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  1. #10651
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    tis old age mixed with 'cannot give a f***' feeling of near retiring lol
    That's exactly what it is Grant, and I'm not in the least bit bothered Though wasting diesel bugs me a bit.
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    nice tt, shame about the 12k plus price..luxman tho




    and their new cd offering at about 10k.

    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    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!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Thanks for that Grant, I would have gone for it anyway, but Anita is more of a worrier. But then I do give her plenty to worry about - I'm not fit to be out and about without a responsible adult.

    Yesterday she got a parking ticket through the post, because her car was parked on Stockton on Tees Premier Inn's car park without authorisation. That was me going to NEBO. Apparently I should have got it validated by the hotel Bloke at the hotel is going to try to sort it for us, otherwise it's 60 quid, which is a tenner more than the hotel stay cost me.
    You did register it I thought. They had a little screen by reception and you put the registration in? Not your fault if their stupid tech isn't working.

    Let me know if they don't sort it and I'll chuck you my half of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    You did register it I thought. They had a little screen by reception and you put the registration in? Not your fault if their stupid tech isn't working.

    Let me know if they don't sort it and I'll chuck you my half of it.
    Cheers Mart, nice that one of us has a working memory - I vaguely remember that now you mention it... And that's really generous of you to offer to help, but Anita has just had an email to say the penalty notice has been withdrawn

    We won't get that kind of nonsense at Cranage - just as well when a bite to eat and a pint costs as much as a parking fine.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    Cheers Mart, nice that one of us has a working memory - I vaguely remember that now you mention it... And that's really generous of you to offer to help, but Anita has just had an email to say the penalty notice has been withdrawn

    We won't get that kind of nonsense at Cranage - just as well when a bite to eat and a pint costs as much as a parking fine.
    The first year I was stunned by the gouging I took. Second year had hopes it might have just been a bad dream but it wasn't. Last year was just resigned to it.

    At least it isn't crap even if it is expensive.

    I still base everything around that Japanese hotel in Amsterdam where a small brandy cost 25 euro. And that was 20 years ago. I bought a round and it cost all the euros I'd brought with me and we'd only been on holiday for an hour.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    The first year I was stunned by the gouging I took. Second year had hopes it might have just been a bad dream but it wasn't. Last year was just resigned to it.

    At least it isn't crap even if it is expensive.

    I still base everything around that Japanese hotel in Amsterdam where a small brandy cost 25 euro. And that was 20 years ago. I bought a round and it cost all the euros I'd brought with me and we'd only been on holiday for an hour.
    Sorry I shouldn't laugh really, if that were me I'd be properly gnashing... I'm not averse to spending my money, but that's just taking the piss.

    As for Cranage - I suppose the eye-watering prices are offset to some degree by the free admission, and on balance still worth going. Other shows would charge for admission and probably still be stupidly expensive while there. As well as being staged in the wrong parts of the country.

    I'll try not to knock over my first pint this year, some savings to be made there

    I wonder if our mate Jules will be going again this year

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    Last edited by Pigmy Pony; 25-05-2023 at 06:46.
    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: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables

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  7. #10657
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    The first year I was stunned by the gouging I took. Second year had hopes it might have just been a bad dream but it wasn't. Last year was just resigned to it.

    At least it isn't crap even if it is expensive.

    I still base everything around that Japanese hotel in Amsterdam where a small brandy cost 25 euro. And that was 20 years ago. I bought a round and it cost all the euros I'd brought with me and we'd only been on holiday for an hour.
    bought a round?, bought a round???? millionaire scousers eh
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    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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    €25 for a small brandy! For that, I would expect nothing less than a genuine Napoleon brandy.
    Barry

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    Barman probably saw them stumbling out of the coffee shop next door and thought hmm, we can make some money here, they won't know any better
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    T'other system:
    Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
    A/V:
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    €25 for a small brandy! For that, I would expect nothing less than a genuine Napoleon brandy.
    can get a bottle for that... might not be very good but it will say Napoleon brandy in bottle..lol stick with good malt
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    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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