Author Topic: 'found this on a ride today'! (Read 183346 times)

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #725 on:** 31 October, 2020, 12:46:55 pm »

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Going to need a bigger ~~boat~~ shed

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #726 on:** 21 November, 2020, 07:24:59 pm »

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A most useful folding stanley knife, once washed and cleaned and lubed, a good find ..................but.........

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Wasn't sure what it was at first, but its an I pad Air 2 (2014-2017) locked with fingerprint and passcode, so no way of retrieving owners details. So a reset via I tunes, and all clear, in that it is now ALL clear ...ooops! so now have a factory reset ,min 3 year old I Pad. Some googling showed plod wouldn't be interested, Apple can't do anything due to privacy issues etc, and as of a couple of years ago, you are now no longer legally obliged to hand in anything you find. So nowt much I can do now. 'location' is off btw

hatler · « **Reply #727 on:** 21 November, 2020, 07:27:30 pm »

Despite all the turbulence in the world, there are some things that, reassuringly, just never change ...

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #728 on:** 26 November, 2020, 02:15:14 pm »

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Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #729 on:** 26 November, 2020, 02:46:35 pm »

Going for a ride with BP must be like playing Monopoly...

Paul · « **Reply #730 on:** 26 November, 2020, 10:08:57 pm »

Quote from: Blodwyn Pig on 26 November, 2020, 02:15:14 pm

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Snap! I did the same thing two weeks ago. Cycled past it first, realised, doubled back and woo-hoo!

andyoxon · « **Reply #731 on:** 04 January, 2021, 05:07:18 pm »

Big'uns...

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hatler · « **Reply #732 on:** 04 January, 2021, 05:20:10 pm »

Ooooo. Handy !

andyoxon · « **Reply #733 on:** 30 January, 2021, 06:13:07 pm »

Stopped to fiddle with rear mech &...

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fuaran · « **Reply #734 on:** 06 February, 2021, 02:58:48 am »

A ratchet strap on the road tonight. Bit grubby, but seems intact and working.

hellymedic · « **Reply #735 on:** 06 February, 2021, 10:28:16 pm »

D came in this afternoon with a Technika subwoofer he had picked up on his perambulations.

He says it performs quite well bet has a mains buzz.

Gattopardo · « **Reply #736 on:** 06 February, 2021, 10:49:32 pm »

Can it be opened up?

hellymedic · « **Reply #737 on:** 07 February, 2021, 12:05:36 am »

I don't know. D's not played with it much yet. Checked it electrically and found a suitable cable to connect it with other kit. Says mains buzz is only audible in absence of music. D's hearing is MUCH more sensitive than mine, which is basically fine.

D found a discarded oil painting of tulips a few weeks ago. It's on the wall in our hallway. The blue swivel chair in D's office is another roadside find.

rafletcher · « **Reply #738 on:** 07 February, 2021, 12:42:53 pm »

Alongside the verge on my Friday ride, a single swimming flipper. Quite apt given the weather at the time!

Diver300 · « **Reply #739 on:** 07 February, 2021, 02:14:21 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 07 February, 2021, 12:05:36 am

I don't know. D's not played with it much yet. Checked it electrically and found a suitable cable to connect it with other kit. Says mains buzz is only audible in absence of music. D's hearing is MUCH more sensitive than mine, which is basically fine.

D found a discarded oil painting of tulips a few weeks ago. It's on the wall in our hallway. The blue swivel chair in D's office is another roadside find.

I assume it's an active sub-woofer, i.e. one with a main cable.

I've got some experience of fixing those. It may be as simple as needing new main capacitors.

hellymedic · « **Reply #740 on:** 07 February, 2021, 08:32:56 pm »

Quote from: Diver300 on 07 February, 2021, 02:14:21 pm

Quote from: hellymedic on 07 February, 2021, 12:05:36 am
I don't know. D's not played with it much yet. Checked it electrically and found a suitable cable to connect it with other kit. Says mains buzz is only audible in absence of music. D's hearing is MUCH more sensitive than mine, which is basically fine.
D found a discarded oil painting of tulips a few weeks ago. It's on the wall in our hallway. The blue swivel chair in D's office is another roadside find.
I assume it's an active sub-woofer, i.e. one with a main cable.
I've got some experience of fixing those. It may be as simple as needing new main capacitors.

It is, indeed active, with a three pin mains plug attached.

D says it's quiet when connected to other computer speakers but his ancient Yamaha speakers (gifted by his father decades ago) perform well without additional woofage. He has spent/wasted an afternoon being entertained by his roadside find, which represents good VFM in these locked down days.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #741 on:** 14 February, 2021, 11:46:57 am »

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Roast chicken, cheese and onion, ready salted, monster munch etc etc. All slightly out of date. So of course I open my 'Nelson longflap' to ...''the biggest it would ever go'' and stuffed as many as I could in there, which wasn't many. There was a whole box of cheese and onion......mmmmmmm!

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #742 on:** 14 February, 2021, 01:02:11 pm »

Some corner shop's been fly tipping.

But it's a free meal for BP!

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #743 on:** 14 February, 2021, 01:46:14 pm »

FFS, would a food bank not have taken them?

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #744 on:** 14 February, 2021, 01:47:02 pm »

Pickled onion Monster Munch. Mmmmm.

Gattopardo · « **Reply #745 on:** 14 February, 2021, 02:59:17 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 14 February, 2021, 01:46:14 pm

FFS, would a food bank not have taken them?

Food banks don't accept food past your best before date.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #746 on:** 17 February, 2021, 05:38:56 pm »

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I thought I would venture forth , and go 'forrigin' again, this time with a LARGE pannier bag as well. Just as well.....found some bags of peanuts, spicy Dorritos, more cheese and onion, beef monster munch, bacon wheat crunchies etc... Just as well I took the big pannier really, as on the way to the ''shop'', I came across the ''off license''

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Shame to waste them!

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Oh, and this on the way back (after 51km), but decided to leave it.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #747 on:** 18 February, 2021, 11:42:56 am »

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Ah! Whats that then! better stop and have a look.

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Ah! its another one of those usb rechargable magnetic LED work lamps, whats bin run over. I wonder..........

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Takes home, gives it a wipe, plugs in and...........bingo.

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''And it's good night from me, and it's good night from him''

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Thought I'd sit down for a wee mo, et voila! £1 shop ready specs, just my strength. whoop whoop!

Gattopardo · « **Reply #748 on:** 24 February, 2021, 01:45:53 pm »

Pingu · « **Reply #749 on:** 02 March, 2021, 05:53:37 pm »

On a walk. No sign of kite or kitist.

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