The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[Wu Wei]

I keep seeing a commercial for a company that sells sofa sectionals and bean bag type chairs.

However the company name.....was also a euphemism for something completely different back in my highschool and college days

And I can't get past the euphemism

 

[sun rise]

I keep seeing a commercial for a company that sells sofa sectionals and bean bag type chairs.

However the company name.....was also a euphemism for something completely different back in my highschool and college days

And I can't get past the euphemism

Maybe there's a reason for Lovesac if you push the sections together and...

 

[Revoltingest]

Detente with the Martians....

 

[Valjean]

Here's another raccoon story: Reported burglary in California was a dozen fighting raccoons
That would have been an interesting thing to see.

My minions:

 

[Wu Wei]

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[Wu Wei]

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[Wu Wei]

 

[ChristineM]

We needed a small tin of shellac primer and couldn't find any locally so Amazon to the rescue.

I tried Amazon France and couldn't find anything so went to Amazon UK. Found what we needed at £24.90, rather expensive for a small tin, add deliver to France at £18.00. Most definitely not worth it.

On the off chance i went back to Amazon France and searched for the brand name of the british product. There it was, the exact same tin for €19.00. Cool, thats over £7 cheaper. Clicked checkout, delivery is free, better still.

Clicked buy and got the message that the tin costing a total of £25.40 less than the British tin would be shipped from the factory... In England

 

[Wu Wei]

We needed a small tin of shellac primer and couldn't find any locally so Amazon to the rescue.

I tried Amazon France and couldn't find anything so went to Amazon UK. Found what we needed at £24.90, rather expensive for a small tin, add deliver to France at £18.00. Most definitely not worth it.

On the off chance i went back to Amazon France and searched for the brand name of the british product. There it was, the exact same tin for €19.00. Cool, thats over £7 cheaper. Clicked checkout, delivery is free, better still.

Clicked buy and got the message that the tin costing a total of £25.40 less than the British tin would be shipped from the factory... In England

Sounds like you avoided a shellacking

 

[Revoltingest]

 

[Revoltingest]

We needed a small tin of shellac primer and couldn't find any locally so Amazon to the rescue.

I tried Amazon France and couldn't find anything so went to Amazon UK. Found what we needed at £24.90, rather expensive for a small tin, add deliver to France at £18.00. Most definitely not worth it.

On the off chance i went back to Amazon France and searched for the brand name of the british product. There it was, the exact same tin for €19.00. Cool, thats over £7 cheaper. Clicked checkout, delivery is free, better still.

Clicked buy and got the message that the tin costing a total of £25.40 less than the British tin would be shipped from the factory... In England

What for?

 

[sun rise]

Diverting this thread into a political/theological siding...

 

[ChristineM]

What for?

To paint some silicon in one of the bathrooms that because its silicon won't hold paint. We are told the way to solve the problem is shellac primer which can then be painted over.

 

[Revoltingest]

To paint some silicon in one of the bathrooms that because its silicon won't hold paint. We are told the way to solve the problem is shellac primer which can then be painted over.

I ask cuz I use shellac as a primer to prevent stain (eg, knots) bleed thru.
But there are paint primers designed for that, & might be cheaper,
eg, Kilz, Zinsser Bin.

 

[ChristineM]

I ask cuz I use shellac as a primer to prevent stain (eg, knots) bleed thru.
But there are paint primers designed for that, & might be cheaper,
eg, Kilz, Zinsser Bin.

All this diy (bricolage) is new(ish), we are still learning after mumble mumble years. Up to now its consisted of decorating and paul has made a couple of book cases.

We are painting a bathroom and can't finish it nicely over the sealer

We had stains on the utility room ceiling part of which is fibre glass where it was extended in the 60s. Every time we painted with emulsion or acrylic paint withinin weeks the stains were back. Someone told us to use ordinary left over gloss paint then finish with emulsion to match... It worked


Never heard of those funny names, not sure they are available here

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If I want Guinness I can scrap some from under my lawnmower any time.

DO NOT BLASPHEME!
DO NOT BLASPHEME!
DO NOT BLASPHEME!

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If it ain't Guinness extra stout...it ain't beer

Good beer, but there are other good beers. Smithwicks is good. Heineken is good. Some Sam Adams are good.
But nothing and absolutely nothing Miller, Anhauser Busch, or Coors. Those are the Anti-Beers. Beware the Anti-Beer!

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Can you believe its December. AGAIN.!?

I know. It seems like it was just December not that long ago. Which it basically wasn't when covid shattered and severely disrupted pur lives