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by TheMadMick
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:42 am
Forum: NVA Announcements & Information
Topic: NVA Blog
Replies: 716
Views: 404976
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: NVA Blog

I was right - something didn't add up. Teach me to read the instructions!

Sorry Paul. I've always had trouble with powers of 10. No idea why!
by TheMadMick
Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: NVA Announcements & Information
Topic: NVA Blog
Replies: 716
Views: 404976
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: NVA Blog

Paul

Forgive me but something doesn't add up. The national living wage is £11.44 per hour. If it takes 100, hours to make them, then the labour cost is at least £1144.00. Given a 2m set costs £600,00 per side, that leave £56.00 for materials and overheads.

Am I missing something?
by TheMadMick
Sat Feb 17, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Music
Topic: Got tickets to see - your next live listen
Replies: 27
Views: 18238
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Got tickets to see - your next live listen

Went to Barbara Dixon's farewell at the Liverpool Phil. Pretty good and as is often the case, the bass player was awesome but the drummer needed a muff.
by TheMadMick
Sat Feb 03, 2024 11:34 am
Forum: Music
Topic: New Mark Knopfler album
Replies: 11
Views: 2031
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: New Mark Knopfler album

But have you read how much his guitar collection raised?
by TheMadMick
Tue Jan 23, 2024 10:47 am
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Bloody weather
Replies: 241
Views: 125842
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Bloody weather

Uncanny, I woke up with gale-force winds beating around the old farmhouse and ended up with a sunny late afternoon seen through the window of a hospital room. Feeling poorly after a nasty weekend of being ill, I went to the village doctor early this morning, he took one look at me and immediately c...
by TheMadMick
Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Happy New Year 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 27186
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Happy New Year 2024

And happy new year to you all. Off this afternoon for my daughter's wedding in Kendal. She and her man are finally marrying after 15 years living together. Happy days.
by TheMadMick
Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Jokes & Funnies
Replies: 3524
Views: 1094624
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Jokes & Funnies

^^^^^

I can identify with that. As an acoustic player I have only 2 pedals - reverb and chorus. I rarely use them. I rely more on technique to change my sound.
by TheMadMick
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:56 am
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted: NVA Power amp
Replies: 3
Views: 8687
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Wanted: NVA Power amp

Idle sods not taking the ad down. Hmmmm.
by TheMadMick
Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:02 pm
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Wanted: NVA Power amp
Replies: 3
Views: 8687
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Wanted: NVA Power amp

If you look on HiFi for sale there's a pair of A40's for sale. Not sure the vintage or whatever but you can sort that yourself and see what you think.

Good luck.
by TheMadMick
Wed Nov 22, 2023 10:06 am
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Dutch Elections
Replies: 25
Views: 28790
ST_PATRICK'S_SALTIRE

Re: Dutch Elections

Will take some doing to beat thee N Ireland assembly.