Aldi randomness. And...

[Simon Cee]

That's one of the things I really love about that shop, the totally random nature of some of their special offers. Sunday the 26th, they are selling wheelbarrow wheels! Bizarre.

On a more sensible note, they've got a decent selection of acrylic paints. Really good from past experience. Aluminium tape - must be useful, but for what? Should I get some just in case? 'Ideal for sealing joints' it says. Huh?

Also... Lidl on 30th; "3M 4 LED Sensor Light".

Excellent lights, battery-powered, work really well in wardrobes, cupboards etc. Bright, and atteries last 6 months IME. Women love in-wardrobe lighting :)

[pcb1962]

I use it for sealing rigid ducting on bathroom extractors and cooker hoods. TLC's price is only slightly more than Aldi so I wouldn't bother stocking up.

[Theo Markettos]

Could be handy for electrical shielding - eg if you've got something emitting too much RF. Generally that sort of stuff is copper though for better conductivity. Or antistatic.

You don't want to know how much the same-sized roll costs at Farnell:

[dennis]

8<

It's for sealing ducts, unlike duct tape which is useless for ducts.

[The Natural Philosopher]

celotex. Its what you use to seal celotex to studwork.

Also useful for making elecrical screening on plastic boxes, though soldering to it needs special flux..

[Owain]

And the inspection camera's back. And golden crunch creams :-)

I was tempted by today's chainsaw and Stella Cidre. What a socially responsbible combination.

That's an ideal product opportunity for THM to upsell to his wireless doorbell clients :-)

Owain

[The Other Mike]

[MM]

Sadly, the inspection camera becomes available but I no longer need one! For years my previous car, a Fiat Punto, had something that had somehow fallen between the dashboard and the underlying bodywork. I think it may have been a ballpoint pen. After four years or so I had kind of gotten used to it, but an inspection camera through a small hole drilled in the side of the plastic fascia could have helped locate it and, hopefully, withdraw it.

Then in 2011 it was time for a new car and the Punto needed more and more repairs. But my trusty local garage owner was desperate to retire and sold up. The garage closed. He had serviced and repaired my Punto ever since I moved away from the South (where car repairs are exorbitant).

So, with no more garage, and not a clue where there might be another trustworthy repair shop nearby, I decided to bite the bullet and start over with a brand-new car. I got £125 for the S-reg (1998) Punto in part-exchange! The new car, a Suzuki Alto, is fantastic. I'm getting over 60 mpg on longer runs and it drives like a dream.

But for years I had ploughed the Googlewaves searching for a cheap inspection snake, and none was available.

Oh, well.

MM

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I bought one recently from Ebay - half the price of the Lidl one and with a much longer 3ft snake. But it is USB and needs a computer. Fine if you have a laptop - not so good if you don't.