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scudsucker

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@biometrics
Did you purchase/obtain your own boxes or were they supplied by the movers?
In my various moves, I have got them free from shops, free from recycling places, or, in the case of plastic crates, unshamedly just stolen them. Once I found a stash of about 12 under a tree, no doubt some bergie's theft.

I stole them anyway.
 

satanboy

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After 20 viewings (3 times by buyer) I was losing patience fast. The SO lost patience after 8 or so.

Selling a house sucks.

The amount of people that said they loved the place and it was top of their list was staggering, but only one person actually made an offer (well 3 offers). People are such idiots, they would come for a viewing and then say the levy was too high or the space too small although all those details were available online. One person came and said it was too small as she was selling her 4 bedroom house and wanting to downscale. WTF!!
 

biometrics

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After 20 viewings (3 times by buyer) I was losing patience fast. The SO lost patience after 8 or so.

Selling a house sucks.

The amount of people that said they loved the place and it was top of their list was staggering, but only one person actually made an offer (well 3 offers). People are such idiots, they would come for a viewing and then say the levy was too high or the space too small although all those details were available online. One person came and said it was too small as she was selling her 4 bedroom house and wanting to downscale. WTF!!
Same here. At least two viewings they stayed an hour! And still didn’t make an offer.

When I buy I decide in 5-10 minutes if I’m going to buy. No repeat viewings and stuff.
 

Sonikku

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After 20 viewings (3 times by buyer) I was losing patience fast. The SO lost patience after 8 or so.

Selling a house sucks.

The amount of people that said they loved the place and it was top of their list was staggering, but only one person actually made an offer (well 3 offers). People are such idiots, they would come for a viewing and then say the levy was too high or the space too small although all those details were available online. One person came and said it was too small as she was selling her 4 bedroom house and wanting to downscale. WTF!!
This ^^^
 

Nicholas

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I did ask him, and he did not know. But now he does.

Not sure how well my simplified explanation will sink in - he knows how a rainbow works, so I used that to explain how Raleigh scattering works amongst the various air atoms in the upper atmosphere.

Also that our eyes only detect RGB, if we had a proper violet detector, the sky would not be perceived as blue.

Fuck I love kids. Clever little bastards.
It sounds like you scored in that respect. I hope his teachers don't put undue pressure on him and that having to prop himself full of the syllabus for exams doesn't take away his appetite for learning. [Hope he'll be one of those kids who learns effortlessly and does not have to grind through the same material every few days so as not to forget it.]
 

Rudolph Hart

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Well, it’s nearly the weekend. I’m looking forward to getting my own shit done. I took Friday off and then when I saw that the boss was coming for a visit tomorrow*, I took that off too.


* Seagull management: fly in; shit on everyone; eat your lunch; fly out.
 

satanboy

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Fuck me, it took our aircon tech 3 months to fix our aircon.
1st replaced sensor....problem persisted
2nd replaced PC board (had to be imported from South Korea)... problem persisted
3rd replaced PC board....hurrah!

Fuck I hate Samsung
 

biometrics

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Fuck me, it took our aircon tech 3 months to fix our aircon.
1st replaced sensor....problem persisted
2nd replaced PC board (had to be imported from South Korea)... problem persisted
3rd replaced PC board....hurrah!

Fuck I hate Samsung
I’ve had to repair my Samsung microwave twice in the past ten years.

I’ll never get a Samsung phone again.
 

DA-LION-619

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I’ve had to repair my Samsung microwave twice in the past ten years.

I’ll never get a Samsung phone again.
When I moved to GP, went to a demo store bought the cheapest items(Defy+Samsung).
Coming up on 10 years, touch wood no issues.
 

biometrics

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When I moved to GP, went to a demo store bought the cheapest items(Defy+Samsung).
Coming up on 10 years, touch wood no issues.
My 1 year old Defy front loader had its controller replaced under warranty. I also buy cheap appliances.
 

scudsucker

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Our Samsung washer/dryer machine has even been worse. PC board replaced etc
All I can say about this subject is buy Bosch, not fancy-fucking pants SMEG.

Also choose a wife who understands that using normal "sunlight" style dishwasher soap is not appropriate for a dishwasher.

(This has been a public service announcement on behalf of every broke-assed divorced man ever. Terms and conditions apply, and they are going to take away more money, so shut the fuck up and enjoy being reamed by industry. Also, your wife's fucking stupid ideas are now YOUR responsibility)

Do I sound a little unhappy? That little episode cost me over 3 x the original SMEG cost, so .... yes.
 

EADC

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All I can say about this subject is buy Bosch, not fancy-fucking pants SMEG.

Also choose a wife who understands that using normal "sunlight" style dishwasher soap is not appropriate for a dishwasher.

(This has been a public service announcement on behalf of every broke-assed divorced man ever. Terms and conditions apply, and they are going to take away more money, so shut the fuck up and enjoy being reamed by industry. Also, your wife's fucking stupid ideas are now YOUR responsibility)

Do I sound a little unhappy? That little episode cost me over 3 x the original SMEG cost, so .... yes.

You need to let go of that anger pal, not good in the long run.
 
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