How about a KITCHEN progress report?

[Roadie]

Come on, just a little one. :D Plzzzzzzzz

[SR BaCkFiRe]

I wonder how long it will take for the mods to lock this. ;)

[Roadie]

30 mins. ;)

[XCNuse]

..thinking of ways they can deceive us.. :p

[FEANOR]

Guys they worked like demons for nearly 12 months to give us what we have so let them have a break. I am sure they are cooking up some goodie for the next patch so just hold on to your panties and enjoy what you have.

[XCNuse]

12 months?!? 12 months?!?! .. more like several years :p

sometimes i feel like i want to know what it is they do every day anyway lol

we should have like.. just a week or 2 when they say what they do that day.. i would just like to see what they DO DO instead of getting a report every so often.. just like a week or so.. or every other day or something when they would just say what they did, i seriously want to know what they come up with and find to do every day.. i mean after a while.. you think you would get bored lol or not have anything to work on.. or something

[FEANOR]

So basically you want them to spend time writing a diary/blog/time sheet up instead of working on the game?

[XCNuse]

just a quick one.. not an autobiography lol

[FEANOR]

I think if they do it once a month its more than enough and anyway you should be racing and not on a forum (unless your at work like me).

[Mbrio]

12 months?!? 12 months?!?! .. more like several years :p

sometimes i feel like i want to know what it is they do every day anyway lol

we should have like.. just a week or 2 when they say what they do that day.. i would just like to see what they DO DO instead of getting a report every so often.. just like a week or so.. or every other day or something when they would just say what they did, i seriously want to know what they come up with and find to do every day.. i mean after a while.. you think you would get bored lol or not have anything to work on.. or something

Some people would call that a stalker mentality...

[XCNuse]

:hide:
(you make it sound like a bad thing) lol

[Roadie]

im not asking for a huge 50tybillion page progress report...

maybe like 1 sentence ;)

[Mbrio]

:hide:
(you make it sound like a bad thing) lol
Don't get me wrong, I understand where the desire comes from, but you can take it too far...

[Roadie]

it keeps us entertained. Progress reports make me want the final more and more :D

[Mbrio]

it keeps us entertained. Progress reports make me want the final more and more :D
To clarify, I'm not talking about progress reports. I just take issue with the apparent desire of some people to get 24/7 updates on everything the devs do. And some people will simply say it's just a joke, but if a bad joke is repeated too often, it's not funny anymore (if it ever was...) :shrug:

[Roadie]

i never said 24/7, maybe like once a month, or every 2 months.

[Mbrio]

I wasn't referring to you ;)


And anyway, don't mind me. Maybe this time, asking for a progress report will result in one being given (I don't believe that has ever happened before though) and it's always nice to hear from the devs :)

[Roadie]

yah, you gotta keep the devs on their toes! Make sure they aren't out getting wasted every night. j/k


you could probably tell they have when they release a patch with beer truck racing :D ;)

[geezer45]

The devs can get wasted as often as they want (if that's what they want to do) :p

[L(Oo)ney]

No they cant, they have a game to finish.. :nod: :D

So, get back to work boys.. :bullwhip:

[Mbrio]

yah, you gotta keep the devs on their toes! Make sure they aren't out getting wasted every night. j/k

Sigh... you don't seem to get my point. "j/k"...

[ColeusRattus]

Ahh... a status report! I sure would like to read something along those lines:

SCAWEN:
After thze recent updates, the physics-engine became that demanding, that whe had to completely cut it back to 3 basic values: acceleration rate, decceleration rate, turning rate.
To keep the community happy anyway, we added nitrous oxide injections to all cars, increased spoiler sizes and added a "base volume" option to the sound settings.

[dUmAsS]

weve been spoiled with progress reports! i know no other company that gives them to the public.

we get a progress report when theres something to report, after the s2 release the devs took it easy to avoid exploding. do you really want a progress report when scawen changes his pants? or do you want him working on s2 ;)

[AndroidXP]

lol

Progress report:
- new undies applied
- pasta for lunch
- closed an annoying thread on the forums

[GeForz]

So basically you want them to spend time writing a diary/blog/time sheet up instead of working on the game?
:thumb: a scawen-blog ;D

[KiDCoDEa]

if you want a progress report load lfs.exe

thats your progress report.

the whole freakin lfs is a progress report. :)


anyone wants to get busy, how about counting the amount of public builds since 0.04 ? all patches etc.
then get that number and check the amount of times people like kunos or isi games or simbin or westracing or iracing post about their games.
youll see that even just with actions and no words lfs crushes everything else as far as progress showing...
besides, scawen, as aim already set the goals for S2 so its not like he would say anything really new. its work thats left ahead not creative writing.
Although, just like u , i'de like a oneliner here and there, just saying "physics are progressing nicely" and "please excuse the mirrored texture" and maybe dreaming, who knows, one or two max renders from eric, with the caption "digital image taken from live for speed".

BRAWL


ps: this post is dedicated to richard towler. get well, sick bastard.

[TDSyco]

People really make me upset, asking every now & then for Progressreport, just to blame the Programmers if the posted things didnt appear in the next Release (because it just did not get ready in time)

You are right, its nice to have a Report to stay informed what may come next, but this should come initial from the Programmers and they WILL inform you if they have completed a new Feature.

I dont know exactly but I think they dont programm LFS exclusively, will say they ve other work to do.
Even if not so, they probably just get bored of programming the same Code all the time.
So what if they stay away from the LFS-Sourcecode for a Month to get their heads clear again? Its ok for me... ;)

I would like to have a Linux-Dedi (I dont want wine on my Server *G*) but they told me that they ve other priorities and I understand this.
So I dont asked him for a Date to release it nor do I want him to report on it or something.
If it gets done he will tell us i believe....

(I myself dont like those Managers sitting in my Back asking when their new Application is ready Day for Day, Hour for hour ...it just sucks)

[Scawen]

I dont know exactly but I think they dont programm LFS exclusively, will say they ve other work to do.In fact, this is our only job.

But we've needed a long break. July was to just relax after that hard Alpha push, August started with the little work for test patch P2 then an holiday for me. Right now I'm still on general life things, washed bike yesterday ready for its MOT on Saturday. Built a shed recently and bought a worktop and sink to build a new lower part of my kitchen. How exciting - I'm not sure you really wanted to know that! :D

Well loads of things really, but i'm not going to bore you with them as it's nothing to do with LFS... but just imagine for yourself if you had a house and did *nothing* on it for four years or so, and neglected all parts of your life that didn't need urgent attention, then there would be some jobs to do and things to sort out!

Same with Eric - he has had things to sort out as well. We are both *slowly* starting to do some work again. And whwn i say slowly, i mean slowly and gradually. So there won't be any significant progress to mention any time soon. It's more research and testing for some features and well known parts of LFS that need to be improved for S2 final.

[dUmAsS]

what color is the new kitchen? :D

[XCNuse]

oooooh the daily life of scawen.. hmmm :)

[avih]

that was actually a pretty good report ;) thx for keeping us informed...

[Scawen]

It's wooden doors under a worktop surface that is a bit blue. But it's a bit hard to get started on the job seeing as I've managed to break the mains tap handle off its stem. It was seized and I had to use a mole wrench to try to gradually move it a bit this way and that but in the end, it just broke off instead of turning. Lesson to learn - DO turn the mains tap off an on at least twice a year or it will eventually seize. So I am investigating the outside mains supply stopcocks as well though one of them seems to be totally seized as well and another one is an unknown distance down a ceramic tube which seems to be full to the brim with an unknown amount of general crap / rubbish / life forms. Well apparently life is like coding, nothing's quite as easy as you expect!

Anyway it's been nice relaxing for these weeks. I can even do normal things like browsing around the internet following general interests, rather than having to dedicate all my computer time to LFS related things before my eyes get too tired each day. It's nice being normal, doing things at a relaxed pace and just doing whatever I feel like doing for a while!

[dUmAsS]

lol. i just had a picture go into my head of scawen turning the tap and a flood of water shooting up to the ceiling :D

just make sure you dont get your computer wet :p

[TRM.13]

When you have finished your kitchen, I would like a lot your help for 1 or 2 little works in my bathroom LOL :hug:

[FEANOR]

It's wooden doors under a worktop surface that is a bit blue. But it's a bit hard to get started on the job seeing as I've managed to break the mains tap handle off its stem. It was seized and I had to use a mole wrench to try to gradually move it a bit this way and that but in the end, it just broke off instead of turning. Lesson to learn - DO turn the mains tap off an on at least twice a year or it will eventually seize. So I am investigating the outside mains supply stopcocks as well though one of them seems to be totally seized as well and another one is an unknown distance down a ceramic tube which seems to be full to the brim with an unknown amount of general crap / rubbish / life forms. Well apparently life is like coding, nothing's quite as easy as you expect!

Anyway it's been nice relaxing for these weeks. I can even do normal things like browsing around the internet following general interests, rather than having to dedicate all my computer time to LFS related things before my eyes get too tired each day. It's nice being normal, doing things at a relaxed pace and just doing whatever I feel like doing for a while!

Enjoy your break mate. We understand that you had/have a life outside LFS so take your time and we can just look forward with baited breath for what you come up with next.

[TDSyco]

Wh00t?
You re not working on LFS but doing uneccessary things to your Kitchen?
STOP THAT! :D

...you people see, if you dont hear anything, there s just nothing worth to report of yet (which does not mean that working on your Kitchen isnt something worth to report of *G*), although they do work on something ;)

[tristancliffe]

I think those reports are excellent. Okay, so it's not really LFS related, but keeping the community abreast of anything Scawen, Eric and Victor do, be it kitchen improvements, recent parties, or major changes to LFS code.

Thanks for that Scawen. Whilst your post(s) make you seem human, I still regard you as a bit of a God... Hope you don't mind us bowing at your feet in October :P :D

[WorldFamous]

Now that the LFS crew have gone back to the outside world does this mean Live For Speed will slowly evolve into a sink maintenance sim? It's only a matter of time before we're all exchanging torque wrench setups. ;)

[Takumi_Project.d]

Built a shed recently and bought a worktop and sink to build a new lower part of my kitchen. How exciting - I'm not sure you really wanted to know that! :D

Well loads of things really, but i'm not going to bore you with them as it's nothing to do with LFS... but just imagine for yourself if you had a house and did *nothing* on it for four years or so, and neglected all parts of your life that didn't need urgent attention, then there would be some jobs to do and things to sort out!

Watch out Scawen, or some people will begin asking for kitchen renovation progress reports :razz:

[GeForz]

soo... when do we see kitchen racing in lfs? :nana:

[Lola Popeye]

gonna be in S2 full for sure

[dUmAsS]

soo... when do we see kitchen racing in lfs? :nana:

mabey toilet racing will be more fun? :p

http://xo.typepad.com/blog/toiletcar.jpg

[KiDCoDEa]

pick one, spend all your hard earned money in lfs, plus some.

http://www.siematic.com/index.php

http://www.miele.co.uk/kitchens_design.asp

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/decor/kitchens.asp

[wheeler]

Every person need holidays and so do they LfS developers :)

Good luck with your house; was it your g/f starting to complain about maintenance?

[tpa]

pick one, spend all your hard earned money in lfs, plus some.

http://www.siematic.com/index.php

http://www.miele.co.uk/kitchens_design.asp

http://www.lifeinitaly.com/decor/kitchens.asp

Wow! (http://www.siematic.de/kuechen/siematic/ext/md_Germany.php?plz=&preis=,%2038998%20%80&target=Germany&page=30&pid=99&phi=&theta=)

50 000 € for a kitchen?!

For that money I could order pizza every day for almost 14 years! :D



[edit] You devs certainly deserve a break! It think that's very necessary to keep up the motivation for a project as large as LFS!

[Hoellsen]

There's not much you can cook with a pizza though, is there? :)

[three_jump]

home improvement :D

[dUmAsS]

home improvement :D

*grunts like tim allen*

[tpa]

*grunts like tim allen*


now we're talking :D


http://www.toolmedia.de/Bilder/maennerkueche10.jpg

[ORION]

ROFL this progess report should be posted on the LFS mainpage :D
*going to add it in the ZT news* :D

[Vykos69]

yeah, now THAT i call a kitchen!

[Bob Smith]

Welcome to the first kitchen developement progress report thread. Nothing quite like expanding your interests. :)

And we got what we wanted to hear anyway:

So there won't be any significant progress to mention any time soon. It's more research and testing for some features and well known parts of LFS that need to be improved for S2 final.
So that'll be sound, tyre physics and leather-clad pit girls then then? Excellent.


It's only a matter of time before we're all exchanging torque wrench setups. ;)
I better get to work on an "easy twist" setup pack then. :p

[dUmAsS]

researching pit girls must be fun :D but what will your g/f think!

[KiDCoDEa]

Well apparently life is like coding

still need to work on those priorities. Please rest a bit more till you get that sentence just right. then start working on getting it wrong all over again :smileypul

[the_angry_angel]

So that'll be sound, tyre physics and leather-clad pit girls then then?lol, I know theres only one feature that I'm sure we all think is integral to S2's overall performance, sim quality and eyecandy there...:D

Edit:
:up: on the kitchen report Scawen, nice to know you're [all] taking it easy :)

[StanleyCarter]

if you want a progress report load lfs.exe

thats your progress report.

the whole freakin lfs is a progress report. :)


anyone wants to get busy, how about counting the amount of public builds since 0.04 ? all patches etc.
then get that number and check the amount of times people like kunos or isi games or simbin or westracing or iracing post about their games.
youll see that even just with actions and no words lfs crushes everything else as far as progress showing...
besides, scawen, as aim already set the goals for S2 so its not like he would say anything really new. its work thats left ahead not creative writing.
Although, just like u , i'de like a oneliner here and there, just saying "physics are progressing nicely" and "please excuse the mirrored texture" and maybe dreaming, who knows, one or two max renders from eric, with the caption "digital image taken from live for speed".

BRAWL


ps: this post is dedicated to richard towler. get well, sick bastard.

I must say that is very well put, totally agree. :thumb:

I'm just glad to hear that the devs are actually relaxing and enjoying their holidays, that's good news. Everyone needs to rest. :tilt:

[avellis]

From what I gathered, LFS S2 final will be so full featured, it will include a kitchen sink.

Hah hah hah....

:tilt:

[RudiTurbo]

When will we get screenshots of the kitchen? :tilt:

[KiDCoDEa]

screens? WE WANT VIDS!

[L(Oo)ney]

:rofl: @ "progress report"... :trampolin :thumb:

Scawen, just wondering, but what bike do you own? And what does it need for its MOT?

Sorry for being nosey, but i too have to spend a sh!t load of cash on my bike. It needs new piston/rings and a new clutch, aswell as new brake pads.. :(

Would be cheaper to go and buy another bike, but my last decent one got nicked by some peice of sh!t. :mad:

[ORION]

When will we get screenshots of the kitchen? :tilt:
ROFL screenshots :D
You mean photos? :nana:

anyway, I'd vote for video either :thumb:

[Scawen]

Scawen, just wondering, but what bike do you own? And what does it need for its MOT?Here's some screenies of my ZX-6R. These pics are several years ago - it looks the same now but more scratched. It's 10 years old, 78000 miles on the clock, 100 bhp, 180 kg, very nice. :)

Nothing wrong with it this year for the MOT, just needed a clean, i'm sure it will pass, haven't done many miles since last year! Brakes are all good...

[Scawen]

Two more OT pics for you. Slow progress trying to be able to switch off mains water supply.

One, this pavement tap won't turn, even with these two spanners on my socket set extension... if i turn any harder i think the pipe will break! :mad:

Two, this is the hole i've dug out today, it was filled in with stones and mud up to the level! The last few inches have taken a long time - i can only get a pinch of dirt each time. But now i can see a tap! :D

I hope i can turn this tap (stopcock) when i try tomorrow! That will be great because i'll be able to fit a nice new stopcock on the rising main in the kitchen... and finally can start on the worktop, sink and cupboards.

[L(Oo)ney]

Nice bike, you need a belly pan on it though me thinks to finish the streetfigher look. ;)

Im guessing you crashed it, as it seems to have lost the fairing..

Thought you would have some brand spanking ducati or something, guess your not that rich after all.

As long as you enjoy it, thats all that matters though!

[edit] Man this is cool - A day in the life of scawen roberts.. LMAO. :thumb:

[Boris Lozac]

The GOD himself!! :bowdown: ;)

[Poolek]

Very nice reports Scawen! :D

Nice guys that you are having some relax from LFS-related things.

[steve]

haha scawen looks like my oldman :lol:

[XRRoy]

This is the best thread since the start of this new forum :trampolin

great fun to read some post of your real life Scawen. It gives a personal touch to LFS :)

[KiDCoDEa]

One, this pavement tap won't turn, even with these two spanners on my socket set extension... if i turn any harder i think the pipe will break! :mad:

Two, this is the hole i've dug out today, it was filled in with stones and mud up to the level! The last few inches have taken a long time - i can only get a pinch of dirt each time. But now i can see a tap! :D

I hope i can turn this tap (stopcock) when i try tomorrow! That will be great because i'll be able to fit a nice new stopcock on the rising main in the kitchen... and finally can start on the worktop, sink and cupboards.

good luck for the betatesting.
is that marijuana i spot ?

thanks for the pics, makes the wait so much easier.

[L(Oo)ney]

is that marijuana i spot ?

In the first pic?

Dont be silly, if there was any dope in the front garden, all the kids would have dug it up a long time ago. :nod:

[tristancliffe]

Your hands are dirty!!!! Well, gloves. I have the same gloves :P

Seriously, for the tap. Try WD40 or similar product. "Penetrating Oil" is what you're looking for. Leave the tap over night with plenty on the joints and pivots etc. In the morning, with luck, you might be able to turn it.

Another methods to try (either before or after the WD40 method) is to get some Pipe Freezer. This stuff is used by plumbers to freeze a section of pipe, so they can cut it out, without worrying about turning off the mains. Yuo can either use this to carry out the work in the house, or spray it on the joint. In much the same way that heating a nut and bolt works, so does freezing it. I assure you it won't cause any damage.

You might however (cause some, or recieve some when you slip and cut your knuckles).

Hope this helps. If not post again (or PM me - just fancy that, a PM from a Dev!!!!! I'd never close my PM box again...).

[Vykos69]

Haha, Scawen the hard working man! Thanx for the pics, put a big smile on my face! :D

[KiDCoDEa]

In the first pic?

Dont be silly, if there was any dope in the front garden, all the kids would have dug it up a long time ago. :nod:

i was being silly, but it was obviously aimed at pic 2 :)

[Bob Smith]

Lol, awesome pics. :D

Scawen you need to eat more. I'll buy another S2 license so you can go to an all-you-can eat buffet. But then again I don't want to slow down your agile coding fingers. Maybe just an S1 license then so you can go to KFC and get some greasy chicken. :p

[ORION]

ROFL everytime I see a pic of scawen he looks totally different:
one in highscool boy style when he was working at Lionhead, then like a lion, and now like a rocker :D

Enjoing this thread, keep the stuff coming :)

And good luck with the pipe!

[OPK]

Ah, Scawen :hug: :D
Nice effort there :) Have fun, you deserve it :)

Best progress report ever :up: ;)

[Vultureke]

The one-armed god!!! (last pic)

But he looks more like Jesus imo :D

http://forum.arena51.be/attachment.php?attachmentid=328&stc=1

[uttoro]

Nice bike Scawen!

Just tried rFactor, and hurried back to LFS. Your work kicks ass!

The more I play LFS, the more I like it :) It doesn't needs new fixes, the only thing I'm waiting for an update, is the surprise of new features :) (like shift+L and F9, that helps me to create own sets)

err... the bike gets scratches? Aware of crashes, we need you in one piece! :)


(BTW, can we know, what car do you drive?)

[Boris Lozac]

(BTW, can we know, what car do you drive?)

Yea, i am interested in that too..! ;)

[ORION]

Raceabout? :D

[dUmAsS]

fox! :D

[tristancliffe]

Lx8 :D

[Qurpiz]

Now don't be silly guys....

It's FZ50, isn't it?

[Mikkel Petersen]

MRT5

Definately one of the best/funniest progress reports in long time.. ;) Like XRRoy said it really gives LFS a personal touch, when the developers come and hang out and post pictures like them you just posted..

When I see this thread I think I really need to get my ass moving and buy my S2 license, though I won't have time to play it the next couple of months..

[Montana]

Nah. Looks like XRG rims :tilt:

[ORION]

Maybe it's a new car which has not been finished by Eric, yet :)

[psy00]

:uglyhamme :revs::heyjoeani

[AndroidXP]

ROFL everytime I see a pic of scawen he looks totally different:
one in highscool boy style when he was working at Lionhead, then like a lion, and now like a rocker :DHaha, you're so right :D

[XRRoy]

ROFL everytime I see a pic of scawen he looks totally different:
one in highscool boy style when he was working at Lionhead, then like a lion, and now like a rocker :D
ROFL, maybe his evil twin brothers :tilt:

[Boris Lozac]

ROFL everytime I see a pic of scawen he looks totally different:
one in highscool boy style when he was working at Lionhead, then like a lion, and now like a rocker :D

He's going trough phazes like LFS... ;)

[Bob Smith]

Another bonus is that this gives us more things to talk to him about at the karting meeting (since otherwise LFS questions could get boring.... well, for the devs anyway).

OK then, Victor next. What did YOU do today? :p

[AndroidXP]

So hes now still in ALPHA? After all those years of development? :razz:

[GP4Flo]

Scawen, now that you are relaxing from LFS and have more free time, you should do some sports. Looking at the pics you could really need some exercise, like going biking (the one where you have to pedal by yourself). :)

[ayrton senna 87]

Caption competition :D

Scawen says "i spent so much time typing for LFS, my left arm wore away!!"

[loopingz]

Enjoy your break !:thumb:

[Pabs(Sco)]

Its good to see that the devs are relaxing, and working on there real life issues

Their other halfs must be happy that they are getting some attention now :P

[L(Oo)ney]

Caption competition :D

"Even god cannot get out of having to do chores..."

[tristancliffe]

Caption Competition (deserves own thread surely).

"If I put rFactor here, no one will find it"

[Infiniti]

Caption Competition

"I know I put the secret ultimate coding here somewhere..."

[Gavin UK]

Caption competition :D

Scawen says "i spent so much time typing for LFS, my left arm wore away!!"


Caption competition!!!!! :D


"Scawen was forever chucking stones at peoples windows and hiding behind their wall..."

[ayrton senna 87]

Rofl :D

[L(Oo)ney]

"If i carry on digging at this rate, i'll easily make it to austrailia by 2020..."

Im with tristan, this needs its own thread.. :)

[ayrton senna 87]

"I dropped my shaver down here a few weeks ago and i NEED to find it!!"

no offence scawen pls dont hit me in karting :D

[Takumi_Project.d]

"Live to Weed"

[Infiniti]

"I dropped my shaver down here a few weeks ago and i NEED to find it!!"

Ouch thats lil harsh I kinda like the look, lil scruffy but he's a god what can you expect? "what if god was one of us? Just a stranger on the bus?"
:nana: Now lets get a progress update from vic and eric

[ayrton senna 87]

post edited ;)

[J.B.]

Most bestest thread! :trampolin

[André]

How exciting - I'm not sure you really wanted to know that! :D


Yes we do ;) In fact I just started a new monthly magazine called "The private life of Scawen" My paparazzi informed me about your bike washing be4 you even started with it...
Some send us pictures from your kitchen also :)

[XCNuse]

dunno about yall.. i want to hear more about eric lol! he is the LEAST ever talked about! yet he does what makes lfs look so good! how can we overlook him!

lol actually.. i am kinda curious; how come eric is the most quiet of you 3 any way ?

[ayrton senna 87]

Scawen says "This is where me and Victor keep Eric locked up, i am feeding him now, and we let him out once a month to look at the forum"

Maybe thats why we never hear from him XCNuse ;)

[Huru-aito]

(BTW, can we know, what car do you drive?)

You can see a partial rim in one of the pics! http://www.lfsforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1204
Let the guessing begin..




:shhh:

[dUmAsS]

You can see a partial rim in one of the pics! http://www.lfsforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1204
Let the guessing begin..

looks like a xf gti :P

[sdether]

Two more OT pics for you. Slow progress trying to be able to switch off mains water supply.

One, this pavement tap won't turn, even with these two spanners on my socket set extension... if i turn any harder i think the pipe will break! :mad:


Had the same problem when i tried to shut the water to my house off, shortly after we moved in. Completely rusted in place. Tried Liquid Wrench, everything. Finally I noticed that the previous owner added another tap to the main pipe by the house. It shuts the water off real easy. I guess it was rusted shut even when he lived there.

[MyBoss]

Thanks for that Scawen. Whilst your post(s) make you seem human, I still regard you as a bit of a God...


Me to, good to know that God is a little bit human, and have same problems as us.

Cool thread, Scawen, keep e'm coming, and ask your fellow developers to post some posts here :trampolin

[SlamDunk]

Great, great thread.

I hope Eric and Vic would hop on the bandwagon of posting pics and telling stories! :)

[Mbrio]

Scawen goes rock climbing... :)

[Boris Lozac]

Scawen goes rock climbing... :)

:hihi:

[Infiniti]

Nice edit :spin: wonder what else we could do with his picture lol... :trampolin

[tristancliffe]

Lol!!!

That last caption comp, about stones was REALLY funny!

I reckon it's a Rover. The badge on the wheel looks like the rover one to me. Bad luck mate!

[ayrton senna 87]

Building kitchens, brilliiant race sims and climing rocks :p

is there ANYTHING this man cant do?

[tristancliffe]

Nope.

Just a quickie... I'm no artist, so don't kill me for poor quality...

[Gunn]

Live For Speed. The Online Race Simulator that has everything but the kitchen sink!

[Infiniti]

Nope.

Just a quickie... I'm no artist, so don't kill me for poor quality...

Eww lol Ive done that before and it isnt pleasent for cow and customer :Looking_a

[tristancliffe]

Isn't the cow the customer? It's recieving the service, as it were. You are the service provider.

Live for Bovines.

Edit. Another one. I wonder what he's just found?

[Shotglass]

tristan thats nasty ...
but i like how you made him look french with that hat :)

[Gunn]

Isn't the cow the customer? It's recieving the service, as it were. You are the service provider.

Live for Bovines.

Edit. Another one. I wonder what he's just found?He's finally putting those Logitech pedals to bed.

[boosterfire]

Just read that topic, it's funny schtuff :P

Here's my conclusions: Scawen, even if i'm amazed of this news, is a man! :faint2:

Secondly, Vykos's avatar is really funny :D

And also it's damn hot here :melting: (Okay, I just wanted to put that smilie, it's funny :) )

[jtr99]

Seriously, for the tap. Try WD40 or similar product. "Penetrating Oil" is what you're looking for. Leave the tap over night with plenty on the joints and pivots etc. In the morning, with luck, you might be able to turn it.

My god, Tristan -- you are the picture of confidence on all subjects. I may ask you questions about my sexual life if I get in a spot. No, on second thoughts...

Nice personal touches, Scawen. And just in case it hasn't been said often enough, thanks for a great game.

[geezer45]

Just thought I should jump on the bandwagon ... where's your helmet Scawen?

Note: If we keep manipulating Scawen's image for our own personal amusement, there's a good chance he will NEVER AGAIN post a photo of himself on this forum ... but, when in Rome ...

Btw, sorry to use someone else's graphic, but I'm at work at the moment (I would otherwise have created my own).

Seriously though, cheers for the progress report Scawen, good to hear you guys are having your well-earned break.

[xapexcivicx]

Hmmm, so what does god wear whilst he washes his heaven-mobile?:scratchch

[Vendetta]

Scawen went to the moon?! (http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/9205/scawenonmoon6ux.jpg)

[StanleyCarter]

LOL this thread is awesome~~!!

and like some people said, we need some "progress reports" from the two other devs as well hehe~ :)

[Gunn]

I heard that fishing jaunt in Scotland went quite well.....

[avih]

lol, excellent thread :D

[ORION]

Note: If we keep manipulating Scawen's image for our own personal amusement, there's a good chance he will NEVER AGAIN post a photo of himself on this forum ...
They are used to that already :D

[K4Ri]

Nope.

Just a quickie... I'm no artist, so don't kill me for poor quality...


OMG...really rolling on the floor laughing...this thread becomes better and better...

10/10

[AndroidXP]

Haha, I remember that one

[RichardTowler]

Scawen, I'd be worried, this thread looks the exact same as when a female posts on a forum :) all the geeks go all funny and start falling over themself, next we'll have a 'most sexy lfs driver' thread :)

[the_angry_angel]

Clearly its Vykos, whos the most sexy ;) Its that dance lol

Good luck with the tap-battle today Scawen!

[GP4Flo]

That reminds me of "33 Reasons Why you shouldn't post your picture on the internet" :D

http://www.33reasons.com/

[XRRoy]

That reminds me of "33 Reasons Why you shouldn't post your picture on the internet" :D

http://www.33reasons.com/

haha yea, you're right :razz:


man this thread is funny, i love those photoshops :trampolin

[tpa]

That reminds me of "33 Reasons Why you shouldn't post your picture on the internet" :D

http://www.33reasons.com/

:D how true


Already posted this on rsc some day, after the devs were in Arhus. It clearly shows their true superhero identities.

[MyBoss]

[QUOTE=the_angry_angel]Clearly its Vykos, whos the most sexy ;) Its that dance lol[QUOTE]


You haven't seen me, have you?


aah, forget it

[vtx]

ROFL @ This topic LOL :thumb:

[Scawen]

Scawen, I'd be worried, this thread looks the exact same as when a female posts on a forum :) all the geeks go all funny and start falling over themself, next we'll have a 'most sexy lfs driver' thread :)Hmm, maybe it's my long hair... :scratchch
Scawen, now that you are relaxing from LFS and have more free time, you should do some sports. Looking at the pics you could really need some exercise, like going biking (the one where you have to pedal by yourself). :)Well yes some more exercise would be good but don't worry too much about my skinny legs - they are always thin no matter how much i exercise, but they are stronger than they look... anyway my big feet make them look extra thin in that photo... :DSeriously, for the tap. Try WD40 or similar product. "Penetrating Oil" is what you're looking for. Leave the tap over night with plenty on the joints and pivots etc. In the morning, with luck, you might be able to turn it.Agreed. The problem was getting the WD40 down there as the hole is only a tiny bit bigger than my arm. So last evening i just dripped 3-in-one oil on it, from above. Couldn't turn it by hand this morning (as expected) so i've made a special WD40 application tool with a tube on a stick - see attached picture. I'll apply that a few times today and make a simple wooden tap turner as well because i expect i'll need a bit more than my extended arm force...

(If possible i want to avoid the freezer spray method - i've already thought about it but really i should have an outside stopcock and it's a better solution if possible and could be helpful in a future water emergency. With the freezer spray i'd have to worry about the ice plug popping out half way through the fitting of the new tap, when i've hacked through the pipe - which could end up disastrous! And as i'm not a plumber it's not sensible to invest in the expensive professional pipe freezing kit with sleeves etc).

[Warper]

omg... you should stop coding LFS. You should start your engineering career... ;)

[GeForz]

didn't i say we need a scawen-blog?!

[Vykos69]

rofl, but the Tool looks really cool and well thought. ;) Go on, and do it faster.. somehow I like you more, when you code ;) :P

[ORION]

so i've made a special WD40 application tool with a tube on a stick - see attached picture. I'll apply that a few times today and make a simple wooden tap turner as well because i expect i'll need a bit more than my extended arm force...

http://www.lfsforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1236
HAHAHA this has MacGyver style already :D

[Blackout]

Hi tech tool you got there Scawen :D


superb thread btw

edit: its jused to feed Eric and Vic inside the hole right? :D

[MyBoss]

they are always thin no matter how much i exercise, but they are stronger than they look


Just like my legs lol

[KiDCoDEa]

wd40 mad extens0rzzzz!!1 mad!!! what u need naw is NAWZ!! on those PIPES OMG!!!! :smileypul

cant w8 for next chapters!!! thx for update, awesome SUPPPORT!!!! :nana:

http://movies.nnov.ru/Covers/Money%20Pit,%20The.jpg


http://carteles.metropoliglobal.com/galeria/data/media/8/558784845108.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6300185249.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[K4Ri]

Couldn't turn it by hand this morning (as expected) so i've made a special WD40 application tool with a tube on a stick - see attached picture. t


The tool looks like U got some inspiration from the image "Scawen farmer.jpg"

works on pretty similar principle.. :D:trampolin

[Blackout]

ummkay...I think KiDCoDea totally lost his mind and got graazyy :pillepall

[Fordman]

I get the feeling Scawen twisted the wrong tap :schwitz:

[tristancliffe]

Ha ha ha Fordie - I wonder how close that is to the reality...

Scawen: No, I didn't mean use the freezer spray to cut the pipes!!! Apply the freezer spray to the mechanism, thus making tha tap nice and cold. Then try to turn it. It works on rusty nuts and bolts on cars, but then they're generally not arms length down a hole.

The final option is to get a bar (metal or wood), lower it onto the tap somewhere where you can't do much damage, then give it a whack with a big hammer (of the sledge variety). This should break the rust/gunge/soil joint that is stopping it from turning.

If none of these work, I'm running out of ideas. So I'll just have to think of more comedy photoshops of your pictures...

[vtx]

Ha ha ha Fordie - I wonder how close that is to the reality...



I hope not to close http://www.limburgracingteam.nl/lrt/smf/Smileys/lrt/rofl.gif

[Scawen]

Wow, I am excited now, because that tap can TURN!!!

Tristan - ok I get you now, you mean just like the well known heating of the seized thing, cooling it instead. I had thought you were talking about the other slightly risky "ice plug" idea that can be used instead of a tap. :) BUT... no need, as enough repeat applications of WD40 and just some gentle tapping a few times, has done the job. :nod:

Here's a picture of how the tap looks down the hole, and another of my tap turning tool, seeing as some of you seem to like my tools LOL - it's a simple groove in the end to grab the tap, and a hole at the other end for the handle... this would be strong enough to break off the tap completely, but i used it gently to apply a bit more torque than i could with my hand down the hole.

And it started to move! Just an eighth of a turn at first, but i've been going back to it, re-oiling, turning in and out a bit further each time, and i'm up to 1 and a half turns now... no rush, hopefully it will eventually turn enough to cut off the water supply! :D

[RudiTurbo]

lol funny stuff :)
If someone would post how he's fixing his kitchen or somethin, I wouldnt give a damn, but somehow anything Scawen posts, it's always interesting to read :)

Edit: Scawen, post a pic of Your car ;)
Edit 2: Is that the cat of God there? :D

[DodgeRacer]

Wow, I am excited now, because that tap can TURN!!!

Tristan - ok I get you now, you mean just like the well known heating of the seized thing, cooling it instead. I had thought you were talking about the other slightly risky "ice plug" idea that can be used instead of a tap. :) BUT... no need, as enough repeat applications of WD40 and just some gentle tapping a few times, has done the job. :nod:

Here's a picture of how the tap looks down the hole, and another of my tap turning tool, seeing as some of you seem to like my tools LOL - it's a simple groove in the end to grab the tap, and a hole at the other end for the handle... this would be strong enough to break off the tap completely, but i used it gently to apply a bit more torque than i could with my hand down the hole.

And it started to move! Just an eighth of a turn at first, but i've been going back to it, re-oiling, turning in and out a bit further each time, and i'm up to 1 and a half turns now... no rush, hopefully it will eventually turn enough to cut off the water supply! :D


My only question is why are you taping that poor kitty cat?!

J/k :P but thats a creative tap there man, want to come tap out some bumper supports for my car?? :D

[Blackout]

Edit 2: Is that the cat of God there? :D

Or creature? Looking mean and angry thought, doesnt like cameras eh? :D

[dUmAsS]

question: why would they put the main stopcock way outside? mines inside :s

[uttoro]

Edit: Scawen, post a pic of Your car

Yes, yes, need to know what car you drive :D

Really like to read about your everydays

More kithcen progress reports, more! :D

[SladiVadi]

Aaaww, a cat!:spider:

[Mbrio]

Rock on! :headbang:

[the_angry_angel]

question: why would they put the main stopcock way outside? mines inside :s
Over at mine we've got 2. One in the house, and one out in the street. This means if you need to replace some stuff on the main incoming pipe, like the inner stopcock, you can without having a swimming pool in your house.

Scawen: Isnt that wood a bit flimsy to turn a stiff tap? I would've thought that it'd have chewed it up!

[Scawen]

question: why would they put the main stopcock way outside? mines inside :sYou've missed the start of the story :) http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=1323&page=2&pp=30 ...the one in the kitchen is broken, that's why i need to turn off the outside one, so i can replace the inside one! :nod:

Isnt that wood a bit flimsy to turn a stiff tap? I would've thought that it'd have chewed it up!No, that's quite a strong piece of wood. Maybe my cat is bigger than you think. :D Anyway after my experience with the kitchen stopcock i do not want to apply too much force, this one has got loose enough by tapping and oiling. Now i can turn it quite easily, don't even need the metal handle any more...

[MyBoss]

Hurray for Scawen, the master of all sorts of things :-D

congratz ;-)

[ORION]

Or creature? Looking mean and angry thought, doesnt like cameras eh? :D
Man dont you see this? poor cat :Looking_a :(

[tristancliffe]

Great news Scawen. Glad WD40 helped!

And that cat is huge...

Maybe my cat is bigger than you think.

[tristancliffe]

LOL Orion - Thats brilliant! Ha hahahahahahahahahahah rofl (fell off chair)

[SladiVadi]

:trampolin

[tristancliffe]

Blatent copy of Sladi's post :D

[dUmAsS]

Over at mine we've got 2. One in the house, and one out in the street. This means if you need to replace some stuff on the main incoming pipe, like the inner stopcock, you can without having a swimming pool in your house.

ah! ive got one downstairs somewhere and theres a small manhole style thingy for each house. its just gunk down them though, but i guess its a tap down there. *goes to turn off all the neighbours water* :D

[ORION]

I will model Scawen's kitchen in Worldcraft/Hammer Editor, so we can play a bit CS 1.6 or HL in there, but I need reference photos and many textures :D

Or with the Source engine, but Im a noob with this and it sucks either :P

[tristancliffe]

OMG!!! Model Blackwood in Source, including the buildings, caravans etc. Have drivable cars in it toooooo...

If only I could make stuff like that, I'd start right away!!!!

[ORION]

Remember the source engine is still quake 1, it cant deal with a huge area like blackwood...
It's still the bsp engine from John Carmack and it's main idea is to use the bsp system, which means the whole "world" is split into vis leafs, and you can only look into another under special circumstances.
This worked nicely for small maps with many corridors like in quake, but it sucks as soon as you want to have a landscape.

And of course the maximum size of a vis leaf is limited, Im sure something like blackwood will need like 100 times more space or so.

[Scawen]

LOL! I like the cat pictures! :D

Anyway a minor update : I didn't realise how close I was with one and a half turns. At one and three-quarter turns, the water is switched off! :) So now I really have an easy-to-use outdoor stopcock. I'm quite amazed as it was under an arm's length of mud and stones, must have somehow preserved it quite nicely in there. in future I will put a cover over the top of that ceramic tube.

So... next stage will be to replace the kitchen one so Geraldine and I can soon start the actual kitchen job. Probably will be a few days or even weeks before we start that, but possibly something on the weekend... don't know really but you'll hear if there is some progress. :)

[ORION]

It would be really nice to see some before-after shots from the kitchen :thumb:

[tristancliffe]

Can we have a forum section called "Dev's Home Improvements"?

[ayrton senna 87]

Dev (http://www.corrie.net/kabin/images/alahan_dev1.jpg)

[OPK]

OMG, brilliant thread :D

[tristancliffe]

Dev (http://www.corrie.net/kabin/images/alahan_dev1.jpg):really:

[Theafro]

LOL,

*crunch*

ROFL

*cough cough*

ROFLABM

*sigh*

[Cue-Ball]

It's sad that the longest thread on the forum isn't even about the game. I think we all need to quit posting and start racing (if only i weren't at work. blast!). :)

[xapexcivicx]

Renovating my kitchen was awesome. We (My mother and I) had to rip the tile and such off. So..


<3sledgehammers<3

I love this thread. Hahah the kitten of god.

[MyBoss]

All of the sudden I got a little bit interest for practical things.

haha, that feels so strange, but then. I am

[Seaweed]

best thread ever its worrying i find this as interesting as the lfs progress reports

[Rumiko]

best thread ever its worrying i find this as interesting as the lfs progress reports
Yea, right on the spot. :thumb:

[Roadie]

ROFl!! look what i caused.. :D the best thread on earth

[XCNuse]

least we know that the devs do in fact have a life outside of LFS!

[Gunn]

Don't let that relaxed indifferent manner fool you, that cat is fast!

[Vendetta]

Scawens huge kitty ran out into the middle of the track causing a huge pileup earlier this morning :(

Oh and if your wondering why its feet are missing, check Orions earlier pic.

[Rotary]

Great news Scawen. Glad WD40 helped!

And that cat is huge...

:rofl:

Damn, reminds me of the Goodies giant kitten episode :D

[geezer45]

Hehe, not just the Goodies, that is SOOO Monty Python. Victor/Eric, let's hear more about what super heroes do in their spare time!!

[Takumi_Project.d]

;)

[ORION]

ROFL Takumi :D :D :D

[Vendetta]

:chairfall

[Vultureke]

Ok, from now on, with every LFS progress update we want a progress update of the kitchen.
This update is also placed on the newspage of LFS :D

[Vendetta]

And a new picture of Scawen and his cat for us to photoshop :D

[MadMax.DE]

Just saw this thread - the funniest one ever ! :trampolin

Nice to hear that the devs take their well deserved break.
Scawen, by sharing your home projects with us makes the game/community even more likeable for me :thumb:

[Gunn]

If this topic gets too popular...

[the_angry_angel]

Hmmmm, irrigation :D

[ORION]

If this topic gets too popular...
ROFL :D
not perfect (font size) but a really cool idea :thumb: :D

[ayrton senna 87]

he's no artist, so dont kill him for poor quality

[ORION]

I didnt say it has poor quality, I only said it's not perfect :P
And it doesnt matter as it's not less funny ;)

[mrbogeyman]

this thread is brilliant!

i like your bodges scawen! i love creating little custom tools or rigs just to get little jobs done. makes it more satisfying!

[Racer Y]

If this topic gets too popular...
ROFL!!!!!

@ Scawen: In a previous post I said that I thought y'all should be having fun
involving some cute little thing twirling on a pole.......

I didn't mean a pipe wrench.

[szyszek]

@ Scawen: In a previous post I said that I thought y'all should be having fun
involving some cute little thing twirling on a pole.......

I didn't mean a pipe wrench.

Pipe wrench IS a cute little thing, and it DOES twirl on a pole (when you use it on pipes). Just had to make that clear :nod:

[AxusSA]

After a long time away from the internet (my 56k modem blew, so i convinced my parents that its a sign from god to get ADSL and i just got my line installed) I am back and I return to read this thread. I hadn't laughed that hard in ages. Thanks Scawen, you are the best. Its nice to see that you are enjoying your break and actually doing normal things for a bit. I almost wanted to cry in happiness by the time i'd finished reading it. I :heartbeat: this community. Some of the photoshops are hillarious. This thread should be stickied and have its topic changed to something more appropriate... any mods reading? I think that looks like a toyota judging by the wheel. I'm guessing Geraldine is the cat? Or is it the girlfriend? Keep them comming, Scawen. It would be nice if you can get Victor and Eric to join in... get them to take pics of their kitchens/means of transport/pet animals etc... It will certainly be good for the community to find out a bit more about the people they have been bowing down to as gods for the past few years.

[avih]

i hate to be a prty pooper but, come on guys, they're NOT gods! ;) i've seen this more than once, scawen is probably a great programmer (and then some), and together they've put one of (??) the best sims available today, but they ARE humans :) carefull with admiration, it can take u to nasty places (hmm.. scawen's kitchen sink??)

[RudiTurbo]

i hate to be a prty pooper but, come on guys, they're NOT gods! ;) i've seen this more than once, scawen is probably a great programmer (and then some), and together they've put one of (??) the best sims available today, but they ARE humans :) carefull with admiration, it can take u to nasty places (hmm.. scawen's kitchen sink??)

Well You know, God created World as a few million ppl believe, I dont :)
And Scawen created LFS, so he is our God, he created Our World :)
And that is a proven fact :)

[tpa]

Well You know, God created World as a few million ppl believe, I dont :)
And Scawen created LFS, so he is our God, he created Our World :)
And that is a proven fact :)

Actually, Eric created our world ;) Scawen just made the laws of nature :D


...but on the other hand: Prove to me that LFS wasn't created by a giant Spaghetti-Monster :razz:

[Shotglass]

Actually, Eric created our world ;) Scawen just made the laws of nature :D

and victor created lfsworld ... are you familiar with the concept of trinity ?

[tpa]

are you familiar with the concept of trinity ?

erm, nice boobs in a tight leather suit and sunglasses?

Or the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ;)

[ORION]

and victor created lfsworld ... are you familiar with the concept of trinity ?
Actually he ""only"" created the laws of the lfsworld nature :)

[Shotglass]

erm, nice boobs in a tight leather suit and sunglasses?

Or the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. ;)

errrr ... the latter ...

the question remains ... whos who ? i guess scawen is jesus as he is the one that contacts us the most ... and well ... he looks a lot like jesus too ...
and i guess victor must be the holy spirit as he is the one that helps people with their problems (has anyone seen him sitting in a bush with a lighter in his hands lately ?)
and eric is the one that doesnt talk to us at all but creats the world and everything around us ... makes sense ...

Actually he ""only"" created the laws of the lfsworld nature :)

im not sure i understand you but i was talking about the website and im pretty sure you werent

[Messiah]

Hmm, maybe it's my long hair... :scratchch

Maybe, but... just do *not* cut it :D

Interesting and very funny thread, had a good laugh on the fakes, especially the captions for that pic with your arm sunk into the ground hehehe :D

[ORION]

im not sure i understand you but i was talking about the website and im pretty sure you werent<- Frank Naggies ;)

[SlamDunk]

If this topic gets too popular...

http://www.lfsforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1273
That pic is just pure G O L D :trampolin

[Takumi_Project.d]

:really:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/Takumi_Projectd/liveforkitchens.jpg

[MyBoss]

Lmao

[axus]

Thought I should join in on the photoshop frenzy :D

[Roadie]

Rofl! ^

[Theafro]

i prefered tristan's one with the horse!

[axus]

I thought It needed a bit of improvement in scenary... this is my updated version.

[GeForz]

a smoking angel Oo

[tristancliffe]

i prefered tristan's one with the horse!

Horse? What have YOU been smoking???? It's clearly a cow.

[axus]

Horse? What have YOU been smoking???? It's clearly a cow.

No, Tristan - it was a white horse with black spots that was exceptionally fat and short

/sarcasm

[three_jump]

no new kitchen updates?

[tristancliffe]

I heard he'd moved onto the bathroom tiling :P


(I didn't really hear that. I wouldn't want to start rumours about Scawens DIYing)

[axus]

Yeah, can we have some pics of the new renovated kitchen Scawen?

(So we can photoshop them :evil: (misc.php?do=getsmilies&wysiwyg=1&forumid=0#)... but shhhh! He must think that we are genuinely interested in his new kitchen so that he gives them)

[tristancliffe]

Can we have a guided tour of the house via a photo gallery :D I'm sure Scawen is careful about which pics to post, especially if they contain him, his cat, or any other living thing.

But that cat was amusing!!! Is he a nice friendly cat, or one of these sullen moody types? My brother has a cat that scares everything, including a Doberman (huge huge dog). Any other pets?

How about a few of us get together (yay, another LFS meet!) and do an impromptu 'Thorugh the Keyhole' on the devs houses. "Which dev lives in a house like this?.."

[the_angry_angel]

Starting to get a little.....stalker-ish there Tristan :D

Plus is one meet not enough!! ...stupid question really :D

[GianniC]

And ? And ??? AND ???


What happend with the kat ??? :D

[three_jump]

:something

[SparkyDave]

Awsome thread the best Ive read in a very long while ;)

can't wait for the next DIY update :D

Scawen plumbing is one thing ,however please dont DIY with the electrics it can bite without warning ;) not that I dont think you are up to it or anything , but after seeing you as an angel (cloud n all) wouldnt want anything to happen to our fave dev lol.

SD.

PS: If perchance you are ever thinking of having some extra lights/sockets ect in your new kitchen ...... pm me for special dev rate quote :D

[dontsimon]

Don't want to start a flame war, but many here will admit that it's been some time since the last kitchen update. Now don't all jump down my throat, I know it'll be ready when it's ready, but all I'm asking for is a small comment, just something like "I bought a new wrench" or "I got my arse wet yesterday".

I understand Scawen has professional tasks like the rest of us, like coding some other trifling hobby he has, but really, I've invested a lot of time and effort into following this kitchen developement, I think we deserve a regular update.

I know other Devs working on home improvements don't post info about their DIY projects, and that's what makes this project so special, but it's not much to ask, just a small update, a pic of a leaky tap, anything . . .

Perhaps a poll would help. Give us further details of the unfinished project right now. We'll give feedback and assist with the completing of the plumbing as you need it. Then we could pre-commit to a second or maybe even third project in the future. It's what we're here for, after all.

[Roadie]

WEEEEEEE!!! /me chants "update"

[vpr01]

lies, get back to work! we dont pay you to build sheds!

:P

[mrodgers]

WHAT?!?! Scawen is building a shed? We want pictures!! We want updates!! :D How about now that P(lumbing)1 is finished, what is in store for P2? Perhaps a garbage disposal? I'd like to see that. Or maybe an undercounter water filtration system? Maybe that will be an update for P3!

[colcob]

Scawen plumbing is one thing ,however please dont DIY with the electrics it can bite without warning ;)

I guess from your handle that you've got a vested interest, but provided you know what you are doing and work carefully and systematically, DIY electrics are perfectly safe. Course you have to do your homework, and only ever do something if you are 100% sure you are doing it right, but its not exactly rocket science.

And now you have get it certified under part P anyway.

[ORION]

lol GC nice move :D

Well the cat died I guess... lost too much blood when getting it's foot stuck and mashed under one of Scawen's MacGyver tools :D

[SlamDunk]

:really:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/Takumi_Projectd/liveforkitchens.jpg
Funniest thing I've seen in a long time :D :nod:

[L(Oo)ney]

"Which dev lives in a house like this?.."

Now THAT made me laugh. :rofl: :thumb:

[GianniC]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !

The cat died ??? :weeping:

bye bye my:littleang !


Scawen, when,what,where (your garden in another hole ?) is the funeral ? Dresscode needed ?

[Fordman]

I guess from your handle that you've got a vested interest,

Could say that. See the J10 (http://www.j10electrical.co.uk) logo on our cars, thats SparkyDaves Sparky company :D

[SparkyDave]

Thanks for the plug Fordie ;) I really should get my site finished , but that means even less time for online racing hehe

And now you have get it certified under part P anyway.

spot on Col :)
Part P was introduced this year to prevent DIY disasters and to ensure electrical work is carried out or at least tested by qualified personel , However the part P domestic installer scheme (available to the almost unqualified) does not cover kitchens or bathrooms ;) (or sheds LOL) if anyone really really wants to DIY with the wiring in their own house and even 100% confident , please please SWITCH OFF THE MAIN SWITCH to the whole house before doing anything and get a qualified electrician (NICEIC registered) to check it out straight away .That said I'd have to recomend not to DIY with electrics unless competant.

Wow that was so off topic ... sry :D ok back to topic (almost)

What type of shed do you prefer shiplap or TnG? creosote or cupronol?

and Im curious what have you plugged the tap hole (in the garden) up with ? :)

SD.

[Gizz]

scawen..... ive done many jobs like this and come across sutch problems i just replace the valve live!!! ok you get a bit wet bit it takes 3 mins if your set up and get a mate or ya missus by the side of you nad just go through the drill :)

get your new tap "OPEN THE TAP" cut the pipe ASAP put on the new tap, and as its open its not holding any pressure back so its not harde to possition then fitt up, when its on close the tape and there ya go just fit the other end in when your ready :)...

ive done a few like this as i say you get wett and it COLD :D and the pressure is quiet high but it getts the job done qick :) just make sure you kmnow what your going to do before you go insane with the saw, pipe cutter.....:P

[Fordman]

spot on Col :)
Part P was introduced this year to prevent DIY disasters and to ensure electrical work is carried out or at least tested by qualified personel

I can vouche for that. The guy, My Mr Sparky comes down for the T7R party, and fixes my electrics in my front room.

I have dimmer switches that actually work.

Forever Greatful Sparky

please please SWITCH OFF THE MAIN SWITCH to the whole house before doing anything and get a qualified electrician (NICEIC registered) to check it out straight away .That said I'd have to recomend not to DIY with electrics unless competant

Better still, get SparkyDave and Quote Team T7R for a discount "only kidding " :ices_rofl

Fordie