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Post by macca on Sept 28, 2022 18:19:53 GMT
I think the trick with checkouts is to be good at assessing the competence of the people ahead of you.
Surprisingly pensioners are a good one to get behind as long as they are not too doddery. They pack efficiently and have the money and the reward card ready. If it's a husband and wife pensioner team that's even better.
Had to walk out of the corner shop the other day as the queue was ridiculous. Ten people waiting. Bloke on the till is so slow you can barely perceive him moving. I mean you would need a stop motion camera. He served a few people and we edged forward a bit and I started to get hopeful.
Then gets to these two young birds who were in their pyjamas and dressing gowns. They're together but of course they have to pay separately. The first one doesn't have enough money so the other one offers to put the difference on her card. That takes forever.
Then it's her turn. Naturally she wants scratch cards, but can't make up her mind which ones. After she changed her mind for the third time I put my shopping back on the shelf and walked out.
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Post by hifinutt on Sept 28, 2022 18:21:54 GMT
Met with removals guy to choose stuff for family member to downsize .she chose about 80% of the furniture which will require delicate negotiation to reduce .
Went to bank who were lovely but I had to laugh when they quizzed this ancient pensioner about scams on fb and was she succumbing to romance fraud !!!! My my they really do take things seriously as they should
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2022 18:42:55 GMT
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Post by electronumpty on Sept 28, 2022 19:53:17 GMT
Today I got caught in the Sardinian rush hour 😎  |
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Post by sq225917 on Sept 28, 2022 22:34:59 GMT
... replaced all the signal resistors in a Paradise with texas components naked foils and swapped the fancy foil pots in as well.
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Post by macca on Oct 1, 2022 14:04:39 GMT
cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, that's my good deed for the day.
Had a glass of blood orange with breakfast. Lovely. I'd drink the whole carton in one go but it would make me bad.
Got a steak to fry up later on might have another glass of it with that.
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Post by antonio on Oct 1, 2022 14:41:07 GMT
macca How the other half live, well those that are still working 
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 1, 2022 14:51:54 GMT
cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, that's my good deed for the day. Had a glass of blood orange with breakfast. Lovely. I'd drink the whole carton in one go but it would make me bad. Got a steak to fry up later on might have another glass of it with that. My daughters love that stuf |
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Post by macca on Oct 1, 2022 15:55:14 GMT
cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, that's my good deed for the day. Had a glass of blood orange with breakfast. Lovely. I'd drink the whole carton in one go but it would make me bad. Got a steak to fry up later on might have another glass of it with that. My daughters love that stuf was in Rome with a couple of mates and they were drinking it at breakfast. I thought they were on Bloody Marys. The waiter overheard me asking them about it and brought me over a glass. |
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Post by macca on Oct 1, 2022 15:56:16 GMT
macca How the other half live, well those that are still working It gets worse I had smoked salmon for dinner.  |
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 1, 2022 16:05:38 GMT
macca How the other half live, well those that are still working It gets worse I had smoked salmon for dinner. Get in there Macca, life is for living |
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Post by rexton on Oct 1, 2022 17:58:45 GMT
Today I switched to System 2 (Croft/Radford/Big Tannoys) to listen to Latest Tone Poet version of John Coltrane.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2022 14:32:14 GMT
Today I cleaned the pool, swept the chimney, and sorted out the firewood for winter, as we are being warned that there may be blackouts.
Time to relax now….
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Post by gninnam on Oct 2, 2022 15:54:19 GMT
Today I altered (using the trim pots in the PSU) the speed of the Orbe as it was running a touch slow - now all good. Then pulled the main board out of the DCC player as it would play analogue tapes but with plenty of dropouts so checked the underside of the board and some of the solder near the analogue input was a bit grubby so gave the board a good clean. Checked the caps (all good) and the solder (all good that I could see by magnifying glass). Put back to together and analogue is now all good. Checked the arm on the Techie as too much sibilance on some tracks for VTA and that is now all good. Not too bad a day  |
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Post by Pigmy Pony on Oct 2, 2022 17:55:27 GMT
Today I travelled 60 miles to the Subway in Stoke for a Spicy Italian 12" sub, and decided I might as well pop into the 'Wam Show next door. Well it would be rude not to |
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Post by nonuffin on Oct 2, 2022 18:01:33 GMT
I am really pissed off at the moment. I decided to keep the SMSL 8U DAC I bought out of curiosity recently, because I am so pleased with the sound it produces, so I sold the BMC UltraDAC and took a big financial loss in the process. The new owner emails me to say the USB port isn't working at all. Great. I never once connected the USB port only used the Coax input, so that is what has pissed me off. I have emailed BMC and surprise surprise have got no answer back and that has pissed me off even more now  |
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Post by antonio on Oct 3, 2022 4:18:10 GMT
nonuffin That's a real bummer. Good luck in getting some sort of reply from BMC.
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Post by nonuffin on Oct 3, 2022 9:15:09 GMT
nonuffin That's a real bummer. Good luck in getting some sort of reply from BMC. If I haven't heard back from BMC today I will put a scathing post on Facebook today, that normally elicits a response. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2022 10:25:52 GMT
Today I got feedback from a colleague about the ISO Pucks I lent him to try over the weekend.
He is not very happy that he now knows his system can sound better.
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Post by firebottle on Oct 3, 2022 11:33:59 GMT
Ha ha, that's how you learn, tell him to work harder. If I think about it our illustrious forum admin has cost me thousands |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 3, 2022 12:35:30 GMT
Ha ha, that's how you learn, tell him to work harder. If I think about it our illustrious forum admin has cost me thousands Yup.....I wouldn't have it any other way lol |
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Post by antonio on Oct 3, 2022 12:53:29 GMT
Ha ha, that's how you learn, tell him to work harder. If I think about it our illustrious forum admin has cost me thousands I bet it used to say 'Easily led' on your old school reports. Have to agree, he's a real menace, not the only one though. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2022 13:55:39 GMT
HiFi systems were much cheaper to own before the creation of internet Fora.
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Post by karma67 on Oct 5, 2022 16:25:24 GMT
ordered today a full set of tonearm bearings,just the bearing housing material to decide on then work can start |
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Post by nonuffin on Oct 5, 2022 17:34:41 GMT
Five whole days later still no reply from BMC after a stiff post on their FB page and two emails. What a shower of Sh#t!
I wasn't holding out much hope from the dealer I bought it from, but he said the USB sockets have a tight tolerance and a fiddly job to make contact. He also said to check the socket hasn't got any dust accomulated from non-usage and to blow the socket out. Might be the cause.
He has a direct line into BMC so will have a chat with that person.
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Post by karma67 on Oct 5, 2022 17:59:43 GMT
Five whole days later still no reply from BMC after a stiff post on their FB page and two emails. What a shower of Sh#t! I wasn't holding out much hope from the dealer I bought it from, but he said the USB sockets have a tight tolerance and a fiddly job to make contact. He also said to check the socket hasn't got any dust accomulated from non-usage and to blow the socket out. Might be the cause. He has a direct line into BMC so will have a chat with that person. have you tried ringing them on the phone? |
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 5, 2022 19:15:52 GMT
What you thinking Jamie stainless, ally, brass, admiralty bronze?
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Post by karma67 on Oct 5, 2022 19:23:27 GMT
What you thinking Jamie stainless, ally, brass, admiralty bronze? I’ll text you si |
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Post by electronumpty on Oct 5, 2022 20:14:07 GMT
Today I went to the beach, and came back for a sunset👍   |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 5, 2022 20:18:36 GMT
Today I went to the beach, and came back for a sunset👍 Wow, that looks beautiful |
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