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wheelnut wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:53 am
Yorick wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:42 am
Potter wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 3:02 am

Happy days, it needs to go on the wall though, that board looks like it's struggling under the weight, you don't want to wake up in the night to a crashing sound.
We want it on the ground, so we can swing it to the right about 10' to make the viewing angle perfect when the guys come round Sundays for MotoGP :)

Need a huge cabinet I can fit some wheels to.
You can get wall mounts that will pivot.
Will the mount work on sliding glass doors ?
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Yorick wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:56 am Will the mount work on sliding glass doors ?
Should be able to - as long as you use the right drill bits and fixings. 8-)
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We bought a fancy TV cabinet, then when the delivery blokes came with the new TV only the maid was in and she told them to fix it to the wall :D

It is actually better though so I wasn’t too bothered. The fancy cabinet went in the snug.
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Potter wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 9:04 am We bought a fancy TV cabinet, then when the delivery blokes came with the new TV only the maid was in and she told them to fix it to the wall :D

It is actually better though so I wasn’t too bothered. The fancy cabinet went in the snug.
I thought they fixed the fancy cabinet to the wall :mrgreen:
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Potter wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 3:02 am
Yorick wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 4:29 pm
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Happy days, it needs to go on the wall though, that board looks like it's struggling under the weight, you don't want to wake up in the night to a crashing sound.
I just stood on a piece the same in the garden and it withstood 14 stone of Yorickshire gorgeousness ;)
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Nidge wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:27 am
Yorick wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 4:29 pm
Yorick wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 10:43 am Just got a bargain on a telly :)

Been looking for a 75" telly for a while, but my anxiety always kicks in and I can't choose. Had a few helpful staff showing proper stuff on the screen instead of the built-in demo stuff, but some didn't even seem as good as our 3 year old 55" Philips.

They're all above €1.000 but the 3 main shops keep dropping a few under the 1k mark. So nip down and get overwhelmed again and cone home pissed off :(

Went into one of the shops late Friday and they had one at €404. That's a third of original price.

When I got home I Googled and it came up cool on the reviews.
So up Saturday early, but shopping centre was closed as it was labour day. Bugger.

Same again today, but they were open. Nice lass showed us the telly and it was last one.
Bought it.

Great to save a few bob, but also great to have the choice made for me.

Free delivery manana :)
The box it came in was bloody huge. I felt unwell, so Pen greeted them. They unpacked it and set it all up.

Still getting used to it and it's growing on me. Superb on 4K stuff, but some lesser stuff struggles to upscale.

Penny joked that it's an inch wider than she is tall :D

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You need to treat it to some decent AV furniture. Spectral do a nice range... https://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/bra ... ange-brick

I've got the BR1202 in my games room and its dangerously unstable if people sit on an end of it! :(
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Taipan wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:19 pm


I've got the BR1202 in my games room and its dangerously unstable if people sit on an end of it! :(
As my old cockney Nan would have said “tables are for glasses not arses”
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Nidge wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:35 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:19 pm


I've got the BR1202 in my games room and its dangerously unstable if people sit on an end of it! :(
As my old cockney Nan would have said “tables are for glasses not arses”
Please sir, Nidge called Taipan an arse :)
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Nidge wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:35 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:19 pm


I've got the BR1202 in my games room and its dangerously unstable if people sit on an end of it! :(
As my old cockney Nan would have said “tables are for glasses not arses”
That two amusing Nan sayings I heard today now! :crazy: My colleague just told me her Nan used to say, "Fridge Pickers get big knickers"! :lol:
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Nidge wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:35 pm
Taipan wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 12:19 pm


I've got the BR1202 in my games room and its dangerously unstable if people sit on an end of it! :(
As my old cockney Nan would have said “tables are for glasses not arses”
That doesn't rhyme oop norf ;)
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4 x tickets to the MCN festival of Motorcycling in September
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MrLongbeard wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 3:16 pm 4 x tickets to the MCN festival of Motorcycling in September
Is that the one at Peterbog showground?
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 3:35 pm
MrLongbeard wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 3:16 pm 4 x tickets to the MCN festival of Motorcycling in September
Is that the one at Peterbog showground?
Indeedy.
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Who’s a fan boi! :D

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https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dlm38 ... bare/821kt

If we're talking lawnmowers, I've just bought this. Well impressed, uses two Makita LXT batteries (same as drill, driver & hedge trimmer) and goes a good 'un.

I am an untethered, silent grass assassin. :twisted:
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gremlin wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 3:43 pm https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dlm38 ... bare/821kt

If we're talking lawnmowers, I've just bought this. Well impressed, uses two Makita LXT batteries (same as drill, driver & hedge trimmer) and goes a good 'un.

I am an untethered, silent grass assassin. :twisted:
We have grass up at the golf club :)
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Yorick wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 3:49 pm We have grass up at the golf club :)
Just call me. I'm cordless and can therefore travel.
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gremlin wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 3:55 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 3:49 pm We have grass up at the golf club :)
Just call me. I'm cordless and can therefore travel.
Are you bringing the locusts?
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Yorick wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 4:00 pm
gremlin wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 3:55 pm
Yorick wrote: Tue May 11, 2021 3:49 pm We have grass up at the golf club :)
Just call me. I'm cordless and can therefore travel.
Are you bringing the locusts?
Just fill the freezer, that's all I'm sayin'
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New 4K OLED telly.

Just watched Avatar, Boorah!
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