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 You know those supremarket marketingthings, where they say 'if you do your weekly shop with us, we'll give you some money off your fuel'?
	You know those supremarket marketingthings, where they say 'if you do your weekly shop with us, we'll give you some money off your fuel'?How many of those do you fall for? It seems to me, most people have a supermarket that they like and they use that one. Or are you a supermarket whore? Do you have 'staff' that do that sort of thing for you?
Why don't they just make their fucking fuel cheaper in the first place?
Alt: Is there a difference in quality between brand names and places like Aldi?
Alt Alt: Why is everyone banging on about xmas music? It's fucking November!
EDIT: I really need to start typing faster.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:43, 216 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 I am an online supermarket whore. If you sign up for all of the big ones
	I am an online supermarket whore. If you sign up for all of the big ones you'll get offers for free delivery or £10 off every £50 every month or so.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:46, Reply)
 None of them
	None of themsupermarket diesel puts my car's engine into "reduced performance mode" ... which is a bit of a shitter, all told.
Alt: well, clearly in petrol. But I quite like Aldi for some things.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:46, Reply)
 Supermarkets jam a load of filler into their petrol or they buy lower quality juice, or something.
	Supermarkets jam a load of filler into their petrol or they buy lower quality juice, or something.The stuff's shit. My engine pinked like a motherfucker the one time I put supermarket petrol in. It was Sainsbury's too, nothing like Tesco pikey stuff.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:49, Reply)
 Really? I haven't.
	Really? I haven't.Then again, I never use proper petrol stations. Maybe my little car is too fucked now to notice any difference.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:51, Reply)
 It's an R reg.
	It's an R reg.Battered to fuck on the outside, full of dog hair on the inside, I don't clean and polish it more than once a year, and would never be able to sell it.
On the other hand, it's a diesel with 75k on the clock, engine runs really well, and it's far too good to scrap.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:56, Reply)
 Yeah, it won't be anywhere near as sensitive.
	Yeah, it won't be anywhere near as sensitive.It won't be relying on a bunch of sensors taking readings within certain parameters in order to balance the fuel/air mix.
Which is why mine and badger's cars are such screaming nancies about their fuel. Supermarket fuel is lower quality so it doesn't give out the right readings. The sensors report faults and the ECU goes into safe mode because it thinks the engine is about to explode.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:59, Reply)
 Oh god, no, there's nothing electrical under the bonnet.
	Oh god, no, there's nothing electrical under the bonnet.Proper old clunky beast, my little car.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:02, Reply)
 It really depends on how new the engine is.
	It really depends on how new the engine is.Diesels that meet Euro IV are a lot more sensitive to fuel quality hence they have to have electronic matrickery to deal with shit. If I put supermarket fuel into mine, pretty much every time I get about 20 miles down the road and get a "bing" and a message on screen saying "warning! reduced performance mode" and the car won't rev above 3000rpm or drive above 55mph until I refill with better fuel.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:54, Reply)
 I imagine instead of a ingnition key, there's just a smooth set of balls he has to tickle correctly
	I imagine instead of a ingnition key, there's just a smooth set of balls he has to tickle correctly(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:58, Reply)
 Although when I lived in filthy hertfordshire
	Although when I lived in filthy hertfordshireThe Tesco near me sold 100 octane unleaded. That was a good laugh in the S2000 or in my housemate's 911.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:51, Reply)
 Occasionally, yes
	Occasionally, yesThe ASDA £5 off when you spend £40 is a good one at the moment
Alt:
Certain things must not be comprised upon. Tomato Ketchup, Jaffa Cakes, McVities Wholewheat
AltAlt:
Dunno
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:53, Reply)
 I like aldi and lidl for all their pickled goods and foreign meats
	I like aldi and lidl for all their pickled goods and foreign meats(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:55, Reply)
 Aldi use exactly the same grade of fruit and veg that M&S do
	Aldi use exactly the same grade of fruit and veg that M&S dobut charge less for it, go figure .
If you want to pay more so all your fruit and veg is the perfect shape, even though you're going to peel it and chop it up anyway, more fool you.
Morrisons miles are a con as well, it works out you have to spend nearly £700 to get £5 off
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:57, Reply)
 See, Morrisons is the one I use
	See, Morrisons is the one I usebut mostly because it's cheap, and the closest, and they sell certain things taht the other ones don't. They also have the cheapest fuel in town, according to petrolprices.com, so I just get my fuel from there too.
I don't think of it as 'spending money to get a £5 voucher', I think of it more as 'getting a £5 voucher occasionally'. Usually only once or twice a year, the way I go through fuel.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:01, Reply)
 I just changed my wireless cahnnel to 6 from 11
	I just changed my wireless cahnnel to 6 from 11first the hardrive and now this, Kroney will be out of a job soon
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 10:58, Reply)
 I've never had a problem with itunes.
	I've never had a problem with itunes.I hope they haven't released an update.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:13, Reply)
 I think it was an old one
	I think it was an old oneBonjour service used for the zero configuration network stuff
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:13, Reply)
 It doesn't matter TBH
	It doesn't matter TBHAs long as the signal is not being interfered with
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:13, Reply)
 Anything that all your neighbours aren't using is good
	Anything that all your neighbours aren't using is goodiirc 6 is the most unique in frequency terms, if yours is different to all the others it's easier for your devices to pick out.
An app like WiFi Analyser on your phone will show what's around.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:15, Reply)
 Right, so you thought you were getting interference, so you changed channel
	Right, so you thought you were getting interference, so you changed channelThen you changed it back to the channel you were getting interference on?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:23, Reply)
 I get 10 mg wired and 0.5 on wireless today
	I get 10 mg wired and 0.5 on wireless todayso thought I try and re-configure...or something
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:27, Reply)
 So shits and giggles, then.
	So shits and giggles, then.Why did you change channels the first time?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:28, Reply)
 Haha fucking hell.
	Haha fucking hell.How do you think you knew how to do it this time?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:30, Reply)
 Your first post was this:
	Your first post was this:www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1787218
Then you posted this:
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1787231
Indicating that you changed channels before. The only reason you'd bother changing channels is if you thought you were getting interference from another wireless router. Which I'm pretty sure you were the last time yyou were talking about your router on here. Therefore, you changed it back to a channel on which you previously thought you were getting interference. My question is why?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:33, Reply)
 no you're confused, it was on 11, I moved it to 6
	no you're confused, it was on 11, I moved it to 6I also took my mobile off the router, which may have helped
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:35, Reply)
 OK, so you posted the wrong thing in one of your posts, fair enough.
	OK, so you posted the wrong thing in one of your posts, fair enough.Maybe, it depends on how often it was using data. If you had GPS on, for example, it would route that through the wireless.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:37, Reply)
 I thought the microwaves from the phone, interferred with my wireless microwaves?
	I thought the microwaves from the phone, interferred with my wireless microwaves?(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:38, Reply)
 Yes, they created a device that ostensibly can connect to wireless networks
	Yes, they created a device that ostensibly can connect to wireless networkswhilst simultaneously was fundamentally incompatible with them.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:41, Reply)
 maybe I need to move the router away from the microwave then, that can't help
	maybe I need to move the router away from the microwave then, that can't help(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:42, Reply)
 You are the sort of user that gets me regularly pulled into
	You are the sort of user that gets me regularly pulled into my boss's office for being rude to the customers.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:27, Reply)
 Lidl's Perlenbacher Pils is a much, much better lager than is available in Sainsbury's.
	Lidl's Perlenbacher Pils is a much, much better lager than is available in Sainsbury's.Similarly their smoked German ham is quite possibly the nicest I have ever eaten. A lot of their stuff is shit but if you are clever you can get some excellent stuff in those cheapo places, which is lucky seeing as I am an uberpovvo these days. There is a Tesco Metro by my flat which is fucking DREADFUL. Really, really expensive and really, really shit. I hate Tesco with a passion, they're total cunts.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:05, Reply)
 Every year, Lidl keep selling lobster and goose and shit for xmas
	Every year, Lidl keep selling lobster and goose and shit for xmasI always wonder what kind of quality they would be.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:06, Reply)
 They're fucking fine.
	They're fucking fine.They EU laws on food hygine are the most stringent in the world. No one's saying they're not following them.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:08, Reply)
 Well, the lobster will be already cooked I assume
	Well, the lobster will be already cooked I assumeso therefore not ideal. But it won't poison you.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:11, Reply)
 Trial and error is the only way
	Trial and error is the only wayTheir mussels are foul, for example.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:10, Reply)
 Londoners.
	Londoners.I'm going on a pub crawl in chalk farm/Camden on Saturday. Can I have some suggestions for places to eat before hand. Remember that I'm going on a pub crawl.
Also value for money would be a bonus.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:16, Reply)
 The Lyttleton arms, by mornington crescent station is chock full of hipster wankers,
	The Lyttleton arms, by mornington crescent station is chock full of hipster wankers,But the food is good. Nothing terribly fancy, but good.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:19, Reply)
 I got thrown out of there last month for being me*
	I got thrown out of there last month for being me*Therefore it is a shirthole
*pissed as a fart
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:21, Reply)
 I just looked at the menu. Not bad.
	I just looked at the menu. Not bad.I don't know why people buy fillet steaks though, the most boring and expensive of all the cuts.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:22, Reply)
 Bar Gansa is OK
	Bar Gansa is OKNever been there but Gilgamesh is supposed to be OK as well. Bit waqqqi decor though.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:22, Reply)
 To be honest I've never had a good tapas meal that wasn't home made.
	To be honest I've never had a good tapas meal that wasn't home made.(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:25, Reply)
 I've had a couple but Nakers is right re the cost.
	I've had a couple but Nakers is right re the cost.There's an excellent spot on Columbia Rd but I racked up a fucking gigantic bill in there once.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:28, Reply)
 The first time I tried squid was in a Tapas meal.
	The first time I tried squid was in a Tapas meal.Revolting, it was disgusting.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:28, Reply)
 One of the tastiest things I've ever eaten was freshly-caught barbecued squid
	One of the tastiest things I've ever eaten was freshly-caught barbecued squidon the quayside in Essaouira, Morocco.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:29, Reply)
 That'll have been the muncjies kicking in there mate.
	That'll have been the muncjies kicking in there mate.This was like fanny smelling rubber.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:33, Reply)
 I generally go to Sainsburys, because it's nearest.
	I generally go to Sainsburys, because it's nearest.Aldi do some good stuff, their wines are excellent, the £2.99 one won a taste test against pricey stuff.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:21, Reply)
 and you have proven your excellent taste already today by declaring Slade to be excellent
	and you have proven your excellent taste already today by declaring Slade to be excellent(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:22, Reply)
 Aldi Toro Loco Tempranillo, £3.49 and excellent .
	Aldi Toro Loco Tempranillo, £3.49 and excellent .If you can find it, it goes off the shelves soon as it comes in.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:30, Reply)
 It seems to have won a few awards.
	It seems to have won a few awards.They do plonk for £1.39, which seems a bit mad.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:35, Reply)
 this is an excellent drop and was £5 in store on Saturday
	this is an excellent drop and was £5 in store on Saturdaygroceries.asda.com/asda-estore/catalog/sectionpagecontainer.jsp?departmentid=1214921923747&cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-_-asdacom-dsk-_-homepage-_-table_wine&utm_source=asdacom-dsk&utm_medium=ahc&utm_term=table_wine&utm_content=homepage&utm_campaign=ghs&referrer=cookiesDetecting
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:36, Reply)
 Tempranillo tastes a bit odd to me
	Tempranillo tastes a bit odd to meI like it, but it tastes nothing like other reds
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:40, Reply)
 They're doing three for a tenner.
	They're doing three for a tenner.groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=tempranillo&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=21059
But it means having to brave the hell that is Asda.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:43, Reply)
 Should taste like red Rioja
	Should taste like red Riojait's the major grape in it, after all.
I used to find some gran reserva tempranillo to be an excellent half-price substitute for a good rioja.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:47, Reply)
 Morning all
	Morning all I am effing busy this morning, or I'd have posted this in the "ask advice from a b3tan" thread.
I have had an offer on a flat accepted WOOOOOO!!!!
Anyone have a strong recommendation / warning for a solicitor for the purchase?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:43, Reply)
 you just want to suck them
	you just want to suck themkroney more, i think, because you've met him and know what you'd be getting into
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:50, Reply)
 You're doing it deliberately now
	You're doing it deliberately now(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:54, Reply)
 
	 (, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:48, Reply)
 yes, they're all cunts.
	yes, they're all cunts.Also, I've bought and sold 3 times around London. Every time the solicitors fucked up the financials. Twice in their favour, so I pointed this out gently and got the money back. Once, £9K in my favour, so I didn't mention it and they never noticed.
When property solicitors consistently can't do a sum that Monty's daughter would get right 9 times out of 10 you need to seriously worry about them as a species.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:49, Reply)
 it is in the solicitors accounts rule: lawyers can't count
	it is in the solicitors accounts rule: lawyers can't countwe have a brilliant resi team, but they would be three times the price that lighty needs to pay for this kind of deal.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:51, Reply)
 Totally, I'm talking about residential solicitors here
	Totally, I'm talking about residential solicitors herebut fucking seriously? it is SUCH a simple piece of maths and they never get it right.
And, oh, call me cynical, but up here, where everything is simpler and transactions are fixed fee and solicitors have no vested interest in delaying stuff, everything remarkably takes place smoothly with very few errors. I can't imagine why.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:53, Reply)
 Good lord!
	Good lord! You're not suggesting that solicitors might be useless money-grabbing cunts, are you?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:55, Reply)
 yes but
	yes butwhen you can buy a 9 bedroom house for £10,000, nobody cares...
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:15, Reply)
 I wish. I live in central Edinburgh, sweetie, it's not exactly cheap.
	I wish. I live in central Edinburgh, sweetie, it's not exactly cheap.(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:18, Reply)
 I use Tesco, Aldi, and a local meat wholesaler for my shopping
	I use Tesco, Aldi, and a local meat wholesaler for my shoppingAlt: Yes, but it's not often an issue.
AltAlt: No fucking idea.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:44, Reply)
 Top of the morning to you.
	Top of the morning to you.Meat is good, I think Aldi are doing venison steaks again, I got some last time they had some in, and they tasted excellent.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:52, Reply)
 none, i don't even have a club card
	none, i don't even have a club cardif i am spending a lot, i will ask the people behind me in the Q if they want the points. the reaction is inevitably astonished gratitude - does nobody else do that? i can't be that strange.
whole foods is the best, but m&s if i can't be arsed to walk up there.
alt: fuck yes. fuck aldi right in its hole.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:52, Reply)
 There are 3 Tesco's on my walk home from work
	There are 3 Tesco's on my walk home from workI almost always go to them. I've been to the big Sainsburys once but it's a bit of a trek, and there's a Waitrose about 15 minutes walk away I've been to a couple of times. Where I lived in Birmingham I had a Sainsburys Local on the groundfloor, a Tesco Metro 2 minutes away and a giant Asda on the drive home, so they were used mostly in that order.
It's all about the convenience for me.
I've been impressed with some of the stuff I've got from Aldi in the past, though.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:52, Reply)
 You don't really want to hear about my supermarket shopping habits, do you?
	You don't really want to hear about my supermarket shopping habits, do you?That sounds tremendously dull.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:57, Reply)
 Kroney got bored of talking to me about routers
	Kroney got bored of talking to me about routersanyone want to chat about helping me to add some "RAM" to my laptop?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 11:59, Reply)
 I had to back away from the subthread when you tried to claim
	I had to back away from the subthread when you tried to claimthat your mobile was actively blocking your wireless.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:03, Reply)
 It might be using some of the bawidth though
	It might be using some of the bawidth though an 802.11g router only gives 54Mbps max, or 6.75MB shared between all the wireless devices, so if you've 10MB coming in and the phone steals some then your laptop will get less.
If you don't move around much wired is better than wireless, especially for video streaming .
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:08, Reply)
 Yes, I did say that.
	Yes, I did say that.Which is when he countered with "I thought wireless devices block wireless router signals."
At that point I realised I'd been defeated by a superior intellect and bowed out.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:10, Reply)
 Serious reply
	Serious replyGo to crucial.com and run their test, find out what the thing will take, then Google and see if you can get it cheaper .
Fitting is easy , usually under a flap on the base, just clicks in (clip on each end). Be careful of static , touch a water pipe just before you do it.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:04, Reply)
 There's no way Nakers is going to read all that.
	There's no way Nakers is going to read all that.Could you sum it up into a catchy phrase that is easy for him to remember?
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:05, Reply)
 Be careful of static
	Be careful of staticbe sure to rub your head with a balloon before touching the motherboard.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:05, Reply)
 I like to wear a velor onesie and rub myself on the carpet before touching all components.
	I like to wear a velor onesie and rub myself on the carpet before touching all components.(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:08, Reply)
 Fuckin ell
	Fuckin ellwww.london24.com/news/crime/cctv_shows_teenager_knocked_unconscious_in_unprovoked_attack_1_1699493
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:06, Reply)
 I watched again, just to make sure she wasn't looking at him funny or summat.
	I watched again, just to make sure she wasn't looking at him funny or summat.(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:10, Reply)
 Good to see there's a goodish picture of the bloke.
	Good to see there's a goodish picture of the bloke.Someone will know who it is and if it gets enough publicity then he'll get caught.
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:13, Reply)
 I no rite, fucking teenagers today, glass jawed poofters the lot of them
	I no rite, fucking teenagers today, glass jawed poofters the lot of them(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:14, Reply)
 which is the real dozer, dozarino or dozerino?
	which is the real dozer, dozarino or dozerino?i don't want to click as i am very exclusive about who is a purple namer...
(, Tue 20 Nov 2012, 12:42, Reply)
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