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by Explosive Newt
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Your fleet running reports
Replies: 20169
Views: 2406192

Re: Your fleet running reports

Not driving = sell.

And… buy something else?
by Explosive Newt
Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Crooked House
Replies: 75
Views: 3248

Re: Crooked House

I love the comments about the “speed” of issuing an enforcement notice after 6 months…
by Explosive Newt
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Insurance (general moaning thread)
Replies: 16
Views: 429

Re: Insurance (general moaning thread)

Had a similar experience. Why is it going up so much and so fast?
by Explosive Newt
Thu Feb 22, 2024 9:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: Petrol Honda mowers
Replies: 58
Views: 1157

Re: Petrol Honda mowers

Ooh you can have goats cheese too.

OV9, the thrill of milking a goat...
by Explosive Newt
Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:03 am
Forum: Gaming + Tech
Topic: AI
Replies: 21
Views: 708

Re: AI

Having flounced away from having to do anything code related about 6 months ago because "it's too hard" and it's "nerd stuff" I have now re-embraced it by using chatgpt or copilot to write simple R scripts for me. For the most part, it simplifies it right down, although it can't ...
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:26 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: A tasty piece of human flesh
Replies: 17
Views: 381

Re: A tasty piece of human flesh

nuttinnew wrote: Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:22 pm If it gets much past 50° you're screwed.
When it goes over 50, the bomb is armed.
When it goes back under 50...
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: EV Thread
Replies: 1201
Views: 253037

Re: EV Thread

IanF wrote: Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:06 pm
As terrible an idea as the music they have inexplicably put it to. Is Craig David doing commercial work now?
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 20, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Decent Recent TV
Replies: 2777
Views: 568114

Re: Decent Recent TV

True Detective - Series 4 concluded last night on a very satisfactory ending. It's been very good overall - I'd rate it second behind Series 1 but ahead of Series 3 and the, frankly pretty poor series 2. Very atmospheric, very claustrophobic, some great characters and performances (especially Boxer...
by Explosive Newt
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: General
Topic: The House Projects Thread
Replies: 2212
Views: 395617

Re: The House Projects Thread

Lovely place Jobbo. Looking forward to the housewarming!
by Explosive Newt
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: UHT Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 134

Re: UHT Problem

I LOVE MY BRICK
by Explosive Newt
Fri Feb 16, 2024 11:51 am
Forum: Moaning
Topic: y'day
Replies: 18
Views: 462

Re: y'day

I work in a heart and lung hospital.
On the lung wards, ICD means “intercostal drain” (chest drain).
On the heart wards, ICD means “implantable cardioverter defibrillator”.
These are very different things.
It is unhelpful.
by Explosive Newt
Wed Feb 14, 2024 4:50 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Charidee
Replies: 12
Views: 304

Re: Charidee

Mito Man wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:40 pm 😂
But 95% :shock:
It’s probably better for the trauma victims but out of hospital cardiac arrest (what we see) has a completely miserable survival.
by Explosive Newt
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Charidee
Replies: 12
Views: 304

Re: Charidee

What really gets me is the way some of them seem to genuinely get angry as if they are entitled to your money. Some numpty from the air ambulance did this to me so I told him I thought his charity was a waste of time because 95% of their patients die anyway.
by Explosive Newt
Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: Charidee
Replies: 12
Views: 304

Re: Charidee

I tend to come up with escalating excuses in these situations. A recent favourite was “I’m sorry but I need a poo” delivered in a clipped Radio 4 tone.
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: Moaning
Topic: y'day
Replies: 18
Views: 462

Re: y'day

Abbreviations must be approved organisation wide otherwise confusion will arise. Respond with prejudice.
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Harry’s Garage
Replies: 2649
Views: 333146

Re: Harry’s Garage

Not the first time I have heard that, and I can believe it. Steve Cropley once heavily implied that it was him repeatedly asking "Are you okay, are you okay 'Arry?" twenty or more times during an impassioned defence of the Mondial that gave rise to the song's notorious chorus.
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Harry’s Garage
Replies: 2649
Views: 333146

Re: Harry’s Garage

Harry was - famously - Michael Jackson's inspiration for the Smooth Criminal video. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Smooth_criminal_video.jpg Apparently it was a 1980s Metcalfe describing that a Maserati was emitting "the sound of a crescendo" that inspired much of the song.
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Harry’s Garage
Replies: 2649
Views: 333146

Re: Harry’s Garage

That said, it does have a much better front end and interior than before. Rear end still looks fussy though. I'd still buy an AMG GT over it though I think (especially given they're available for a reasonable price) and a 911 over either... which is what I did. I would love to have seen some of th ...
by Explosive Newt
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Cars
Topic: Harry’s Garage
Replies: 2649
Views: 333146

Re: Harry’s Garage

nuttinnew wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:36 pm
mik wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:40 am

Is the floor level?
Harry is notoriously lopsided, much like a Haggis.
by Explosive Newt
Mon Feb 12, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: Cars
Topic: EV Thread
Replies: 1201
Views: 253037

Re: EV Thread

You probably have a LFP battery which is preferable to charge to 100% at least once a week so it calibrates range properly. The non LFP Teslas have a graphics above the battery with a recommended daily charge rate which is like 60-80% I'm aware the LFP batteries are better in terms of battery cycle...