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    Thats it Alan your in there. Thing is Snapper will have noshed him out of house & home by the time you arrive


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    Did better than me. I got "tu plaisantes. Sur votre vélo , vieux git -vous triste"
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    Good health
    Getting paid for something you love doing
    Crush your enemies.
    See them driven before you.
    Hear the lamentations of their women.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Folkboy View Post
    Good health
    Getting paid for something you love doing
    Crush your enemies.
    See them driven before you.
    Hear the lamentations of their women.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Wossat mean, lol?

    Marco.
    Possible reference to a post made elsewhere, else when, under another name.

    Love salade nicoise, but find a lot of salami too fatty for my taste.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Possible reference to a post made elsewhere, else when, under another name.


    However one thing i don't do is hide behind an new user name.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Lol - no worries... You like what you like. Nothing wrong with some junk food now and then. The key is moderation

    Dinner earlier (as mentioned):



    Looks good Marco!










    Marco.
    Looks good Marco!

    Just been tucking in to some local (Cadíz, Andalucia) seafood (mussels in a light tomato sauce), followed by a rib-eye steak, cooked to perfection at the table, with roasted vegetables. All washed down with a bottle (yes, a whole bottle - it was that good) of 2014 Cortilo de Jara; a local wine of Tempranelo, Syrah and Merlot grape. (15.5% ABV)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Love salade nicoise, but find a lot of salami too fatty for my taste.
    Hi Barry,

    Hope you're having a lovely holiday in Spain!

    Yes, salad Nicoise is a favourite of ours, especially in the summer, or if we're in Paris, as it's something the cafes there do exceptionally well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Looks good Marco!
    Cheers, mate. It also tasted great! Snapper certainly enjoyed it, as that meal is one of his favourites

    Just been tucking in to some local (Cadíz, Andalucia) seafood (mussels in a light tomato sauce), followed by a rib-eye steak, cooked to perfection at the table, with roasted vegetables. All washed down with a bottle (yes, a whole bottle - it was that good) of 2014 Cortilo de Jara; a local wine of Tempranelo, Syrah and Merlot grape. (15.5% ABV)
    Sounds wonderful, you lucky bugger! We fully intend to 'do Spain properly' one year soon, and tour around the area of Andalusia, way off the beaten track, and sample the real Spain, in the same way we've done in France and Italy.

    The wine sounds great... Perhaps that'll wean you off the claret a little?

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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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    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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