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

[Count Steer]

WHAT?

I said get some Zoggs earplugs!

JUST AFTER NINE O'CLOCK

in all seriousness, thanks, I'll give them a go

There are various types of plug at a range of prices...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earplugs-Swimm ... =455793031

...but the Zoggs are about the cheapest and they work fine for me. If you have a problem with fit the moldable silicone ones are probably the way to go. Some people like the ones that are on a 'string' but, tbh, if they're likely to fall out they don't fit v well.

[ChrisW]

...but the Zoggs

Many thanks - just ordered a pair.

And to think I was hoping for a pointless whinge!

[Count Steer]

...but the Zoggs

Many thanks - just ordered a pair.

And to think I was hoping for a pointless whinge!

You can still whinge if your ears are still full of water on day 6.

(But if you still can't hear properly I'd suggest a trip to the doc because it doesn't just sound like a lug full of sea/pool water after that length of time).

[MingtheMerciless]

Trying to reset a work IT password, 1 hour in a queue, starting at 11 , got to 6 in the queue before giving up, tried alternative number and sent a link that doesn’t work, tried again, got sent the same link which still doesn’t work. Gave up, I’ll let my competency’s lapse and wait for them to sort it out.

[Taipan]

Apple are BMP right now, even though I can understand why. My Step Dad has lost it due to infections and managed to lock his iphone out of everything. Tried following apples reset procedure but he hasn't updated the payment card so we cant use that method as its out of date. Apple have scheduled a reset procedure with us for the 1st of September. Now I appreciate the security behind this but a company as big has apple cant sort a basic problem out for 11 days ffs!

[Sadlonelygit]

KTM
Just started rebuilding this lads Duke. Get the new valve spring out of the packet, hmmmm!!!! Not sitting in the bottom seat.
Drop the other inlet valve as I was changing that as a precaution, sits fine in the bottom seat, both sides.
A quick visual inspection reveals different lengths, and not by a wee bit either!
Measure the diameter on a Vernier, old spring drops through new spring dia!
Ok, off to the fowler's website, 2021 bike, yep, that's the part number KTM have listed.
I wonder if it's an older motor with new clothes.
Check the 20MY, valve spring has been superceded by new part, which they haven't put on the 21MY fiche. Cnuts

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[Bustaspoke]

One thing that winds me up is when people push a motorcycle around when stood to the right of the bike & let it lean to the left so that the side stand holds the bike up.If for some reason the stand flicks up the bikes leaning away from them
When I manouvre the bike,I always stand on the same side as the sidestand so that the bike's leaning into me should the stand flick up.

[Skub]

I was in a shop today and they had a Halloween display....

[Yorick]

One thing that winds me up is when people push a motorcycle around when stood to the right of the bike & let it lean to the left so that the side stand holds the bike up.If for some reason the stand flicks up the bikes leaning away from them
When I manouvre the bike,I always stand on the same side as the sidestand so that the bike's leaning into me should the stand flick up.

Just seems so obvious to me.

[Yorick]

I was in a shop today and they had a Halloween display....

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

[ChrisW]

I was in a shop today and they had a Halloween display....

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

We were in a supermarket two weeks before the schools / colleges broke up and they had the back-to-school aisles set up....

[Bustaspoke]

One thing that winds me up is when people push a motorcycle around when stood to the right of the bike & let it lean to the left so that the side stand holds the bike up.If for some reason the stand flicks up the bikes leaning away from them
When I manouvre the bike,I always stand on the same side as the sidestand so that the bike's leaning into me should the stand flick up.

Just seems so obvious to me.

Same here,that's why it winds me up

[Skub]

I had to electronically sign a form today, Fuck me,could I remember where to find my saved signature?

[Yorick]

I had to electronically sign a form today, Fuck me,could I remember where to find my saved signature?

Did you look behind the sofa?

[Skub]

I had to electronically sign a form today, Fuck me,could I remember where to find my saved signature?

Did you look behind the sofa?

Everywhere. The neighbour's cat had been in earlier and for a time suspicion pointed in that direction.

[Yorick]

I had to electronically sign a form today, Fuck me,could I remember where to find my saved signature?

Did you look behind the sofa?

Everywhere. The neighbour's cat had been in earlier and for a time suspicion pointed in that direction.

[gremlin]

The night before last my Sky box told me that it wasn't receiving a satellite signal. Checked no plants had grown in the path of the signal since watching the gogglebox the night before...nada.

Did the 'unplug it for 10 seconds' routine. No joy.

Did the trouble shooting guide and selected 'Restart box'. 20 minutes later...nada.

Still wasn't working last night. Not the first time the service has been flaky.

However, yesterday evening I looked on my Virgin Media app and saw that I could add the basic telly package, which is more or less the same as Sky's*, for a fiver a month, plus a one-off £35 fee. A quick look in the bank shows I'm paying £51 a month for Sky's 'Pauper Package'. WTF? My bad for not keeping an eye on it.

Anyhow, VM box winging its way to me.

*PBS America! U&Yesterday! 5Star! GREAT Romance!, Al Jazeera! Sony SAB! Islam Channel Urdu! Wow...what a cornucopia of entertainment pleasure awaits.

[MrLongbeard]

Monday, window cleaner and does his monthly wipe down with his greasy rag
Wednesday, pigeon splat right in the middle of the window

[Taipan]

I was in a shop today and they had a Halloween display....

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

My daughter will probably put her tree up in October!

[DefTrap]

Just heard on the news that a pub somewhere has already put up a Christmas tree

I saw some hallowen stuff for sale at the w/e which was enough to make me tut. Who plans for halloween like 9 weeks ahead?