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

Sonea Fifer · 30 Oct 2023 at 15:27

Just finished grinding 340g of Canadian coffee, our usual is the Jamiacan Blue Mountain but we discovered this on our recent visit to Canada and brought some home with us:

dirtychinchilla · 30 Oct 2023 at 15:57

That won't last long!

Sonea Fifer · 30 Oct 2023 at 17:37

dirtychinchilla said:
That won't last long!

I expect that will last us about a week . . . .

jrwagh333 · 30 Oct 2023 at 19:31

Sonea Fifer said:
...our usual is the Jamiacan Blue Mountain....

I first tasted Blue Mountain fresh from Blue Mountain itself, it was on a other level. I've never found any other coffee that tastes like that does. Fantastic.

jsbombjack · 30 Oct 2023 at 19:38

I once had freshly ground and roast (that day) Blue Mountain coffee whilst on the side of that actual mountain. That it was in a styrofoam cup did not detract from it being amazing coffee

Goodie · 30 Oct 2023 at 19:53

dlockers said:
Outrageously expensive outdoor security light, sans outdoor sensor.

Do you have this installed yet? If so what's it like for brightness? I've got some of the lily uplights and found their brightness to be really disappointing, especially for the extortionate price.

dlockers · 30 Oct 2023 at 19:56

Goodie said:
Do you have this installed yet? If so what's it like for brightness? I've got some of the lily uplights and found their brightness to be really disappointing, especially for the extortionate price.

It is pretty good tbh. I have the Lilys too and echo that about brightness. Maybe its just orientation but this definitely seems to throw better. It is dimmer in certain colours, maybe thats the unfair part of the Lilys - I've only ever had them on fancy colours!

Throrik · 30 Oct 2023 at 20:26

dlockers said:
It is pretty good tbh. I have the Lilys too and echo that about brightness. Maybe its just orientation but this definitely seems to throw better. It is dimmer in certain colours, maybe thats the unfair part of the Lilys - I've only ever had them on fancy colours!

You want to get yourself a Victorian Outdoor Lamp instead.

dlockers · 30 Oct 2023 at 20:35

That's badass. I remember my neighbor buying one of those; me and Dad ended up laying a base for it, rewiring it etc. Throw back to 1995!

Zenduri · 30 Oct 2023 at 22:11

Feeling a bit miserable and irritable these last few weeks so decided to get the essentials for making some okonomiyaki to lift my mood. The only problem is I tend to go overboard and eat okonomiyaki 3-4 times a week as its basically my food based crack.

aVdub · 31 Oct 2023 at 06:51

dlockers said:
Outrageously expensive outdoor security light, sans outdoor sensor.

So bought as an outdoor security light, which if there is an interest in seeing how different intruders look under pink/green/red would be useful, but will probably be using just white all the time.

Seems an expensive way to add a PIR white light?

Blackjack Davy · 31 Oct 2023 at 07:12

Throrik said:
You want to get yourself a Victorian Outdoor Lamp instead.

I want one but a proper lantern on top

dlockers · 31 Oct 2023 at 07:14

aVdub said:
So bought as an outdoor security light, which if there is an interest in seeing how different intruders look under pink/green/red would be useful, but will probably be using just white all the time.

Seems an expensive way to add a PIR white light?

Treat your intruders how you'd like to be treated. In this case, fabulous!

moon man · 31 Oct 2023 at 07:24

I cant think of anything worse (yes i can) than ruining my dark skies with a big **** off lamp but i do have 2 solar ones ,one on top of my sun house and one where ive put the lamp in my utility, both under 20 quid and work great even in very cloudy periods in winter ,they are not famcy pants ones though with disco lights built in

aVdub · 31 Oct 2023 at 07:27

dlockers said:
Treat your intruders how you'd like to be treated. In this case, fabulous!

Yeah, my post wasn't intended to be a dig (I see that angry face)

but more as surprise at that units price for what it would be used for.

Do you have a camera to also capture the 'Fabulous' intruders :cry:

dlockers · 31 Oct 2023 at 08:18

aVdub said:
Yeah, my post wasn't intended to be a dig (I see that angry face) but more as surprise at that units price for what it would be used for.

Do you have a camera to also capture the 'Fabulous' intruders

The irony is the unit as it stands isn't a PIR light, you need an external 45 quid adaptor for that to work :cry:

Goodie · 31 Oct 2023 at 08:34

dlockers said:
It is pretty good tbh. I have the Lilys too and echo that about brightness. Maybe its just orientation but this definitely seems to throw better. It is dimmer in certain colours, maybe thats the unfair part of the Lilys - I've only ever had them on fancy colours!

Thanks for this, much better than I thought. This was on my purchase list but I held off after seeing the Lily's, I'll add it back on again

dlockers · 31 Oct 2023 at 08:35

Goodie said:
Thanks for this, much better than I thought. This was on my purchase list but I held off after seeing the Lily's, I'll add it back on again

Worth noting, it is only IP44 -- mine was always intended to tuck beneath the guttering here so not an issue. One to bear in mind!

Zeebedy · 31 Oct 2023 at 14:37

arrived earlier, just charging up atm...doubt I will get to use today with the dark nights, but hey tomorrow is always on (weather dependant! :confused:

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413x · 31 Oct 2023 at 15:46

Throrik said:
You want to get yourself a Victorian Outdoor Lamp instead.

Does look pretty cool that!

Wouldn't mind one on the patio!