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Think ill be driving down to the camperbus soon. House is shaking like mad and the roof wanted replaced years ago. It may want done in the morning :lol:
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This happened to my camera mount today... after I'd just ridden 99 miles & was about to depart on the ride home. I just barely touched it to turn it on & it came away in my hand.

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Camera case will be getting a safety wire lanyard doodad that will attach to a bracket that mounts to one of the screen screws. Case will be getting safety wire holes drilled in it.

So I guess I had a better day than this bloke..

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There was a 4th cop car hidden by traffic...

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Figured out why the telly only had a few working channels.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 6:55 am Figured out why the telly only had a few working channels.IMG_0955.jpeg
Oops.I keep finding bits of aerials (TV and directional radio) by the kitchen door after any breezy weather. Thanks to next doors rather bendy silver birch planted right in the boundary. :(

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Storm Isha has shifted a few roof tiles on the South Aisle of my 13th C church roof. We are on The Hill, highest point in the local area, so while flooding may not be an issues, roof leaks are! Got to get the roofer out asap to get this sorted and insurance claim sorted. All in the life of a vicar. Another area of the roof on the North Aisle is also going to get repairs.

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the_priest wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:55 am Storm Isha has shifted a few roof tiles on the South Aisle of my 13th C church roof. We are on The Hill, highest point in the local area, so while flooding may not be an issues, roof leaks are! Got to get the roofer out asap to get this sorted and insurance claim sorted. All in the life of a vicar. Another area of the roof on the North Aisle is also going to get repairs.

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I woke up early so thought I'd take a nose in the garden.
Other than the garden furniture having gone for a walk, the summer pool cover and roller had decided to jump on to the winter cover - not an easy one to retrieve!
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My card is behind the bar. The sale of my Mum's house completed today and the funds are on their way. I'm debt free.
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Had a rummage in the 'cupboard of ancient technologies and historic connector cables and chargers'. So far;

Several mobile phones, including a couple of 'flip' phones
A pair of walkie-talkies (decent range)
A Sony portable DVD player
An i-River (iPod wannabe competitor)
A small Olympus dictation device
A video camera (modernish)
A Psion5 and a Psion Revo
A Plume portable environment monitor
A Lenovo tablet (might be another one in there somewhere
A treasure trove of old currency but some US$ and € notes in there too
A read/write CD unit
Many small memory cards, cables, power supplies etc etc

Will keep the Psion5 for posterity, neat bit of kit but I think the rest will be disposed of although the walkie-talkies might be useful come the apocalypse. There's a few more boxes of stuff like modems, keyboards etc etc in the loft over the garage. :lol:
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Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:18 pm Had a rummage in the 'cupboard of ancient technologies and historic connector cables and chargers'. So far;

Several mobile phones, including a couple of 'flip' phones
A pair of walkie-talkies (decent range)
A Sony portable DVD player
An i-River (iPod wannabe competitor)
A small Olympus dictation device
A video camera (modernish)
A Psion5 and a Psion Revo
A Plume portable environment monitor
A Lenovo tablet (might be another one in there somewhere
A treasure trove of old currency but some US$ and € notes in there too
A read/write CD unit
Many small memory cards, cables, power supplies etc etc

Will keep the Psion5 for posterity, neat bit of kit but I think the rest will be disposed of although the walkie-talkies might be useful come the apocalypse. There's a few more boxes of stuff like modems, keyboards etc etc in the loft over the garage. :lol:
Depending on what model of Psion5, you might be pleasantly surprised how much it's worth.
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Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:18 pm Had a rummage in the 'cupboard of ancient technologies and historic connector cables and chargers'. So far;

Several mobile phones, including a couple of 'flip' phones
A pair of walkie-talkies (decent range)
A Sony portable DVD player
An i-River (iPod wannabe competitor)
A small Olympus dictation device
A video camera (modernish)
A Psion5 and a Psion Revo
A Plume portable environment monitor
A Lenovo tablet (might be another one in there somewhere
A treasure trove of old currency but some US$ and € notes in there too
A read/write CD unit
Many small memory cards, cables, power supplies etc etc

Will keep the Psion5 for posterity, neat bit of kit but I think the rest will be disposed of although the walkie-talkies might be useful come the apocalypse. There's a few more boxes of stuff like modems, keyboards etc etc in the loft over the garage. :lol:
That's some cupboard! Do you live near Narnia?
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v8-powered wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:12 am I woke up early so thought I'd take a nose in the garden.
Other than the garden furniture having gone for a walk, the summer pool cover and roller had decided to jump on to the winter cover - not an easy one to retrieve!
0100 this morning, had to remove a 15ft trampoline complete with safety net from lane 1 & 2 of the M1! Strange thing is there’s no houses around there so I can only guess it’s had a wonderful adventure across the fields.
Even the LGV drivers that we held up thought it was funny watching 2, not that young, filthy, wet and pissed off Traffic Officers dragging the thing into lane 1 where we took it apart to dump it over the barrier.
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:20 pm
Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:18 pm Had a rummage in the 'cupboard of ancient technologies and historic connector cables and chargers'. So far;
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Will keep the Psion5 for posterity, neat bit of kit but I think the rest will be disposed of although the walkie-talkies might be useful come the apocalypse. There's a few more boxes of stuff like modems, keyboards etc etc in the loft over the garage. :lol:
Depending on what model of Psion5, you might be pleasantly surprised how much it's worth.
It's a 5mx Series 16Mb. Have to see if I can find the 6v charger but the stylus is still in the slot.

PS About £200 to buy from a Psion specialist but some v silly prices on eBay.
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As I am dossing down at the daughters place for a bit, I have become nominated handyman!
After the wind yesterday there have been a plethora of broken gates and latches to fix today. The lunge ring took a hammering as the wind has nowhere to go in there. Thankfully all horses pretty much unperturbed by the whole event!
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Sadlonelygit wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:26 pm
Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:18 pm Had a rummage in the 'cupboard of ancient technologies and historic connector cables and chargers'. So far;

Several mobile phones, including a couple of 'flip' phones
A pair of walkie-talkies (decent range)
A Sony portable DVD player
An i-River (iPod wannabe competitor)
A small Olympus dictation device
A video camera (modernish)
A Psion5 and a Psion Revo
A Plume portable environment monitor
A Lenovo tablet (might be another one in there somewhere
A treasure trove of old currency but some US$ and € notes in there too
A read/write CD unit
Many small memory cards, cables, power supplies etc etc

Will keep the Psion5 for posterity, neat bit of kit but I think the rest will be disposed of although the walkie-talkies might be useful come the apocalypse. There's a few more boxes of stuff like modems, keyboards etc etc in the loft over the garage. :lol:
That's some cupboard! Do you live near Narnia?
:lol: I haven't given a complete list!
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Count Steer wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:18 pm Had a rummage in the 'cupboard of ancient technologies and historic connector cables and chargers'. So far;

Several mobile phones, including a couple of 'flip' phones
A pair of walkie-talkies (decent range)
A Sony portable DVD player
An i-River (iPod wannabe competitor)
A small Olympus dictation device
A video camera (modernish)
A Psion5 and a Psion Revo
A Plume portable environment monitor
A Lenovo tablet (might be another one in there somewhere
A treasure trove of old currency but some US$ and € notes in there too
A read/write CD unit
Many small memory cards, cables, power supplies etc etc

Will keep the Psion5 for posterity, neat bit of kit but I think the rest will be disposed of although the walkie-talkies might be useful come the apocalypse. There's a few more boxes of stuff like modems, keyboards etc etc in the loft over the garage. :lol:
Cupboard-of-Plenty! :thumbup:
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I like storms. Two fences to fix, shed roof to re felt and three tree branches to chop up. Might not be such a quiet week after all.
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636mick wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:29 pm 2, not that young, filthy, wet and pissed off Traffic Officers dragging the thing into lane 1 where we took it apart to dump it over the barrier.
Scum of the earth fly tippers should be suspended by their big toes and the soles of their feet hit with rubber truncheons.

The UK is falling apart! The Met police are all set offenders, the RNLI are actively engaged in people trafficking . . .
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Yambo wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:05 pm
636mick wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:29 pm 2, not that young, filthy, wet and pissed off Traffic Officers dragging the thing into lane 1 where we took it apart to dump it over the barrier.
Scum of the earth fly tippers should be suspended by their big toes and the soles of their feet hit with rubber truncheons.

The UK is falling apart! The Met police are all set offenders, the RNLI are actively engaged in people trafficking . . .
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gremlin wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:05 am
the_priest wrote: Mon Jan 22, 2024 8:55 am Storm Isha has shifted a few roof tiles on the South Aisle of my 13th C church roof. We are on The Hill, highest point in the local area, so while flooding may not be an issues, roof leaks are! Got to get the roofer out asap to get this sorted and insurance claim sorted. All in the life of a vicar. Another area of the roof on the North Aisle is also going to get repairs.

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