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MildredHubble

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  • BrokenBoy
    Where is your profile picture from?
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Hey! Sorry I've not had much chance to login recently! If you are asking about my profile picture, it's from the Worst Witch series of books by Jill Murphy. It's Mildred Hubble's cat Tabby. I have a Tabby cat too :-)
    MildredHubble
    Uh been in a lot of pain again :-( I'm really struggling to deal with this car situation. I long for the days when I could blitz through a bunch of repairs in a day like it was nothing.
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    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Sorry to hear that Mildred, sounds distressing. Hope the doctor can set you up right soon.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Thanks @Gerontius :-) I think I'm now after pure exasperation, going to have one more try with the doctor. Maybe this time they will actually conduct some tests or scans this time :-) I can hope at least :)
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Good luck friend. I hope it's nothing too serious.
    MildredHubble
    Oh dear car flashed up a bunch of warning lights when the guy took it in for it's retest fortunately they allowed me to clear them before it failed. Drove it a good few miles and no problems so hopefully we will get some good news touch wood. But now we have to wait longer :-(
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Sounds like this car was fitted with a sweartronic computer at the factory.
    Forest Cat
    Forest Cat
    It was better before, when cars didn't have all those lights. Something is flashing on my dashboard too. When it's cold, a warning light for something that has to do with engine temperature starts blinking. I'll bet it's just a faulty sensor and that it's very annoying and expensive to fix.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Well shenanigans and skulduggery! They failed it due to warning lights. Now here's the dumb part. We took it back after clearing the codes and they didn't even test it. It hadn't moved! I've concluded the parking brake is fine you literally can't move the car with it even slightly applied. But other than that the 12v battery is weak causing the Christmas lights to come on.
    MildredHubble
    Not sure who the moron was who last worked on my dad's new car but after all the copper slip I found fusing together every piece of the braking system I imagine they look like this...
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    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Exactly! Common sense engineering! I just adjusted the parking brake lever. It's a foot pedal on these cars. Not what I would have chosen but it works lol. It seems to be holding firm so fingers crossed for its retest tomorrow! :)
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    Good luck on the retest! When I used to take bikes for MOTs the tester told me of an early bike he tested. The front brake recorded zero percent efficiency and the rear provided just enough for it to get a pass! This would've been the kind that you pull the decompressor in and push it as fast as you can then jump on, drop the decompressor and hope it starts!
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Thanks! :-) I hope it will sail through now. It's good to know that the brakes are all nice and fresh and hopefully there will be no further copper slip shenanigans! :-)
    MildredHubble
    Just been watching Sophie From Mars on YouTube responding to a Daily Mail transphobic article about her. I feel so bad for her :-( I'm trying to get to sleep but I think I just made myself a bit too angry!
    Raggamuffin
    Raggamuffin
    If you want to feel bad - read the Daily Mail.

    My parents have read it for decades and their opinions on the world can be very obtuse, and full of intense worries and distrust.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    The Daily Fail print mostly nonsense written by people who are naturally immune from brain eating amoebas.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    @Raggamuffin I have some relatives that read it too and I've noticed their opinions become increasingly right wing :-( It's sad. @maycontainthunder, I couldn't agree more!
    MildredHubble
    I found my old childhood joke book on eBay and it just arrived! It still makes me laugh now :-)
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    Luca
    Yeah, when I was in Florida there was definitely a lot more roadkill than there is here. And a lot more vultures. You guys also have the black vultures there which are even creepier than our native turkey vultures! I do honestly like vultures though, for some reason.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Oh dear! Poor owl! To be honest it wouldn't surprise me if people where I live would do things like that! They aren't the brightest round here! :smilecat:
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    Luca
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    MildredHubble
    Almost gotten my guitar finished. No doubt there will be some tweaks when it's done. The cloned active circuitry seems to be authentic sounding. Just one issue with my phase switch, it's only working in one direction so that's a head scratcher. But wow, this thing can sound sweet and lilting or like a total wrecking ball! :-)
    MildredHubble
    Ugh. I feel sick. Every night I feel like I've been breathing in fumes from a car exhaust. Definitely nothing in the house causing it, we have detectors. No one else seems to be affected :-/
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    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    We do have an air purifier, I suppose it has been a while since I last put it on. I'm trying to think if anything has changed in the house recently, but I can't think of anything.
    Darkkin
    Darkkin
    If your regional temperatures have been fluctuating between freezing and thawing that can have an impact on particulate matter in the air.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    They have carbon monoxide decters, they are very cheap.
    MildredHubble
    Dyeing my hair again. The colour had gotten a bit tired and greyish and rats nesty. Hoping for the same improvement in mood like last time. Though I shouldn't get greedy as today I've spontaneously started feely quite good for the first time in a very long time! :-)
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Yeshuasdaughter
    Have you ever played with natural pigments, such as henna? That's a fun one to dye your hair with.
    L
    Luca
    Dyed mine back to my natural color recently after going blonde for a while. I definitely look better as a brunette!
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    I have @Yeshuasdaughter many years ago I had quite a lot of black henna. That was enough to dye my hair and the hair of several others for a year or more. A little seems to go a long way. The only drawbacks were that after a few weeks it would have washed out and that it could run off onto chairs or pillows. :-)
    MildredHubble
    Gerry Rafferty, Baker Street, Wharfedale Linton 3XPs, Trio Amplifier. A treat for the ears! Magic! (No need for Elon Musk's Ambien or red wine!)
    MildredHubble
    Slightly annoyed, just went to put a record on and left channel of the amplifier is clipped and has no bass response. Uhhh, so annoying, I was going to enjoy a record after finally getting some tiding done. I suppose it's time to dig out the oscilloscope and do some digging. Suspect a failed capacitor.
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    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Thanks :-) And if course, if it's something I can answer I will certainly try my best :-)
    Gerontius
    Gerontius
    Aw thanks! I'm really curious about getting this radio correct. And you are WAY better at this stuff.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    That's cool! :-) I hope you will succeed! :-) But maybe I've had a little more experience with these sorts of things, I don't know if I'm all that further ahead of you :-) You seem to have at least been trying to figure it out :-) Curiosity often gets you there in the end!
    maycontainthunder
    Just seen your post regarding drilling holes. Small drills tend to wander especially in a soft material like wood. The longer they are the worse the problem gets. Bigger drills are more rigid so the problem isn't as bad.
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    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Also I like the symmetry here. This conversation started about headstocks (the guitar type) and ended up talking about headstocks on lathes! :smilecat:
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    If you are ever looking for a lathe/mill/drill you can ask me for advice, I've sold quite a few different ones over the years.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Thanks! I'm sure I will get one eventually, they are just so useful! :-)
    MildredHubble
    I got a NASA Hoodie! It was in Poundland (The place that sells the jeans I hate!) But I'm optimistic about this! And! It's Freekin' NASA! :-)
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    Judge
    Judge
    Wally Schirra, Class of 1946 USNA (Engineering) But they had to do it in three years; not four.
    Ninth man into space, Sigma 7 1962; Project Mercury
    Gemini 6; First Space Rendezvouz 1965, Project Gemini
    Apollo 7 1968; First Apollo crew into space, Project Apollo

    And the one astronaut with the best sense of humor. :cool:
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    I was one Apollo Mission out lol! I guess my NASA knowledge isn't the best. I just really like watching and reading about all the cool stuff they do. Like all the amazing images from the James Webb telescope. They seem to be really stirring things up!
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Oh forgot to mention! That's also really cool that you have a connection to a pioneer in space travel! That's just a smidge better than my admittedly pretty awesome new hoodie! ;)
    MildredHubble
    Super busy day! But I've almost got everything ready. Wrapping to my usual dismal standard but I don't think anyone will be too bothered :-) Hopefully my girlfriend will enjoy the day :-)
    MildredHubble
    Just got some awful news after having a pretty nice day :-( My girlfriend just found out that her grandad died :-( I feel so bad for her :-( This was the last thing she needed so close to Christmas :-( I feel pretty useless. I'm trying to help, but it doesn't feel like enough :-(
    MildredHubble
    I really think my cat should have his own theme song :-)
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    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    A while back I re-lyriced a few songs. One of them was about a cat. Do you think this would suit? Re-lyric a song....
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    That was inspired @maycontainthunder ! @Luca I would love to see your dogs dancing to their song if you can get a video! I know how difficult it can be when cats or dogs are excited, getting the camera ready seems to influence matters lol! My cat usually stops doing the cute thing and focuses all his attention on my phone lol! :-)
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    I did kinda relyric the Difters song "Saturday Night at the Movies" to "Having a Dance With My Kitty" I don't know if it would work as his theme song but he seemed to like it lol! :)
    MildredHubble
    In quite a bit of pain tonight :-( But it's so nice to have this place where I can talk with you lovely people! This forum really lifts my spirits! :-) Thanks to all of you! :-)
    MildredHubble
    In York city centre. It's waaaaay too peopley! :-(
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    Judge
    Judge
    All those Yorkies yapping at once. That's gotta be tough. :D
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Tried to reply to everyone earlier but York apparently doesn't like my phone either! No 4G :-( But oh wow, that really pushed me beyond my limit. It will be a long while before I go there again and definitely not on a weekend. Though there was a silver lining, I took back two faulty RAM sticks back to the store as they had a branch there.
    MildredHubble
    MildredHubble
    Turned out they switched them for two 8gig ones so double what I had expected so now my MacBook feels like a bit of a beast with 16gigs of RAM. I feel absolutely exhausted though. I'm quite sure some humans evolved from bees at this point!
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