Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

200sols · 28 Aug 2020 at 09:45

Greebo said:
oh, just trying to figure out whose wetroom kit to buy. Who did you go with please?

If you mean the actual installation parts like the trays and boards take a look at jackoboard or wedi kits.

Greebo · 28 Aug 2020 at 09:58

200sols said:
If you mean the actual installation parts like the trays and boards take a look at jackoboard or wedi kits.

Yeah the important bits and bobs. I just have an empty room with stud walls and floor atm. Plan to tile the whole wet room so need a tray and picking the right boards and tape and sealant to do the room before tiling it all.

200sols · 28 Aug 2020 at 10:43

Greebo said:
Yeah the important bits and bobs. I just have an empty room with stud walls and floor atm. Plan to tile the whole wet room so need a tray and picking the right boards and tape and sealant to do the room before tiling it all.

Take a look at these https://www.wetrooms-online.com/wet...ard-aqua-line-easy-linear-wet-room-trays.html

You can use a linear tray and match the tile in with the floor, no need for tiny mosaics which look good but get dirty very quickly.

Greebo · 28 Aug 2020 at 10:46

Thanks @200sols

Junglist · 28 Aug 2020 at 10:50

Marky said:
I have a Simba mattress - and although it’s super comfy, it does get really really hot. I regret my purchase a little to be honest

Not what I wanted to read. I'm really hoping that it's similar to my old IKEA latex mattress we chucked away a few months ago. That was lovely in the summer as it never got too warm.

Luckily by the time we move in we'll still have a good few weeks to test it before deciding if we want to send it back. £625 for a king size bed was a steal though so we didn't want to miss out

gort · 28 Aug 2020 at 12:12

We've had a Simba for roughly 2 years and I'm a hot sleeper and it does get warm in the summer but can't say any worse than others I've had. Came from an Eve and think I prefer that, being a tad firmer. The Eve is relegated to the guest room but I occasionally use it to mix it up a bit!

tres · 28 Aug 2020 at 12:33

Another one here that found the Simba to be the most comfortable mattress I've ever owned, but gets way too hot. Bought it because of fancy claims of cooling technology and material but it gets ridiculously hot in the summer, and still (overly) toasty in the cooler months

Yadda · 28 Aug 2020 at 13:31

Milestone in Coin Magic by Fred Baumann.

It's in great condition for such an old book and smells fantastic.

Cleisthenes · 28 Aug 2020 at 14:05

MrMarvelous said:
Had enough of crappy, low powered blenders burning out. Don't think i've done too bad for £34.99.

I spent twice that on the Ninja one with the vaccuum tech thing. Works well actually but my god is it loud! I'd be interested to know how you get on with it given I spent a lot more (only as it was a popular option!)

plasmahal · 28 Aug 2020 at 14:12

These 2 new releases are simply amazing, with the new early spitfires being the best on the market with stunning box art.

mrk · 28 Aug 2020 at 15:53

Bank holiday Monday excitement awaits :cool:

And a Fox's fable story, already read half, it's very short but very charming too. Perfect for all ages and depending on who you are, your takeaway message will be different. Read The Little Prince recently too which put me onto a path of discovery for more books like it, and this is one for sure.

Tephnos · 28 Aug 2020 at 16:11

Surprised you're not the type to go for the Kindle editions of stuff!

mrk · 28 Aug 2020 at 16:16

I have the Kindle or Google Play Books versions of various physical books too as I can highlight and annotate notes on interesting quotes or passages. Always nice to have physical books though, the smell of the pressed paper, unlimited battery life...

{SAS}TB · 28 Aug 2020 at 18:40

Few recent purchases

Throrik · 29 Aug 2020 at 10:05

My first TV since leaving home many, many years ago. Eventually got round to having one.

Narj · 29 Aug 2020 at 10:08

Throrik said:
My first TV since leaving home many, many years ago. Eventually got round to having one.
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Crikey - is that on shop floor settings? My eyes!!!

I'm still struggling to justify "upgrading" from my P55VT65B to be honest, as much as I'd like HDR.

{SAS}TB · 29 Aug 2020 at 10:48

Throrik · 29 Aug 2020 at 11:42

Narj said:
Crikey - is that on shop floor settings? My eyes!!!

I'm still struggling to justify "upgrading" from my P55VT65B to be honest, as much as I'd like HDR.

That's purely out of the box, there will need to be some tinkering to be done, that was a check it works and hope it's not broke test. It doesn't help that my photography skills probably make it look worse than it is, and that anything from the 21st century would be amazing to me as I haven't owned a TV in a long time.

Narj · 29 Aug 2020 at 11:46

Throrik said:
That's purely out of the box, there will need to be some tinkering to be done, that was a check it works and hope it's not broke test. It doesn't help that my photography skills probably make it look worse than it is, and that anything from the 21st century would be amazing to me as I haven't owned a TV in a long time.

Hopefully there is a THX or similar preset. You'll burn your retinas watching it at stock settings.

Enjoy matey - that'd probably be the model I'd get if I were to change now. it looks like LG have sorted out all the issues that bugged me in the older models.

Edit: Maybe think about getting it calibrated depending on what the presets are like!

MrMarvelous · 29 Aug 2020 at 14:48

Cleisthenes said:
I spent twice that on the Ninja one with the vaccuum tech thing. Works well actually but my god is it loud! I'd be interested to know how you get on with it given I spent a lot more (only as it was a popular option!)

Using it dailty for smoothies, chucking full frozen bananas and loads of frozen blueberries in, doesn't even break a sweat. It's a louder than my old blender but it blitzes everything in about 15/20 seconds flat, I love it.