The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread

[Count Steer]

Mentioned I'd bought these (DeWalt safety boots) on an earlier post. After a couple of days of use, inc one day when it was wet and a tad muddy in places, I have to say I'm well impressed/pleased. Really comfy, good fit and just right in terms of stiffness etc. Been up and down ladders too.On closer inspection they look v well made too. If they can do it for the money, why are 'good brand' hiking boots twice the price?

Happy bunny. (Happier than with the last pair of hiking shoes I bought, used twice and going to the charity shop tomorrow).

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-pro-l ... ze-9/3180t

[ZRX61]

The rest of my full set of Ford Factory manuals for the F350 showed up today, 4 volumes, 3752 pages. I already had the diesel engine supplement. All five make a stack 8inches thick.

Not quite so "pleasing" was spaffing $2,500 in sales tax & another $498 for a years tags for the F350 at the DMV... AND another $149 for tags for the SBH. Plus $25 to get the F350 weighed (6500lb) AND another $116 to top off the tanks in the F350 (22.8gal ).

[Yorick]

It just arrived...

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But I had a look back for good reads and I remember these being good ones too.

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I'd never heard of him and just watched an hour long documentary.
Awesome.

But strange how he'd passed me by

As a kid Francis Chichester had the film star status of George Best.

We all knew about Chay Blyth.

And in the documentary they had Chris Bonington who also was super famous.

[Yambo]

I gather that Knox-Johnson is not a big PR man, he obviously needs to be in the limelight sometimes to serve his professional purposes, especially if he's raising funding for race teams or selling books, but from the interviews I've seen he's quite humble, as I said he donated the prize money from the round the world race to the widow of one of the other competitors who went missing and was presumed drowned, he didn't make a thing of it and always avoids getting into it if asked during interviews.

I've spoken to people that know him reasonably well and they said he's a really nice bloke.

Donald Crowhurst was the competitor that went missing. He'd been sending false updates about his progress while he was sailing around the South Atlantic.

It could be assumed he committed suicide. A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols is worth a read (as is his book Sea Change).

[MrLongbeard]

A case of, spring is just around the corner after all;

[ZRX61]

A 4 ton Porta-Power from Horrible Fright.
Wheel chocks (4)
Air tool T Type fittings
Socket set to go behind the seat in the F350

[Yorick]

Not pleasing. These were dry and tasteless

[ajlog]

Donald Crowhurst was the competitor that went missing. He'd been sending false updates about his progress while he was sailing around the South Atlantic.

It could be assumed he committed suicide. A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols is worth a read (as is his book Sea Change).

The podcast British Scandal recently did a series on this story including an interview with Robin Knox-Johnson.
Well worth a listen if interested, this podcast channel cover these 'scandals' well, often finishing with interviews with one of the protagonists.

https://wondery.com/shows/british-scandal/season/38/

[Taipan]

Not pleasing. These were dry and tasteless

Haven't had a fig roll of years and had forgotten about them. I now have a hankering form them. I wonder if you can still get them here?

[weeksy]

Not pleasing. These were dry and tasteless

Haven't had a fig roll of years and had forgotten about them. I now have a hankering form them. I wonder if you can still get them here?

Course you can... but don't buy the shit ones.

McVities or nothing... the biscuit is biscuity not like powder

[KungFooBob]

I love fig rolls, I often eat an entire packet as a meal.

They're like 60p in Lidl.

[Taipan]

Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!

[Sunny]

Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!

My mum's favourite biscuit - you definitely can

[MrLongbeard]

You're buggered if you fancy a lemon puff, not seen those in years

[Rockburner]

You're buggered if you fancy a lemon puff, not seen those in years

I "think" I saw some in Waitrose last time.... haven't had a lemon puff for a while.

[Noggin]

Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!

Dead fly biscuits

[Yorick]

Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!

Dead fly biscuits

Currant slice was fly pie.

[KungFooBob]

What about an Eccles Cake?

[Noggin]

Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!

Dead fly biscuits

Currant slice was fly pie.

Not in our house - Garibaldis were dead fly biscuits

[ZRX61]

Been assembling all the gubbins for gelcoat & fiberglass repair on the F350 body kit this week. Hit Lowes today for some acetone & a couple of other things.

1 qt of Acetone: $10.99
1 Gal of Acetone: $17.99

Bought a gallon, ain't like it won't get used eventually.