• Hippo
    Hippo reacted to Stanleysteamer's post in the thread I would just like to say with Like Like.
    So, managed to photograph it, so here tis, help with what is in the two boxes would be very appreciated Tia. P means "power" in French which for us would also be positive, N = neutral, pretty obvious.
    Jul 12, 2025
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    G'day all! Up early to investigate the gas sylinder leak problem. Found precisely one "rubber" type seal in my plumbing stores that'd prolly fit having looked inside my regulator thing for the barbie, so got tools and of to the camper van that...
    Jul 12, 2025
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    Today I will be mostly resting. Been working hard for a few weeks, now exhausted. And it will be too hot for the next few days to do much. Cold beers at the ready in the fridge for this afternoon.
    Jul 12, 2025
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    Not true. I has a baff regularly ----- at the start of every season. Me oinker takes the second baff, we is environmentally aware, don't waste water. (But he complains that he gets out muckier than when he went in).
    Jul 12, 2025
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    Mornin, Warm an sunny Tallest sunflower now at 78 inches πŸ˜€ Kidneys pain free for 24 hours, heaven πŸ™‚ Stay cool all πŸ™‚
    Jul 12, 2025
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    Morning All. :D Scorcher here already. :) Have a great day. :D
    Jul 12, 2025
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    Snot true. Me oinker is feelin the heat, so we has been sharing the garding sprinkler..
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Monty Python?
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Well I have had quite a day. Mornng went shopping, nothing new there, then meet up with Dutch friens again nothin new. Then home and big lunch as we are going out to jazz in the evening, so we got outside bangers and chips. Then off to the...
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Joking apart.... Do look after yourself!
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Each piece stamped with "now wash your hands". Dead right as it was only useful as tracing paper!!!
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Penguin on a stick!
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Been feeling rough for nearly 2 weeks with a cough was bringing up green blobs, thats clearing up still got a cough every now n then. Was blowing my hooter & my ear was blocked mading some weird squeaking noise been feeling dizzy for 2 days like...
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Oh Aye ye ole Arnold Schwarzenegger bog roll, hard as hell & takes no poo 🀣
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Typical teatterer. Any eggscuse not to avva baff.
    Jul 11, 2025
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    No swimmin down ere for me. Lots of peeps dint get the memo and are swimmin in Stokes Bay, is only round the corner, dummies.. Lee-on-the-Solent sea pollution warning after sewage pipe burst - BBC News -...
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Hope the breakfast was nice 😯😯 Izal was the name of the paper
    Jul 11, 2025
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    It’s onna stick, Tusk!
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Gerrit onna stick.... Albatross!!
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Tango in the night
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Albatross!!!
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Yep, the previous owners failed to keep rodents out and suffered with catastrophic power and water leaks. I on the other hand had a regular pest controller out, had the bottom two rows of tiles wired and wire wooled and expanding foamed all...
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Had a nice run out in me tratter today, 60 mile round trip to visit dottir, and do a couple of jobs while I was there. Took the country roads there n back, lovely drive. Back at Wimblowdriver Towers now, second chilled Guiness drunk an off to the...
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Reminds me of a job I was on in the early eighties. The old boy who was the tea boy and breakfast cooker was a soldier in North Africa during WW2, told us that they were rationed to one square of bog roll per day (the slippy, hard type). They had...
    Jul 11, 2025
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    Truble is you are not supposed to leave standing water around as it encourages tiger mosquito. Which is a real bore as it means I have to fit the water reservoir pump each time we want to use it. The hole is covered by a concrete manhole cover.
    Jul 11, 2025
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    You've told this story before. I loses nothing in the second telling!!!! 🀣 🀣
    Jul 10, 2025
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    Afternoon Sunny and warm Got some respite from kidney pain till stone moves again, making the most of it πŸ™‚ Beef, spuds and cabbage for tea, that's a salad to me :D Painted one of trucks wheels, got Daresbury Steam Show at weekend Stay cool and...
    Jul 10, 2025
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    Good job. Can I ask why you are removing it? J
    Jul 10, 2025
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    So it only took 2.30 this morning to clear one half of the loft, 30 bags zip tied off, hoovered and bleached. Daughter helped. I’ve bought all the ppe, hepa vacuum, paid her Β£300 and still come in Β£2k under quote skip dependant. Same task again...
    Jul 10, 2025
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    The mighty grey Fergie. Good choice sir πŸ‘
    Jul 10, 2025
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