Room 101

[R2D2]

One little tip on eBay, disclose everything about the product you're selling, so there'll be no recourse for them to seek a refund. So, do take photo's of those scratches.

Also, state clearly and boldly in the body of your text. Not Refundable.
One caveat this in no way encroaches their consumer rights, for example if the product is faulty but you state it works fine (hypothetically speaking, not stating this as a fact 🙂), they do have the right for a full refund despite your disclaimer.

Don't let that put you off. Somebody messed with me when I sold my Dali Zensor 1 speaker. The buyer claimed the tweeter was damaged in the transit but I suspect he wanted my good tweeter for his broken tweeter.
How I knew, well Dali's woofers are like finger prints, mine had a long line, appearing like a scratch. So when I had them back it wasn't there!
Always good to take photo of the serial number. 🙂

Thanks, that’s very helpful. 👍

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

One little tip on eBay, disclose everything about the product you're selling, so there'll be no recourse for them to seek a refund. So, do take photo's of those scratches.

'zactly.

 

[R2D2]

'zactly.

I didn’t realise the TV had marks on the screen because I couldn’t see them in my room. But when we were carrying the TV out he did notice a mark on the screen and I saw it too.

With my current one here’s the mark:

It’s literally the palm of my hand where I carried the TV by myself. I have tried all sorts to get it off but can’t.

And you can see the screen with a TV picture on:

Actually on some pictures with the TV on you can see the mark, so I have decided never to sell. Thanks guys.

 

[R2D2]

The World Cup, 4 weeks of fartball, starting Monday.

NOOOOOO.... 😱

At least it’s better than the men’s World Cup.

 

[Jasonovich]

The World Cup, 4 weeks of fartball, starting Monday.

NOOOOOO.... 😱

Fartballs carry a lot of wind.........................

 

[Jasonovich]

At least it’s better than the men’s World Cup.

It certainly is.......... 🤣 🤣 🤣

 

[R2D2]

It certainly is.......... 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Haha. 😀

 

[JDl]

I thought of a pet hate today. I think it's quite funny, any how it's metric over imperial.
I'm sure most of us on here remember when we were forced in Britain to go metric whether we liked it or not.
Well ....today me and Simon, my Brother were listening to Led Zeppelin.
The song "A Whole Lot of Love" began, we listened.
Some of you here will remember the line that goes; "I'm gonna give you every inch of my love..." etc.
Simon, says to me; "Hmmm, this song wouldn't really work too well in metric, would it..."
I laughed and agreed. No it wouldn't work at all well in metric would it.
Rather a perceptive piece of English humour, thought I.....

 

[jjbomber]

I thought of a pet hate today. I think it's quite funny, any how it's metric over imperial.
I'm sure most of us on here remember when we were forced in Britain to go metric whether we liked it or not.
Well ....today me and Simon, my Brother were listening to Led Zeppelin.
The song "A Whole Lot of Love" began, we listened.

The rest of it is stolen from:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp0jZ4BGuDw

 

[JDl]

Ok, similar but hardly stolen. It's a different riff, different chord progression.
Stolen, is rather a strong term.
And what's that got to do with "Every inch of my love.." which was what the laugh was about.
Maybe your a metric man, huh?

 

[jjbomber]

Ok, similar but hardly stolen. It's a different riff, different chord progression.
Stolen, is rather a strong term.
And what's that got to do with "Every inch of my love.." which was what the laugh was about.
Maybe your a metric man, huh?

It's almost word for word!
Steve Marriott was actually first choice for Jimmy Page, then it was Terry Reid, then Percy. However, without Plant there wouldn't have been Bonham, so I wouldn't have an avatar!

 

[Dave_]

The "consent or pay" model being adopted by more and more websites.

It needs to be banned

Meanwhile I will just continue to blacklist any websites that indulge in this practice. Their loss not mine as far as I'm concerned

 

[JDl]

It's almost word for word!
Steve Marriott was actually first choice for Jimmy Page, then it was Terry Reid, then Percy. However, without Plant there wouldn't have been Bonham, so I wouldn't have an avatar!

The thing is, my comment was merely a joke about "Every inch of my love" not working very well in metric. It was meant to be an amusing comment, not a discussion about the relative merits of Zeppelin versus Small faces.
I thought Simon's comment was funny, and that's what I wanted to convey, just for a laugh.
Maybe you didn't find it funny.....fair enough.
But you did miss the point of my post and it makes you seem a little humourless or maybe you were being cantankerous for whatever reason.
At the end of the day, for me Robert Plant, sings that song, with Led Zeppelin, with more conviction, more style and having researched the issue there were no hard feelings between the two bands. The original song concept came from neither Led Zeppelin or the Small Faces anyway.
Maybe you could lighten up a bit.

 

[Cricketbat70]

The "consent or pay" model being adopted by more and more websites.

It needs to be banned

Meanwhile I will just continue to blacklist any websites that indulge in this practice. Their loss not mine as far as I'm concerned

I hate that. I keep saying how is that legal. Yeah they can do one as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Gray]

Yeah they can do one as far as I'm concerned.

And me.
It's legal because it's often their own content that they're trying to make money out of - and they do it because others do it.

But I sincerely hope that there are loads like us, that wouldn't dream of encouraging them.

 

[Friesiansam]

But I sincerely hope that there are loads like us, that wouldn't dream of encouraging them.

That includes me, I just leave the site pronto.

 

[JDl]

Can someone enlighten me about this. I haven't encountered it, I think, and don't understand what's being discussed here.
Excuse me, if it makes me appear like a brain dead idiot.

 

[Dave_]

Can someone enlighten me about this. I haven't encountered it, I think, and don't understand what's being discussed here.
Excuse me, if it makes me appear like a brain dead idiot.

Cookies.

Basically if your privacy minded and don't want ad networks tracking your every move on the internet so they can serve you personalised ads, not to mention the other many nefarious ways in which they are used, then you block and reject them.

However, many websites have now started to ask you to pay them if you try to reject cookies, essentially holding your privacy and personal data to ransom.

 

[JDl]

Cookies.

Basically if your privacy minded and don't want ad networks tracking your every move on the internet so they can serve you personalised ads, not to mention the other many nefarious ways in which they are used, then you block and reject them.

However, many websites have now started to ask you to pay them if you try to reject cookies, essentially holding your privacy and personal data to ransom.

Thanks for that Dave. Bleedin' hell! I hadn't come across it. In future, I'll reject all cookies and if they want money......they can swivel.

 

[Dave_]

Thanks for that Dave. Bleedin' hell! I hadn't come across it. In future, I'll reject all cookies and if they want money......they can swivel.

The tabloid/gutter press/scum or whatever you prefer to call them are prime examples, but they're far from the only ones....

 

[Jasonovich]

Thanks for that Dave. Bleedin' hell! I hadn't come across it. In future, I'll reject all cookies and if they want money......they can swivel.

If you're using PC or mobile, also ensure you have installed adware and malware anti-virus software.
Also install Ad block pop ups software, these are usually included in your internet browser settings.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

My Epson printer. Trying some non-OEM cartridges, and when you put them in the printer cautions you against using ones that you haven't bought from them. It then asks again when you want to print something, and takes far longer to print. I don't buy that this is because of the cartridge - I strongly suspect the printer is set up to behave sulkily if you go elsewhere!

 

[Jasonovich]

My Epson printer. Trying some non-OEM cartridges, and when you put them in the printer cautions you against using ones that you haven't bought from them. It then asks again when you want to print something, and takes far longer to print. I don't buy that this is because of the cartridge - I strongly suspect the printer is set up to behave sulkily if you go elsewhere!

That's always been the case GEG, same with Canon printers.
They want to preserve their eco system.

Third parties use recycled cartridge cases to save costs. It's the tiny chipset on the cartridge that tells the printer, it's been used before. Hence, those messages you keep getting. Some third party providers do clever stuff and operate seamlessly.

If I'm doing photo's, better not to go with third parties, if you want quality print but also, you can't be certain if the cheaper ink contains chemicals that harm the printer.
More importantly, if your inkjet printer is still under the manufacturer's warranty, using other compatible ink cartridges is likely to invalidate your warranty.

 

[JDl]

The tabloid/gutter press/scum or whatever you prefer to call them are prime examples, but they're far from the only ones....

Yeah, I've taken to ignoring all of that lot of erm.....******* ********.

 

[Friesiansam]

If I'm doing photo's, better not to go with third parties, if you want quality print but also, you can't be certain if the

Living where I do, a few miles west of Taunton, I'm only around 10 minutes drive from Choice Stationary and their cartridges work perfectly in my Canon printer.