More frivolous purchases, stuff you don't need..

[filski666]

nute said:

Yep, been a subscriber to his utube channel for ages. If you pick through his videos there is one of him peeling burnt skin off his arm after a mishap with a fuel line. Ive lost the hair on my arm a few times and come close to burning my eyebrows off.

I have a real hankering for an Argus type valved PJ like this one which is mounted on a snowmobile, its in Swedish and you need to jump through to 1:30ish. No idea what id use it for tho... and the neighbours might get a bit pissed off as the Swedes say at the end of the clip that they has a noise complaint from 7km away...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O-JWddgagk

filski666 - cheers but having too much fun with them at present. You can get a little valved PJ from hobbycraft for about £100 i think... let me know if you need a link.

you mean this one?

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/uh_view...

Looks pretty good, if a little small - glad I didn't win the one on ebay recently - it went for £120 - twice what this one is!

[Ste1987]

I subscribed to that Lootcrate for £20 a month for 3 months, then realised how frivolous it was and cancelled

[nute]

filski666 said:

you mean this one?

http://www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/uh_view...

Looks pretty good, if a little small - glad I didn't win the one on ebay recently - it went for £120 - twice what this one is!

That's the one, they make an igniter too but you can make your own or they come up on eBay. I have one of those valves type, bit of a bh to get started as the manufacturing quality is only so so but they go well once alight. You really need an air compressor to get them going.

They are a Chinese copy of the original red head type which go for a lot more when they occasionally come up.

[CubanPete]

Another bargainous torch to add to my collection...

Frivolous as I have 6 now, (they all work). This one has orange trim though...

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-CREE-XM-L-T6-160...

[Du1point8]

CubanPete said:

Another bargainous torch to add to my collection...

Frivolous as I have 6 now, (they all work). This one has orange trim though...

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-CREE-XM-L-T6-160...

Hmmm I like that

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-CREE-XM-L-T6-160...

weird if I buy it from US its £4 and 7+ days shipping and if I buy it from UK its £9 and 3-5 days, might buy from US and hope they put 2 and 2 together and ship it from UK.

[JonRB]

I accidentally just gave a colleague £60 for his used Daskeyboard S Pro with MX Blue keys (they're around £100 new) because he wanted to sell it and I had the money in my wallet.

[Du1point8]

JonRB said:

I accidentally just gave a colleague £60 for his used Daskeyboard S Pro with MX Blue keys (they're around £100 new) because he wanted to sell it and I had the money in my wallet.

If you are feeling bad about it... let me give you £40 for it?

[Fer]

Du1point8 said:

JonRB said:

I accidentally just gave a colleague £60 for his used Daskeyboard S Pro with MX Blue keys (they're around £100 new) because he wanted to sell it and I had the money in my wallet.

If you are feeling bad about it... let me give you £40 for it?

I can make you both feel better, and give you £20.

[MartG]

Want !

[toasty]

Currently full of want for one of these Naim Muso thingies. Always wanted a Naim system, always out of price range but now a little closer.

[Snozzwangler]

JonRB said:

I accidentally just gave a colleague £60 for his used Daskeyboard S Pro with MX Blue keys (they're around £100 new) because he wanted to sell it and I had the money in my wallet.

Very frivolous!

My £10 Microsoft jobbie appears to do exactly the same...

[Sway]

Last year I decided I wanted to 'detail' my car. Didn't have the right kit, so spent about £150 on various stuff.

Washed the car twice, handpolished the Targa roof panel, and cleaned the wheels every couple of months.

That was 12 months ago.

A fortnight ago, at the Festival of Speed, I spent four hundred quid on a polisher I'd never heard of, but looked good. Since found out it was heavily discounted and pretty much the best DA polisher around. Gave it a go at the weekend, finally using some of the stuff that I bought last year. Did two panels - the roof and the bootlid. Chuffed, but struggling to understand quite why I need the best DA polisher (seems I could have bought three very respected polishers for the same money) when the vast majority of the time I cant be arsed worrying how it looks, and instead spend my time fixing things - it does have many MG/Rover parts after all...

Now decided that there's more stuff I need if I'm going to do a 'proper' job - so have just spent another £150 on more stuff. Crystal nano sealant, hybrid supernatural wax, the lot. Arrives Thursday.

If the weather doesn't suit 'detailing' this weekend, I can only imagine how good the cars will look next year, when I once again experience a week long urge to have a shiny car... I've already spent enough to have a top professional do a far better effort!

[JonRB]

Snozzwangler said:

JonRB said:

I accidentally just gave a colleague £60 for his used Daskeyboard S Pro with MX Blue keys (they're around £100 new) because he wanted to sell it and I had the money in my wallet.

Very frivolous!

My £10 Microsoft jobbie appears to do exactly the same...

Really? It has individually sprung mechanical keys rather than a membrane? I'm impressed.

[Axionknight]

That reminds me of my nerdy gamer days - God those were fun.

Remember, if you hit the button harder you do more damage to the opposing player

[Snozzwangler]

JonRB said:

Snozzwangler said:

JonRB said:

I accidentally just gave a colleague £60 for his used Daskeyboard S Pro with MX Blue keys (they're around £100 new) because he wanted to sell it and I had the money in my wallet.

Very frivolous!

My £10 Microsoft jobbie appears to do exactly the same...

Really? It has individually sprung mechanical keys rather than a membrane? I'm impressed.

I press keys and letters appear, so yep.





Tres frivolous! I applaud your frivolousness

Edited by Snozzwangler on Tuesday 7th July 22:26

[JonRB]

Snozzwangler said:

I press keys and letters appear, so yep.

Ah. Fair point.

[Snozzwangler]

[Sway]

Snozzwangler said:

I press keys and letters appear, so yep.

You should have a word with IT first thing - your numberpad is broken.

[wseed]

Du1point8 said:

Hmmm I like that

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-CREE-XM-L-T6-160...

weird if I buy it from US its £4 and 7+ days shipping and if I buy it from UK its £9 and 3-5 days, might buy from US and hope they put 2 and 2 together and ship it from UK.

I think your options are £4.xx from China and the more expensive price is shipped from the UK/EU with my experience of BG the 7days+ will be a couple of weeks, well worth the wait for the saving.

[JonRB]

wseed said:

my experience of BG the 7days+ will be a couple of weeks

Plus you'll be bombarded with emails, have them asking for positive feedback before the item has even arrived, and then will spam you repeatedly with emails about other things you might want to buy until you unsubscribe from the mailing list that you never consented to be put on in the first place.