Danger/treat as live sign

Left at my parents' house by some contractor or other, this awesome curiosity is about 6x7 inches in size, plasticky and has two holes so you can thread cable through it.

It is also DOUBLE SIDED!

Each side contains the following:

• Yellow triangle with black border and black wiggly arrow (pointing downwards)
• Yellow rounded-corner box (beneath triangle) containing text "DANGER" (black caps)
• Blue circle containing white exclamation mark ("!")
• Blue rounded-corner box (beneath circle) containing text "Treat as live"

Sun May 27, 2012 8:53 pm

Paint match pots

Or paint sample pots - call 'em what you will. I have:

Dulux - Violet white

Dulux - Blue reflection

Crown - Rodeo drive

Crown - Something from the Kitchen/Bathroom range that has lost its label

Perfect for doing the feature walls in your dolls house.

Sun May 27, 2012 8:44 pm

WANTED: 50 Shades books?

People won't just take owt, they'll ask for it and all. So, to kick off an occasional series of guest posts, here's one from l3knights:

hi there i know this is a long shot as they are so popular right now but i didnt know wether anyone has got these books and have finished reading them. 

Wed Jul 4 17:02:40 2012

Clearly this person needs help, so  if anyone out there is trying to dispose of used smut, give me a shout and I'll put you in touch. 


In the interim, perhaps this precis will temper the appetitie: http://bizzybiz.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/50-screams-of-hate.html

Wardrobe rail

Easy to assemble/disassemble freestanding wooden wardrobe rail. Two foot long or thereabouts, with single-storey rack at bottom for shoes or bags.

NO WHEELS.

Requires periodical tightening. Can't explain why. Guess it's just naturally malevolent.

Mon May 7, 2012 3:38 pm

Nisis Easypen G6 Tablet Mouse

Ideal for freehand drawing. HOWEVER! It was made c.2007 so not designed for Windows operating systems later than XP.  ALSO, the manufacturer has ceased trading, so there is no support for drivers etc. If you can find the drivers, you may be able to make it work on later versions of Windows (no idea about Macs). As such, it would be ideal for a tech-savvy someone who

(a) can run XP

(b) can be bothered to surf the web for drivers/support forums etc

NB Plugs in via USB

Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:29 am

Old yellow toaster

This toaster is plastic, yellow, and what, ten years old? Something like that. Reckon it's lived in about six houses with me. At least. And hasn't it toasted, OH MY! Bread, bagels, crumpets, hot cross buns, pop tarts ... Oh the carbs we had together! But now those times are OVER. Ever since it spat off its fat plastic bread-plunging handle last week. I mean, I could just poke down the bread with the remaining stub, or I could apply gaffer tape. But no. Call it a midlife crisis if you will, but I now have a sexy younger model with red and chrome and other tarty bits. So GOODBYE YELLOW, the only thing you can do for me now is get out of my house.

So here's the big Q: Does anyone want an old toaster with erratic handle, or am I taking this baby to the tip?

Thu May 3, 2012 2:46 pm

Plant pots

Possibly a couple of dozen plastic plant pots, various sizes, from about 4-inch diameter upwards. Ideal for springtime re-potting.

Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:30 am