Search found 152 matches

by belfrybat
Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:13 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 860896

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Those residual particles are probably so fine that they"ll go through the filter without being caught. Sooner or later they will, of course, but it takes some time. Alum is a flocculant, it makes all that really fine stuff stick together into larger particles that are easier to filter. Chuck in some...
by belfrybat
Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:35 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 860896

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Ex-A, are you adding alum (aluminium sulphate) to the pool?
by belfrybat
Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:39 pm
Forum: Aviation Incidents
Topic: Amazing 'corny' story - where is Sully when you need him?
Replies: 79
Views: 1546

Re: Amazing 'corny' story - where is Sully when you need him?

Even if the engine could have been made to give enough thrust to keep flying, it was still damaged, hence unreliable. It could have conked out at the most inconvenient moment .
by belfrybat
Sun Jul 07, 2019 2:37 pm
Forum: Computer Chatter
Topic: Who is using which WIN ?
Replies: 32
Views: 1230

Re: Who is using which WIN ?

1. Can I simply setup LM on my HDD wiping over W10 in one swoop? Or is some disk formatting involved first? Yes. It will reformat and partition the disk automatically. Just leave the defaults and set up the login details. If you have disk space to spare you can install alongside the Windows partiti...
by belfrybat
Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:14 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rant of the Day v2.
Replies: 7875
Views: 315677

Re: Rant of the Day v2.

Re sites that cover the screen with the "turn off your adblocker" crap. On some of them you can refresh the page, and hit stop before the script runs. I'll turn it off for sites that deliver a relevant service and the ad count is 10 or less. Sometimes the counter may go up to about 200, that's abuse...
by belfrybat
Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:34 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 860896

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Download a PDF reader from the Play Store. The Chrome browser will also display them, quite likely others too, I haven't tried them.
by belfrybat
Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:57 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 860896

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Whilst Tunnocks might not be the most prolific of confectionary manufacturers, the concept that they make a million caramel bars a day takes some appreciation. Not at all unfeasible. Supposing 23 hrs/day availability that comes to 12 bars per second. That's for one machine, and still kind of slow. ...
by belfrybat
Sun Feb 03, 2019 11:19 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rant of the Day v2.
Replies: 7875
Views: 315677

Re: Rant of the Day v2.

I do turn off the blocker for sites that render some relevant service and the blocked counter is under 10 or so. What gets me are sites where the counter goes up to 182 and they then cover the text with a gripe about how they really, really need to waste my bandwith. Sometimes one can work around it...
by belfrybat
Sun Dec 23, 2018 10:22 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: House Sitting Applications
Replies: 29
Views: 867

Re: House Sitting Applications

Roderick?
by belfrybat
Tue Dec 18, 2018 7:17 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: More Political Correctness run amok
Replies: 202
Views: 5652

Re: More Political Correctness run amok

Personstruation?
by belfrybat
Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:38 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Con-pilot's Christmas tale.
Replies: 4
Views: 373

Con-pilot's Christmas tale.

I figure it might be time for a repeat of CP's misadventures hanging up the Christmas lights. https://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/201894-she-trying-kill-me-help.html#post2259971 For those without access, here's a transcript: She is trying to kill me, HELP! Every year about this time my wife tries to ki...
by belfrybat
Tue Dec 04, 2018 1:17 am
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Rant of the Day v2.
Replies: 7875
Views: 315677

Re: Rant of the Day v2.

It may be an allergy to something in the air which isn't there closer to your home. Try taking some histamin next time and see if it helps.
by belfrybat
Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:01 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: SCAMMERS !
Replies: 1428
Views: 78949

Re: SCAMMERS !

So that's 5 megagrams, equals 5 megabills, making a total of 500 megabucks. Any 1/2 percent of that and I promise to retire and keep quiet.
by belfrybat
Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:05 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: SCAMMERS !
Replies: 1428
Views: 78949

Re: SCAMMERS !

terrific arse software program
So his day job is in Windows update development.
by belfrybat
Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:41 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 860896

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

Been a bit of silt shovelling
Almost read that wrong :))
by belfrybat
Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Agony Aunt
Topic: Helping a alcoholic
Replies: 21
Views: 5478

Re: Helping a alcoholic

Addictions, or rather, dependencies, are classified as diseases these days. Antabuse doesn't address he underlying issues and once the patient is off it will go back big-time and make up for the time lost. By your description of the on-again off-again pattern her drinking may be a symptom of deeper ...
by belfrybat
Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:42 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Idiotic students unions
Replies: 13
Views: 447

Re: Idiotic students unions

Just dress up as what scares them most: a white heterosexual male.
by belfrybat
Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV
Replies: 33192
Views: 860896

Re: The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

There's also a RadarContactLost (no spaces) with some more recent postings. He/she/it got banned for brazenly posting the url to here and PM:ed me with it too.
by belfrybat
Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:02 pm
Forum: Crewroom
Topic: Idiotic students unions
Replies: 13
Views: 447

Re: Idiotic students unions

And you can't dress up as Dracula unless you're from Transylvania in Romania.