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    Ha - good to see that regular AoS-ers have a LIFE outside of hi-fi!

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    I think calling it 'life' may be stretching it a bit for me. Since finishing my work at dinnertime, I've been to Tesco (twice), B&Q and Argos to buy stuff for the pub. And right now, apart from playing a bit of Prodigy on th'ifi, I'm busy telling you about my life. Nearly teatime though, so I've that to look forward to
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    I think calling it 'life' may be stretching it a bit for me. Since finishing my work at dinnertime, I've been to Tesco (twice), B&Q and Argos to buy stuff for the pub. And right now, apart from playing a bit of Prodigy on th'ifi, I'm busy telling you about my life. Nearly teatime though, so I've that to look forward to
    Buy stuff for the pub? Explain please

    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.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    I think calling it 'life' may be stretching it a bit for me. Since finishing my work at dinnertime, I've been to Tesco (twice), B&Q and Argos to buy stuff for the pub. And right now, apart from playing a bit of Prodigy on th'ifi, I'm busy telling you about my life. Nearly teatime though, so I've that to look forward to
    Sounds like heaven. Mrs. B and I have been decorating for the last two days and have at least one more day of it to go.

    The hi-fi is disconnected as I had to move it for a new window to go in last week, and still need to touch up the paintwork around it. And the crowning glory to top all this - I’ve run out of beer.

    Happy bloody Easter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Beobloke View Post
    Sounds like heaven. Mrs. B and I have been decorating for the last two days and have at least one more day of it to go.

    The hi-fi is disconnected as I had to move it for a new window to go in last week, and still need to touch up the paintwork around it. And the crowning glory to top all this - I’ve run out of beer.

    Happy bloody Easter.
    We redecorated the lounge and had a new carpet fitted. Thanks to careful planning, the hi-fi was out of action for only one day. The biggest upheaval was clearing the room entirely of furniture to make it ready for the new carpet. That, and having to move 800 LPs, around 2,000 CDs and a similar number of books and finding a place to put them all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Buy stuff for the pub? Explain please

    Marco.
    The chef at Anita's son's pub is gone. He made some excellent meals and had quite a following, but he was also a raging pisshead (at least ten pints a night) and we think he may also have a gambling problem. He owed Anita's son (Leam) about four grand in unpaid rent, claiming the business was struggling. But we know what his takings were, and roughly what he was paying to the suppliers, and the figures didn't add up, not even close.

    So anyway he got his marching orders, and has been replaced (temporarily) by an agency chef. Then it turns out that the suppliers are refusing to supply, as the old chef had stopped paying for the stuff. So the pub will have to settle the debt, and in the meantime Anita has been landed with the (unpaid) job of sourcing ingredients herself. Tesco was for berries and various sugars so new chef can do an Eton Mess or something. Argos trip was to buy walkie talkies so bar and kitchen can communicate.

    B&Q was for a replacement turny-handle flushing thingummy for our bog. And for once it wasn't me that broke it.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    We redecorated the lounge and had a new carpet fitted. Thanks to careful planning, the hi-fi was out of action for only one day. The biggest upheaval was clearing the room entirely of furniture to make it ready for the new carpet. That, and having to move 800 LPs, around 2,000 CDs and a similar number of books and finding a place to put them all.
    i will just have to not decorate... its as good an excuse as any. livingroom has not had a like of paint since it was redone by myself about 12 years ago. looks not to bad tho...advantages of no others making a mess, eton or otherwise, and not smoking
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    Sorry to hear that mate


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