Twitter Updates for 17-06-2011

• Got home at 00:45. Van broke down 0.7miles from the destination. Guy brought the fridge to us and we got trailered back thankfully. #RAC 01:48:53, 2011-06-17
• Fuel pump is definitely shafted. RAC man knew his stuff. Apparently it's submerged in the tank. No wonder garage been avoiding it. :P 01:49:54, 2011-06-17
• @MrClutch_Auto Depends how much you'd charge for replacing the in-tank fuel pump on a petrol '96 Renault Trafic. in reply to MrClutch_Auto 12:04:04, 2011-06-17
• Amazing. They've actually started building the Long Now Clock! http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2011/06/the_clock_in_th.php 12:43:54, 2011-06-17
• I ache. Lessee, gotta get the fridge to the workshop today & also go to Walthamstow to get some bits to gut from the 99p shop. 13:06:56, 2011-06-17
• @Utlah You may get better results with nerf-darts. The nerf gattling gun would probably give the fastest uplink. in reply to Utlah 13:30:38, 2011-06-17
• @zoeimogen Source? 13:33:16, 2011-06-17
• Okay, hearing it from multiple sources now. Job Center says having an active internet profile means your benefits will be cut off. 13:35:50, 2011-06-17
• It's either management idiocy or a ploy to cut their budget overrun by penalising people for stupid reasons. I favour the latter suggestion. 13:37:20, 2011-06-17
• @MrCullen It would make half-sense if they told you not to use a distraction, but they just want them locked private so they can't be read. 13:40:52, 2011-06-17
• @tajasel That sounds about right. Is anyone collecting these "suggestions" that are suddenly appearing? in reply to tajasel 13:41:40, 2011-06-17
• Suggesting the #JCPSuggests hashtag to keep track of questionable JobCenterPlus "advice" that ignoring could be used to cancel your claim. 13:45:58, 2011-06-17
• Friend's been told to make their Twitter & Facebook locked. Because having an active profile on the 'net won't be help at all. #JCPSuggests 13:53:23, 2011-06-17
• @tajasel Gladly! :) in reply to tajasel 13:53:48, 2011-06-17
• Mum has just been quoted the insane figure of £700+ to fit a new fuel pump+sender to the van. #WTF 14:03:06, 2011-06-17
• Jesus. Another friend was advised they'd get more benefits if they made themselves homeless or pregnant! #JCPSuggests #Helpful #Motivation 14:09:40, 2011-06-17
• @jackalesque We got to within 0.7miles of the place. The seller brought it down to our vehicle though. We got taken home by flat-bed lorry. in reply to jackalesque 14:10:32, 2011-06-17
• @jackalesque Yup. Sounds familiar, doesn't it? in reply to jackalesque 14:13:01, 2011-06-17
• @jackalesque Yeah, shows what they expect of care-leavers. Not "Do you have kids?" but "How many do you have by now?" in reply to jackalesque 14:16:10, 2011-06-17
• @jackalesque Still can't believe you're having to fight them NOT to get given an automatic council flat. :P in reply to jackalesque 14:16:59, 2011-06-17
• @jackalesque "No, I don't want it, I'm going to university!" "What? That can't be right, you must have at least ONE kid by now!" :P in reply to jackalesque 14:20:22, 2011-06-17
• @jackalesque I still think you should write something up on all the insanity in the care system. The wastage & attitudes are absurd. in reply to jackalesque 14:21:21, 2011-06-17
• BBL, off to raid the pound shop for cheap LEDs. 14:22:54, 2011-06-17
• Back from 'stow. Got the bits I was after. Tearing them apart now. 16:19:25, 2011-06-17
• Weird. Two of these LED torch modules are reading the same current use as just one. 16:30:42, 2011-06-17
• At just under 3v both work fine. At 3v exactly, current trebles. Some flicker atm. Suspect conflict between driver boards. 16:32:13, 2011-06-17
• Magnifying glass out. PCBs have a 2-wire ferrite inductor and an SOT-23 chip marked "ZE004". Voltage regulator and smoothing? 17:10:39, 2011-06-17
• Only ref I can find to the chip is in Han Chinese. Google Translate suggests it's a voltage regulator. 17:17:16, 2011-06-17
• The lady playing Amy Pond in Dr Who is exceptionally cute. 20:19:06, 2011-06-17
• Anyone who says "highschool is the best years of your life" must be having a really crap life after graduating. 20:20:17, 2011-06-17
• Rock! Two LEDs can run off one control board. Also I think I've fixed the van's stereo. 21:14:43, 2011-06-17
• Plugged stereo into van. It lit up, plays CDs (apparently) and seems to lock on radio stations. No sound though. Suspect blown amp. 21:49:25, 2011-06-17
• It takes a TDA7560. If that's the problem then it's a £35 chip needs replacing. :P 21:54:06, 2011-06-17
• New fridge is waiting in the kitchen. As next two days will also be busy, it'll be moved down here monday. 22:07:43, 2011-06-17
• Can't understand how someone can refuse to divorce someone. If one person in a couple wants to break up the other can't say no & carry on. 23:27:57, 2011-06-17
• If you haven't done the destruction already, get a few of those small rubber su (@YouTube http://youtu.be/MnHxQAUABdU?a) 23:55:12, 2011-06-17
• feeling very tired. Going to get a cup of redbush, maybe shave then draw a little before sleep. Meet tomorrow. 23:56:50, 2011-06-17

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