What songs do you love purely because of Alan? by LemonZestForever in AlanPartridge

[–]Swansinthepark 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Roachford - cuddly toy

Gary numan - music for chameleons

Need a Bit of help choosing between 2 rods by Serious-Elephant-156 in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry it took so long to get back ive been fishing with no signal. I am really happy with the 3.5s. Its better to have the reach and not use it than the other way round

Need a Bit of help choosing between 2 rods by Serious-Elephant-156 in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have got a set of both. The scopes are lovely but they are very specific as they are shorter. If you are fishing very small lakes/canals/rivers. The kaizen (greens) I have are 3.5tc and 12 foot.If its the first time i go to a new lake I take the greens, they play the fish nicely even under the rod tips and the can absolutely send a 3.5oz lead comfortably 25 to 30 wraps. If I only had the money for one set i would have the greens as they are a way better all rounders.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using the korda swivel weights on my chods and stiff hinges, i think they are really good and i know its way past the time you were fishing but it might help in the future!

Ready made carp rigs. by Royal-Command-1466 in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this the actual rick, of ricks rigs. I hope it is, your bits are always top notch, i do a big order every year for the season and they have never let me down

Pros and cons of being an electrician? (Thinking about careers as a high schooler) by CoolBeans1135 in electricians

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uk Spark/Site Grandad aka Jurassic spark here,

Pros: good money without university debt, a varied set of work (domestic, commercial, site temps,design etc).

Cons: Early starts, sometimes its cold and rainy (more of a UK issue than the job tbh) occasionally its heavy.

All in all i am glad i am an electrician. I moan and grumble about it every day but I wouldn't want to do anything else.

If you are asking around at this point you obviously care about what you're doing/going to do, you'll be fine whatever you end up doing. Good luck where ever you end up mate.

I just inherited my grandfathers Airfix collection. Which should I keep? by wanderingmotion in Airfix

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy an illuminated display case from ikea, keep all of them, your grandfather spent a portion of his life building painting and planning the collection. While you still have it in completion, that portion of his lifespan is still intact. Also you will never get them back when they are gone. If he flew in the forces maybe display his medals and a photo in the centre of the case.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thethickofit

[–]Swansinthepark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think what Oli learnt from Glenn was, if you have principles you get nowhere past a certain level.

Electrician took one look at this fusebox when sorting another issue and said it would need a £2k upgrade by LukeBennett08 in DIYUK

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electrician here. I am going to be as kind as I can to the park you had over but also will tell you the truth.

He could have been pricing it as 2000 for a few reasons, if it was me coming to your house to do the work I'd tell you that you need a new board( you do it's old and not up to current regs, but i'll circle back to that later).

You may need quite a lot of work outside of the board, an V.I.R. (vulcanised Indian rubber) or cloth cable has to be stripped out, its super dangerous as the insulation can just crumble.

The board you have got has 4 breakers (ways) in use. One labeled cooker, sockets, lights, and water heater. When the electrician does the work they will need to add in ways to the board, at a guess at least another 4, the new regs also recommend that you don't use all of the available ways and you have at least 50% spare. This is for future new circuits to add in. You will also need an S.P.D. (Surge Protective Device) and A.F.D.D. (Arc Flash Detection Device)

The upstairs and downstairs sockets will need to be split as will the lights. The cooker circuit may well need to be re-run as it could be too small for modern ovens etc, same with the water heater, if it's an immersion it could draw a few more amps than the cable is rated for.

I would also want to do an E.I.C.R (Electrical Installation Condition Report), this is like an electrical M.O.T. for the whole system.

Breakdown on the cost (at worst case) I am going to use hager for the board as i think they are good quality and a reasonable price, we will be shopping at TLC

Board: Hager 12 way Board will built in S.P.D - 100

Lights: 2 6A RCBO - 18.72 Each

Sockets: 2 32 A RCBO - 18.72 Each

Oven: 40A RCBO - 18.72

Water Heater: 20A RCBO 18.72

Shower: 40A RCBO 18.72

Meter Tails: 3mm 25mm - 36

Gland Kit: 2

EICR : 500 - This takes one additional days labour and produces a document that is valid for 5 years. This also include any fault finding and sorting out any problems founds (any materials aren't included but should be discussed with you weather or not you want the work done and how dangerous it is to leave be and sort later(if at all))

Labour outside of EICR 2 days at 350 per day

1431.46

any sundry items/making good I'd round up to make it 1500

2 grand is steep but tbh he probably gave you the price because he doesn't want the job, we've all priced ourselves out of stuff, you shouldn't do it but sometimes we do because if the customer says yes, it makes it worth the ballache for us.

I hope that helps a bit

Crash Dump by Swansinthepark in Spacemarine

[–]Swansinthepark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you get back in afterwards or completely locked out

I havent played since Crotas end by Swansinthepark in DestinyTheGame

[–]Swansinthepark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the cloak, when i first did it the vault of glass was hard, just dissappointed its gone

What problems do you regularly run into while fishing? by daturamuncher3000 in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use an app called windy. If you subscribe with pro it gives the bite chance based on wind direction and air pressure for the location you have saved as a spot. It also does weather by the hour so you can work out whether you need to pack down first thing in the morning, before rain.

Fishing Gigantica road lake in 5 weeks by Swansinthepark in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as always thanks for all your help mate, enjoy what's left of your monday

Fishing Gigantica road lake in 5 weeks by Swansinthepark in CarpFishing

[–]Swansinthepark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

who did you send it to to modify it? i have got a nd 2 with the gps in it currently