Pet Hates........or FFS

[Ninanina]

My niece is a nurse and has had plenty of 'clearing up' after patients but don't know if I could do it though

[Pigmy Pony]

Sorry Martin

[Beobloke]

Mrs. Pony's son recently took on a pub near me (Euxton Mills, good food, bikers and dog walkers welcome), and when I was there yesterday I saw that he has that Sneck Lifter on draught. Never come across it before, but i'll give it a go next time I'm in.
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Sneck Lifter is marvellous stuff - guzzle with confidence!

[Marco]

I thought you'd be more into 'Shirt Lifter', darling?

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

I thought you'd be more into 'Shirt Lifter', darling?

Marco.

I tried it, but I found the taste to be a bit 'earthy'.

[Marco]

Yesh, and probably a bit thick and buttery, too...

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Ive got some Celestion 3s Mk 1 ok but not as good as Royd Conistons

You can cancel your bid by saying entered wrong amount or something. I think you have a certain time before the last day of auction to do it. It doesnt give you many check box options and they dont really like it....... wrong amount asks you to enter the right amount but I never did...I just cancelled and left it...its quite a common occurence

It will leave you with a bid cancelled marker but some large volume bidders have fifty cancelled bid markers and it doesnt seem to affect their account.

You will probably get outbid but you can contact the seller and say that you dont really need to win now and see if they will do a cancellation of sale if you do win. Thats probably the best option and it doesnt leave you with a bid marker

I havent cancelled a bid in years but its not the end of the world if you do. It might be best to ask the seller first that you dont need them now and see what they say

Thanks for the advice Martin, and I'll bear that in mind if I ever find myself in a similar spot.

The speakers were actually Celestion 5's not 3's, and with my £20 bid, plus the seller being close enough for me to avoid the £23 postage, I left it running. I did end up being outbid (they went for £21) so it all worked out anyway.

After your post I researched the Royd Conistons. They do seem to be well regarded. But really I only wanted some tweeters to complete a mint pair of 5's I already own, to further my project, which is to build up a second system, which I have no room for anyway! Some of the things this hobby compels you to do defy logic.

I suppose that's part of the fun!

[Pigmy Pony]

Sorry everyone, I've just realised my previous post was too 'Hifi-ish' for this thread, so I'll try to bring it on track by saying that this Sunday, 3 months after my birthday I'll get my 'birthday surprise' from my daughters.

I've no idea what it's going to be, but I have been speculating, and what I've come up with is:

Bungee jump (God I hope not)
Parachute jump (might be ok with that one)
Fast car track day (yes please)
Zip wire in Snowdonia (that looks like fun, and I would have done that before now, but the thought of burning through £40+ in 90 seconds, is just plain wrong)

I'll put on here what it was on Saturday evening, even if Mrs. P has to bring my laptop to my hospital bed to do this.

[Len Co]

Sounds a suspicious set of options - I would just have a check nobody's taken out a bit extra insurance on you Steve

[Pigmy Pony]

I hadn't thought of that - Mrs. P has recently taken out new policies (on both of us, but I suppose that's what you would do to allay suspicion). She has also been uncharacteristically interested in my record collection and its value.

Maybe I should be buying takeaways, after but then there only ever seems to be Findus meals for one in the freezer these days...