Tegis Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, bickster said: No good for you but there have been places over here offering that discunt for weeks on the high Street. John Lewis certainly were because I bought the missus a pair at that price a few weeks ago for her birthday. I've been monitoring them price-wise for about 6 months and this is the first time I've seen them discounted more than a 5er over here. The pathetic Swedish krona doesn't help either 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Tegis said: Yep, I use a pair of Oneplus buds pro that are very very good, 1/3 of the apple tax but just as good. I've tried the really cheap ones but they broke way to often for me. I only use mine now and again, if I want to listen to music whilst walking the dog. They’re fine for that. I’ve never tried a premium brand version to compare, the sound quality of probably far better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 19 hours ago, Davkaus said: ... leading brands as WEDHDI and QNMSIQPDLOL These make me laugh. There's some brilliant brand names. Opera Consonance is a prestige Chinese HiFi maker with a name that implies some gravitas. My favourite cheapie trying to upsell itself with a name is Majority Oakington 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Xann said: the houmous and tea were another level. The struggle of the middle classes in lockdown is frequently underestimated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, sidcow said: The struggle of the middle classes in lockdown is frequently underestimated. Ha - It was a bit of a revelation. Produce with flavour, nice bread. Stuff you buy every day not at gentrification prices. They're feeding their communities. One of the North African shops is like being in a French supermarket. That link had never occurred to me before walking in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 It got old quite quickly, but as an introvert and general hermit, the first few weeks of lockdown were bliss. Yeah the sourdough and working from home was a treat, but what about the air quality? We saw in a matter of weeks that we could clean up the air, and generally everyone has gone back to "**** it, I'm driving that 10 minute walk". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 28 minutes ago, Davkaus said: It got old quite quickly, but as an introvert and general hermit, the first few weeks of lockdown were bliss. Yeah the sourdough and working from home was a treat, but what about the air quality? We saw in a matter of weeks that we could clean up the air, and generally everyone has gone back to "**** it, I'm driving that 10 minute walk". They’ve done a good job of getting most back to the office, the stubborn ones with plans of early retirement or a 4 day week, they’re now being rinsed of their savings as interest rates are hiked to ‘help’ with inflation. Once the savings are gone, and the potential for options those savings brought, that’ll be another bunch back on the 9 to 5 love train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Xela Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Davkaus said: It got old quite quickly, but as an introvert and general hermit, the first few weeks of lockdown were bliss. Yeah the sourdough and working from home was a treat, but what about the air quality? We saw in a matter of weeks that we could clean up the air, and generally everyone has gone back to "**** it, I'm driving that 10 minute walk". I enjoyed it at the beginning, more so for the novelty factor of working from home permanently and not having to deal with the trains to work, which at that point were **** horrendously busy. Even now, i think they are probably only at 50%-60% capacity levels, to what they were in Feb '20. I found the second year of lockdown tougher though as I began to feel more isolated and remote. Partly my fault as I never really made an effort to meet up with people. Today, i'm still not as social as I was, but getting better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted July 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2023 I coped with lockdown quite well. My life is just lockdown. Basically nothing has changed since I got sent home with a runny nose right before lockdown started in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Should probably go in The Boring Thread (along with most of my posts, I can hear you all thinking) but I just realised I’ve put a pair of swimming trunks in the dryer and I haven’t felt this post-modern since I hoovered my robotic hoover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) On 12/07/2023 at 15:09, Davkaus said: It got old quite quickly, but as an introvert and general hermit, the first few weeks of lockdown were bliss. Yeah the sourdough and working from home was a treat, but what about the air quality? We saw in a matter of weeks that we could clean up the air, and generally everyone has gone back to "**** it, I'm driving that 10 minute walk". I think alot more people have become more home bound than before covid. I cant speak for everyone but in my social network before covid people would socialise more but since covid alot of people dont go out as much. I mean it was good for stuff like crime on the streets but you would get more domestic abuse. With the air quality i agree it was nice but at same time being at home more we use up more gas electricity etc so that's the downside in a environmental aspect Edited July 14, 2023 by Demitri_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 It’s crazy just how settled and nice the weather was for months at the start of the first lockdown. Not sure if it was just coincidence or whether the immediate stop of most manufacturing, driving, flying all caused the weather to change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2023 Useful guide: Missing fuel: bought in litres but it's economy is measured in miles per gallon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 12/07/2023 at 19:59, sidcow said: THAN It's not hard, meme creators! Not directed at you, @sidcow I allow myself one public grammar rant per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rds1983 said: Useful guide: Missing fuel: bought in litres but it's economy is measured in miles per gallon. I think miles per gallon is more a UK thing, probably the US too. In Europe they tend to measure fuel economy as litres per 100km. Edited July 14, 2023 by Genie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted July 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2023 19 minutes ago, Anthony said: THAN It's not hard, meme creators! Not directed at you, @sidcow I allow myself one public grammar rant per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 7 hours ago, Rds1983 said: Useful guide: Missing fuel: bought in litres but it's economy is measured in miles per gallon. It’s missing B&Q where they will happily sell you a shelf four foot long by 300mm wide. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Genie said: I think miles per gallon is more a UK thing, probably the US too. In Europe they tend to measure fuel economy as litres per 100km. Yeah, the US do miles per gallon, but a different type of gallon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted July 14, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: It’s missing B&Q where they will happily sell you a shelf four foot long by 300mm wide. I actually could do with one of those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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