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[minestrone]

Just span the baby up, pulls you across the room once you get it up to speed.

[doodab]

Plastic one is not doing it for me anymore and I need to get my wrists stonger to improve my drumming.

Drumming eh?

[minestrone]

I just had some of these delivered:



And now, along with all my other winter/ski gear, am hoping the whole country gets iced over in one great snowpocalypse, just so I can get kitted out 'bear grylls' style and mock lesser mortals.

But seriously - Mrs RH has asked me to test a range of these as the NHS may have need of such anti-slip footwear for all the oldies that slip and do themselves serious damage. I have found that they're excellent for all surfaces except laminate flooring. Where they're ruddy lethal.

Any interesting and unnecessary toys/gadgets bought by the congregation recently?

You could have just made your self a pair of screw shoes...



Got myself a metal power ball the other day but it is in the sorting office as I missed the door bell. Plastic one is not doing it for me anymore and I need to get my wrists stonger to improve my drumming.



One wrong move on this baby and you will take the skin off your finger.

[d000hg]

I found I could achieve adequate ambulation without dressing up as a climber. Walking boots, trainers and even slippers all appeared fine. Maybe our snow isn't as slippery.

[realityhack]

Found it, but the link is dead, it seems Tchibo are no longer doing online sales to UK customers.

The ones the ex wife has aren't crampon style, they're more like springs on their sides with the attachment material running inside the spirals, the grip is impressive and they pack away really small so fine for a pocket or handbag for the ladies that carry them.

Aha, do you mean YakTrax?

[TykeMerc]

Found it, but the link is dead, it seems Tchibo are no longer doing online sales to UK customers.

The ones the ex wife has aren't crampon style, they're more like springs on their sides with the attachment material running inside the spirals, the grip is impressive and they pack away really small so fine for a pocket or handbag for the ladies that carry them.

[TykeMerc]

Someone recommended summat similar for Mary Poppins or Cailin Maith recently, but not as expensive as RH's ones. Was it TykeMerc???

I bunged some links up early this year when there was loads of snow and ice, the ex wife had bought some that work a treat.

I'll see if I can track down the post.

[norrahe]

I'm tempted by those crampons too, at the risk of repeating myself a third time. A bit pricey though.

I've also been considering upgrading my el cheapo broken camera to another more modern el cheapo camera. But my first visit to Amazon seems to have provided something suitable.

Fujifilm FinePix AX250 Digital Camera - Black 2.7 inch: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

Hmm, is endless traipsing around the shops in sale or the internet going to trump that? £70.

Someone recommended summat similar for Mary Poppins or Cailin Maith recently, but not as expensive as RH's ones. Was it TykeMerc???

[FiveTimes]

I'm hoping to buy a new sofa

AtW

[AtW]

Anyone know MF's email address?

sockiemaster@hotmail.com

HTH

[Durbs]

Speaking of buying things...

[TimberWolf]

I'm tempted by those crampons too, at the risk of repeating myself a third time. A bit pricey though.

I've also been considering upgrading my el cheapo broken camera to another more modern el cheapo camera. But my first visit to Amazon seems to have provided something suitable.

Fujifilm FinePix AX250 Digital Camera - Black 2.7 inch: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

Hmm, is endless traipsing around the shops in sale or the internet going to trump that? £70.

[Platypus]

Just this:

[Clippy]

Speaking of buying things...

Anyone know MF's email address?

[NickFitz]

Speaking of buying things...