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Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:02 pm
by 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
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:16 am
by 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 ).
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:50 pm
by Yorick
Potter wrote: Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:46 pm
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.
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:48 am
by Yambo
Potter wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:50 am
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).
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:06 pm
by MrLongbeard
A case of, spring is just around the corner after all;
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:58 pm
by 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
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:48 pm
by Yorick
Not pleasing. These were dry and tasteless
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:29 am
by 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/
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:47 am
by Taipan
Yorick wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:48 pm
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?
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:53 am
by weeksy
Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:47 am
Yorick wrote: Sun Apr 07, 2024 2:48 pm
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
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:55 am
by KungFooBob
I love fig rolls, I often eat an entire packet as a meal.
They're like 60p in Lidl.
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:56 am
by Taipan
Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:47 pm
by Sunny
Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:56 am
Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!
My mum's favourite biscuit - you definitely can
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:00 pm
by MrLongbeard
You're buggered if you fancy a lemon puff, not seen those in years
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:05 pm
by Rockburner
MrLongbeard wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:00 pm
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.
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:21 pm
by Noggin
Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:56 am
Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!
Dead fly biscuits
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:21 pm
by Yorick
Noggin wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:21 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:56 am
Wow! Next you'll be telling me you can still buy Garibaldis!
Dead fly biscuits
Currant slice was fly pie.
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:23 pm
by KungFooBob
What about an Eccles Cake?
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:25 pm
by Noggin
Yorick wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:21 pm
Noggin wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:21 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:56 am
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
Re: The Official Pleasing Purchase Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:14 am
by 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.