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[Jaska]

IT Crowd

I've watched a couple of episodes and I'm not a fan even though I work in the IT sector.

The Young Ones and Bottom. Should find them on you tubr

Thanks mate, I will check these out.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

I've watched a couple of episodes and I'm not a fan even though I work in the IT sector.

You need to give it longer.

[Kenny's Jacket]

I've watched a couple of episodes and I'm not a fan even though I work in the IT sector.
Thanks mate, I will check these out.

you should add The New Statesman to the list. Mayells best work IMO.

[AndyInVA]

Anyone recommend a good Radio Show

I have been listening to Scott Mills on demand for years and just have it on during the day when working. I like the chit chat and like the music selections. Most of the presenters I've liked at R1 in the past years have all left and Scott was the last I cared for. I want to keep up with current popular music and am pretty sure I won't be happy with the R2 music list

Any recommendations of either Radio 1 people or other on demand shows that will be something similar to Scott.

Cheers.

Dean McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth taking over the show. He is sort of funny in his own way, but she is one of the most juvenile presenters I have ever heard.

[El Lobo]

Fine folks on RAWK, please help me out. I loved Peep Show, The Office, Coupling, Phoenix Nights, After Life, Fleabag. What should I watch next? Thank you.

Curb Your Enthusiasm, it'll change your life

[AndyInVA]

Curb Your Enthusiasm, it'll change your life

First few series of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia

[Kenny's Jacket]

I get the impression he was looking for British comedy.  Its the only thing that links the shows

[Elmo!]

I get the impression he was looking for British comedy.  Its the only thing that links the shows

Possibly, but whatever was actually mean, Curb is always the correct answer.

[afc tukrish]

Possibly, but whatever was actually mean, Curb is always the correct answer.

The epitome of refinemen

[killer-heels]

I have ordered a new electric oven and gas hob for my tenant but the installers said it needs its own circuit/red switch before it can be installed. Is getting one of those or getting one installed a big and expensive job?

[.adam]

I have ordered a new electric oven and gas hob for my tenant but the installers said it needs its own circuit/red switch before it can be installed. Is getting one of those or getting one installed a big and expensive job?

Depends where the oven is with reference to the board.

It needs to be fitted as follows (directly, not joining another ring on the way) ...

Oven -> Isolation Switch -> Board

If your board is miles away from your cooker, they'll need to either run the cabling under floorboards or drill through the walls somehow - increasing the cost of the job

I got mine done a while back - think it was about £120ish. It was a bit of a bastard as they had to go through a wall and under some floorboards.

[Jaska]

Possibly, but whatever was actually mean, Curb is always the correct answer.

I've watched several seasons and like it a lot. 👍

[AndyInVA]

I have ordered a new electric oven and gas hob for my tenant but the installers said it needs its own circuit/red switch before it can be installed. Is getting one of those or getting one installed a big and expensive job?

Basically the oven needs to be on its own circuit. That means running a wire from your electrical panel board to the oven. This is easy to do when the house is being built as you can run all the wires in the walls. Now that the house is built, that is a lot more difficult. I would recommend a qualified electrician as getting this right is important.

Cost is hard to know given the variables as previously stated. How long will the wire need to be and how much of a pain in the arse is it to run the wire from A to B. Some local sparky should be able to do it easily.

[killer-heels]

Thanks for the replies.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Be much cheaper to do if you run the wire yourself and pay trade price just to hook it up.

[Ghost Town]

I could do it for you fifty quid all in. Er...none of your tenants are tall are they?

[Jaska]

You need to give it longer.

Potentially, yes, but for me the problem with IT Crowd and Bottom is that they're too goofy (for lack of a better word), too over the top. For some reason, I have no issues with Only The Fools and Horses or The Office (UK+US), Friends, Coupling etc even though they're not that realistic either. Lately, the style of Horace and Pete and After Life has worked for me for some reason. I'm gonna try It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

[Keita Success]

Anyone recommend a good Radio Show

I have been listening to Scott Mills on demand for years and just have it on during the day when working. I like the chit chat and like the music selections. Most of the presenters I've liked at R1 in the past years have all left and Scott was the last I cared for. I want to keep up with current popular music and am pretty sure I won't be happy with the R2 music list

Any recommendations of either Radio 1 people or other on demand shows that will be something similar to Scott.

Cheers.

LBC 10am - 1pm with James Obrian is great.

BBC Radio 6 is also top.

[Nitramdorf]

Potentially, yes, but for me the problem with IT Crowd and Bottom is that they're too goofy (for lack of a better word), too over the top. For some reason, I have no issues with Only The Fools and Horses or The Office (UK+US), Friends, Coupling etc even though they're not that realistic either. Lately, the style of Horace and Pete and After Life has worked for me for some reason. I'm gonna try It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Have you tried Community? 110 episodes, it took me a little while to get into it but then I loved it, also you get 110 episodes of Alison Brie.

[Crimson]

Potentially, yes, but for me the problem with IT Crowd and Bottom is that they're too goofy (for lack of a better word), too over the top. For some reason, I have no issues with Only The Fools and Horses or The Office (UK+US), Friends, Coupling etc even though they're not that realistic either. Lately, the style of Horace and Pete and After Life has worked for me for some reason. I'm gonna try It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Depends what exactly you're after, but what about ...

Modern Family
Seinfeld
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Arrested Development
Scrubs

[WhereAngelsPlay]

Potentially, yes, but for me the problem with IT Crowd and Bottom is that they're too goofy (for lack of a better word), too over the top. For some reason, I have no issues with Only The Fools and Horses or The Office (UK+US), Friends, Coupling etc even though they're not that realistic either. Lately, the style of Horace and Pete and After Life has worked for me for some reason. I'm gonna try It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

The gang goes to a water park 

[west_london_red]

No one recommended The Thick Of It?

[Kenny's Jacket]

No one recommended The Thick Of It?

or Blackadder

[WhereAngelsPlay]

or Blackadder

I always assume that the whole world has watched Blackadder.

[SamLad]

I always assume that the whole world has watched Blackadder.

incorrect assumption.

[Drinks Sangria]

Potentially, yes, but for me the problem with IT Crowd and Bottom is that they're too goofy (for lack of a better word), too over the top. For some reason, I have no issues with Only The Fools and Horses or The Office (UK+US), Friends, Coupling etc even though they're not that realistic either. Lately, the style of Horace and Pete and After Life has worked for me for some reason. I'm gonna try It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Always Sunny becomes a drastically different show between season 2-3 and for the better. It was decent before, but still finding it's stride, so I'd advise sticking with it through the first two seasons even if you're a bit unsure.

The golden age of Always Sunny is Seasons 3 - 9, which is a tremendous run where almost every episode is excellent. After that, they're still generally decent with the odd great episode but a lot of flat ones. Season 14 was better than anything for a while.

[Keita Success]

Always Sunny becomes a drastically different show between season 2-3 and for the better. It was decent before, but still finding it's stride, so I'd advise sticking with it through the first two seasons even if you're a bit unsure.

The golden age of Always Sunny is Seasons 3 - 9, which is a tremendous run where almost every episode is excellent. After that, they're still generally decent with the odd great episode but a lot of flat ones. Season 14 was better than anything for a while.

As a massive IASIP fan, I second this.

First season has it's moment, but really takes finds its stride when Danny Devito gets involved. Great show!

[Elzar]

Comedies to watch?

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace

[WhereAngelsPlay]

incorrect assumption.

[bradders1011]

Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace

I'll get a mop...

[Barneylfc∗]

When putting a car up for sale on social media or whatever, I see people that hide their number plate.
This is visible to hundreds if not thousands of people every single day.

Why cover it when you're selling it?

[Sudden Death Draft Loser]

When putting a car up for sale on social media or whatever, I see people that hide their number plate.
This is visible to hundreds if not thousands of people every single day.

Why cover it when you're selling it?

Maybe they don't want you to do an MOT check?

 

[Barneylfc∗]

Maybe they don't want you to do an MOT check?

 

They dont take the plate off if you're going to see the car though. Makes no sense at all

[El Lobo]

It is bizarre. I swear people think if you put the reg in it’ll tell you where the owner lives and who they bank with.

[Drinks Sangria]

I think it’s a genuine attempt often to block the MOT history and hope that if someone comes, they love the car and talk themselves into it.

I went and saw a car several months ago when I was looking where they’d blocked the plates out. Had no reservations of checking the MOT history whilst I was there and what do you know, it was awful. Loads of problems. It was quite car though with an immaculate high-end interior and I think they were hoping to get people there and blind them with the car’s luxury so that they’d not check or ignore the history.

[Ciara (with a capital "C")]

Is that Troy Hawke guy from Liverpool?

What is his connection to Jan Molby?

[Crosby Nick]

Is that Troy Hawke guy from Liverpool?

What is his connection to Jan Molby?

He’s from Kingston in Surrey but went to uni in Liverpool I think, hence a load of sometimes fairly niche Liverpool references.

[Graeme]

Bit of an odd one this, please bear with me.

Bought a new build property about 18 months ago. There is an older gentleman lives alone in the property opposite me, probably mid 60’s and keeps himself to himself. Doesn’t go out much and gets no visitors. Nothing wrong with any of that. What did strike mean as odd though, he was visited on 2 occasions a couple of months back by what I can be almost certain were plain clothed police officers. If anybody wants me to go into detail about how I can be sure I’m happy to, but for arguments sake let’s say I’m correct.

It was at this point that I started to wonder why this was. If he’s been a victim of a burglary etc then it would have been uniformed officers that visited. I want to be clear that I’m not accusing the guy of anything whatsoever, my intention really is to rule him out of anything dodgy not to accuse him of it. Out of interest, I did a land registry search on his house, I was just looking for a name so I could allay my concerns, but that shed no light on the matter because the house is owned not by a person but by the Liverpool Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Trust. As far as I’ve seen in 18 months this chap doesn’t attend Church on a Sunday or any other day for that matter.

Am I being too suspicious and should just leave the guy alone? I’m by no means a curtain twitcher but I’d just be more comfortable knowing who I’m living opposite but I can’t even find a name

[SamLad]

seems to me you have way too much time on your hands.

if he's a senior guy and keeps himself to himself ... what are you concerned about?

the cops may be visiting him for a hundred reasons, none of which = he's a bad guy.

or ... he is a bad guy.  what would you do if you found out he was?

[Elmo!]

As a single male who lives on my own, and largely keeps myself to myself, I'd hate to think the neighbours across the street are trying to find out my name because they are suspicious. There are loads of reasons the police could have visited.