Room 101

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I tend to use it when paying for a pint etc now. If someone nicks my bank card they can use it (at least until I've cancelled it), but unlocking the phone requires my finger (or thumb) print.

My phone needs my face to unlock and authorize payments and, I've also set a long passcode (unlike most things, I can remember numbers). If another man's face looks enough like mine to open it, he has my sympathy.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

We've just had a pergola installed in the garden, and it's a lovely thing. But two of the roof louvres on one side are now sticking (after just a few days), and the supplier's response (after asking all sorts of questions about had we moved it etc) was that they will supply new parts, and we'll have to fit them. The third party installer won't do the job without being paid, which the manufacturer is not prepared to do. And this third party provides no warranty to their work beyond the time of installation. If we do the job, our warranty is not affected, they say. Given that it was pretty expensive, I'm pretty unhappy with this. Whether there's a trading standards angle, I don't know.

So if you are thinking of getting a Hygge pergola, or using SGK Distribution, you might want to bear this in mind...

 

[Cricketbat70]

We've just had a pergola installed in the garden, and it's a lovely thing. But two of the roof louvres on one side are now sticking (after just a few days), and the supplier's response (after asking all sorts of questions about had we moved it etc) was that they will supply new parts, and we'll have to fit them. The third party installer won't do the job without being paid, which the manufacturer is not prepared to do. And this third party provides no warranty to their work beyond the time of installation. If we do the job, our warranty is not affected, they say. Given that it was pretty expensive, I'm pretty unhappy with this. Whether there's a trading standards angle, I don't know.

So if you are thinking of getting a Hygge pergola, or using SGK Distribution, you might want to bear this in mind...

SGK yeah tell me about them. We use them for our two man deliveries and locations that would take our drivers too far off the beaten track. They are very good at damaging washing machines etc.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

SGK yeah tell me about them. We use them for our two man deliveries and locations that would take our drivers too far off the beaten track. They are very good at damaging washing machines etc.

I've deleted my bad review of them - one of the slats has warped, but it's not an issue of how it was installed. Still deeply peeved with Hygge though. We'll see where it goes.

 

[Gray]

I spent yesterday installing electrics in a brand new garden shed - that they'd had installed by the supplier.

It wasn't cheap but you'd have to see the poor quality materials and construction to believe it - floor bending to reveal daylight as you stood on it - three sheets of glass glued in place as windows, already letting in rain water.
Nails only half banged in.
Many things now are only as good as they need to be, this particular shed can only be described as inadequate.
(It's got light and power now, but it's made of matchwood and there's a real risk of it blowing away in the first storm).

 

[Cricketbat70]

I don't know wether it's already been discussed in this thread but.....Those annoying windows pop ups "support for windows 10 is ending blah blah blah upgrade to windows 11” LOOK MICROSOFT 🤬 we confirmed what I already knew about my PC when the first one of these came up months ago. My PC cannot be upgraded to windows 11. You'd think with the way every electronic device we have tracks us records stuff about us that they could work out a way to stop pop ups on windows PC's that can't be upgraded.
First world problems, I know. Or do they do it just to get you to buy a new PC?

 

[Jasonovich]

I don't know wether it's already been discussed in this thread but.....Those annoying windows pop ups "support for windows 10 is ending blah blah blah upgrade to windows 11” LOOK MICROSOFT 🤬 we confirmed what I already knew about my PC when the first one of these came up months ago. My PC cannot be upgraded to windows 11. You'd think with the way every electronic device we have tracks us records stuff about us that they could work out a way to stop pop ups on windows PC's that can't be upgraded.
First world problems, I know. Or do they do it just to get you to buy a new PC?

Just thought, is your PC a brand like Dell, HP etc. or was it built for you?
With the latter there are parts you can probably retain should you wish to upgrade.
It's possible you just need to change motherboard and the CPU.

 

[Gray]

...Or do they do it just to get you to buy a new PC?

They would say they're doing it to help you - by keeping you informed 😏

I'm another of the ones 'no longer supported' after this year.
My 2015 Lenovo laptop currently does all that it needs to.
By today's standards, I'm led to believe it's done well....think it originally cost about £270.

 

[Jasonovich]

They would say they're doing it to help you - by keeping you informed 😏

I'm another of the ones 'no longer supported' after this year.
My 2015 Lenovo laptop currently does all that it needs to.
By today's standards, I'm led to believe it's done well....think it originally cost about £270.

There's always life in the old laptop/desktop. The Linux distribution such as Ubuntu or Mint are excellent and best of all, free. Your old PC without the Windows bloatware will run much faster. 🙂

 

[Dave_]

They would say they're doing it to help you - by keeping you informed 😏

I'm another of the ones 'no longer supported' after this year.
My 2015 Lenovo laptop currently does all that it needs to.
By today's standards, I'm led to believe it's done well....think it originally cost about £270.

Install a lightweight Linux distro like MX Linux or Linux Lite on it, it'll breath a new lease of life into it.

It Will perform far better than it ever did with the bloated spyware that is Windows...

 

[Cricketbat70]

Just thought, is your PC a brand like Dell, HP etc. or was it built for you?
With the latter there are parts you can probably retain should you wish to upgrade.
It's possible you just need to change motherboard and the CPU.

My PC was my kids first gaming PC. Nothing special by today's standards. I use it for basic office tasks, zoom meetings etc. We have talked about upgrading it but to be fair I want a small form factor PC or laptop it's far too bulky for where it's located.

 

[Jasonovich]

My PC was my kids first gaming PC. Nothing special by today's standards. I use it for basic office tasks, zoom meetings etc. We have talked about upgrading it but to be fair I want a small form factor PC or laptop it's far too bulky for where it's located.

I have one of those mini Pc's for emergencies from eBay second hand - see below. If I'm upgrading my main PC and temporally not working. I use my little PC for internet, word docs and Zooming, does the job and inexpensive.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Spiders. I know they mean me no harm and are more frightened of me than I of them (well, that's the theory), but I find them repulsive and scary - and they are doing their annual house invasion at the moment.

Good job Mrs GSV has some cojones and can be relied upon to pick them up and eject them from the premises...

 

[Jasonovich]

Spiders. I know they mean me no harm and are more frightened of me than I of them (well, that's the theory), but I find them repulsive and scary - and they are doing their annual house invasion at the moment.

Good job Mrs GSV has some cojones and can be relied upon to pick them up and eject them from the premises...

I had a funny experience with one yesterday, the light wasn't on the passage.
I saw a black object on the staircase thinking it was a leaf that cat brought in from the garden.
I recoiled in utter horror when I picked it up, it unwrapped its legs on my palm, it was a monster of a spider!
Mind you I should have been more cautious, sometimes these are the moist stuff that get attached to their fur, I rather have it out with the spider! 🕷️ 🕷️

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

Spiders. I know they mean me no harm and are more frightened of me than I of them (well, that's the theory), but I find them repulsive and scary - and they are doing their annual house invasion at the moment.

Good job Mrs GSV has some cojones and can be relied upon to pick them up and eject them from the premises...

I also have a big problem with spiders and...

I had a funny experience with one yesterday, the light wasn't on the passage.
I saw a black object on the staircase thinking it was a leaf that cat brought in from the garden.
I recoiled in utter horror when I picked it up, it unwrapped its legs on my palm, it was a monster of a spider!
Mind you I should have been more cautious, sometimes these are the moist stuff that get attached to their fur, I rather have it out with the spider! 🕷️ 🕷️

tiny slugs that get in the cat's fur.😱

 

[Jasonovich]

I also have a big problem with spiders and...

tiny slugs that get in the cat's fur.😱

EeeeeeeeeeeeeeeK, yes it happened a few times, when little monkeys sit on wet grass.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Spiders don't bother me my wife and daughter on the other hand. You'd think someone had been murdered the way the scream when they see one🤣

 

[DougK1]

I love spiders. Got quite a few as lodgers. They keep the flies under control 🙂

 

[jjbomber]

I love spiders. Got quite a few as lodgers. They keep the flies under control 🙂

I also have a spider. I got it off the web!

 

[Cricketbat70]

I also have a big problem with spiders and...

tiny slugs that get in the cat's fur.😱

Slugs!!! don't know why but they really make me come close to throwing up, when I have to remove them from the cellar. Wish I could figure out where they get in. My two sons have gaming PC's down there, it's carpeted, two leather sofas down there. Just seeing them crawling across the carpet. YUCK 🤮

 

[Cricketbat70]

Not sure about this being a room 101 admission but there is a feature lacking on my 2021 Mazda CX-30 that I have on my 2010 Mazda 3. A heated windscreen. Ford had a stake in Mazda when my Mazda 3 was made, in fact the Mazda 3 was built on a Focus floorpan. The heated windscreen was a Ford invention and it's brilliant. Ford's patent expired a number of years ago so in theory Mazda and any other car manufacturer could make them. I missed it this morning. Not only are they great for clearing ice on the outside of the windscreen but the condensation on the inside. Sitting in the car this morning ready to go work in the CX-30 the ice on the outside was cleared fairly quickly but I ended up resorting to a towel to clear the inside. What is it with modern cars and the level of mist/ condensation on the windscreen on cold mornings?
First world problems I know.

 

[DougK1]

Not sure about this being a room 101 admission but there is a feature lacking on my 2021 Mazda CX-30 that I have on my 2010 Mazda 3. A heated windscreen. Ford had a stake in Mazda when my Mazda 3 was made, in fact the Mazda 3 was built on a Focus floorpan. The heated windscreen was a Ford invention and it's brilliant. Ford's patent expired a number of years ago so in theory Mazda and any other car manufacturer could make them. I missed it this morning. Not only are they great for clearing ice on the outside of the windscreen but the condensation on the inside. Sitting in the car this morning ready to go work in the CX-30 the ice on the outside was cleared fairly quickly but I ended up resorting to a towel to clear the inside. What is it with modern cars and the level of mist/ condensation on the windscreen on cold mornings?
First world problems I know.

Ice on your screen this morning! Where do you live? The north pole? 🙂
I've noticed over the years of car ownership exactly the same issue as you, condensation on the inner glass as soon as you get in, on a cold day. I'm guessing cars have just got better door and window seals than they used to have

 

[Cricketbat70]

Ice on your screen this morning! Where do you live? The north pole? 🙂

North West England on the Lancs/ Yorks border about 8 miles from Burnley on the Lancs side🤣. My son got up this morning and said "I bet there's ice on the car this morning it's freezing". "I replied no there won't be don't be daft" famous last words.

 

[Cricketbat70]

. I'm guessing cars have just got better door and window seals than they used to have

May be, I hadn't thought of that. I even have one of those cloth bags with silica or something inside that keeps the screen clear normally but it needs putting in the microwave to dry out/ recharge.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I'm guessing cars have just got better door and window seals than they used to have

I remember when cars used to have "air vents" in the floor, so you could see the road and, still be damp enough for mushrooms to grow in the floor carpet.