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Post by banjo on Jun 4, 2021 9:03:46 GMT
I still have the Casio calculator that my Dad bought for me when I started out at Wandsworth Technical College in 1977. It still works just fine, but at a cost of "batteries". LCD screens kind of made the older volts guzzling displays redundant, but you still got about nine hours use from them. The older ones felt more substantial too.
A friend gave me a Casio G-Shock and one day in a p1553d state I couldn't get it out of the settings mode. Foolishly I elected to pull the Li-Ion cell. When I restarted it, it counted to 20 in seconds and displayed "lock". Casio wanted the price of a replacement watch to repair it. I took it apart and after some study, I put layer after layer of conductive self adhesive copper tape pads between two internal contacts that shorted when you screwed the back on. After about seven layers- success! Trouble is, the alarm function no longer does. The lamp still flashes but I gave up with the POS. Too good to launch, it just sits in a drawer. I wasn't impressed with Casio's "service" facility. Nor were they when I retorted "you want how much to take a look at a plastic watch?
My Casio 88 note digital piano is superb, although I can clearly hear the low note samples repeating in a short loop. I wanted a Yamaha because it had a New Orleans "honky-tonk" sort of sound, so I had to disguise my disappointnent. The maggot salesmuppet in "TubaTalk" in Windsor convinced Best Beloved that she should buy me a Casio. A-hole. Is all.
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Post by nob on Jun 9, 2021 12:24:33 GMT
In town this morning, they have Ginger e-scooters to rent by the council?? I had an e-mail from the police a few week ago telling me they are a motorised vehicle and as such require what a motorbike has. In this village there are kids riding them all over the place. Confused messages to say the least. I expect it wont get sorted till people start getting killed on them.
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Post by banjo on Jun 9, 2021 15:05:35 GMT
That does sound a teensy bit like the Police are exercising a judgement on the hoof because as you say, until some of those free spirits go T1t5 up, there won't be a court case to establish what those low CofG jalopies actually are in law. OK, I could be out of touch with reality there, but restrictions on bolting an electric motor onto a growed up childs toy seems a bit daft, until they start doing 45 MPH ...
Reminds me of when they collared those young girls with coffees out for a stroll for violating the knee-jerk Covid restrictions, and that inevitably ended up with a corporate mea culpa. It's a difficult job and I wouldn't want to do it even if it did mean retirement ona copper-bottomed stipend before 50 (as it used to do) but some times they come out with strokes that send the eyes up to the skies. I wouldn't ride one of those contraptions without due dilligence, but then I'm old(er!) and have discovered that there is indeed a light at the end of the tunnel. That is why the Police try to think on behalf of hoi-poloi. It's a thankless task.
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Post by nob on Jun 11, 2021 12:33:52 GMT
The flats near me were a scene this morning, Lincolnshire air ambulance came in coppers all over the place, apparently a kid had fallen from an upper block window. The same couple had a kid die last year. He was the local scrote but doesn't deserve that.
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Post by banjo on Jun 11, 2021 12:54:17 GMT
Better not to speculate ATM, but knee-jerk reaction is to suspect something smelly afoot. As you say- even a scrote didn't deserve that, but perhaps another child casualty so soon is at best a touch unlucky?
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Post by nob on Jun 11, 2021 14:16:30 GMT
Just been informed the kids have been taken off them because they are high on Pot all the time.
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Post by banjo on Jun 11, 2021 16:02:31 GMT
I rest my case m'lud.
That said, as intimated- better not to assume anything at a time of bone shattering grief (not that they'd probably ever afford you the same consideration.)
Nothing wrong with a bit of Bob Hope though ... ;<D
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Post by nob on Jun 11, 2021 16:27:05 GMT
The kid is in Sheffield the Helle took it there, the kid landed on its head by all accounts.
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Post by nob on Jun 18, 2021 15:28:17 GMT
My neighbours off to Gleggy for a few days this weekend, I hope the weather stays good. There's a new fish and chip shop at the end of the pier they are tasty.
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Post by nob on Jun 22, 2021 13:45:34 GMT
Get your bets on Laurel Hubbard winning a gold. its a dead cert.
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Post by banjo on Jul 6, 2021 9:26:46 GMT
Called the lambs over to the kitchen window yesterday and spent ten to fifteen minutes scratching their necks, stroking their heads and flicking ticks off my forearm!
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Post by pierre on Jul 6, 2021 14:14:47 GMT
Baaaad boy Steve.Time to get the flock outa there....
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Post by banjo on Jul 6, 2021 15:29:14 GMT
I can't run in my Velcro'd wellies Pete ;<D
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Post by nob on Sept 1, 2021 6:46:06 GMT
Went over the Humber bridge yesterday, its still impressive, but a shame the M11 didn't come up as planned.
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Post by pierre on Sept 5, 2021 14:20:10 GMT
Off -line for a couple of days as my cancelled cateracts op has been re-sheduled for tomorrow at 8am. Not too worried about the procedure itself,but getting to the theatre on time --traffic willing--is upwards in my mind. I don't do early mornings with any sort of pleasure !
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