Forum Replies Created

Viewing 40 posts - 121 through 160 (of 1,075 total)
  • Fresh Goods Friday 719: The Jewelled Skeleton Edition
  • alric
    Free Member

    im sure they claim to pay you if your line doesnt work, though i forgot to claim last time it went down.

    have you tried looking on local FB groups to see if anyone else has the same problem?

    alric
    Free Member

    dont vodafone have a page that shows you if they have a connection problem in your area?

    alric
    Free Member

    Oi! My local resembles that remark!

    OK I admit that was a guess, after squelching through the mud there last week on foot. I was hoping someone would correct me if I was wrong as Ive hardly explored the area yet.
    There was a lot of rain last week

    alric
    Free Member

    this associating the bedroom with not sleeping thing is very interesting. Are there other examples of this kind of association that I can see and try to understand better?
    If blue light/screen time is a bit of a myth, especially earlier in the night, regarding melatonin levels, then is scrolling and internet things some kind of behaviour likely to increase dopamine levels in place of serotonin?
    Does slowing your breathing down decrease excitatory hormone levels?

    alric
    Free Member

    wakerley woods (nr corby) is a bit muddy at the moment.

    alric
    Free Member

    ive tried everything to sleep, for over 20 years.One thing Im really bad at, is getting out of bed after 20mins if im still awake.
    Z drugs work mostly, if I can get them, but I rarely can. alcohol keeps me up,even just 2 pints at6pm.
    I dont know what else to try.
    Could i be particularly sensitive to coffee and/or alcohol, so it would affect me for 2 or 3 days?
    I can have exercised very hard all day, then I cant sleep.
    Is it some kind of chemical imbalance?

    I dont stress about it anymore, I have to live with it, but it makes many things so difficult,like long drives, and precision work, and of course my riding. I really want 7+ hours sleep everynight.
    Could it be a side effect from psychotropic drugs i was put on many many years ago?

    My GP cant help more
    I average 4hrs sleep, 3nights very little sleep then one good night

    alric
    Free Member

    with a puller?
    or put a bit of bar with a nut on each end of the rail, then get the mole grips on it at midpoint

    alric
    Free Member

    why nostalgia when you could have a wr450 with supermoto wheels, modernish brakes and suspension?
    although at 60ish maybe not the best time to learn supermotoisting or enduro, or freeze on a roadbike

    alric
    Free Member

    I lived in cambodia in 2014,Koh Kong, right on the thai border, had a factory making shimano garments there.I cant imagine that the wages there were anything like realistic, considering the dirt poor nature of the place.
    Working for asda 4 years ago, they were trying to bring in zero hours contracts, which meant that you could not guarantee to be able to pay the rent every month, but they really were anti- Union

    alric
    Free Member

    have an SLX shifter for an 11-36 cassette and been told I need a different shifter because that’s got a different pull ratio ?

    Doesnt the 5100 derailleur has a different pull ratio to the 765/786 mech? so it needs a different shifter?

    alric
    Free Member

    Yes you can use the 5100 mech with this.
    I couldnt get the goatlink/slx mech to work at all

    5
    alric
    Free Member

    alric
    Free Member

    put up some bunting

    i dont know about buntings,but I have seen a budgerigar appear magically

    alric
    Free Member

    An early morning walk. No, hear me out!

    Currently, gettng up same time everyday and going for a walk,even if i shower later, is my last hope attempt at overcoming insomnia, reset all clocks..That podcaast is pretty convincing
    I have a SAD lamp (taotronics) which I’ll probably use on wet mornings, but theres not really musch to it, walk around the block once or twice, maybe to the park, and if 10 mins turns out to be an hour all well and good

    alric
    Free Member

    be glad that youre not living in Borneo cities, where the local mosque blasts out prayers on the loudspeakers at 4am every morning

    alric
    Free Member

    ’ve just installed some extension pieces of glass so the shower enclosure goes all the way up to the ceiling.

    does this make your shower much warmer?

    alric
    Free Member

    This is how i was told to do it yesterday by a careers service-
    also that the average employer takes 6seconds to look at your cv- and the top 2 sections most likely to get you noticed

    Name
    Town
    email
    phone

    Personal Profile
    Write your personal statement here. This is your opportunity to shine and show your key and transferable skills. Think about what makes you stand out from the crowd, your unique selling points. Use positive words and do not be afraid to say you are excellent at something. For example, “I have a vast amount of experience of working with people and I always provide an excellent level of customer care.”

    Key Skills
    Able to use a computer including the Internet, email and Microsoft Word
    Excellent practical skills
    The ability to follow written and spoken instructions
    Awareness of on-site health and safety issues
    sensitivity and understanding
    a desire to help people
    the ability to work well with others
    patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
    the ability to accept criticism and work well under pressure
    Employment History
    (*start with the most recent and work back to cover the last 10-15 years if possible)

    Company name, location, dates from – to
    Job Title

    Give examples of work tasks that you carried out
    Any specific duties just for your role
    Think about the skills that you used
    Machinery operation
    Knowledge of Health and Safety
    Communicating with the team, listening for instructions
    Working to meet targets
    Supervising a team

    Company name, location, dates from – to
    Job Title
    Work history can be any form of work, paid or unpaid, full time or part time
    Include things that will make you stand out from your competitors

    Qualifications and Training

    Think about what training you have completed at work, it can be anything that was formal or informal
    Health and Safety course
    Manual handling
    Food Hygiene and PPE awareness
    Fire Safety
    Data Protection and Confidentiality
    Computer course covering Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

    Detail any formal certificates or qualifications that you have
    Tickets and licences to work in specific areas, eg CSCS card, forklift licence
    College and University qualifications or certificates
    Secondary school qualifications, in particular Maths and English

    Hobbies and Interests

    References are available on request

    alric
    Free Member

    I did email royal mail re Last weeks missing parcel, but they still havent got back to me. Complaints procedure wasnt an option for me, as Im the recipient, and the sender said they couldnt process a complaint form because it had already been delivered.
    This morning I have to abandon everything and wait in,so i can sign for a by 1pm special delivery,which was ‘despatched’ on monday. But if it was ‘despatched’ after 6pm yesterday, would it still be delivered today? Or do I have to wait in tomorrow as well? Ebay doesnt show those details, nor a tracking number now

    When I was a despatch rider, before the M25 was built, I had to urgently deliver some passports to heathrow,to catch a flight, and rode the 70miles there doing 90 mostly(didnt have a faster bike), put them on the desk, and noone took any notice, just carried on with their teabreak. Since I almost died a couple of times trying to get there on time, it didnt seem right, and it still doesnt seem right, over 30 years later, when royal mail cant deliver properly.

    alric
    Free Member

    Tell the chinese that their emperor eats grey squirrels because it makes him more virile, then we can sell them all to china, and make britain rich

    alric
    Free Member

    I do, cycle it monthly and take Tongkat Ali the alternate

    Where do you get your tongkat ali from?

    alric
    Free Member

    do you believe it helps sleep? and at what dosage?

    alric
    Free Member

    Im about the same age, the 1st surgery was in milton keynes, so must have been there. I have the name somewhere
    Also, once on the list it didnt take long to do, even in covid

    alric
    Free Member

    @failed engineer
    mine took 2or3 years to heal, im getting older. I had a plate in after 6months but broke a screw and the bone didnt heal so had another plate put in a year ago. It was mostly healed then. I would get the surgery

    alric
    Free Member

    I got an email last saturday from ebay/royal mail to say my packet was delivered at 7.48am. It wasnt
    I spent hours trying to call RM (on monday) but it was literally impossible to get to them.
    Then the postie delivered it at 11am tuesday

    alric
    Free Member

    howabout making it go rusty and stiff, then you can shape it how you want.
    Turn it over, heat it up with a gas torch and flow a brazing rod along it?
    Then clean it up if you wish

    alric
    Free Member

    Not personally, no, but that was the diagnosis of the consultant. Are you suggesting otherwise

    Im not suggesting otherwise, id really like to know, I havent heard this before, despite various scans etc.
    I’m not sure what a hiatus hernia is, but have had some hernia-type of concerns in the past.

    alric
    Free Member

    Omeprazole due to hiatus hernia

    can you explain the link between hiatus hernia and getting indigestion?

    1
    alric
    Free Member

    Easy way to remember this… at New Year (ie 1st Jan), who gets to celebrate first?

    ok, so OZ is advanced, USA is retarded. Thats pretty easy to remember

    alric
    Free Member

    ive been on omeprazole for 10+ years. If I stop, the reflux will come back. Its never been a problem
    So I dont think they cause long term issues. I’ll go mad if they ban them. They just banned ranitidine last year.

    Did you have a lot to drink over the weekend? I can still get some heartburn if i drink or eat too much, or exercise too hard on a full stomach

    alric
    Free Member

    @reeksy
    Youre in Oz arent you? Its still sunday there, you go to school on sundays?

    But at least I’m not stuck trying to get into a compost bin.

    whats this one?

    1
    alric
    Free Member

    you could build a house out of bricks with a paving slab roof
    like this
    Leave some dry leaves and/or bits of fleece etc for building a nest/insulation
    I havent seen mine for a week so they may be hibernating now
    and wear some thick gloves.
    they like cat biscuits

    alric
    Free Member

    Just zoom out- ctrl and minus

    no, that doesnt work either. Never had any problems with the website before, its just a govt controlled warning that wont go away, like the one on a fag packet, or ‘this may contain nuts’.

    alric
    Free Member

    i tried the chat, bloke said they couldnt do it either
    Actually, i can scroll down a bit, and see everything, but not if i enlarge the graph
    I guess i need a 86″ monitor now

    alric
    Free Member

    what you really need is a 4wd version of this

    alric
    Free Member

    the first thing you need to buy is patience

    absolutely
    but a big zoom ,low light capability and very quick reactions make a massive difference

    1
    alric
    Free Member

    get a panasonic fz200 or fz1000 used bridge camera and see how you get on. They have a lot of zoom. See how it comes out and what more you want/need after that

    alric
    Free Member

    drivers, mostly lorry drivers, that move into the outside lane, doing 60, to let car drivers coming in on a slip lane just drive on. you’re supposed to give way on a slip lane, not have everyone slow down to 45 just to let you carry on. outside lane is for overtaking, not seeing how many slow drivers you can make way for
    and while youre at it, outside lane is not for lorry drivers to drive alongside each other for 5 miles, and pretend their overtaking. Theyre still going to be in the same queue for the same ferry in 5 hours time
    Let car drivers get on with their journey 70 is not 50

    alric
    Free Member

    what engine and what codes?

    alric
    Free Member

    a few from friday

    amethyst deceivers
    jellyrot fungus
    dog stinkhorn
    porcelain fungus
    cauliflower fungus

    alric
    Free Member

    It’s not obvious from the picture, what’s the issue?

    its still an enfield

Viewing 40 posts - 121 through 160 (of 1,075 total)