» DIY Techno-hacks

A Brilliant Buy..
off ebay. I decided to buy an old game for the Game Boy "Color" [as the morons spell it]
Perfect working order he said! He obviously didn't want anybody to know that the old CR2032 battery that was inside the game cart had run out of juice.
So when the time came to write his feedback I decided to be the bigger man and keep it positive and crack on with fixing it.
I had to scrape the plastic away from around the wierd screw that the manufacturers use so I could pinch it with the wire cutters and unscrew it. Then I find out that the original battery is welded to the circuitry.

*Start here for less boredom*
Anyway I ended up snapping off a battery contact and so I just jammed a load of tin foil around the battery, closed the cart and lo and behold it worked.
Well chuffed!

Other things I've fixed include
Cassette walkman
Guitar Amp
GameBoy mono speaker
Godzilla
(Fri 21st Aug 2009, 11:07, More)

» Darwin Awards

Back in the day
when as kids the weekends provided endless fun. We used to gather in numbers and obviously get bored and seek out engenious ways to cause mayhem. I was determined to blow something up and I knew at some point in the day someone would start a fire (as you do). Twas in the woods near the railway tracks we found a quiet spot. Fire going. Without prior warning I throw an aerosol can in the middle of that fire. This caused a lot of my mates to run for cover, but not I. I stood close by (not too close) waiting for a wonderful display. After 30 or so seconds nothing happens. So clever me gets a stick and pokes it... BOOM!
Black face and a 10 minute ringing in my ears. Fun.
(Fri 13th Feb 2009, 1:12, More)

» Pubs

It happened again
I got dragged "up town" aka went to the town centre, for some extra drinks after the pub, the weird thing is I can't "for love of cheese" remember how one got there OR back. The only thing I can remember is waking up this morning and thinking "Where the feck are my trousers and pants" It's probably the first time I've misplace the attire of my whole lower body. What threw me was the fact that I was still wearing my ALL of my other clothes. Alcohol - you can't live with it, you can't live without it.
(Sat 7th Feb 2009, 11:05, More)

» Pubs

3 Years
Working in a pub. That's three years worth of tales, storys, fails and gorey happenings. The first few that spring to mind -

Local prankster nicked the letter "L" from the front of the pub so that it read "Pub ic House"

I once found a chap in the urination station with blood oozing from his wrist. He just looked at me and calm as a breeze says "can you help me?" Tempted though I was to say "no mate" and continue to releive my bladder I decided to promptly call thambulance.

Pissed people screaming Bohemian Rhapsody at the top of their voice atop the bar's tables is quite funny. Especially when you record it and show them the next day.

To summerise - Without pubs there'd be nowhere for the alcoholics, nutters, village idiots and (from what I gather) nowhere for the druggies to relax descreetly and not stick out from the crowd.
(Fri 6th Feb 2009, 17:05, More)

» Pubs

Last night
Some friends and I went to the new local [new because our old one got closed down, what's with all the nice pubs being closed] anyway...

After a few beverages with the lads and what I can only describe as "Ladettes" someone suggested we head into the nearest town centre and continue our "binge" drinking. The only reason I know I went into town is because of the still wet stamp on the back of my hand. The one's you get after you've paid to get into a shit pub/club. The only outstanding memory of the night is the blue flashing sunglasses I nicked off a weird lady outside the venue. Having these neon goggles upon my face only exacerbated the effect of alcohol.

My advice to thee is to never buy cheap novelty crap from strangers outside your destination.
(Sat 7th Feb 2009, 14:40, More)