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Fond memories. I had a Gotcha "barrel bag" with the wet and dry compartment. I remember in the early 80's when we were isolated from the rest of the world, getting the Surfer mag from CNA and sending letters to the international companies like Maui and Sons and Santa Cruz Skateboards asking for stickers. Must have cost my folks a small fortune in stamps.... Then the replies came and the prize inside the replies! We used to stick them on our plastic technical drawing boxes that we used to carry all our set squares and french curves etc.

I just got a warm fuzzy feeling looking at the Country Rhythm, Instinct tubed and Gotcha stickers... I had those on my board as a grom

Just remember that you will only be awarded the points for the activity that earned the most points for the day. In other words if you do park run in the morning and go do a gym session in the afternoon and they are worth 300 and 200 points respectively, you will only be awarded the higher points for the day (Parkrun) so maybe plan the gym visit for Sunday Activity management is key to maximizing/optimizing points.

Yip that was me. The fake Aeropress was purchased from a company in Ballito through Takealot and they (Takealot) refunded me without questions. The original replacement was sourced from the importer (More Flavour). I wore teh first one out and liked it so much I replaced it with another. At the moment it is my goto brew solution. The grinder is due for replacement as well one of these days....

Not necessarily a time saver but what about an Aeropress? You still have to grind the beans and boil the kettle and let it steep, but IMO the flavours that you get from an Aeropress are way superior to a Moka (I have both. My Moka is a Valira) I use an Able steel filter with my Aeropress instead of the paper filters. I recently had to revert back to my Moka as I had issues with the seal on my Aeropress and you can definitely taste the difference. I couldn't wait to go back to the Aeropress. I cannot recommend an Aeropress enough. That coupled to a decent grinder and you are golden unless of course you like frothy milk drinks. I am no barista or aficionado, I drink my coffee from the Aeropress with a little sugar and a dash of milk. After the brew, cleaning is easy as well. Rinse the cap and filter and discard the puck into the bin. Give it a rinse and let it all air dry in the rack until the next cup. My entry level espresso machine is in a box on a shelf. It hasn't been used in a very long time...

One or two encouragements never hurt [emoji106]

Both fighters are exceptionally confident that they are going to put their opponent on their arse. Been watching vids of both fighting recently. A smart calculated person could call it 60/40 with the edge going to Mayweather seeing as they are going to be fighting in his "house" so to speak. One thing to remember, only one of them is a boxer. The other is a fighter. Having said that though, I have been steering clear of a prediction but I recon it's going to be McGregor in the 3rd or 4th round. He'll suss out Mayweather for two rounds and then go for the "kill"........ Regardless though, it's going to be a spectacle I reckon.

One of my colleagues went to the Durban branch yesterday. He was in and out within 45 minutes[emoji106]

I am going to scan all my docs and go take a number and sit in the queue to see a SARS tax consultant and let them do it for me. Maybe I'll get passed over for audit this year.....

It's a screen (or a fancy sieve) that will separate your grinds. It has place for 2 screens inside (there are 15 screens available). You can select the aperture size of the screens. The top on is bigger than the second one. The idea is that your coarse grinds stay at the top, the ideal grind size is caught in the middle (these are the ones that you will use to brew) and the fines fall through. The idea is to create consistent grinds.

I saw one of these in action recently. It's on my coffee wishlist....

Where do you get the "pen bits" if you already have the wood?

Do not despair. You have two alternatives (Well three actually...) 1. Find an industrial gasket supplier. They will manufacture to what you require. You will however need to give them a sample to work from. They can suggest a suitable material. 2. Go to your local auto spares shop and buy a piece of Flexoid gasketing about twice the size of the gasket that you are trying to replace. (Twice as big in case you **** up the first attempt ) Either trace the outline and cut with scissors or a sharp craft knife or tap the profile off of the part where the gasket sits CAREFULLY with a small ball pein hammer. 3. Go to your local motorcycle mechanic and ask him to do it for you That is of course if it is a standard type gasket... Another option is Loctite 518 Gasket Eliminator or their 5699 Grey sealant. The Grey Sealant solved an oil leak on the sump of one of my cars after I had very little success with an OEM gasket replacement

Sorry. It was just too easy.

Blue Waffle......

Damn... if only I knew then what we know now..... I'd have hung onto a lot more things

Looks like a shot glass paddle if you ask me....

Back to my point at the end of that post you quoted. I have a problem being over charged. However, in order to maintain my warranty, the dealer has me over a barrel. I have to go to the dealer (happens to be Audi FWIW) who is happy to charge me R970 an hour to service/work on my car. Next time you are at VW, go ask the mechanic what his hourly rate is on his salary slip..... Edit: if you are replacing your key as a result of loss, check with your broker first before you fork out the cash. Your insurance policy should have a section that covers lost or stolen keys [emoji106]

As an example, their target market are the likes of residents in Zimbali etc. They recently did an installation at a new house in the estate that consisted of a kitchen, flooring and BIC;s as well as bathroom vanities. Their contract value was R1,7 Million. They also did some alterations to a kitchen in an estate in Hillcrest. An unidentified kitchen company had just finished the kitchen but there were a few things that the owner wasn't entirely happy with. These included a wine rack and some cupboard changes. He approached my mate and after discussing the changes, the quote came to R125k to which the owner never batted an eyelid... Different league.....

A mate of mine is in the business of bespoke woodwork projects which include kitchens, cabinets, BIC's, balustrades, flooring or any other custom wood furniture or fittings that the rich and famous can come up with. He doesn't use MDF or chipboard. The lowest he'll go is Beech Ply which he uses for his kitchen carcasses. The rest of his work is done in solid wood. They obviously have a very different target marked to the 1998 KB250D brigade who peddle their chipboard wares to Joe Average and his neighbor Below Average. He's not prepared to compete in that market. He employs a cabinet maker who is a master at his craft along with a few other guys that are very good at what they do. Their work really is top drawer stuff. He was in the running for the Gold Medal Award at this years House and Garden Show.

At those rates you are either pricing yourself out of the market or you have a government tender contract.... I would like to meet the artisan/crafstman that is earning R800-R1200 an hour and have a chat to him as now might be the time to pack away the text books and the end goal of GCC, step away from the desk job, dust off the toolbox again and bring out the Olifants red seal trade papers because they are earning almost 4 times what I am currently on.... At those hourly wages you are knocking on the door of consulting engineers. I have been on both sides of the fence (For being charged out as a service as well as paying for a service and on both occasions I have walked away with a bad taste in my mouth for being underpaid for the service I delivered and being over charged for the service I received) My point being that I don't mind paying for a service at a reasonable price but what I do not appreciate is being over charged for a service at a specific rate and receiving an under qualified individual with limited skills. Which seems to be the norm in certain industries as you have already pointed out.

It was mentioned here somewhere already. The difference between good and outstanding has to do with the level of accuracy and the quality of the finish. These are both coupled to a certain level of skill (which undoubtedly comes with experience) and passion for the work. I can only hope that my projects will be good at very best (for now) until such time as my passion and my skill level come on par (That is going to take time and by time I mean hours spent on the job). For now though I get great satisfaction from looking at something that gets used daily in my house but was made with my hands even though it may be a fair way below good (We'll just call it rustic for now )

Fair points. What irks me is when I get charged artisan/craftsman rates but end up with a "skilled" labourer doing the work...

I would use a satin 2k clear on the legs. Only problem is you are going to have to degrease it first and that may take off some of the rust. If you don't degrease it you might get "fish eyes" when you spray the clear.

There are no losers today. Michelle scores a new bike, Tokai MTB gets a massive injection of necessary funds, Rush sports gets bumped and exposed for being all around good guys, CPT guys get a trail face lift and everybody else outside of CPT that bought a ticket gets to pat them selves on the back knowing that the MTB world is a better place because of their actions. Well done to everybody that was involved