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Jan 26th 2004, 1:57 am
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Everythings crossed for you, my point about tomorrow night is if they lose he wont have to miss the final!! didnt go down too well at all
Keep us posted on the visa, should we start a daily wbb style 'any post Pollster' thread?
Keep us posted on the visa, should we start a daily wbb style 'any post Pollster' thread?
Jan 26th 2004, 1:57 am
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Originally posted by Pollster
I was trying to get the lights to come on agian last night ( have now succeeded yay! but you cannot touch the light switch in the kitchen or the whole lot goes off again!) and was muttering about where was Bundy with her tool box when you needed her!
whens your medical booked for?
I was trying to get the lights to come on agian last night ( have now succeeded yay! but you cannot touch the light switch in the kitchen or the whole lot goes off again!) and was muttering about where was Bundy with her tool box when you needed her!
whens your medical booked for?
Jan 26th 2004, 1:58 am
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Originally posted by mcmercer
Everythings crossed for you, my point about tomorrow night is if they lose he wont have to miss the final!! didnt go down too well at all
Keep us posted on the visa, should we start a daily wbb style 'any post Pollster' thread?
Everythings crossed for you, my point about tomorrow night is if they lose he wont have to miss the final!! didnt go down too well at all
Keep us posted on the visa, should we start a daily wbb style 'any post Pollster' thread?
Jan 26th 2004, 1:59 am
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Any phone call - apparently.
I am assured that my case officer will come by the end of the week - but that is what they said last week
Don't worry - there will be fireworks going off in Harrow when we get it and BE will be the first to be informed!
I am assured that my case officer will come by the end of the week - but that is what they said last week
Don't worry - there will be fireworks going off in Harrow when we get it and BE will be the first to be informed!
Jan 26th 2004, 2:00 am
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Originally posted by CHnJ
You've trapped a strand of wire across both ends of the light fitting when you were fiddling with the screws up high. Go borrow better stepladders and save yourself an electrician's fee : )
You've trapped a strand of wire across both ends of the light fitting when you were fiddling with the screws up high. Go borrow better stepladders and save yourself an electrician's fee : )
Got any other advice, CHnJ???!!!
A washing machine that won't drain (but makes some improbable noises instead).
A car that stalls a lot for the first five minutes of every journey
Jan 26th 2004, 2:01 am
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Originally posted by CHnJ
You've trapped a strand of wire across both ends of the light fitting when you were fiddling with the screws up high. Go borrow better stepladders and save yourself an electrician's fee : )
You've trapped a strand of wire across both ends of the light fitting when you were fiddling with the screws up high. Go borrow better stepladders and save yourself an electrician's fee : )
Thanks for the advice but it is because we have an old loop system - one of the black wires of the three has to go in with the live wires but because I haven't got a ohm meter thingy I don't know which one and all the explosions I have caused trying to find out are beginning to unnerve me!
Jan 26th 2004, 2:03 am
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Originally posted by bundy
Got any other advice, CHnJ???!!!
A washing machine that won't drain (but makes some improbable noises instead).
A car that stalls a lot for the first five minutes of every journey
Got any other advice, CHnJ???!!!
A washing machine that won't drain (but makes some improbable noises instead).
A car that stalls a lot for the first five minutes of every journey
Water condensation on the points? ( happens with my knackered old banger as well) - spray WD40 liberally on all moving parts and it helps ( I take the cover off and put a squirt on the tappits as well)
Jan 26th 2004, 2:03 am
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Originally posted by Pollster
Thanks for the advice but it is because we have an old loop system - one of the black wires of the three has to go in with the live wires but because I haven't got a ohm meter thingy I don't know which one and all the explosions I have caused trying to find out are beginning to unnerve me!
Thanks for the advice but it is because we have an old loop system - one of the black wires of the three has to go in with the live wires but because I haven't got a ohm meter thingy I don't know which one and all the explosions I have caused trying to find out are beginning to unnerve me!
Jan 26th 2004, 2:05 am
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Originally posted by Pollster
A sock in the filter ( it is the problem with ours everytime)?
Water condensation on the points? ( happens with my knackered old banger as well) - spray WD40 liberally on all moving parts and it helps ( I take the cover off and put a squirt on the tappits as well)
A sock in the filter ( it is the problem with ours everytime)?
Water condensation on the points? ( happens with my knackered old banger as well) - spray WD40 liberally on all moving parts and it helps ( I take the cover off and put a squirt on the tappits as well)
Will try the WD40 - hadn't got that far. It did this last year too and that was dirty jets.
Jan 26th 2004, 2:05 am
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Originally posted by bundy
Got any other advice, CHnJ???!!!
A washing machine that won't drain (but makes some improbable noises instead).
A car that stalls a lot for the first five minutes of every journey
Got any other advice, CHnJ???!!!
A washing machine that won't drain (but makes some improbable noises instead).
A car that stalls a lot for the first five minutes of every journey
http://www.tpub.com/content/construc.../14026_210.htm
The Car.
Unfortunately I'm one of these guys who when they say "I'll take a look under the bonnet" I mean it!
Jan 26th 2004, 2:06 am
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Originally posted by bundy
You may need help Pollster (of the electrician type, of course). My dad built our family home single-handedly but the one thing he refused to touch was the wiring
You may need help Pollster (of the electrician type, of course). My dad built our family home single-handedly but the one thing he refused to touch was the wiring
:scared: me after the second electric shock!!
Jan 26th 2004, 2:06 am
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Originally posted by Pollster
Thanks for the advice but it is because we have an old loop system - one of the black wires of the three has to go in with the live wires but because I haven't got a ohm meter thingy I don't know which one and all the explosions I have caused trying to find out are beginning to unnerve me!
Thanks for the advice but it is because we have an old loop system - one of the black wires of the three has to go in with the live wires but because I haven't got a ohm meter thingy I don't know which one and all the explosions I have caused trying to find out are beginning to unnerve me!
Jan 26th 2004, 3:27 am
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Hi pollster
you poor thing! You sound like me a few years back - every electical appliance in the house either just stopped or blew up over about 3 months, the only two rooms we had gotten around to decorating in our new house (bedroom with hot tank in & living room) were completely ruined then the hot tank burst! we had to cancel the wedding & honeymoon as the insurance only covered part of the costs of repairing everything. My boss used to say whats gone wrong today? whenever I went into work as nearly everyday some thing else had happened.
One trick I have for times like these is to find a quiet room, lie down, close your eyes, picture yourself on a beautiful sun drenched beach, hear the waves gently lapping against the shore. imagine being brought an ice cold drink with the condensation running down the side of the glass... I'm usually calm again by now!
chin up.
you poor thing! You sound like me a few years back - every electical appliance in the house either just stopped or blew up over about 3 months, the only two rooms we had gotten around to decorating in our new house (bedroom with hot tank in & living room) were completely ruined then the hot tank burst! we had to cancel the wedding & honeymoon as the insurance only covered part of the costs of repairing everything. My boss used to say whats gone wrong today? whenever I went into work as nearly everyday some thing else had happened.
One trick I have for times like these is to find a quiet room, lie down, close your eyes, picture yourself on a beautiful sun drenched beach, hear the waves gently lapping against the shore. imagine being brought an ice cold drink with the condensation running down the side of the glass... I'm usually calm again by now!
chin up.
Jan 26th 2004, 3:52 am
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Originally posted by nell m
Hi pollster
you poor thing! You sound like me a few years back - every electical appliance in the house either just stopped or blew up over about 3 months, the only two rooms we had gotten around to decorating in our new house (bedroom with hot tank in & living room) were completely ruined then the hot tank burst! we had to cancel the wedding & honeymoon as the insurance only covered part of the costs of repairing everything. My boss used to say whats gone wrong today? whenever I went into work as nearly everyday some thing else had happened.
One trick I have for times like these is to find a quiet room, lie down, close your eyes, picture yourself on a beautiful sun drenched beach, hear the waves gently lapping against the shore. imagine being brought an ice cold drink with the condensation running down the side of the glass... I'm usually calm again by now!
chin up.
Hi pollster
you poor thing! You sound like me a few years back - every electical appliance in the house either just stopped or blew up over about 3 months, the only two rooms we had gotten around to decorating in our new house (bedroom with hot tank in & living room) were completely ruined then the hot tank burst! we had to cancel the wedding & honeymoon as the insurance only covered part of the costs of repairing everything. My boss used to say whats gone wrong today? whenever I went into work as nearly everyday some thing else had happened.
One trick I have for times like these is to find a quiet room, lie down, close your eyes, picture yourself on a beautiful sun drenched beach, hear the waves gently lapping against the shore. imagine being brought an ice cold drink with the condensation running down the side of the glass... I'm usually calm again by now!
chin up.
I usually take the dog for a nice long stomp away from all humanity at army marching pace and that gets rid of stress and frustrations - unfortunately the dog's paw is not up to a yomp so we have to trail slowly round the dog poo infested park instead - neither Bracken or I enjoy that much!
Have given up on electrician no 1 and now a nice young man called Matt is coming round tomorrow morning to sort everything out.
I also now know that 30 amp fuse wire should NOT be used in a lighting circuit!!
A new thing everyday and all that - just going to change the wire so wait for the bang when I switch the electricty back on again!
Jan 26th 2004, 4:05 am
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Originally posted by Pollster
The blues derby hasn't been mentioned yet but I expect there will be dark mutterings.
God we are going just two days before you - if the bloody visas come through and we can actually get a flight - we might end up going on the same day!
The blues derby hasn't been mentioned yet but I expect there will be dark mutterings.
God we are going just two days before you - if the bloody visas come through and we can actually get a flight - we might end up going on the same day!
