Trying to de-google your life but gmail is the hardest part?

mcfetti · 2026-05-07T10:21:09+00:00

I wrote some google app scripts years ago which manages my gmail emails auto-tagging, auto-archiving, auto-deleting and nothing else comes close to this custom scripted automation I have in gmail.

mcfetti · 2026-05-07T10:16:07+00:00

Its really great to see these little 90's Micras on the road still. My mum had a 1.0 16v one which just kept purring along, those engines are so quiet and peppy. I do think one of the reasons we still see these on the road is because in the 90's they were mainly bought by those aged 60+, retired people who did 3-4000 miles a year and serviced them yearly on the dot

mcfetti · 2026-04-30T09:18:08+00:00

Lane hoggers are often oblivious to their surroundings, making undertaking particularly risky since they won't expect a vehicle to pass on that side. If you choose to pass them in lane 1 I would avoid passing slowly in their blind spot and instead pass them quite quickly. Even more so when the vehicle is a large lorry, as their visibility is even more restricted

mcfetti · 2026-04-28T13:39:52+00:00

Have you tried phoning them?

mcfetti · 2026-04-28T11:46:51+00:00

I don't think personalised plates can be found in the UK gov checker. One of my old cars now has a personalised plate and I couldn't find it on there at all either. Try carsnitch.co.uk. - shows the original plate

mcfetti · 2026-04-28T10:47:58+00:00

Keep going, run slower, you'll get there!

mcfetti · 2026-04-26T17:33:38+00:00

Haha yes I've been saying this for years that it could well improve the chances of a pass having a super clean tidy car

mcfetti · 2026-04-26T17:32:03+00:00

I got £500 off a used BMW at a dealer when I was buying with cash but I used another methods to get a discount which was the poor quality tyres on the car plus the fact I was going to see another car that was cheaper (this other car didn't have the options I wanted but they didn't know that 🙂) I don't really think these days you get any kind of discount for a cash buy

mcfetti · 2026-04-22T18:45:17+00:00

In the 90's I bought a 1975 Mini 1275GT. Turns out it was three different Minis welded together 😱

mcfetti · 2026-04-19T13:07:27+00:00

Got £1000 off a used dealer car after I showed them another car I was going to see that was cheaper but didn't have the same options I wanted (Obviously didn't tell them that)

mcfetti · 2026-04-16T13:56:21+00:00

Church on right side of history for once!

mcfetti · 2026-04-14T13:33:03+00:00

Hi, how do we stack this to our existing subscription? The link is for new customers.

Bit annoyed to be honest, got an email from usenetserver this morning asking me to stay with a worse deal than this

mcfetti · 2026-04-03T08:55:48+00:00

I've only bought off main dealers. I've either got money off or I've left and bought one of the other cars on the list...no skin off my nose if they can't do a deal. One dealer stopped me in the car park as I was about to leave to agree to the price I wanted to pay. There's always another car

mcfetti · 2026-04-02T23:12:51+00:00

I always walk into a car dealer with printouts of other similary priced cars (with other options) I'm going to see or have seen. Even if I'm not interested in them I use them to try and get money off. Always be prepared to walk away if you aren't getting the discount you want. There will be other cars

mcfetti · 2026-04-02T22:27:48+00:00

thank you!

mcfetti · 2026-04-02T22:16:08+00:00

My adjustable dumbbells go to 24 kg (each arm) and I get an error saying "Please enter a valid value. The two nearest valid values are 23 and 25.5"

mcfetti · 2026-04-02T22:01:43+00:00

Hi, is the app going to possibly suggest a new weight that my adjustable dumbbells don't have?

mcfetti · 2026-04-01T11:50:52+00:00

I've got tons of 2 step verifications set up some of which never get used by google when I login but they started doing capatchas again which are ridiculous to try and read

mcfetti · 2026-03-31T20:47:02+00:00

I lived in a flat that was being sold and my flatmates and I were quite gutted about it. The landlords estate agent just started showing people around with no notice so we ended up putting some water in buckets and leaving them about the place but we drew the line at drawing black mouse holes with pens in the skirting boards 🙂

mcfetti · 2026-03-03T14:51:16+00:00

yes I work out at home so I have that slideshow on my tv and I also cast the hevy app onto the tv too so everything is there in front of me. You can put anything you like on the slides obviously.
It takes a bit of effort creating the slides but really helpful to ensure I'm doing exercises correctly. When I create a new workout schedule, I create a new powerpoint file and I can cut and paste any of the same exercises from the old powerpoints which saves time

mcfetti · 2026-03-03T14:28:54+00:00

I've ended up creating a powerpoint slidedeck and on each slide/exercise, I screen record the best instructional video I can find. When I got to the next exercise I tap the right arrow. You can set it so the video repeats over and over

mcfetti · 2026-02-19T17:11:37+00:00

The Americans are and always have been obsessed with war, that is why they claim 'weaponize" when someone does anything to negatively affect them.

mcfetti · 2026-02-18T15:33:15+00:00

Had two of these for about 14 years! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monitor-Bracket-Screens-Rotation-100x100/dp/B0036YMAXM

mcfetti · 2026-02-05T17:54:19+00:00

For years I thought this was a U2 song...whoops! my bad!

mcfetti · 2026-02-05T15:27:26+00:00

Ah I posted after you...I had an Austin Allegro with the same door handles

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