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Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it
gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. |
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On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote:
Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. Nick |
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In article , Nick Odell
wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it
gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. In 1981 when I was admitted to hospital with head injuries, the student nurse would dutifully wake me every four hours and test my pupil reflexes with a pen torch with a battery that could barely sustain the dullest orange glow from the filament. -- Graham. %Profound_observation% |
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on 15/02/2019, Graham. supposed :
In 1981 when I was admitted to hospital with head injuries, the student nurse would dutifully wake me every four hours and test my pupil reflexes with a pen torch with a battery that could barely sustain the dullest orange glow from the filament. Did you put her a set of new batteries in? |
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DerbyBorn Wrote in message:
Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. :-) Do you take them home again at the end of the hol? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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Harry Bloomfield Wrote in message:
on 15/02/2019, Graham. supposed : In 1981 when I was admitted to hospital with head injuries, the student nurse would dutifully wake me every four hours and test my pupil reflexes with a pen torch with a battery that could barely sustain the dullest orange glow from the filament. Did you put her a set of new batteries in? Wink wink! Given half a chance? -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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In message , Jim K..
writes DerbyBorn Wrote in message: Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. :-) Do you take them home again at the end of the hol? Heh. World's most travelled washer? Does it send a postcard from holiday destinations worldwide? It definitely needs a dedicated FB page :-) -- Graeme |
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote:
In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 15/02/2019 18:32, Bob Eager wrote:
On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote: In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. But you need to file it down to fit a Click key switch. I also in the car carry a meter box key. -- Adam |
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On 15/02/2019 18:20, Graeme wrote:
In message , Jim K.. writes DerbyBorn Wrote in message: Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. :-) Do you take them home again at the end ofÂ* the hol? Heh.Â* World's most travelled washer?Â* Does it send a postcard from holiday destinations worldwide?Â* It definitely needs a dedicated FB page :-) Too late. You could have done a blog on the hose washer for the last how many years? You may now have missed out on on the chance of fame and fortune.......... -- Adam |
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Graeme wrote in
: In message , Jim K.. writes DerbyBorn Wrote in message: Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. :-) Do you take them home again at the end of the hol? Heh. World's most travelled washer? Does it send a postcard from holiday destinations worldwide? It definitely needs a dedicated FB page :-) It lives in the zipped pocket of some trousers I always wear for flights! Goes through the wash! |
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ARW wrote: On 15/02/2019 18:32, Bob Eager wrote: On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote: In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. But you need to file it down to fit a Click key switch. I also in the car carry a meter box key. snap -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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Yes I can identify with your feelings.
The lift and doors particularly. What is the point of a speaking lift if it sounds like a gagged ventriloquist? Its actually digital normally, but the problem is either the speaker itself or maybe the muck inside it Doors in NHS, yes many many of those about. The annoying ones are those which have a little lever at the top so the doors closing in the wrong order is supposed to trip the other one to open enough for the first one to slip behind to prevent draught. In fact what happens is it gets wedged part open due to all the friction and the wind howls though the gap. Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "DerbyBorn" wrote in message 2.236... Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. |
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In message , Bob Eager
writes On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote: In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. Mine has a key that seems to open any Thames Water compounds I have come across. Also one issued by Herts. Highways for their barrier padlocks. -- Tim Lamb |
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On 15/02/2019 22:51, charles wrote:
In article , ARW wrote: On 15/02/2019 18:32, Bob Eager wrote: On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote: In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. But you need to file it down to fit a Click key switch. I also in the car carry a meter box key. snap I must start to fill the car up with crap now that I have one. Trolley jack, tow rope and jump leads are already in there. The hi viz vests are in the washer ready to go in. So I need a couple of screwdrivers and some snips. Ill probably get a tyre inflator as well. Care to mention anything else I have missed? -- Adam |
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"Brian Gaff" wrote in
: Yes I can identify with your feelings. The lift and doors particularly. What is the point of a speaking lift if it sounds like a gagged ventriloquist? Its actually digital normally, but the problem is either the speaker itself or maybe the muck inside it Doors in NHS, yes many many of those about. The annoying ones are those which have a little lever at the top so the doors closing in the wrong order is supposed to trip the other one to open enough for the first one to slip behind to prevent draught. In fact what happens is it gets wedged part open due to all the friction and the wind howls though the gap. Brian But it needs someone to raise paperwork and assign a budget holder to get it fixed! |
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On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote:
Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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Graham. wrote:
In 1981 when I was admitted to hospital with head injuries, the student nurse would dutifully wake me every four hours and test my pupil reflexes with a pen torch with a battery that could barely sustain the dullest orange glow from the filament. Mum ended-up in hospital recently and needed a ring cutting off, the cutter was powered by 4xAA that were flat it stalled every time it touched the ring, a second battery pack was also flat, I offered to go and buy some from the WH Smiths in the foyer ... |
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On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote:
On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) -- Adam |
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On 16/02/2019 10:47, Andy Burns wrote:
Graham. wrote: In 1981 when I was admitted to hospital with head injuries, the student nurse would dutifully wake me every four hours and test my pupil reflexes with a pen torch with a battery that could barely sustain the dullest orange glow from the filament. Mum ended-up in hospital recently and needed a ring cutting off, the cutter was powered by 4xAA that were flat it stalled every time it touched the ring, a second battery pack was also flat, I offered to go and buy some from the WH Smiths in the foyer ... That would have been cheap. -- Adam |
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:33:56 +0000, Robin wrote:
On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water And one of those folding things to **** in when you're stuck in traffic. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:55:48 +0000, ARW wrote:
On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) AutoAid? -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £1 a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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ARW wrote:
On 15/02/2019 22:51, charles wrote: In article , Â*Â*Â* ARW wrote: On 15/02/2019 18:32, Bob Eager wrote: On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote: In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. But you need to file it down to fit a Click key switch. I also in the car carry a meter box key. snap I must start to fill the car up with crap now that I have one. Trolley jack, tow rope and jump leads are already in there. The hi viz vests are in the washer ready to go in. So I need a couple of screwdrivers and some snips. Ill probably get a tyre inflator as well. Care to mention anything else I have missed? Battery rattle gun and an electric jack |
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On 2/16/2019 5:09 AM, ARW wrote:
I must start to fill the car up with crap now that I have one. Trolley jack, tow rope and jump leads are already in there. The hi viz vests are in the washer ready to go in. So I need a couple of screwdrivers and some snips. Ill probably get a tyre inflator as well. Care to mention anything else I have missed? I gave each of my kids something like this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Military-Carrying-Multi-function-Survival-Hammering/dp/B075KHN4JB/ Doesn't take up much space, and can be very useful. |
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Bob Eager Wrote in message:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:55:48 +0000, ARW wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) AutoAid? +1 -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 16/02/2019 14:19, Jim K.. wrote:
Bob Eager Wrote in message: On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:55:48 +0000, ARW wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) AutoAid? +1 But have either of you had to call them? The AA were always quick when the van broke down/would not start/caught fire/ gf spun her car on the A64 etc. I am hoping the Skoda does non of that. -- Adam |
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DerbyBorn wrote:
Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Travelodge on a very hot night. The window only opened slightly, there were restricting brackets. Next week took Alan Keys, not one of them would fit. |
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On 16/02/2019 15:22, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Travelodge on a very hot night. The window only opened slightly, there were restricting brackets. Next week took Alan Keys, not one of them would fit. No air con? -- Adam |
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ARW Wrote in message:
On 16/02/2019 14:19, Jim K.. wrote: Bob Eager Wrote in message: On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:55:48 +0000, ARW wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) AutoAid? +1 But have either of you had to call them? Ah er no. The AA were always quick when the van broke down/would not start/caught fire/ gf spun her car on the A64 etc. I'm not sure they even attempt road side fixes, but I pay them for the "get you off the motorway & to a garage" service plus some consequential expenses. I am hoping the Skoda does non of that. -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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ARW wrote:
On 16/02/2019 15:22, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Travelodge on a very hot night. The window only opened slightly, there were restricting brackets. Next week took Alan Keys, not one of them would fit. No air con? Nope. Do Travelodges have air con? Gaffer did not like the cost of Travelodges too very much. I made him a LOT of money. He once booked me a "nice little bed and breakfast". ********, I sat outside for over an hour waiting for the bitch to arrive. That was the last time he booked me into a "nice little bed and breakfast". |
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On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote:
Care to mention anything else I have missed? Stiff wire. You can mend most things with stiff wire. Bill |
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On 16/02/2019 16:42, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
ARW wrote: On 16/02/2019 15:22, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote: DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Travelodge on a very hot night. The window only opened slightly, there were restricting brackets. Next week took Alan Keys, not one of them would fit. No air con? Nope. Do Travelodges have air con? Gaffer did not like the cost of Travelodges too very much. I made him a LOT of money. He once booked me a "nice little bed and breakfast". ********, I sat outside for over an hour waiting for the bitch to arrive. That was the last time he booked me into a "nice little bed and breakfast". Some Travelodges now have air con. I once did a B&B where you had to be in for 10pm as the doors would be locked. I am not sure who won the argument at 2 am but I did sleep in the place for the night. I am unsure if I was banned from stopping there again before I refused to stop there again. -- Adam |
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On 16/02/2019 11:13, Bob Eager wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:55:48 +0000, ARW wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) AutoAid? Are there any breakdown recovery services that just charge you per job, with a nominal membership fee? I was with the AA for 30 years (private and and company), and only called them out twice. -- Max Demian |
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"ARW" wrote in message ... On 15/02/2019 22:51, charles wrote: In article , ARW wrote: On 15/02/2019 18:32, Bob Eager wrote: On Fri, 15 Feb 2019 14:31:59 +0000, charles wrote: In article , Nick Odell wrote: On 15/02/2019 13:32, DerbyBorn wrote: Do you ever go to a public place and wish you could fix something before it gets worse? Just been to a hospital. Powered doors that have worn the hinges and the door is rubbing on the floor. Press down taps that don't progressively close and dribble from the top. "Doors Closing" voice in lifts unclear - surely not a tape recording! Nursing staff unable to wind up cables tidily. Yes - I am a sad git who takes a screwdriver on holiday with me and a spare washer for between the shower head and hose as they usually leak. Wherever I go I usually have a couple of small screwdrivers, some hex keys and for some odd reason a drum key in my bag. Perhaps I'm hoping I'll be at a gig and someone will call over the PA is there a guitar tech in the house? Ironically it's the drum key that's most often used: it's the right size for bleeding radiator valves. My key ring has an MK key switch key on it. I was just going to say that. So does mine. But you need to file it down to fit a Click key switch. I also in the car carry a meter box key. snap I must start to fill the car up with crap now that I have one. Trolley jack, tow rope and jump leads are already in there. The hi viz vests are in the washer ready to go in. So I need a couple of screwdrivers and some snips. Ill probably get a tyre inflator as well. Care to mention anything else I have missed? Extendable socket arm to make it easier to get the nuts loose when they have been done up using a rattle gun in the tyre place. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/WINO...424c4dZY9 Dy9 Electric scissor jack. Pig trailer to keep the teenager in when he gets a bit stroppy. https://alphadogtrailers.co.uk/wp-co...017/06/003.jpg |
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I've called them out one Sat night in Leeds last December when exhaust came apart after flexi/downpipe. Withun 20mins, 1st truck said he would take me to Hartshead on M62 to wait for another to Manchester. By end of M621 I got a call from another outfit sent to the breakdown, so 1st truck took me back into Leeds and car was swapped between trucks. I recommend based on my experience. Think I paid £48 for 15 months.
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On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote:
Care to mention anything else I have missed? Mattress? -- F |
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On 16/02/2019 10:55, ARW wrote:
I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. Noooooo! AutoAid. And buy it through TopCashBack for the discount. -- F |
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On 16/02/2019 14:57, ARW wrote:
On 16/02/2019 14:19, Jim K.. wrote: Bob Eager Wrote in message: On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 10:55:48 +0000, ARW wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:33, Robin wrote: On 16/02/2019 10:09, ARW wrote: Care to mention anything else I have missed? a bar of chocolate for (a) the g/f while you sort out the flat or whatever else you've done wrong; or (b) you when it's midnight and the breakdown service tell you it's a 2 hour wait? and a bottle of water That's it. I have no breakdown cover. Time to call the AA and restart my membership. I had it suspended when I got a works van. I am of course ready to haggle with the renewal costs (or go elsewhere) AutoAid? +1 But have either of you had to call them? Wife (we're both covered on the one policy in whatever we're driving) and daughters have. No problems. -- F |
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