The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:10 am**

didn't know the b m open at 10 at night lll. As i say: wasn't complaining about cost, just tipping you how to avoid a catastrophe, your the one ranting about it . You have given price saving tips before now m8, so can't see what the beef is ???

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:52 pm**

no beef at all mate

if it was a normal call in the week maybe Â£80 plus parts and vat
but saturday night is unsocial hours
i am sure you get a good wack off your firm for working on the weekend :;):
I wish i was good at decorating,car mechanics and such stuff
but I'm not
gimme some concrete and a trowel and i'm as happy as a pig
cheers LLL

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 4:53 pm**

.......no i don't that's why i don't do overtime. I am agreeing with you about call out charges, jst nice to avoid them. The nut snapped on my tail of float chamber in toilet, that's how i found out my stopcock was leaking. Wife panicked and called plumber. I declined and turned water off with a bowl under tap. Repaired the lot for a pony, just need to rip up tiles etc. I do all my own repairs because i like diy. And it was just a tip.

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:12 pm**

whilst we are on the subject of diy problem solving to avoid costly bills, which is what I think we are. I got mugged by a 24/7 locksmith recently. if you have a upvc type front door with a long multi point lock these can and do suffer with the ingress of building dust and do just wear out. the are several thousand the market some of which no longer manufactured, so when you call out a locksmith they just remove it use a catalog/supplier to find suitable replacement, order it, wait for it to arrive, then come back and fit it. fine. but to secure the now lockless door they fit two sash jammers (google them), well clearly a competent diy'er could do all this, if you have the sash jammers to hand when the lock breaks, so if you have a upvc door buy and fit them now as they give you extra security. simples

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:22 pm**

I once had a go at a bit of locksmithing! Was doing a patio for an old dear and always had to go to the backdoor as the front wouldnt open. I got it open with some waggling of the key, took the lock out, went to the merchant for a new lock, did some chisselling, and drilling and got the new lock in. She was delighted with it and asked how much it cost. Told her the lock was Â£12.00. she gave me Â£12.50

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:24 pm**

well done mikey, my lock is on the blink and i need to replace it. Had a run of bad luck lately and costing a few quid, so any saver tip welcome. Got to replace outside phone line as my neighbour ripped mine out, so another potential long 'un saved by diying it. I'll google it now. Thanks.

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:45 pm**

ok then, shall we make this a top tips thread?
as mikey has said upvc espagnolette locking systems are prone to drop fail and jam,always worth a bit of wd40 while they are working well.
my top tip (to mrs and miss lout) is when you are not in a room turn the lights off, turning down the CH 1 degree saves Â£200 a year :;):
if you are pickling onions sainsburys do a basics malt vinager for about 14p for 800ml
vinegar is vinegar surely?
LLL

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:16 pm**

I always keep an empty milk bottle in the fridge just in case a visitor wants black coffee or even tea. Also you can convince your friends that you play the trombone by standing behind a screen and farting into a watering can.

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:22 pm**

is that with rose on or rose off hen?

LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:08 am**

changed light bulb in car Â£9.80 turned them on and the power surge blew both bulbs, so Â£18 for 2 more and Â£6.00 per bulb to fit them at halfords ( didn't trust myself 2nd time. so Â£40ish for lights. Moral is........always change both bulbs. So why don't you buy black milk, lidl's sell it but it's expensive.

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:48 pm**

I'm getting confused now :;):
is it better to fill up a tank of fuel or just put 20 quid a time in
also is it better to fill up at night?
i generally fill up completely to save hassle waiting as 80% of the petrol stations in luton are gone now
what do you think?
LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 5:59 pm**

lutonlagerlout wrote:I'm getting confused now :;):
is it better to fill up a tank of fuel or just put 20 quid a time in
also is it better to fill up at night?
i generally fill up completely to save hassle waiting as 80% of the petrol stations in luton are gone now
what do you think?
LLL

Depends on whether the price of fuel is rising or falling, how often you drive, the mpg of your vehicle, your hourly rate, whether you have a fuel card or not, how close petrol stations are, whether you are driving out in to the sticks or not, whether you can budget for a full tank at a time or not, what time of day you go in to the petrol station at and whether it is busy or not etc

I just fill my tank each time.

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:27 pm**

well there are 2 stations in south luton, 1 is a penny a litre dearer but you drive straight in no probs
the other one has a queue about 20 minutes long at all times trying to save 50 p on a tankful?
its a no brainer for me
LLL

Posted: **Thu Sep 22, 2011 6:38 pm**

lutonlagerlout wrote:is that with rose on or rose off hen?

LLL

You can take the rose off???

the other one has a queue about 20 minutes long at all times trying to save 50 p on a tankful?
its a no brainer for me
LLL

this always amazes me, running around to find 1p off a litre when you do the math it not enough to buy a decent paper

:laugh:

Posted: **Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:44 pm**

there is a point of view that if garages in your area are accessible and there is not a petrol shortage, you shouldn't run around on a full tank as you are carrying unnecessary weight reducing your mpg.

IIRC, the reasoning for filling up at night is the temperature is lower therefore the petrol is denser in relation to its volume giving you some sort of theoretical benefit?

The Brew Cabin

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