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

[Mr. Dazzle]

Never mind, sounds like you've got 2 more goes at it

[MingtheMerciless]

Just been talking to the old man, he's got himself so sunburnt that a nurse has been to visit him. His legs are so blistered and weeping she's given him antibiotics to try an keep any potential infection at bay. The silly fucker has skin cancer and is constantly nagged to wear suncream, there's bottles of factor 50 dotted around the house, he would have walked past a couple to get to the door.

It must be an old man thing, I went to see my old man a few years ago in Cornwall where he lives. I arrived at his place to find him sun bathing (as usual), with his usual factor 2 tanning oil (or it could be WD40, I'm never sure) and a large scar on his chest which turned out to be from where he'd just had some skin cancer removed!

[Pirahna]

I'm sorry to hear that. I don't know how old your Dad is but it's sad he doesn't take care.

I'm an old man, had blond hair before it turned grey and have to be very careful in the sun, I live in a very sunny place but I never use sun cream. I don't get burnt either though. I'm very careful with my sunbathing early in the year while getting a tan and then I'm careful the rest of the time while keeping it. It's not difficult so I get the impression your Dad is not caring about himself too much. That's sad.

He'll be 88 next month. He's by himself and is able to look after himself, he gets an hour of care every day as well. He drove buses for a lot of his working life and the skin cancer is mainly on the right side of his face with a bit on top of his head. He can't see the top of his head so doesn't use the cream he's been given as often as he should. He's quite dark skinned and has always tanned easily which is part of the problem in getting him to use sun cream, he does wear a hat though.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Previous owner of my house converted the garden tap into a twin tap fitting, fine. Both taps are dripping now, so I finally got around to (attempting) replacement today.

One is just screwed in + PTFE tape, as I expected.

The other is screwed and soldered in. Just why?! Surely there can't be a good reason for this?



Different thread fittings too FWIW. Guessing he just had some random bits in his box (he was a cowboy gas fitter) and he "made it all fit".

I'm gonna have to blag a blowtorch from somewhere.

[McNab]

On the other hand, I forgot to tell you that we will have to replace the speedo and the headlight.

Cost of parts 730.27€ for a total of 1099.27€ for the replacement parts with the certificate.


FFS!! Hasn't actually told me the price of the CoC either

You'd have thought stickers for the clocks would be sufficient. I've had plenty of UK-grey-imported bikes with km clocks that used stickers on the display just slapped on the glass (and they certainly weren't 40 bucks, more like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266356766452 ... R9yYuPvNYg although natch you might want the kph version).
Whether it would be 'acceptable' ? Who knows!? Like in the UK, seems to depend who you get. My local CT man is slack about everything ...

Plan B could be to borrow some clocks just for the inspection. It's not as if the bike will ever need a CT.

I'm guessing that Ducati want to make the money by selling me the clocks I totally thought the stickered numbers would be ok but not sadly - well not with this dealer. And the one in Annecy was no more helpful

If I want it rideable and the CoC I'm going to have to spend the money I think. But can't afford the new clocks at 200€+, so will go for the sticker and hope I can split the clocks without breaking them (slim change I guess with the FUF in charge )

I thought the stickers just go on the glass with no need to open the clocks up.

[Noggin]

I thought the stickers just go on the glass with no need to open the clocks up.

It currently has numbers on the inside that correlate to the kms. I'm waiting to hear back from Ducati as to whether they will accept that. If not then I can buy a 'plate' for the speedo that goes under the needle to replace the current one that says miles.

Here's hoping that the guy at Ducati isn't a total dick!!

[Noggin]

I changed mobile phone providers a month or so ago because the one I was with had slowly increased their prices hugely.

I more than halved (so I thought) the cost by changing but didn't read everything properly its seems

Tried to text my mate earlier in the uk and the text wont go through

Checking the details - yup, not even texts to the uk - AND the fuckers are charging me more than I worked out when I changed.



Sooooo - went to change to another different provider which will give me unlimited texts and landline calls to uk numbers for the same price and the current mob are charging me - can get to 'create and account'

I do but then it won't go any further!!

Too tired and stressed to type to a French chat bot tonight, but damn that's annoying!!!!

[Screwdriver]

You get 1p mobile or GiffGaff where you are? Both work well for me (and they're cheap!)

[Noggin]

You get 1p mobile or GiffGaff where you are? Both work well for me (and they're cheap!)

Sadly no. France hasn't quite caught up with the uk on cheap mobile plans - although the one I'm currently on is only 2€ a month - as long as you don't use any mobile internet! And a little over 10€ a month if you add more data. TBF, I'm surprised there isn't an option to just pay for the texts sent to uk mobiles when you do. So very frustrating to not be able to contact a mate in bad times just because of this. (He's not on whatsapp).

Should be changed over in few days and will find other means until then

xx

[MrLongbeard]

So very frustrating to not be able to contact a mate in bad times just because of this. (He's not on whatsapp)

Is he on Facebook? as you can make calls through the messenger app, and send messages.

[Noggin]

So very frustrating to not be able to contact a mate in bad times just because of this. (He's not on whatsapp)

Is he on Facebook? as you can make calls through the messenger app, and send messages.

I’ve messaged him on FB. But he’s not techy and in the past has only use texts to keep in touch. With his boy in ICU I was trying to stick to ‘normal’ comms

I’ve messaged Josh’s wife and asked her to pass on my hugs to Mike (my mate, Josh is his son). So the message will get through. Just frustrating

[Noggin]

I'm giving up! Ducati Grenoble are fuckwits!! I'm tempted to van the bike back to the uk (I'm sure I know various people driving vans back at different times!), get an mot and a coc and then bring it back here with all the paperwork!!!

If you've changed the dashboard and headlight, I'll need the purchase invoice for the parts.

The price of the certificate is 350€.

I didn't say the dashboard had been changed, just that it had markings for both kms and miles. I did say the lens had been changed - surely that is easy to see from the markings and the direction of the dipped light.

And the price is more than three times a UK version - and the uk only want the VIN number!! Ok this guy has to take some photos to submit to Ducati Italy, but surely that's not 250€ worth of time

I do think he's just making it too difficult and I don't know why. I'd have used the dealership for stuff once the bikes running and I"m working again, but right now I feel that he's properly taking the piss and don't really want to go there ever!!


Need to go on one of the Moto groups out here to see if someone has a CoC for my model of Ducati before I totally give up (a few French have said to just download one and change it to match my bike - I haven't found one online and I know I don't have the skills to do the changes ), but damn I'm close

[Noggin]

AND - my French driving licence is in the post but minus all my grandfather rights categories

Luckily they have said that it will have the bike on it still will car - but no trailer or C and upwards

[Felix]

Dono if it boils my piss or i should be happy at a new tool but i ordered new cartridges for my grease gun a few days ago. How was i to know there was more than one size. Bloody got enough grease to last a lifetime now

[Cousin Jack]

Why do batteries in smoke alarms ALWAYS fail at 2 in the morning?

New house, built in smoke alarms connected to the mains. No more beeping in the middle of the night. Right?

Wrong! And these new bastards are fiendishly difficult to disconnect, not like the simple DIY battery ones in the other house.
Several hours of intermitant psuedo-sleep with a background of insistant beeping. All 3 buggers changed now so I shall enjoy my bed tonight.

[Felix]

Why do batteries in smoke alarms ALWAYS fail at 2 in the morning?

New house, built in smoke alarms connected to the mains. No more beeping in the middle of the night. Right?

Wrong! And these new bastards are fiendishly difficult to disconnect, not like the simple DIY battery ones in the other house.
Several hours of intermitant psuedo-sleep with a background of insistant beeping. All 3 buggers changed now so I shall enjoy my bed tonight.

I got a call from a customer to ask if i was in the area as she needed help getting her alarm off the celling to change the battery. She had been googling it what said press a push tab on the side and pull what she was doing but breaking the paint as she was pulling the screwed in base as well. Turned out you push in the tab and push the alarm to one side but the arrow embossed in the plastic to tell you this was so small you had to take the alarm down to see it.

[Count Steer]

Every time mine starts beeping I end up standing on a little set of steps squinting at it and wondering how I opened it last time.

When you know how it's v simple and I really should make a note/find the instructions.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I keep forgetting to change my smoke alarms, good reminder!

I've got the 'traditional' radioactive type you learned about in GCSE/O-level science. Newer ones use a optical sensor instead.

Old type ones are really good at detecting nano particles from combustion, which is why toast sets them off. Newer type is much better at picking up smoke you could see with naked eyes. Crucially the latter is more associated with smouldering and the start of a fire.

Ideally you should have both, which is what I keep meaning to do.

https://bregroup.com/insights/testing-t ... detectors/

[Horse]

Old type ones are really good at detecting nano particles from combustion, which is why toast sets them off.

AKA the 'dinner gong'

[Cousin Jack]

2 of mine are optical, but the one downstairs is a bastard for going off whenever the toaster is used, despite being in the lounge part of open plan, not the kitchen area. The kitchen one is heat sensitive, and probably needs a full on fire to activate.