Depends how far above the surface he hovers.......don't want his dangly bits getting too cold.
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Depends how far above the surface he hovers.......don't want his dangly bits getting too cold.
classic33
Leg End Member
Maybe.
The trick is to get the brain to convince the body that it isn't cold, or verse vica. That'll have you warm in no time.
numbnuts
Squire
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- Gone over the hill and far away
All this talk of new printers 
.....went to us mine and it would not print ink levels were OK so cleaned the nozzles tried it again, no still a lack of ink.
Cleaned the heads again still no joy, so cleaned the heads with some ink head cleaner....getting better, but still not very clear print.
Oh to hell with it used second printer.......”printer not recognised”.....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Since windows 11 ......had this before so no surprise, but after a few goes got it working again
Back to the first one, printing but very faintly after 6 pages of OOOOOOO got it to work again, must have had a blockage somewhere, just glad I don't have to buy a new one
.....went to us mine and it would not print ink levels were OK so cleaned the nozzles tried it again, no still a lack of ink.Cleaned the heads again still no joy, so cleaned the heads with some ink head cleaner....getting better, but still not very clear print.
Oh to hell with it used second printer.......”printer not recognised”.....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Since windows 11 ......had this before so no surprise, but after a few goes got it working again
Back to the first one, printing but very faintly after 6 pages of OOOOOOO got it to work again, must have had a blockage somewhere, just glad I don't have to buy a new one
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
All this talk of new printers
Cleaned the heads again still no joy, so cleaned the heads with some ink head cleaner....getting better, but still not very clear print.
Oh to hell with it used second printer.......”printer not recognised”.....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Since windows 11 ......had this before so no surprise, but after a few goes got it working again
Back to the first one, printing but very faintly after 6 pages of OOOOOOO got it to work again, must have had a blockage somewhere, just glad I don't have to buy a new one
When I worked in school I have this every September
Teachers would "need" a private inkjet computer just for them and - to keep it safe - would put it in a locked cupboard over the summer
In September there was always a good chance that the nozzles would be blocked
Inkjets are fine as long as they are used - but if they don;t get used fairly frequently then they get blocked - and most of them are not worth fixing as buying a new one is cheaper!!
which is why I have a B&W laster printer
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Done walking it's freezing out 3.5c and in the shade still have frost
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Decided to do something useful
SOme time ago I got a kit from Halfords hat claims to refurbish headlights
AT the last MOT the test person said that they were getting cloudy and scratched and would have to be replaced "unless they somehow improved" - which I took to mean that they could be improved but they would not do it
Like most garages they would just get new ones and replace them
SO today was the day
now - as it involves water then a sensible person would have chosen a nice warm sunny day in the summer
which I why the kit has been sitting on top of my bike for 6 months and has had to be removed everytime I get the bike out
but sometimes I leave things
so I did it today in the freezing cold - still - whatever
kit has several grades of sandpaper, a polishing disk and an attachment for a normal drill
I used an electric screwdriver and my drill is very old and hence heavy and only has 2 speeds - fast and very fast - and it really needs a slow speed
anyway - I started and was rather worried as it made things far worse - but as I went through the different grades of sandpaperthings got better and by the end the lens on the front of the headlights look far better
now new - but not cloudy or scratched anymore
which will, I hope, sve several hundred pounds for 2 new ones!
SOme time ago I got a kit from Halfords hat claims to refurbish headlights
AT the last MOT the test person said that they were getting cloudy and scratched and would have to be replaced "unless they somehow improved" - which I took to mean that they could be improved but they would not do it
Like most garages they would just get new ones and replace them
SO today was the day
now - as it involves water then a sensible person would have chosen a nice warm sunny day in the summer
which I why the kit has been sitting on top of my bike for 6 months and has had to be removed everytime I get the bike out
but sometimes I leave things
so I did it today in the freezing cold - still - whatever
kit has several grades of sandpaper, a polishing disk and an attachment for a normal drill
I used an electric screwdriver and my drill is very old and hence heavy and only has 2 speeds - fast and very fast - and it really needs a slow speed
anyway - I started and was rather worried as it made things far worse - but as I went through the different grades of sandpaperthings got better and by the end the lens on the front of the headlights look far better
now new - but not cloudy or scratched anymore
which will, I hope, sve several hundred pounds for 2 new ones!
classic33
Leg End Member
Did you not try toothpaste first?
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
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- Z’ha’dum
I was going to - it was on wheeler dealers many years ago - in the Edd era
but the kit was quite cheapo and came with a wheel to turn a drill into a grinder for it
and a polishing pad for the same thing
so it was worth the extra just to get them
Funnily enough - I watched a new Wheeler Dealers yesterday that did the same trick with cloudy headlights
he specifically said that using different abrasive paper was the best way to do it - actually commented that some people "even use toothpaste"
cheeky git - he actually promoted the idea!!!!
anyway - it was useful to see it done by an expert - well Mike anyway - he things he is an expert
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
My grandson amazed me tonight. He is mad on football and spends a lot of time on FIFA games when he is not playing football outside or for his club. Anyway, we were talking about country flags for some reason and he said he knows a lot of them so I tested him by showing him quite a few of them and he knew most countries! 
Computer games can have some benefits after all.
He is 11 by the way and can't wait to go to secondary school next September as he finds his primary school boring now. He doesn't find it challenging enough.
Computer games can have some benefits after all. He is 11 by the way and can't wait to go to secondary school next September as he finds his primary school boring now. He doesn't find it challenging enough.
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Morning. Another chilly one. Think I’ll do the hill walk this morning.
We had aurora activity again. A local guy did a time lapse from up at the reservoir. Hoping it plays.
View: https://www.facebook.com/100009783121062/videos/pcb.7339922529365568/215749511475840
We had aurora activity again. A local guy did a time lapse from up at the reservoir. Hoping it plays.
View: https://www.facebook.com/100009783121062/videos/pcb.7339922529365568/215749511475840
welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I have risen!
A day of doing nob all ahead for me.
A day of doing nob all ahead for me.
numbnuts
Squire
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Morning -0.2c
I hope someone has put the heating on in the church
