What is this ?

[JerryVan]

It's a grooving/moulding plain, probably Stanley.

Yes, indeed it is!

[poodling around]

Try explaining that to your wife! "Darling, you know I was after a moulding plane? Well, I found one on Ebay, only it came with some very tatty cheap portable gramophone, allegedly made by Decca, although I don't believe it as their stuff was usually of a high standard!"

"Barney, you haven't started collecting gramophones, have you?"

"Er, no, dearest, if I did I'd go straight for an EMG, not some cheap Decca knock-off, rest assured".

I am already rehearsing the story about when I buy the EMG which is coming up for auction:

"steve made me buy it. It only cost £ 18,000. Don't worry though, we can easily recoup that in a few months with our new smart meter, using it's handy in-home display"

[Steve]

Try explaining that to your wife! "Darling, you know I was after a moulding plane? Well, I found one on Ebay, only it came with some very tatty cheap portable gramophone, allegedly made by Decca, although I don't believe it as their stuff was usually of a high standard!"

"Barney, you haven't started collecting gramophones, have you?"

"Er, no, dearest, if I did I'd go straight for an EMG, not some cheap Decca knock-off, rest assured".

I am already rehearsing the story about when I buy the EMG which is coming up for auction:

"steve made me buy it. It only cost £ 18,000. Don't worry though, we can easily recoup that in a few months with our new smart meter, using it's handy in-home display"

Don't ever get a Smart meter!!!!! I was hounded into getting one fitted by my local electricity board for 5 years. Eventually I gave in and suspiciously my electricity costs went up overnight. I started paying more for using exactly the same amount of electricity. I've since moved house to a place with no smart meters. I'll get the troops in before they are allowed to come and fit a Smart meter here!