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here's a story that will rock the uk to it's very core
is there no bastion of civilised society left
has absolutely everything gone to the dogs ?But what a stunningly named reporter!
Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-SmithSay that when you're pissed.
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I must admit that I'm tempted to pick up a rat and have my first foray into customisation.
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Finally managed to finish Riddley Walker after the 3rd attempt. Farthest I'd managed to get in before is page 22,
The best I've read in the same vein is Fearsum Endjin by the late lamented Iain Banks, stunning book. Kind of a Gormengahsty thing, but with lammergeiers. Awesome read.
Currently into Freakonomics in the downstairs bog and a Dick Francis in the upstairs crapper.
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Too little face, proportions are wrong.
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Nom nom nomitty nom
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It's only a publicity stunt isn't it, if it isn't then stop the world because I'd like to get off here please.
What do people think of the Seiko Bullheads by the way?
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Oh yeah and my long lost love the Sea-Dweller is back :D
/QUOTE]And very, very lovely it is too. Shame no domed glass though.
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Actually... Not really so for a commercial operation. For you or I, fair enough, but for a company.
Consider, they will need to reduce the pallet to it's component parts (to access all surfaces), as a minimum give it all a light sand (to remove splinters) and then apply some form of finishing coating. Then reassemble and add the castors (which aren't cheap for decent ones). Got to be at least two or three hours work plus materials - at £50 per hour (including overhead) I'd guess they are putting around £125 into each one. Then packaging, advertising, processing sales etc - not really a huge margin.
Still, if you actually paid £250 for one and didn't make it yourself, you either have far too much money or no arms.
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Na, it's a pebble face on the new transparent body model.
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Photographer I was working with today was wearing this, lovely sweep hand on it
Damn you.
Hadn't come across Bremont before, and now having serious wood over the ALT1-Z Zulu chronometer and the world timer...... -
Yeah, I tried a Pelagos on in Frankfurt airport the other week and it just felt, I don't know, a bit cheap for some reason. Just not as nicely finished as it should have been. The clasp was however lovely.
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If aggi's not interested, I would be...same feelings, no reason in particular but quite fancy a pebble to play with.
It should be with Aggi today for approval - I'm sure he'll tell me shortly if he's sealing the deal. If not I'll let you know.
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Colour coded racks? Reader's wife :-) having a beer in the sun roight now, aaah.
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What's the view on the Seven Friday things Watchfinder are retailing? Don't get it myself. http://news.watchfinder.co.uk/_act/link.php?mId=C927282417683189975035526394212&tId=131795734&subjId=155519
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That's about what I was thinking. I assume it has charger, etc
Yes, all present and correct.
And as for you haters!
I love my high end timepieces, but a pebble is an iPod in the steam age. Unobtrusive but really functional - especially on the bike. Phone rings? Look at your wrist to see if you need to haul up and dig out your phone or ignore the call. Text? Read it on your wrist. Email? Same. Using your phone to play music through a dock? Control it with your watch from.the other side of the room. Selfie? There's the remote for your camera (and you can even see what the lens sees, ON YOUR FUCKING WATCH!)
Plus I use a Panerai face so I don't get homesick for the PAM :-)
Wouldn't wear it to a dinner party or a job interview, but as a swiss army knife they are awesome.
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Oh bollocks...now I need to go and have another look!!
I did seriously love my Aquaterra
Until the poorly serviced movement died.....
Only downsides were that I found it quite hard to read sometimes due to reflections, and the winder tended to bite into the back of my hand (I wear watches pretty loose).
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I may be interested in the Black Pebble (not entirely sure why, just like the idea). Any info on condition, price, etc. Cheers
Hi Aggi,
It's the Jet Black version. Condition is spot-on, only worn a few times, no scratches or band stretch.
Price? Hmm, equivalent £90 new from Pebble (plus import tax if you're unlucky), £65?
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We're talking highstreet / internet payday lenders here aren't we? Coupla month max loans? Market isn't going to do a lot over that period!
Longer term loans are generally far more scrutinised in terms of ability to pay - I wasn't talking about them.
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The biggest issue with Payday loans is that you can roll them over, and you can get them from multiple lenders.
Most people that I know who have got into the shite have done so because of this.
Make a central database that all of the companies must consult, make it so that you can't take out a second loan until the first is paid off, and make it illegal to issue a loan to pay off a loan. After that market forces should start to pull down the interest rates as the companies compete for a smaller pot of misery (and stop relying on default charges etc for their profit margins).
The truth is that these guys WANT you to default, 'cos you are then in their pocket until you can claw out of the cycle. Not an ethical business model IMO.
Also, I am led to understand that simply taking one of these out dents your credit record even if paid off on time and in full.
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Yep, just got it from there - search Hop Picker.
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Hop Picker with the colours inverted.
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^What is that? Gollum after visiting Stallone's Mum's surgeon? Seriously, that's got to be bad plastic surgery right?
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Yes! In the office for the first time this week so got to unbox the pebble that's been waitingon my desk.
And with the new software version I can haz emails on my wrist! No more phone anxiety in meetings!
Now... Anyone want a Pebble classic, black version?
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I didn't get nipped on the two original issue pebbles I bought either by the way.
Whilst on the pebble subject - totally got to get someone to code up that awesome quadrant of a clock face .gif that was on here a while ago!
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