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

[Mr. Dazzle]

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

AKA the 'dinner gong'

I had to stop calling it that when Baby D arrived, lest she get into the habit of not taking fire alarms seriously

Re toast though...the particles which toast (and candles) produces are those exact same ones the ULEZ is supposed to address and the reason why my diesel car needs to be topped up with pig urine.

[Horse]

AKA the 'dinner gong'

I had to stop calling it that when Baby D arrived, lest she get into the habit of not taking fire alarms seriously

Foal used to sleep through them - two mains linked alarms, one on the ceiling outside his roo..

[cheb]

I remembered, after the event, getting up in the night because the smoke alarm was properly going off, not just warning beeps, taking the battery out and going back to bed.

But then I've also nearly been knocked down by a reversing coach, whilst thinking that's a hideous noise and it's getting louder.

Cause of death: Extreme peevishness.

[Mr. Dazzle]

My FiL took the batteries out of his CO monitor 'cause it was going off all the time. He also smoked 40 a day and died of lung cancer. Might be some correlations going on here.

[Horse]

But then I've also nearly been knocked down by a reversing coach, whilst thinking that's a hideous noise and it's getting louder.

In one of my darker times, I had to - after months of ignoring it - finally face up to being financially in the shit. I searched the house, checked every pocket, gathered all the cash I had.

£1

It was a Saturday afternoon in November.

At the racecourse, a short walk away, the annual fireworks display was £1 to get in. So I walked the other direction, to the nearby pub, bought a half of bitter, sat on a wall to watch the fireworks for free.

Some c*nt reversed his car into the wall from behind me. I thought it was getting loud, but ...

[DefTrap]

When I was renting I was woken in the middle of the night by horrendous smoke alarm beeping coming from next door. No answer from them when knocking, could see inside and the beginnings of wispy smoke in the kitchen, no sign of the neighbours but dogs barking. Managed to get inside (they were notoriously lax about security),and called out to see if they were around. Neighbour comes staggering through the kitchen, followed by his missus - they are both as deaf as posts and had been sleeping soundly. The noise of at least six smoke alarms still going off was deafening.

Anyway the 'fire' was just something smouldering too near the Aga I think so no big deal. But trying to find all these smoke alarms that he'd literally hidden behind closets, curtains and bookshelves all around the room took bloody ages.

[Mussels]

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/

The new ones are set off by Fabreze, I found this out after the fire brigade visited our office last week and explained why were all stood in the street.

[cheb]

We in Scotland have laws about this sort of thing. Different types of alarms, in specified rooms and interlinked.

[KungFooBob]

Septics in Europe.

Why do they have to talk so fucking loud!

How do you know there's an American in the room?

They're the only person you can hear.

[Jody]

Targeted ads that aren't, when it suits them.

I keep seeing adverts on social media "Under Armour T shirt just €15". I click the link to find out that its the youths sizes that are on sale FFS

These 'people' must know I am not, nor do I possess, children !!

[KungFooBob]

Jesus Fucking H Christ, some Septics have come sat next to us in a nice cocktail bar and totally ruined my Long Island with their inane overly loud chit chat. I might start talking loudly about Hunter Biden see what happens.

[Yorick]

Pub experts.

6 months ago Elvis the Springer was very poorly buy the vet worked wonders and he's better than ever. His liver was buggered coz the bile duct was poisoning it.

Was telling a lady last night, who suddenly became an expert

'Tell your vet that they must use XXXX' on and on and on. She got louder

She wouldn't stop until I told her to shut up.

Farking annoying batch.

[Felix]

I dont think Castlemaine is good for a dog either

[Bigjawa]

I dont think Castlemaine is good for a dog either

No wonder his liver is acting up, the hound is an alky.....

[MingtheMerciless]

The two reporters/commentators on Sky News this morning discussing the Bully XL clusterfuck. One knew nothing about the issue, followed the current media hysteria and just waffled and the other just used it to peddle her anti all dog agenda because she “grew up in Africa where dogs were either rabid or guard dogs” (her words).

I think you’ll find no rabid dogs and relatively few guard dogs here in the UK you poisonous old harpy.

[Taipan]

My Boss leaving. In all my working life she is probably the best Boss I've had. She trusts my judgement and takes my advice on stuff I know that she doesn't and she administers my workload and our dept with incredible efficiency. I'm very pleased for her with her knew post, but will be gutted to see her go. Ho hum...

[Rockburner]

Stupid little accidents.

Went down to FLASH last week for (possibly/probably) his last paying weekend and we were 20km form arrival on the ride down when we were reversed into by a van/trailer.

We were following the van/trailer through a town, when an enormous combine came around the corner in front of us.

The van pulled off to the right, leaving what appeared to be plenty of room for the combine.

I pulled in behind the trailer (loaded with slabs of marble in wood cases), about 6 feet behind, thinking i was safely out of the way.

All of a sudden, and for no good reason, the trailer starts coming back towards the front wheel and before i can find the horn, the mudguard is crushed and the front wheel is under the trailer cross-beam.

Matey jumps out of his van while I've still got the horn mashed and a completely pointless shooting match ensued, (I was too pissed to even attempt French, and he had no English)

Eventually i calmed down enough to realise that the only damage to the bike was the mudguard, and it wasn't worth any more argument.

Matey calmed down too, asked if we were on holiday, we said yes, and he went and got his wallet and gave me 50 Euro, then we shook hands. 6 of one and half-dozen of the other. He didn't need to move, but he couldn't see me where i was, I'd put myself into a blind spot inadvertently.

Simply not worth an insurance claim, but bloody irritating to have the incident in the first place.

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Got to Flash's place and did my best with duct tape to make the bike safe.

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Got to find a replacement now....

Oh yeah, forgot to add, the guys trailer obviously had an aluminium cross beam, it was bent to buggery when he pulled it forward off the front tyre!

[Count Steer]

Stupid little accidents.

Went down to FLASH last week for (possibly/probably) his last paying weekend and we were 20km form arrival on the ride down when we were reversed into by a van/trailer.
....

Bummer about the mudguard but is Flash finally retiring from the tour business?

[Rockburner]

Stupid little accidents.

Went down to FLASH last week for (possibly/probably) his last paying weekend and we were 20km form arrival on the ride down when we were reversed into by a van/trailer.
....

Bummer about the mudguard but is Flash finally retiring from the tour business?

Allegedly....



(One of the participants had already been on two "last ever" weekends )

[Count Steer]

Stupid little accidents.

Went down to FLASH last week for (possibly/probably) his last paying weekend and we were 20km form arrival on the ride down when we were reversed into by a van/trailer.
....

Bummer about the mudguard but is Flash finally retiring from the tour business?

Allegedly....



(One of the participants had already been on two "last ever" weekends )

Well, I imagine Violette will be happy when he does.