wykikitoon 23741 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 24261 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 On 08/11/2017 at 12:46, Gemmill said: Not best suited to thick, overweight taxi drivers. Noted. Expand That was a canny piece of wummery by the fat cabbie tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 There any must have gadgets I can suggest my family get me? I'm being pestered. Anyone have the Echo, or the Google Home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34211 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 I set up an echo for my dad at the weekend. Pile of shite imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 10:58, ewerk said: I set up an echo for my dad at the weekend. Pile of shite imo. Expand Does he have the smart home devices to make the most of it? Like smart plugs, Nest/Hive type things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34211 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Nah, I've suggested the heating thing to him but he's happy enough with what he has. Smart plugs and lights aren't really a game changer for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 37775 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) They're not exactly boiling water taps Edited November 23, 2017 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5348 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Echos for teenage girls mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 11:27, Christmas Tree said: Echos for teenage girls mostly. Expand How's that? Teenage girls big fans of remotely setting the thermostat are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4734 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Not really a fan of google or amazon being able to hear what I talk about in my house tbh (tin foil hat on) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16799 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 If you've got a phone, it's already too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4734 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Nah I use carrier pigeons so I’m sound 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 12:22, strawb said: Not really a fan of google or amazon being able to hear what I talk about in my house tbh (tin foil hat on) Expand I've thought about that a fair bit and I realised I don't give a shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4718 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 If you have a home automation setup then the Echo and the Google home work well. If not then don't bother as the novelty value of weather/music/jokes etc isn't worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5348 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 12:18, The Fish said: How's that? Teenage girls big fans of remotely setting the thermostat are they? Expand Well my teenage girl basically bellows at Alexa to play music or wake her up. As for paying all the expense just to sit on your arse and dim the lights etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4734 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Shouts at it to wake her up seems counter intuitive, unless she screams in her sleep. Which I would if I lived with you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 16799 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 13:50, Christmas Tree said: Well my teenage girl basically bellows at Alexa to play music or wake her up. Expand I hope you follow that by bellowing "...before you go-go!". Every single time she does it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 5348 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 12:58, NJS said: If you have a home automation setup then the Echo and the Google home work well. If not then don't bother as the novelty value of weather/music/jokes etc isn't worth it. Expand Yeah we're getting Hive or Nest installed when we get a house in the new year, but I figured it could be a thing that people could buy me now, so they don't end up wasting money on shit I don't want or need. Like a Tool Kit. Or a "funny" book of awful taxidermy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 23/11/2017 at 13:50, Christmas Tree said: Well my teenage girl basically bellows at Alexa to play music or wake her up. As for paying all the expense just to sit on your arse and dim the lights etc. Expand Partly the media side of things, but mostly having a smarthome appeals to me. Mostly because I want to be Iron Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4734 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 You will be the coolest person in Cheadle or whatever retirement village you moved to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 52530 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 My lass's Christmas present sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 BMW 1 Series. Because I too am a cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 34211 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 And way too old for a hatchback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11410 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 On 24/11/2017 at 08:53, ewerk said: And way too old for a hatchback. Expand Took an old 5 series estate out for a test drive, but it felt old, brakes were spongy as fuck and the upholstery was tired. When it was clear the sale wasn't looking positive the salesman gave up and acted like a right sullen cunt. So I go to test drive another couple of cars I'd found. Just so happens one of them is at a sister dealership of this place. I get there, am treated well, take the 1 Series out for a test drive and love it, go away "to think about it", get £400 knocked off the price and pick the car up the next day. Job's a good un. Then I get a phonecall from the branch manager who says the first guy is claiming that because he saw me first, I'm his customer and he should get the commission He didn't sell me the car he showed me, he didn't show me the car I bought, and in truth he put me off buying the car he showed me. Salesmen... all cunts, but this one was premium grade arsehole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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