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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by Gaston Lagaffe on Yesterday at 01:19:30 pm »From Russia With Love - Matt Monroe
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OT Knowledge / Re: Plumbing suggestions
« Last post by rafletcher on Yesterday at 01:17:21 pm »A colleague used marine ply to provide a flat surface.
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On The Road / Re: DOTD
« Last post by The Family Cyclist on Yesterday at 01:05:40 pm »Myself and my eldest. Cycling home from church on a quiet road so basically pissing about chasing each other and general horse play. I posed with one foot on cross bar. She was doing similar so I said be careful. I then looked forward to check road....she said don't worry I'm not going to crash, and about 3 seconds later heard the clatter of bike as she crashed. Few grazes but think she's actually enjoyed it as crashing is a bit crazy.
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The Pub / Re: Investing in whisky - maybe a scam?
« Last post by Pickled Onion on Yesterday at 12:59:54 pm »Whisky ingestments can come back up as well as go down.
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by Robh on Yesterday at 12:58:46 pm »Back In The USSR - The Beatles
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The Knowledge / Re: Tyre width
« Last post by robgul on Yesterday at 12:54:19 pm »Carbon PlanetX - 25 - dictated by fork/rear stay clearance
Van Nic Ti road - 25 - I just like them
Van Nic Ti tourer - 28 - dictated by mudguard clearance
Boardman ebike - 32 - no problem with mudguards
. . all are Schwalbe in various models
Van Nic Ti road - 25 - I just like them
Van Nic Ti tourer - 28 - dictated by mudguard clearance
Boardman ebike - 32 - no problem with mudguards
. . all are Schwalbe in various models
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OT Knowledge / Re: Plumbing suggestions
« Last post by robgul on Yesterday at 12:50:35 pm »Can you line the walls with an additonal layer of thin "backer board" (a cement type board) that would bring the wall out almost over the edge of the bath - and the board is an excellent surface for tiling on. Sealing would then be just a thin bead.I think this is the winner. The tiles are 60 x 30cm and a flatter surface is very much desirable.
It worked for me when I refurbished the bathroom at one of our rentals - getting the old tiles off was a nightmare with some coming off cleanly and at the other end of the spectrum pulling the plasterboard off the studs on an internal wall!
Tip: Ignore what they say about "scribe and break the board" for cutting to size - almost impossible with the tool they sell. I just used a cheap handsaw . . . in fact I think I got through about 4 of them as they blunted very quickly - they were the cheapo saws that B&Q usually have displayed in a bin for not much money. IIRC I used a combination of screws and "shit to a blanket" adhesive to fix the boards.
. . . and don't forget to fill the bath with water before you apply the caulk/seal to make sure you fill the whole gap.
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by Gaston Lagaffe on Yesterday at 12:49:02 pm »Rasputin - Boney M
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Arts and Entertainment / Re: A random thread for small entertainment things not warranting their own thread..
« Last post by MattH on Yesterday at 12:46:46 pm »There's been a fair amount of coverage on news websites about The Killers and their 2003 song Mr Brightside. Apparently it's the biggest single that didn't reach number 1, now having overtaken Wonderwall (that's sales, streaming etc. all added together since release, with the formula about a certain number of streams equalling a sale).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68920975
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tense-angry-universal-why-mr-brightside-is-song-of-the-century-3q8fw62ps
Stories say it's a cross-generational thing, that is played everywhere, and even saying it's the UK's unofficial national anthem.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/why-hate-mr-brightside-uks-unofficial-national-anthem-3048420
I couldn't place it (the only Killers track I could name off the top of my head is Human), so went and found it on YouTube, assuming I knew it but just not the real name.
Nope. Can honestly say I don't think I've ever heard what is apparently the biggest song in the UK over the last 20 years before.
Seems like I'm turning into Wowbagger.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68920975
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tense-angry-universal-why-mr-brightside-is-song-of-the-century-3q8fw62ps
Stories say it's a cross-generational thing, that is played everywhere, and even saying it's the UK's unofficial national anthem.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/why-hate-mr-brightside-uks-unofficial-national-anthem-3048420
I couldn't place it (the only Killers track I could name off the top of my head is Human), so went and found it on YouTube, assuming I knew it but just not the real name.
Nope. Can honestly say I don't think I've ever heard what is apparently the biggest song in the UK over the last 20 years before.
Seems like I'm turning into Wowbagger.
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The Pub / Re: Tune Association II - Son of Tune Association
« Last post by rafletcher on Yesterday at 12:32:31 pm »Party Like a Russian - Robbie Williams