Early Risers.

[Tony_S]

3 hours ago, polybear said:

 

Does any ER'er know of an oil based white satin that doesn't go yellow?  Such things appear to be extinct now, ever since the politicians/H&S brigade outlawed such dangerous items   Bear just can't get on with water-based paint since it dries about a millisecon

Have you tried Farrow and Ball Eggshell. We don’t have much paintwork in our house but the paint approved for radiators looked horrible. We used House White which is almost magnolia and I don’t know what “white white” is called.  On radiators and doors it applies nicely (use synthetic brush). Well I think it does and I don’t like painting. It isn’t full of solvents so much so that my silly dog stuck his snout in it unlike Dulux and Ronseal which he avoided. I assume your request is about interior paints. Outside is mainly pvc here. 

[leopardml2341]

1 hour ago, tigerburnie said:

When I typed in the question about cup bottoms into google it came up with a site for bras for women with bigger boobs.................................I thought I'd better back pedal out of there before SWMBO caught me and thought I was up to no good........................................again....................................

 

1 hour ago, Erichill16 said:

Couldn’t decide whether to mark with laughing icon or heart icon but through discretion I choose the heart.

I had no problems deciding

[Barry O]

funeral attended.. strange process of who can sit where .. and .. no singing...

 

Just had a visit from a helicopeter.. a Sikorski S92 air sea rescue jobbie.. it flew all the way from Humberside to say hello.. and has now set off back!

 

Curry for tea.. yummy!  and .. no rice!  (its a Leeds thing....)

 

Baz

 

 

[Sir TophamHatt]

23 hours ago, Tony_S said:

If you have the new car uninsured on your drive do have to register it as SORN to avoid the continuous insurance rule?

Didn't even know that rule even existed, which is weird if it's on private property.  But then I understand why that rule exists after reading a little more.

I could SORN but by the time I get the paperwork in my name, then SORN, then receive it back again, I'll be putting it back on the road 

But it seems as it's currently "in the process of being transferred to a new keeper by the DVLA" then I don't have to.  Hopefully with covid postal delays, it'll take them a good week or two before the new V5 arrives with me.  I wonder if there's a particular grace period (like there is with MOTs) for this.

Good knowledge though!

[Ian Abel]

Moaning, just/still.

 

Saturday evening started on our latest murder mystery, looks like it'll be interesting and much fun, also get the brain cells warmed up

 

Sunday, not much accomplished really. Combination of "couldn't be arsed", "read the paper" and "walk the dog"!

 

Today back working though still quiet on the Long Island front.

 

-8 and cloudy heading for -2.

 

Enjoy the day.

[BSW01]

4 hours ago, polybear said:

 

Does any ER'er know of an oil based white satin that doesn't go yellow?  Such things appear to be extinct now, ever since the politicians/H&S brigade outlawed such dangerous items   Bear just can't get on with water-based paint since it dries about a millisecond after being applied, meaning 'orrible dragging etc. (Bear likes to be able to brush until I'm happy with the finish, and water-based paint has a rule which says:

"Though Shalt Not Go Back To The Bit You Did 60 Seconds Ago, Cos' You'll Regret It"

- I have heard of a paint conditioner/retarder called Floetrol, but have no experience of it; the other downside of water-based paint is that it appears to chip if you so much as stare at it for more than 2 seconds

I can also recommend Farrow and Ball paint. If you really want an oil based paint, go for their exterior grade paint. If you want white, go for 'All White' we use it here and it hasn't yellowed at all, it also has very low VOC's too. It's a bit more expensive than other brands, but we're very pleased with the quality. 

[petethemole]

My google of cup bottoms produced this,

 

Available from Amazon.

 

My trip to Aldi for interesting beer drew a blank; they hadn't got any.  But they did have some 330ml cans of own brand 'Twisted Tree' 6.8% vintage cider at 49p (=84.3p/pint), so I got a load of those.  It's not bad for an own brand cider, made by Westons I believe.

 

Had a call fom the GP surgery today offering a jab at 5pm tomorrow, so I booked it.   It's not far from home.

 

Stay elfy.

 

Pete

 

 

[polybear]

16 minutes ago, jamie92208 said:

I know that Johnstons make one that decoratorscused for painting smokey pubs with yellow walls. I was told about  it by a friend who works at the factory. It worked a treat on the cieling of our lounge in France 5 years ago and hasn't shown any signs of discolouration since. Perhaps it helps that we don't smoke. If you are interested I'll dig a tin out and try and find a stock code.

 

Jamie

 

Yes please, though Bear is thinking of woodwork, which may make it unsuitable I suspect

 

14 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

Have you tried Farrow and Ball Eggshell. We don’t have much paintwork in our house but the paint approved for radiators looked horrible. We used House White which is almost magnolia and I don’t know what “white white” is called.  On radiators and doors it applies nicely (use synthetic brush). Well I think it does and I don’t like painting. It isn’t full of solvents so much so that my silly dog stuck his snout in it unlike Dulux and Ronseal which he avoided. I assume your request is about interior paints. Outside is mainly pvc here. 

 

Many thanks; choosing a "colour" for the woodwork rather than a true white is another option, as that will mean I can use oil-based with no issues.  "House White" looks pretty good, by the way...

[New Haven Neil]

Morning. Oops.

 

Full day out, starting by taking Mrs NHN to the hospickle for her second Covid jab, at early doors o'clock.  Then to HR (also in the Big City) with her proofs of driving licence, AIM, etc - although they already have these on file from previous job moves - what gives? Hridiots. Or job justifiers.....

 

Then down to her pals place way down south, nice lunch out, shopping (aargh) etc as it is our first day out of 4 weeks lockdown here.

 

2c currently, 'feels like' Siberia.  Windy but dry, but the wind chill consists of razorblades.  Snowy slushy nastiness predicted for this evening, so hatches battened and log burner well alight now.  

 

A forum member (not an ER) has very kindly sent copies of some drawings of IOM Locomotives and boilers etc which he was left, interestingly dated 1923 and stamped as belonging to the LMS, Derby.  Expert pal here wonders if they were punting for quotes from others than Beyer, Peacock for No. 16 'Mannin', built 1926, our newest steam locomotive.  Food for thought. They're going to the museum in Port Erin, that expert pal helps run.

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. I see we are all being urged to get tested for covid even without showing symptoms, all down to this South African variant apparently. Last time they offered tests here there was such a rush that their phone line was constantly busy. I was surprised to hear that Captain Tom visited Barbados just before Christmas. Even if it was deemed a safe place to visit it involved sitting in a cigar tube for 8 or 9 hours sharing the same recirculating air with a lot of other people is not a good idea in a pandemic. I visited Barbados over 40 years ago in November, had a great time but when I got home I got a very bad cold and back then I was less than a third of Captain Tom's age.

[polybear]

High C-19 death rate in the UK (106.5K)?  BBC News just announced that in the USA there were 91K in January alone.  Jeez

Bear found this by chance when researching Kitchens:

https://www.solidwoodkitchencabinets.co.uk/kitchen-design-style-tool#door=all-white-shaker&handle=smooth-knob-cast-iron-36mm&worktop=black-oak-worktop&floor=black-slate-floor&wall=yellow-cake-paint

 

- One of the F&B wall colours is called "Yellow Cake".  Now if that's not a divine sign I dunno what is....

 

 

[Gwiwer]

5 minutes ago, polybear said:

 

- One of the F&B wall colours is called "Yellow Cake".  Now if that's not a divine sign I dunno what is....

Yellow Cake (or Yellowcake) is the name given in Australia and other nations to a powdered form of Uranium between the ore bring mined and made into nuclear fuel rods. 
 

Not something one would wish to ingest. 
 

I prefer lemon drizzle but also realise where I stand in the pecking order. 
 

Today has been uncomfortably cold.  And damp. And quiet and boring. I was both surplus (officially “spare”) on the roster and then assigned to training a most disinterested and bored trainee.  Ah well. I get paid the same and at least I have a job where I can work from work. 
 

Nephew is counting down the days in isolation. Former Neighbour (Upstairs) is also counting days as she has been pinged by Test & Trace for being in close contact with a positive-testee. She so far remains negative.  
 

That aside I can be thankful for breathing another day; a day not afforded to everyone. 
 

Stay well. 

 

[Erichill16]

17 minutes ago, polybear said:

High C-19 death rate in the UK (106.5K)?  BBC News just announced that in the USA there were 91K in January alone.  Jeez

Bear found this by chance when researching Kitchens:

https://www.solidwoodkitchencabinets.co.uk/kitchen-design-style-tool#door=all-white-shaker&handle=smooth-knob-cast-iron-36mm&worktop=black-oak-worktop&floor=black-slate-floor&wall=yellow-cake-paint

 

- One of the F&B wall colours is called "Yellow Cake".  Now if that's not a divine sign I dunno what is....

 

 

‘Yellow cake’ is part purified uranium ore. 

[The Stationmaster]

1 hour ago, polybear said:

 

Yes please, though Bear is thinking of woodwork, which may make it unsuitable I suspect

 

 

Many thanks; choosing a "colour" for the woodwork rather than a true white is another option, as that will mean I can use oil-based with no issues.  "House White" looks pretty good, by the way...

The best 'white white' I know of is the Dulux Trade gloss - that really dos stay white (some here is still the original 2007 paintwork on door frames and skirting boards and hasn't yellowed at all).

 

Baz - I'll raise you two Chinooks although they were just passing over - extra noisily and a bit lower than normal.  Probably came our way to make up for all the missing airliners we're not hearing nowadays.

[Happy Hippo]

1 hour ago, Barry O said:

funeral attended.. strange process of who can sit where .. and .. no singing...

 

Just had a visit from a helicopeter.. a Sikorski S92 air sea rescue jobbie.. it flew all the way from Humberside to say hello.. and has now set off back!

 

Curry for tea.. yummy!  and .. no rice!  (its a Leeds thing....)

 

Baz

 

 

We just had a visit from a Puma (helicopter).

 

Flew over, landed on at the Depot, sat for a few minutes, turning and burning and then disappeared pdq to the South.

 

Not a normal occurrence, especially at this time of night, so I assume that someone had a serious operational requirement.

 

We used to regularly lift stuff by Puma or even Chinook from Donnington to Brize to catch flights if the resupply was considered vital, but night training flights  that need to land on, usually go into Shawbury and then on to the training fields at Nesscliffe, Tern Hill or Chetwynd.

[Tony_S]

I haven’t seen a helicopter over here for a while now. The police helicopter used to hover over the nearby fields. Usually after someone was trying to evade pursuit after robbing a takeaway (not in Benfleet of course). 
 

[polybear]

44 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

The best 'white white' I know of is the Dulux Trade gloss - that really dos stay white (some here is still the original 2007 paintwork on door frames and skirting boards and hasn't yellowed at all).

 

 

Thanks - it is possible that 2007 is pre-buggeritup sorry, "new improved formula - cos' the seat polishers have stuck their noses in"....

[leopardml2341]

@polybear my experience of oil based white paint going yellow, is that it is much more serious when it is not in daylight. The interior frames of my en suite, airing cupboard and understairs cupboards are especially bad.

[polybear]

Try not to laugh.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55849864

[Erichill16]

59 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

‘Yellow cake’ is part purified uranium ore. 

Not to be confused with ‘ orange cake’. Unfortunately this one is just as inedible, it’s gluten free.

 

[Tony_S]

6 minutes ago, polybear said:

seat polishers have stuck their noses in"....

I did mention earlier that the Farrow and Ball isn’t harmful to furry noses. When Robbie stuck his nose in I think he soon realised it wasn’t a good idea. He got put outside quickly  and had his face hosed to an accompaniment of “you stupid dog”. Normally he didn’t like his face hosed but he didn’t make a fuss at all. The same decorating season had got off to a good start too. I was working my way from one end of the lounge to the other with big dust sheets. I turned round and they were gone. Ronnie had dragged them out and made a big bed in the utility room. He looked very pleased with himself. He was actually a good dog, when I put the sheets down again I just said “no” and he left them alone. 

[polybear]

5 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Not to be confused with ‘ orange cake’. Unfortunately this one is just as inedible, it’s gluten free.

 

 

 

Hmmm.....even Bear is eyeing that one with some suspicion.....

[Tony_S]

5 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Not to be confused with ‘ orange cake’. Unfortunately this one is just as inedible, it’s gluten free.

 

I had an email about baking with buckwheat flour and the pictures of the cakes looked like those baked with wheat flours. We have only used buckwheat for pancakes. 

[Gwiwer]

I counted all the helicopters here twice.

 

There were none.  

[Gwiwer]

1 hour ago, polybear said:

High C-19 death rate in the UK (106.5K)? 

Any number is too many but .....

 

I remain befuddled by the ONS who insist that 1 in 35 Londoners has the virus.  NHS and various other Government figures suggest that across the 32 boroughs there are (approximately - because it varies daily) 18,000 current cases for a population of let's say 7.5 million allowing for some of the "regulars" like students and long-term overseas visitors to have gone elsewhere. If testing picks up only 25% (and they seem to suggest it is more like 70%) of actual cases that translates as having a population of 2.5 million.  

 

By my own rough figures that suggests something like 1 in 100 might actually be infected which is far closer to the national statistic.  If testing picks up half the actual cases then it's more like 1 in 200.  

 

But then I am neither a statistician nor politician and call things not as the party or my paymaster wants me to see them but as I - being a humble citizen of planet Earth - see them.