Two things I learnt last week....
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derekbland
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You only learnt that last week?!
No of course not but this was a good aide memoire.
Another thing I was reminded of in the last week was to always listen to my instincts and not allow my enthusiasm to override these warning signals.
If a woman has £20 and her husband has £5, how much does the woman have?
Dick Atcherley
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When you replace a turbo and you are missing a new gasket for an oil return pipe, and you look at the old gasket and think to yourself "yeah, that looks ok, I'll re-use that and it'll be just fine and I won't end up with 4 litres of oil in my bilge", you know what is really going to happen....
MapisM
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DavidJ
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I learnt this week that car fuel gauges have a little arrow next to the picture of a fuel pump showing which side of the car the filler cap is. With a boat in Spain, car hire is a way of life and this will save me the usual embarrassing moment when refuelling, usually in a rush, near the airport.
Bouba
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I learnt that gasoil is €1,72 per litre at port d’Hyeres in the SoF. It’s going to be a slow season
vas
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cannot say I understand what's that Star chart, cannot see any Greek letters in there!
Anyway to finish the lesson on greek keyboard:
F is unsurprisingly φ, Φ
J is ksi, ξ, Ξ
and L is lambda, λ, Λ
cheers
V.
vas
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LOL, I told you that you should have bought that Akhir 42m hull as your next project...!
not THAT bored P!
Assassin
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I learned never to go out on Bank holidays, better still get a nice seated position near the cheapest public slipway and you always get the prize plum, you know the type.
The tell tale signs are simple:
They have the large 4X4 with a small boat on the back.
They reverse down the slip without being in 4 wheel drive when it is slippery.
They miss the markers and either overshoot the end or side of the slip and fall off.
They have a boat designed for 4 people and have 7 people in their large 7 seater 4X4 and usually they are joined by another vehicle full.
When they manage to launch the boat they all pile in and it nearly sinks with the weight, and nobody can sit down.
Someone gives the owner a captains hat which he wears, and its always a man.
They try starting their 3 flea power engine without turning on the fuel and either flatten the battery or pull the starter cord for so long that they are knackered, or the cord snaps.
They decide that even with all the previous problems, they are going to put to sea and have no safety equipment except sun tan cream.
If they manage to get their 3 flea power engine started, it is so badly trimmed that it barely moves them, and usually someone falls overboard.
They do a turn of the harbour and have spent about an hour launching the boat and getting it started, and all for a 2 minute spin round.
You get a crowd of helpful onlookers shouting useful advice such as "pull it harder" and the crowd swells to the square every 2 minutes.
Everyone cheers if they get it started, if someone falls in, or the skipper goes into meltdown.
You sit there in your prime spot, eating your fish and chips and think "aren't I glad I didn't put to sea and miss all this" with your perfect vantage point.
The tell tale signs are simple:
They have the large 4X4 with a small boat on the back.
They reverse down the slip without being in 4 wheel drive when it is slippery.
They miss the markers and either overshoot the end or side of the slip and fall off.
They have a boat designed for 4 people and have 7 people in their large 7 seater 4X4 and usually they are joined by another vehicle full.
When they manage to launch the boat they all pile in and it nearly sinks with the weight, and nobody can sit down.
Someone gives the owner a captains hat which he wears, and its always a man.
They try starting their 3 flea power engine without turning on the fuel and either flatten the battery or pull the starter cord for so long that they are knackered, or the cord snaps.
They decide that even with all the previous problems, they are going to put to sea and have no safety equipment except sun tan cream.
If they manage to get their 3 flea power engine started, it is so badly trimmed that it barely moves them, and usually someone falls overboard.
They do a turn of the harbour and have spent about an hour launching the boat and getting it started, and all for a 2 minute spin round.
You get a crowd of helpful onlookers shouting useful advice such as "pull it harder" and the crowd swells to the square every 2 minutes.
Everyone cheers if they get it started, if someone falls in, or the skipper goes into meltdown.
You sit there in your prime spot, eating your fish and chips and think "aren't I glad I didn't put to sea and miss all this" with your perfect vantage point.
PEJ
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If, like my wife, you send very long text messages your phone may turn them from an SMS to an MMS and whereas SMSs are included in your package, MMSs are not and you will be charged extra for them.
derekbland
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If yuu're waiting for the delivery of a new toy, viz. a Mavic Pro and have been given a delivery time of 14.23 - 15.23, it does not arrive at the earliest time - drums fingers impatiently
vas
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isn't it a case you should be happy if it does arrive sometime that day (and not next day, or Monday if delivery was Friday)?
V.
derekbland
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Arrived 20 mins ago - all unpacked and charging. I'm running a book on how long it will take before I break it.
sorabain
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I'll give a range of 17.23-18.23, but it will break on the earliest time.
derekbland
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You chose the drone service time.
Well had a quick play outside the house and all working well. The auto-land and take-off is brilliant. Am out tomorrow but will have a decent play on Friday. Tried to ram it into the wall with obstacle avoidance on and it worked. I am using it in dullard (beginner) mode at the moment and happy with that.