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Turns out it wasn't a pleasing purchase at all. The fucking CD can't be accessed, computer has been trying for3 hours. Back to Amazon it goes. FFS

ZRX61 wrote: Fri Dec 12, 2025 11:01 pm

Count Steer wrote: Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:33 pm Ooh there's a topic. Favourite Floyd LP?

I'm going with Ummagumma. (With a nod to Meddle).

DSOTM
WYWH
Animals
The Wall

In that order.

Altho with that said, the albums on the truck system are Animals, Echoes, Pulse, The Wall Live/Is There Anybody Out There & Delicate Sound of Thunder (Live)

I'm probably an odd one out but I started to lose interest in them with DSOTM (wife loves it though, but Saucerful of Secrets is probably the one she'd rescue in a fire - for lots of reasons) but I did buy, and preferred WYWH. Only bought Division Bell after that.

I'm hoping this will be. TechKings put it up for just under £24. I got another few quid off with Coupert but then AliExpress cancelled the order as I'd used a discount code. Managed to get it again, although its started going up but still under £25.



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Taipan wrote: Sat Dec 13, 2025 8:42 am I'm hoping this will be. TechKings put it up for just under £24. I got another few quid off with Coupert but then AliExpress cancelled the order as I'd used a discount code. Managed to get it again, although its started going up but still under £25.



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Max load 150 kgs

Is that enough?


*hides behind sofa*

Yorick wrote: Sat Dec 13, 2025 9:15 am

Taipan wrote: Sat Dec 13, 2025 8:42 am I'm hoping this will be. TechKings put it up for just under £24. I got another few quid off with Coupert but then AliExpress cancelled the order as I'd used a discount code. Managed to get it again, although its started going up but still under £25.



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Max load 150 kgs

Is that enough?


*hides behind sofa*

Mrs Taipan is way under that!

Taipan wrote: Sat Dec 13, 2025 8:42 am I'm hoping this will be. TechKings put it up for just under £24. I got another few quid off with Coupert but then AliExpress cancelled the order as I'd used a discount code. Managed to get it again, although its started going up but still under £25.

First dibs on the loft of plenty after you've plummeted to your death

Replacement WYWH showed up today. This one came with two CD's instead of one.. so I took another look at the one that showed up yesterday & noticed that it was a BluRay disc. ffs

Crikey, no one has bought anything pleasing for a month?

well I just did, a rather splendid multimeter... which is going to get quite the workout fettling the GPz11



Have I mentioned how much I frigging detest faffing about with electrics? Altho with that said, I knew my previous '83 GPz11 A1 & the subsequent '85 GPz11 A3 like the back of that thing on the end of my arm. Hoping for a "oh, this all looks familiar" moment when I pull the gastank next week, but tbf, all Kaw's are pretty much the same & they've used the same wire colors for over 50 years.

Digital dial guage and articulated magnetic mount

Amazon link..




Seems to work well - magnet is pretty string and has a "switch" to turn it "off" - all it actually does is physically pull the magnet away from the base of the mount - but it's useful and saves tugging on the thing too hard!

The articulated arm has a nice little screw adjuster at the working end which helps to get the guage inline with the axis of the movement being measure.

Thumbs up from me.

As a result of a broken night’s sleep and late night YouTube viewing, a cheap ass moka coffee pot from Sainsbury’s.

I have managed to offset three consecutive broken nights sleep with the power of caffeine

Poor sleep as a result of high winds and a banging door, wheelie bin lid or similar banging like a 50p hooker on the arrival of a naval ship.

Hopefully I’ll sleep better tonight as the wind speed has dropped significantly today.

I bought a thermal camera doodad that fits my phone & my laptop.

Comes with a QR code that you scan to download the relevant software from their website

So I scan the QR & the fucking thing tells me that the software for this camera isn't available... & then Google blocks the website for being shady.

FFS.

So the cam doodad is going back to Amazon tomorrow. I'll just get the stand alone thermal cam from Horrible Fright instead.

I shall tell you after it arrives. If its a hit ill run it till it dies and buy a proper Makita one

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326217904515 ... 26.m162918

Felix wrote: Mon Jan 26, 2026 10:41 pm I shall tell you after it arrives. If its a hit ill run it till it dies and buy a proper Makita one

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326217904515 ... 26.m162918

OK its a shit video in Portrait buy you get the idea. Does the cheap shit not work Now it wont take paint off that step but its getting rid of the dirt and moss. I think a quick wash of the bike at the end of a ride it would do it in 20lt of water. Comes with an add on soap/detergent bottle also. Probably have like left in the battery at the end also as before this video i was playing with the settings in the bath tub and the battery never lost a blob on its power lights. Later ill try and find out its pressure and compare it to the Makita one what is over £100.

My Step F-i-L has one of those. TBH I tbink its useless but he harvests a lot of rain water, so uses it with that and is pleaased with it. As much as I think its gutless, its a lot easier to use than lugging my karcher out, so who knows I may even get one...

Taipan wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:45 pm My Step F-i-L has one of those. TBH I tbink its useless but he harvests a lot of rain water, so uses it with that and is pleaased with it. As much as I think its gutless, its a lot easier to use than lugging my karcher out, so who knows I may even get one...

Depends on what you want it for. Its not going to clean your patio but will get the shit of the car. If i used a Karcher on my van i think lumps of filler will fly up the street. I may get away with it using this

gremlin wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:15 am

Trinity765 wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:43 am

KungFooBob wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:41 am

For that price I'd want it to do my work and make me a cuppa, nevermind be comfortable.

I didn't and wouldn't pay that price

I blagged one many years back, and through many office refurbs, I have clung onto it through thick and thin, much to the annoyance of the facilities guys, who have now simply given up. Proper nice chairs.

I have a work-supplied uppy-downy desk at home as well, along with standard issue office chair. I did think about requesting a Herman Miller for home, but thought the better of it.

Long term thoughts on the Herman Chair, I'm thinking I might go and have a sit on one at the weekend before picking one up for my home office? @Trinity765

Bestest office chair I've ever plonked my arse in.

There are many companies that sell refurbed ones: https://kingsofficefurniture.co.uk/prod ... fit-lumbar

I've been looking, despite spending more time in my office chair than my sofa ain't no way I'm paying north of a grand for an office chair

MrLongbeard wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 3:04 pm

gremlin wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 9:15 am

Trinity765 wrote: Tue Apr 15, 2025 8:43 am

I didn't and wouldn't pay that price

I blagged one many years back, and through many office refurbs, I have clung onto it through thick and thin, much to the annoyance of the facilities guys, who have now simply given up. Proper nice chairs.

I have a work-supplied uppy-downy desk at home as well, along with standard issue office chair. I did think about requesting a Herman Miller for home, but thought the better of it.

Long term thoughts on the Herman Chair, I'm thinking I might go and have a sit on one at the weekend before picking one up for my home office? @Trinity765

I love them though I wouldn't buy a new one as I'm not going to live long enough to wear it out. I set it up how I like it when I got it and it's been the same ever since - comfortable. I certainly recommend for quality and comfort.

If you've never been shown how to set one up for yourself I'd get some advice. I was shown at work years ago by occ health.

Felix wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:50 pm

Taipan wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 1:45 pm My Step F-i-L has one of those. TBH I tbink its useless but he harvests a lot of rain water, so uses it with that and is pleaased with it. As much as I think its gutless, its a lot easier to use than lugging my karcher out, so who knows I may even get one...

Depends on what you want it for. Its not going to clean your patio but will get the shit of the car. If i used a Karcher on my van i think lumps of filler will fly up the street. I may get away with it using this

Reckon that would be good for cleaning dirty bike, getting the karcher out is too much hassle for bike. Q...How long would it take to suck up a bucket of water ? We've got 3 water butts full and this time of year the garden don't want it.
I could fill 2 or 3 buckets up and just lob that filter end into each bucket. Is it a worthy idea. ??