TheGreek

Shame secondhand prices are bonkers though...

I dunno ... £17k for a Wal seems perfectly fair to me. 

Stop looking @TheGreek stop looking.....
Mind you, I think I'll take a quick peek now  

Yes, for two days, but it doesn't last until noon as the temperatures  are between 0 and 5... 

We had a lickle tickle's worth last night but its barely worth mentioning.  It was patchy frost for the most part 'round Derby.

Did you get any snow in the end?

Yep - second snowfall of the season up here above Halifax - I do live at 1,000 ft though so we've had snow 3ft deep in the garden in May before...

Yes! Twilight end is getting later by a minute a day (not that you'd have known it yesterday or today, but it's there behind the clouds somewhere). It soon adds up 🙂 

All in favour of longer days... it's the only thing I really dislike about the winter.

(Summer is my least favourite season.  Then winter.  Then autumn.  Spring is the best of all

hooray aswell bring on summer

They are just like the ones on my old Vantage.  What are you putting them on Mick?

(Good ol' Lozz)

I got some of those like that off ebay for £3, two of them had very scratched tops. Replaced them in the end

I've got one, if that helps. But it looks like you may be sorted already.

You wouldn't want it ... there's no antique heavyweight Trace Elliot units at all.

I'm being buried with mine

My Fender Strat is genuine Corona!

Sometimes alterations shops can repair or replace these types of zips...worth a try?

You could turn it into a big gag.

Saved with a pair of pliers....

You wouldn't believe that it - students.

Bomb Squad carried out a controlled explosion before letting residents return to their homes.

The police blew up the students?

Good on them!

During the 2nd World War Plymouth was bombed heavily by the Germans causing millions of pounds worth of improvements.

Unlikely...there's a used, red (a No-no for me) Kala for around the same money.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KALA-U-Bass-SUB4-mini-electric-bass-made-in-USA-AWESOME/223936306595

I think I'll wait for another to come along...or @Jabba_the_gut to sell one of his creations.

I did look at that red one momentarily, but I've got a few projects on the go and wouldn't play it.

Never heard of it so had to have a look. I'd be a bit drawn if there was a fretless version. I assume build/finish was disappointing though?

Mayones the force be with you...and your mind tricks won't work on this model, boy.

Washburn the Force

May the farce continue.

or even a 33-03

The 55-01 is a great bass, sure you'll have plenty of fun with it!

...when it eventually arrives...blooody couriers

I didn't notice any snoring Mick.  Perhaps you blinked just a little longer than you should have...?

I hear you though.  Crazy, almost bi-polar, weather.

We've brought our (late germinating) tomatoes indoors because it is uncommonly cold for them at this stage of development despite being in a grow-house outside.  There wasn't room for my Peppadew seedlings.  They are still outside taking their chances beneath upturned glass jars.  I fear we'll lose them anyway.

Reluctantly, I've switched the central heating back on 

During Winter we run a range and central heating.  I turned the range off, as usual for the warmer weather, a couple of weeks ago.  The CH is running almost constantly now.  I'm on the edge of a decision to turn the range back on for a couple more weeks!

I'm seriously considering reinstating the chimneys for a couple of wood burners at either end of the house.

Hooray!
Where I live, today's "day" was five seconds longer than yesterday's "day". We're getting somewhere! 😀
Anyway, enjoy!
 

My first thought too. I hate winter. Bring back the sun!

I don't mind winter, except for the short days.  Spring is the best, and it will start soon

Postage:

£28.55 Economy Delivery

BwahahAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Just down the road from me so I could collect it. Pitty Im broke. LOL

Went for nearly £300 so no bargain there.

Big Balls Outside Trousers?

.... How long have you been on BC?

Shameful I know...one of those questions that you feel stupid asking.

That's the problem with acronyms....if I have a SLR do I shoot photos or people???

Denial?

Honesty ?

Middle-age?

Build another! 😀

stay strong!

got enough money

We've a full house here with our new puppy, (she's currently 5 months) and our 3 year old Cockapoo. 

Fingers crossed she's got a new home by Christmas! 

I think we may have a home for Thea's sister Duchess. Neighbour's boyfriend, John,  had to leave his Staffie X with his parents when he moved out so he is looking for a new dog.

We already walk with his partner, Naz, and her dog, Meeko so having Thea's sister nearby will be a bonus.

Duchess, featuring a new name, Shiva, now with neighbours. Unclear if she has ever been walked - she wanted to be carried to the park and didn't know how to play with the other dogs.

Give it a week and we'll probably see a completely different dog.

Count me in if there is one, Mick. 👍

I know that @Hamster hasn't been well so we'd be dependant on his health. I'm sure that we'd all hope for a thorough recovery for him...

Absolutely!

That was a great little tone box. I suspect the only reason it didn't get wider love was because it wasn't in a pedal format.

Lovely - I see the price of that BBNE2 has been shaved to a much more reasonable £1850 although the 4.5kg puts me off (weakling that I am !!)

Still got my NE1 wouldn't be without it, often considered changing it to run from a power board as 9v battery is not ideal, that said you do get a very long battery life with these😁 

Gaucho

I did not know you could do that!? So as soon as it says it's 'at the local depot'... you can just go and get it???

I'm assuming so - my depot is about a mile away and a number of my friends work there so if ID isn't enough....

Fortunately it arrived bright and early (8.30) delivered by somebody I went to school with.

"I did not know you could do that!? So as soon as it says it's 'at the local depot'... you can just go and get it???"

Not a good idea unfortunately - the drivers will be in the depot loading their vans from 6.00 am, the tracking might well show that your bass is at the local depot, but within an hour or so, once loaded onto a route the bass will stay on the van until an attempted delivery is made.

If you are now at the depot trying to collect your bass while at the same time the driver is at your address ringing your doorbell.... well you can see how this ends ☹️

I'm up the road from you. Well 12 miles anyway. I've had 2 calls from a so called Environment or Energy company trying to pass themselves off as a "national" organisation. "Hello, I'm "#aZVD" , your energy advisor." When I brusquely said "What's that about then",  he rang off. Pass the word on.    

I had a great call from O2 trying to re-new my contract. Hard sell fell flat when the guy said - 'you live in Rathfriland, ah, you must know George there, he knows half the town'. I said 'I guess I'm in the other half' and you could hear the air go out of his balloon.

Reminds me of the time many years ago now that I kept getting sales calls to my desk 'phone trying to sell me windows. Eventually I gave in and went with their pitch. I can only imagine the looks of glee the sales person must have had before the penny dropped when I told him that the place I spend my time in requires about 40 windows. Per floor.. and there were ten floors....

I must have quoted the Aviva advert ten times in our conversation and called myself the CEO of said company and..still.. nothing... 

Congrats. I'm just eyeing up a couple at the moment 😆

You do such great work. Have you considered opening your place to the public? I'm sure folk would pay to see these rehomed Trace Elliots in their natural environment, lovingly saved and cared for. Maybe a series on TV like Monkey World did. I bet Chris Serle would jump at that.

Great idea Stew...one slight flaw...visitors would expect to see them "in the wild"...my neighbours might not be so accommodating when they hear TE being pumped out at maximum volume...

Maybe if I win tonight's Euro lottery £169m I'll get myself a little place in the country where nobody lives close enough to complain...

Good luck with that. I waited over a week for a pair of socks I'd ordered to turn up. I blame his black and white cat.

Went and collected the parcel earlier...

The waiting wasn't in vain...

👌

Give Neepheed a shout. He's up that way I think.

Yep, Neepheid to the rescue!!

Just the man for the job!!

Excellent. Hope it works out. Give me a shout if you need a translator. 😀

Not just Germany, also Belgium and the Netherlands...

Hope that you and yours are all OK...