THIS week I bought (5 Viewers)

[magicsurfbus]

On Sunday we went to the flea market in the Carrefour car park at Waterloo and after four hours trawling the tables and cardboard boxes I came back with a goodly haul of old Belgian tat quality vintage items for the discerning English collector.

 

[Steve]

Got the wife a present, A Vileda windo matic window sucker thingy

 

[JockandRita]

This week, I've just bought another MOT certificate (legitimate I mght add ), and another twelve months MH Insurance from Comfort.
Nothing exciting, but definitely essential.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[Techno]

My insurance renewal has just arrived today and it's within £2 of last year

 

[JockandRita]

My insurance renewal has just arrived today and it's within £2 of last year

Mine was even less than that Andy.

Jock.

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[gus-lopez]

These arrived today in preparation for our forthcoming trip to Scotland, last time we both had one of the little buggers . Used some fine forceps last time, thought i'd try these. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OTOM-TICK...454?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a7929663e

Wonderful invention . Had mine for the last 15 years & have never failed to remove ticks complete.

 

[tufty]

Hymer Esis t 414 hope to have it wed 6th May

Hope you love it as much as we love ours...

 

[Minxy]

Went to a car boot sale on Monday and got a 25kg bag of Lincolnshire tatties ... £5! Also a nice tall lamp for my Mum, and a few other bits and bobs including a hardly used George Foreman grill for £2!

 

[Langtoftlad]

I don't even want to think about the amount of tat piling up in the spare room... Bedding, watering cans & hoses, plates & cutlery etc - most importantly, corkscrew, bottle opener & glasses.
[Did I mention I am a little bit excited?]

 

[sciac2001]

A lovely Spanish loaf of bread, after the rubbish they served in Portugal.

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[Langtoftlad]

...including a hardly used George Foreman grill for £2!

Aren't all Foreman grills "hardly used"

 

[Minxy]

Aren't all Foreman grills "hardly used"

Nope, we've got a smaller version at home which we use a lot but this is a bit bigger and also has removable grill plates for easy cleaning so even better - we actually wore a previous one out due to use!

 

[Langtoftlad]

I lurve my Foreman Grill ( w removable plates )

 

[tonyidle]

Today I bought 56 10mg Ramipril £8:20
A Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker

A Snugg case for iPhone 6​

A BT cordless phone
and 1TB Mac backup

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That phone works miracles. We bought one 3 months ago and haven't received a single nuisance call since. Down from 8 - 10 a day.

 

[arao99]

Hope you love it as much as we love ours...

I,m sure we will , When we eventually get it !! Had a couple of problems not sure when we will get it home.

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[parknride]

Aren't all Foreman grills "hardly used"

Use ours outside like a BBQ when on ehu quite a lot. Easier to clean than a bbq

 

[Allanm]

80 litres of diesel for £70 in France, again! Saving almost £35 on UK prices
Lovely
Allan

 

[Neckender]

Full English breakfast at the Four King's in Benidorm 1.5 €.

John.

 

[Terry]

I got the BOSCH jig saw yesterday and it's almost brand new -not a scratch on the bottom plate or the plastic cover for the plate If I had used it 4 or 5 times it would be in a lot worse nick I cannot believe that someone can pay £400 use it once or twice then put it away only to find when they next need it the battery is dead -hence selling it to me, for him to buy a diy electric one
Let that be a warning to others to always charge your batteries before you put it away
well chuffed As a bounus there are about 30 new blades in with it -I'll not mention them as he will have to buy some for his leccy replacement
terry

 

[Techno]

Not essential with lithium ion and local Makita service centre has so far replaced three 18 volt LXT batteries for me and all just under 3yrs old but insufficient charge cycles to exclude replacement
Don't consider anything Nicad as they are crap

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[Terry]

Not essential with lithium ion and local Makita service centre has so far replaced three 18 volt LXT batteries for me and all just under 3yrs old but insufficient charge cycles to exclude replacement
Don't consider anything Nicad as they are crap

And you are telling me the ni cads are crap You have only confirmed my thoughts on the lithium -Had ni cads for yrs without much problem -Now onto lithium and everyone I know is having problems with batteries -but must say I have not encountered any YET
terry

 

[Techno]

Yes Terry but Makita warranty them for hundreds of charges and their machine interrogates the built in chip to find the age and number of charges. If the battery looks in good condition and modest charges they will still replace it FREE in 3 yrs.
I get 3 times the duration from a lithium ion in use over a big bulky heavy nicad and can charge it any time whether full or part discharged. Charge time is only 22 minutes!
Just now I have 9 batteries so the usage is shared out.
Three of those live in the van

I mark them all so I know the order they were acquired

 

[Terry]

Andy you have missed the point -yes they replace them but they should not need replacing like they do --Ni-cads have served me well over many yrs -yes eventually dying after a long time -Li-ion are or seem to be dying very quickly -I like my li-ion tools but they don't seem to like being used as much as the old ni-cads --IT COULD BE THAT THEY HOLD A LOT MORE POWER -but they certainly die quicker -I still see the old Makita 7.2 and 9.6 v slide up handle drills still performing well after what must be above 20 yrs --my first ever battery drill was one of the 7.2 v ones about 36/8 yrs ago which made my Yankee driver redundant (still got the Yankee)
It has taken me a long time to trust the li-ion and they are great but I still use and like some of my old ni-cad stuff -The Bosch jig saw will earn it's keep and 3 am hr batts can be had for £20 so I expect to be using it for a long time
terry

 

[Techno]

I've been using LXT for four years and not lost a battery yet at my expense.
I generally obtain batteries under £60 rather than the near £150 screw fix were charging

 

[Terry]

I've been using LXT for four years and not lost a battery yet at my expense.
I generally obtain batteries under £60 rather than the near £150 screw fix were charging

Yes Andy but you again have had to have batteries exchanged with the old crap ni-cads would you have had to get them exchanged ?
Paul and I have both gone onto Milwaukie li-on tools and they are proving excellent but even these are breaking and getting exchanged or repaired now should they break ? I think tools are good only when they don't break/need exchange -The fact that they give and honour a 3 yr warranty is great but it would be better if they did not have to repair or exchange in the first place
terry

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[Techno]

Nicads were a pain having to fully discharge them before recharging and the power drops off as they discharge.
Li maintain the power right to the end.
I never had a warranty of more than 12 months with nicads and they must be stored fully charged.
I am blessed with living 10 minutes walk from a major Makita service agent and the battery I recently exchanged was four years old but lucky for me their diagnostic machine was playing up so they swapped it
The other aspect is that there are a huge amount of tools that use the LXT battery and I have many of them.

Any battery is a "consumable" at the end of the day but the performance difference of Li over Nicd is huge

 

[Terry]

They are different but to say the old ni-cads are crap is not right -
Yes they both have a place in the tool box and the way I use them is simple -if a battery goes flat I simply replace it with a fully charged one -I cannot say I have noticed any difference power wise because of this/use simply the li-on are lighter,and with most of my tools both use batteries until they simply drop off the cliff face IE power until dead -you notice within a few last(2/3) screws that they are dying no gradual loss of power
As to a few mins walk to service centre it's lucky if I still have the receipt or can find said receipt -If I buy crap tools then I keep receipt because I know I will have killed it long before the GTEE is out so get a refund -If stuck I used to go to ARGOS to get me out of the s--- then take it back after I had found a good tool
terry

 

[Techno]

No receipt required
The onboard chip tells the agent the age and usage

 

[Terry]

OK Andy I give up it still does not alter the fact that your Li-on batteries have packed up My old crap Ni-cads are still going strong
If you had anything other than Makita and I, the Milwaukee, I don't think any other makes out there give 3 yr warranty -The Eihell one has a 2 yr gtee and for the money it's impressive As to the Bosch I have paid less than the price of one battery for it -in fact if I factor in the blades I got I have probably paid less than 20 quid for it A bargain if ever I got one
terry

 

[Techno]

Just bought 6 litres of Soberano from Iberian food&wines using my Euro pre paid card €99.30 delivered from Spain or sub £12 a litre. Based on rate at time we bought euros

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