Huddersfield Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 21 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: I find kettles ok, its those stainless steel teapots that cause all the problems. I have never found one that doesn't leak. I have burnt a few old ladies whilst helping out at tea parties. Some of them deserved it right enough. We have a stainless steel one from Aldi. If you need to boil more water straight away, lifting the lid up & holding it under the tap immediately splatters your hand with boiling hot water droplets from the underside of the lid. Meanwhile the spout is so small that using anything other than a slow flow of water to refill it that way showers you with cold water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Flure said: Saw Ben Elton do a stand up session on that. Dammit . And here’s everyone thinking my outstanding wit is original 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: Dammit . And here’s everyone thinking my outstanding wit is original 😕 Oh, he wisnae as good as you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Flure said: Oh, he wisnae as good as you... 😂😂😂 Colin Hendry better be good if I am giving up my Saturday night for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: We have a stainless steel one from Aldi. If you need to boil more water straight away, lifting the lid up & holding it under the tap immediately splatters your hand with boiling hot water droplets from the underside of the lid. Meanwhile the spout is so small that using anything other than a slow flow of water to refill it that way showers you with cold water. So much for German design. Though I am pretty sure kettles are not designed to be filled through the spout 🙂 I have a Breville kettle and have no problems with it. Thats your wife’s Christmas sorted . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyDenoon Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Toasters. Why can’t they make them just a couple of inches deeper so that they will accept your average piece of bread and toast it in its entirety? Instead we have the top inch or so left white and untoasted. Surely this isn’t beyond the wit of man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 minute ago, TDYER63 said: So much for German design. Though I am pretty sure kettles are not designed to be filled through the spout 🙂 I have a Breville kettle and have no problems with it. Thats your wife’s Christmas sorted . That’s a big assumption there that she even knows it’s a problem. Short message as I can hear “get that kettle on, I feel like my throat’s been cut” coming from somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 5 minutes ago, Huddersfield said: Short message as I can hear “get that kettle on, I feel like my throat’s been cut” coming from somewhere. I hope she doesn't say it out loud when those dead relatives of yours are within earshot ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, DaveyDenoon said: Toasters. Why can’t they make them just a couple of inches deeper so that they will accept your average piece of bread and toast it in its entirety? Instead we have the top inch or so left white and untoasted. Surely this isn’t beyond the wit of man? Maybe you are buying the wrong shape of loaf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 10:20 PM, Eisegerwind said: As we all know it was the commies and trade unions that killed the british car industry, absolutely nothing to to do with this wank getting through a design meeting. Isn't that a matter of style rather than design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 4:36 PM, ErsatzThistle said: Here's one I'd love some feedback on .... I read somewhere years ago that in the opinion of some town planners, the chosen spot for the Kingston Bridge was a poor one. Anyone have anything to add on that ? Depends what you mean by a poor spot, and/or whether it was a good idea in the first place. Also, whether it was good for traffic (crossing point) or for the local area. The fact it demolished Anderston Cross was not great from the point of view of Anderston. Still, at least they didn't demolish Glasgow Cathedral - but almost everything else around it was seemingly dispensable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, exile said: Isn't that a matter of style rather than design? The two are probably inextricably linked, however a square steering wheel has got to be problematic, also the wheels fell off,one of those rare occasions where you can say, literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Eisegerwind said: The two are probably inextricably linked, however a square steering wheel has got to be problematic, also the wheels fell off,one of those rare occasions where you can say, literally. Ah! I hadn't noticed the square steering wheel! 😲 How would you drive that? OK so that and wheels falling off would be bad design. Earlier I was really referring to style in the sense of the colour, the trim, the seventies look, which is not necessarily bad design, just poor taste. Edited July 15, 2019 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 This is sometimes considered a bad design, for a number of reasons, including what it looks like.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, exile said: Ah! I hadn't noticed the square steering wheel! 😲 OK so that and wheels falling off would be bad design. Earlier I was really referring to style in the sense of the colour, the trim, the seventies look, which is not necessarily bad design, just poor taste. I don't know what age you were in the 70's, or even if you were around in the 70's but to be fair the colour and trim was in 70's term pretty stylish, everything in the 70's was a hue of brown. Just google 70's style and look at the images, everything is brown,excepting denim. Edited July 15, 2019 by Eisegerwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) I am for too young to remember British Leyland but I did have a borrow of a 'vintage' Allegro (it may have been a Marina?) for about a week in the mid 80's. It was like driving a a badly made blancmange. The steering wheel, brakes. etc were mostly advisory. Edited July 15, 2019 by thplinth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Eisegerwind said: I don't know what age you were in the 70's but to be fair the colour and trim was in 70's term pretty stylish, everything in the 70's was a hue of brown. Just google 70's style and look at the images, everything is brown,excepting denim. When I first saw the post, the image didn't come out (which is why I didn't see the square wheel), I think it just said ...allegro.jpg. I assumed it was a dig at the styling of the car. The fact you are saying the colour and trim were stylish is actually my point, that those are matters of style (a matter of opinion), different from bad design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eisegerwind Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, exile said: When I first saw the post, the image didn't come out (which is why I didn't see the square wheel), I think it just said ...allegro.jpg. I assumed it was a dig at the styling of the car. The fact you are saying the colour and trim were stylish is actually my point, that those are matters of style (a matter of opinion), different from bad design. Yes, fair enough, the pic for me was to illustrate the square wheel and the general Allegro, wheels falling off, bad design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, thplinth said: I am for too young to remember British Leyland but I did have a borrow of a 'vintage' Allegro (it may have been a Marina?) for about a week in the mid 80's. It was like driving a a badly made blancmange. The steering wheel, brakes. etc were mostly advisory. Like this? Edited July 15, 2019 by exile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, exile said: Like this? The truly sad thing is that car is doing about 32 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 hours ago, exile said: This is sometimes considered a bad design, for a number of reasons, including what it looks like.... Aye, even Americans consigned that to the bin, but the Edsel is now quite sought after . Probably 'cause most were recycled into baked bean tins and nuclear missile launch silos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 2 hours ago, thplinth said: The truly sad thing is that car is doing about 32 mph. Driving like a dickhead slowly is fun for us dickheads. Bring back the Chevette! ...and I don't mean the rally prep'd HSR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Eisegerwind said: The two are probably inextricably linked, however a square steering wheel has got to be problematic, also the wheels fell off,one of those rare occasions where you can say, literally. Aaargh... Edited July 15, 2019 by Grim Jim pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Friggn' edit didn't work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibi Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 70s cars were generally pretty appalling. The Allegro's steering wheel (described as "quartic", not square) was apparently designed that way for some sort of misguided ergonomic reason. The Allegro was in effect a development of the Austin/Morris 1100, itself an enlarged version of the original Mini. The front wheel drive transverse engined BL cars were technically more advanced than the rear drive cars such as the Marina. The Morris Marina was a more conventional design (live rear axle, leaf springs, pretty much the format used for cars since the early 20th century) and it was an absolute pig to drive. The underpinnings were taken from a Morris Minor (a decent car in its day) and were not up to the job of holding up the much bigger Marina, which handled badly and understeered badly even at low speed. It was built badly, of poor quality materials, and it is the only car I have ever driven which made me feel car sick when I was actually driving it myself. By some margin, the worst car I have ever driven - not a car I would ever have bought but the company I worked for had one for staff use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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