The RANT thread (often contains fruity language)

[Kim]

Anecdotally we had an engineer in who tried to get on a 'plane (from Edinburgh to Brizzle) with a higher spec mask he had from working in some factory or other and he was refused- he had to have a bog standard FFP2. The staff who are letting you on don't know what the rating of your respiratory protection is- they can only go by what it looks like- 'right' or 'wrong'.

This is often a problem.  I ain't gettin' on no damn plane, fool, but I have been past the mask-enforcement wallies^[1] at the orthopaedic hospital a lot.  About half the time they note that my mask is clearly better than the ISO standard surgical ones they're making people wear.  The other half of the time they aren't having any of it, and insist that I swap to one of theirs.

Barakta claims a can't-hear-with-steamed-up-glasses / insufficiency-of-ears-to-hang-it-from exemption.  People are surprisingly reluctant to press the issue when you've got bolts in your head.


_{[1] This is presumably the wally job they give to the HCAs who are too thick to be allowed to break the drain valves on catheter bags and similar.}

[ian]

I got some bog-standard Amazon disposables in the end, it's a short flight to Swizzlerland.

I can't imagine the cabin staff have any expertise in such matters, so they just look for FFP2 printed on the front.

[Beardy]

Is the non-availability of specific varieties of rubber another of those Brexit Bonuses^TM about which we hear so much these days?

It hasn’t been said, but my local garage, my usual first choice, because support local, said he couldn’t get an “Y” rubber and to try a large chain. My suspicions are on transport and import difficulties though.

A Y rating is supercar territory - 186mph+.  You'll probably only need a V at best, so V or W would do - assuming your choice of tyre comes in thsose flavours.

My approach would be to get 2 new tyres, and keep the part worn good tyre as an emergency spare.

thanks for that, I’ll bear it in mind when I look for winter tyres in a month or so. Because I’m looking to change over to winter tyres soon, I’ve just ordered the one for the time being. I’d normally do what you say, but tyres aren’t cheap.

I’m not sure why it’s got Y tyres though, I suspect just over speculation by the manufactures for kudos and arse covering.

[Cudzoziemiec]

I got some bog-standard Amazon disposables in the end, it's a short flight to Swizzlerland.

I can't imagine the cabin staff have any expertise in such matters, so they just look for FFP2 printed on the front.

Even if they do know, they also know that they've been told to enforce Rule Xyz and their boss will get ranty/dock their pay/make them clean the bogs for the next seven years if they let anyone through with something superior but noncompliant.

[andrewc]

I've also got a mask similar to Jurek's , but I'm saving that for the Epsilon variant..... 

[Basil]

I'd just grab any old mask and write FFP2 on it in crayon.  That'll fool 'em.

[SoreTween]

I can't imagine the cabin staff have any expertise in such matters, so they just look for FFP2 printed on the front.

IME no they won't.  Announcements & signs will be read/placed as required by procedure by that's where it ends. Even ze highly efficient germans.

[madcow]

I'm getting pissed off with selling stuff on ebay now.
Firstly,they pulled PayPal as a means of receiving payment but it's still the place that they pull monthly fees from.
In the last 3 weeks I've had two sales go wrong.
Maybe its Hermes that are the real problem but by and large they have delivered everything in good time and good order.
 
First was a bike rack that Hermes deemed to be oversize so they charged another tenner which blew away most of the sale value.
Second was a food mixer that was working perfectly fine when I tested it but when the buyer plugged it in, it started smoking and grinding.
The money  isn't important , so I refunded the value because I just don't want the aggro.

The main reason that I sell stuff is so that it doesn't go to landfill.
And on that front ,I'm starting to think " fuck it" and just take it to recycling .
 I've just pulled three items off ebay tonight to do just that. Dumping stuff in a skip feels like a waste but it's also quite liberating.
Am I wrong?



 

[Canardly]

If it is not working for you then how can it be wrong?

[andrewc]

Checking out the possibility of a day trip to Milton Keynes.... £74 return from Liverpool    ,  and that's booking several weeks in advance.  Splitting it into shorter legs doesn't seem to help either.

Hmmm….. the Trainline app offers me a “SplitSave” ticket for £51,  their website doesn’t.  One to remember for future purchases.

[Mrs Pingu]

I'm getting pissed off with selling stuff on ebay now.
Firstly,they pulled PayPal as a means of receiving payment but it's still the place that they pull monthly fees from.
In the last 3 weeks I've had two sales go wrong.
Maybe its Hermes that are the real problem but by and large they have delivered everything in good time and good order.
 
First was a bike rack that Hermes deemed to be oversize so they charged another tenner which blew away most of the sale value.
Second was a food mixer that was working perfectly fine when I tested it but when the buyer plugged it in, it started smoking and grinding.
The money  isn't important , so I refunded the value because I just don't want the aggro.

The main reason that I sell stuff is so that it doesn't go to landfill.
And on that front ,I'm starting to think " fuck it" and just take it to recycling .
 I've just pulled three items off ebay tonight to do just that. Dumping stuff in a skip feels like a waste but it's also quite liberating.
Am I wrong?

Try Freegle or Freecycle rather than the nuclear option of the tip. You don't need to go anywhere or do anything, people come and collect it.

[ElyDave]

or gumtree

[hatler]

Or put it out on the street with a 'Please take me' label prominently displayed.

If it doesn't go, swap that label for one that says '£5'. That generally gets rid of stuff.

[robgul]

or gumtree

Indeed - we've had quite a lot of success with Gumtree - no fees, simple - just a bit limited on the area you're promoting to.

BUT sometimes bizarre : I put a complete granite kitchen worktop + sink/taps etc on Gumtree for £500 - a couple of local-ish enquiries but I sold it to someone 170 miles away!! It was obviously heavy and the buyer sent a man and a van to collect it.

[madcow]

Freecycle is just full of chancers looking for a free TV/laptop/cooker/fridge.

[Jaded]

Food Recycle Bins.

Why is it that we keep ours clean and when collected we get back foul ones that are covered in mould, slime and running with leachate. 

 

[Jurek]

Food Recycle Bins.

Why is it that we keep ours clean and when collected we get back foul ones that are covered in mould, slime and running with leachate. 

 

Put your house number on it.

[Jaded]

Oi! We don't have a house number!!!

 

[PaulF]

Oi! We don't have a house number!!!

 

If you’re that posh surely you have staff to insulate you from such tawdry concerns

[hellymedic]

Freecycle is just full of chancers looking for a free TV/laptop/cooker/fridge.

Not much chance if I'm only offering unwanted cat litter or used tights then…

I have rehomed these.

I ignore the chancers and advertise serviceable clutter I really don't want. Facebook reminds me that two years ago today I was grouching that Freegle wanted me to help someone with some bulky and unserviceable item, 'only' two miles away and I was not interested.

[ian]

Oi! We don't have a house number!!!

 

You're allowed to use letters.

I keep seeing houses with the same name as ours. It makes me unaccountably angry.

[orraloon]

Let me guess.  Nia Roo?

[Jaded]

Oi! We don't have a house number!!!

 

You're allowed to use letters.

I keep seeing houses with the same name as ours. It makes me unaccountably angry.

Our house name is so long it would go round three sides of the receptacle.

[Beardy]

Oi! We don't have a house number!!!

 

You're allowed to use letters.

I keep seeing houses with the same name as ours. It makes me unaccountably angry.

Our house name is so long it would go round three sides of the receptacle.

You could always go from top to bottom or bottom to top.

[Jaded]

Oi! We don't have a house number!!!

 

You're allowed to use letters.

I keep seeing houses with the same name as ours. It makes me unaccountably angry.

Our house name is so long it would go round three sides of the receptacle.

You could always go from top to bottom or bottom to top.

Hmm, on the bins that would work, but not the food recycling thingies.

There would still be the question of the mould, slime and leachate in other receptacles in the street!