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[fossyant]

@fossyant - my 20yo is away at university but has the same issue with one of his house-mates who's apparently stopped studying and is gaming instead. He's laid the law down there and it's improved. It was pointed out to him that the other residents, one of whom owns the house, are 3rd year engineering students who have lectures starting at 8am.

It sounds like he needs a full-time job, a course and/or a series of volunteering to enhance his cv. Or get, and pay for, his own place. However ...

My colleague's son is also 20 but they had similar issues with late-night gaming: his parents in desperation paid for a flat for him with a year's rent. 9 months on and the situation's worsened for them as he's accrued debts and worse lifestyle issues.

This is partly the issue. He did have a full time job, then lost it (company down sized) and he doesn't like 9-5 (can't get up - history of lateness at college for example, and I always checked CCTV in the morning to make sure he'd left for work). He's depressed and on meds, but if depression was the main issue, he'd not be out of bed. He's looking for jobs, but not actively enough. We're trying to manage it carefully as he is spiraling down. but when if affects the rest of the house that's different. I've also said if he went to Uni, his housemates, or indeed if working, they wouldn't tolerate that all night.

He won't like the smart sockets - they have app parental control that stops the plug socket being used in manual mode - i.e. just switched on. Thing is with Smart Sockets, they need wifi, so if you switch the router off, they won't turn on again. He finds ways round everything (very IT savy). Knocking the router off, he then tethers to his phone. The only option is power to the room. Mum's been in this morning and told him I'm changing all the plug sockets !

Our daughter is no trouble - has managed her workload with college fine, and is doing an additional A-Level, which the college didn't want her to do - she's in classes, but not 'registered' on the course, so we have to sort out the exams.

 

[DCLane]

@fossyant - sounds like he needs a career in IT / IT related. It may have to start with a training course / an apprenticeship but they do allow very flexible working hours.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Been there a couple of times with our son, we hope now at 32 he's over it, but we'll see, I sometimes wonder if we made it too easy for him, we always gave (and still do when we can) but he has no focus, his other mates both have houses, can't ever see him having one unless I win the lottery but as I don't do it I can't see that happening. Ours is capable to doing good work, but it's getting the opportunity to do what it is he wants, unfortunately not everybody can be professional drift drivers. He's now in a relationship with a woman who has 2 kids & this appears to have settled him down (currently)

 

[biggs682]

Shattered this morning - Son disturbed us by Gaming at 1am, told to come off. 4am he's still at it. Then he will spend the day in bed whilst we are WFH and daughter on-line for college (physically in from college next week). It's not on. He's been warned many times. I even put a timer on the router - this stopped us also watching a film mid week, even switched of upstairs power sockets.

Enough is enough. I ordered smart wall sockets for his room at 4:30am this morning. 7:30am, confirmation from Screwfix to say they are ready to collect. Really shouldn't have to do this for a 20 year olds, but he's making us tired and then does absolutely nothing around the house, no rent or nothing. Only has a part time job at present.

Had similar a few years back not a happy situation , good luck

 

[fossyant]

Had similar a few years back not a happy situation , good luck

You know when someone says, on arrival of your new baby.... 'well if you think it's hard now, wait until they are teens !'. You are like, 'yeh what ever, I was OK as a teen'. THEY WERE RIGHT. I do think social media and 24/7 connection has a lot to answer for.

 

[classic33]

Yeah, I'm not really a fan as such but I bought a copy of her first album (The Kick Inside) a while ago and it was quite good, so when I saw her next two I picked them up too. I only paid about £4 each for them. I wasn't keen on Lionheart but The Kick Inside is a good one. Her voice was a bit too 'squeaky' on Lionheart.

Had some good luck at the weekend. I was given a Bang & Olufsen amplifier and Beovox 3702 speakers, a Technics amplifier (with manual), a Technics CD player and a JVC stack unit with speakers. Oh yeah, I aslo got a porch light, a floor lamp unit (2 lamps) and a slide projector. All were about to be thrown out by the grandson of the lady next door who recently passed away. His mother didn't want any of it and nor did her sister (who had already nabbed the Bang & Olufsen record deck).

I've been checking it all out because most of the stuff was in the loft and hadn't been used for years. The Technics amp and CD unit work ok with the B&O speakers but so far I haven't managed to get anything out of the B&O amp. I have no manual for that. Its a Beomaster 3000-2 if anybody here has one!

Any of these?
http://beomanuals.com/manuals/Beomaster/Beomaster 3000/

 

[mybike]

Bins out & it looks as if next door have already brought theirs in.

 

[Speicher]

A modicum of normality has returned to Speicher Towers.

The lounge is tidy enough for relaxing. The sewing/dining room is a big muddle, the study and bedroom are very muddled. The less said about the garage the better, as it contains a sofa in umpty-two pieces.

The patio is now tidy enough for relaxing.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Since March last year, builders have been camped at our end of the cul-de-sac. First they did up the house next-door-but-one, then they did the drive of the house three doors down on the other side of us, after they did the drive of next door to the first house, then back to our next-door-but-one neighbour on the other side, and now we have them back again doing the drive of the house next door.

(Did you follow all that? There'll be a test later )

I am feeling a little tired of the sound of diggers, angle grinders, hammers, etc.

I suppose on the plus side, the construction industry is obviously booming (as is my head from 8 AM every day including weekends).

Apologies for the whinge.

 

[Speicher]

What sort of compost do I need to repot this?

 

[fossyant]

A modicum of normality has returned to Speicher Towers.

The lounge is tidy enough for relaxing. The sewing/dining room is a big muddle, the study and bedroom are very muddled. The less said about the garage the better, as it contains a sofa in umpty-two pieces.

The patio is now tidy enough for relaxing.

Hmm, not dissimilar to my house. Graden lovely and tidy, lounge full of sewing, conservatory full of sewing, greenhouse full of son's mate's old car parts (under instruction it's on ebay this week or it's in the tip).

 

[Reynard]

Mild, bright, sunny and breezy here chez Casa Reynard.

Something has triggered my hayfever, and I'm coughing and spluttering. It's not just me, mum is equally coughing and spluttering. Hopefully the forecast rain will damp off whatever's causing it.

Puttered about doing general stuff this morning. And I've put my big girl pants on and started cutting the lower chassis rails for the Higman. While doing so, I've realized that I can actually bond the link for the front wishbone directly into the structure, rather than make it separately and then have to drill into what are fairly thin sections.

 

[Reynard]

Anyways, lunch sounds like a good idea right now...

 

[Illaveago]

How often have you been out for a cycle ride and come back with another bike ?

I went for a cycle ride with my friend this morning . We were social distancing . We had separate bikes .
We did a bit of a meandering route and part way round I noticed a table lamp and shade dumped by the side of the road . It is an area which usually gets rubbish tipped . I jokingly said to my friend that it could be worth something and went over to have a closer look . It was whilst I was inspecting the Moorcroft lamp that I noticed an old cycle frame lying in some brambles. Part of the front head tube forks and frame had been in a fire . It couldn't have been too bad as the front brake calliper and brake shoes were still intact . We left it where it was and popped back to check to see if it was still there after our ride .
It was .
When I got home I picked up my tools and set off in my car to pick it up . It is an old 60's steel frame , it is a bit rusty and scorched at the front end . I will give it a wash off and check the frame number . I don't think it has been stolen but I will check . I think that someone has been paid to do some clearance work and have dumped it in their usual spot .
I've done my bit to tidy up the countryside .

 

[Kempstonian]

Any of these?
http://beomanuals.com/manuals/Beomaster/Beomaster 3000/

Oh they are the ones I found yesterday. There isn't a download for the MkII Owner's manual, unfortunately.

I found a few Youtube videos but nothing useful. They are mostly demos of the unit working and a few very technical repair videos. Nothing there to show me the speaker connections I need, or how to set the tuner channel presets... that kind of stuff.