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Offline Snoopy

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Birthday Books
« on: July 14, 2007, 03:10:43 PM »
Always a winner if they don't know what to get me.
Ended up with several and currently just started on "More Than A Game" by John Major
The MiL's choice as she knows that (i) I have been known to vote Tory and (ii) I like watching cricket.

As I say I have only just started it but I have to affirm that it gives every appearance of seeming to be an exceedingly interesting book ~ yes indeed ~ for those who like history, cricket and John Majors style ~ oh yes.

Please assume a Majoresque voice for that last sentence. Bremner would do it very well I'm sure. ::)
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2007, 03:18:52 PM »
No book tokens or Amazon vouchers then?  noooo:
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2007, 03:26:42 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:18:52 PM
No book tokens or Amazon vouchers then?  noooo:

Nope ~ every single book selected by others (there may have been some prompting from the Missus)
Still I'll read owt so I'm happy.
Me baby brother did buy me a digital radio ~ a Roberts no less.  cloud9:
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2007, 03:31:10 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 03:26:42 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:18:52 PM
No book tokens or Amazon vouchers then?  noooo:

Nope ~ every single book selected by others (there may have been some prompting from the Missus)
Still I'll read owt so I'm happy.
Me baby brother did buy me a digital radio ~ a Roberts no less.  cloud9:
DAB eh - any good?
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2007, 03:40:53 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:31:10 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 03:26:42 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:18:52 PM
No book tokens or Amazon vouchers then?  noooo:

Nope ~ every single book selected by others (there may have been some prompting from the Missus)
Still I'll read owt so I'm happy.
Me baby brother did buy me a digital radio ~ a Roberts no less.  cloud9:
DAB eh - any good?

Brilliant.
Signal is still a prob in parts of the UK and I understand that many people still cannot receive it but I am getting good reception and am very pleased. It enables me to listen to the wireless during the small hours via headphones which my old bedside radio alarm did not thus I have entertainment and the missus slumbers on.
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2007, 03:50:56 PM »
Still all analogue and valves here ? don?t think I?ll need to invest in a DAB radio any time soon? my next ?project? is a fisheye lens for my digital camera that will enable me to produce 360? panoramas with some clever software that I?ve found ? Mrs. Barman can?t quite understand the need to do so for some reason?   noooo:
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2007, 04:03:02 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:50:56 PM
Still all analogue and valves here ? don?t think I?ll need to invest in a DAB radio any time soon? my next ?project? is a fisheye lens for my digital camera that will enable me to produce 360? panoramas with some clever software that I?ve found ? Mrs. Barman can?t quite understand the need to do so for some reason?   noooo:

Would you  mind awfully if I sided with your lady on this one?  whistle:
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2007, 04:03:59 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 04:03:02 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:50:56 PM
Still all analogue and valves here ? don?t think I?ll need to invest in a DAB radio any time soon? my next ?project? is a fisheye lens for my digital camera that will enable me to produce 360? panoramas with some clever software that I?ve found ? Mrs. Barman can?t quite understand the need to do so for some reason?   noooo:

Would you  mind awfully if I sided with your lady on this one?  whistle:
Oh yes...  cussing:

http://www.easypano.com/panorama-gallery.html
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2007, 04:06:25 PM »
Well I only arsked.  eeek:
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2007, 04:42:21 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 03:40:53 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:31:10 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 03:26:42 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:18:52 PM
No book tokens or Amazon vouchers then?  noooo:

Nope ~ every single book selected by others (there may have been some prompting from the Missus)
Still I'll read owt so I'm happy.
Me baby brother did buy me a digital radio ~ a Roberts no less.  cloud9:
DAB eh - any good?

Brilliant.
Signal is still a prob in parts of the UK and I understand that many people still cannot receive it but I am getting good reception and am very pleased. It enables me to listen to the wireless during the small hours via headphones which my old bedside radio alarm did not thus I have entertainment and the missus slumbers on.

Nice one happy088. I did this some time ago but for slightly different reasons. The bedside alarm was still analogue whilst the rest of the place is digital (even plumbed into the bathroom). The signal delay on DAB was really pissing me off so opted for a Pure Chronos for the bedroom... cloud9:

The range of stations is interesting too, though I've steered clear of KERRRANG!  confused:
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2007, 04:52:30 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 04:03:02 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:50:56 PM
Still all analogue and valves here ? don?t think I?ll need to invest in a DAB radio any time soon? my next ?project? is a fisheye lens for my digital camera that will enable me to produce 360? panoramas with some clever software that I?ve found ? Mrs. Barman can?t quite understand the need to do so for some reason?   noooo:

Would you  mind awfully if I sided with your lady on this one?  whistle:

Thank you Snoops - Mr.BM has some very expensive wish list requests that I find at times difficult to assimulate  razz:
He's got me, sooooooooooooooo what more could he wish for eh?  ::)
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2007, 05:09:57 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 03:50:56 PM
My next ?project? is a fisheye lens for my digital camera that will enable me to produce 360? panoramas with some clever software that I?ve found ? Mrs. Barman can?t quite understand the need to do so for some reason?   noooo:

Someone once 'shot' me using some gizmo like that; they said you need to be stationary for about 20 seconds whilst the camera does its thing  confused: Seemed to work though.

It reminded me of those school photographs aeons ago... you know the ones where, if you were positioned at the end, you could run to the other end and appear twice  lol:

allegedly...
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2007, 05:55:51 PM »
Quote from: Landlady on July 14, 2007, 04:52:30 PM
He's got me, sooooooooooooooo what more could he wish for eh?  ::)
A fisheye lens...  ::)
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2007, 06:46:04 PM »
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 05:55:51 PM
Quote from: Landlady on July 14, 2007, 04:52:30 PM
He's got me, sooooooooooooooo what more could he wish for eh?  ::)
A fisheye lens...  ::)

I confess to having a fisheye lens but it's for the Praktica SLR 35mm not the Minolta Digital
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Re: Birthday Books
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2007, 07:28:49 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 14, 2007, 06:46:04 PM
Quote from: Barman on July 14, 2007, 05:55:51 PM
Quote from: Landlady on July 14, 2007, 04:52:30 PM
He's got me, sooooooooooooooo what more could he wish for eh?  ::)
A fisheye lens...  ::)

I confess to having a fisheye lens but it's for the Praktica SLR 35mm not the Minolta Digital
Everybody has a fisheye lens 'cept me...  sad24:
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