Posts: 1171
From: Highland Mills, NY USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted January 07, 2014 11:03 AM
10" of snow from the weekend was rained away yesterday. High today is expected to be around 15°. Midwest definitely has it rougher than we do here in NY state.
Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007
posted January 09, 2014 10:47 AM
It appears that if you use Statoil in Norway, you are entitled to a free coffee all year at Statoil petrol (gas) stations. Frokostklubben translates as Breakfast Club. http://www.statoilstoro.no/
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From: Kvinnherad, Norway
Registered: Oct 2009
posted January 09, 2014 05:31 PM
Correct, Maurice :-) It's a common deal with gas stations here. You pay 200 NOK (25-30 USD) for a thermo-cup, and it entitles you to unlimited free coffee at all gas stations from that particular chain when you bring the cup.
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From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted January 09, 2014 06:10 PM
Meanwhile, back in New York:
Two nights ago my wife announced the bathtub wasn't draining. I grabbed the plumber's helper and hit it with everything I had and it still wouldn't flow a drop!
All of a sudden it dawned on me: the drain had frozen!
The pipe in question is buried inside a wall, so since I could't get to it we went two nights of short showers and bailing the tub afterwards.
Sure enough: today it warmed up a little and now the tub is draining on its own.
The bonus is we didn't burst the drain pipe.
We've been living here since 1992 and this is the first time we've had this happen.
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posted January 16, 2014 08:54 AM
It's the same on this side of the pond,I had a plumber once,he gave me the bill I was just able to splurt out "but I thought Dick Turpin died years ago" before I passed out.
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Posts: 4001
From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006
posted January 18, 2014 04:56 PM
Went to an eye specialist about a year ago for a half an hour.... full once over, that cost $85....got a plumber in to clear a drain, about half an hour work and that cost $140....