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

[Noggin]

The Dacia Spring is only £15k in the UK and an auto... What with it being electric.

Still 17763.90€ on currency conversion! But as cars are generally expensive here, the Spring is probably more too.

Can't really have an electric where I live


Google suggests 18k for a Spring

[KungFooBob]

18,900E on the French Dacia site.

Thought they'd be cheaper in France what with Dacia being Renault.

[Noggin]

18,900E on the French Dacia site.

Thought they'd be cheaper in France what with Dacia being Renault.

That probably is cheap - for France!! LOL

[Sadlonelygit]

When you ask a specific question when buying long distance, and they bullshit you!
Grrrrr

[gremlin]

Samuel Smith pubs. I have no issue with a pub selling only its own beers, but FFS, at least make one of the them drinkable.

Even their spirits are disappointing, and I know this because I switched to G&T as the beer was so bad.

[weeksy]

Samuel Smith pubs. I have issue with a pub selling only its own beers, but FFS, at least make one of the them drinkable.

Even their spirits are disappointing, and I know this because I switched to G&T as the beer was so bad.

Our pubs are havens from the digital world – there are no TVs or background music. The use of mobile phones, laptops and other tech is not allowed in our pubs. Friendly pub conversation is encouraged (no swearing!) together with the responsible enjoyment of our beers.

Yeah sounds like a fun place. Happily there isn't one within 15 miles of me.

[Yorick]

Samuel Smith pubs. I have issue with a pub selling only its own beers, but FFS, at least make one of the them drinkable.

Even their spirits are disappointing, and I know this because I switched to G&T as the beer was so bad.

I've been to the brewery and lived fairly close at one time. My local pub was a Sam's pub and beer was always good. As all the Sam's pubs in Leeds & Bradford. A crap landlord can kill a beer very easily.

[gremlin]

Samuel Smith pubs. I have issue with a pub selling only its own beers, but FFS, at least make one of the them drinkable.

Even their spirits are disappointing, and I know this because I switched to G&T as the beer was so bad.

I've been to the brewery and lived fairly close at one time. My local pub was a Sam's pub and beer was always good. As all the Sam's pubs in Leeds & Bradford. A crap landlord can kill a beer very easily.

Just to make you feel smug, a pint of their organic lager was....£7.90 a pint.

Being as all the beer in The Captain Kidd was so bad, I stuck with their Alpine Lager, which kicks in a very sensible 3.4%, as I've a busy day today. Even that now comes up at £4.90 a pint.

On the way back through Wapping to London Bridge, we stopped for one more in the lovely Town of Ramsgate. Had to have one pint of something half-decent on a night out, so went for the Beavertown Neck Oil.

[KungFooBob]

I loves Neck Oil.

Sam Smiths lager is usually alright, better than Carling and Fosters anyway.

[Sadlonelygit]

Italian roads
We developed a bit of vibration on the way back from Italy, felt like I'd lost a wheel weight.
Had a check around the van, couldn't see anything glaringly obvious.
Yesterday I was getting a lot of flashes from cars behind me. Pulled over, had a walk round, couldn't see anything obvious, carried on, more flashes, stop, look, nada. Eventually a Frenchie stopped and said 'renflement dans le pneu'
Looked, nothing! He asked me to roll forward slowly. Then I had a look and saw the inside of the tyre, fmob! And guess who had left the jack/tools at home! A very cautious drive back home!

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[gremlin]

...better than Carling and Fosters anyway.

Truly damning with faint praise.

[gremlin]

The new Sonos app which dropped a few weeks ago. Pile of fucking shite. So many features dropped, now being quietly reinstated, plus issues with streaming accounts such as Deezer and Apple.

Fast pissing me off, with a lot of other users judging by the posts on the Sonos Community forum.

[v8-powered]

The new Sonos app which dropped a few weeks ago. Pile of fucking shite. So many features dropped, now being quietly reinstated, plus issues with streaming accounts such as Deezer and Apple.

Fast pissing me off, with a lot of other users judging by the posts on the Sonos Community forum.

Post update, it was unusable for me - didn't even recognise the kit. Last few updates have made it a lot better but still not right....

[gremlin]

The new Sonos app which dropped a few weeks ago. Pile of fucking shite. So many features dropped, now being quietly reinstated, plus issues with streaming accounts such as Deezer and Apple.

Fast pissing me off, with a lot of other users judging by the posts on the Sonos Community forum.

Post update, it was unusable for me - didn't even recognise the kit. Last few updates have made it a lot better but still not right....

Are you getting 'Something went wrong' when trying to play something from your service? If I look up an artist, it'll find them, but gives the error message when you try to play the most popular songs, discography, etc.

Only just started happening for me, but the fourm suggests it's widespread.

[v8-powered]

The new Sonos app which dropped a few weeks ago. Pile of fucking shite. So many features dropped, now being quietly reinstated, plus issues with streaming accounts such as Deezer and Apple.

Fast pissing me off, with a lot of other users judging by the posts on the Sonos Community forum.

Post update, it was unusable for me - didn't even recognise the kit. Last few updates have made it a lot better but still not right....

Are you getting 'Something went wrong' when trying to play something from your service? If I look up an artist, it'll find them, but gives the error message when you try to play the most popular songs, discography, etc.

Only just started happening for me, but the fourm suggests it's widespread.

Haven't had that issue, no - had an issue were every time I opened the app it took ages to find the system, kind of annoying if you just want to turn the volume down!
Everything else seems stable now though (Android app)

[Jody]

18,900E on the French Dacia site.

Thought they'd be cheaper in France what with Dacia being Renault.

That probably is cheap - for France!! LOL

Does it HAVE to be an auto?
I have a Right Hand Drive French Registered 2017 Duster with <45,000 miles on the clock ?!

Italian roads
We developed a bit of vibration on the way back from Italy, felt like I'd lost a wheel weight.
Had a check around the van, couldn't see anything glaringly obvious.
Yesterday I was getting a lot of flashes from cars behind me. Pulled over, had a walk round, couldn't see anything obvious, carried on, more flashes, stop, look, nada. Eventually a Frenchie stopped and said 'renflement dans le pneu'
Looked, nothing! He asked me to roll forward slowly. Then I had a look and saw the inside of the tyre, fmob! And guess who had left the jack/tools at home! A very cautious drive back home!
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You were Very unlucky to have damaged a tyre on the inside egde like that but EXTREMELY lucky that people could see it and warn you !

[Noggin]

18,900E on the French Dacia site.

Thought they'd be cheaper in France what with Dacia being Renault.

That probably is cheap - for France!! LOL

Does it HAVE to be an auto?
I have a Right Hand Drive French Registered 2017 Duster with <45,000 miles on the clock ?!

Yes. I know I'll be having more shoulder surgery in a few years and the nerve issue isn't likely to get any better, so not worth going manual and then having to change later.

Also has to be LHD

[v8-powered]

Our Quooker tap just failed and also the shower in the family bathroom has stopped working too. I sense ££££'s

[KungFooBob]

Friendface Marketplace.

Listed a washer/dryer and a dishwasher. £50 each. Cheapest available within 100 mile radius, half decent stuff only a couple of years old.

Both in good nick, only selling because the new kitchen has integrated appliances.

1. Washer. Got a million (maybe even a billion) "Is this still available", offered to the first to message. Failed to turn up twice. Offered to the next person, failed to turn up. Re-listed, got a trillion "Is this still available". One woman pestered so much I told her she could have it if collected that day. Turned up and paid the money, job jobbed... finally.

2. Dishwasher. Got one message, seemed kosher, wanted to pick Wednesday (today), turns up, checks it over. I plug it in and all is good. Two hours later I get a message "we plugged it in and the display just flashes". "Bring it back and you can have your money back" I says. Ten mins later... "We've plugged it into a different socket and it works now". Fucking scammers saw my nice cars and my Gant shirt and thought I'd write it off.

[Mr. Dazzle]

New motor has radar guided cruise control. The old one was suppposed to have it but didn't 'cause of Covid supply chain nonsense blah blah.

Anyway, new one now has a little button with a picture of two cars where the old one had a button with a picture of a speedo.

£130pa subscription service to you sir! So far as I can work out, the cruise control doesn't work at all unless you cough up for the radar guided subscription

Fortunately I tend to just set the speed limiter and hold my foot flat on the floor on long drives