Other What Makes Your Life, Meh?

No, however I would rather be there just to make sure, we have had a few... "hiccups" with waste collection in the past with things being "too difficult" or not exactly in the right place.

 

If you sort of fold / roll a mattress up you can tie a rope round it and it'll form a bulky sort of shape that will go in a hatchback.

 

Having Windows 11 forced onto my works laptop sod 'em that it's struggling and stalling out, I get paid the same at the end of the day.

 

My dad bought into their upcoming solar farm - I wonder if that means his "investment" has gone walkies? Always a risk with this type of thing but it feels like going bust for a well established business model could be avoided wtih reasonable management.

Sounds fishy but could also just be over optimism on the part of Ripple mgmt and they've grown faster than they had cash flow to support.

 

Your dad should've received the same email. Here's the bit about the solar farm, which will hopefully reassure you both:-

Ripple Energy itself was the management agent for the projects. We just need a new agent (some other co-op members are hoping Octopus come sniffing around)

 

Initial reply from IONOS a few days ago along the lines of "We've opened an investigation"

A reply from some "Senior Solutions Manager" today with "Hello, our investigation found that the sales representative did explain the product and its features. We're sorry it didn’t meet your expectations... As a gesture of goodwill we'd like to offer an early termination"

Uhhh... but that's not my complaint though?. I agree the product was explained to me, hence why I signed up for it. What wasn't explained was the total cost, the 'promotional price,' and the fact that I was locked into paying £288 per year.

 

Yep - I disposed of an old mattress not too long ago using this exact method (except not using a rope, I used a couple of those ratcheting straps instead).

 

I bonded the mirror acrylic to the front of the photobox today—no major dramas. I managed to get it on straight and flat, and it's looking pretty good.

I also fitted the LED strip inside the ornate frame, which adds a nice bit of depth to the front. In the evening, it'll create a shiny "Come over here" effect from a distance.

One problem I never considered is that the mirror is impossible to keep clean. I've tried various methods, but it either ends up smeary or just not quite right. To make matters worse, some teeny tiny bubbles have appeared on the mirror. They're not on the surface, so the only explanation I can think of is that the glue used for bonding has seeped through the backing. They're not a huge issue, but with the lights on? Yeah, you'd probably notice them.

So it looks like the lights will have to stay off—unless I modify the light strip to reduce the USB voltage and find a balance. Another option could be diffusing the lights somehow to soften the effect. All in all, just a bit annoying.

 

One spot decided to start identifying as a problem... Hooray for dehiscence! Nothing severe, its the most common complication. I'm simply annoyed by it, half-wifey has to keep an eye on it and I need to be much more pedantic with personal hygiene as its a insanely high infection risk due to the area I got surgerised on

 

Where abouts in Notts are you? I have an estate - albeit not the biggest estate (Focus) - but maybe if it'll fold a bit.

 

Thank you for the offer, very much appreciated, not easy to fit things like a 1 foot thick king-sized mattress in a 3 door Mini.....

However, after having a bit of a poke around and also seeing that the council charge for a pick-up visit rather than per item and they will collect up to 6 things, I have gone and paid the £25 and gone "yup, that can go, and that, and this, and that thing over there too"... May as well take advantage of it all. So now there are 2 king-sized mattresses (been hanging onto one partly as getting rid of it was tricky and also that the cats love to sit on it as it is a nice high spot as it is standing up against a wall).

Again thank you for the very kind offer, always nice to be reassured that not everyone on the internet are weirdos... (despite what our mums told us growing up...)

Oh, and just because, I am in Bilborough, up near Strelley village, always been an NG8 boy.

 

Up to 6 things collected for £25 sounds a reasonable service.
Mattresses are challenging to deal with, the local tip now has a a separate area for furniture and mattresses, rather than just landfill. Still tricky to get them there when vans aren't allowed.

 

Had a Shark “Detect Pro” (IW1511UK) cordless vacuum cleaner from John Lewis a year ago, and not too long ago it decided to stop charging the battery. Couldn’t find a replacement charger or battery at a reasonable price, so got on to John Lewis warranty support (because 2 year warranty).

One 15-minute phone call later and they’d offered a full refund. A 1-hour trip to John Lewis to drop it off yesterday and all is done. The gift card came through via email before I’d even got back in the car.

So on the one hand, absolutely top-notch service from John Lewis. A full refund of exactly what I paid for it a year ago (minus delivery fees) is not what I was expecting, and it was super quick and easy to do. (Even if the car park for the Cardiff store is a bit of an arse! )

But on the other hand, I can’t help but feel like it perpetuates a culture of disposable appliances… The vacuum itself worked fine, and I’ve been very happy with its performance, it just wouldn’t run for more than a second or two because I can’t charge the battery. Tossing the whole thing away when it can be “repaired” is a very wasteful way to deal with a faulty appliance. I even said to the guy on the phone that I’d be happy with a replacement battery and charger.

 

It may be returned to the supplier as part of their refurb initiative.

BTW, I just got a eBay alert for 30% off Shark products

 

Yeah, they might do, I did consider that. But just replacing outright helps reinforce the idea in people’s minds that appliances are disposable4 once there’s an issue with something, it’s time to throw it out and get a new one.

Maybe I’m reading too much into it

The heads-up is much appreciated, but the refund was in the form of a John Lewis voucher which won’t get me far on eBay .

Besides, I’m leaning heavily towards the cordless Henry at the moment. The performance of our “old school” Henry has been absolutely spot on, and I really do prefer having a bag instead of filters that have to be carefully washed and eventually replaced.

 

Just had an email about my new 3D printer (Elegoo Centauri Carbon - see "Latest Purchases").
Apparently, I won't be getting it for another week (was due today) because HM Customs & Excise have taken a "random inspection" interest in the shipping container.

 

I'm NG5. Although I can't confirm or deny being an internet weirdo

 

I'm disappointed, I looked at the Amazon Spring Sale, there are no springs in the sale...

 

I'm stealing this.