OJCar
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Dr.Al
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That's not a grocer's apostrophe. "Hanging's too good for..." is an abbreviation of "Hanging is too good for..." and hence the apostrophe is where it should be.@Farside
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Jelly_Sheffield
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The forum apparently doesn't display unicode emoji.@Farside
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Bobtail4x4
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we had a new floor fitted yesterday in the utility,
needed a tip run to dispose of old stuff,
also dropped off an old vaccuum,,
came back with a brush attachment for our other vaccuum, ITS THE LAW,
needed a tip run to dispose of old stuff,
also dropped off an old vaccuum,,
came back with a brush attachment for our other vaccuum, ITS THE LAW,
Jelly_Sheffield
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A bespoke suit straight from the tailor in Vietnam who made me some inexpensive shirts overnight when china southern lost my baggage last year.
Needed a suit for three weddings this summer, was appalled at the price of suits these days (which didn't fit me very well either), so I WhatsApped the tailor and was surprised to be quoted £207 delivered, barely more than the cheapest 2 piece suit you can get from M&S.
A certain amount of arseing about with customs later, it fits perfectly, looks great on and has really good movement (I usually hate wearing a suit).
One slight hitch, the linen fabric which was mid-blue in the photos when I chose it, is much more of a powder blue in real life.
There is a concern that it matches the bridal party's dresses just a bit too well for one of the weddings, and I may have to find an alternative for that one, my partner is enquiring on our behalf.
Given how cheap, quick, and good the service was if I need to get a second one I may use them again, but choose a much more conservative colour.
Needed a suit for three weddings this summer, was appalled at the price of suits these days (which didn't fit me very well either), so I WhatsApped the tailor and was surprised to be quoted £207 delivered, barely more than the cheapest 2 piece suit you can get from M&S.
A certain amount of arseing about with customs later, it fits perfectly, looks great on and has really good movement (I usually hate wearing a suit).
One slight hitch, the linen fabric which was mid-blue in the photos when I chose it, is much more of a powder blue in real life.
There is a concern that it matches the bridal party's dresses just a bit too well for one of the weddings, and I may have to find an alternative for that one, my partner is enquiring on our behalf.
Given how cheap, quick, and good the service was if I need to get a second one I may use them again, but choose a much more conservative colour.
Pigeon_Droppings2
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I used to buy mine in Shanghai a long time ago...£50 each but if you were getting a few there was usually room to negotiate. Usually ready in a few days too!
Jelly_Sheffield
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Yeah, when I wandered into their shop disheveled and said I wanted 5 shirts and 3 pairs of trousers I was able to negotiate a great discount on prices that were already objectively very cheap by western standards.
I paid a premium on the suit for a high quality linen herringbone fabric, otherwise it would have been £130 for their bog-standard light wool.
Either way, it sure as hell beats anything you can get on the high street in the UK.
JOEPRO
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So over 70 full packs and about 10 are black/red loads rest yellow worth over £1k and a dx450 with spare cylinder.
Guess how much it cost
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£10?
My Old Landy
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A couple of airbrushes and a compressor from my late father's hobby room.
They look unused and my mother confirmed she didn't know he had bought them!
They will get used now though
They look unused and my mother confirmed she didn't know he had bought them!
They will get used now though
W.olly
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Who bloody cares 'why' you got it, end of. Happy days.Got a super duper drill press today,,,why? You ask,,,not really sure..but don’t tell the wife..
That would be ideal (and possible if I sell the black cartridges lol) £70 all in after auction fees, was £25 for each lot!
Jelly_Sheffield
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That's a really nice size of radial arm drill...Got a super duper drill press today,,,why? You ask,,,not really sure..but don’t tell the wife..
Big enough to be useful but not overwhelmingly huge like the majority are.
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Had to order another Zama C1T carb for an Husqvarna 235 because I've bought the wrong one unfortunately.
It fits just like the one I've ordered but despite they are both C1T carbs, they operate the choke butterfly in different directions.
So it works fine once you have no longer the will power to pull the rope once yet to get it started .
Problem is that one is specific for the double control lever variant, the other one I've ordered is specific for the single lever variants
It fits just like the one I've ordered but despite they are both C1T carbs, they operate the choke butterfly in different directions.
So it works fine once you have no longer the will power to pull the rope once yet to get it started .
Problem is that one is specific for the double control lever variant, the other one I've ordered is specific for the single lever variants
Brad93
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i'm having a suit made for my wedding due to my "manly stature"
I'd say you've had a right result there. I did mention to the mrs a cheap flight to the far east inc. a tailored suit and shirts would probably be cheaper than what i've just payed.
addjunkie
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My son in law ordered suits from and on line made to measure place in the east! 3 weeks later 5 suits turned up as described and were decent and good value.i'm having a suit made for my wedding due to my "manly stature"
I'd say you've had a right result there. I did mention to the mrs a cheap flight to the far east inc. a tailored suit and shirts would probably be cheaper than what i've just payed.
Brad93
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The problem is when you get to my bloody size things start looking like a pair of drapes if you're not careful and you actually need to see the tailor in person.
For example I need about a 52" jacket to go over my shoulders and chest, then im going to need about 8" of material cut out of the belly area or it looks like a dress (i tried on another larger gentleman's jacket that was in production, it swamped me round the gut but fitted the shoulders).
Similarly the trousers are not straightforward.
