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Started using an Apple watch occasionally and the battery life is shocking. I'm used to a Garmin that lasts for weeks at a time between charges :lol: Yeah, it really is rubbish! 😂 I still use one though as I use fitness+ and “it just works” etc. I find it best to charge whilst getting ready in the ...

Started using an Apple watch occasionally and the battery life is shocking. I'm used to a Garmin that lasts for weeks at a time between charges

5+ years ago I would have said weird, however, things seem to be different now. Even my bike mechanic said the same thing the first time I used him.

It's been a week of two ultrasonic thingamys being plugged in either side of the wall in question and no sign or mousey since. Looks like they may have done the job.

DeskJockey wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:29 am and unpleasant departure/arrival times.

That too. The cheap flight to Italy (£200 return including luggage) departs at something like 5.30am, which means I'd need to leave for the airport around 2.30am. Proper middle-of-the-night travel times.

DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:47 pm
Calculated that driving to my dad's instead of flying saves about £3-500 and a tonne of CO2 compared to flying.

How far is that, and is that based on several people? I did some rough calcs and it seemed that flying would be more CO2 efficient for travelling alone for Italy.

The only redemption would if I made a YouTube video called "I bought the cheapest Smart car on eBay and drove to Italy for a pizza :shock: :shock: :shock: " and hope it goes viral so that the monetisation pays for the suffering inflicted by driving. “My brother bought the cheapest Ferrari...

dinny_g wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:44 pm
funniest was my other half kneeling on the passenger seat and feeding Mini Dinny, who's still in his seat, a bottle of milk as we drive through the Mont Blanc Tunnel

You don't get those kinds of memories on Ryanair

They don't make sense but that is the fun. And if you do it in a Smart that's more of a challenge so the feeling of accomplishment will be greater. That might be why these trips can be so memorable, even when they're awful. Memories are made through experiences, especially ones that are unusual. We...

Borrow one of your brother's cars. Don't do it in the Smart. You'll either end up dead or wishing you were dead. A trip to Italy can only be done in one of SJ’s cars surely? He offered the dancing donkey already :lol: I drove 2500 miles through France and Northern Italy over 3 week with a 9 month o...

I'm planning a trip to Italy, so have researched the costs of flying and getting a hire car to visit everywhere on my itinerary. Despite that, I'm absolutely obsessed with the idea of driving there, even though it makes absolutely ZERO sense (temporally, financially, energetically or for reliability...

After both having a slow quarter, Tesla have overtaken BYD to retake their crown as top EV manufacturer. https://qz.com/tesla-elon-musk-ford-byd-gm-ev-hybrid-fisker-roundup-1851388760#:~:text=Tesla%20has%20had%20a%20interesting,quarter%2Dover%2Dquarter%20slowdown There's no doubt that China will tak...

Thanks for all the recommendations I think there's a few potentially great solutions amongst those! Going to do a little bit of measuring to work out what fits. I would prefer to wall mount, however I use a stand/sit desk so positioning would be a little unreliable doing that, better to simply have ...

Would the KRK Rokit suit? They are possibly a little too big but they are loved by DJ's as a decent entry level monitor, there is also a matching sub if you want to extend them a little. I use some old Mordaunt-Short MS10 book shelfs, run off a Teac AV-H500 amp (I needed more inputs and wanted a de...

scotta wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:45 amBudget?

Up to £150 and happy to buy second hand too

I'm looking for ideas for great sounding speakers to put on my desk which are at the hifi end of this category. They only need to be stereo, surround is totally unnecessary as I have never watched a film at my desk. Space is quite limited and it's a tiny room which is the same width as my desk, so n...

Ultimate noddy car

In general, London drivers are far more courteous and aware of cyclists than they are in the provinces.

They've been filling the potholes outside my house this morning, however, the road looks like it was last resurfaced in 1923 so we're deep into polishing-a-turd territory.

Mito Man wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 9:37 am If you no longer go for a gap that exists are you really a cyclist?

I will hand back my Cinelli cap and never show my face again.