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

[Swampy1982]

Mr Obertshaw said:

Just picked this up for £10 facebook. Given the price I think it was more nessecary than frivolous. Unsure why, but my wife seems pissed off that it's in the hallway! My 2 year old is going to be over the moon when he wakes up the morning though. I Just need to find a bigger motor!

How was his reaction this morning? did he ask why you didnt get the merc instead?

[shirt]

Swampy1982 said:

I thought this as good a place to ask as any, seeing as it's an utterly pointless "need"

Does anyone have experience of buying a half decent monogrammed shirt?

I'd like the monogram on the lower front quarter of the shirt rather than the cuff or collar.

Ideally id like a reasonabily high quality material.

• awaits ridicule*

Nope, but surely just buy the shirt you want and take it to one of those corporate embroidery places and choose the font you like/placement.

[j_4m]

shirt said:

Nope, but surely just buy the shirt you want and take it to one of those corporate embroidery places and choose the font you like/placement.

Strong username to post content ratio.

[Bullett]

The great thing about Kickstarter FP's is you forget about them and then they turn up more than a year after you've paid, it's like christmas.



Pimax 5k+ VR headset. Adds to my Vive, Oculus Rift CV1 and DK2. (I really need to sell some).

[gothatway]

Joshsl said:

I have no need for it and no idea what I’m going to do with it once I have finished putting it up my nose( where else would you put a second hand borescope that will probably be coverd In old engine oil)

Up a friend's nose ? (other orifices are available)

[Clockwork Cupcake]

gothatway said:

Up a friend's nose ? (other orifices are available)

And now for something completely different... a man with a tape recorder borescope up his nose.

(followed by up his brother's nose, if I recall the sketch correctly)

[yellowtang]

Won these at a local auction house on Saturday - they are original artwork by Edward Sylvester Hynes for the cover of "Men Only" magazine 1940s/50s in Gouache and watercolour on card. Paid £370 and took them to be framed today (cost nearly as much again just for simple black frames!), they are going on the wall in my pool table room/man cave!

[yellowtang]

[yellowtang]

[Sway]

young_bairn said:

Digging through their youtube channel they used some rope to help seal the the gaps for when using it as a smoker. Not sure what the technical name is for said rope

Edited by young_bairn on Thursday 21st February 21:18

Stove rope - used for doors on wood burning stoves. I'll give it a go.

Fired up for the first time on Sunday, and had three co-op fresh 'finest' margherita. First one left for two minutes - completely burnt.

Second, 90 seconds and over-charred, but by no means inedible.

Third, 60s and absolutely perfect. Crust like I've never experienced. Staggeringly good.

[young_bairn]

Sway said:

Stove rope - used for doors on wood burning stoves. I'll give it a go.

Fired up for the first time on Sunday, and had three co-op fresh 'finest' margherita. First one left for two minutes - completely burnt.

Second, 90 seconds and over-charred, but by no means inedible.

Third, 60s and absolutely perfect. Crust like I've never experienced. Staggeringly good.

That looks so good

[louiebaby]

I might be giving one of these a try...

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MTF9WCH

Sort of frivolous I guess...

[Silverbullet767]

louiebaby said:

I might be giving one of these a try...

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MTF9WCH

Sort of frivolous I guess...

Maybe just switch the screen saver off?

[V8mate]

louiebaby said:

I might be giving one of these a try...

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MTF9WCH

Sort of frivolous I guess...

Do report back!

Be keen to know if it works on 'corporate' machines which hate anything being inserted.

[Dromedary66]

Fellow "work from home"-ers who like their Skype status to remain as active eh?

[AlasdairMc]

V8mate said:

Do report back!

Be keen to know if it works on 'corporate' machines which hate anything being inserted.

Depends on the corporate, but it does on a colleague's machine. It identifies as a mouse. I'd like to hope it wasn't a keylogger as well though...

[Lazermilk]

Dromedary66 said:

Fellow "work from home"-ers who like their Skype status to remain as active eh?

You know you can change the settings on skype for that?

[V8mate]

Lazermilk said:

Dromedary66 said:

Fellow "work from home"-ers who like their Skype status to remain as active eh?

You know you can change the settings on skype for that?

I can't change the screen lock timeout though.

[louiebaby]

Dromedary66 said:

Fellow "work from home"-ers who like their Skype status to remain as active eh?

Never thought of that...

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Or caffeine https://download.cnet.com/Caffeine/3000-2094_4-109...