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[Mark Piercy]

not the copper my mate, draining water into a well.

I also use Google maps but on a 10" Samsung tablet although I have used the phone, just need to make sure data is off on the phone or, like a friend, you can end up with a huge phone bill

depending on your phone contract I suppose, your right.

 

[Datatek]

not the copper my mate, draining water into a well.

depending on your phone contract I suppose, your right.

A lawyer friend used Google on his phone to travel from Nice to Pujols near Bordeaux. He just put in the start point and the end point whist in the car and set off. It worked very well but he was not amused with the bill for £400 and the fact that his phone was not operational until he paid.

 

[Mark Piercy]

A lawyer friend used Google on his phone to travel from Nice to Pujols near Bordeaux. He just put in the start point and the end point whist in the car and set off. It worked very well but he was not amused with the bill for £400 and the fact that his phone was not operational until he paid.

F*ck!!! I bet he was beside himself... But not too far incase he needed to find his way back.

 

[Datatek]

F*ck!!! I bet he was beside himself... But not too far incense he needed to find his way back.

I showed him hot to turn off data and use the house WiFi to enter his route. Being a lawyer, £400 was only about an hours labour charge

 

[DanClarke]

A lawyer friend used Google on his phone to travel from Nice to Pujols near Bordeaux. He just put in the start point and the end point whist in the car and set off. It worked very well but he was not amused with the bill for £400 and the fact that his phone was not operational until he paid.

My goodness, I am surprised at that bill. I use the google driving app all the time and the only time it really needs a connection is to work out a route (not all the time). If you download the current "Area Map" for an entire country (or countries) tot he phone the only time it needs to have an internet connection is to do the plotting of a route AFAIK. I have used my phone abroad to plot cycling routes in Holland and it has cost next to nothing. Very odd.

 

[Mark Piercy]

I showed him hot to turn off data and use the house WiFi to enter his route. Being a lawyer, £400 was only about an hours labour charge

I'm in the wrong bloody job

 

[Datatek]

My goodness, I am surprised at that bill. I use the google driving app all the time and the only time it really needs a connection is to work out a route (not all the time). If you download the current "Area Map" for an entire country (or countries) tot he phone the only time it needs to have an internet connection is to do the plotting of a route AFAIK. I have used my phone abroad to plot cycling routes in Holland and it has cost next to nothing. Very odd.

If no map is downloaded via WiFi, it downloads phone data as it goes to create the route, it also provides traffic alerts that are not available off line. It also depends of course o what sort of contract you have.

 

[pwood999]

Must be a terrible phone account. Maps doesn't use much data, even for long journeys. I have a VirginMedia data sim in my car 3G wifi dongle with 500MB for £6 a month, and rarely use it all. Interestingly VirginMedia have given all monthly customers an extra 10GB data during Covid-19 !!

 

[tyke100]

Not a fan of fixed screens in cars myself, I prefer to have GPS on a tablet so I can do route planning in comfort on the kitchen table with a map for choosing the way points so it follows the route I want.

i have a tab i usual use.
the radio just has the extra option. lol

 

[tyke100]

I also use Google maps but on a 10" Samsung tablet although I have used the phone, just need to make sure data is off on the phone or, like a friend, you can end up with a huge phone bill

i have unlimited data on mobile and tab.
we using broadnet for emergency call out hence unlimited data.

 

[Datatek]

Must be a terrible phone account. Maps doesn't use much data, even for long journeys. I have a VirginMedia data sim in my car 3G wifi dongle with 500MB for £6 a month, and rarely use it all. Interestingly VirginMedia have given all monthly customers an extra 10GB data during Covid-19 !!

Downloading an area map requires a lot of data.

 

[Datatek]

i have unlimited data on mobile and tab.
we using broadnet for emergency call out hence unlimited data.

Being a lawyer and using the phone for work, he has some kind of special deal, used to be on Blackberry.

 

[Datatek]

Must be a terrible phone account. Maps doesn't use much data, even for long journeys. I have a VirginMedia data sim in my car 3G wifi dongle with 500MB for £6 a month, and rarely use it all. Interestingly VirginMedia have given all monthly customers an extra 10GB data during Covid-19 !!

It doesn't use much data if the area map has been downloaded in advance via WiFi.

 

[tomcat59alan]

Nah, thunder and rain and leaking roof here also... I would say it's a French roof thing but I replaced it myself.....
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You checked your A/C drains?

 

[Mark Piercy]

You checked your A/C drains?

I've got to do that actually, a bloody mouse has nipped the drain pipe in the roof and it'll need pulling out.. 7mtrs and all

 

[tomcat59alan]

I've got to do that actually, a bloody mouse has nipped the drain pipe in the roof and it'll need pulling out.. 7mtrs and all

Glad its not just me with a to do list,couldn't you just cut out the damaged section and replace it? it won't be under pressure will it

 

[Datatek]

I've got to do that actually, a bloody mouse has nipped the drain pipe in the roof and it'll need pulling out.. 7mtrs and all

I leave bottle traps with poison bait in he roof which the mice seem to prefer to plastic pipes and wires

 

[Mark Piercy]

Glad its not just me with a to do list,couldn't you just cut out the damaged section and replace it? it won't be under pressure will it

No pressure just a drain pipe, it's encased in a plasterboard casing, I've had to cut bloody holes in the casing to find the end of the pipe and the Flipping leaking section.

I leave bottle traps with poison bait in he roof which the mice seem to prefer to plastic pipes and wires

I've used the switch back boxes in the ceiling and a blanking square to cover up, put the poison bags into the box and seal the hatch. Yes, they love the wires, insulation and wood... Little barstools...

 

[Datatek]

No pressure just a drain pipe, it's encased in a plasterboard casing, I've had to cut bloody holes in the casing to find the end of the pipe and the Flipping leaking section.


I've used the switch back boxes in the ceiling and a blanking square to cover up, put the poison bags into the box and seal the hatch. Yes, they love the wires, insulation and wood... Little barstools...

Is this the drain from a hot water cylinder by any chance?
Just had a panic over tax declaration, they have always sent me a form as it was not possible to declare my pension on line, this year nothing and wife suddenly realised the deadline is the 11th So eventually I have managed to get to the end of the form, they bloody near want to know the colour of my underpants Feck knows how oldies with no computer skills are supposed to manage. Rant over.

 

[Mark Piercy]

Is this the drain from a hot water cylinder by any chance?
Just had a panic over tax declaration, they have always sent me a form as it was not possible to declare my pension on line, this year nothing and wife suddenly realised the deadline is the 11th So eventually I have managed to get to the end of the form, they bloody near want to know the colour of my underpants Feck knows how oldies with no computer skills are supposed to manage. Rant over.

Rant granted!
We have a duel aircon/heater inverter system upstairs and it has a small bore drain from the condenser to outside.
I don't envy your declaration form, ours is done by madam of the house and honestly I wouldn't have a bloody clue... So did you have to declare the colour of every pair you own? I mean, what about your Sunday best?? Is nothing scared anymore..