Random musings and general banter.

[Niwa]

Please can I be admitted?

What's the first rule of filth club?

 

[HughTwo]

Of-the-Masons re-assuring someone they can buy more than three vacuums - "We only limit the purchase of some expensive items like watches".

Who in their right mind!?

 

[Wanderer]

He's bought 6 of the furry blankets, last week it was 4, and he's getting 2 more. Wonder what he does with them all? Probably for his BDSM room.

Maybe he's been customizing his ride.

I bet he keeps one of those blankets in his boot for his "stargazing" visits to Hampstead Heath.

Hanging around the car park more like......

He'll be escorted!

"touch them, feel them, a joy, a pleasure, one of the great products of interior design...... Yvonne. Christine. a few fivers....five fingers.....you're the centre of attention....they'll touch them and set off the biggest smiles on my face.....few of us could think of affording these two.....you will throw yourself under these...cuddles and comfort"

touching, feeling, fondling, cuddling, your hot botty......you dirty, dirty, Pedro.

 

[Muttley]

What's the first rule of filth club?

Normally I would say the first rule of the Filth Club is not to talk about it. But I have talked about it so I'll have to think of another one...

 

[Muttley]

Of-the-Masons re-assuring someone they can buy more than three vacuums - "We only limit the purchase of some expensive items like watches".

Who in their right mind!?

That is soooo generous of them! Even Trevor and Muriel wouldn't fall for that one. I can imagine them in meetings trying to come up with sales tactics!

 

[Wanderer]

That purple vacuum cleaner looks identical to my Dyson. I bet its not as effective though!

Must be inspired by Dyson.

 

[Wanderer]

Flicked over and Jezza is flogging a phablet on steroids for £500.

Lot of money for no-name, likely no android updates device. Bet it doesn't have proper widevine support for Netflix.

 

[galesgal57]

Who wants wall mounted pendulum clocks in a modern house these days?

 

[Niwa]

Who wants wall mounted pendulum clocks in a modern house these days?

More crap for craps sake.

 

[Niwa]

Normally I would say the first rule of the Filth Club is not to talk about it. But I have talked about it so I'll have to think of another one...

Don't mention Filth club unless it's to other Filth club members.
You know who you are!

 

[Niwa]

Who wants wall mounted pendulum clocks in a modern house these days?

As a side issue don't those style of clocks eat the batteries. Surely a lot of energy must be being used to keep the pendulum swinging?
I think back in the day it used to be powered by resetting a weight or something similar?

 

[historymystery]

He did say last year he was a pensioner, which would make him at least 66. He tells so many fibs, it's hard to know what is the actual truth.

Agree, I think it's much more likely that he's at least mid to late sixties and I wouldn't say he looks younger, in spite of the availability of intravenous collagen infusions and the Emu balm applied to who knows where....

 

[galesgal57]

As a side issue don't those style of clocks eat the batteries. Surely a lot of energy must be being used to keep the pendulum swinging?
I think back in the day it used to be powered by resetting a weight or something similar?

No worries. I know a place where you can get a multi pack of Philips batteries.

 

[EmmaP]

Hammy is also a member as he once mentioned Peters Crusty Shorts

 

[Muttley]

Hammy is also a member as he once mentioned Peters Crusty Shorts

We need a discussion as whether an individual comment is classed as Filth.

However, I think this comment will be allowed

I think quite a few of us will be eligible for membership...

 

[EmmaP]

We need a discussion as whether an individual comment is classed as Filth.

However, I think this comment will be allowed

I think quite a few of us will be eligible for membership...

It was that weekend when you and Galesgal weren’t around, Hammy mentioned about the shorts, and I thought he’d done my job,

 

[jayc]

"Annie" fell in love with Pedro's blanket on the sofa!

The mind boggles what goes on

I think we all know what she's doing - she bought a vibration plate from IW.
As we all know, Pedro was obese and lost six stone thanks to vibration.

All you need to stay fit and healthy is a vibration plate, a stepper, emu balm, cbd gummies and a vast array of pillows and blankets.

Dont forget the collagen

 

[Professor Branestawm]

As a side issue don't those style of clocks eat the batteries. Surely a lot of energy must be being used to keep the pendulum swinging?
I think back in the day it used to be powered by resetting a weight or something similar?

I know - they seem like something from yesterday, but you’d be surprised!
I used to get them in for repair quite a lot. Most modern ones are quartz - easiest to drop in a new mechanism altogether - a good (Chinese made) mechanism, complete with striking module and speaker is no more than £10 to the trade. Oftentimes the quartz ones will be radio controlled - time set by connecting to the EU time signals once a day, usually at 2am.
Most mechanicals use key-winding, seven-day, no-jewel German Hermle mechanisms - basic, but really easy to dismantle and fix. Hermle mechanical clocks go for £200-£400, but there are still manufacturers charging £1000 plus for their own mechanical wall clocks. Sometimes they can be weight driven, rather than key-wind, especially at higher prices.
In the quartz ones, there are usually two sets of batteries (though Seiko just use a single ‘C’ cell). One set powers the movement and the (fake - just for show) pendulum, the other the strike. The strike is the part that would take most power. How long before IW tries selling THESE (worth no more than £20) at £1000 plus?!

 

[Craftalot]

From the Autumn/Winter 1990 Argos catalogue. Very Hyacinth Bucket, though I don't know anyone who didn't have something which looked like this.

 

[Muttley]

From the Autumn/Winter 1990 Argos catalogue. Very Hyacinth Bucket, though I don't know anyone who didn't have something which looked like this.

Each to their own but they look very old fashioned. Not the sort of thing you would expect to see on sale these days except in an antique or junk shop.