tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post2374148727347289475..comments2024-03-29T07:54:24.161+00:00Comments on TONE DEAF: Fast spinRoderick Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-88210226979040735682014-04-03T18:05:52.374+01:002014-04-03T18:05:52.374+01:00Stella: I knew it. You hardly needed any pushing a...Stella: I knew it. You hardly needed any pushing at all. I suspect you've already started on the GCN and it won't be about Inuits. Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-11968159945938700182014-04-03T17:20:50.865+01:002014-04-03T17:20:50.865+01:00All: Oh Gawd! Did I patronise Terry? I'd have ...All: Oh Gawd! Did I patronise Terry? I'd have eaten an aubergine not to. Further than that I cannot go. I watched and admired the way he eviscerated the old machine, detached the weight, rotated the drum (a hideous scratching sound) then looked at me gravely and shook his head. The dump beckoned.<br /><br />I talked with him about the only time I ever did work which Vic and Edna, my in-laws, would have recognised as work (ie, repairing VHF kit in the RAF) and T told me about switching from photography to running his own light engineering business - man's talk I tell 'ee. He liked V's Wall pix and especially the statue. He didn't seem patronised but the bill was about 50% more than I expected. So perhaps he thought I was coming the toff.<br /><br />RW (zS): Perhaps he did take an interest, along with lots of ackers from my CC. Not that I resent that. I'm middle-class, I exist to be taken advantage of.<br /><br />Lucy: According to T washing machine technology has leaped ahead during the last five years. They now incorporate logic and can be hacked into remotely; rather more significantly some Azerbaijanian can now switch off your deep freeze and ruin the contents. <br /><br />On a happier note washing machine belt drives have been dispensed with and the motor rotates the drum directly - much, much quieter. The evolution back to front-loaders in France is probably a byproduct generated by the move towards wheelie bins; local authorities feared little old ladies were going to fall in and be turned into landfill.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-85271335924841433392014-04-03T13:32:19.947+01:002014-04-03T13:32:19.947+01:00The perfect setup for Chapter Two.The perfect setup for Chapter Two.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789646495307544390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-60640029984461669322014-04-03T09:07:37.000+01:002014-04-03T09:07:37.000+01:00I'm sure you made his morning too.
The rathe...I'm sure you made his morning too. <br /><br />The rather prissy young man who delivered and installed our new washing machine whinged about having a cobweb on his head after the act, I thought my extensive spring cleaning had got rid of most of them but evidently missed one.<br /><br />I have observed a change in prevalent washing machine technology here: it used to be that top loaders were the norm, and I have gone so far native as to prefer one, it seems more logical if you have a rotating electrically powered container of hot water and other matter to have the opening at the top, so placing less demand on the seals. However, now the preference seems to be for front loaders, of which there was much more choice. I don't think either design is ideally suited to money laundering!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-77279501207087862972014-04-02T23:18:55.811+01:002014-04-02T23:18:55.811+01:00Now that's value for the Pfennig! I've had...Now that's value for the Pfennig! I've had amazing conversations with men who repair appliances and fix household problems. I imagine it has something to do with the fact that they are explorers at heart. They notice things, ask questions, take an interest. Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6644918126688721788.post-57563138052690576882014-04-02T13:11:35.619+01:002014-04-02T13:11:35.619+01:00That is a good example of part of my enjoyment in ...That is a good example of part of my enjoyment in walking, that is more in the cross country walks rather than hill walking. I relish getting unlikely people to talk and have learnt never to underestimate anybody at first sight.2296 52943439Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.com