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Well, it is Sunday Jeffers.

Guinness MUST be good in here...slept right through Socs musical efforts, that said it has been an exhausting week!

Socs,
Don't worry about the self destruct warning, it is a protection device to ward off the unwary, actually all the active safety mechanisms reside within the bomb-proof casing....to protect my valuable hardware automatically from...er....accidental twiddling...:-)
But you should have stayed for part 2, when the countdown reaches 10 secs the warning changes to one indicating that a motion detector giuded lazer will take-out anything that moves within arms length (it's calibrated for 8 feet..tee hee )
As a tribute to my sense of humour the second one is active....but it doesn't really matter, it's quite harmless.......after all the sound level that triggers the device would mash any brain tissue within 103 feet.
So I am quite safe...LOL

Spaceman,
I remember it well.....where are they now?....wistful stare...:-)
(Oh and regarding "12" this has been achieved using the liquid nitrogen cooled 3 stage pre-amp, this does necessitate EMP-rpoof connectors in the post-amp wiring, not so much to protect it from nuclear attack....er....more to protect nuclear attack from IT..LOL)
Incidentally while I am in geek mode, the speaker drivers are safe to level 13 (don't ask!!!), thanks to the Wolfram cores with passive ptfe lubication, and naturally only the best optimised / matched titanium speaker cones....
Except the tweeters...they developed an annoying tendency to generate lethal shrapnel when exploding in sympathy with second harmonics....so I can't actually tell you what they are constructed from, as I still hold an MOD security clearance....oops

Right, now for a bit of discipline, today marks the start of my first full week of leisure (unemployed bum..???), or put another way, my first full week as a "trainee trader"...ROFLMFAO....so must start properly....DP VIN '96 I believe to make the new week feel welcome..:-)
Cheers!

Morning All - bit grey out there today so far, bit chilly.
Fire's on, teas brewing and yes the toaster is fixed - yeah!!!

Morning all, sunny in Hastings at the moment.

Thanks for the tea bunny, any Danish available?

Morning, large tea with toast please.

Good morning from a grey Cheltenham, supposed to be bright and sunny but what the heck, this is England.

Tea and toast is in order, I think.

Spacie
You can't fool me with all the techno speak, I'm a retired electronics technician. You've been rumbled well and good, I know a number 10 Meccano set when I see one.

Tea, toast and danish chaps :>)

I'll have the tea and toast, but I'll pass on the Danish chaps thank you.

Sun trying to get through the clouds here now - I'll send it over to you Socs after we've warmed up a bit :>)
Quite understand about the danish chaps - that's OK they wont mind, I'll keep them behind the counter here for later ;>)

It's getting close to lunch so I'll prepare a home made chicken pie, chips and peas. Yes I know it's a bit basic but I'm feeling a bit lazy in this cold weather.

Still cold and grey here in the Wolds of Cot, supposed to be bright and cold but they got it wrong again dad.

Would love some chicken pie and peas Socs - cheers! :>)
Gone really cloudy here again now....

now dull and gray in Hastings ...

Time for a Latte ..

Still sunny in East Lothian.

I'll join you for a latte, Spacie :-)

Great here's me in Middx freezing to death and there's JJ in Scotland in the sunshine! LOL
Chocolate brownies for tea..

Freezing, bloody frezzing here in La La Land, eeh-oh.

oops, just realised what the time is, think a bit of shut-eye is called for.....sorry..SB..:-)

SC

Goodness at this rate SC I'll be able to ask you to get the milk in, in the mornings!
;>)
OK tea's up, danish warming and the heating turned up!

Morning Bunny, standard fare please.
Ive left a couple of sleeping tablets on the top shelf for Stormy, looks like he needs them :-)

Yes - quick bunny nag - SC sleep is not an optional extra! Enough said ;>)
Nice day Opto, but need to have a few layers on!