From: The Real Doctor on
On 22 Jun, 13:27, %ste...(a)malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:

> Similarly, some plonks are paying Denon £500 for a "HiFi interconnect",
> which is an ethernet cable, because it improves the sound.

I know someone who spent £6,000 (fifteen years ago) for a set of
interconnects for his hi-fi. You'll be surprised to hear that it
sounded much better with them ...

Ian
From: The Real Doctor on
On 22 Jun, 21:39, Adrian <toomany2...(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> I've spent some time today repainting panels for the Acad.
>
> £5/litre Screwfix red oxide.

I colour match paint on my 2CV too.

Ian

From: The Real Doctor on
On 22 Jun, 23:30, "Raymond Keattch" <ray.keat...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:

> You can't say what wire you use and why, so I guess I will just have to think
> hypocrite.

A friend of mine got all excited over some speaker leads he had
bought, because they were made of "oxygen free high conductivity
copper". He was just a little crestfallen when I pointed out what
kettle leads are made of ...

Ian
From: Brimstone on
Raymond Keattch wrote:
> On 22/06/2008 22:09:50, wrote:
>> And travelling 8 hours to polish a car is completely rational?
>
> Concentrate now - the car was detailed, and that included a wash and a
> polish.

And "detailing" is an alternative word for what?


From: The Real Doctor on
On 23 Jun, 08:40, "Brimstone" <brimstone520-n...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> And "detailing" is an alternative word for what?

"He watched Anna Kournikova videos on youtube for half an hour, then
detailed himself senseless"

Is that what you were thinking of?

Ian