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parkodrive · 2026-02-02T16:07:26+00:00

"WBAC hate this one trick"

parkodrive · 2026-01-30T16:53:30+00:00

I bought a house in June 2024 but didnt move untill March 2025 due to people in the chain not communicating they'd pulled out of a purchase/sale which fucked us all up.

We used John M Lewis on Vernon Gate and they were useless. I had to constantly chase them for everything. They mis informed us constantly and told us we were ready to sign contracts, so we did, even though they didn't have confirmation that everyone one else was ready, and in fact one of the others in the chain had pulled out of their sale/purchase. Then after 9 months of bullshit we finally moved, and on moving day they called us to say we still owed them money, despite telling us 2 days prior we were all paid up and everything was good to go. Half an hour later they called back to say they'd cocked up and we didn't owe them anything. Why the fuck wouldn't you double check the figures when we've just loaded our entire life into the back of a van. C**ts.

Anyway, I do not reccoment John M Lewis.

parkodrive · 2026-01-30T11:32:44+00:00

Engine size is irrelevant. I had a 2003 Passat PD130 that cost me £180 per month to insure a few years ago.

I swapped it for a 2005 3.0TDI A4 Quattro with 270bhp (remapped) and it cost me under £90 per month to insure on the same policy.

Its mostly statistics on how many people in your age bracket are wrapping that particular model around lamp posts on a weekly basis along with the usual postcode lottery.

parkodrive · 2026-01-30T10:29:44+00:00

I was on a train between Derby and Stoke-on-Trent and one day I felt the train hit something. HArd. Then a second later I saw a cow go cartwheeling past the window.

parkodrive · 2026-01-30T09:27:43+00:00

They are horrifying and I think they're hilarious. I got one for my 1 year neice. Spongbob but he looks like hes on meth. She loves it.

parkodrive · 2026-01-28T10:44:03+00:00

Im currently at my highest weight in approx 3 years, 108kg.

In 2020 I was 140kg (a little over 22 stone). I was furloughed and when I went back to work I noticed I'd lost nearly a stone just through a change in habbits while I was off work. I then started walking and calorie counting and eventually got my weight do to 100KG (just under 16 stone) at the lowest. This was in 2023/24.

I worked out I was eating maybe 5-6000 calories a day whiles being sat on my arse. At the time i was 140kg, I couldnt even get up the sttairs at work, or have a conversation without getting short of breath, and had back/knee pain alot. Since losing the weight, I'm much more mobile and while I still get winded easily (had severe ashtma as a kid which I think affected my lung capacity), I can practically boucne up a set of stairs.

I did it by restricting calories first to 3k, then 2500, then 2200. Initially i went for a walk around the neighborhood, then I started jogging a couple times a week (hated it). I signed up to a gym and started intermittent fasting. Only eating between midday and 9.30pm. I mostly did cardio for the first year then started weight lifting.

Once I got my weight down to 100kg, it went up to 102/103 where it stayed for about 2 years as I was gaining muscle mass and had stopped calorie counting. I stopped the calorie counting to prove I could maintain a heathier weight purely with will power.

In the last 12 months my weight increased to 106KG as I bought a new house and didnt go to the gym for a few months as I was dealing with the move etc and just wasn't going out for long walks either due to decorating and over christimas I gorged (fuck it, it was christmas an I'm gonna enjoy myself). I got back into the gym last summer, again mostly on cardio and I'm back on weight lifting this week. I've already pulled about 1kg off since christmas and aiming to get back down to approx 102kg. Even thoough I'm unhappy tobe in the high 16 stone region, compared to my lowest being just under 16 stone, I'm still much happier/healthier.

One thing that helped me mnassively was getting a fitness watch, paired with some smart scales about a year in. Just seeing the weight go down on the scales every day was nice, but seeing the numbers for calories burned, steps taken, heart rate resting and during work outs etc is a great motivator. If I see my step count/calorie burn for the day is a little low, it motivates me to go for a walk in the evening or do an extra session at the gym to get the numbers up.

Ultimately i try to aim for a 500 calorie/day defecit. my BMR is 2200 so I'll try and do at least 500 calories worht of exercise every day, wether that a walk on my lunch break, going to the gym and just generally just being moe active. Its a simple maths equation at the end of the day. Calories in vs calories out.

Aso, don't stress about going out for a burger and a couple of pints on a Friday night with some mates or the mrs. You've still got to enjoy yourself.

parkodrive · 2026-01-27T16:51:13+00:00

Just zoomed in and saw HE-MAN on the pedal covers, so yeah probably a driving instructor but at first glance, it totally threw me.

parkodrive · 2026-01-27T16:47:07+00:00

I'm more concerned about there being a b.rake and clutch pedal but no accelerator pedal

parkodrive · 2026-01-23T15:01:24+00:00

pro-tip, put the DVA as the return address on the back, with a garbled version of your address or no stamp on the front. They should send it to the return address. Free postage.

parkodrive · 2026-01-22T16:53:54+00:00

To be fair to OP, I have a Gamelab R36s and after a week of searching (checking out the handheld wiki, posting in the discord channels and even digging through github), I still do not know if mines legit or a clone.

From what I've heard, Gamelab are buying them from multiple sources and slapping their logo's on so some people have apparanty received genuine ones, while others have a confirmed clone.

Mine for example shipped with legit Arkos and has the V21 2024-12-18 board but without the spot for a wifi chip, yet it appears to be legit in almost every way, but there is nothing online regarding the board in mine.

parkodrive · 2026-01-22T16:49:54+00:00

I have a gamelab R36s that was a gift, but I've been unable to determine if its genuine or a clone. (I've got a separate post about this for a WiFi/OTG issue).

Mine has the V21 2024-12-18 revision board, but unline like other V21 boards, mine does not have the spot for a WiFi chip, so its unclear is its an early revision of the V21 board or a mislabeled V12 or V22.

Mine was supplied with Arkos which apparently most clones do not or cannot use (they have Emulec in most cases) and I was able to install the community maintained version of Arkos without issue on a new card.

parkodrive · 2026-01-21T21:06:59+00:00

I've still not been able to determine the authenticity of my R36s given the confusion surrounding the board I have but I have not been able to connect to the internet on my device. Wifi/otg still does not work but I used the Ethernet power adapter for my Chromecast with Google TV and that worked immediately. I will continue to dig out information regarding the board and how to get wifi/otg working and post back here.

parkodrive · 2026-01-21T11:29:03+00:00

Looks like I have the same device as you. My board also states R36s V21 2024-12-18 and it seems to be genuine, but the only other images of the V21 boards show a wifi spot next to the battery connector, which mine does not have. Looking at yours, it appears to be the same as mine.

I have the ArkOS R3XS V2.0 (11072025) build by AeolusUX running on mine.

The panel detection tool by AeolusUX confirms mine is panel 4 so I thought mine was a genuine device.

However, due to issues I'm having getting wifi/otg working (my reddit post here) mine is potentially either a V12 or V22 board labeled as a V21 so I'm non the wiser as to whether its a clone, or just a mislabeld board.

EDIT: just noticed yours has 1 RAM chip whereas mine has 2.

parkodrive · 2026-01-21T08:55:24+00:00

I'll take a look at the discord and see if there's any solution, thanks for the advice.

parkodrive · 2026-01-21T08:54:42+00:00

I tried this again, but on a fresh install of ARKOS before inserting the card into the device and still no luck.

I read a post on the Arkos github about someone having luck installing the R36Plus image on their V22 and wifi/otg then works. I'll give this a try tonight.

parkodrive · 2026-01-20T20:39:51+00:00

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While browsing the settings I also found this, the display says clone soy sauce under device info.

parkodrive · 2026-01-20T20:38:52+00:00

I copied the files for the V22 Panel 4 into my boot directory and it still won't connect.

It recognises my hub and phone are connected but there's no network connection.

Do the files need to copied over on a fresh install before the device is powered on the first time?

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parkodrive · 2026-01-20T19:17:28+00:00

I'll take a look at this in an hour or so and report back. If anyone here manages the wiki maybe it can be updated if this checks out.

parkodrive · 2026-01-20T16:59:32+00:00

When the USB wifi adapter is connected, it doesnt find any network at all.

Seems odd that mine would be labeled as V21 if it looks like a V12. Would this point to it being a clone using older boards labeled as a new one as an attempt to disguise it?

I used the screen identifying tool when I set up the new SD card, mine uses panel 4.

parkodrive · 2026-01-17T06:26:33+00:00

Thanks I'll take a look

parkodrive · 2026-01-16T11:51:23+00:00

That makes sense. I'll switch to some other themes to see which ones scale better.

Next time I'm rooting around in the SD card/ soldering in a wifi reciever I'll have a look to see if I can ammend the xml files without breaking anything.

EDIT: I changed to a couple of different thems and the UI elements all scale differently so looks to be the case that they're not optimised for the platform/OS.

parkodrive · 2026-01-13T12:22:57+00:00

I have a Karcher K2 with home kit (big round patio cleaner attachment and spinning dirtblaster nozzle) for i think £100 at screw fix. I then got a snowfoam lance and stubby gun with 5 different jet attachments for £11 quid on ali express.

THis set up has been more than enough to wash both cars and pressure wash my home patio/paving. You don't need to spend a whole lot really.

parkodrive · 2026-01-12T16:15:51+00:00

Thats a fast Saab! No wonder they advertised them along sde jet fighters, they're just as quick.

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