Recent content by steve1001

Become a surface grinder. Firmly fix the angle grinder on the bench, with the wheel at a set height above the bench. Press the workpiece down against the worktop and slide it under the angle grinder wheel. Takes very small grinds. Adjust angle grinder for successive cuts. You are emulating a...

On the MEM forum, around December 2019, a website, offering unbelievable bargains, was tested out. Cutter grinder sale - Another Scam? The fraudulent website was offering cutter grinders at £100, instead of the usual £600 plus price. One brave member used his credit card and went ahead and...

One word ...... Silver Foil It's nice and bendy and mouldable. Mould the foil around part of the rim. Tuck it part ways inside the paint tin if needs be. I generally don't tip the tins. Instead I use a large spoon or ladle to transfer the paint out to another container. I mould a ledge on...

I saw a figure on a Gov site. It put a figure of £220 billion on the great UK giveaway. I took a stab in the dark and came up with 30 million people who will likely be paying for it. That gave me £7333 per person. If I'm wildy out it must be something over £3000 per person at least. I expect...

Reading some surfing websites. It's still not clear. Though some local police have stated NO. What if you get in trouble while in the sea. The RNLI might not be fully manned due to Covid-19. Letting the population swim and surf could overstretch the service. If you get in trouble you are then...

Hmmm. Surfing = exercise. Maybe that is a border line case. Common sense tells me it should be ok, as long as you maintain distance. Golf. In the same vain. Is it ok to go out on a golf course for exercise. Would the authorities frown on that? Golf courses in England are closed, so I believe...

Joggers will pass by, nearly brushing your shoulder, and breathe heavily into your space. Leisure cyclist will pass by within metre and say 'sorry'. And you are supposed to feel better because they have apologised. Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.

The missus said to me today "Look, if you are that bored, why don't you do a model?" Believe me, it's hard getting a model to come round during lockdown.

I see the numbers were lost on you. But thanks for those great words of wisdom. :roll:

Gentlemen. If I read the internet or watch the TV (heaven forbid) I am left with the impression that there has been a major increase in the number of deaths (constantly 800+ a day!). I am trying to figure out if there is in fact a marked increase in the death rate, or is it that those people...

Thanks Richard I had already had a look there and found annual figures from 2018, and going far back. I could not see 2019 or 2020 figures. I will have another hunt around on there tonight. It's all well and good saying that 900 people have died (sad to say) today, but it would be useful to...

Does anyone know where the current UK record for the number of deaths per month (that include both normal and Covid related) may be accessed? It would be interesting to compare the number of people that have died this year in Jan, Feb, Mar, and compare them to the totals from previous years. I...

Oops, sorry. I forgot some quote marks in my post. It was Droogs who wrote .... I responded and wrote '2+2=5' to that. Sorry for the confusion. Steve

just noticed that our intrepid leaders are now only giving us the numbers of people who have died in hospital. I wonder if that has anything to do with the letter they sent to care home residents basically telling them they are being left to die if they get this wretched thing as they will not...

I do hope Boris pulls through. He is such a likeable chap, and deserves to survive. Steve