chrisp65 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Boom! Unexpected find, turned a corner (in the car), and there it was in front of me, a 12th century church that had been very active at just the right time, mid 1700’s the village had the money for some very gothic stones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Big Salad Posted September 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2021 Finally getting up the courage to ask a girl out for a date that I have known for awhile and she saying yes. Also she asked what took me so long lol. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post blandy Posted September 30, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2021 On 06/03/2021 at 13:15, blandy said: My boiler stopped making hot water for the shower, the downstairs sink and then the bathroom sink. The bath still worked. I investigated on that internet tube thing and ordered a part it might be from e-bay. £12.99. Took the old one out, put the new one in and blooming' 'heck, it worked! Hot water way hotter than it used to be. So as well as fixing the problem for 13 quid, I will also save a load of money by being able to turn the water thermostat thingy down - it was set to 60 degrees, now 48 degrees is the same water temp coming out of the boiler. I feel like a boiler mending God. More boiler news. It's packed up again. "Ignition lock". No heating, no hot water. Did a reset. No joy. Find manual. Follow diagnostic flow chart. "Does the boiler ignite for a short term after reset? - No. "Is gas pressure available >18mbar" - I don't have the kit to test, but the gas fire works, so lets assume yes. "Is 215V available at gas valve". Find multi-meter - No. "Check wiring continuity from valve to PCB". Ok, set multimeter to "resistance", check needle. Feck! battery's flat. Open multimeter to change battery. Corroded to feck. Damn. Dismantle multi-meter, remove gacky battery, clean out acidy muck. clean terminals, find new battery, re-assemble. Find circuit board layout in manual. Check boiler wiring continuity like the manual says. All good. Manual says "if wiring is OK then replace pcb" Do internet search for pcb. 160 quid for a new one.! strewth. Look on ebay instead. 36 - 39 quid for a refurbed one. Can I trust them? Find a place that's sold plenty and has positive reviews. Order one for delivery tomorrow. I hope it's not low gas mains pressure caused the fault and fingers crossed the pcb turns up and works. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davkaus Posted September 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2021 I got exhausted reading that post and considered hiring a man to do it for me. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Sarah Everard's murderer gets whole-life sentence. Hope he enjoys himself as an ex plod in there for the next half century the absolute word removed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2021 43 minutes ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: Sarah Everard's murderer gets whole-life sentence. Hope he enjoys himself as an ex plod in there for the next half century the absolute word removed. Yeah, he has rather got multiple targets on his back hasn't he. Should have plenty of opportunity to reflect on what he's done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2021 2 hours ago, blandy said: More boiler news. It's packed up again. "Ignition lock". No heating, no hot water. Did a reset. No joy. Find manual. Follow diagnostic flow chart. "Does the boiler ignite for a short term after reset? - No. "Is gas pressure available >18mbar" - I don't have the kit to test, but the gas fire works, so lets assume yes. "Is 215V available at gas valve". Find multi-meter - No. "Check wiring continuity from valve to PCB". Ok, set multimeter to "resistance", check needle. Feck! battery's flat. Open multimeter to change battery. Corroded to feck. Damn. Dismantle multi-meter, remove gacky battery, clean out acidy muck. clean terminals, find new battery, re-assemble. Find circuit board layout in manual. Check boiler wiring continuity like the manual says. All good. Manual says "if wiring is OK then replace pcb" Do internet search for pcb. 160 quid for a new one.! strewth. Look on ebay instead. 36 - 39 quid for a refurbed one. Can I trust them? Find a place that's sold plenty and has positive reviews. Order one for delivery tomorrow. I hope it's not low gas mains pressure caused the fault and fingers crossed the pcb turns up and works. Cool. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted September 30, 2021 Moderator Share Posted September 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, sidcow said: Cool. Yeah, just chillin' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Amsterdam_Neil_D said: Sarah Everard's murderer gets whole-life sentence. Hope he enjoys himself as an ex plod in there for the next half century the absolute word removed. I know the answer is “nothing” but it always makes you think “what goes through his head?” with cases like this, all the planning and preparation and he doesn’t consider the consequences. You really think you’re not going to get caught? You really think one night of fulfilling this sick fantasy is worth what’s coming for the rest of your life? I agree with what everyone’s said about capital punishment and so on, but if he takes matters into his own hands? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Fear of what you will do to a person is the best motivator for preventing crime, we are too lenient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted September 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2021 54 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: Fear of what you will do to a person is the best motivator for preventing crime, we are too lenient. It isn't, though. People who do shit like this aren't doing a cost-benefit analysis in their heads first. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: It isn't, though. People who do shit like this aren't doing a cost-benefit analysis in their heads first. Fair. I wrongly feel that we should go back to the dark ages sometimes when I hear of something like this, the monster should no longer be aloud to breathe, life means a life, she doesn't have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Phil Silvers said: Fair. I wrongly feel that we should go back to the dark ages sometimes when I hear of something like this, the monster should no longer be aloud to breathe, life means a life, she doesn't have one. I definitely understand the emotion. I have a hard time being calm about it as well, and my wife has been pretty upset by reading about it and I know it's affected her. The thing that motivates criminals, primarily, is that they don't think they're going to get caught. That might seem ridiculous, and the fact this guy was in fact caught quite easily and very quickly before he probably did it again would suggest it was a ridiculous thing to think, but in his head he will have thought he was going to get away with it. We can see that clearly in fact, by comparing the effort he went to in preparation to commit the act (hiring a car in another town, buying hair bands to tie her up, etc) with the fact that he clearly hadn't thought of even a basic alibi or cover story and ended up first denying it and then blurting some obvious nonsense about a gang of Romanian criminals who were threatening his family, but who contacted him through mysterious ways he couldn't evidence or explain. The only possible conclusion is that he didn't think he would have to wriggle out of it, because he didn't think he was going to get caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 4 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I definitely understand the emotion. I have a hard time being calm about it as well, and my wife has been pretty upset by reading about it and I know it's affected her. The thing that motivates criminals, primarily, is that they don't think they're going to get caught. That might seem ridiculous, and the fact this guy was in fact caught quite easily and very quickly before he probably did it again would suggest it was a ridiculous thing to think, but in his head he will have thought he was going to get away with it. We can see that clearly in fact, by comparing the effort he went to in preparation to commit the act (hiring a car in another town, buying hair bands to tie her up, etc) with the fact that he clearly hadn't thought of even a basic alibi or cover story and ended up first denying it and then blurting some obvious nonsense about a gang of Romanian criminals who were threatening his family, but who contacted him through mysterious ways he couldn't evidence or explain. The only possible conclusion is that he didn't think he would have to wriggle out of it, because he didn't think he was going to get caught. That's the big problem and I agree, if a person is motivated to do it based solely on there being no repercussions then the fear of being cut in to pieces is no deterrent at all. Definitely the wrong thread Mr Hanoi to continue this but if the data shows that you will die a horrible death if you do get caught then it might deter enough baddies to save enough lives that it's worthwhile. It's a worthless discussion in all honesty because the stats would probably show that I am absolutely wrong in to think this is the answer and as you say, like any normal human, emotions are high. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: That's the big problem and I agree, if a person is motivated to do it based solely on there being no repercussions then the fear of being cut in to pieces is no deterrent at all. Definitely the wrong thread Mr Hanoi to continue this but if the data shows that you will die a horrible death if you do get caught then it might deter enough baddies to save enough lives that it's worthwhile. It's a worthless discussion in all honesty because the stats would probably show that I am absolutely wrong in to think this is the answer and as you say, like any normal human, emotions are high. It's an interesting subject, but you're definitely right that it's the wrong thread for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chindie Posted September 30, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2021 Famously the United States, with its long history of cooking with electricity, hanging, shooting, and botched injections to kill inmates no longer has violent crime. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted September 30, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Chindie said: Famously the United States, with its long history of cooking with electricity, hanging, shooting, and botched injections to kill inmates no longer has violent crime. Yeah, it's pretty self evident that if you're going to murder someone many don't think of the consequences BUT do we know if there are thousands of people in the USA who have been put off trying it because of the consequences? There might be loads of divorced people alive right now because their partner thought twice about bumping them off instead. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Mrs Lifeboats just asked me why I was looking at sextoys on my tablet. It was actually a car vacuum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Just don't park up near any schools, eh, @Mandy Lifeboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 33 minutes ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: Mrs Lifeboats just asked me why I was looking at sextoys on my tablet. It was actually a car vacuum. I was going to say, you don't want to stick your nob in a vacuum as it sucks. Then again... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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