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I can confirm that Cash Converters still gets used for fencing stolen gear. My car was broken into in Feb this year & £2.5k of photography gear stolen from it (stupidly left there by yours truly). It wasn't actual cameras but expensive carbon fibre tripods & stuff that really had no business...

(Not sure if the image will work - first time trying to post an inline image here) When I was working overseas as a deployed civvie, we'd regularly find ourselves without hot water in the mornings so placement of my radiator had multiple purposes: 1) It heated the cabin as you'd expect 2) It heated ...

Abagorth wrote:Yes, sometimes the subs are useless, recently ordered some staples with my Tesco delivery and they sent me string!!

LOL! Well, the thought was there!

Just discussed this with OH who does all our shopping online from Tesco & apparently subs are always priced at the same as your original order, even if better/bigger than what you ordered. Having said that, getting a 4-pack of Egg Custards, instead of a 2-pack, that must be eaten by next day or ...

It'd be a bit of a pain having to get water from emergency situations like that - on the one hand it wouldn't be easy to transport significant amounts of it logistically (at least for those without cars) & even if you could, it would likely be rationed to some extent. Had a biggie in Telford rec...

It's interesting. Coming from London which is well-known for it's "liquid-concrete" water, since moving to the midlands almost 20yrs ago I've NEVER descaled a single item other than my Nespresso machine for the hell of it (after 2yrs).

It can certainly vary hugely depending on location...

I've had a Lil Larry torch in one of my wish lists for a while now. Whilst we're away on a caravan break I happened upon a shop selling them for £9 - cheaper than I'd seen elsewhere so bought one. Liked it so much I popped back for 2 more! So that's one for the caravan, one for the car & one for...

I think the Nitecore looks favourite ATM. I've had a few bits from China without any trouble but not much electrical. Just want to be careful knowing how dangerous Lithium Ion can be if not treated properly...

Just remember that the 18650/14500 battery chargers can be charged from solar panels via the usb cables.... just saying. :D They're a great resource. Indeed, I have a 24w RavPower portable panel that I shall be testing, once I figure out which chargers aren't dodgy chinese imports prone to blowing ...

This week I've discovered the wonders of 18650 batteries and the fact that they exist in many laptop batteries, & being the hoarder that I am and slow to get rid of junk I happened to have a few old laptops lying around so started pulling battery packs apart. Found a few potential looking cells ...