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

PlacidCasual · 1 Sep 2016 at 16:17

£1.6 k for a print.

I've bought art at that price but original pieces, is this person seriously collectable?

edit: I just googled her works, some very nice stuff I do approve it is very fetching.

Basher · 1 Sep 2016 at 16:20

PlacidCasual said:
£1.6 k for a print.

I've bought art at that price but original pieces, is this person seriously collectable?

No idea. We loved it and it was much cheaper than the identical looking original that was in the studio by her (that was £9k). It was a joint anniversary present.

Edit: it is also MASSIVE

neil_g · 1 Sep 2016 at 16:56

wow. probably cost less than a fiver to actually print

Basher · 1 Sep 2016 at 17:12

neil_g said:
wow. probably cost less than a fiver to actually print

It's got real bits on it too and it's glazed which makes it look more expensive

Phate · 2 Sep 2016 at 00:21

Paid the rental deposit and picked up the keys for this apartment just outside of Lisbon in Carcavelos today.

2 bedrooms, good size living room & kitchen. Double sinks in the bathroom too which is cool!

Not the most modern but very 'traditional' Portuguese. Needs a damn good clean too!

Bedroom 1 - Main bedroom

Bedroom 2 - spare room

Bathroom

Living room - owner is looking to fit a log burner in time for winter :cool:

Kitchen

Both bedrooms have built in storage, also there is a large additional storage room in the floor above. Finally there is a secure garage which is underground of the building with our own designated space/box.

Pretty chuffed! All our stuff arriving tomorrow. So it's a weekend of cleaning, unpacking and grafting ahead. Need to sort out the water, electricity and gas tomorrow hopefully.

Excuse the potato photos. Taking camera tomorrow for proper pics

Oh, last thing. Its a 15 min walk from Carcavelos beach and faces south so gets plenty of sun

Excited!!!

Ryan-3 · 2 Sep 2016 at 09:07

I like it!

Kol · 2 Sep 2016 at 09:26

Phate said:
...and faces south so gets plenty of sun

Excited!!!

Congrats Phate. That's a cracking place. Rough price?

Also... AC?

Phate · 2 Sep 2016 at 09:49

Kol said:
Congrats Phate. That's a cracking place. Rough price?

Also... AC?

Thanks!

It's €690 per month. For the area and the size it's a good price. Landlords are an elderly couple and her daughter manages it and she said we can do what we like with it etc

so no worries there!

No A/C....would have been nice but not in this price bracket. Its near the coast though so a constant nice fresh breeze. I'll fit ceiling fans in the almost all the rooms anyway.

What it does have is built in central heating which will be handy in the winter!

EDIT: despite the heat outside (30+) it's pretty cool inside. I think the tiled floors throughout help quite a bit. Also the apartment energy certificate is B. So should be cheap to run!

EYEREX · 2 Sep 2016 at 10:32

Another Seagate 5TB drive as the last one failed

connected to a Pi running OpenMediaVault as it's easier to set up than playing with the settings in LEDE firmware on the router

Raikiri · 2 Sep 2016 at 11:25

Phate said:
EDIT: despite the heat outside (30+) it's pretty cool inside. I think the tiled floors throughout help quite a bit. Also the apartment energy certificate is B. So should be cheap to run!

They're built like that, my brothers place in Portugal is about 18-22c inside with no air con when it's 35-40 outside.

Phate · 2 Sep 2016 at 11:44

Raikiri said:
They're built like that, my brothers place in Portugal is about 18-22c inside with no air con when it's 35-40 outside.

OT but your Sig makes me giggle every time

Raikiri · 2 Sep 2016 at 11:49

Haha good

Stan_Lite · 2 Sep 2016 at 13:11

Not a spectacularly interesting purchase but another in a long line of Amazon packaging fails. Two 18650 batteries in a huge box.

Volume of batteries = 18cc
Volume of box = 3795cc
Ratio = 1:211

Cosimo · 2 Sep 2016 at 13:20

Phate said:
Oh, last thing. Its a 15 min walk from Carcavelos beach and faces south so gets plenty of sun

Excited!!!

That is very good!

Are you going to get motorised?

Phate · 2 Sep 2016 at 13:26

Cosimo said:
That is very good! Are you going to get motorised?

How do you mean buddy?

DXP55 · 2 Sep 2016 at 13:47

This came this morning so going to set it up and hope I don't have to sign up.

Only got it for iPlayer and the tube as my TV and freesat DVR will no longer be able to get iPlayer.

Janesy B · 2 Sep 2016 at 13:53

Kol said:
Congrats Phate. That's a cracking place. Rough price?

Also... AC?

The houses are built for the heat, so not much insulation and tiled everything so no AC isn't a problem. The downside is they get REALLY cold in winter.

benjii · 2 Sep 2016 at 13:54

Stan_Lite said:
Not a spectacularly interesting purchase but another in a long line of Amazon packaging fails. Two 18650 batteries in a huge box.

snip

Volume of batteries = 18cc
Volume of box = 3795cc
Ratio = 1:211

I read something on that recently. Amazon place higher value on the time of their employees than on packaging, so if it takes longer than 2 minutes to find the right box then they just have to use the next best.

khemist · 2 Sep 2016 at 19:54

Some noodles.

Kosmiche · 2 Sep 2016 at 20:51

new vinyl goodness.

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

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