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Cold, wet, open at one end, closed at the other. I'm happy.
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Forget and forgotten, then again, none of us could care less.
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Rwy in Sight wrote:Isn't the same with all battery operated appliances/ devices? Unless you become obsessed with making sure batteries are charged and run checklists about it.

The Electrosucks unit had a stand with a built in charger and control unit. Did not do much for the battery's life expectation.
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whole thing had to be dumped when the battery expired I spend some of my spare time taking such things apart and replacing the (usually industry-standard) batteries inside, often with a higher rated one than the original. Did open the blasted thing, but the shape of the battery was such that any av...

Capetonian wrote:Did you tell them 'nothing sucks like Electrolux'?

One was not that subtle. Far from it.
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Handy things, just make sure you buy one with a exchangeable battery. Our Electrolux POS hadn't, and the whole thing had to be dumped when the battery expired
Not impressed and told them as much.
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Tried Pringles ones, had Chinese food for three straight weeks and wanted something Western. Found a tube of Ps in my hotel room. Addictive?
Revolting! As far removed from potatoes as Poodles are from wolves.
I shudder thinking about it.
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limeygal wrote:Happy Birthday Ancient Mariner

Thank you!
I have not noticed this thread until now.
Happy Birthday to 500N and all before him, excluding myself. Not good form.
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ian16th wrote:Last time I flew as SLF with Finnair, 'twas in Caravelle.

I'm getting past old and approaching ancient.

Being Ancient I have of course also flown Caravelle. First flight at age 15, Tromsø - Oslo.
I remember the noise, and the sexy stewardesses.
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NTP-A Debater.
Really, moi?
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Thing is though, you have to demand quality, and pay for it, as it isn't cheap. When a marquis brand cheapens its quality, as some form of globalist accommodation, you abandon that brand. It might be Jaguar, Armani, Gucci and any other of the great companies that built a reputation of quality and d...

Jaguar a Ford? Not since 2008. Now owned by Indian Tara.
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I've been cutting and splitting wood for 9 hours today. Feel like I am 16. Tomorrow morning? We'll see, probably more like 19.
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Plastic centers, normal. Why the fuzz?
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I received information of the birth of number one daughter on a piece of paper called a telegram. Saw her nine months later.
These days?
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Nothing wrong with today's absinthe. Good stuff!
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Didn't like IST, toss up between NRT and HKG, but I'd probably go for HKG since I prefer Cathay to All Nippon.
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Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote:Name examples of countries where Socialism has worked...


..come on 4B, come ON! I haven't got all day.....


..Well done Maisie, quite correct. It IS a trick question.

Norway, and quite a few other. Communism on the other hand...................
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They did, Filippinos are some of the best people I've ever worked with. Both in the Pilippines and in the merchant navy. We left Manila 13 years ago, but we still meet up with both the old office and domestic staff for dinner every time we go there. Basically every year.
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I've only 12 years of formal education. When I set up a company in Manila all 14 employees had a uni degree, but none of them were able to assemble the IKEA office furniture I bought in Hong Kong. I had to do it, with my driver as assistant. Same story when I established a company in Singapore some ...