OneGuyFromBarlick

As Tripps says, there is no loyalty discount here in the UK. With regards to shopping around 'just to save a few bucks' I can think of better things to spend the 3 figure saving on

We do, of course, have buildings insurance in case the house burns down but the premium is low because we've never had to call on it - these people calling their insurance company will have the final insult of having to pay a higher premium after they've gone through all that trouble. Can I ask who...

Light rain falling on the M65 between Nelson and Blackburn this morning.

Exciting stuff...

We went to McCulloughs on Rainhall Road for the Tapas night, it was busy as Jay and Merrill Osmond were performing downstairs in the Music and Arts Centre.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/44755093

They are indeed

Marilyn wrote: ↑

10 Jul 2018, 11:10

All out!
All alive!
Woooohooo!!!!

Great news.

It was only a guess

The harbingers of doom, the Daily Express, are predicting a hurricane for the end of the week

Releasing stomach gases in horses?

We used to make lots of these in the late 60s and early 70s. Hours of fun and I still have some of the scars, who needs brakes...

My medical records show an allergy to penicillin but I have no idea how I react to it. My mother is very vague on the subject

Wendyf wrote: ↑

08 Jul 2018, 08:10

That's the plan.

Excellent

I trust we'll have pictures once they start on yours, Wendy?

The gardens look lovely in the sunshine

Stanley wrote: ↑

07 Jul 2018, 02:29

Beyond my pay grade Kev, I don't even know what it is!

It's the mechanism that carries the glass in the door, it uses a motor and cables to raise and lower the window...

Off to the Four Elephants or tea today, there's a Rod Stewart tribute act on. Something a bit different

Spent the last 2 hours replacing the nsf electric window register on the car. An interesting project made easier by watching a Youtube video first. The cable had corroded and snapped about 6 months ago.

...enjoying the first of my 5 days off shift. I could get used to this

No pump, no water Kev. We do have two storage tanks that supply two hot water cylinders and there is a large cold water storage tank out in the barn. Col has started on the wiring today and it will be added to the "emergency" battery system along with the central heating and the tv. We need to buy ...

Wendyf wrote: ↑

05 Jul 2018, 11:50

Col is pondering whether to add it to the circuit which will run on batteries if necessary.

How long would your water last without power to the pump?

Cathy wrote: ↑

05 Jul 2018, 13:15

I'm confused (I think). I'm watching Wimbledon and it's 2.10pm in London but the OG time says 1.10pm. Is the site not bothering to change it?
It's OK, I can handle it haha, but it's just a bit weird.

You have to change to BST in your OG settings...

PanBiker wrote: ↑

05 Jul 2018, 11:02

Octopus recommend waiting for SMET 2 if you don't already have them. I have SMET 1 and will wait to see what pans out.

There are very few with SMET 2 at the moment and those are at the testing phase. It'll all come together soon

One temporary downer is that I'm doing meter readings again. Not a biggie, Octopus are waiting for the 2nd generation universal smart meter rollout before changing meters, should be later this year. Plans are afoot to enable communication to all smart meters, SMET1 and 2, to the central data centre...

I'll stick with my regular DD that's balanced out over the year