things (though they're normally four figure price anyway).
Not that I know much about cameras, but I don't think you'll get much for £400. At that price range I kinda feel like you might as well just upgrade to a better phone or spunk £800 on a DSLR.
As ever, The Wirecutter is a good place to start: http://thewirecutter.com/leaderboard/cameras/
My phone is already very close to the top of the smartphone list as it is, but I always assumed any even crappy camera would be better than any phone as they can fit proper lenses and all in rather than having to make the whole case 8mm thick and having a smartphone motherboard and all in there.
If that's not the case though, I will give up on the idea of a camera as there's no chance I want to walk around with one of those massive lens jobbies.
That sort of size I was thinking (I don't know if that camera is shit or not though, I got it from Google image search)
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/images/...al_1127858.jpg
You could buy a DSLR for £400.
Yeah, I know, I'm just saying that Raoul's talking shit.
Yeah I've got a Nikon D3300 that was under £400 when I got it a couple of years back. The new one (3400) came out in the summer and is £430 on amazon.
What about something like number 2 on here, or would that still be too bulky?
Some of these look a bit smaller? You'd probably have to remove the lens to get it in your pocket though.
Fuck it, I just got a discount for the new HTC U11 so bought it instead.
Looking at this comparison to a Panasonic camera, I'm more than happy with my choice.
https://youtu.be/iCUtNSTzIx0
Just got an email to say the wedding rings are €3,690. Including the 10% discount :|
Bargain.
My PC finally gave up on life. Most of it was 7 years old, some about 12, so I've been shopping.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/mike83/saved/nZg6hM
:cool2:
Do you have to put it together then?
I do, costs less that way, I have an SSD and hard drive already too. I could have used the case I have but fancied a smaller one.
Bought this telly:
https://m.johnlewis.com/samsung-ue40...lack/p/3215451
Well got it for my birthday, but still. :)
Thoughts on it?
I've been thinking of going for this in a month or so:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
I ordered some prescription sunglasses today. I've been meaning to for ages. Finally had enough of the sun pissing me off when driving.
I need new ones. Mine are from a prescription ago and I've changed a good bit.
https://www.selectspecs.com/sunglass...ss1611.01.html
I ordered those. When you put the lenses and all in them they end up being £30 but that's still not bad. £5.95 for delivery as well.
I was just inside the limit for not needing them to drive, so lol at you you massive nerd.
I don't think they do here. Well that's what they told me, but they could be chancing their arm.
It was Specsavers I went to and they gave me mine.
I got it from them when I was in NHS territory too, but they wouldn't be as strictly regulated here.
Parents offered to buy us a new fridge freezer as an early wedding present, which is awesome. Any pointers on a decent model would be nice, limited space in the kitchen so looking for a tall standard one, not a beast American one (as much as I want a beast American one).
Oral B 2500 for £27. Nae too bad.
16 paracetamol for 19p. What a country you lot love in :drool:
Bought a new house this week. Always thought part exchange was a rip off but got a belter of a deal, move in 6 weeks :cool:
Awesome. Well done!
Student loan came in https://www.tesco.com/direct/cuisina...?source=others
I have no self-control whatsoever.
Nah I'll use it cus ice cream is nice and smoothie's aren't.
One of my idiot housemates used to make his without any cream/milk (or whatever exactly goes in to meet the dairy quota), and the resulting berry-flavoured ice was the sourest thing imaginable.
Bet Lewis is gutted he didn't want to be your mate now.
That's called sorbet, Lewis (unless you were talking about smoothies).
Not enough sugar is his problem there rather than lack of dairy.
He might have been a vegetarian, but it was mainly because he was a Czechoslovakian wally (he was alright really). We had a full-on vegan when I first moved there and he was a massive, massive faggot.
Picked up a Shamrock Rovers season ticket yesterday in time for the new season. Works out at just over €11.50 a match and a good excuse to not get caught working late on a Friday evening,
For one day only you can get £10 off £50 spend at Amazon using the code BIGTHANKS.
One of these arriving tomorrow. I've heard good things, though I still don't really know how it'll control things better than what I already have.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/produ...-ultimate-home
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought this the other day as it was on a lightning deal. I had been eyeing it up for months.
Weight is nice and it's razor sharp. The Damascus pattern isn't as pronounced as the pictures though which is a bit disappointing, it's a lot more subtle.
:harold:
That goes for the three of you.
EDIT: Make it four. :D
I've made 'lemon creme fraiche' and 'black sesame' ice creams and a 'blood orange' sherbet so far and they've been absolutely stunning. So much better than shop bought. The machine is brilliant.
Good buy.
EDIT: Also bought this book which 2 of the 3 recipes have come from. Looks retarded but it's one of the best recipe books I've had for anything.
Edit2: didn't actually link the book, whoops.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hello-My-Na.../dp/B01HWKSBAG
“Pretentious recipes to make nobody like you”
I never ever want to be subjected to black sesame ice cream.
It probably tastes sesame.
Good effort, but ultimately nonsense because that's not how sesame is pronounced.
All of which would be better than black sesame 'ice cream'
:D
I did that to separate the flavours so it didn't look like it was lemon creme fraiche and black sesame together.
Black sesame ice cream is yummy:
https://www.seriouseats.com/amp/reci...am-recipe.html
It would, yes.
Those flavours are really not particularly out-there...
No, Lemon and Orange aren’t. Horribly pretentious in the way they’ve been named, but otherwise fine. ‘Sesame seed’? Nah mate.
Actually, Lemon and Poppy Seed is a pretty standard duo in shithousey circles, so I’m not sure why Lemon and Sesame has knocked your bollocks.
I bought an ice cream at the seaside the other day, but I got my money back because it had that weird freezer aftertaste. Then I got another one from another shop and it had the same. Maybe the whippy machines sitting idle in the cold all day does it, but fucking hell Randrew what's going on lad?
Blood oranges don't taste the same as oranges, so it's a worthwhile distinction. The other one...has creme fraiche in?
Black sesame paste doesn't take like poppy seeds. I don't think it would be nice with lemon, but I could be wrong.
Black sesame ice cream isn't common here, but it is other places. It's really nice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_orange
Worthwhile to specify.Quote:
Blood oranges have a unique flavor compared to other oranges, being distinctly raspberry-like in addition to the usual citrus notes.
Can confirm, especially important if using as a garnish.
Returning ice cream. :D
Why's everyone being mean to RL?
He likes something and he posted about it. I think his ice creams sound interesting and I'm glad he has a hobby he enjoys. Keep posting about it, RL, I like reading about it.
I will :wub:
That's what this forum does. If we were all DEAD ENTHUSIASTIC and encouraging we'd have been dead and buried years ago. The bitterness and envy keeps us going strong. So wind your neck in, farm boy.
I was about to ask what forum Boyd thinks he's been reading for the past decade.
Just say you want his cock already ffs, Boydy.
Boydy wants RL’s (Sesame) seed up his arse.
Now I remember why Boyd left Northern Ireland.
Careful, Boyd. You spent a month posting that Spongebob meme all over the place. Cracks about maturity are not for you.
That meme gets a :thbup: from me. Especially when used against GS.
It's only ice cream, lads.
'Black sesame' 'ice cream.' 'Mate.'
They probably tossed it right back into the 'ice cream' bin and sold it to the next person in line.
Yeah well I'm not eating it.
Fight the power!
Hibiscus sherbet up next. Maybe pair it with some rhubarb and a white chocolate cremeux. Just need something crunchy.
Boydy's cock lol.
blood oranges taste totally different to regular oranges you spacker
So homophobia's cool now? Alright.
This is the worst argument on the board in a while. Both Boydy's softness and the bad meme is worth a lol at, the lol gay stuff from Spikey is just being a bellend
lol gay jokes are worse than repeatedly posting memes and stuff in an annoying way, but i am biased on account of enjoying repeatedly posting things in an annoying way and not being homophobic
I imagine, and hope, that ‘lol GAY’ jokes are used similarly to just ‘lol’ on here. It’s used in irony in most cases. It’s basically a ‘Your mum’ joke or a ‘your face’ joke to take us back to the days of Sandman.
Anything that involves John is worse than anything that doesn't involve him.
Suck a dick.
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does anyone want to eat my ass
If you shave it I'll tuck in.
Had a new three seat sofa, chair and foot stool delivered today. I’m currently maxing and relaxing on them.
I’ve never owned a brand new soda before.
http://dfs.co.uk/kirkby/kby13akrb
In mocha :cool2:
Just paid £55 for a pool cue. I'm so embarrassingly excited for its arrival.
I miss pool. Fuck all the knackers for getting them taken out of most pubs.
If I'd ever bought a house the plan was to have a room big enough for a proper pub one.
Aye, the disappearance of pool tables from most pubs is a shame. The ones that remain are always fucking shite and charge £1 a game as well. Thankfully we've got a Rileys (well, formerly Rileys, but same kind of set up) with about 10 british pool tables, all well maintained, and it's about £5 an hour per table. There's a £1 supplement for non-members but they only seem to charge that about once in every five times we go, depending on if the person on shift can be arsed.
And I have very limited interest in living in a big house or even owning one, but having room for a pool table is something I'd love as well.
I'd fucking love my own pool table.
The best thing about the job I had when I lived in London was the pool table in the office. I got so good (again - I used to be good when I was younger but hadn't played in years) but now I'm probably rusty as shit again.
I should be crap at pool, because I am crap at doing what makes up pool, and if you put me against another crap player I will more than likely lose; but I am able to test and even beat objectively superior players because once I go a few down I just slam the balls around as hard as I can and get all sorts of awkward bounces.
I'm fairly shit but I used to think I was class as I would almost always attempt hard shots and now and then they'd obviously come off.
I also liked my breaks (just smash it as hard as I could) but it was probably hurting me if a ball didn't go in.
Surely everyone's break is just smashing it as hard as you can and hoping one goes in?
I used to live near a place with loads of tables in Portadown but the cunts from work always wanted to play snooker instead of pool. Those tables are too big for people of our standard.
A mate and I went into a really shitty old man pub about six months ago and the only other people in the place were two irresponsibly old men and a little spastic bloke sitting talking to the barman. We started playing pool and they all came over to watch. Three games in my mate bounced the black off both knuckles leaving me with an easy finish, and the little spastic shouted 'YASS' as loud as I've ever heard anyone shout. My friend refused to play another game and seethed for about two hours afterwards. He's still furious now any time I bring it up to lol at him.
We used to have a table at my Dad's house but all bar one of the cushions needed replacing. Also had to use child cues in some places as there wasn't enough room but it was brilliant.
:lol:
That's quality, and I like how easily an image of that pub is conjured up from that little anecdote. I've been in plenty almost identical, I imagine (i was probably the spastic).
I used to play virtually every week for an hour or so from when I was about 11 to 16 and got quite good, then started playing for hours on end in the summer holiday of 2008 when Rileys opened and I got fucking amazing. Then I basically stopped playing for a few years after I discovered girls and booze (not that either particularly liked me back). I played again after I'd had my retina de- and then re-attached, which had fucked up my depth perception, was fucking wank and assumed it had ended my time of being an alright pool player, but obviously looking back I was just proper rusty.
I've started playing again more regularly and I've been getting back to roughly the level I was when I was in my early teens.
I'm quite inconsistent, and really bad at long, straight shots, but I've an uncanny knack of making utterly ridiculous pots - long cuts along the cushion, long plants, cannons and my fave - doubles across the length rather than width of the table.
In a couple of years I'm going to buy a house and I plan to have a table tennis table in one of the rooms. You plebs playing pool need some decorum.
Joining Rileys (or local equivalent) when you're seventeen, going twice, and then realising that going all the way to town to play fucking pool is a waste of your life. That British Problems dickhead would get a book out of that observation.
I think we have used our pool table less than 20 times in the 2 and half years we have had it. Its pretty much become a giant cat bed.
What kind of pool cue? An actual pool cue? Surely, in a Riley's, you'd be better off getting a snooker cue, and playing on the snooker tables. It'd make you a million times better at pool for starters. Long shots you say?
I've still never forgiven my parents for giving my (ok their) pool table away when I left home.
Why is pool so awesome? Don't know anyone that doesn't like it.
I get Pool in a way that I don’t get Golf or Darts. I think it’s more likeable (to play, anyway) because it’s easy to be/feel relatively good at it. With Darts or Golf I’m well aware that wherever I try to send the thing, it’s going nowhere close. With Pool I am atleast competent purely through having functioning hand - eye coordination.
Could be. Also hopeless at darts. You can fluke a pool win over a much better player but not with darts and definitely not with golf.
I've finally came to the conclusion I won't be leaving Ireland again so I'll never be playing golf again. I've 3 sets of golf sticks in the attic that need to go in Donedeal
Yeah an actual pool cue.
After years of intermittently playing pool I've reached a standard that I'll beat pretty much any of my mates 7 or 8 times out of 10, and lose against anyone who is actually good. There's room for becoming "quite good".
I played snooker with my dad every weekend for about 3 months and we stopped because we just had to accept that we were fucking horrendous. It was never an enjoyable experience. If I can find the motivation and enjoyment from playing pool on a very regular basis and I get really good I'll consider giving snooker another go. But probably not.
If memory serves, the best break either of us managed, by some distance, was when I got 17 (red black red black red).
Jesus.
Are there not even any cheap pay-per-round ones like Kilrea?
EDIT: You're in around Dublin, aren't you? This place looks reasonable.
Not yet, but this is definitely on the list.
https://youtu.be/yml9UaBXKHc
Never seen this first time round, but I did a bit more looking and found a place fairly close. A non membership course, must be a fairly new development.
Still need to put a couple of sets up for sale. I'm going to keep the middling set and the good putter. Could never get used to the expensive Yonex ones that I was given as they've really small head woods and stupid hybrids in it.
Sound bars. :harold:
My father in law has light bulbs he can tell Alexa to turn on/off. Load of bollocks. Just get up and use the switch.
At what point does new technology just became pointless and gimmicky? Saying that, a disabled person or elderly might have use for the light bulb thing if they can't get up.
We installed 3 light switches that do the same thing. You can tell google Home/Alexa to turn the light on and off. It’s been a god send cause the missus is notorious for leaving lights on.
I bought this a week or so back:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/microso...?skuId=6145602
Was able to stack it with another 25% off at a different store. Loving it so far.
Bought a WiFi booster and it’s mustard. I won’t have to waste my 4G taking a shit now.
Use something similar at work and it's a load of shit. I either have a very basic model or it's just buggy as shit. Try and open two excel files simultaneously? No sir. That's a office crash every day. Working on an important email? Yeah, Microsoft office will close all its programs by itseld and remove them from the quick start tab along the bottom.
Piece of shit. Give me back my heavy piece of shit HP laptop.
I haven’t looked into it too much but I believe you can use USB C to HDMi/VGA for single monitor but then like Foe said I think you need the dock to run two external monitors.
I haven’t fired up any games yet but it has a 6GB 1060 in it.
MVMT have branched out into sunglasses, and these float my boat. Went for the 'Everscroll' ones which include blue light filtering for use with computers. Not sure if I'll follow through on using them whilst working, but they're almost-clear lensed so it would just look like I'd taken up the use of reading glasses, I suppose.
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/03...g?v=1522787193
Fucking hell.
Also blue light filtering is bollocks. I had a pair of glasses with them and they put a yellow tint on everything, I thought everyone had jaundice.
http://http://www.argos.co.uk/product/6878810?storeID=41&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59158%7Ca cid:532-198-3455%7Ccid:598893978%7Cagid:24310582250%7Ctid:aud-144400486596:pla-395043214500%7Ccrid:86867309210%7Cnw:g%7Crnd:96393 75566141018276%7Cdvc:m%7Cadp:1o7%7Cmt:%7Cloc:10072 16&gclid=CjwKCAjw8r_XBRBkEiwAjWGLlGFRSfauyp2Sas05-4FL5f4CrQOWJNupIITSYZHXm8ZEKDp-_wDq1hoC1p4QAvD_BwE
There may be better, I know nothing about this stuff, but it’s £20 and works well.
Do you put it downstairs (near your router) or upstairs (where you barely get signal)?
Lol they are shite.
It isn’t, but ok.
Ok I'll do a full wireless survey to tell you how shite it is honestly. Shite.
I’m using it so I can use WiFi in the bathroom and garden. It does the job and I’be had no issues so far.
I can only assume you’re seeing this as lost potential sales in your new role. Soz lad.
You only realise how awful a WiFi solution is when you use a properly set up one.
Hint: you haven't.
Imagine being a snob about a WiFi extender.
Next week on TTH: You call that a potato peeler?
Imagine being a snob about some logo for a fucking whitepaper.
Next week on TTH: you call that a graphic design degree?
Congratulations on successfully extending your Wi-Fi range Spikey. :)
I could successfully extend my penis with a toilet brush but it doesn't mean I'll be able to fuck women any better.
Ah, damn it. EFUKT is my downfall. I could fuck women a whole lot better.
Cheers Lew, it’s quite the WiFi solution.
At least your head is too small to be affected by any additional radio waves.
Everyone is very on edge today.
It's the weather.
Just bought a radiator. I’m such a man. All part of the #dadmin these days. :baz:
If I pass my resits, I'm gonna blow my first paypacket on whatever I want.
Spending £500 on a knife :drool:
Japanese Damascus steel knifes :drool:
Do it.
I'm going to have a custom one made by this guy I think:
http://www.catchesidecutlery.com/store/c1/arts
Also considering this guys stuff:
http://www.prendergastknives.com/products
And this:
https://cleancut.se/butik/knivmodell...shikane-detail
What sort of knife? Like a kitchen one or just one to go around as a hardman?
Kitchen knife.
Not many gangs to join in Norwich, which is unfortunate given what a ghetto badman I am.
That makes more sense. I always wanted to try a really good knife but I probably wouldn't be able to use it right anyway.
The first knife I bought is an entry-level Japanese Gyuto/Chef's knife and cost about £80. It is a billion times better than a crappy knife.
I know that's not cheap, but you can use it for 99% of things you need a knife for in the kitchen so I don't think it's a ridiculous amount. Something like that, a cheap sharpening stone (I use this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Japanese-wh.../dp/B001DT1X9O and will continue to use it even if I buy a very expensive knife) and a bit of time on youtube is all you really need. It makes such a difference to how enjoyable and easy working in the kitchen is.
Well worth it in my opinion.
I use this knife:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZELITE-INFI...anese+damascus
Got it in the last sale type things (after wanting it for ages) and it's fucking brilliant.
Not bought a whetstone but I really should.
I have this:
http://www.knivesforchefs.co.uk/toji...0mm-1979-p.asp
(210mm version of this, not the carving knife I put before)
and this:
https://cuttingedgeknives.co.uk/bran...us/petty-150mm
If you want to learn to sharpen, this playlist is excellent Mahow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74mu...crUoFvIVQrmZiD
Cheers, will give it a look when I'm back home.
Both learning some basic knife skills, and how to sharpen with a whetstone.
To be fair I wish I had a proper good sharp knife. Having to use scissors to cut bacon is just wrong.
Like I said, I could easily have got by with that one Tojiro knife and the sharpening stone for many years. With a bit of practice I can get it screaming sharp and it can be used for almost everything (it's a bit unwieldy for tiny stuff life garlic but perfectly usable; you would wreck the edge on frozen stuff/bones so that's the one thing I'd definitely avoid).
I really think it's a worthwhile investment for anyone who cooks at all to get one decent chef's knife and a whetstone.
I wouldn't want to be sharpening it so probably no point in me ever buying one. Are there any made from something that would stay sharp?
Ceramic I think.
Ceramic knives are shit (although it gives me another opportunity to post my favourite video ever).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKZh70prVt8&
I don't think there's really such thing as a good knife which doesn't need sharpening, or everyone would be using them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c4RD5E4vcs
Mostly just simple stuff like this. Learning to use a knife is obviously best done by practising using a knife rather than sitting on youtube, but it can be useful.
Who makes video about cutting technique and doesn't actually cut anything? Complete fraud.
I've often flirted with the idea of buying a really expensive kitchen knife, but I know I wouldn't look after it properly, so I just stick with my crappy knives and this odd tungsten sharpening device an old Australian dude made for me, which sharpens anything to within usable parameters. Realistically they're vanity items for the most part. ONE CLEAN CUT!
I was in the York Outlet a few months ago looking at (obviously just looking at) an eight-hundred set of four knives, and the woman, who was either dying of boredom or thought I was one of those people with so much money they can afford to bowl around like a tramp, let me have a go cutting some stuff with them. They were very good at cutting the stuff, but unless you were literally wearing them out every day I think you would be better off just buying cheap ones and chucking them away when they turn shit.
The problem with shit knives is they don't hold an edge. You can sharpen pretty much any old crap until you can shave with it, but it will be blunt again very quickly.
Good knives take a very sharp edge and hold it well. But I agree, once you are comparing a £100 knife to a £500 to a £3000 knife you are not getting something which cuts 5x/30x better. There are definite but relatively modest improvements but yeah it's a vanity project. Probably like with anything really - you see a big improvement from 'cheap' to 'expensive' and then small improvements once you start going onto 'very expensive'.
I don't care though, I like nice knives and I feel like I've earned the right to blow a tonne of money on something unnecessary - just because I want it - after having no money since forever and everything I've been through the last few years.
Probably fucking fail now.
EDIT: e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P6klz6BTek
Ah, you’ve played knifey spoony before.
Bullfrog? That's a funny name... I'da called 'em "Chazwozza's"
I bought one of those YI home cameras. They are brilliant. Easy to install as it just sticks to any surface. Links quick to your wi-fi and phone via the app.
You can subscirbe to the cloud storage. You get a free one-month trial, or you can juat use memory card which I'm doing now. Motion activated with an altert direct to your phone.
I would highly recommend them. I bought one and then bought two more on Amazon 30 minutes after I instaled it.
I've one of those too. Great job, I've got it pointing at the driveway from the top bedroom. That's how I caught the neighbours using my bins :cool:
The Yi Dashcam is excellent too for anyone looking one. Saved me the other day.
Special offer on Amazon for £30. I have the dome one too ive just setup which is probably too much. You can control it from the app and actually move the camera. Not necessary for my requirements but still pretty cool. It even has a mic you can talk through and catch people off-guard.
Im setting one up over my bed in plain sight. Make my own blue movie.
Aren’t those cameras ridiculously easy to hack? There was a couple on Watchdog who’s camera had been viewed by thousands Eastern Europeans.
Well someone can look at my drive if they like.
People watch a lot of shit on twitch. Never underestimate the size of a bored audience.
I think it's 12. About the same as my youtube subscribers.
Meanwhile Giggles driveway has thousands.
I know. You can't compete with perfection.
Can you return stuff to Amazon if you just don't want it?
.
Yeah. Amazon is excellent with returns. They will probably let you keep the item and just refund you immediately. (Depends on the item of course)
Bought wireless earbuds (Jaybird X3) for the Mrs but ordered the wrong set and going by the reviews they're absolutely shit. Want to order a different set and just send these back as soon as they arrive in the post.
Absolutely, if it's not very expensive they may not even bother asking for it back, we frequently don't because it's not worth the carriage.
They were £90 so I'd say they will, but that's grand so long as they can go back. There's another set at fairly similar money that has much better reviews.
http://www.catchesidecutlery.com/sto...a_handle..html
Right so I'll be getting a blade like this^
But with a custom handle made by this guy:
https://www.instagram.com/pcpken/?hl=en
Prolly something along these lines:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjabEUAA...aken-by=pcpken
Genuinely excited (what a twat).
San Mai too so the edge will be hard as fuck (and sharp) with the spine being a bit softer.
Found a nerdy knife forum to get suggestions and that guy apparently makes really great knives so excited for it. Few months wait but never mind.
Bought my mum a knife too (bit less extravagant) because she likes using mine. Thought it was the least I could do as a thank you for all the stress I've put her through the last few years and all the support she's given me.
http://www.japanesenaturalstones.com...s-gyuto-210mm/
Can anyone recommend some half decent TV speakers for under £40?
This is just for a bedroom TV that isn't used very often, the sound plays up.
For under £40?
Have you tried attaching some strings and cups to the TV and putting them to your ears?
No idea if it’s good but this is on sale for prime day...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-LAS260B-...dp/B01AHJTP22/
Did your knife arrive yet @mahow?
Decided with the maker on the design for my handle. Just a render at the moment, can't wait to see it for real.
That’s a bit sad, mate.
Haven't ordered it yet as their on holiday until the 28th so I'll order it nearer then.
I also got the whetstone but I haven't used it yet. I've watched a lot of videos so far (haven't watched enough on burr removal though) and I'll probably start on the shit knifes my Mum has collected. I don't want to jump right in on my collection of good knives and end up fucking them up.
Didn't you spend about a grand on a coat so you could cosplay the third leukaemia-ridden Gallagher brother?
I know what I saw.
That was also a perfectly acceptable place to employ "haters gonna hate" so suck a dick you miserly, self-important, boring old cunt.
Write him a prescription for butthurt mate.
You petulant little arsehole. :D
I think I know what you're on about, but it wasn't a grand, it wasn't a jacket, it looks nothing like something Oasis would wear, and I look nothing like a Gallagher ill or otherwise. I hope your doctorly observations are a bit sharper.
Also, do you think I spanked a grand on a crap jacket or do you think I'm miserly? You can't have both.
Jesus, imagine having such a high opinion of yourself you call someone on a forum 'petulant'. Get a grip.
Because you think someone daring to call you out on being a cunt marks them out as 'petulant'. You're just a cunt. Honestly one of the least appealing personalities I've ever come across.
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My mate's girlfriend got the shots out after we lost against Croatia and I ended up throwing up all over the carpet when I got home, whilst my mum was away on holiday. I offered to pay for a professional to sort it out but she got me to put £50 towards a carpet cleaner instead. Quite an exciting purchase as I can now soil the house with impunity. Might do a poo in the front room later.
:wanker:
I thought doctors were meant to have patients?
:baz:
Called it.
Johns a cunt.
You’re a right miserable old fucker these days Bam.
You petulant little arsehole. :D
Just calling a spade a spade. I can’t remember you posted something that wasn’t sniping at someone.
Are you off your tiny head?
Bought a big telly and sky sports & bt sports subscription.
Embracing being a pleb :drool:
Though you was dipping your foreskin in that sloot tonight?
Not until "9-10ish". However I've been drinking and watching cricket since 2 so if she does message me she'll just get me slurring about Englands top-order.
Bought a mug.
https://i.imgur.com/kBmyjyt.png
A bag and a few posters:
The bag is a mate of mines label so I'm supporting him more than caring about the bag:
https://i.imgur.com/gUNq8V1.png
and because I get mates rates I got myself a canvas of this as well:
https://i.imgur.com/PcYcSTp.png
A couple of Simon Stelenhag prints including:
https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.5074...1000,075,f.jpg
and
https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.2357...ffffff,t.3.jpg
and I'm buying a bunch of low-poly masks for the crew for Halloween from https://wintercroft.com/
Looks a load of :wanker: tbh.
Bams probably typed that while wearing something from Superdry.
No, I'm more Ted Baker.
Wifebeater and some burberry.
Those are his kids' names.
Wifebeater and some burberry would be some name. :D
Wifebeater, Burberry, and Vercetti the pug.
I was chatting with my mates missus who's from Cheltenham so you'd think quite posh and middle class stuff, went to school with a kid who's first name was Jack Daniels. No hyphen, but he had to be called Jack Daniels.
That's the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
- Man who drinks Jack Daniels regularly.
Wait that sounds gay now doesn't it. Welp. No turning back now lads.
Of course 'Florida Man' thinks it's a good idea.
I would personally never but I honestly drink so much Jack Daniels that I'm a huge fan of this guy's life now.
I haven’t had a poster since I was about 16. Fix up Phonics.
Knife and handle on the way. Whoop.
Went with a different blade in the end:
https://i.imgur.com/6Limb64_d.jpg?ma...idelity=medium
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnY91CaA9mT/
Can't upload to Imgur from my phone seemingly so that's the Instagram post.
Should both be here this/next week. Then I have to install the handle without fucking everything up :)
Are you going to keep them in the kitchen, or display them next to you katana?
Katanas :drool:
The abuse I'd get if I posted my keyboard :drool:
I think it each time it happens but having supermarkets deliver shopping is the best.
A nice man has just carried the majority of my shop up two floors to my flat, a shop I only ordered yesterday. The drinks are all chilled too!
I bought a clothes shaver yesterday and can't believe how good it is. It's made some of my old bobbled jumpers look brand new.
The bobbly effect is called pilling, I don't know how I know that but I do.
Knives.
I can't even imagine a world where I'd care about a fucking knife.
Maybe if he was brandishing one of those at your throat.
You don't brandish those. You invite people around to see them in their case.
Or chop food with them which is what I do.
See, my dad's a retired butcher and he exercises function over flamboyance. Those are fucking ornaments.
They've got fancy wood in the handles but they are at heart just very functional blades.
Edit: top ones made by this bloke FFS
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bni3PHQA...ns_share_sheet
I had another lenovo smart display arrive. One in each room now.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BueS6YUB..._web_copy_link
Bought the cheaper of those two in a complete failure of willpower.
That's knife-buying done for the very foreseeable future.
https://i.imgur.com/wLGFGYe.png
£440 knife. :wtf:
I'm more interested in where they've chosen to take that picture. On a piece of wood, on top of some random stuff? Outside?
Cleary its some type of coffin.
Looks like they need cleaning.
Got a tasty mic, such clean audio, shame I hate the sound of my own voice.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....HL._SY606_.jpg
and a pair of white Supra's that were on sale for 40 quid. Wasn't planning on buying another pair of shoes but Supras are so comfy that at that price I may as well have taken them and it means I can chuck out the older pair I have worn down.
https://static.footshop.com/28857/su...hite-white.jpg
What are you using the mic for?
Mostly just on discord with the boys and a bit of streaming here and there. Then also using it whenever I need to do some voiceover/ADR for video stuff we do at work. A few of the people I play D&D with have considered turning it into a podcast so maybe that. It's OTT for what I need day-to-day but I got myself a Canon EOS 200D recently too so I can basically do A/V freelancing on the side if I want to/need the cash.
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....GL._SX425_.jpg
Where did you get the Supras
Buzz Aldrins eBay.
They look dope honestly
You'd have to be on it to think so.
I laughed at Giggles' excellent diss even though I do have an almost identical looking pair of nikes.
Reminded me of the absolutely atrocious joke I made at work that somehow got my assistant manager to piss themselves. Some bloke in one of those ubiquitous NASA t shirts was hovering by the entrance, and when they said "wanna see what they want, Igor?", I feigned excitement and said "really?? awesome, I've never served an astronaut before!" Such wit.
Literally?
I bumped into a camouflaged soldier coming out of the base gym, and, honestly without thinking, said 'Didn't see you there lad'. He called me a prick, and then I realised that I had accidentally donned him senseless.
No, you just did the equivalent of asking a tall person how the weather was up there or if he plays basketball.
You're still hoping someone asks you the basketball question, aren't you?
At 5'12/6'0 that'd be a weird question to ask considering I'd be 7 inches shorter than the average.
I took that as five twelve (lol) and six stone.
fuck you on about phonics
In other news, did you know that a kilogram is actually slightly less than a kilogram now?
Retarded.
6 foot is actually 182.88cm according to Google.
Damn, my whole life is a lie. I'm claiming I'm 6'0 by never removing my shoes in that case.
https://feettocm.com/5-feet-11-in-cm
You're 5'11 you mong.
Mahow, let's not start throwing around insults that could reflect poorly on the one saying them.
Sorry, you're incredibly wise Mr. 5'12.
Technically, he's slightly shorter than 5'11 as it's 180.34.
:lol:
I love you Phonics
What's that in knots?
well compared to the 5'12'' he thought he was, KNOT a lot!!!!
Just pick 5’11 or 6foot and say that. 5’12 isn’t a thing.
I like how this has all come about because I decided to be more honest. I should just have lied and claimed I was 7'8. The only people I've met are Keeks and Igor and the latter is short enough for me to pull it off.
cunt
So, where they selling cheap Supras?
At a shop in Geneva. The store I use has a second shop that sells all the last couple of pairs in random sizes they haven't moved. What size are you and I'll send you some pics of what they've got.
Also wore those out last night and woke up to see this green stain that I can't remove. Doesn't look like paint or anything so I've no idea what it is. Always the issue with these whiter than white trainers.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachm...706/image0.jpg
Size 10.3.
Careful Spikey, we might do hat size next.
The last time I was measured properly I was 187cm, or five foot fourteen.
https://www.creativebloq.com/amp/news/echo-dot-deal
Anyone interested?
I already got one for the 99p.
It’s not as good as the google one for understanding what you’re saying, Amazon music isn’t as good as Spotify. If you have a FireTV stick though it can control that, so put info on what you’ve asked on the tv and it can start shows or apps on the Fire TV. “Alexa, load Giantbomb” for example loads up the GoantBomb app on the tv, which is cool.
Has anyone bought a mattress from Ikea? I need to buy a bed and saw one on their website that looks decent and I like the idea of being able to just go in and pick it up (they come rolled up) whenever suits me rather than have to arrange delivery from somewhere else and then wait in all day for their 7am - 9pm delivery 'slot'.
I got my mattress and quilt from Ikea. Pre-rolled. Can't complain.
My mum had a bit of a nightmare with a mattress delivered rolled up. It was uneven so was completely useless - apparently this can happen as they keep them rolled up in warehouses for god knows how long.
Not an Ikea one, just a general word of warning.
A mattress that can be rolled sounds awful. I like my mattress to be as firm as possible though, so if you are ok with a softy one then it might be fine.
I have a rolled one (Leesa not an Ikea) and it's grand.
I got a firm one. It was years ago so I don't know the exact model. It's preference though. I've been on super soft ones and they are awful. You lie on it and you bounce to the ceiling.
Anytime anyone mentions Ikea.
https://youtu.be/7T2oje4cYxw
I got a new mattress recently and I'm broke up in bits since.
I have a Simba mattress and matching pillow. When I paid I thought there was no chance it was worth the price, but honestly I’d pay double. :)
Tempur is where it's at. God tier bed products :drool:
I’m getting one of those Simba things. Hopefully they’re not as shit as the memory foam fad a few years ago.
Get yourself £50 off: https://simba.mention-me.com/m/ol/un4te-baz-akehurst
We have some shredded memory foam pillows (seemed to be what everyone raved about) and they are great.
Went to Dreams today to have a look. Hybrid pocket sprung/memory foam mattress and a big luxurious bed frame for £575. Haven't bought it yet as I wanted to have a think about it and it's more than I really wanted to spend but it was class.
Do you really need a big luxurious bed?
Yeah, to impress all the bishes I'll have in it.
Stuffing their bones in the mattress?
And ruin the lovely memory foam?
That's what the drawers in the base are for.
https://dadbrandapparel.com/products...dS16YaB8um9vto
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/14...g?v=1542344095
Copped this. Not lookin back
Dad hatception. Classic.
I need a new bed but spending money on one seems awful.
I got a Brompton. This one, specifically: https://www.halfords.com/cycling/bik...-blue-16-wheel
Been great so far for getting around and super convenient. Got it on the Cycle To Work scheme so saved a bunch on that price.
They're works of art them things.
Get the juggling balls as part of the deal too?
Why doesn't the hat on the hat have a hat on it?
There's a guy who bikes around near where I live on one of these:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...8France%29.jpg
So many questions.
How do you even get on it?
Why would you possibly want to be up that high?
Do you have to just find a tall lamp post every time you need to stop?
How would you even balance as such?
Ugh just buy a regular bike you cunts.
I saw an idiot in Norwich on one of those the other week. Igor had better have something major planned for when he moves.
I'm not. Go with Igor.
Alas, one day.
When I was at uni there was a twat who got around on a unicycle.
Should have clotheslined the prick.
I saw someone in a suit using a unicycle as practical transport the other day.
Loads of grown adults are whirling round on one of these at the moment.
http://www.electricrideables.com/ass...eel_rider1.jpg
I don't know why anybody would buy a bike that you can't get some decent air on when the moment calls.
Did my first supermarket shop in NORWICH today :cool:
Got some nice hummus
Ya'll sure do talk about Norwich like it's the fuckin Magic Kingdom
For one thing, Norwich has a real castle.
However I wasn't exactly delighted to see a handwritten note on the toilet this morning saying "whilst trying to sort the toilet I've fucked it, sorry."
I mean, I didn't even realise it needed sorting. Seemed to be functioning perfectly as a toilet until last night actually. On the plus side, I'm the only bloke working at my new branch so I can make the male toilets my own private shitting destination.
If you're the only bloke...
It looks like a fuckin mental institution
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...3q_400x400.jpg
Does it?
More so than it does a castle to be fair.
It does its job, in that who could be arsed besieging something like that?
Stick some wrought iron gates in front of that and it absolutely looks like a mental institution in a film, which at some point will be visited by a detective with a drinking problem and a dead family.
It doesn't look like your average Norman style castle despite being one, and it's main defensive attribute is surely that it's in Norwich which no-one has bothered invading since the Vikings.
It's such a box. Very odd.
Ugh. Laptop has been dying slowly for ages, but the move to Norwich had seemingly finished it off. Classic thing where it just stops charging, happened to a couple of laptops before.
Bought a new one for £700. Went to plug in my phone...also not charging. On the way out of my bedroom I noticed a random switch on the wall that was switched off, so turned it on. Immediately both my phone and my laptop started charging :moop:
Tempted to not cancel the order cus my laptop was fucked anyway, but it's still annoying. Any TECH GUYS wanna let me know if I've bought a shit laptop, cus if I have I deffo will just keep using this piece of shit.
HP Pavilion 17-ab401na
Intel Core i5-8300H Quad-Core Processor | 17.3" Full HD IPS Anti-Glare Screen | Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64-bit | 8GB DDR4 RAM | 128GB M.2 SSD + 1TB HDD | Dedicated GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB Graphics | USB3 | HDMI | Bluetooth | DVD
| Welcome to Real Madrid | Crazy Goals & Skills | 1080p
:D ffs
Laptop is fine, perfectly serviceable spec.
Sound, cheers. I kinda assumed it was. Got into that terrible cycle of thinking "ah for just another 50 quid I could get x" and ending up almost convincing myself to buy a 1200 quid piece of kit to play fm15 and phonics on chess.com.
Would I be right in saying itll do every day stuff with ease but dont even bother trying to play high end games on it?
It's not exactly some ripped Alienware beast machine but it'll do you for FM/webcam sexchat with Phonics etc. Or sorry, "playing chess" or whatever you kids are calling it these days.
"The Swiss opening "
More like the Watford gap.
The Norwich Noncing.
The No Deal Brexit.
Another bicycle. Will be the seventh one at home. I think I have a problem, especially when we consider that I haven't even been riding lately.
Obviously I haven’t bought these but I didn’t know where else to put it. What the absolute fuck?
can't say i'm following what's going on there outside of a.. 350 quid(?) jar of nutella with a fancy lid
But... why?
Because there are thick rich people too.
Sure but I mean even from a if I was one of them type of situation are they basically just buying the lid or are these like The Queen's Condiments or something.
Again i'm sorry for the questions I'm just perplexed.
Would a rich person know what Nutella or Coleman’s even were ?
Prince Andrew goes to Pizza Express so anything is possible.
I’ll sell you an empty pot noodle er, pot, for £50. I’ll even run it through my mum and dads dishwasher first.
I refuse to block Wish because it puts the most obnoxious things in front of me at ridiculous prices.
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@Baz (this is a reach) do you get any of that 'japanese streetwear' stuff in your instagram feed. any idea if its legit?
That t-shirt's class.
That tshirt would go down a storm at one of the more chemically enhanced club nights in Glasgow. I once wore a tshirt to the Arches with the Run DMC design on it but with the text replaced by 'BAW BAG' and at least half my night was taken up by people wanting pictures with it, asking where I got it, or offering their own tshirt in exchange for it.
A reach indeed. Sorry I don’t get that. My Instagram feed is mostly Mac Savage, Mel B or the darker skinned patrons of my small town. :sorry:
My Christmas shopping is DONE. :jayjay:
Well, just need to nip to Smyths to pickup one thing and take the missus to "get her gait analysed" :confused: and then have her pick some trainers, but all in good time. Everything else is being delivered.
£698.10 spent in an hour this morning. :sick:
Got some soundmagic e11s today, sound great for forty quid .
Bought my season ticket today. Back in the top flight for the season 125 :drool:
Bought a Switch and Zelda :cool:
I bought a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones and a 12TB external HDD a few days ago in the Amazon sales.
Yeah they’re class for the money.
Bought a new bed and mattress today, and a new cooker yesterday. Great way to spend 3 and a half grand.
If you’re shopping in the type of places where a cooker and a bed come to £3500 then you’re not the sort that will notice it missing anyway.
Of course I am. It's just long overdue, our bed and mattress are nearly a decade old. The mattress cost 2 grand alone, but I'm hoping it's going to help with the chronic back pain I'm getting every morning.
The mattress protector was another £80 alone, and they were nice enough to "throw in" 2 pillows. It feels mental to be spending so much, but it better be worth it.
Humping that giant wallet around can't be good for your back.
How can a mattress cost 2 fucking grand? Is it regenerative or something?
This is it: https://uk.tempur.com/mattresses/clo...-83103128.html
If it stops me moving around like a pensioner for the first hour of every morning it'll be the best 2 grand I've ever spent.
I love how their three types of mattresses are Supreme, Elite, and Luxe. If the cheapest version of something is called Supreme then you know the millionaires are gobbling the brand up
What do you want? Budget, Medium and Luxury?
A proper mattress is one of the best things you can spend money on imo.
I have a Leesa which is great.
Bought myself a bench press and got it shipped to my parents. Slowly but surely building their garage into a home gym. Tempted to send a power rack there too but need to know whether it'll fit.
Also bought my first chef knife thing, and still have 10 fingers. :cool:
So it's still in the box?
I spent fifteen hundred quid on an orthopaedic mattress for my gran about six months ago and she went from being completely bedbound with back and hip pain to being able to walk to the toilet within three months.
She's riddled with cancer and stuck in hospital for life now so it's not done any long term good, but a good mattress is definitely worth the outlay.
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I am being targeted for a special type of slimming 'trousers' that squeeze all of your fat out a hole in the inner thigh. Atleast, that's what they appear to be for.
I'll take 4.
Spikey in some Shapewear for the Two Thousand and Twenty baybaaaaaaay.
I'm trying to see if there's any chance of a misunderstanding but the straw in his hand nails it.
I've bought a mystery job lot on Ebay that arrives tomorrow. 100 items of something. :D A mystery box also arrives on Friday.
Silly but it https://i.ibb.co/THtQQJx/p91152729.pngd my curiosity watching them on YouTube. I figured I'd just sell whatever on the Facebook groups.
Piqued :dc:
Fixed. :henn0rz:
I genuinely cannot wait to see what's in that box.
I'm pretty sure it's going to be shit but it is what it is. I've got a few plans I want to explore for 2020 and a little side business is high on my agenda. No doubt I may fail but I would like to try before assuming I will.
Same as Lewis. I love watching those videos on youtube I just dont have the balls to buy one :lol:
I might stream the one on Friday since that's the more expensive one but truthfully, I'm anticipating a pile of junk. Live stream tomorrow, chaps?
WDYTOE one went well enough. :D
Thursday or Friday?! I need to make sure I’m free!
I could do the one that arrives on Friday as I that's the more expensive one.
It's arrived....
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:D Stocking fillers maybe? Of all the things, bloody kids items. I loathe kids.
Breakdown
Key-rings
Slime
Glittery hair extentions
Hulk Hogan Bandanas
SpongeBob Wristbands
StarWars Stationary
Roxx thingymajigs
Mini figurines
Tumblers
Kids handbags
MickyMouse thingymajig
Coasters
In other words, a waste of a few quid. At least Friday's in electronics.
Worth it for the bandanas and whatever the Che Guevara thing is.
Those Hogan bandanas :cool:
Live stream of you opening the next one in the Hogan bandanas?
And then going through the rest of it as Hulk Hogan.
'WE GOT SOME COASTERS DUDE. WE GOT SOME ROXX POWER PAXX JACK...'
That black pussy needs to be in a bandana also.
How much was all that? What an absolute waste of money.
£30, I think. I'm not even going to attempt to try and make anything back off it as it's far too much work and I would be surprised if I even broke even on it. I'll see how Friday's is and if it's similar then the mystery box thing can get bent.
I have been introduced to Shopify which seems easier to start at this stage than Amazon whilst I've registered to a few other auction sites where I can see what I am bidding on. In short, this little effort was harmless but ultimately pointless. I've gone back to the drawing board. I won't pretend to know much about anything but today has been a day largely spent trying to educate myself on the ins and outs. As I said in a previous post, it's not something I plan on doing until next year as I will have the necessary funds to ensure I can speculate a little.
At this moment in time I need to figure a product that I believe I will be able to sell, repackage it etc and go from there but it's about finding that product and first. I'll spend the remainder of the month looking into things and then see where I end up. I only want something to have on the side so I can get some experience and make a few inexpensive mistakes so we'll see.
I feel like blind boxes are only worth their merit if it's something you'll at least get some use out of. Media's an easy one for me. CDs, DVDs, games and so on that I'll watch once and go, "That was dumb."
It was more curiosity on this occasion. When I won the bid I knew there was 100 items in the box and I just figured even if I sold every item for £1 I would still make a profit but truthfully, I think I'd struggle to even get 50p for any of today's contents. Even at 30p to break even it is far too much effort for nothing. I'll whack it down to the local charity shop tomorrow and see what Friday's brings as I at least know there's electronics in that one.
After that that'll be all as I focus on just one or two items.
I went to the second hand shop this morning to grab some books to read. I found this which was clearly written for me. :D
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I bought my first ever microwave.
Celebrate with some really shocking McCain chips.
With a lovely Rustlers burger.
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I'm starting to think it's just a clever marketing strategy.
I really need to grow up.
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When I used to do that it would involve sticking in people like Brian Borrows (Coventry), Stuart Nethercott (Tottenham), Danny Maddix (QPR) and David Linighan (Ipswich). Fully 25 years later you are still at it.
He means shoplifting.
Unfortunately I won’t be able to trade stickers with you this year. Sorry. :(
Pussy
I (and by that I mean the Mrs) bought a pressure king pro today. Never had a pressure cooker before, was frightened off them from an early age.
It's very good. It was an odd sensation for the first few nights, as you don't really feel much resistance like a normal mattress. Very happy with it.
There are cheaper ones that do the same thing, but the reviews suggest they don't last as well. The mattress-in-a-box companies like Emma, Casper, Leesa, etc.
I have a Simba mattress. It’s great.
Ive got about 400 to spend. Ive been informed to stay away from memory foam because its hot.
Get a cheap spring mattress from ikea and then a mattress topper. You get both the softness and the springiness. Should be around 300-400
Dont tell me what to do.
I'm trying to get my head around mattresses at the moment because we need to buy one and it's got to be about the most confusing, bullshit-fueled industry around.
Apparently none of those "return for free" mattress jobbies are as easy as they're made out to be.
Bought a mattress for 800 which was outside my budget but it was amazing to lie on. I also seduce the salesgirl to take me out for some vegan food. Hopefully, she does smell funky like 100% of the vegan girls ive dealt with.
Bought a Chromebook to replace my decrepit old laptop, loving it so far, although still got to test compatability of some software I use for work (and have thus far been unable to run CM0102 :( )
Looks like the freezer is knackered, so looking into replacing that in the next few days. I struggle with so much choice out there so if anyone has any recommendations, please speak up.
Also looks like the Chromebook will have to go back. Think I sorted the rebooting issue but turns out my research into whether I could use certain software wasn't thorough enough. I rely on using Smart Notebook for work and there's no work around to get that operating on Chrome OS from what I can tell. So back to laptop shopping :/ .
I'm not trying to sound like an asshole but a freezer? Shouldn't the requirements be affordability and .... if it freezes?
What I'm saying is... are there really many features involved here?
Reliability would also be a factor, different makes may be better than others.
Damn I'm glad I'm a poor and have rented my entire life cause I could never make such a decision, then.
Got a new duvet, bedding and memory foam pillows to replace my ageing ones. They’re amazing!
A memory foam mattress topper is next on the list to get a few more years from my mattress.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s fucking old on here any more.
Mike would look still look/act half your age if he was twice it.
Meanwhile I bought some ram and an SSD so I can load World Of Warcraft faster.
Cheers for putting them in, Mike. :lewis:
You're welcome.
Does anyone have experience with weighted blankets?
I've been told they're amazing and will help you sleep forever.
Just quit the smack.
Mattress/topper setup is great. If anyone doesn't like the sinky feeling of memory foam (fiance hates it) then try latex foam instead (it's expensive though).
Ive got one of those latex foam mattresses. Ive used ut for three days and I think it is a little on the hard side. Ive got level 3, but I could do with something softer. Ive got 40 days to test and swap/return if necessary.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C1PBDLX..._4B0uEb4T1X1FY
Bought my wife this one for Christmas. At first she was sceptical but now can't sleep without it.
I tried it one night and felt like I was being suffocated so it can definitely vary on how much you'll like it.
Looking for a set of wireless earbuds for myself. Totally wireless, not too bulky, works with iOS, good sound quality. Not too fussed on noise cancelling or price, but they have to have something for holding them in your ears, something like the original pixel buds, so I can’t do airpods (they would have been first option). Suggestions?
Powerbeats Pro.
They’re a bit on the ugly side but good shout. They would never fall out and should work flawlessly with the phone.
My wife wanted something identical to your spec recently so I did some research and they were the resounding winners. Although presumably yours aren’t for running and AirPods fall out because of your tragus piercing. :baz:
Sadly they were out of her price range (and wouldn’t let me order snides from China) so ended up with some cheapo clones from Amazon, but they serve her purpose. :sorry:
I was gonna get her the Powerbeats Pro for her birthday but she’s perfectly happy with the ones she got - they’re called Holy High or something like that, I’ll spare you the referral link - so I might as well save my money.
I just can’t get any pair to stay in my ears unless they have a thing sticking out of the top to hold them in. Even sitting they’d fall out.
Don’t want overhead, want the kind that are two separate completely wireless ones.
I might just wait on these new Pixel Buds 2.
They’re actually up on the site now, so they must be releasing soon. They announced the bloody things in October.
https://store.google.com/gb/product/pixel_buds?hl=en-GB
In a fit of ennui, I've gone on a bit of a buying spree this weekend:
- Silicon-tipped Tongs
- 12-inch Kitchen Tweezers
- Spice Grinder
- Spider Strainer
- DDJ-1000 DJ Controller
How much for the decks?
$1900, which is about 1000 quid. My old NI controller crapped out, and I wanted to get on Rekordbox. I need a mobile solution for when things open up because lugging around my CDJs/Xone is not the answer.
Do you do any gabber?
Have you got a donk machine?
Yevrah when there are more than six-hundred daily deaths.
Going to give Google a month to see if they give any indication on selling the new buds and if not I’m settled on a set of JBL Reflect Flow Sports. Look ideal.
Anyone know of a flask that would keep some coffee warm most of the day? I was back on the road again today so had my last one at 8am. Came home gasping for one.
Even one that would plug into the mains (Max 75W).
When I used to use a thermos it was good at least until 2pm, maybe gets a bit lukewarm by five.
Drink cold drinks like a real man.
It had to be Asian (or Italian) from Luca.
There's all sorts of wankery available (including some battery-powered, IoT-enabled guff that tracks your caffeine intake), but with kitchen stuff you're hard-pressed to beat Japanese craftsmanship.
Luca has me sold.
I'd forgotten all about the 'IoT'. Why don't my shoes have built-in Alexa yet?
It's shifting from 'novelty' to 'embedded' (which means we're getting smarter with exactly what things actually need to be on the Internet). This was driven home to me late last week when my mate complained that his fridge was leaking and had automatically pushed a notification of the leak to his building superintendent.
Luca knows. I have this and it is basically magic. Put some warm coffee in here and it'll still be pretty drinkable at breakfast tomorrow.
Some other options: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-thermos/
Bought a pack of 5 ethernet cables because I only have the one. Amazon say it's arriving Saturday. Today Royal Mail stopped Saturday deliveries. :moop:
Is it being delivered by Royal Mail? I thought Amazon used courier companies.
I dunno. I get plenty of Amazon stuff delivered for the guys upstairs. Timing wise, most of it feels like a Royal Mail delivery unless it's bulky.
If the item is actually sold by Amazon it wont be done through Royal Mail.
They also rarely send stuff that's due on the weekends by RM too.
Alright. Good to know as I'm probably not working from home any time this week.
Bought Galaxy Buds Plus in the end and I accidentally seen in a Pixel Buds 2 review that the Samsung actually do have ear fin things to keep them in but they don't normally show them as they're an extra in the box. They also have a dedicated app on iOS and triple the battery life of the Pixel Buds 2 (plus I'm sick to the teeth of Google thinking the planet doesn't exist outside the US).
Did the Zojirushi come in, Giggles?
:thbup: Top recommendation @Luca. The Zojirushi is class.
I also bought a DeWalt hedge trimmer.
:cool:
You really can’t beat the Japanese for kitchenware.
Went in to a job this morning at 10:30 and was able to have a cup of perfectly hot coffee at 17:00. The last drop was sitting in it for 4 hours too, normally these things are shite if they’re not full but not a bother on this.
Question arising Giggles as I'm a language geek: are you from north Dublin? I only ask because one of my customers is from north Dublin and always says 'not a bother' in pretty much every sentence, so I'm wondering if it's just something said there, or a general Irish thing.
He's from the South West of Ireland IIRC.
Thanks. There are loads of such things I've noticed Irish say which we don't, 'grand' being a big one, also 'so' at the end of sentences. Quite like most of them, more poetic than our everyday speech.
Grand is always one that people noticed me saying, especially any Scots/NI I worked with. Always said it sounded weird to them. I think to the Scots it more meant something was big and fancy.
You probably get “Well” a lot on the phone as a hello.
A lot of them just start talking without saying who they are, which is something only the Irish do and is quite irritating as it means I have to get them to start again every time.
There's one guy down south who says 'How are things' to mean 'Hello', which took me a good few months to work out.
I say grand a lot.
So at the end of sentences annoys me though.
Ulsterpeople seem to love 'Good man', although I think you get that in bottom Ireland as well.
We do the same with 'alright?' Here.
New computer (or the guts of one anyway). RTX 2070 super, Ryzen 3600, mobo, cpu cooler + 16gb ram.
Sounds like you're ready to kickstart your Starcraft career now
My old Irish colleague used to ask "hows she cutting" in lieu of "alright?" "Not a bother on her" replaced "alright."
She definitely did it in piss takey way, though.
"What's good" is the #1 thing you say lad to lad at my age
Nah, there's no room for small talk on twitter.
Adidas had a mega sale here. Snapped up the United home and away kits, the Juventus home kit, 5 pairs of the Tiro football pants, and 6 boxers for about 190 quid.
:drool:
Gee whiz.
I used to know someone who said 'Christmas!' for that. It's probably why I used to know him.
Was it Luke Cage?
Just bought an Acer Gaming Monitor for £85 delivered. I have an old gaming pc sat in the spare room gathering dust. It has been experiencing some performance issues when doing anything intensive (crashes out) but I am going to try and resolve them (open it up, compressed air spray, investigate cooling and PSU) and see what I can do regarding upgrading it though it has a decent spec still I'd argue. I don't like plugging it into the main tv for any length of time because it's an OLED so I fear the burn, but having the pc functional will give me access to the internet in the way tablets and phones lack, aswell as letting me use the steam library I have spent a fortune on.
Just bought a beard brush and ordered a load of beard grooming shite to sort my effort out while I attempt to go full wizard.
A baseball.
Finally bought a telly. From 32” to 55” takes a bit of getting used to.
A new boiler. Changing from a 20 year old conventional to a combi so it's cost me 3 grand for the pleasure of ensuring I continue to have hot water and central heating. Could've used the kettle and worn a load of wool.
Lockdown got in the way but I made them aware, I wanted to return it during the 40 day period pre-lockdown. I finally managed to get someone on the phone after my emails were ignored and it's been agreed, I can still swap it out. I need a softer version but it appears I would need to put extra coins on top.
I've had the narrowboat life on my mind for a couoke years and it peaks in these summer times to the point where I browse listings and research all kinds.
Anyway, Lidl are doing this in their middle aisle this week which has given me an erection.
https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/summer-e...e-kayak/p33474
It's not allowed on my local lake and needs paperwork and all kinds of rules for Grand Union Canal but very tempted to give it a whirl this Saturday.
My old supervisor lived on a canal boat for a while and she said the novelty wears off very quickly. She was the type of person who would have done her best to embrace it as a load of quirky shit as well, so it really must have been terrible.
Oooh, I was thinking about getting a kayak recently.
Boat life seems all fun and games in summer and I'd miss absolutely nothing but the winters must be bleak. K cheers, that's quashed those dreams for another year.
My colleague lived on one for a few years in London and think he loved it tbh. Can't imagine banging your head every day being great though.
I could live on one of those pleasure yachts, the type that Inspector Montalbano always finds dead bodies on in Ragusa harbour. A barge that's narrower than me in cold England, no gracias.
Come on, living on the canal in Angel, isn't that the dream?
I’ve met two [sets of] people who lived on boats. One was a couple whose boat felt just like a house and they seemed to really embrace that they could park up (dock? olol) in loads of places and spend the day there or whatever.
The other was a fat old bloke whose boat was like a dark shed and it was grim.
Unless it's a super yacht overlooking Monaco, I'd pass.
Aye, but that's on the wrong side of London entirely.
If you mean north of the river, then yes I entirely agree.
Regent's canal from Kings X to Stratford in summertime is the peak of human society.
Also some of these communities are full of strippers (and bankers but probably the good ones who carry a heavy burden of shame).
Regent's canal is lovely. Anywhere in London that sparks a "this doesn't feel like London" is usually great.
If you enjoy being damp all year round and freezing cold for two thirds of it then by all means move into a house boat.
I'd love to see Taz on a barge wearing a nautical themed Pashmina Afghan.
Full Sinbad.
Have PM'd the relevant parties to report both those references.
Persia has a long and proud tradition of nautical activity I think you'll find, in which the Battle of Salamis was just a minor hiccup.
Achaemenid is both fun to write and to say, they loved a boat or two as well.
And it does you good, as it jolly well should.
I signed up for monthly donations to Wikipedia. Checking my browsing history, I visit the website every few days.
https://donate.wikimedia.org
Every few days? I have several tabs open at all times. And still never donated. I’m an asshole
Do whats right
https://wackypedia.miraheze.org/wiki/Main_Page
Of course this is a thing. Fuck the internet.
It’s already more interesting.
Donate to this instead: https://tinyurl.com/givebazmoney
Jimmy Wales can suck my cock. Wikipedia is quite badly effected by having autistic nerds and jobsworth idiots moderating it (avoiding the obvious joke here).
Their "notability" clause is enforced with total spastication. My mate, while procrastinating from his eng lit degree wrote a couple of articles about genuinely notable modernist authors (well respected, decently selling novels, peers of proper famous authors etc), and some fatty american moron deleted them cus he hadn't heard of them. Unsurprising, as i doubt he's read anything in the last 10 years except dr who fanfiction and richard Dawkins.
Yet every cunt who played twice for rushden and diamonds in 2004 gets a page. I don't object to, seemingly, every single person who has been a professional athlete getting a page, but the inconsistency is galling.
That's the problem with weirdo volunteers running the show, it's like the daft old women completely mispricing stuff in charity shops.
Hear, hear. They deleted our AE page even after that performance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Edward_(soccer)
It's there again but I'm sure we attempted to create the page (and then it was deleted) before the history suggests.
Where's a good place to get reasonably priced pure cotton duvet covers and sheets?
I don't want some horrible feeling polyester shit but at the same time I don't want to pay about fifty fucking quid for a duvet cover.
Ikea.
Homesense.
They don't do delivery for that kind of thing, do they? Not a chance I'm going near Ikea at the minute.
Eyeing up spunking £100+ on some rollerblades. Proper bambi on ice shit in this domain but I figure I can spend an hour or two a day in August and see if I can don it or not.
"Gahahahaha"
We all know the hardest part of buying roller-blades though.
You more of a rollerskate man? I'm still undecided between the two tbf.
I saw some big titty girl donning one yesterday and let me tell you, it was a sight.
At least your nose will break any falls.
Join a roller derby team.
Swimming in tick tings.
Is your entire picture of the world based on the output of Nickelodeon in 2001? Fucking roller derby. :D
EDIT - I've just consulted Google and apparently it does exist here. Glasgow Cali has three teams, all of which are named for Irn Bru puns. The first team being the absolutely no effort 'Irn Bruisers'. Founded in 2007. Over to you, Floyd.
Ha. I mean I actually went to uni with a girl who plays it and that’s why I’m aware of the tick ting selection.
Up there with korfball as a sport I presume exclusively created by guys looking to create an opportunity to pump chubby birds.
If the point of Korfball was perverts trying to get some contact with women they probably wouldn't have a rule stating you can only tackle someone of the same sex.
Netflix's Home Game documentary has an episode on Roller Derby.
I'd be up for going to see a game live.
Cancel that. I came to my senses on today's walk when a mate of mine recalled a few of his injuries on them. They're not a particularly safe piece of equipment and I'm an injury layoff away from slipping into deep deep depression so fuck that.
Skateboard?
Note: This isn't just a byproduct of being too pussy to rollerblade/skate as I've been eyeing them up for a while.
I'll probably wait till next summer but why tf are paddleboards so expensive? They're not exactly the result of complex engineering and yet the cheapest ones seem to be around £300 (non-inflatable ones as my local lake doesn't allow inflatables). I expected budget ones (what that even means given they have one simple basic utility idk) for £50.
I don't know why you'd ever buy a paddle board over a kayak or canoe unless you were a geek.
I mean if you’re planning on paddleboarding a lake then you might as well just use some flotsam, they’re expensive because they’re supposed to support you on the open ocean
Other than the portability of them being inflatable/pack up into a backpack I tend to agree.
Although I did see a friend with one at the beach the other day so I have to be careful not to be too scathing.
People calling them Stand-up paddle boards (or, even worse, SUPs/ess you pees) is just the worst. What the fuck is a non-stand-up paddle board? A long board? A canoe?
I forecast there being a glut of them being on the second hand market next summer as every man and his dog seem to have bought one during lockdown.
I imagine they've just tapped into the market of people that want to do stuff but are afraid of/too useless to exercise. Even in the age of retired people running marathons there are millions of excuses to not overexert yourself. The worst in recent memory being "I sweat too much."
After the disaster of my laptop, I have now bought a NEW COMPUTER! First time I've owned a desktop since about 2010. My pal built it for me on the cheap and I think it's pretty decent for the price (£400), albeit a bit of a barebones build:
Ryzen 3200G with 16gb of ram, that's basically it. As I'm mostly an FM/old tycoon games from the 90s kinda guy, the integrated graphics will keep me going. Planning to get a £150 gpu in the new year if I can be arsed.
Today I bought six wrestling figures, which included an hour round trip to Wigan to collect two of them. What a sad little life.
Spent £50 on old pokemon cards.
Half of me wants to laugh at you. Half of me wants to nostalgia the shit out of it.
Post any shiniest you get. :drool:
Bargain. Show us the best ones.
I feel like this ends with Baz on an episode of hoarders. "Would you like a TTH business card?"
There’s a lot of rubbish, not gonna lie, but it’s nostalgic rubbish like a crinkled up rattata with chocolate stuck to it. :D I suspect the valuable cards were removed long ago.
There’s base set 2 (if this means anything to you) Venusaur but other than that, nothing really worth much. Shiny (we say Holo, us pros) Lapras from the fossil set is probably the most valuable I’ve found, but it’s definitely a bit of a bargain. If all the cards from all the boxes (especially the big Tempest box) are still here, it’s probably worth quite a lot more than I paid, but I’ll probably not sell it for a long time. Everything’s mixed up though, so the best part is gonna be organising it all and seeing if I can put together complete collections for the base, jungle, fossil and team rocket sets. :cool:
That’s sounds great.
I hated jungle but that team rocket set was great.
Funny that, as ive been selling pokemon cards over thr past few days.
Not much anymore. I had 90% of the fossil set with a few 1st editions. Ive sold them all off now. Ive also got two Mew promo #8 and #9 that ive decided to keep.
I'm pretty certain I've got all the 'Holo' cards upstairs. I'll have a look.
I bought a hundred quid pillow and it's pretty great.
I looked at them when we got our new bed. They're kinda magical. Ended up with the normal cheaper Tempur which are great too
I bought a watch today but it’s two fucking weeks delivery :rolleyes:
Used to love a watch. But since lockdown last March, I've not bothered wearing one. It's like time has stood still.
Man, that's deep.
Prem League Panini 2021 have been out and i may have to buy a box.
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Is that all of them? Who knows. I also have a box of all the other cards (and energy, trainer, etc.), and these 'Japanese cards' which I always thought were knock-offs to con pre-internet mugs but it seems they aren't:
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Set up a thread and have a quick battle with Baz.
Our school banned them, and when my brother pinched most of those from somebody the school didn't do anything about it to make an example out of him. :harold:
That charizard alone is £300 if my quick check of ebay is right.
Nah you can get em for about £150, but that looks nicely kept but hard to say without seeing the back. I’ll give you £400 for the lot.
EDIT: This one just sold for £122
Sold the shiny Hypno for £18 earlier in the week
Don’t sell them one at a time. Sell them all to me. How much do you want?
First rule of trying to shaft someone - don't act desperate.
Yeah put em in the bin actually. Or give them to Henry for free. Arsed.
I'm not selling them. How much would the Japanese ones go for? I might move them on if it's worth bothering.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/b/Holo-Pokemo...54/bn_63131893
Doesn't look like they're too much.
Nah nobody wants any of the foreign ones.
Aren't the shadowless ones first wave japanese/US cards? The ones nutters are paying thousands for.
I mean, I’m not a nutter. :arry:
finally got some sennheiser 201s (well, 206, but they're basically the same thing), they're well good
Need a new set of headphone things myself, thinking of those new Galaxy Buds Pro as the Apple ones still look like they won’t stay in.
I've got some HD 599s. I did the cheap chinese headphones thing for a while, and whilst I agree with the various forum nerds that they are surprisingly good, they don't last.
if you're after in-ear ones i highly recommend soundmagic. their E10, E11 and E50s (and the other related ones) are all class, and at £30-50 they're just about in the "cheap enough that I'm not actively annoyed buying them" window.
not sure about ámazón éireann but the E50s are £20 right now, which is excellent value.
Amazon is fine for here up to a point as they’re registered for Irish VAT (expensive items still need customs charge too) but I bought some of those soundmagics years ago (E10 I think) and they were shite. Really flimsy wire and they have nothing to keep them in your ears. I’d rather pay the bit more for something better with a charging case and all. Currently have the Galaxy Buds Plus but I would like the ANC that the Pro’s have for when I’m in the workshop.
It arrived. China to here in less than 2 days. UPS :drool:
:cool:
Where are these drone deliveries they promised us years ago?
Haven't they stopped selling beer to you up there?
From work I've found that sending stuff to you up there is the same as if I was sending it to Cork, no hassle at all. Sending anything to mainland GB is a disaster now.
I am a great expert on all this stuff due to work, your XI code in Northern Ireland means you have the best of both worlds really. Expect George Best airport to be the new global freight hub within 10 years.
Ireland are generally prisoners of us however (as usual), as the customs clearance on goods is generally much less than the freight difference would be in shipping stuff there from rEU. Importing to UK from Ireland, not sure about that side of things.
The dream for Ireland would be (short of somehow moving Italy into the Irish Sea) for an independent Scotland to join the EU and rinse the English with loads of cheap eastern European imported labour, although no doubt we'll have come up with a new way of subjugating them before that happens.
We'll start to see a big increase in traffic from the mainland now with the expansions of the Rosslare to France routes so it's probably an avenue that could be used to NI too now that you're basically us in that regard. Huge number of our domestic food and drink business have taken the opportunity to expand sales into NI also.
I thought George Best Airport was a joke until I Googled it.
It's not like they have anyone else.
In a normal country they would have changed it because he was a woman beater, but obviously they can't agree on a replacement name.
"Good afternew-in, this is your caapt'n speaking. We will sew-in be begenn'n our descent into Eamonn Holmes Airport."
Doesn't quite work.
Ian Paisley would be the obvious replacement, so the fact it hasn't happened must mean he's getting the bridge to the mainland.
Top Ireland Airport
John Watson :cool: Although he'd never agree to it alive. Maybe that's why they waited for George Best to snuff it.
Top, Topper, Toppest. It would stop the pedants going on about London/Derry Airport.
Yet Dublin airport is swarmed with the yellow reg cunts every summer.
Please tell me 'yellow reg cunt' is what I think it is :D .
All desks stand, dickhead.
Does it go high enough to hang yourself off looking at that wall all day?
Less of that people, come on. Jeez.
What desks for standing people? I agree
I've known two people who got standing desks and swore that it did wonders for their back problems, but they were middle aged ex-servicemen not spritely young lads with shoe collections.
I'd be looking at one of those at some stage soon, we had them at the office and they really are the shit.
Why is standing up better than sitting down?
It's all about posture. Think about how, sitting down, you've got to think about your back, neck and legs. Standing up, all you have to worry about is your desk is at the right height.
You also get to pretend you're a dj.
Get one of those man bras advertised on Instagram and sit your arse down.
I just get up from my desk plenty. Something that's a lot easier to do at home than in the office. And I stretch more.
30 minutes? It's barely 5 seconds. :D I was having genuine nerve problems in my shoulders when I was in the office and that's cleared up.
Standing up isn't necessarily better than sitting down, but the option to do both is amazing. I've had a dodgy shoulder and lower back for ages and I'm expecting both issues to evaporate.
How much was it?
I know it sounds like middle class 1st world problems on the surface, but I've deffo had far more irritation from rsi-esque muscle aches from sitting at desks and typing and shit than anything I suffered from when I did more manual stuff like stacking shelves. Admittedly that might just be because I've been a lazy, fat and slightly older bastard in the former jobs.
Picked up one of those blade beer machines this week. Great fun.
I need a fucking top, top pillow to sort my sleeping posture out. Anyone have a good one? Prepared to spend Abramovich money if need be.
@Baz
I want one of those but can't justify the outlay at present.
Baz will be along with an affiliate link shortly.
I have bought a pair of decent hair clippers, throwing in my lockdown effort of growing my hair and beard out as it has become increasingly like I look like I should be on some kind of register.
My household has 3 Simba pillows and they’re well worth the £99 price tag. They’re filled with weird styrofoam-style pieces that you can add and remove as you see fit to get the exact softness you desire.
My affiliate link is for 2 free pillows with the purchase of a mattress so is no use here.
A half hundredweight bag of sand.
I bought this at the start of the year and it's great. Banking on having elite athlete tier spinal health by summer.
I almost went for Tempur but the last pillow I bought was this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's comfortable although I still think there are better options (of which I've already gone through quite a few).
Just scored one of these badboys second hand for £45 :cool:
An Ooni pizza oven (wood chip powered version) and a proper ratchet hardcore wok burner to stir-fry/blow myself up/burn something down with :drool:
:drool:
I’m here for it.
Do you have much other outdoor cooking stuff or just the Ooni? I bought a second hand Weber smoker last week that I'm in the process of restoring to go with my standard Weber kettle.
Like the idea of a pizza oven, just not sure I'd ever be organised enough with the dough when needed. Can you proof the dough and then freeze it?
The wok burner will also be for outdoors, but we don't have any other outdoor cooking stuff at the moment. Plan to get a Weber kettle though.
I'm not sure about freezing the dough.
I've frozen dough before without an issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNZTdDK56sw
Not my video but can confirm the wok burner goes like a jet engine as above.
Bought a bit of granite worktop off facebook marketplace and made a frame for it today out of timber. Outdoor kitchen project almost complete.
After posting in here I got one of those targeted Instagram ads and it was frozen dough from Ooni.
I think I'll get myself a pizza oven at the end of the year. I love cooking outside but have some family and friends who are vegetarian so would be nice to be able offer them something decent.
I really need a new laptop.
No sign of a decent pizza oven in the prime day sales so I'll leave that till black friday.
Bought a rotisserie for the weber instead, £80 down from £115.
Gon a get a chicken thigh kebab on the go this weekend.
I bought a new router in the Prime day sales:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Will use the older router too and set up an Asus AiMesh to reduce hotspots.
Also picked up an external SSD for my PS5.
Ordered a new TV. 55” LG G1.
Will look too big on my chimney breast and will certainly be too high to comfortably watch, but getting rid of the TV stand is worth it. Plus I got £800 knocked off.
Wall mounted TVs :sick:
Best place for them rather than chucked in a corner.
Boydy embarrassing himself.
Speaking of which, I cannot find a wall bracket for mine at all and it’s not even that old. I’m building a chimney breast at the minute and I’m having to put an inset into it.
I always find people who've wall mounted tv's do so at a shit height.
Should be mounted the hight that a TV stand would put it at, or there about. If you need to look up, it’s too high.
My fires in the way of that.
I agree. Wall mounting is shit.
I think it depends on the room. If you have a big room without much clutter in it works, but taking up half a wall it looks naff.
Get an OLED that doesnt suffer from viewing angle problems, mount it above the mantlepiece on a tilting mount and you're sorted. All the naysayers told me I would be getting neck ache doing that, never had a problem. If you do, it's probably because your telly is wank.
TVs in the house :sick: sort yourselves out you tramps.
The 3 meter tall man telling others that he doesn't have issues with his wall mounted TV.
I bought a wireless phone charger and I keep putting my phone on there and taking it off because it's the closest to real magic I'll ever get. I have no fucking idea how it works and it's incredible.
Which one you get?
Toggle SpoilerThis one, I chose to buy in a store because I've heard the ones on Amazon can be dodgy chinese shit that sets on fire.
:D
That looks awesome. Does it charge anything and everything that needs power?
No, just my iphone. As I say it's magic and I dont understand how it works.
The device would need the right receiver so it won't work on just any battery.
There’s one of those built into my van but you’ve to plug the phone anyway in to get CarPlay :cab:
A massive fish tank :cool:
Fill it with massive fish.
The shark fetish still going strong I see.
It's a pro move fit for Bond villains and billionaires who don't fancy space flight.
Any recommendations on a new shaver? Im looking for something that will cut my facial hair super close to skin.
A razor?
I prefer clippers.
Every pair of clippers I've had has started catching and pulling hair out after 6 months or so of use. So I got this and it's been going strong ever since.
Looks like something Austin Powers would display in a glass cabinet.
May have asked this before but I have decided I want a 3D printer, anyone dabble with that? Recommendations welcomed.
Has anyone got the email for MI6?
Shaving is haram (and for maggots).
Im also now, looking to finally become a modern man and shave my manbush. I need some tool for that too.
Just use Veet.
Never use Veet. Pair of scissors and you're away. Remember to wash them before using them to cut your pizza in future.
Manscaped has been all over my ads for years so I went with that and a promo code for 20£ off.
@Luca get the van.
Scissors are great for pizza slicing if you don't have the circle.
Tier one: scissors, rolling/folding it up
Tier two: knife and fork, large knife
Tier three: pulling it apart with your hands
Tier four: pizza cutter
Tier five: eating it off the plate like a dog
Tier six: fork and knife
A pair of scissors sounds terrifying around your wood. The clippers sounds much more manageable.
Kiko is dead to me.
To be honest, I don’t really mind scissors. Get the job done, and actually much better than a pizza cutter that’s not supremely sharp.
I use a pizza cutter or a pizza knife. I'm probably more Italian than Kiko now on balance.
Sounds like you man share pizza which is why you need to cut it up. Bunch of fairies. It's an OneManMeal.
We're going to need a video of you eating a pizza whole please.
Not if you've gotten really good at it. Then it's a party piece for really weird parties.
Hammer never invites me to those anymore.
Not recently but I picked up 15 storeys high on DVD for about a quid two years ago. It's going for £20+ on eBay...cheers Sean mate :uhoh:
They can have my copy, I don't have anything to play it on anymore.