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A Japanese typewriter is a fearsome beast.
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Big thank you to Tech for keeping the show running for all those years.
I remember going to one or two meetups in London. Must have been over 10 years ago. Tech was certainly at one of them. As was Dr Shoe - I wonder what happened to him.
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Boot (UK/AUS) = Trunk (US)
Bonnet (UK) = Hood (US)
Esky is Australian only. Until I looked it up I hadn't realised it was originally a trademark that became generic.
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Britain is a relatively small and crowded island. Especially around London and other major conurbations. There are very few toll roads. The only major one is the M6T, an alternative to the M6 past Birmingham. Several major bridges and tunnels have tolls (Dartford crossing, Humber bridge, Tyne tunnel for example). There are a number of minor toll routes. This is unlike France or Italy where there are many toll routes.
I've driven in several parts of the US and Canada. Mostly the roads are easy and not too crowded. I've also driven in Manhattan and around the tristate area where the traffic jams can be every bit as bad as back home. I remember trying to get across from NJ to Long Island at around midnight and finding the traffic really horrible for no apparent reason apart from too many vehicles and too little road.
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Just got the 10 wide and they aren't comfortable either. They just aren't the right shape for my feet. Shame, because I quite liked the style.
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But doesn't Vegas have an Eiffel Tower:-)
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The goth subculture still embraces platforms for both men and women. But that's not exactly mainstream and shows no tendency to head that way.
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4 hours ago, Shyheels said:
It has never worked the other way. Once an item of clothing or element of style has gone to the feminine side of the shop, it stays there as far as men are concerned. They do not try to retrieve it. Women are able to take from the men’s aisle, but never the other way around.
Not 100% true. In the late 1960s/early 1970s high heels, especially platforms, were often worn by men as well as women. But generally I think you're right, I can only think of the single counterexample.
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Never heard Beirut described as the Las Vegas of the Middle East before. "Paris of the Middle East" goes back a long way and I saw "Switzerland of the Middle East" recently for the first time.
https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-of-beirut-lebanon-1965-2014-12?r=US&IR=T
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8 hours ago, Shyheels said:
Interesting point. There is a double standard there that goes almost entirely unnoticed because it is so widely expected and blithely assumed. Were women suddenly discouraged from wearing or adopting men’s styles to anything like the degree men are discouraged from wearing heels there would be massive outrage. It just wouldn’t happen. And yet the women who would be most outraged are often the very ones who most vigorously “enforce” the proscriptions for men.
History has it the other way round. Women were heavily discouraged from wearing men's styles of clothing. It took many years for trousers to become an accepted item of women's clothing.
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Just now, Shyheels said:
Exactly! In terms of boots, would much rather have fewer pair pair but have them beautifully made and well fitting, able to be repaired or re-soled as required. In the long term such boots are by far the better bargain. Who needs 25 or 30 pair of mediocre boots when for the same money you can have a couple of pair of really lovely boots that will last for many years?
Who made your boots? Was it Jean Gaborit?
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I'm not entirely familiar with US electrical codes but I am pretty much up to date with UK wiring regulations.
UK: RCD = US: GFI
UK: Earth = US: Ground
UK: Live = US: Hot (i think)
In the UK RCDs are now required on new instals for ALL circuits (17th and the new 18th edition regs). They have been compulsory for outdoor sockets and various other cases for many years. Until fairly recently socket outlets have not been permitted at all in bathrooms (that's UK sense, a room containing a bathtub or shower). It's now allowed subject to certain conditions.
All UK socket outlets are polarised by design and have been for many decades. This is not the case in the US or mainland Europe.
In any case, how are you meant a get a decent electric shock off 120V:-)
Please don't take my last remark literally. I've had a few 240V mains shocks and they hurt. I've also had 120V shocks and on the whole they aren't too bad. But I'd still prefer not to have them. The 1200V DC shock I had once was VERY unpleasant. The lowest voltage known to have killed somebody I think was 32V. You'd probably have to have your hands in salty water and have a weak heart to do that.
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Took the return to my local Collect+ store last night. Much more convenient than the Post Office.
I might try the 10 wide. Part of the problem is that the bit that was really tight was at a seam over the instep. Exactly where there will be least stretch in the leather.
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Unless it's a historic set of xmas lights then I agree with HiH, get a new set.
To best tool for diagnosing breaks in strings of xmas lights is a voltstick. https://voltstick.com/
Similar products are available made by many companies.
For many years xmas light were made with unpolarised connectors, both in the US and UK, so there's no real hazard here. Especially if your house has a RCD (GFI).
It's not always realised that xmas tree light bulbs are meant to fail short circuit.Hence 1 or 2 failing will leave the string working. If too many fail the string will be overrun leading to rapid failure of all the bulbs.
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The UK has so much to see. From the world class mainstream museums, wonderful historic houses and landscapes preserved by the National Trust and English Heritage, to strange and wonderful places. One example that I've visited. It's totally mad, impossibly full of stuff and utterly wonderful: http://www.lolc.co.uk/
The real problem for a visitor is deciding what to leave out, as much as what to see.
PS: Just found that the little museum I've just praised is closed until further notice. I really hope it survives.
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On 12/10/2018 at 9:52 AM, at9 said:
Having just paid £55 for the regular fit Elexis they've reduced the price to £33 today :-(
The search facility on the Asos site doesn't seem to find the Elexis boots if you look by size/style etc or any reasonable combination thereof. Odd
Arrived today and they're too small. Just about managed to zip them up but horribly uncomfortable over the instep. So they're going back.
It's possible that UK10 or wide fitting would help so I may order again.
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You can visit Stonehenge but you can't get right up to the stones.
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Having just paid £55 for the regular fit Elexis they've reduced the price to £33 today :-(
The search facility on the Asos site doesn't seem to find the Elexis boots if you look by size/style etc or any reasonable combination thereof. Odd
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8 hours ago, Puffer said:
I hope they do too, and that the rear zip doesn't cause you problems. Do let us all know.
The wide fit version (often a better fit for blokes) is cheaper at £38.50.
I hadn't spotted the wide fit version. But UK9 is out of stock.
https://www.asos.com/asos-design/asos-design-wide-fit-elexis-leather-ankle-sock-boots/prd/9778296
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On 12/6/2018 at 2:28 PM, Puffer said:
The second pair is 'Elexis' - black leather, rear zip, 3.5" Cuban heel. The toebox felt fine but I could not even do up the rear zip - an impossible task!
Sorry about the picture quality; best I could do. Despite my disappointment, I recommend these boots to anyone with a 10UK medium-width foot, or smaller. They seem well-made, of solid construction, with leather uppers and a sturdy Cuban heel that would be very acceptable for public outings even if exposed. I just wish I could get something very similar in a larger size! They do seem to be in variable supply from ASOS (going in and out of stock), so anyone interested should order quickly! ASOS has other styles in sizes up to 10UK also (some in wide width), but again supply may be erratic.
Thanks for pointing these out. I've just ordered a pair in UK9. I hope they fit. Free delivery and free returns so no risk.
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4 hours ago, veryhigh said:
I use ASOS as well, 10uk wide fits well for me. Evans 9ee(e) are similar as can be new looks eu43 sizes. But many of my items are Diechmann.
I did try to attach some pics but got an upload error (200?)
Where did you see EU43 sizes on New Look? They list in UK sizes up to UK9 and their size chart equates it to EU42. Though the normal conversion is EU43=UK9.
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Ali was used for domestic wiring in the UK for a while when copper prices were sky high. 1970s? Horrible stuff that caused all sorts of problems. Fortuantely I've never encountered it. There are also some ali phone line cables. Again they cause trouble.
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Cost depends on several things. Whether the time is peak or off-peak. Whether you book ahead online or just turn up at the station. The whole rail ticket pricing system in the UK is a horrible incoherent mess. One of the easy ways to find out trains times and ticket prices is:
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@dww, you're one of those lucky fellows who takes an ordinary women's size. At UK9/EU43 my choice is limited. Those with bigger feet have it worse still.
@Shyheels, at least squirrel is edible. It's served in a few restaurants. AFAIK, seagull is disgusting.
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Unless you're French in which case it's AZERTY. Other languages also differ.
In the new film "Colette" they actually got this detail correct. They used a typewriter with an AZERTY keyboard.