Oh well, it must be "the exception that proves the rule".
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Oh well, it must be "the exception that proves the rule".
Barry
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I'm Steve.
Had some interesting customers over the years, but how about this one?
He and his wife have provided me with work for many years now. Really nice people. I was there this morning, drinking their coffee and eating all of their bourbon biscuits.
Timothy is now 86, but still keeping busy. Munich next month, and Singapore in June I believe. Long may it continue
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
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Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
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LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
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In my new flat now, at 925 pm its cheap for Brighton. I got lucky here, bang In the centre of town , well the Hove part of Brighton, a classic regency building, basement flat, loving it so far. Can't believe I spent 2 yrs out in the sticks. Beach is a few minutes walk, or 30 minutes with my poor arthritic pooch. No more buses for me, god I fucking hate buses. Neighbours are quiet, only one adjoining property, the flat above, next door is a business. Roads a bit noisy but might try my hand at some cheap double glazing. Put up 2 kitchen shelves yesterday, only took me 5 hrs, my mate says they look OK, but I'm not so sure, he assures me they're fine, and the issue is my low shelf esteem.
Current system 1210 GR. CDP - Meridian G08. Amp -Sugden A21I - Sig. Wharfedale Lintons.
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Good news there Mike.
Around here you would have to pay ~ £1,600 a month for a flat like yours.
Barry
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I'm Steve.
Listen to your mate Mike and give yourself a break. There will always be times when we can be a bit hard on ourselves, be sure to balance it by giving yourself some credit when something works out rightOriginally Posted by Mikeandvan
Depending upon how old your window(s) might be, another option could be to change the existing double glazed units to lami/tuff mix, ie toughened glass inner pane and laminated glass outer pane. Very good at reducing sound transmission, and gives more security too. Or even go for triple-glaze. Whichever, avoid 'Cloudy to Clear' glass replacement firm, their prices take the piss. Find a local one-man-band tradesman.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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It's a rented flat so that's putting better windows into someone else's house at your own expense. Okay so you get the benefit while you live there but it still jars with me a bit.Listen to your mate Mike and give yourself a break. There will always be times when we can be a bit hard on ourselves, be sure to balance it by giving yourself some credit when something works out right
Depending upon how old your window(s) might be, another option could be to change the existing double glazed units to lami/tuff mix, ie toughened glass inner pane and laminated glass outer pane. Very good at reducing sound transmission, and gives more security too. Or even go for triple-glaze. Whichever, avoid 'Cloudy to Clear' glass replacement firm, their prices take the piss. Find a local one-man-band tradesman.
I have decorated some of the rentals I lived in but that wasn't expensive. And they really needed it!
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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My thoughts exactly - though when I rented bedsits as a student I would bill the landlord with the decoration costs (usually just a couple of tins of paint or emulsion), and more often than not they would pay.
Barry
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Location: Chorley Lancs
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I'm Steve.
Our landlord is not too much of a tightwad, so through cooperation we all do ok - We pay for decorating and carpeting the house and for lawn treatments, because we need it doing when it needs doing, and not just some cheapshit 'good enough' solutions.
When it came to building the fences and roofline, I did the work and the landlord paid for the materials. I don't mind that, it means we end up getting what we want to live with and the landlord gets a bargain. The Rock Door at the back of the house was a thousand quid door, but I got it for free and just gave up half a day of my time, so I let him have that. And when it came to re-roofing the garage, I gave him a price that undercut the other two quotes, and still made a decent wage out of it
Bottom line is me and Anita know that we will not have things the way we like if the landlord had to pay for it all.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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Location: Brighton, UK.
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I'm Mike.
'Shelf esteem'.Listen to your mate Mike and give yourself a break. There will always be times when we can be a bit hard on ourselves, be sure to balance it by giving yourself some credit when something works out right
Depending upon how old your window(s) might be, another option could be to change the existing double glazed units to lami/tuff mix, ie toughened glass inner pane and laminated glass outer pane. Very good at reducing sound transmission, and gives more security too. Or even go for triple-glaze. Whichever, avoid 'Cloudy to Clear' glass replacement firm, their prices take the piss. Find a local one-man-band tradesman.
I didn't want to replace the windows only put some cheap and easy form of double glazing up as the noise from cars is a but much up to about 8pm. Saw some cheap ones on the Internet, plastic I think, but I have blinds anyway so will hardly see them.
Current system 1210 GR. CDP - Meridian G08. Amp -Sugden A21I - Sig. Wharfedale Lintons.
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I'm Mike.
I've already spent 200 notes on putting up shelving, as there's absolutely no bloody storage.
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