Qauil E Minogue

iamanobodyMember
Have a hand grinder… but want to be able to grind a lot more beans – quicker

Same for me, bought a KG79 in October (enough for two good mugs take under fifteen seconds). Not shown on the amazon page photos is another dial on the left for grind size. The lower collector* does have a removable lid, but now I just shake the grounds out of the ‘feed’ hole into a one-cup paper/cone thingammy.

* it attracts static, leaving lid in place means less ‘flyaway’ grounds.

HTH

Although not a ‘contestant’ show – another 3-programme series is starting on ITV Thursday 10 Jan 9:00pm
‘The Paras: Men of War’
“Documentary following the 28-week training course for the parachute regiment.”

heebyjeeby
…worth a visit?

Yes – I was intending to go but ‘stuff’ means I can’t this year.

Davesport
…so I’d pack a rucksack with sarnies and plenty to drink.

My two-penneth…
All drinks and catering are expensive. The cloakrooms are good (£1 per item) and close to (outside) the main entrance. Bag of food / drinks left at cloakroom can be accessed (although not taken away unless you pay again) throughout the day. Check what time the cloakrooms shut!

The main halls are warm, you won’t need coats. If ‘my two lads’ are little ones, take another bag – all coats in bag in cloakroom for £1.

…or will it be so busy as to be pointless?

I would always aim to be there as the show opened – gives you the first hour or two with plenty of space, but never been a problem.

If you search flickr for last year e.g. ‘autosport 2018 nec’ you’ll get a good idea.

HTH

@nealglover
At 85 min one-all – Leicester defender obvious (high elbow) handball giving away penalty. Newport scored. Two-one up, held on well though 4min ET

Somewhat off topic, but reminded me of a TV programme years ago where some teenage louts were given army bootcamp as a short-sharp-shock.
One of the new recruits referred to the SGT as ‘sarge’. His (obviously practised) retort was “SARGE… SARGE! There are only two types of ‘sarge’ in the army. They are MASSAGE and SOSSARGE. So if you massage your sossarge, what does that make you?”

I likes it too – Good work rene59 – Hope it is the one the OP wanted.

RTL television meeting
OK what we need is:
1/ An old Top of the Pops set
2/ Benny from Abba playing accordian
3/ The dancers from that Kylie video
4/ A couple of lads for the laydeees
5/ A girl that can sing and WRIGGLE
et voila

andybrad Subscriber
come on folks, not hard this is it. instead of saying e needs to go out and get a grands worth of kit calibrated is there anything out there that works as a “im feeling great but i had 6 pints last night (12 hours ago) and dont know if its in my system or not” type device?

As per my post on p4 of this thread:

Alcohol limits for drivers page4

AlcoSense Elite 2 Breathalyser £60

It is reviewed in the Auto Express link posted by taxi25

PSA Good looking Record No 75 for sale cash / collect only Wallasey / Liverpool (too far for me).

As the striking surface is not a hardened steel insert, it’s probably a very late one made of malleable cast iron

Record No 75 vice

Thanks
Bought pack 10 Dremel flap wheels and pack (lots) polishing buffs – two sets for £6

Both spanner set and socket / bit set looked good for the price

Lidl DIY Tools

On the ‘Magnetic Tool Aids’ link they have stainless magnetic parts trays – pack of 2 small or 1 large for £2.99. (Handy for ‘car park’ maintenance.)

As it has not been mentioned, the De’Longhi KG79 receives good reviews.

£40 new on ebay

£34 with Amazon Prime Free Trial

perchypanther
Kneeling pad…

That makes sense – I was going to use to protect photo kit in a Pelican case, but I won’t cut it up now.

perchypanther
pipe soldering clamp… Brilliant

Stoner Member
aka “Plumber’s third hand”

Thanks guys – You win the internet

bikebouy Subscriber
Yeah, good thread.

^^^plus one

I don’t know what either of these are.

The black item is 16” wide, plastic fabric on one side, squashy rubber cubes on the other.

The metal clamp is 8” across and made of unfinished oiled steel. It has three wingnuts and is stamped ‘Footprint’ (Footprint tools Sheffield I believe).

Sbob Member
See if you can find a breathalyser to have a play on, you’ll be unpleasantly surprised.

I pretty much only ever drink at home; however, my concern is unintentionally being over the limit the next day – I’m often driving early (4am ish) to attend events.

After an associate was breathalysed early one morning, I bought one of these from Halfords for £60.

AlcoSense Elite 2 Breathalyser

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/travel-accessories/breathalysers/alcosense-elite-2-breathalyser-uk-ireland-europe

(IIRC There is a cheaper one, but it has an inferior sensor and only reads to 1dp).

I’d recommend the product – but I’m only using it ‘the morning after…’ a couple of times a week.

Thanks Jamie. Tried just after 10:00am – ebay applied the discount – but PayPal wouldn’t pay the reduced amount. Tried again mid-afternoon – no problem.

wallop  Subscriber
The Bridge! Friday 11th May!

Bump
Episode 1 at 9:00pm tonight BBC2

I had this recently – try this:
Click 3 dot menu top right of Samsung Internet
Click ‘Turn off night mode’

bikebouy – Member
Missed it gawd damn….

Looks like it’s on again tomorrow:
Tuesday 19th September
CH47 4SEVEN 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Valkyrien – Channel 4
From TV promo:
Norwegian physician goes illegal seeking cure for dying wife…

Starts – 21:00 – 22:00 Sunday 13th Aug 2017
8 x 1hr episodes

CEX have a couple of second-hand DVDs of Two Lane Black Top for £1 plus postage.

Not in the calibre of TLBT – but a bit of retro fun with a good soundtrack that fits the OP’s brief.

Hot Rod 1979 (41 Willys Hot Rod / Drag Racing)

Reverse-engineered cheese (4)

Disturbed at leader, soldier thanks well-dressed baker (8)

^^^
Good Cop Bad Cop
Wicked = both Good / Bad
Council leader = C
Work = Op (Opus)

Pushbike
Spoonerism Bush Pike

yetidave – Member
… where can I get something like this from?

You could try here (find the model number first e.g. GT450)

Boston Mowers B and D Hedgetrimmer parts

flanagaj – Member
The issue I find at 45 is that if you want to move into a totally different sector, eg engineering then your only option is to take a punt and go back to uni in the hope that after graduation you’ll get employment

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I did this at 40. If you (or anybody else) are thinking investing three years on this ‘hope’, I would advise you first contact as many (relevant) mature students as you can for their experiences of applying for the first position after graduation. For mature graduates, it can be very tough.

larrydavid – Member
I wonder how much some of this is driven by people being wary of hiring/managing someone who may be older and more experienced (albeit in a different field from them)

^^^^ plus one

Ironic Premier Inn email header from 11:29 today

Coincidentally, I was googling recently to source a wax.
Found Drew Pritchard (Salvage Hunters) recommending Fiddes
Looks like a good range of wood finishes – might be worth phoning them?

tommathy – Key Master
… if I could get some more information on the issue such as where and when it happens plus a screenshot if possible.

Screenshots emailed to tech@

Rusty Spanner – Member
Will the XL be ok for a 35-36 waist?

perchypanther – Member
… ordered two pairs of XL

Measured an XL Hummvee with the clickfast liner:

No stretch approx 32” waist
Full stretch approx 38” waist

Bought abused 29er
Fixing (lots needed)
Short test ride

funkmasterp – Member
Bit late, but why has righog got a car in his kitchen? It’s definitely not a garage because there’s a car in it.

It’s a two-car Gah-Rahrge…

Full garage pron thread:
Garage Journal – The 12-Gauge Garage

cinnamon_girl – Member
Oh gosh, have come down with the TooMuchScandiTVitis virus.

This may save you…

Sat 11 Mar
Another double episode weekend.
BBC4 Follow the Money S2 ep3 21:00, S2 ep4 22:00

#prayforcg

bikebouy – Member
… because I’m absolutely loving boxer engined cafe racers…

Not just ‘boxers’, but this might interest you:
BIKE SHED LONDON 2017

26 – 28 May 2017
Tobacco Quay, Wapping Lane, London E1W 2SF

This guy’s retort to fiverr:

Hey @fiverr, got a problem with your ad, especially since I don’t eat my coffee, and I enjoy my life. Wanna try this one?

gavtheoldskater – Member
… there’s not much i can do to check it…

Basic compression check:
Remove the spark plugs – spray some light oil in the cylinders (to provide upper cylinder lube and seal the rings).
Put wood / blocks / plastic recycling-box under the frame to raise the back wheel off the ground (whilst your assistant holds the bike).
Select highest gear – turn back wheel to turn the motor over.

If it turns OK (I.e. not seized), test cylinders individually for compression.
Ideally, by using a compression tester – but you’ll get an idea if you replace spark plug 1 – and, for part of the cycle, the motor is now harder to spin.
You can also screw the plug in by the smallest amount possible (e.g. one thread, and listen for a hiss.

Remove plug 1, repeat for 2, 3 and 4

If there is compression on all cylinders, replace all plugs and turn the back wheel – if compression is good, the motor should be turnable but require some force.

Basic HT ignition check:
Wasted spark ignition, so one coil feeds (I think) cyl 1 and 4 one feeds cyl 2 and 3.
Check total resistance from plug cap 1 to plug cap 4
Compare total resistance from plug cap 2 to plug cap 3
They should be similar – if not, or no reading / open circuit, you’ve got problems.

and what should i look out for when looking at it?

Regarding potential: Insurance / MOT / legality
Check registration documents / Frame number / Engine number etc.
I.e. Is it an original Suzuki frame (with numbers) that’s been altered, or is it a fabricated frame that’s had numbers stamped on it? (Not the end of the world, but can be MOT hassle).

sat for 15 years

Drain / discard any fuel, check tank for rust
Carb strip-down: clean float-bowls / jets / de-gunk
Condition of throttle / clutch cables
New pair of tyres

It’s a bizarre bike, but it interests me.

Photos?

You’re welcome (varsågod)

cinnamon_girl – Member
… I’ve just finished watching the follow-up entitled False Trail.

Glad you got to see them.

Only recently found ‘The Killing Times’ website – good source of info for Scandi TV.
Ongoing Scandi thread:
Scandinavian Crime Drama

These look interesting:
Season four of The Bridge will switch to Denmark for the main story

Swedish ‘Nordic Noir spoof’ Sophie Borg in the works

cinnamon_girl – Member
Check out Ebay for Borgen dvd’s
wallop – Member
Good tip! Hadn’t thought of that.

CeX is a good source for cheap (second hand) Nordic.

Stealth pepper mill?

Only one I’ve ever seen – Full size wooden wine bottle pepper mill. Bought at a second-hand sale for £2.00.

Agree TK Maxx is worth a look if you are near one – had loads of unusual cookery ‘widgets’ from there.

vondally – Member
So just got a message from Google on my Tablet saying someone has tried to access my account from a Mac in London.

FYI: I usually only use gmail / Google sign-in on Android; however, if I do sign in on a PC, I receive a gmail to my phone e.g. “New sign-in from Firefox on Windows”.

I have no idea if it’s related to your issue, but a week ago (25 Feb ish), there was a problem with Google sign-in.

There’s been a change to your Google account, please sign in…

Account Action Required notifications and unexpected sign out issues

If anyone else (who can’t be bothered to pay for TV) has an interest.
Vikings season 1 (1993) started last Sunday on Freeview.
First episode is repeated tonight (Fri 3 Mar) ch83 ‘Blaze’ 23:00 and  continues ep2  Sun 5 Mar ch83 ‘Blaze’ 22:00