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I am the devil that you forgot
i'm looking at ditching my little stihl and getting a makita battery chainsaw. you like the battery one you have?
Things that please me - Part 5
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I don’t yet, but my stihl just decided to not work, I’m sick of mixing fuel and I only cut small branches for mulching so there is no need for a big petrol saw. And Makita is a manly brand it’s not like I was gonna buy ozito
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Not confirmed, but I think I may have cracked the Bunnings code.
You know, Bunnings, the evil green shed that has 500,000 items of cheap low quality s**t at three times what it should sell for, but never the thing you actually need, and where getting reasonable help is a tragically low-percentage option.
Latch on screen door broke, couldn't be opened unless you went around the house and used a knife to poke it back.
Looked online, Bunnings had a replacement for $75
or the same thing but without the lock cylinder for $45. Hmm, I can just reuse the lock from the old one, it should fit.
Go to Bunnings, find the door sets. One for $75 and two $45 ones, but the cheaper ones had both been cut open and taped shut. Scanning the boxes above for a new one, no dice. Helpful Bunnings bloke approaches. Looks it up, they should have 11 in stock, but they're not there. Explain the situation, ask if he can re-open the packages to verify that all the bits were there and I'd take one. He has a look, says "Screws are missing from this one and the latch bar is missing from that one. How about you take both and I'll give you a discount?"
Yeah, OK says me, thinking maybe $10 off or something. Nope, he marks one down to $10 and the other to $5 and follows me to the tool shop in case they queried it.
Win!
And yes I was able to put together a complete set from the pair for $15, and I've now got spares sitting in the garage for when the other screen door carks it.
Bunnings code: go at 7:30pm on a weeknight when its not busy and its not populated by spotty teenage staff.
You know, Bunnings, the evil green shed that has 500,000 items of cheap low quality s**t at three times what it should sell for, but never the thing you actually need, and where getting reasonable help is a tragically low-percentage option.
Latch on screen door broke, couldn't be opened unless you went around the house and used a knife to poke it back.
Looked online, Bunnings had a replacement for $75
or the same thing but without the lock cylinder for $45. Hmm, I can just reuse the lock from the old one, it should fit.Go to Bunnings, find the door sets. One for $75 and two $45 ones, but the cheaper ones had both been cut open and taped shut. Scanning the boxes above for a new one, no dice. Helpful Bunnings bloke approaches. Looks it up, they should have 11 in stock, but they're not there. Explain the situation, ask if he can re-open the packages to verify that all the bits were there and I'd take one. He has a look, says "Screws are missing from this one and the latch bar is missing from that one. How about you take both and I'll give you a discount?"
Yeah, OK says me, thinking maybe $10 off or something. Nope, he marks one down to $10 and the other to $5 and follows me to the tool shop in case they queried it.
Win!
And yes I was able to put together a complete set from the pair for $15, and I've now got spares sitting in the garage for when the other screen door carks it.
Bunnings code: go at 7:30pm on a weeknight when its not busy and its not populated by spotty teenage staff.
MP_
I am the devil that you forgot
Suprised you could find a staff member smart enough to know how to do that.Not confirmed, but I think I may have cracked the Bunnings code.
You know, Bunnings, the evil green shed that has 500,000 items of cheap low quality s**t at three times what it should sell for, but never the thing you actually need, and where getting reasonable help is a tragically low-percentage option.
Latch on screen door broke, couldn't be opened unless you went around the house and used a knife to poke it back.
Looked online, Bunnings had a replacement for $75
Go to Bunnings, find the door sets. One for $75 and two $45 ones, but the cheaper ones had both been cut open and taped shut. Scanning the boxes above for a new one, no dice. Helpful Bunnings bloke approaches. Looks it up, they should have 11 in stock, but they're not there. Explain the situation, ask if he can re-open the packages to verify that all the bits were there and I'd take one. He has a look, says "Screws are missing from this one and the latch bar is missing from that one. How about you take both and I'll give you a discount?"
Yeah, OK says me, thinking maybe $10 off or something. Nope, he marks one down to $10 and the other to $5 and follows me to the tool shop in case they queried it.
Win!
And yes I was able to put together a complete set from the pair for $15, and I've now got spares sitting in the garage for when the other screen door carks it.
Bunnings code: go at 7:30pm on a weeknight when its not busy and its not populated by spotty teenage staff.
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Never had any problem with Bunnings. I’ve taken lots of things back for various reasons, no questions asked. Where can you get things cheaper, and why not go there?
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You obviously never had a Masters.
Engimal v3
**** m**nl*nd*rs
Andy Munroe on TikTok. Does a lot of good content about AFL guernseys.
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Shake down the thunder
Used to be able to smoke a Gitane in French Theatres.
Grand Uncle Horace
Shake down the thunder
Ha. Does it happen to be a Greenworks chainsaw?
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Briefly, I think. I don’t really remember them
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Zimbabwe used to be hands down the best country in the world for smoking, there was nowhere you couldn't smoke. I was cashing a travellers cheque in a bank once when the teller pulled out a packet, sparked up and offered me one. You can't fault that level of service.
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thats worth a 5 star google review right there
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**** m**nl*nd*rs
Wow, shoutout Munners
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Not pleasing but made me laugh.
caller to tom elliott on 3AW. A truckie regaled tom and listeners with a story that a truckie was blocking traffic at a roundabout.....
(paraphrased)
"heaps of trucks not moving, wondering whats going on....found out that the driver up front fell asleep at the wheel....I dont wanna mention his nationality"
(tom) so he's fallen asleep? did you go wake him up?"
"yeah, we did, but you just dont know who's on the roads these days....I dont wanna mention his nationality".
You could tell he was itching the drop the drivers nationality
haha
caller to tom elliott on 3AW. A truckie regaled tom and listeners with a story that a truckie was blocking traffic at a roundabout.....
(paraphrased)
"heaps of trucks not moving, wondering whats going on....found out that the driver up front fell asleep at the wheel....I dont wanna mention his nationality"
(tom) so he's fallen asleep? did you go wake him up?"
"yeah, we did, but you just dont know who's on the roads these days....I dont wanna mention his nationality".
You could tell he was itching the drop the drivers nationality
haha
MP_
I am the devil that you forgot
Another local lad from my town is making his SANFL reserves debut tonight, hopefully he does well.
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I am the devil that you forgot
Yep, and there is one more in the reserves squad and a good mates son is in the u18 squad. These are the last of the local boys in Sturt as they changed our zone to west Adelaide a few years ago.
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I’ve always been a Port boy but since moving to mannum 18 years ago and being involved with the club up here I’m partial to the Blues now. My daughter is dating a Sturt u18’s player too .
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