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[HertzvanRental]

Humph

Do I take that to be a "maybe?"

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 4683981, member: 21629"]I've got online banking, I've been talking to various people for many hours on phone but it goes nowhere. I did set up debts payment but my bank wants me to cover my overdraft in full before my current bank account will be closed and I will get a new one. Well that's gonna be a heartache but I put my road bike for sale.[/QUOTE]

How does this sound?

If it's only a temporary shortage of money, I'd be prepared to pay you a fair price for the bike and hold it for a few months so that, when you have the money, we can swap back - a sort of interest-free pawnbroking. If things don't sort themselves out for you in, say, 3 months, I'd then sell it on and you keep the money. If you think some kind of arrangement would be possible, PM me a link to the advert so I can see the bike and details about it.

 

[hopless500]

Do I take that to be a "maybe?"

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

[QUOTE 4684066, member: 21629"]@deptfordmarmoset

My debts are about £8000. It will take me a few years to pay them. It's nothing about temporary, I will be in constant lack of money year after year.
Thanks for your offer but I've already made a decision.[/QUOTE]
Ouch! That's a biggie! I'd hoped that it might be something that would sort itself out by the time road bike weather comes back.

 

[marknotgeorge]

Drama Queen needed picking up from Hilton, so I drive to Repton and text her to tell her where I'm parked. 'Is that anywhere near Aldi?' comes the reply. No, because there's no Aldi in Repton. I am a muppet.

 

[summerdays]

My kettle has been pouring water very slowly.... I thought it was just the design then I checked the filter to find it's almost solid!

Is soaking it in vinegar the best thing to do?

 

[Gravity Aided]

I'm sitting here trying one of these out.
View attachment 337903 my neck is rather cold so it will be interesting to see how good it is when cycling in extreme heat.

Quite good, dependent on weather. Dryer air makes them work better, as the wet fabric can evaporate the water better, cooling you quicker than the surrounding air

 

[hopless500]

Quite good, dependent on weather. Dryer air makes them work better, as the wet fabric can evaporate the water better, cooling you quicker than the surrounding air

I've bought it for places like Thailand. Mr Hop and friends have just done Myanmar. One of them feels the heat like I do but didn't have our usual 'go to' of ice in a scarf. They don't have electricity in most places therefore no ice.

 

[Katherine]

My kettle has been pouring water very slowly.... I thought it was just the design then I checked the filter to find it's almost solid!

Is soaking it in vinegar the best thing to do?

You can get replacement filters for some kettles.

 

[Katherine]

[QUOTE 4684066, member: 21629"]@deptfordmarmoset

My debts are about £8000. It will take me a few years to pay them. It's nothing about temporary, I will be in constant lack of money year after year.
Thanks for your offer but I've already made a decision.[/QUOTE]

Unless you think that you will get a really high price for the bike, it won't make much difference in the long term and will stop you being able to commute to work on it. Doesn't make sense.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

My kettle has been pouring water very slowly.... I thought it was just the design then I checked the filter to find it's almost solid!

Is soaking it in vinegar the best thing to do?

Wouldn't bicarbonate soda be better? It won't leave a residual taste or smell like vinegar might.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Yes, pink to go with your socks?

Thank you for your detailed evaluation of my proposed wellingtons. Some shops near here sell Wellingtons, but either standard black or green, or really very expensive ones.

I like the ones with removable socks, that can be washed. Can you remember if the men's would be wide enough to tuck trousers into the tops?

I ruined a very good and very comfortable, aka expensive, walking in snow in this country once or twice. It might have been the de-icer or whatever chemicals on the pavement that caused the sole to disintegrate where it joins the main part of the boot.

They also have some polo shirts in ladies' sizes (other than small to medium) and in non-girly colours, like Royal Blue, so I might try one of those. The nearest Decathlon is not very near at all, about forty miles. There are disadvantages, admittedly very few, to living so far west in west Worcestershire.

Trouser tucking is a function of calf size!
40 miles is worth it for a Decathlon :-)

 

[Maverick Goose]

I passed a drunken duck on my ride this afternoon.

 

[summerdays]

You can get replacement filters for some kettles.

Yes but not instantly... having removed it to soak it I can't believe how much of a difference it has made!

Wouldn't bicarbonate soda be better? It won't leave a residual taste or smell like vinegar might.

Would bicarbonate work as well? I can always use that to finish it off....

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Yes but not instantly... having removed it to soak it I can't believe how much of a difference it has made!



Would bicarbonate work as well? I can always use that to finish it off....

I would have thought so, it was what we used to use to clean out flasks so it should work on a filter.