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Paddy wants a job, but the foreman won’t hire him until he passes a little maths test. “Here is your first question,” the foreman says. “Without using numbers, represent the number nine.” “Without numbers?” Paddy says. “That’s easy.” And he proceeds to draw three trees. “What’s this?” the boss asks. “Have you no brain? Tree plus tree plus tree makes nine,” says Paddy. “Fair enough,” says the boss. “Here’s your second question. Use the same rules, but this time the number is 99.” Paddy stares into space for a while, then picks up the picture that he has just drawn and makes a smudge on each tree and hands it back. The boss scratches his head and says, “How on earth do you get that to represent 99?” “Each of them trees is dirty now. So, it’s dirty tree plus dirty tree plus dirty tree. That makes 99.” “All right, last question. Same rules again, but represent the number 100.” Paddy stares into space again; he then picks up the picture and makes a little mark at the base of each tree and hands it back. The boss looks at Paddy’s picture. “You must be nuts if you think that represents a hundred!” Paddy leans forward and points to the marks at the base of each tree and whispers, “a little dog came along and pooped by each tree. So now you got dirty tree and a turd, plus dirty tree and a turd, plus dirty tree and a turd, which makes 100!”

We will go to our daughters home, cook our food there hope wife knows how to use their electric cooker..

As more electrical accessories become part of every day biking we are going to have to make provision for them if our bikes are not compliant . I currently have heated grips and a USB charging socket in my bike that was wired directly to the battery. In theory they should cause no problem as the Oxford Grips have a smart controller that will automatically turn off after 15 mins if no charging is detected. Also the USB sockets will draw no power unless being used. The problem is that I don’t trust them. I want everything to cease once the key is off. So with this being the case I bought a branded Lightening Box. Which takes power directly from the battery with a trigger lead to be attached to a switched live circuit. So if the ignition is on the Lightening box is, if off the same. There are several similar products to achieve this. Thunder Box (approx £85) Lightning Box (approx £50) Oxford Box (approx £25). I bought the Lightening Box but wish I had gone with the Oxford one as it looks identical. I expect they are all sourced from China and that there are many other options than those I listed. Here is the Lightening box in site on my Honda CBF600 which doesn’t have a great deal of space to fit such things. I took the trigger from the main fuse box on the instrument circuit. You can see the red wire in the picture. Ignition off Ignition on Wiring diagram Easy enough project but I thought I would put it on here if anyone wanted to do the same. Of course you set up your own relay feed triggered in the same way but to do it in a tidy way for 4 circuits would be a challenge and I couldn’t be bothered on my bike with its limited space. If there wasn’t a bleddy great ABS pump under the seat I may have done.

Report impending over the next few days

you cant be left with out any heating.... you need to kick up a proper fuss

The most common complaint for a parasitic drawal . Nice work @Saul I use an Eastern Beaver on my Donkey (yes really ) made in Japan and good quality ............. https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Wiring_Kits/Fuseboxes/PC-8/pc-8.html

probably out their nuts on skag and throwing Haggis round the office.

The Texas Tornado....

I once faked covid symptoms, that was an easy out to a trip to Spain.

Chopstick Jim approved

Agreed. Although I bet it feels like pissing in the wind trying to get a result. Been in the shed most of the afternoon as it's been raining all day. Made a wood frame to get the solar panels up. Hoping for a dry afternoon to get them up and secured.

Nice work but cheaper with just a relay and a couple of inline fuses or fuse block..

Is it worth emailing you MP? may put a rocket up the feckers.

Fuck it, I will go to the chippy, missed my cooked breakfast today, Cornflakes don't do it on a cold day.

I think it was Scottish power who got a huge fine a couple of years ago for piss poor customer service . You've got to wonder how much training these twats on the other end of the phone get .

It's not that smart if it's broken.

if your not on a smart meter already , they will bully you into having one

Bloody eck, you've got some time to kill.

Sure do miss the Brollies...

Imnaha river canyon...NE OR...

Ordered thanks, you only need this stuff once in a blue moon but when you need it you need it … and it’s bloody annoying when you haven't got it.

I got a seized glow plug out of my old Toyota Surf with one of these years ago never thought they would ever work especially when i felt and heard the snap but luckily it was the glow plug breaking free and not the easy out snapping https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134983754614?chn=ps&_ul=GB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1Dfzkyt6XQFu5r8csGgYDJg28&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=134983754614&targetid=2425733423477&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1007453&poi=&campaignid=21697391927&mkgroupid=162558106770&rlsatarget=pla-2425733423477&abcId=10027104&merchantid=101727036&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA-Oi7BhA1EiwA2rIu24ESh5w93lNQAJY4FAnXdb6gmbxai4lWC9HFkghMuXYHAddI2yLz-BoCjIkQAvD_BwE I tried them again a few years later this time using the smallest one in the kit but the end twisted off like it was made of cheese I also have a set of these for removing rounded nuts which i have had good results when using them https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thinkwork-Extractor-Removal-Stripped-Stubborn/dp/B085ZLSXG4/ref=sr_1_5?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ua8OlXngSvyrX3IsQKRuM6CadJTsTmiOaLk0eaxWvZup63wX-Hk0iUNrEA6ueEGlD6MEX8KLsoPGbSIDmeBUoMrUbuv1hQJ9IHCBmIcYns9Y2uau6zBmmKzxlWAjSzkdPaUigSUDvaGdYG46S1IQ4g94GE2k-3mlTxisCSl6AGp-OFi1HVZwjhIxOHTYpLk1QWQPd7n8XPywQEJX0bczxiCnkM1KqlW9zQsqMejiFAwUVgas8hbKVOt91DCUCW0z8YQfVjLj5Mc3hPKa2269X8pml0pdqo2VF-HcEKzMp4QG6i60i-97h1Q73vsfYrowMBhur3V8jlen8Jpz7zLE3vNUtBATG3psIv0kqumkbpnutb1YauSeRUOFJQhQAbMocZ7VPgIHKLijq9L1BwoJUpej3OpcVPYisEFUXq9HZK6cjEhO0idpz1wGPO1WqR_M.YeYe6MwsQB4NXymFR2pJjC9109ER88GhEZ-6WeE8ZyU&dib_tag=se&keywords=nut+remover&qid=1736111726&sr=8-5

If @Six30 collected fine art

It bothers me that you don’t get an invitation to visit someone for a warm dinner at least.

I was looking at it for miles waiting for the right spot

you saw that rainbow and nearly caused a multi vehicle collision to get to that layby ... get off your bike... get your camera out before it disappeared ...in your relentless quest for the Bike Of The Month Crown.... and i think pedro ... that you have nailed it sir.

Our problem is neither of them say it is their responsibility........we are at a impasse

it was the Gods of the Combustion engine serving justice for being a gay electric bike rider .

That's good to know about the parasitic draw, I was told they didn't use anything unless charging something but I didn't trust the feckers May get an Eastern Beaver for my Hornet, love that name

The Pakistani accent gave the game away. He said he would pass on our number to the relevant department, and they would ring us very soon.... over 1 hour later, nothing. Yeh, Scotish Powers on line reviews are damning.

It is a smart meter, the housing association had it installed...

Good point , fllods on the way too work this morning

How can January be a dry month with all that rain?

Thanks Sofia, if we decide to do that I’ll let you know

I don’t have any left hand drill bits but that’s a good shout, I’ll get a set. Cheers.

If the bolt is cross threaded or something then it is a problem, for the narrow ones you need carbide or titanium. I find a left hand drill bit often does the job better.

I had a nice Vocation stout last night.

I'm still winning ........................ but it's only been a week .......

No, they're still in Morocco .............