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

[DAPPH]

My family are split, some use a kilt (or trews) as their only formal wear, some absolutely hate it and wouldn't be seen dead in highland dress.


I always thought they were part of the fine Scots tradition of being just that bit better at profiteering from the colonies than anyone else...

How else do you explain all the tartan "traditions" being perfectly designed to funnel gullible Americans desperate for a sense of history and place, to artisanal weavers and tailors that are only available in Scotland?

Clever fellows those ancient chieftains, foreseeing their kinfolk +600 years in the future would need a catchy marketing gimmick.

Prior to Victoria arriving on the scene wasn't the belted plaid the normal attire of the majority of Scots ?

Blame Queen Victoria , she caused the government raise the Jock regiments and got them wearing kilts .
Poor wee sods , WW1 saw them wearing them either perpetually sopping wet or caked in thick mud full of rotting flesh etc whilst fighting at the front in France .Rough woven woolen kilts which rubbed the skin off the back of the wee Jocks knees & calf's causing many to get gangrene & die as a result . Even worst if they didn't have clean dry jock straps to wear as well for they todgers & balls got rubbed raw by their kilts as well

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[Farside]

As for tartans and clans, all a fiction.

Yep, it's all billhooks, a Walter Scott piece of nonsense.
Sure, there were clans, but the dress they wore was nothing like as varied in patterns as you would be led to believe now.
Anyhow, most of them were just poor sods working the land for chieftans until some thievin' Norman came along and killed the chieftan, saying "It's all mine, now."
This was how most of the silly sods were suckered into fighting the internecine Norman Wars, thinking it was for Scotland.

 

[Farside]

most just ask whether I'm a "true" Scot

Options for qualifying...
One or both parents are.
and...
You live there.

 

[cheb]

If I had to wear my transitional ancestral clothing it would be either a peasant's smock or a **** sack tied up in the middle.

Elegance? I've heard of it.

 

[indykid]

Tyre valve replacement kit. Had a few valves start leaking on the trailers, age? 20mins to the nearest garage was getting old. Works like a charm, 3 done so far in the last few weeks.


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I wasn't aware there were any branded kits available, but having seen the chinese ones, I'd thought about making my own. Found this place on ebay was the cheapest selling the laser 5540 at just over £15 posted, but was out of stock. I watched the listing then got sent an offer for 5% off, so £14.70. Not sure if more stock came in or they found an odd set kicking about, but on the back of your post, I've bought one too. You should get in touch with Laser and ask for commission.

I abhor giving money to tyre monkeys but don't have access to a tyre changer and balancer anymore. The last time I had tyres fitted, they put 130g of balancing weight on one wheel. I would have told them to rotate the tyre, but she'd already been ****ty about me taking my own locking wheel nuts off with the breaker bar and asking her to use the jacking points on the subframes, not the sills. Bridge Tyres in horbury - just don't bother.

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Options for qualifying...
One or both parents are.
and...
You live there.

I have long got the impression that:
"has a credible association with Scotland, gets that it has it's own distinct culture, and values that culture"
is acceptable for most Scots.

So long as you don't try to over-egg it like the yanks do.

 

[Craig-SM]

Acquired a Mac Mini M4 last week but only just got chance to set it up today, I know it's a computer but it's my everyday tool. Unbelievable processing power from a 5"x 5" x 1.5" box and silent too. Already had a Mac Mini M1 which looks huge compared to this and the difference in speed is evident already. Just need to get the Mini M1 ready for resale now so time to consult YouTube on how to do that.

 

[Craig-SM]

I wasn't aware there were any branded kits available, but having seen the chinese ones, I'd thought about making my own. Found this place on ebay was the cheapest selling the laser 5540 at just over £15 posted, but was out of stock. I watched the listing then got sent an offer for 5% off, so £14.70. Not sure if more stock came in or they found an odd set kicking about, but on the back of your post, I've bought one too. You should get in touch with Laser and ask for commission.

I abhor giving money to tyre monkeys but don't have access to a tyre changer and balancer anymore. The last time I had tyres fitted, they put 130g of balancing weight on one wheel. I would have told them to rotate the tyre, but she'd already been ****ty about me taking my own locking wheel nuts off with the breaker bar and asking her to use the jacking points on the subframes, not the sills. Bridge Tyres in horbury - just don't bother.

Just realised you're in my neck of the woods. If you need to use a tyre fitter again then I recommend Morley Tyres & Exhaust near ASDA at Morley

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

Acquired a Mac Mini M4 last week but only just got chance to set it up today, I know it's a computer but it's my everyday tool. Unbelievable processing power from a 5"x 5" x 1.5" box and silent too. Already had a Mac Mini M1 which looks huge compared to this and the difference in speed is evident already. Just need to get the Mini M1 ready for resale now so time to consult YouTube on how to do that.

In principle, the M4 looks like an amazing deal, I googled the spec and was seriously impressed.

But then I realised Mac pulled Bootcamp and native support for Windows (and thus a huge range of professional software packages) and Linux/BSB distros when they switched to the M series chips...

And as far as I can tell that's entirely a deliberate choice by Apple to prevent drivers being written that would allow other Boot OS's as you can natively run the ARM64 version of Windows 11 and myriad unix-like OS's on Qualcomm Snapdragon and other chipsets using the ARM architecture.

Which basically writes them off again for my use cases, I guess I will stick to Lenovo and HP.

I assume that your day-job is in the creative sector if a MacOS locked device is suitable as a work machine?

 

[sako243]

Options for qualifying...
One or both parents are.
and...
You live there.

I think you missed the quotes around the "true"

 

[Craig-SM]

In principle, the M4 looks like an amazing deal, I googled the spec and was seriously impressed.

But then I realised Mac pulled Bootcamp and native support for Windows (and thus a huge range of professional software packages) and Linux/BSB distros when they switched to the M series chips...

And as far as I can tell that's entirely a deliberate choice by Apple to prevent drivers being written that would allow other Boot OS's as you can natively run the ARM64 version of Windows 11 and myriad unix-like OS's on Qualcomm Snapdragon and other chipsets using the ARM architecture.

Which basically writes them off again for my use cases, I guess I will stick to Lenovo and HP.

I assume that your day-job is in the creative sector if a MacOS locked device is suitable as a work machine?

When I first started using Mac's I had bootcamp and later Parallels but found I used them less and less so not an issue for me. I still have a desktop PC and laptop just in case I need to use something that is historical but not needed to do soon over 2 years.

I'm an accountant but all my software is changed to Mac based or online years ago. I can see the issue for people who use old software for programming machines etc but not an issue for me. Parallels still runs Windows on M series chips and you can do that within a Windows window or just open the program whilst in Mac OS.

 

[Melvyn Best]

Can't say I've ever broken one (yet), but if it starts getting sketchy I swap to a different tool, as you can really damage yourself if they let go.

I broke a brand new Snap On breaker bar once , it was so new the van hadn’t even got out of the car park!

 

[6ply]

Paid £5. Worth a punt, I think.

Missing the air filter + cover, so I guess someone has been tinkering. Pull cord is snapped. Deck is in good condition. 2008.

I need to get some fuel to give it a go.

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I cleaned the spark plug, drained the carb, added fresh fuel, and improvised a temporary filter.

It now starts on first pull.

Just mowed the lawn. Been using a petrol strimmer for the past two years. Very happy with the upgrade!

 

[iNf]

Today I acquired a retirement aged 58 after 39 years as a postie...yay
Slightly less yay is that it's an ill health retirement after a heart attack last year. It's taking a while but hopefully going in the right direction.

 

[Blobber]

Today I acquired a retirement aged 58 after 39 years as a postie...yay
Slightly less yay is that it's an ill health retirement after a heart attack last year. It's taking a while but hopefully going in the right direction.

Liked for the retirement, not the I'll health

 

[JOEPRO]

Hot dip galv sheetmetal in 1mm and 1.2mm for my car rust repairs

(Full size 1250 × 2500 sheets from supplier chopped down into manageable sizes. I have used one full sheet of 1.2mm in the past)

 

[Olderisbetter]

I got a used Dell optiflex 7020 i7 3.9ghz win11 pro pre installed and a 24" monitor for my small shed, total spend £180

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

When I first started using Mac's I had bootcamp and later Parallels but found I used them less and less so not an issue for me. I still have a desktop PC and laptop just in case I need to use something that is historical but not needed to do soon over 2 years.

I'm an accountant but all my software is changed to Mac based or online years ago. I can see the issue for people who use old software for programming machines etc but not an issue for me. Parallels still runs Windows on M series chips and you can do that within a Windows window or just open the program whilst in Mac OS.

For me it would be running CAD, CFD and Process Simulation software, all very power hungry so the overhead of a virtual machine (combined with the fact the software is all heavily optimised for x86 or x64 instruction sets) kills the benefit of how powerful the M series processors are.

I already have a selection of ancient laptops that I keep running for programming PLC's, including a Toshiba running Windows 3.1 with a clip on trackball.

 

[Farside]

I think you missed the quotes around the "true"

Hoots, mon.

 

[owas]

DRAPER 1.1kw 12 speed floor pillar drill with a broken rack (going to chop down to make it a bench drill)

30 ton hydraulic press that needs a new pump

1.5ton 3 phase crane set up (only want this for the trolley, I can't really do anything with the rest)

All for free, I love how wasteful my work is