Other What currently makes your life awesome?

Now I have designed systems to protect race horses, or rather their stables. This is my first time working with anything camel related although I am not anticipating having to bolt anything to a hump...

 

New Samsung QE50-QN90C purchased to replace our over 10 year old Sony Bravia 49" TV. Was originally going to save a bit and get the HiSense 55" 7TUK (£649), but seeing them both in the store the HiSense did not impress me at all with its off angle colours (What I could see as Purple was actually blue head on). Only downside was the p[ort locations being on the other side vs the Sony thus requiring a complete re-shuffle of everything to get it all cable managed (took around 2 hours as I had everything cable managed before..).

Now Replaying Ratchet & Clank & Horizon FW in all their Eye searing HDR / VRR glory.

So tempted to move my (ITX) desktop downstairs permanently but I just know I will end up going down the upgrade spiral when my 4070 won't cut it.

 

This courtesy car is kinda nice.



Its a "turbo" too, though that presents the problem that my 911 will never feel "fast" again now I've driven this.

 

Been ill nearly 2 weeks now, I don't like to bother docs but this isn't shifting
Surprise 1 - Rang doctors this morning saying I'm not well, explain the stuff, they said come in at 12
Surprise 2 - See doctor, does their checks, lets me talk and explain it's affecting my ability to human
Surprise 3 - get antibiotics

 

I have a new Youtube subscriber!

That brings my total to... one

Thing is, I haven't posted any videos. WTF?

 

Is it you? Are you 'working' the algorithm?

 

Posted no videos? Perhaps mot on that site you floozy.

 

Yup, that happens from time to time. 3 for me and I have never uploaded anything...

 

Thank you for the platinum membership pledge on my OnlyDans page

 

The panamera is probably the only Porsche I'd seriously consider. Assuming I could afford it, obviously.

 

You know me, can't get enough of fat feet in flip flops.

 

Pffff, rookie numbers



It just goes to show how often people update their subscriptions. I haven't uploaded a "proper" video in three years, I haven't been doing content regularly since 2016 (even then it was only "regular-ish"), and there's still over 1100 people subscribed.

 

I'll get you a mirror

 

Success, rescued from the jaws of defeat.

So I ordered this.





Note - Cult Crew cranks. 19mm. Even the box said it. Just Profile copies, but a nice price. What I got? wasn't that.



Even though the box said it, literally.



What I got? was sort of this.



So hey, lemonade out of lemons, just buy a 22mm bottom bracket set.



And be happy. The problem was? I got half of one crank set and half of another. So the bolts and tool? well, this is how that went.



That's supposed to thread in there. It doesn't because it is 3/8 UNF or fine, the same as Profile cranks. I can live without that "ve haz vays". Sadly what I couldn't live without was the actual bolts needed to keep the arms on once pressure does its thing.



The reality then dawned on me that I may have to send them back. I also know from experience that finding bolts for crank arms is a **** shoot every single time. They use whatever whacked out threads they can to make it almost impossible. Then I got out some ISIS 15mm bolts (no good, no shoulders) and they threaded. Armed with that info? I bought these for £12 for two sets.



And a miracle happened. It works



I also answered a long burning question I had. How much blingy jet fuel is enough? about that much it seems.

 

Don't be silly.

I don't have any flip-flops.

 

I've only had to deal with three work place issues in my life, fortunately.

The first time was raising an issue against the Technology Director for, well, just being a complete bell end, bluntly. I spoke to the head of the facility, a spineless man who reminded me of every softly spoken vicar ever, who informed me it was "just the way he was". Anyway, eventually the tw@t pissed off the owner of the (£1billion+) company and got "side promoted" until he was only in charge of two people (having previously been in charge of the entire R&D department), who could ignore him. He left soon after.

The second time was against my old manager at another job, who in addition to just being a bell end, was a workplace bully and didn't actually have the knowledge to be in his position. Turned out several people had made complaints against him. Saw HR, also recorded the issue with the department Chief Engineer. Before it went any further, I left for another job, but in the exit interview, I named him as the main reason I was leaving. Anyway, I had to deal with him indirectly last year and found out that he had been demoted from Chief Engineer to Senior Engineer - still too high of a position in my opinion, but at least it seems his crap caught up with him.

On the other hand, I had an HR issue raised against me by someone who had severe mental issues and made up complete lies. Luckily my manager was exceptionally reasonable and could see it for what it was, so made sure the process was followed enough to satisfy legal requirements without landing me in the sh!t. It was the first time I was exposed to someone that was genuinely "off their trolley" and it was so weird having to defend myself against someone who just fabricated complete lies - I found it extraordinarily stressful as I couldn't get my head around why someone would lie to ruin someone else's life.

 

I went through similar last year, I really wish I'd had written talking points as it gets so emotionally charged! Ihad radical change following mine, and I'm in a massively better place now, I hope you get the same outcome