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10 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:
Is that so? I can only find the 1994 edition. Please give a page reference and some elucidation of the context for this statement.
There is a lot in the press over the last 24 hours about a new language guide from Oxfam but not Oxford University that I have seen.The articles all seem to be in Murdoch owned press, and designed to solicit comments accordingly…
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I should be modelling right now, but the cat wanted my lap…
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Only ever a Saturday because I will almost always try and tie in with something else, often shopping (town or garden centre etc) or a National Trust property with the wife, and most places have better opening hours on a Saturday.
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The first looks like it’s missing a winch unit or similar to me.
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Rearranged our feeding station so that the pigeons cannot reach the food in the feeders yesterday evening.
This morning we have had a procession of them trying every-which way to access breakfast, and then looking in the window as if to say “excuse me kind sir, but I appear not to be able to reach…”Will be interesting to see if they disappear in the coming weeks or keep trying.
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Almost 9 months into buying a house with them already fitted and the reality is it’s been no different to the previous dumb meters in our old place.
All the incompetence has been in the supply’s call centres and not the box on the wall….
I am not too worried about proposed time of use tariffs as the old property had economy 7 and our lifestyle was adapted accordingly.
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Ummmm as the last art exhibition I visited was Dismaland, who’s origins came from that scene but are routed in commentary on society, I am not sure what I should be feeling….
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48 minutes ago, Enterprisingwestern said:
As the following will prove, I thankfully know nothing about this sort of thing, but I assume it's not feasibly/legally possible to return stock to suppliers to mitigate creditors liabilities? I thought goods remained property of the supplier until paid for in full?
Mike.
The reality is that you have to be able to prove that the particular items in stock relate to the unpaid invoices, and the only real way to do it is to print the order number on every item (or outer if the customer don’t unpack them immediately).
You also have to be incredibly quick off the mark to collect it at your expense…
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Used to enjoy scrapheap challenge as light entertainment. Surprised really it’s not been shown as repeats elsewhere on telly,
I would love to see a reboot as AI Robot Wars now that tiny computers such as the raspberry pie are available to take it to next level:
“Auto-killalot, made in a shed by nine year old Simon has gone rogue and cut his way out of the arena and was last seen chasing Ford Fiestas down the high-street as Simon forgot Asimovs rules of robotics and missed the safety cutout coding in the firmware….”
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I was reflecting on the barriers at Risex at the weekend. They were upright poles cemented into paint tins with a coloured rope running between them.
Everyone respected them and as it pulled everyone back 12” from the layouts it made viewing a lot nicer as you could see a wider perspective over the layouts where everyone is pushing to the front edge.
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42 minutes ago, woodenhead said:
So a GM sponsored team will use Renault technology, that's the same as an AMG sponsored team using a Ferrari engine.
And no different to the various Fiat/Peugeot/Citroen vans that all have a transit engine….-
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Sneaking in my own question here, I am about to make a pair of 4’*2’ boards with 6mm ply tops.
I am planning to frame them with 1’ x 16”ish sections (i.e. one long and two short crossbars) , is that sufficient framing for the thickness of ply?
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1 hour ago, melmerby said:
Problem is they don't price items.
Looking on their app:
NEC is slightly marked up and meals don’t include drinks . It also has a more limited menuNEC Price (and then local in brackets to compare)
Basic Burgers around £9.75 (vs £7.15 or £8.55 with drink)
ultimate burger £13.69 (£9.19 or £10.59 with drink)
Katsu Curry £10.99 (£8.01 or £9.41 with drink)
bangers and mash £8.20 (£7.63 or £9.03 with drink)
Cod and chips £13.19(£9.25 or £10.65 with drink)
chicken and bacon salad £11.19 (£9.03 or £10.43 with drink)
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Very simply from a wholesalers perspective, the expensive part of laser cut mdf/ply products is normally the designers experience (and therefore time).
How many units of the “fairly consistent curves and bends” would a company be able to sell over a given period, and is it worth their time designing them. If not then you would need to commission them(there was a company canned mannin models at a recent oo9 show)
I would agree track spacers would seem to be a more viable niche product.
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I think they are inviting a monologue on the diodes in your left hand side…
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For me personally there is a triangle between cost of getting there, entry fee and number of layout that decides whether I am going.
I personally wouldn’t read descriptions of every layout and decide on that but then I am
simpleeasily pleased and will find details to interest me once I am there.
I therefore think that anything beyond a one line “oo gwr branch line terminus set in the 1930’s” would normally be wasted on me-
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This was a Thyroidectomy and as a much older cat the risks about General anaesthetic play on your mind a bit.
It has gone well and he is happy to be home and was happier with being fed :)
Got a lovely battle scar down his throat but is talking to me at least…
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Well my Tom cat is off for a minor surgery this morning, currently politely reminding me I seem to have accidentally taken his food away last night, and it’s breakfast time…
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The card machines from Ryman, WH Smith and toolstation are issued by a card processor called Sumup. The cheapest ones piggyback off a mobile phone Via Bluetooth & app for their data and are widely used at craft fairs, foood vans etc.
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Oh and if you get in long patterns of waiting on hold/multiple contacts without resolution etc keep a log of times and dates, and then drop the list into any formal complaint if you make one. I had a decent wedge of compensation from another energy company for the inconvenience.
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Bear in mind that the smart meter is the actual meter, that measures the supply, in the meter cupboard/fuse cupboard/broom cupboard/whatever awkward location yours is fitted within. They don’t do the actual billing calculations in the meter but on the computer system of the energy company.
The little shiny screen in the house is called an in house display (IHD) and is to help keep track of the daily use and help people manage their own usage(reduce in theory if you believe the claims).
There is no guarantee that the IHD has the correct rates on it (it should, but relies on the energy supplier transmitting the rates to the smart meter and it into the IHD which doesn’t always work). Particularly if it’s an older version 1 meter and current supplier doesn’t have access to it (common after the number of suppliers that went bust last year)
The IHD also doesn’t typically (depending on setup by the energy supplier) include the daily standing charges or VAT in its figures.
Does the bill say it is based on an actual or smart reading or is it estimated,for any reason?
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Mind you even the replicas still have to cope with the rules of physics:
https://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/19941326.future-grove-business-park-plane-remains-uncertain/
Local rumour’s believe it to be a botched repair to the concrete base vs lift force from the wings…
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Our local tool hire shop is £15 a day for an SDS drill.
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Anyone Else Put Off Small Suppliers Who Don't Sell Online?
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This is widely done in the wider arts and craft market, with the shop till being an extension of the website rather than the other way round.
It does however come at a cost both in money and in terms of the time taken to learn and maintain the system. Given the sheer number of inflation related price increases recently I don’t envy them.