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Post by nobby on Feb 21, 2012 17:45:48 GMT 10
I was pretty chuffed with myself on Sunday, purchased a new drive chain and front sprocket off Fleabay earlier in the week and decided to do the job myself and save a few bucks. Had to grind 5 links off the chain, got it all finished and the obligatory test ride.
Abso"bloody"lutely covered in grease from A to B, snuck into the house passed Mrs Nobby, threw my clothes in the washing machine and chucked myself in the shower.
Came out of the shower and could here something banging around in the washing machine, being a front loader you can't open the door till everything is finished.
Chain & Sprocket spent $148
Doing the job yourself saved $138
Washing and having to replace your IPod spent $165
Cost of doing the job myself loss of -$27
Oh well I learnt 2 lessons
How to replace a chain, and
IPods aint waterproof
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Post by george on Feb 21, 2012 18:30:17 GMT 10
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Life is a continuous learning ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 18:43:09 GMT 10
The important thing is that you learnt something from your mistake and dont do it again, and it's funny ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by WolfishGrin on Feb 21, 2012 19:01:05 GMT 10
Some people are visual learners, some are aural learners, and some are kinesthetic (aka doers)...I'm guessing you are the kinesthetic kind. Any lesson learned is a step towards a greater understanding...and sometimes diminshing funds  |
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Post by bigdazza on Feb 21, 2012 19:48:24 GMT 10
mate that is bloody funny
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Post by nobby on Feb 21, 2012 20:48:01 GMT 10
sadly it's not the IPod I will miss, I can replace that fairly easily, it's the accumulated music I have begged, borrowed, copied, ripped and yes ... pirated that I am going to miss.
Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Aretha, Gladys Knight, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald
and you're right Wolfie .. I'm definately kinesthingie
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 21:05:33 GMT 10
Damn well done for the mechanics ,  the other well your missus should of done it . ;D ;D ;D You can get the door open with the front loaders mate. Sure you have a jimmy bar in the shed. ;D ;D ;D  |
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Post by SPINAL on Feb 21, 2012 22:20:58 GMT 10
 sorry but made my day. spinal, |
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Post by angel on Feb 27, 2012 0:05:11 GMT 10
and the moral of this story is .... copy all your ipod music to a hard drive so it doesnt matter if you lose your ipod  |
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Post by declant on Feb 28, 2012 7:37:13 GMT 10
haha nice one
Have to agree with angel too, after loosing multiple ipods ive learnt to have at least 3 copies of my music collection at all times
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Post by angel on Feb 28, 2012 10:45:30 GMT 10
sorry but made my day. spinal, What he said ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by nobby on Feb 28, 2012 13:55:21 GMT 10
Now see this is where the luck of Nobby kicks in, I had it all on my hard drive and my puta died, I have probably half of my old stuff saved on my new puta but as a lot of the stuff on my Ipod was copied it didn't recognise it when I connected to my new puta. Not too bad really, I probably had around 1100 tracks on the IPod and I still have around 740 on the puta, so I'm only down around 360 tracks. I will just have to start visiting old friends again and ratting through their vinyl collection.
There is software that can copy IPod stuff, I think I will invest in it in case I wash another IPod
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Post by angel on Feb 29, 2012 9:43:12 GMT 10
are you telling us you havent learned a lesson !
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Post by nobby on Feb 29, 2012 18:07:56 GMT 10
Angel I've been with my lovely Trish for 39yrs and even she says I never learn... lost cause me finks.
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the other well your missus should of done it . ;D ;D ;D You can get the door open with the front loaders mate. Sure you have a jimmy bar in the shed. ;D ;D ;D 
