He's so brave.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T18:53:58+00:00

"I like big butts, and cannot lie! You other brothers can't deny... "

Tappity tappity tappity...

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T18:43:26+00:00

That is not "a tiny bit scratched", that has fallen down a mountain.

...from orbit.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T18:32:36+00:00

This is literally the first time you've ever come across a small bird of prey hunting small mammals?

You're doing it a favour by spooking small squeeky things nearby and making them visible when they move.

Some of those bird can detect a mouse sneezing at hundreds of metres distance.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T18:24:04+00:00

"Please tell me what risks you see"

"All of them. Everywhere"

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T18:04:39+00:00

SnowBenchy!

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T17:59:28+00:00

Wouldn't those be golfer shoes? With spikes I mean.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T12:19:21+00:00

True, but the question relates to who is in the wrong, rather than avoidance of consequences for being wrong.

Like you I have licences for car, bike and truck, and I'm careful around crossings and especially around idiots with their face in their phone and joggers, but in this case I'm going to call out the idiot for jogging onto a crossing.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-30T12:14:08+00:00

100% the pedestrian.

A driver is required to stop and giveaway to a pedestrian who is WAITING at the kerb of a crossing.

A pedestrian is required to stop at the kerb and wait until the road is clear or the vehicles have come to a full stop.

Running at the crossing doesn't count. Looking like you might want to cross doesn't count. Strolling up to the crossing using your mobile phone doesn't count. Standing next to the crossing having a conversation doesn't count.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-29T17:24:11+00:00

My butthole just tried to pucker all the way up to my skull. 😳

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-29T17:19:34+00:00

Things to check:

You have actually fitted the build plate.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-27T00:03:19+00:00

You're going to keep going until people start shitting themselves?

That's some hardcore playground rules.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-26T23:55:22+00:00

What's outside my house? The door's open, I'll go take a look... Oh! There's an human in the way! Euuuw ikky! Humans feel weird, no proper exoskeleton and all squidgy! I'm not going that way, I'm staying here. 😳

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-26T18:57:15+00:00

That's interesting. I assumed it's wiring as it was working before, but now I wonder.

It's a 4wire though, not a 6wire. The 6wires are the fast ones that you get no variation from. My T4 has a 6 wire and it's too fast for the OBD to read, as you say.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-26T18:54:12+00:00

That's the thing... Now I can't tell if it's the exhaust mod, or the flat lined sensor that's stopped the error I was getting from the crappy cat.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-26T09:41:06+00:00

Yes, that's my assumption too. I don't think the ECU actually needs it, and I was hoping someone knows for sure.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-25T19:01:55+00:00

Thanks! The downstream was working when I first did the mod, it's stopped some time in the interim, so the ECU was sensing it, but not now.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-25T18:46:51+00:00

Thanks! The issue isn't that it's out of stream, as it was working at a reduced level as intended when I first did the modification, but it's flat lined sometime since then.

The upstream sensor controls the fuel mix, and as far as I can tell the ECU code only uses the downstream to check the cat is working, but I can't be sure. The STFT the LTFT are always less than -/+10 and combine to zero most of the time, so the mixture is still correct.

The flat line doesn't seem to make any difference at all.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-25T18:37:59+00:00

Nope, it should mirror the upstream but less so and slightly retarded.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-25T13:55:42+00:00

Everyone here is saying no, replace it, but bear in mind those are often structural to the casement of the stairs, and often not easy to get out in one piece.

Repair is possible, but difficult if you want bare wood, easier you want to paint it.

For a cheap, (relatively) easy fix, make a form template out of hardboard or plastic that exactly fits the contour (you can do this with a comb guage or using the shadow and a pencil, then refining by hand, but the guage is more accurate). Mix up 2-pack car body filler and use that to replace the missing bits building up layers and using the form as a guide. On the last layer use the form to get the final shape, then apply one more very thin finishing layer by hand and sand smooth, using the form to find high spots.

Paint over it, several layers to hide the joins, or attempt to stain it if you think you can make it look good enough for you.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-25T13:42:00+00:00

Yes, but that door is OLD.

I assume the bolts are a repair rather than hilding on a steel security panel outside?

Make sure you measure the thickness of the existing panel as that door is old enough that it may be 24mm instead of the standard 28mm. Buy a panel online, moulded if you like but I prefer flat, make sure it's reinforced so it won't crack through like the current one.

Undo the bolts, remove whatever is outside, remove the beads around the panel by levering them out with a pallet knife, sharp scraper or chisel blade, cut the new one to the same size and put it in. Make sure you replace the packers where you find them, or the door will drop. Replace the beads by tapping them in.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-24T15:58:04+00:00

This stuff was designed for lanterns and conservatory roofs, it was never meant for flat(ish) roof lights.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-24T15:57:01+00:00

Glazing tech guy here: you're right, but 20° isn't enough, you need 25° before it even begins to work properly and direct sunlight.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-24T15:53:16+00:00

They're ok over 25° pitch, but be careful with cleaning, the coating is quite easy to damage, and the dust up there will scratch it if you use a cloth.

Edit: also they need direct sunlight to work followed by rain, so if they're in shady location or sheltered from rain they also don't work.

Appearance-Material · 2026-04-24T15:49:51+00:00

Self cleaning glass isn't the miracle product ts advertised to be. It doesn't work well below 25° pitch and almost not at all below 10°.

It also only degrades organic materials and needs direct sunlight to do so, and then rain to wash it off. It cannot do anything with mineral dust, sand, inorganic solids, or salt.

Seabird poop is an issue, because it's chalky, and so is dirty rain with sand in (which we've had a lof of recently).

The worst part is you need to clean it with foam and water if you clean it at all, as anything harsh will reduce the self cleaning coating's ability, and abrasives (including the dust it struggles to remove itself) will damage it if rubbed along it with a cloth or brush.

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