Nice People Thread No. 15, a Cyber Summer

ivyleaf

Happy Birthday Doozergirl :beer: :j

vivatifosi

Happy Birthday Doozer Girl!

ukmaggie45

Happy Birthday dear DG! :beer:

Hope you've had a lovely day so far, and that the rest of your day is fab.

Cyber hugs and best wishes from Liverpool.

PasturesNew

GDB2222 wrote: »

How much is a desk sized piece of granite worth? More than £50?

vivatifosi wrote: »

However much does a desk sized piece of granite weigh?

Photo of it

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p04v6lmv.jpg

I think it was a lot larger than that when he started though, I'm sure I saw holes cut out (e.g. for power cables) ...I'll see if I can find other photos.

EDIT: Here is the episode - it's the first item at 2 minutes 14 seconds in, don't need sound obviously.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08hyjrl/money-for-nothing-series-3-episode-1

To see the end result - and the underside where he gave up/c0cked up, go to 31 mins 27 seconds.

Doozergirl

Thank you. . Yes, it's my first time and the fruity forties sound great, Pyxis!!

silvercar

Happy Birthday DG!

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

Photo of it

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p04v6lmv.jpg

I think it was a lot larger than that when he started though, I'm sure I saw holes cut out (e.g. for power cables) ...I'll see if I can find other photos.

EDIT: Here is the episode - it's the first item at 2 minutes 14 seconds in, don't need sound obviously.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08hyjrl/money-for-nothing-series-3-episode-1

To see the end result - and the underside where he gave up/c0cked up, go to 31 mins 27 seconds.

Just before the 2 minutes 14 seconds, there is some attempt to fashion a cage with butterflies on it, that lostinrates once liked.

ukmaggie45

PasturesNew wrote: »

Photo of it

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p04v6lmv.jpg

I think it was a lot larger than that when he started though, I'm sure I saw holes cut out (e.g. for power cables) ...I'll see if I can find other photos.

EDIT: Here is the episode - it's the first item at 2 minutes 14 seconds in, don't need sound obviously.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08hyjrl/money-for-nothing-series-3-episode-1

To see the end result - and the underside where he gave up/c0cked up, go to 31 mins 27 seconds.

That is absolutely ghastly! :eek: What a waste of a decent bit of granite! Should have just cut it down and put it on the frame and sold it for a lot less money... Prob would have made a much better profit for the guy who donated it.

Thanks dear PN for putting that up (watched the bits about it) as I now know I can ignore that silly woman's stuff. Can't remember what I watch at that time of day - might be Hotel Inspector? Ah well, at that time I just poll the dial till find something (anything) that might be watchable, but I do really like the Hotel Inspector.

zagubov

Happy birthday DG! :beer:

GDB2222

PasturesNew wrote: »

Photo of it

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/640x360/p04v6lmv.jpg

I think it was a lot larger than that when he started though, I'm sure I saw holes cut out (e.g. for power cables) ...I'll see if I can find other photos.

EDIT: Here is the episode - it's the first item at 2 minutes 14 seconds in, don't need sound obviously.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08hyjrl/money-for-nothing-series-3-episode-1

To see the end result - and the underside where he gave up/c0cked up, go to 31 mins 27 seconds.

I'm not sure that I approve of that. You see these poor craftsmen knocking themselves out for a pittance, so whatshername can pretend she's made a profit.

I thought she might have sold that fine robot statue for a bit more, and it would have benefited from not having a loudspeaker underneath, which she insisted on.

She used £32 worth of materials to make lampshades out of old chicken wire. For another fiver she could have bought new chicken wire which would have been a lot, lot nicer to work with.

Still, I love to watch what they make. A lot of it is very clever and creative.