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Just in case you thought I was a bit of a high flyer in the food stakes and only frequented swanky eateriesOriginally Posted by Marco
In what way?
Marco.
I'm a reasonably plain eater but I do enjoy a nice meal out.
How was your lunch anyway, did our wife and dad enjoy it?
The whole day out sounded lovely btw, especially when you're in work!
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Lol... Not at all, and neither do I. The Portuguese place in question is little more than a glorified cafe, and about as basic as it gets, but it's family run and the owners are passionate about what they do and about Portuguese cuisine, with the food produced simple and unpretentious - and those are often my favourite places!Just in case you thought I was a bit of a high flyer in the food stakes and only frequented swanky eateries
Ha - let's not forget that the only reason I don't have to work full time now is because I've earned that status, having worked like a dog for many years running my business and been fortunate that that's now allowed me to take a back seat and enjoy life a little, spending it with those I care about. Nothing was handed to me on a plate! Just in case you'd gotten the wrong impressionHow was your lunch anyway, did our wife and dad enjoy it?
The whole day out sounded lovely btw, especially when you're in work!
They both enjoyed lunch very much. My dad only lives across the road, and he's 83, but very fit and great for his age, so it's good spending some time together (we've always been close) and making as many nice memories as possible, because at his age you never know how long it'll be until those memories are all you'll have left...
My wife, Del, has taken some time off work at the moment, and she's also looking forward to retiring soon from her job as a college lecturer, which she's very good at, but before she can do that, she needs to find something else that's challenging, to occupy her time, as unlike me she can't sit still for two minutes (always needs to be on the go), and wouldn't be content with just listening to music all day, or posting pish on here like I do!
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
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Hovering above zero here, but no fog, just cloudy and dry. Wood burner lit and keeping us nice and toasty!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Fog is rapidly burning off, and frost is melting in places. Temp climbing towards 2c
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work.... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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