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I won't find out for a while how insignificant this is.
My new passport arrived and in bold letters it said:
"! You MUST SIGN YOUR PASSPORT IMMEDIATELY"
So I signed my passport.

Later I got a text saying:
"When you get your new passport you must sign it with a black ballpoint pen."

Why wasn't the letter that came with the passport that specific?

Mussels wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 1:12 pm I won't find out for a while how insignificant this is.
My new passport arrived and in bold letters it said:
"! You MUST SIGN YOUR PASSPORT IMMEDIATELY"
So I signed my passport.

Later I got a text saying:
"When you get your new passport you must sign it with a black ballpoint pen."

Why wasn't the letter that came with the passport that specific?

It's a conspiracy.

Rockburner wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 2:09 pm

Mussels wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 1:12 pm I won't find out for a while how insignificant this is.
My new passport arrived and in bold letters it said:
"! You MUST SIGN YOUR PASSPORT IMMEDIATELY"
So I signed my passport.

Later I got a text saying:
"When you get your new passport you must sign it with a black ballpoint pen."

Why wasn't the letter that came with the passport that specific?

It's a conspiracy.

By the same people who killed Bob Marley.

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 2:29 pm

Rockburner wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 2:09 pm

Mussels wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 1:12 pm I won't find out for a while how insignificant this is.
My new passport arrived and in bold letters it said:
"! You MUST SIGN YOUR PASSPORT IMMEDIATELY"
So I signed my passport.

Later I got a text saying:
"When you get your new passport you must sign it with a black ballpoint pen."

Why wasn't the letter that came with the passport that specific?

It's a conspiracy.

By the same people who killed Bob Marley.

Who in turn, shot the sheriff. And yet no charges were ever pressed.

Coincidence?

gremlin wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 2:42 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 2:29 pm

Rockburner wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 2:09 pm

It's a conspiracy.

By the same people who killed Bob Marley.

Who in turn, shot the sheriff. And yet no charges were ever pressed.

Coincidence?

That's because he spared the deputy.

DefTrap wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 1:11 pm

v8-powered wrote: Wed May 17, 2023 10:55 am HP printers.

Apparently HP are now starting to block their printers using aftermarket cartridges forcing you to go to them. Not terrible for me as I simply subscribe to their ink programme and pay thorough my business however will no doubt piss a few people off......

To be honest my experience of non-HP cartridges have ben very hit and miss (may be a coincidence but I'm fairly sure a nonHP cartridge killed my last printer).

I quite like the on-demand ink programme but, like you, my business pays anyway so ICGAF.

I recently mapped the work printer to my PC for the first time ever.

I started at this job 3 years ago...

Jody wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 12:21 pm

Rage Against The Machine.
They never told us which machine they were raging against, but I suspect it was a printer !

I'm 100% sure you are correct on this!!! LOL

Demannu wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:35 pm

Demannu wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:47 am Doctors who dgaf.
Mate of mine has been struggling for a couple of years, now got Bell's palsy, but not been well for a while. Usual Doctor 'well you're not getting any younger!'
A locum put 1 +1+1 together and he went for a scan.
Today he goes to see an oncologist to see what can be done!
He makes Noggin look like a lottery winner when it comes to luck

Ffs, 12 months max, more likely 3!

Or 6 weeks! RIP Graeme. May you cause mayhem wherever you've gone.

Demannu wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 6:08 pm

Demannu wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:35 pm

Demannu wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:47 am Doctors who dgaf.
Mate of mine has been struggling for a couple of years, now got Bell's palsy, but not been well for a while. Usual Doctor 'well you're not getting any younger!'
A locum put 1 +1+1 together and he went for a scan.
Today he goes to see an oncologist to see what can be done!
He makes Noggin look like a lottery winner when it comes to luck

Ffs, 12 months max, more likely 3!

Or 6 weeks! RIP Graeme. May you cause mayhem wherever you've gone.

That's shit. Hugs to you and his family xxxxx

So, when I thought the Monster would be an easy start, I asked the insurance company that I use for medical insurance to give me a quote. Mostly because at the time I didn't know if I could get the equivalent of VOSA to do a check on it but needed insurance straight away - the insurance company I used last year I knew wouldn't help until the process of registering it had actually started

So, the first insurance co I asked came back with a quote of 83.71€ a month which she said was because I had no no claims. When I said I had a years no claims, it was reduced to 80.73€ per month! Not even 3€ a month difference?? (She also takes a week to reply to any emails ) Even with the 'discount' for the no claims it's almost twice what they quoted last time

Anyway, now I 'think' I can get a CoC a bit more easily than from a dealer here or through DREAL, I emailed the guy that did the last insurance (I won't be riding till July now so there's no major rush ).

His response is - "You were paying 28,36€ pm, it will have gone up by between 6% and 8%, so around 30€ pm now"

WTAF!! I remember why I went with his insurance last time but the difference was only about 10€ a month, not 50€


I know insurance companies differ, but I've never had differing quotes to that extreme!!

Demannu wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 6:08 pm

Demannu wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 3:35 pm

Demannu wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 9:47 am Doctors who dgaf.
Mate of mine has been struggling for a couple of years, now got Bell's palsy, but not been well for a while. Usual Doctor 'well you're not getting any younger!'
A locum put 1 +1+1 together and he went for a scan.
Today he goes to see an oncologist to see what can be done!
He makes Noggin look like a lottery winner when it comes to luck

Ffs, 12 months max, more likely 3!

Or 6 weeks! RIP Graeme. May you cause mayhem wherever you've gone.

Jeez! Life can be short. Gather ye Rose-buds while ye may...

Not sure who I’m angrier with at the moment, the low life scumbags running a Bitcoin scam or my FiL for handing over 8K to them today despite being burnt twice before and all our warnings that it’s a SCAM!

It was only when BiL popped over to see the MiL and FiL today that he found them installing a remote control app on a tablet for the scammers and waiting for a call back to confirm the “deal” payment had gone through. Which it allegedly hadn’t when they rung back and asked for payment again……….

Noggin wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:50 pm

I know insurance companies differ, but I've never had differing quotes to that extreme!!

I thought you were similarly an old git like me? For reference my bike ins. over here is c150€pa. This is with AMV. I dunno if they're any good, not needed to make a claim, yet ....

DefTrap wrote: Sat May 20, 2023 9:03 am

Noggin wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 2:50 pm

I know insurance companies differ, but I've never had differing quotes to that extreme!!

I thought you were similarly an old git like me? For reference my bike ins. over here is c150€pa. This is with AMV. I dunno if they're any good, not needed to make a claim, yet ....

LOL Kinda depends how old is 'old' git territory!! LOL

The first made a big deal about no no claims and then the quote was only reduced by about 30€ The other quote isn't so bad

AMV was definitely cheaper, but until I have the french plate, they won't touch it Maybe next year

Got some stuff up on Ebay for £240.

"what's your best price"
"£350"
"i thought it was £240 or best offer"
"yeah but not to arseholes who want everything for nothing"


Muppets.. At least be polite about it.. If i wanted £150 i'd have put it up for £150 wouldn't I ?

weeksy wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 7:13 am Got some stuff up on Ebay for £240.

"what's your best price"
"£350"
"i thought it was £240 or best offer"
"yeah but not to arseholes who want everything for nothing"


Muppets.. At least be polite about it.. If i wanted £150 i'd have put it up for £150 wouldn't I ?

Yeah - had a similar discussion with my wife this morning.

Advertised our Peloton bike for sale (not on eBay due to idiots!) for what is a reasonable price with a little bit of flex to keep the bargain hunters happy, woman goes through the whole 20 messages thing and then lowballs me with the 'I'll give you £500 and collect tonight' offer and then couldn't understand my 'No you wont, I'll keep it thanks' response!

I rarely sell stuff for precisely these reasons...I also only sell stuff now that I'm not actually that bothered about selling. Pay me the price or I'll just wait for someone else

weeksy wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 7:13 am Got some stuff up on Ebay for £240.

"what's your best price"
"£350"
"i thought it was £240 or best offer"
"yeah but not to arseholes who want everything for nothing"


Muppets.. At least be polite about it.. If i wanted £150 i'd have put it up for £150 wouldn't I ?

Weeksy "£350 is the best price from my point of view."

The magic mushrooms I grew don't seem to work

Jody wrote: Tue May 23, 2023 9:41 am The magic mushrooms I grew don't seem to work

as magicians ? or as mushrooms ?