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Good effort!

I'm gathering a fairly full load for the top as well. Now that the kids are in a room each, we've lost a load of storage, so time to get rid of things that we've ignored for years.

Congratulations. You've got time to sort through all the junk you're not really wanting to take with you, but can't be bothered to deal with.

But, where is the emergency start video?

And yet you gleefully deprived us all of an opportunity to inform you "well I wouldn't have done it like that" as you shear off apparently critical structures with gay abandon.

Are you talking about SJ's spannering or Beany's pole dancing?

My spannering. Beany's approach to the pole is ...

Not a spectator sport as such, we're simply offering to be withstanders supporting you in your car related challenges.

Bring a BBQ and some beers and we might have a deal.

Beany will do pole dancing.

North Pole, South Pole, either's good, just as long as it's nowhere near me :D


And yet ...

Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Mar 01, 2026 9:25 am DJ, Newt, Ian - it's nice to know that you see my pain as a spectator sport now

Not a spectator sport as such, we're simply offering to be withstanders supporting you in your car related challenges.

Cheers. The internals are of no consequence to him, he likes the look. I'll have a look, the Invicta doesn't look bad. I've got some of their watches, but the cheaper stuff was quite cheap in feel and look, but that one looks better.

Hive mind, I needs helps.

The eldest is liking watches, and covets a "US Polo Association" submariner knock-off at our local TK Maxx. Never heard of the brand and it looks a little rough in pictures (with a supposed RRP of £250ish). They list it for £54.

Anyone know it or can recommend a better ...

We're much the same. Tend to end up buying more expensive quality brands, but less often (which isn't a bad thing when it comes to sweets and the like). However, the frustration of not being able to trust quality is annoying. It could be worse though, we could be in the US trying to eat what they ...

What happened to your carnivore diet?

For cereal can you mix your own muesli? Or is it something else he's missing?

Is "startsand" (sic) some new product I've never heard of?

I was not aware. The coolant leak I think is genuinely new, I looked all over the engine last weekend while breaking the vent hoses and didn't notice anything. The oil however, assuming it's the valve seals, the previous owner must have known about, as it produces a big cloud of smoke on occasion ...

Those discs are horrible!

That's what we've been doing, but for those ones he sweet talked grandma when she took them to a toy shop.

That's a shame (for me). Minifig prices are silly. DJLet2 wanted some star wars ones and they were £10+ each, and nowhere near the most expensive ones either.

Jobbo wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 7:51 pm Muppet theatre this week:

Where did you get that from? That's awesome.

Ive been putting off booking cos it's quite expensive to do it £2800. However with loosing dad a few weeks ago it sort of refocused what was important and I needed something to look forward to so fuck it.


Nice 8-) It's only money, YOLO and all that - kinda trips you'll always look back on ...

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Sun Feb 22, 2026 3:39 pm

DeskJockey wrote: Mon Feb 16, 2026 9:10 pm Dell refurb can be quite a bargain. Have had luck with them before.

I'm not sure I could stomach buying a product associated with such a prominent Trump supporter.

Fair point. Last one I bought as an official refurb was at least a decade ago. Wouldn't buy a new one.

The layer of grime on both cars hide the sad state of their paintwork.

Zoe will come up nice with a machine polish and buff. If I do that it'll also need new window rubbers. It is a maybe.

On the Galaxy it will just highlight how much work it needs. It just isn't worth the money to do.

Front O/S ...

We already pay for his lodgings, plus ca change...

I guess there's a saving to be had when he moves from a big house to The Big House.
They haven’t given the Lodge back to anyone, it’s still there being kept. we’re just paying for MORE places now - and you can guarantee, if they do convict him ...