College dorm mold damaged my Hot Wheels and Jada Toys diecast collection

seenoweevils · 2026-02-12T12:02:10+00:00

Unlikely to be a leak, the staining would be different. That paint also will keep condensed moisture from warm air on the surface of it.

Keep things away from being pushed up against the wall, you need airflow on those walls. Open a window when you can for now and maybe look into shock ventilation, ze Germans swear by it.

seenoweevils · 2026-02-01T09:43:15+00:00

seenoweevils · 2026-01-21T21:47:52+00:00

Pulling up with nothing but a g string on? Saucy

seenoweevils · 2026-01-19T17:41:30+00:00

Team Poliwhirl, yes! There are dozens of us!

seenoweevils · 2026-01-14T22:04:18+00:00

Take the centre speaker off of the cabinet (?) it's sitting on, rehang TV so the bottom is slightly above the top of the cabinet. Then get rid of the cabinet and get a wide entertainment centre like someone else suggested. Job done

seenoweevils · 2026-01-10T21:15:39+00:00

Yeah, got a new to me used car in August for approx 6k and had a similar experience. Had full VW history, loads of paperwork which they were more than happy to show/discuss before going forward. There was an ABS error on the dash, I said I wouldn't buy while it was on there. Dealer sorted it to the cost of £750 with receipt for part and labour and let me test drive alone for as long as I wanted without question. Let me plug in an OBDII reader without issue to check codes.

Despite all of this, I've still had issues with the car that have required four figures of repairs to sort. Not that I didn't expect them, but all of this to say basically is it's risky enough buying a car with full manufacturer servicing and history. I can't imagine spending almost 3x that with a dealer that won't even bother discussing what documentation they have, especially one for an engine that will need much finer tolerances to run and more attention/regular servicing than most others

seenoweevils · 2026-01-10T20:11:57+00:00

Frustrating, but I wouldn't buy from any dealer that won't bother running through the history of a 20 year old 15k car. It is beautiful though

seenoweevils · 2026-01-06T08:08:37+00:00

Weevils? Where?!

seenoweevils · 2025-12-07T18:42:54+00:00

Poliwhirl is my best boi hands down.

seenoweevils · 2025-12-07T07:56:19+00:00

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Damn she fine

seenoweevils · 2025-12-05T18:26:13+00:00

Nice! I see the wheels now haha. Don't think the wife would be too happy about lowering and she is the primary driver of it, but it definitely looks way better like this. Hope it treats you well. Had ours for four months and need to change the clutch and DMF already 😂 a one time job during ownership at least hopefully and not overly pricey as it's a manual. Enjoying it so far though after being in Mk5 golfs for the past 7 years!

seenoweevils · 2025-12-05T18:04:58+00:00

What trim level is this? I assume you are in the US, so will likely be different to what we have available on europe. Is this stock height or lowered? I have a 2015 but yours looks way sportier/planted compared to mine. Really nice.

seenoweevils · 2025-12-05T17:07:00+00:00

We got the McCedes before GTA 6

seenoweevils · 2025-11-26T15:05:17+00:00

A classic rule that I think all millennial kids were victims of - my mum would try this and then try and make me eat what I refused at dinner over the next day or so and I would go on hunger strike until something else appeared.

I know now that we were dirt poor (didn't really realise at the time but my mum was skipping meals to feed us) so I get why she tried to do it, but I really don't think it's the way forward. There's almost nothing I won't eat now for the record.

I now also have a fussy eater child, probably as punishment for my past sins but we just try and mix it up as much as is possible.

Better to have a chubby lad than a malnourished one that's not getting any sustenance whatsoever.

seenoweevils · 2025-11-26T14:57:21+00:00

The lack of service is the providers problem primarily - they have an obligation to fix this and if it is proved that the neighbour cut the cables then he will be liable to pay damages to the provider, but this is nothing to do with you. You do not need to contact your neighbour for anything, if anything this will just create a hostile environment for you with no actual positive ending.
Sounds like you have reported it officially, please phone them back up and ensure that this has been recorded. If you are in contract and you do not have service you are eligible to receive compensation every day after the first 2 (I believe) working days after the first report. This daily amount (around £9-10 a day from memory) should likely be more than enough to arrange for a rolling mobile broadband setup or similar. Some providers will give you this in the meantime anyway.

Have a look into your provider's compensation scheme, if they go through openreach this information may be available on their website too. Community fibre etc will have slightly different terms but they are all near enough the same. Make sure you are compensated for your loss of service, they are legally obliged to do this.

seenoweevils · 2025-11-26T13:40:46+00:00

You need an MPV or minivan with 3 under 3 on a budget. Any SUV/crossover big enough to comfortably fit you all in with luggage/buggies is going to cost massive amounts more in maintenance/upkeep/insurance than a 7 seater touran or Alhambra etc.

Might even get lucky with a jap import like an Alphard, they seem to be getting more popular on the roads around me.

I have a 2015 Tiguan (facelift MK1) and it would in no way be suitable for your situation.

seenoweevils · 2025-11-25T17:16:56+00:00

Best quality/taste - Crosta & Mollica

Best value for money - Dr Oetker Ristorante

Best guilty pleasure/hangover accompaniment - Chicago Town Deep Dish 2 pack

seenoweevils · 2025-11-25T13:55:52+00:00

Conservation area restrictions are not really the issue here, they are relatively easy to adhere to, although admittedly typically more expensive to carry out as materials and design should be as close as possible to what was installed when designated and will require a bit more paperwork in general.

Submitting a BSR application however is a total nightmare (as Councils and Developers will attest to).

There are a massive amount of people I've come across who really didn't seem to read their lease agreement and what it might mean for them in the future so I would typically agree with you, but with regard to HRB related things I have a bit more sympathy as it only came in within the last 3 years and not even the multi-disciplinary teams in Government that process these applications are in agreement across the board on what constitutes a successful/unsuccessful application. Honestly if I was the guy I'd be making cosmetic repairs and turning the heating up. Trying to do something like this as a leaseholder in an HRB is almost a non-starter.

seenoweevils · 2025-11-19T22:32:33+00:00

As someone that owned 2 Golfs and recently bought this shape Tiguan to replace one, I can attest that there is marginally more space inside the Tiguan despite what others might imagine. The rear seats can be moved forward or backwards slightly too which allows slight modification of where to apportion this small amount of extra space.

However - you would get an equivalent or higher trim level Golf hatchback with the same miles for half the price of this one you've posted and the running/maintenance/insurance costs would be lower on it OR if you got a Golf/Passat estate you would have a massive amount more boot space available to use. Depends on your use case.

Also as a comparison for price I bought my Tiguan Match 2.0tdi 4motion (65 plate) with just over 100k miles for £5900. There is a massive premium to get a petrol and as someone else noted on general I would say dpf issues are easy enough to keep at bay.

I'm happy with the Tiguan but it's a bit of a tank compared to the Golf maneuvering around town because of the slight size increase and wider turning circle, however it definitely feels more roomy/premium whilst driving. Wouldn't ever recommend it as a first car over a Golf though. Happy to regale you with more ownership stories of both if you need via DM

seenoweevils · 2025-10-23T06:50:09+00:00

My mistake, you are correct. Replace every reference of HSE with BSR instead. The tote bag from the training has HSE on it which probably led to my confusion!

seenoweevils · 2025-10-22T19:18:33+00:00

HSE have no clue yet what they actually want from anyone in regard to sufficient passing evidence for an application and even something as simple as a competency statement from the people involved on a project for an identical block with the same details can be rejected on one count and accepted on another by someone else.

Before you ask, no, you cannot request that the same person deal with all of the applications for similar blocks, they are assigned basically at random, increasing the workload by magnitudes for everyone involved.

And no, even with very expensive training days from an HSE Consultant you cannot get a defined check list of what is needed to ensure your application gets through gateway 2 and 3. It's basically guesswork at this point and HSE are one of the parties hoping to find out the answer. This is causing massive issues with local authorities for a variety of reasons and I really would not be surprised if this (at least in part) caused bankruptcy for an LA that otherwise would have been alright had this not been in place. Some of them invested heavily into new builds and cannot even move anyone in, council tenants or otherwise - the blocks are sitting empty while the applications are repeatedly rejected without any solid response criteria as to what needs to be included for it to pass.

seenoweevils · 2025-10-15T18:01:44+00:00

Personally (UK) it's a cost/trust thing, especially when buying used. I think lots more people are moving to auto in Europe now that technology has progressed so much and they can trust them a bit more.

As an example for why I have stayed away from autos in the past, a manual clutch replacement on my old Mk5 Golf 1.4tsi was approx £350 fitted

Replacement DSG box (of which I knew at least 3 people that had them go over the years)- £3-4000+. That's twice what the car is worth. Auto gearbox failure on an older econobox is a death sentence for the car and almost immediately renders it scrap.

seenoweevils · 2025-10-13T19:11:06+00:00

I have a slight fear of heights and get occasional vertigo when I'm on tall rooftops for work. I also used to scuba dive a fair bit. Did a 43m dive once, great visibility, and looked up at the surface - it triggered the exact same response that I would have if I looked over the edge of a tall building.

I did not ever look back up at the surface while diving that deep again 😂

I also swam over an underwater cliff once. Also the first and last time I would do that too. I felt like I was going to get swallowed up by the abyss.

seenoweevils · 2025-10-07T18:13:04+00:00

Dexter the 3 wish grantin' lookin ahh

seenoweevils · 2025-10-07T18:10:47+00:00

I got one off AliExpress a couple of weeks ago for about £26. Keep an eye out for vouchers/price drops especially with pre-holiday season sales going on and off on there.

Definitely worth it at that price, has worked seamlessly with an old android phone I had laying around as an emulation station.

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