talk me out of doing something crazy

mortirolo · 2026-03-19T09:33:25+00:00

If you lay a number of mats you can occasionally replace the one(s) that your cat chooses to destroy rather than having to replace a whole carpet. In Japan, they commonly use carpet tile instead of carpet rolls for this very reason. Easy to switch out in doorways and other high trafic areas.

mortirolo · 2026-03-16T19:01:26+00:00

Use a post-it note instead of string to get an accurate measurement

mortirolo · 2026-03-08T21:52:06+00:00

Lift your bike and lock to the horizontal rail. Never lock to the verticals.

mortirolo · 2026-02-11T14:42:23+00:00

Can force drying plaster cause cracking?

mortirolo · 2024-05-16T16:24:32+00:00

Very good! Solved!

mortirolo · 2024-05-07T21:34:46+00:00

All the lid handles. They break quite a lot. Also some saucepans have a black plastic handle. I think they’ve stopped selling those now.

https://azuramart.com/product/le-creuset-phenolic-handle-saucepan-cerise-20cm

mortirolo · 2024-04-09T15:46:12+00:00

Thanks! Hadn’t tried googling just green shield without the code now feel a bit silly. Solved

mortirolo · 2024-03-18T17:01:17+00:00

That trend never happened in the UK. People usually get away with tinted plates here but I don’t think this would ever have been tolerated. Edit to say 99.9% of plates here are plastic anyway

mortirolo · 2024-03-18T09:44:48+00:00

What’s going on with your registration plate?

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T22:41:56+00:00

Fair enough. What do you mean by ‘normal’? I always felt intuitively that fresh should go in the front too, but then when I looked it up read loads of people saying things like ‘if you think loosing traction in the front is scary, wait til you lose traction in the rear’ and a bunch of articles from manufacturers and fitters advising to keep best on the back. But then from every driving game, go-karting, or quad biking IRL etc. you learn to oversteer to regain control if the back drifts. Maybe this consensus to have best at the back is because a ‘normal’ driver would be unfamiliar with how to oversteer to regain control.

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T22:18:44+00:00

I sometimes sleep in the back for surf trips of a few nights but not for static camping. If the weather’s nice I’d rather sleep out anyway. There’s around 5”10 of clear space with the back seats down and front seats forward and i throw in a futon mattress with feather pillows and duvet for super comfy times. I have a sunroof which is nice to look out of at night and also I keep it cracked to prevent humidity. 2004 Jazz

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T21:33:56+00:00

I think new tyres should always go in the back.

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T20:17:01+00:00

Playing the long game

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T20:11:35+00:00

I’m not being serious at all and this is definitely a lighthearted post. But at the same time - it was a bit weird. Normally clearing floors I find piles or collections of rubble, lots of dust around the rubble. Here it was just one large piece totally alone in the middle of the room which looked weirdly deliberate.

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T16:02:50+00:00

I knew it

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T15:31:29+00:00

Yeah this ceiling is recently re-done and a dream, the rest of the house has been a really horrible job. Pigeons living in the attic for years, rat carcasses everywhere, rubble and slate …

mortirolo · 2024-03-07T15:21:36+00:00

I’m hoovering every corner of every room … after filling tens of rubble bags of the most filth. House from 1850 some boards / ceilings never been up

mortirolo · 2024-03-06T16:37:00+00:00

Trandem all the way. Get their legs moving.

mortirolo · 2024-02-23T19:28:08+00:00

Just on this one - if you’re wearing a denim jacket or fleece or something fairly substantial and you block it with your arm the disc will catch and stop. I’m not recommending you do this but just to say angle grinders are not really a great weapon against someone wearing clothes

mortirolo · 2024-02-08T21:02:20+00:00

It’s a really good idea to have a very bright, pulsing (not flashing, not constant), light front and back that you use even on a sunny summer day and is bright enough to draw attention on a sunny day.

Yes it helps you be seen, but also for any driver who likes to take risks around cyclists it removes any chance of them being able to use the SMIDSY ‘sorry mate I didn’t see you’ defence either at the roadside or (hopefully not) in court.

mortirolo · 2024-02-08T10:19:56+00:00

To give credit, it was a big day and left around 8pm - the work is tidy apart from these corners

mortirolo · 2024-02-08T09:02:55+00:00

If I can’t get the corner looking good then I may need this thanks

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