Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[littlespark]

Crikey! That's some blaze!

The original poster has taken the video down now, i think because some comments suggested it was an insurance job and it turned into a slagging match.

 

[DPG]

I had been given an old Philips 60Mhz dual trace 'scope last week. It had been standing around for a few years so I decided to power it up and see if it worked. I've just plugged it and and up came the screen. Apart from two of the controls being a bit 'scratcy' all seemed ok until that ppfffzzzzzz sound and the smell of electrolitic capacitors letting out smoke. I've had the cover off and things don't look too bad. I've just downloaded the service manual so it loks like after a bit of trawling through it I'll be on the Farnell web site ordering a selection of caps.

Sounds good. I've got a nice Telequipment 75MHz dual beam scope which I've had since I was about 15 I think. Could replace it with a modern one, but you cant beat a proper analogue scope with a nice bright green trace!

 

[Megawatt]

what about 1?

Good morning everyone, I have 1 job today hanging and wiring LED security lights on a home at all 4 corners. The bad part is it’s 19 degrees outside with the wind blowing about 8 miles per hour and I get to use my extension ladder to climb up around 20 feet to be able to mount the boxes and lights. I then have to go in the attic to pull a new circuit to the 4 lights from the panel using a 15 amp single pole breaker. Yippee

 

[Mike Johnson]

The original poster has taken the video down now, i think because some comments suggested it was an insurance job and it turned into a slagging match.

I remember when you posted about the sale of the park and the problems your FIL was having with the new owners (chancers) claiming all sorts of things, so the above may not be so far removed from the truth.

 

[littlespark]

I remember when you posted about the sale of the park and the problems your FIL was having with the new owners (chancers) claiming all sorts of things, so the above may not be so far removed from the truth.

Well they had been treating the caravan owners badly... telling them to upgrade when there’s nothing wrong with units etc. Industry normal practice, but not something we did.

I think we can rule out any electrical fault, but the 200 solar panels on the roof will be useless now

 

[littlespark]

Found another source of photographs.

Gas cylinders are pretty close!

 

[Mike Johnson]

I'd like to go to work by boat!

I used to use the Thames passenger ferry between Greenwich and the City whilst it was in operation, did not last long though, no idea if the Woolwich ferry still operates, been out of London for a few years now.

@littlespark gas cylinders going up would have been interesting, but dangerous for the fire fighters and quite a big bang I would have thought.

 

[static zap]

but the handbrakes can be dodgy.

I think its a French parking space thing..
(I was always a leave it in gear guy) If not in France..
They manipulate parked cars (2CVs last time I saw it)
with a little bumper dodgems ..... EU I want out they are ANIMALs

 

[pirate]

They manipulate parked cars (2CVs last time I saw it)
with a little bumper dodgems

Very common in Spain...they call the bumping system "besos" = kisses
Mind you, most of them drive old, small cars and don't care

 

[static zap]

200 solar panels on the roof will be useless now

It is always sad to see ,years of hard work , planning ,time and resources . Go up in smoke - Due to less vigilance.

...Cost cutting -always draws suspicion ..