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#9841 Re: Nothing In Particular
Very nice image.
One of my colleagues here swam from there to North Africa. Twice.
The first time he got to a mile offshore and the tide changed so he had to go back. Tried again a week later and landed ok. Madness.
He was also one of the Bosphorus swim group.
Never landed there - sailed past it though, in a small yacht my sister and I were taking from the West of Scotland to Malta.
One of my colleagues here swam from there to North Africa. Twice.
The first time he got to a mile offshore and the tide changed so he had to go back. Tried again a week later and landed ok. Madness.
He was also one of the Bosphorus swim group.
Never landed there - sailed past it though, in a small yacht my sister and I were taking from the West of Scotland to Malta.
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#9842 Re: Nothing In Particular
Cressy Snr wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:29 pm I meant, you will no longer be able to see the stairs, forom the living room 'cos the wall that was knocked out will be put back
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#9843 Re: Nothing In Particular
When my lad was 10 yrs we visited Tarifa, the nearest part of Europe to Africa. I told him not to be too surprised to find a dead migrant washed up on the beach. I did overstate the risk at the time - poor boy. It is terrible that boat owners sometimes push migrants into the water a mile off the coast whether or not they can swim.jack wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:54 am Very nice image.
One of my colleagues here swam from there to North Africa. Twice.
The first time he got to a mile offshore and the tide changed so he had to go back. Tried again a week later and landed ok. Madness.
He was also one of the Bosphorus swim group.
Never landed there - sailed past it though, in a small yacht my sister and I were taking from the West of Scotland to Malta.
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#9844 Re: Nothing In Particular
A bit of progress today after much plumb-lining, marking and setting the right centres for the studs:
Stairs side to do, but not today. I'm fooked
Stairs side to do, but not today. I'm fooked
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#9845 Re: Nothing In Particular
Watching.
Yep that'll stop peeps hurling theirselves off the top of the stairs
Yep that'll stop peeps hurling theirselves off the top of the stairs
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#9846 Re: Nothing In Particular
Aye, the idea is that as we head towards old age and decrepitude, we can have, in the first instance, a handrail either side of the staircase, then the inevitable Stanna stairlift.
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#9847 Re: Nothing In Particular
In wall speakers whilst you’re at it?
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#9848 Re: Nothing In Particular
Funny you should mention in-wall speakers Ali. You may remember me talking about building speakers into the alcoves, either side of the fireplace. That is now going to happen. A new pair of Fane 12" full rangers in the alcoves will give 200L per side with golden ratio sealed cabs disguised as Victorian base cupboards. Shelving units will go above the "cupboards" to house hi-fi, books etc.
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#9849 Re: Nothing In Particular
Noggins!
This has the makings of a very entertaining series Steve, looking forward to watching your progress
This has the makings of a very entertaining series Steve, looking forward to watching your progress
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#9851 Re: Nothing In Particular
Nice one Steve, sounds like a great idea, will that be a bigger cab than you used before?Cressy Snr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 4:22 pmFunny you should mention in-wall speakers Ali. You may remember me talking about building speakers into the alcoves, either side of the fireplace. That is now going to happen. A new pair of Fane 12" full rangers in the alcoves will give 200L per side with golden ratio sealed cabs disguised as Victorian base cupboards. Shelving units will go above the "cupboards" to house hi-fi, books etc.
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#9852 Re: Nothing In Particular
Yes, just over twice the size. Driver resonance freq won't drop all that much, but Q will go down a bit.
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I haven't seen pics yet but,,,,,Cressy Snr wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 5:55 pm Yes, just over twice the size. Driver resonance freq won't drop all that much, but Q will go down a bit.
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#9854 Re: Nothing In Particular
Stairs side done.
Monday it'll be the door lintels, more inter stud, front/ back ties and of course, the noggins:
"Oh it all makes work for the working man to do" (Flanders & Swann).
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#9855 Re:
You know that Gene Pitney song, 24 Hours From Tulsa, when he says, "I was only 24 hours from Tulsa", where was he? Bearing in mind he was driving. So wherever it was, it had to be a day's drive by car.
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