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by Newey
Wed Nov 20, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: GENERAL MAYHEM
Topic: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news
Replies: 206
Views: 11130

Re: In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news

The Bronx is the size of Paris, has 42 McDonalds.....and one bookshop Paris has 76 McDonalds :wtf: also 35 Starbucks, 19 Burger Kings and 38 Subways Paris pop. 2.10 million Bronx pop. 1.44 million *chews pencil* Paris 36.2 McDs/million Bronx 29.1 McDs/million I find that strangely depressing. (But ...
by Newey
Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:40 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: In todays news...
Replies: 11579
Views: 348672

Re: In todays news...

mangocrazy wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:35 pm
Newey wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:27 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:13 pm and news reporters can continue to use Musk’s platform to gather information for stories.
So The Guardian still think that X is a place to go for useful and relevant information/fact checking/stories.
Er, no. The opposite, in fact.
The Guardian statement says different.
by Newey
Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: In todays news...
Replies: 11579
Views: 348672

Re: In todays news...

Taipan wrote: Wed Nov 13, 2024 2:13 pm and news reporters can continue to use Musk’s platform to gather information for stories.
So The Guardian still think that X is a place to go for useful and relevant information/fact checking/stories.
by Newey
Thu Nov 07, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: GENERAL MAYHEM
Topic: Jokes Thread
Replies: 2151
Views: 125916

Re: Jokes Thread

Yorick wrote: Thu Nov 07, 2024 12:52 pm Doctor. Big breaths.

Girl . Yeth and I'm only thixteen.


Glorious joke that will and has stood the test of time, I will still smirk when I read it again. :thumbup:
by Newey
Tue Nov 05, 2024 9:27 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: In todays news...
Replies: 11579
Views: 348672

Re: In todays news...

A truce term is a word or short phrase accepted within a community of children as an effective way of calling for a temporary respite or truce during a game or activity, such as tag or its variants. The above copied from Wiki but it did remind me on the reason for the the X fingers and shouts of Tig...
by Newey
Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: In todays news...
Replies: 11579
Views: 348672

Re: In todays news...

Not taking political sides, but tuition fees should not be free. IMHO It's not about whether they are or not, its Starmer's blatant lies in his manifesto pledge! "What about university tuition fees then? Will you remain committed to scrapping them?" Starmer "They're all pledges Andre...
by Newey
Thu Oct 31, 2024 7:44 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: In todays news...
Replies: 11579
Views: 348672

Re: In todays news...

Just wondering how much money is being sent to aid this catastrophe especially from all the other countries that have benefitted from help previously? I suspect none. You think Haiti should send money to Spain? If they have any excess aid funding knocking about, why not or should it be one way only?
by Newey
Thu Oct 31, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: In todays news...
Replies: 11579
Views: 348672

Re: In todays news...

Just wondering how much money is being sent to aid this catastrophe especially from all the other countries that have benefitted from help previously? I suspect none.
by Newey
Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Shed / DIY / workshop
Topic: Martinez Hammers
Replies: 29
Views: 1140

Re: Martinez Hammers

Yorick wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 1:20 pm My 'ammer collection seems to be aimed at brute force :D

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For a place with limited rain, those hammers are fucking rusty. :oops:
by Newey
Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: GENERAL MAYHEM
Topic: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
Replies: 3884
Views: 158715

Re: Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 5:05 pm This rather poorly worded e-mail subject line at work pertaining to mandatory training we all have to do. :lol:

Wonder who I'm gonna be assigned to harass.

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Maybe your selling yourself short and you get to become "70s man" for the day. :lol:
by Newey
Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:21 pm
Forum: Mechanics, spanners, twiddling and twirling tools
Topic: Specialised Tools
Replies: 5
Views: 446

Re: Specialised Tools

Zrx61 is banned from this thread btw! I'm in the same boat. although... Used a screwdriver while changing rear pads on a mates ZRX12 two weeks ago, however, it was his cheapass screwdriver so not mullaring one of mine. It was done in a parking lot 80 miles away at the Two Stroke Extravaganza show. ...
by Newey
Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:13 pm
Forum: Current affairs, Politics, News.
Topic: This time next year, President Trump moves back into the Whitehouse...
Replies: 2293
Views: 87996

Re: This time next year, President Trump moves back into the Whitehouse...

This seems to be the equivalent of the thick, simple and incredibly stupid Angela Rayner becoming our prime minister.
by Newey
Wed Oct 16, 2024 5:13 pm
Forum: GENERAL MAYHEM
Topic: What have you done today thread?
Replies: 13720
Views: 537370

Re: What have you done today thread?

I'd like to say a first for me......but no! Had a rifle pointed at me this morning. Out on the treader with the dog, coming down a steep-ish track, dog panting away. Came around a corner to be met with a few chasseurs who obviously heard the dog and thought 'zut alors'. Luckily they weren't trigger...
by Newey
Tue Oct 15, 2024 7:59 pm
Forum: Shed / DIY / workshop
Topic: The continuing saga of my Lancia Beta Spider
Replies: 152
Views: 8269

Re: The continuing saga of my Lancia Beta Spider

I'm trying to understand the logic in that, but failing... :? On an aircraft there are probably hundreds if not thousands of wires. You'd run out of colours! "Connect the teal wire to the teal port, not the dark turqiose one!" Not too much of an issue, we used to have 4800 pair cables at ...
by Newey
Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: Shed / DIY / workshop
Topic: Occasional tales from a French fixer-upper
Replies: 46
Views: 2115

Re: Occasional tales from a French fixer-upper

Put some tape where you want the hole, it helps the drill from sliding about or use a small metal drilling bit to pierce through the glazing then use your masonry bit
by Newey
Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:49 pm
Forum: Shed / DIY / workshop
Topic: Occasional tales from a French fixer-upper
Replies: 46
Views: 2115

Re: Occasional tales from a French fixer-upper

The tile will shatter if you hammer through the top surface, once through the top surface the part underneath and can take a hammer, if you have an old tile/offcut give it a try, I'm guessing tiles are the same the world over.
by Newey
Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:31 pm
Forum: Shed / DIY / workshop
Topic: Occasional tales from a French fixer-upper
Replies: 46
Views: 2115

Re: Occasional tales from a French fixer-upper

All ceramic tiles I've ever drilled have been without the hammer action to go through the top "glazed" part then put on the hammer for the rest.
by Newey
Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:53 pm
Forum: GENERAL MAYHEM
Topic: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little
Replies: 8421
Views: 305899

Re: Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

Parked our 6 month old car at work last night, come out to this morning and its got a gouge/scratch in the drivers door. Turns out one of the other depts was in the depot last night and one of the staff had his dog with him running around all over the place. Guess who'll be trawling the CCTV tonigh...
by Newey
Thu Sep 19, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: Motorbike chat
Topic: interesting bikes found randomly..
Replies: 4304
Views: 218582

Re: interesting bikes found randomly..

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:23 pm List of Suzuki models available new in Kenya...

https://www.suzukikenya.com/

That penultimate one is quite interesting, as the UK stopped getting them sometime in the 80's?
Weird that the 125 has a 13litre tank compared to a 7 for the 185
by Newey
Tue Sep 17, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: GENERAL MAYHEM
Topic: utterly random picture thread.
Replies: 4911
Views: 246357

Re: utterly random picture thread.

I do wonder if the popular icons who died young would be so well remembered had they lived a longer life, maybe dragging out a half-baked career, doing shit gigs before retiring into relative obscurity. There appears to be a big market for" previously loved" ex 80s music bands doing the r...