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An inner tube for my mountain bike as I had a slow puncture and couldn't be bothered to fix it.

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Pack of 10 L736 coin cells £1.24 delivered. The ones in my JR zap-it cartridge chip resetter are run down. I think this is why I can't reset an Epson black cart that I have reset and refilled before. It still resets clone carts but they use a different chip.

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22" tv for my boat [12v and mains]

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Watch those little fishies as they might have a go at you if you fall overboard.;)

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Billhook for shaving apple and cherry wood for use in my smokers.

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Messages from Aldi

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Titanfall 2 PS4, got it for £28 and then the price went up to £35 an hour later.

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A set of internal organs for my Frankenputer.

The body is a thrown-out HP case (with s478 board) that I picked up free - also has a working DVD-RW.
The internals will be a Core2Duo - was intending to do the full build experience, but ended up getting a bundle of board, RAM, CPU and stock cooler (ebay)
SATA HDD (CeX)
SATA power adapter (Maplin - yeah, twice the price of ebay, but it was just down the road from CeX.
Will try the x4500 graphics first, it might get one of my spare cards.

Maybe fingers crossed and try a cheap ebay key for Win7 or Win10, otherwise it may be a Linux box - possibly Zorin ... tried Zorin on the old board with Intel Extreme :D graphics 2, but it turned the transitions into a slideshow ... was a bit happier with Mint

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Manual coffee grinder for breaking up the cat's food pellets ( he sicks them up otherwise.; he is 16 and has virtually no teeth left). It was the second attempt as the first one had a screw drop off and there was no sensible way to put it back on.

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Black waterproof markers.

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Three 30 round magazines for my Beretta ARX160. Half normal price :)

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2016 Volvo XC70 T4 with all the bells and whistles. I wasn't going to but they were doing 0% finance :D

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now you have all the makings of a drive by ;)

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Argos value microwave oven

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lot of tin cans, bottled water , an air filtration system, and a 'construct yourself an underground bunker' kit. #trump #endoftheworld

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You forgot the tin hat and the gas mask Mr K.;)

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A can of WD 40

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A CR2032 lithium coin battery to fix my main PC. It was forgetting the date and time and this morning forgot it's custom boot sequence in the CMOS. (The drives are not in a typical default configuration for historical upgrade reasons).

The old battery was down to 1.5v when I measured it outside. Curiously when running, the machine said it was 2.9V. Guess it's measuring the voltage on the CMOS rather than the real battery.

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A leather belt.

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A new toilet seat for the master throne room.

Tempted to make a guitar out of the old one ;)

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A Mazda MX-5 for Mrs G, though I'm pretty excited about it too. Can't wait to pick it up on Monday - mid-life crisis here I come!!!

Cheers

Grim

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Lolgitech K800 keyboard as a replacement for a solar powered one which has a fault with one CTRL key. Replaced under warranty.

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I've been using the K800 keyboard for about 4 months now and it is an excellent keyboard. Keeps a reasonable charge if you keep the backlight on low enough. Quite a replacement.

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A new washing machine - the current one has conked out after 13 years, and the repairman who came out to assess it said it would cost nearly as much to repair as to buy a new one.

Costco online is our friend....

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Agree with that. If they have what you want they're usually very good price wise and the service is always excellent.

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Great stuff with loads of uses:

https://wd40.com/files/wd40-2000.pdf

Silicone spray is another very useful and easy to use lubricant for stuff around the house, garden etc.

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A Squatty Potty. There, I said it.

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A 4.5 kg frozen turkey (no giblets) from Iceland for £5.00. Got one for £10 last week and it was delicious so I didn't hesitate when they were further reduced to £5 today. It's gone in our freezer for now... :)

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you sound like my mum she buys cheap turkeys and freezes them like there going out of fashion,sad thing is she's the only one who likes turkey .

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Nothing wrong with turkey once one thinks outside the box.;)

http://www.britishturkey.co.uk/categ...l-recipes.html

http://www.greatbritishchefs.com/ing...turkey-recipes

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Couple of little gem lettuce and some broccoli. No Iceberg but the gems will do.

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I reckon we've had about half a dozen in the last 10 years so maybe not quite like your mum... ;)

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Strangely enough we picked up the same two items today as its pasta salad tomorrow and roast on Wednesday.:)

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My Freestyle Libre just turned up, nice :)

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Iceberg lettuce. Smaller than usual and 20p more expensive but at least there were some and from Spain. A few pre-packed courgettes as well but no pick and mix.

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A Toyota Celica for hubby :) 2005 plate, 53,000 miles, FSH and I must say it is immaculate as it's been in the same family since new. Hubby said I'm not allowed to post a picture so as a woman I have made my avatar his new toy car (not really posting a picture in my mind) LOL

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A Daewoo slow cooker on offer from Robert Dyas, delivered free to my local Rymans.

We've never had a slow cooker so looking forward to trying it out

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They make the meat so tender progers, colman's beef casserole mix suitable for slow cookers is a treat and always goes down within my household.

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A new Wok.

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A second white noise machine to drown out my deaf git neighbour, a new cooker, a new washing machine and a M.2 PCIE SSD, oh and a new cat toy. She hates it. 82p down the drain.

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A courgette!!!!!!!!

Also Hereford rump steaks reduced from £11.00 to £5.00 and a Hereford silverside joint reduced from £8.40 to £3.80. Joint will go in the freezer but the rump will age in the fridge until Saturday. :)

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Congrats on the courgette!!!!!

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Chicken drumsticks and Kleenex Balsam.

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A couple of certificates (birth and death) from GRO. I'm on a family tree binge this week.

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Anew pair of slippers and a crossward book

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Nice new leather bum bag. My current Lorenz one is falling to bits after long service. I actually wear it on the hip.

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A new nvidia graphics card, a cool mechanical keyboard, a 2-in-1 WiFi / Bluetooth USB dongle, and a pair of drop pearl earrings for Mrs J.

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Very nice present for Mrs J

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At one point yesterday I was wondering around Tunbridge Wells with a carrier bag containing my purchases: Six pairs of black tights from M&S and a thousand rounds of ammunition. :D

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The mind boggles as to your future plans..;)

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.....getting shot at by a blind man on BF1 ;)

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Can't be Ramrod - he wears black tights... :D

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Don't believe a word. It's fishnets on a Friday!

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It did occur to me that I had the beginnings of a bank robbery :D

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That thought did enter my mind given your shady reputation on here.;)

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I was in Tunbridge the other day, at Bank House, I was unarmed and tightless though

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At Warners Solicitors?

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Nope, this one is down garden street.

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4Tb Hard Drive for my daughter's PC. She has filled the 1Tb one in weeks!

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A Fujitsu Scan Snap S1300i scanner.

It's duplex by default, so I can scan all my old Credit card statments, insurance docs a pension stuff.

Then shred the lot.

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Mince, Burgers, from Costco

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Y-Max ground anchor for securing my lad's motorbike at his new place.

Should be fun installing it.

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Call of Duty - Infinite Warefare for PS4 £14.99, seemed like a good price for new, could probably sell it and make a profit.

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A Brand new car, tune in tomorrow ;)

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Did you lease it in the end?

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Flights for June to visit California.

Flying into San Francisco, spend 3 nights there (stopping at the Marine Club, which is affiliated to the Victory Services Club in London), then driving down to San Diego over 5 days, with stops off at various points along the Coastal Highway with one night in LA, then 4 nights 5 days in San Diego, flying back from there.

Should be fun (me and SWMBO travelling with another couple, so the driving will be shared).

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I leased a 2017 Focus ST-Line.

Now waiting for reg number to come through and delivery date.

Up to 38 days of hell until then.

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Do you have a web link i can check for myself please?

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Sorry no, I had been talking to guys at work and several have done it.

Its called a PCP.

You pay a deposit for the car (Ford up to 35% of the cars value.)

Then 36 monthly payments,.

Then at the end you have 3 options, 1. pay the remaining balance, 2. give the car back, 3. they take the value of the car away from what you owe and put that towards a deposit for another car.

The guys at work say they normally contact you after 2 years to see if you want to upgrade, if you do point 3 above applies.

If they have the car you want in stock (in my case Gent in Belgium) it can take up to 38 days, but if the specs you want are not in stock and the car needs building it can longer (I was told upto 4 months)

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A couple of new fountain pens (I need to stop buying em)

Pilot Custom Heritage 92 which is a piston filler with 14K nib

Italix Parsons Essential with a medium italic nib. Great for fancy writing in birthday or Chrimbo cards.

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Pack of runner beans Wilkos £1 :)

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Good grief Tinky you are up with the birds this morning.;)

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I have 3 Parker 25's, one dates back to 1983. I used it at school.

When I win the lotto I'll buy one of these for the hell of it.

https://www.wheelersluxurygifts.com/...FYYaGwodspUEQw

A snip at £2,550

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Blimey I still have my Parker 25 too, from primary school. We were allowed to use fountain pens as a reward for mastering cursive. It has the aerometric converter and hasn't been inked up for years so I wouldn't fancy trying to fill It without fitting a new one. I think it's the proprietary Parker fitting mind.

Not keen on Montblanc pens mainly because for the price you're getting nothing special in terms of materials. Check out the Namiki Maki-e or Urushi lacquer pens. You're actually getting something precious and unique for your 4 figures and I find that the Jap nibs are far superior on the whole.

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Wild bird seed, paint brushes and mini Crunchies for the old man.

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Bird seed for the birds , paint brushes to keep the other half busy ;) and mini Crunchies for you to munch while keeping a eye on him.;) l gather Tinky.:)

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I do all the DIY including the garden Den

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So he is the one with the easy life while you do all the work.;):D

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Precisely, and I can't even have the Crunchies because of my diet, but it keeps him sweet.

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A ticket to the London Coffee Show

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Battery Tester

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As My Xbox One died I bought a new console

1TB Xbox One S (Gears of War 4)

It came with 4 additional games. (Ryse, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Rare Replay) This was £260

I bought another copy of TC GR Wildlands $45

Additionally I bought my nephew a second control as it was £10 off so £45

I was charged £312, apparently I got Wildlands free.

Unbundled price for the above was £537, so saved £226.

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Set of Hoyt Grand Prix 720 limbs.

I didn't buy from above page but from local archery shop where they had a set for £140 shop damaged (bit of paint missing). Now waiting for next shooting session to really try them out.

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Shoulder of lamb reduced from £11.59 to £7.79. Popped in the freezer for now but a candidate for Easter Sunday dinner.

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Haven't had a nice slow roasted shoulder for years. I just love the crispy skin/fat layer. Hmmm.... Yummy!

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My new motor is in the UK, and I can pick it up Thursday PM or Friday.

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You know it's just right when the bone slides out with no effort. :drool:

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Last year I cooked a few lamb legs on our BBQ. It's quite a reasonable size so I was able to put it on the high rack with the coals completely to one side and thereby avoid flare ups from any dripping fat. I covered it with foil for about the first hour then took the foil off for about another hour and I have to say it was superbly tender and succulent. I'll be doing it again as soon as the weather and price of lamb legs permits served with a really nice cous-cous.* Blimey I'm starving now just thinking about it all. :)


* made with: finely chopped spring onions - red onion - celery - cucumber - garlic chives & mint (both from our garden) - corriander - EV olive oil - lemon juice - salt - black pepper - whole sunflower seeds. I never measure anything, just taste, add what's needed and taste again until it's perfect.

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Replacement piston for the greenhouse autovent. The old one has vanished... just after the missus "tided up".

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Yuasa Motobatt and a replacement stator for my lad's motorbike.

Dodgy Italian electrics strike again.

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Don't you just hate it when they do that?... ;)

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Some wallet inserts to protect my contactless cards from hackers

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Loads of Tassimo pods for my coffee machine☕

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Well Done Tinky. You are busy then :)

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Ta Nash, yes I've always got something that needs done, but it keeps me out of mischief. ;)

Just bought some Benylin for the old man.

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Hope the Benylin works, Just bought some messages fro, Aldi. It is just across the street from me. ;)

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A new desk/workstation with drawers and filing cabinet for Osem Jnr's bedroom. He'll need the workspace when he takes up his new post in September.

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Excellent Osem. He will be nice and tidy with this work station ,or will he?

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That's the theory... :erm:

He is however a bit of a hoarder so we've a long way to go before we get to the point that his room is tidy most of the time let alone all of it. :)

He's a great lad though and on the Richter scale of problems and annoyances, his few negative traits register very low thankfully.

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another solar panel for my boat so i don't have to run engine so much to charge battery's

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l hope you have got your sextant papa as it has become common knowledge that you do tend to get lost a lot.;)

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NO :nono:-people just keep telling me to get lost ;)