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Bausch & Lamb Ray-Ban Wayfarer II - Reglaze

I heard back from one of the companies I emailed and they are sending me a package to bundle off the Ray-Bans to them.  They will then give a quote for reglazing them. Hopefully it won't be too expensive and not in the sort of "new" Ray-Ban arena!

Air Cooler

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Whilst looking for something to use in the van and in the house to blow a bit of cool air onto the dog, I came across this one on Amazon.  Amazingly it came with 4.5* and for the price it was worth a gamble. I ordered it and of course it came Prime.  It was already part charged and we could play with it before I plugged in the USB-C charger to full the battery up. It is a simple idea. It has a fan that blows air through a foam/card filter that is pre-damped but that can be dampened as you go along from a water reservoir on the top of the unit. On test it has been very good.  Amazing actually!  I had kept the boxes it came in so that it was easy to send back! I'll keep it's box to store it in when we aren't using it. The Amazon packaging has gone to the recycling. At £29.95 it seems very cheap but it if works for any length of time then it will be worth it to keep Reggie cooler.

OTG!

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To try and view the photos taken on my cameras I needed to get an adapter to take the full size USB down to USB-C. The MS tablet also needs a USB-C input. I've not bothered before as I simply swap out the micro-SD card that it uses as as memory expansion. My old phone charger and OTG port was micro-USB.  It worked perfectly. I was able to view any photos and save any to the phone.  Since getting a Samsung S24FE and its USB-C I am jiggered. So I bought one of these. It works perfectly on the MS Tablet. But does it work in the Samsung? Does it buggery. Although it fits the phone doesn't register it's there.  In the old Motorola it detected it automatically,  the OTG being plugged and and gave options. In the Samsung that doesn't happen. Googling seems no help.  Instructions either in forums or AI don't match any of the menus available in the S24FE. I have been using the Sandisk SD card reader for a long time with either a full sized SD card or a micro SD in an ada...

Bausch & Lamb Ray-Ban Wayfarer II

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I was given these sunglasses quite a few years ago by a friend.  They were really badly scratched and so she was going to throw them away. Sadly, the original lenses actually had the name etched into the corner but when I had them reglazed with non OEM Ray-Ban lenses they must have thrown them away.  I had them reglazed extra dark as I was wearing them in Florida, mostly.  They were perfect for the very bright sunshine! Since then, I have barely worn them and they have been in a drawer. Recentyl, I dud them out and they are very dark indeed. I started casting about on the internet to see if anyone can put genuine Ray-Ban lenses i n them. A couple of places in the UK replied to say that they can do it. So now I am waiting for a quote for the job from them both. These glasses are top quality.  The arms need tightening as well! It eould be nice to have them almost restored to original.

Mug!

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A mug instead of a cup!

Woofy!!

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Woofy has finally been rehomed. Due to illness I have missed going to the rescue for a few weeks. Claire and went in last Thursday to see him as he was going to be leaving for what we hope and pray is his forever home. He went yesterday, Monday 9th June.  He is a very large bull lurcher. He loves a cuddle.