V12man

Take a day off and get it done... easier to apologize than ask permission...

Recovery and risk post anesthesia are not worth it imo - just do the local and move on - it's a quick and small procedure - ask for a tranquilizer beforehand and that will take the edge off during the op. Post op discomfort does to some extent depend on who does the procedure - I certainly don't recommend driving yourself home and walking 18 holes the next day like I did, but I survived fine - but others may not - in hindsight it would have been better to groan a bit and elicit some spousal sympathy for the great sacrifice.... as unlikely as that would be to come from my ex.

LM Strada EP 1 group and an Isomac Mondiale, a Mazzer mini E and a Kony Electronic, as well as a Siemens super auto at home and a 2 group LM Linea with a Kony at my office.

Was there an SABS logo on the plate? if there is, then the plate manufacturer is responsible - name and shame the shop you got the bike from, and ask for your expenses back. And if they won't come to the party - call the importer - see what their response is to their dealers renting unroadworthy vehicles.

Walk up the road and I will let you use a proper machine.... you will quickly understand - just pm me - happy to let you establish a decent baseline.

Try Pearson - https://www.pearsonhighschool.com - This is a dual medium school, so classes run in English and Afrikaans - but the kids are all massively bilingual as a result of everything else being a shared activity - and it's close to the beach.. we used to do PT classes there... DF Malerbe, Framesby and Andrew Rabie are also worth asking.

The Breville that makes it to the top of those lists is not available in SA - it's a double boiler machine and very good value - but sadly not available here in SA - given it would not be exactly cheap - 2000AUD - 3500AUD https://www.breville.com/au/en/products/espresso.html

Gorilla's in the mist for you? :ph34r:

You can whack to your hearts content on your own time..... we won't tell your wife....

Clearly you have never run your fingers down a set of shaved manly quads.........

Buy 2.... one for Epic - light and comfortable, and one for Enduro - a full face.

I still run them on my 2 single speed bikes - helps sometimes getting power down - and I do not GAF for the aesthetics or lack thereof - they work for me. But they are not on my XC bike - hooked them once too many times....

And then..... you need WIFE approval too...... Personally I never recommend that people buy full on espresso machines as presents... Bean to cup machines - yes - they are in lots of ways more functional for the "average" person - so my opinion is that she should rather buy him a Jura something or other than a Sylvia - this will never be wasted. Then he can buy his own machine if he gets into it - as time and budget allow.

How high is your tolerance for frustration? they are so difficult to use because they are not temperature stable - and many of them deliver 15 bar pressure when you want 9 because they are too cheap to have a pressure reducing mechanism. So you land up chasing your tail trying to deliver consistent.... rather save a lot more and buy a good machine - will save you pain - and much cursing after you discover how much easier it is to use a decent machine

You would be better off with one of these imho: https://www.yuppiechef.com/bialetti-coffee.htm?id=1262&name=Bialetti-Venus-Espresso-Maker Won't steam milk at all - but will deliver strong - remember the cup sizes are for espresso cups - so don't buy a 2 cup - 6 or 10 at least for 2 strong mugs - perhaps 3. Also works pretty well with pre-ground coffee.

Do it yourself - there is an active Gaggia group on the web and all the information you need is available on how to strip, clean and descale that - will save you a lot of money and time - should take no more than 2 hours for a beginner - about an hour for someone who has done a similar machine before.

Cant it be programmed for more coffee/longer grind - I might be confusing this with one of the other Juras - not sure.

Adjust the temperature - generally hotter - and use a larger dose - and use fresh coffee.

Try ABB for properly decent sized UPS devices.... sinetech don't normally play with the big boys. For Reme - this is a cut and paste from the Sinetech site. Power level: from 700VA to 100KVA (or several MVA with imported systems which can be paralleled) No normal house will use 100kva....... let alone approach anything like 1 MVA

I am quite partial to my Strava's... but Acme will be fine for a superauto,.... :)

No - I am not - all UPS devices contain inverters.

bull****!!! - you do understand that data centers with a draw of megawatts use UPS's - a house is chickenfeed in comparison = my little office 15kva UPS has enough capacity to handle a large house's maximum normal draw easily - with enough batteries to hold my office up for an hour, it's about 1000mm tall, 300mm wide and 700deep - and in the greater scheme of things it's a tiny UPS. Do not compare a little under desk UPS to a proper device.

No, it is not a functional impossibility - with a correctly sized UPS, and enough battery backup, you can run it forever. The UPS itself would not be physically huge - but the battery bank will be fairly large.

Wait till you see what happens when that vapour is under pressure in a nearly closed contain... the end results are horrifying - best avoided.

Buy yourself some nice cups, find a quality fresh coffee supplier, enjoy it, and wait for upgraditis to set in..... :) Yes - it's friday....