These technology innovations have completely destroyed the pricing gun industryKungFooBob wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 7:01 pm The first time I ever saw Electronic SEL's was in France (probably a good 10 years ago), they were LCD (like calculator displays ) and quite bulky, the e-paper ones in my local Lidl look brilliant. If you weren't an SEL geek, you'd never know they were electronic.
Insignificant Things That Make You Happy.
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Remembering my bike has heated grips! A welcome extra for tonights ride home for sure!
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I have a savoury tooth rather than sweet tooth, but once or twice a month a buy a couple of bars of choc to put in freezer.
Farking lovely it is.
Got my 2 fave bars on way home tonight, then saw a mega sized strawberry cheesecake bar. Well, it's bloody scrummy. And HUGE
Got a right sugar buzz
Farking lovely it is.
Got my 2 fave bars on way home tonight, then saw a mega sized strawberry cheesecake bar. Well, it's bloody scrummy. And HUGE
Got a right sugar buzz
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I have finally been paid.... for september!!
Hopefully this means that thr rest is coming too
Hopefully this means that thr rest is coming too
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And another from me !!
Barclaycard have refunded the £93 I paid Aliexpress for that instrument cluster for my KTM that wasn't !
Barclaycard have refunded the £93 I paid Aliexpress for that instrument cluster for my KTM that wasn't !
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I'm on a roll, I just bought a replacement dashboard from ebay for £150!!
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So, I'm sure I mentioned that last winter my boss and I had a difficult few weeks and end of season. But, I have been chuffed that we were able to get past it as recently we've been back to laughing and joking at work again.
Today - I've just had a phone call from him. Not about work. But to sing me happy birthday!!
Not just happy birthday but happy birthday in English!! He and his wife called just for that!! How cool

Today - I've just had a phone call from him. Not about work. But to sing me happy birthday!!
Not just happy birthday but happy birthday in English!! He and his wife called just for that!! How cool
Life is for living. Buy the shoes. Eat the cake. Ride the bikes. Just, ride the bikes!! 
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It's a little known fact that French people shouting 'You're fired, you useless twazzock!' down the telephone repeatedly sounds remarkably like the English rendition of 'Happy Birthday to You'.
Fact.
Fact.
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I bet she fell off the chair in excitement and broke somethinggremlin wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 4:09 pm It's a little known fact that French people shouting 'You're fired, you useless twazzock!' down the telephone repeatedly sounds remarkably like the English rendition of 'Happy Birthday to You'.
Fact.
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Squid. I love it. Never been able to cook it though, well, until just now. Bought some raw frozen, squid rings today and threw some in a hot pan with chili and garlic and added some samphire too. Squid came out perfect, but i'd not bother with samphire again. I'm now enjoying the seafoody aftertaste with a warm chili glow around my mouth! 
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Sounds like you have been picked for a threesomeNoggin wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:53 pm So, I'm sure I mentioned that last winter my boss and I had a difficult few weeks and end of season. But, I have been chuffed that we were able to get past it as recently we've been back to laughing and joking at work again.
Today - I've just had a phone call from him. Not about work. But to sing me happy birthday!!
Not just happy birthday but happy birthday in English!! He and his wife called just for that!! How cool![]()
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100% sure I have not been (although it seemed like a few of the 7 young (too young) men I drove from the airport to Val Thorens may well have been up for something along those linesFelix wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 8:29 pmSounds like you have been picked for a threesomeNoggin wrote: Thu Dec 07, 2023 3:53 pm So, I'm sure I mentioned that last winter my boss and I had a difficult few weeks and end of season. But, I have been chuffed that we were able to get past it as recently we've been back to laughing and joking at work again.
Today - I've just had a phone call from him. Not about work. But to sing me happy birthday!!
Not just happy birthday but happy birthday in English!! He and his wife called just for that!! How cool![]()
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However my boss did tell me today that he wants to talk to me about a permanent contract
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Cool and make sure you get that deserved pay riseNoggin wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:17 pm
However my boss did tell me today that he wants to talk to me about a permanent contract![]()
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TBF, I did get a decent pay rise for this season after last, so he's pretty fair! Ok, I asked for it, but he said yes
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If my boss called me at home to sing happy birthday I'd probably tell HR 
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But, my boss isn't a stalker!Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 8:33 am If my boss called me at home to sing happy birthday I'd probably tell HR![]()
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Williams Brothers Brewing Co.
I discovered them a few month before being diagnosed at Coeliac and was working my way through the range of beers. Gutted it was taken away from me and he only real choice of beers was Shitty lagers out supermarkets or expensive mail order stuff. Anyway i was in Aldi the other night drooling at the beers and picked up a bottle from Williams Brothers. Turned to read the back and in big letters Gluten Free
As was the next flavour and the next
Bought some and came home to look at the web site only to find out they are slowly making them all Gluten free
Two cases are in the post for Christmas
I discovered them a few month before being diagnosed at Coeliac and was working my way through the range of beers. Gutted it was taken away from me and he only real choice of beers was Shitty lagers out supermarkets or expensive mail order stuff. Anyway i was in Aldi the other night drooling at the beers and picked up a bottle from Williams Brothers. Turned to read the back and in big letters Gluten Free
Two cases are in the post for Christmas
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Gremlinette coming home from uni. She struggled settling in and being away from home, etc.
But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.
But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.
Remember Anne Diamond!
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I used to do a lot of work at Unis and its a known thing that a lot of Freshers really struggle. There was supposedly a big move for more support for them with more inclusion and noob groups etc. Its a tough time for a lot of them, first time away from the love and luxuries of home etc.gremlin wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:41 pm Gremlinette coming home from uni. She struggled settling in and being away from home, etc.
But she's back to her old self now. I told her this afternoon that she's got her sparkle back. She agrees.
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In an example of the weird way human brains work, Christmas is my mind is now indelibly linked with my Fresher's year at Uni.
Its not even like something particularly unusual or memorable happened, outside the obvious moving out thing etc.
But yeah, one of the first things I think of regarding Christmas was being sat in my halls in the last week of term waiting to leave
Come Jan 2nd I was dying to get back to Uni and get pissed.
Its not even like something particularly unusual or memorable happened, outside the obvious moving out thing etc.
But yeah, one of the first things I think of regarding Christmas was being sat in my halls in the last week of term waiting to leave
Come Jan 2nd I was dying to get back to Uni and get pissed.
