The Retirement Thread

[classic33]

I am looking for a new printer. One that actually works with Wi-Fi and one that has the ink bottles not those silly little things that say you have run out of ink after printing only 10 pieces of paper.

I almost have to take mine by surprise to make it work and even then it is very hit and miss as to whether it works or comes up with some random excuse to not work.

Canon beats Lexmark on print quality, both do ink tank(little bottles) printers.

 

[Dirk]

Urgent call from garage about 2 hours ago.
MOT tester who was due to check my car tomorrow morning has gone off sick - could I drop the as off this afternoon instead and they would do it in the next slot, which had cancelled?
Car was down there 10 minutes later.
Phone call 20 minutes ago - 'It's passed' and 'We'll bring it back round to your house by 6.30pm - pay us in the morning'
That's what I call service!
Good old Honda CRV.

 

[rustybolts]

I had an uncle Ernie.
He drove a milk cart.

How fast was he ?

 

[rustybolts]

I've had the trike for about 6 years now and have never used it for tours as it has an electric motor and too much hassle charging every night. The trailer I only have just got it due the the car getting written off and have not found a replacement as yet, so do my shopping with it.

It looks lovely Numbnuts , would be very enjoyable on a sunny day and practical also

 

[BoldonLad]

I am looking for a new printer. One that actually works with Wi-Fi and one that has the ink bottles not those silly little things that say you have run out of ink after printing only 10 pieces of paper.

I almost have to take mine by surprise to make it work and even then it is very hit and miss as to whether it works or comes up with some random excuse to not work.

I have an Epson ET-2750. It has refillable ink reservoirs and Wifi (which works), it is in use with an Apple MacBook Pro, an Acer Windows 10 PC, iPad, Ubuntu PC. Had it for about 18 months, no complaints, so far. There are cheaper (and dearer) models in the range. Amazon product ASIN B075NNN3VNView: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Epson-EcoTank-2750-Print-Printer/dp/B075NNN3VN/ref=asc_df_B075NNN3VN/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=311024248734&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1573377845186845788&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046768&hvtargid=pla-436707402923&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

 

[welsh dragon]

We had Epson before and it worked quite well apart from the inks that's why I want to go with the bottles. Time for a gander I think

 

[classic33]

@numbnuts that's a very fine rig you have. Do you get out for cycling days and tours on it or is it mainly a utility bike?

Driving to collect granddaughter I was contemplating breakfast. This is the fault of @Dave7. My mind turned to how when I was a child breakfast was sometimes eggy breakfast with soldiers or boily eggs with soldiers. OK so far......

......now who on earth decided dipping bread in your boily eggs was a thing? Even worse why make soldiers out of bread?

Possibly I've been retired too long? 🤔

Can I be picky and point out it has three wheels, so not a bike!

 

[classic33]

We had Epson before and it worked quite well apart from the inks that's why I want to go with the bottles. Time for a gander I think

I'd stick with a printer, unless your gander prints.

 

[aferris2]

@welsh dragon have a look at an HP3720. Works every time for me.

Be careful with HP printers. They have a habit of updating the software (automatically) so that it will only work with genuine HP cartridges (DAMHIKT)

 

[classic33]

Be careful with HP printers. They have a habit of updating the software (automatically) so that it will only work with genuine HP cartridges (DAMHIKT)

I'm banned from their automatic ink ordering scheme. I ran out too often in the same day.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Lifted from the Cow thread.

The lane past St Giles church between the farm road and Chesterton village is often full of free range sheep, not fenced in but contained by a cattle grid each end of the road, needs a bit of care.

@dave r I was most interested to hear of a church in Warwicks named after St Giles. We have one of those too ! The one in Edinburgh is named after him possibly because of a connection with the treatment of leprosy. St Giles is the patron saint of lepers amongst other things. Do you know if there’s a similar connection with the one in Warwicks ?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lifted from the Cow thread.

@dave r I was most interested to hear of a church in Warwicks named after St Giles. We have one of those too ! The one in Edinburgh is named after him possibly because of a connection with the treatment of leprosy. St Giles is the patron saint of lepers amongst other things. Do you know if there’s a similar connection with the one in Warwicks ?

I don't no, the church is now disused I believe, I'll have to have a look.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Lifted from the Cow thread.

@dave r I was most interested to hear of a church in Warwicks named after St Giles. We have one of those too ! The one in Edinburgh is named after him possibly because of a connection with the treatment of leprosy. St Giles is the patron saint of lepers amongst other things. Do you know if there’s a similar connection with the one in Warwicks ?

There's no mention of Leprosy on the Wikipedia page.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesterton,_Warwickshire

 

[12boy]

My forum name does not indicate pedophilia which hopefully was not your thought, but rather refers to a curry so large and with so many condiments it takes 12 boys to carry it all in to the table. BTW, I would be very pleased, Kev, to be able to run a 10 k.

 

[classic33]

My forum name does not indicate pedophilia which hopefully was not your thought, but rather refers to a curry so large and with so many condiments it takes 12 boys to carry it all in to the table. BTW, I would be very pleased, Kev, to be able to run a 10 k.

And just how many of these 12 boy curries have you had?