Today I acquired...........

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

@slim_boy_fat

If you had asked, I have a spare small bottle jack and a cover to fit, you could of asked.

Can I have my coffee mug back now please?

Oh yes what is for tea?

 

[slim_boy_fat]

If you had asked, I have a spare small bottle jack and a cover to fit, you could of asked.

Can I have my coffee mug back now please?

Really appreciate your offer, but how was I to know? Can't go begging all round the Collective....

And...no

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

And...no

And to telling us what's for tea?

So you post my coffee mug back to me, good.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

And to telling us what's for tea?

So you post my coffee mug back to me, good.

Can't investigate food for typing replies here.

And....still "No"

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

Can't investigate food for typing replies here.

And....still "No"

Why not?

 

[MattF]

Today I acquired some balls

A few more blokes need to step up on that front.

 

[MattF]

Why not?

He's probably cleaned it & intends it stay that way.

 

[MysterG]

Helping Parents move today by taking a truck load of stuff they dug out of the loft destined for the tip.
Lots of pictures and photos and junk.
Decided to go through the stuff first to remove any family pictures from frames etc.. My and MrsGs wedding photo amongst them I'm sure they have others .....
But in a box of my Grandfathers stuff was this.

His presentation watch for 25 years service at Bulwark Transport Ltd. Awarded in 1976. All nicely engraved on the rear.
It's nothing flashy but too good for the tip. Gave it a gentle wind and it started. Will probably have to get it serviced once places are open. The strap shows it was well worn, so I plan to as well.

 

[Ruffian]

Well saved.
Seems a shame to bin something like that.

 

[The_Yellow_Ardvark]

He's probably cleaned it & intends it stay that way.

Go away.
Then when you have got there, repeat.
Keep doing that.

 

[Memmeddu]

Half acquired a mag drill
I've to hear about the shipping
The owner decided to give it to me after talking little bit
It's broken , it's cheap , it's almost free
My idea is try to make an enclosure to squeeze the parts together and then use epoxy .
If I fail I will use another power head and keep the magnetic stand

 

[slim_boy_fat]

His presentation watch for 25 years service at Bulwark Transport Ltd. Awarded in 1976. All nicely engraved on the rear.

Well, they didn't make a fool of him, Garrards are the Crown Jewellers.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

And to telling us what's for tea?

Well, since you 'needed' to know, here you go. An odd mix of haggis, neeps and tatties - supplemented with basmati rice. Looks rubbish but tastes otherwise...... . Followed later by pineapple with cream. Oh, and some Bishops Finger to wash it all down. Don't say I didn't warn you - see what nosiness gets you?

 

[Fraserb]

Well, since you 'needed' to know, here you go. An odd mix of haggis, neeps and tatties - supplemented with basmati rice. Looks rubbish but tastes otherwise...... . Followed later by pineapple with cream. Oh, and some Bishops Finger to wash it all down. Don't say I didn't warn you - see what nosiness gets you?
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You've spoiled the whole thing with the neep, can't stand them.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

You've spoiled the whole thing with the neep, can't stand them.

Add some sugar when mashing, transforms it.

 

[Wedg1e]

Indeed it did. My father used to be a staunch Labour voter and NATSOPA Father of the Chapel. He became so disillusioned with the chaps he worked with, and their resistance to "The New Technology" that it turned him blue and he got out of the union. He accepted that there would inevitably be redundancies, but also saw that there was the potential of new opportunities, especially for the younger men. We all know how it ended up with the union's intransigence.

At a certain munitions factory I visit, there is a union office... but no shop steward, as nobody wants the job.

 

[Wedg1e]

Some Britool flare nut spanners. These are tricky to find and I was pleased to get them.

They look OK, but watch out for fake Britool stuff... or perhaps it might be fairer to say 'Britool stuff made since they sold out to Facom'.
Usual clue is a slightly rough forging with a perfectly crisp Britool logo... as though someone stuck a generic blank in a CNC engraver

 

[Fraserb]

Add some sugar when mashing, transforms it.

It'll take some amount of sugar to get me eating it.

 

[sparkysy]

This halfords pro tool storage, very kindly delivered by @mtt.tr
Absolutely Spot on bloke many kind thanks again and a pleasure to meet you!

 

[Dieselman 63]

They look OK, but watch out for fake Britool stuff... or perhaps it might be fairer to say 'Britool stuff made since they sold out to Facom'.
Usual clue is a slightly rough forging with a perfectly crisp Britool logo... as though someone stuck a generic blank in a CNC engraver

This is the good old stuff.