Mundane News

[Speicher]

Mr Bond very kindly sent me £200 this month.

 

[TheDoctor]

£100 for me *glees*

 

[Andy in Germany]

How often do you use the car ? If petrol, and not used much, I'd suggest using Super E5 rather than normal E10 due to the ethanol content - it absorbs water and doesn't keep as long - I run my older car on Super as I don't think I've put fuel in it for 2-3 months and the E10 stuff doesn't last well and causes mis-fires on my car.

I'd often wondered what the difference was.

 

[fossyant]

Derek has delivered the laptop. Lenovos are agricultural looking but tough. All set up. Biggest issue was remembering my email passwords. Now need to get used to the touch screen. MrsF has a fancy ASUS with one and a half screens (screen above keyboard) and never uses a mouse with hers now.

 

[rockyroller]

dentist today

 

[Andy in Germany]

Our Syrian cook offered everyone a Flamkuchen to take home. He's just brought 'mine' over and it's about 45cm or 1'6" in diameter.

He likes me because I fixed his bike yesterday.

 

[biggs682]

Lunchtime stroll completed
Old boiler has been removed next door I wonder if they fitted a new one 😔

 

[oldwheels]

How often do you use the car ? If petrol, and not used much, I'd suggest using Super E5 rather than normal E10 due to the ethanol content - it absorbs water and doesn't keep as long - I run my older car on Super as I don't think I've put fuel in it for 2-3 months and the E10 stuff doesn't last well and causes mis-fires on my car.

Edit to add that so far as petrol is concerned we have only one choice.
Take it or leave it.
No idea of the rating and I only get 5 litres at a time for a neighbour who cuts my grass with his petrol mower.

 

[Andy in Germany]

So... doing paperwork on a hot and sticky afternoon after lunch isn't a good idea when I'm normally on my feet and moving around. Fortunately someone called or I'd still be asleep...

 

[Tenkaykev]

Ice cream van has just driven past playing the waltz from the Merry Widow 😎

 

[fossyant]

I've bailed to the garden with the work laptop and the Lenovo. Too hot in the conservatory, and no-one emailing for stuff on the work laptop.

 

[MontyVeda]

I reported a misleading product listing to Ebay today.

Having bought a set-square set which should include a square, two centring pins, a pencil guide and three drilling guides and only received the square and two pins, i contacted the seller to try to get the missing parts sent but they wouldn't or couldn't send them probably because they don't have them and the listing is bullsh!t. I did get a 50% refund but since they're advertising much more than i got, the listing is misleading at best and a lie at worst... so i reported it.

I got a reply from Ebay saying they 'd looked into it and found no issue with the listing, followed by... "This determination was made using automation or artificial intelligence."

I'll not bother reporting bullsh!t listings to Ebay again.

 

[TheDoctor]

I once complained to Ebay about something I didn't get.
The courier produced a signature to say it had been dropped off somewhere.
No, the address isn't on our system.
No, we won't talk to you, as the couriers contract is with the vendor.
No refund, no stuff. Grrr.

 

[fossyant]

I once complained to Ebay about something I didn't get.
The courier produced a signature to say it had been dropped off somewhere.
No, the address isn't on our system.
No, we won't talk to you, as the couriers contract is with the vendor.
No refund, no stuff. Grrr.

They massively side on the buyer these days.

 

[fossyant]

Work, done, work laptop put away. Still not used to using a touch screen laptop. Happy with the trackpad. The keyboard on this lenovo is miles better than the works new HP and my old 'home' HP.