SpondonBassed

Welcome Rich.

Welcome MHJ.

Great to see you Andy. You finally managed to claw your way out from under a pile of wriggly grandchildren. Are any of them old enough to sweep out your basement yet?

Disguising your intentions by only using the first letter of her christian name wont help you. You are clearly channeling Anthea Turner again.

If you are willing to spend that much effort then it would be worth drilling oversize and plugging. You wouldn't then have the metal to "worry" the finishing process.

Perhaps repeated heating with a soldering iron would help to loosen it...? Let it cool fully before applying heat again.

Beautifully built and marvelously documented. Well done (as always)!

Still enjoying the black and yellow theme I see. My personal favourite.

Welcome.

Welcome Syd.

Chicken heads to go with the T-Bird on the scratchplate?

It's been Sibotaged.

...and cake.

Welcome Luis.

That's a tidy looking job.

I welcome the Future.

Welcome to page seven.

Well my brothers and sisters in Basschat... Whatever happens, I have made acquaintance with so many good people. I have met up in real life with some interesting characters and we've had a good natter and a laugh. I even regard some of you to be my friends because you have indulged my clumsy attempts at wit, listened to my woes and responded in ways that show me I am not alone after all that's happened in the last few years. NOBODY can break that. Happy Christmas, safe journey and a Happy New year to you all. John

Yeah, come to think of it, the DoI might be responsible for the end of the Internet as we know it. Ah well... anyone for pocket billiards?

TLDR Basschat has seen me and many others through times of crisis both nationwide and personal. Sure it is a Bass oriented forum but it has become so much more over the years to so many people. There is no shortage of knowledge about our favoured instrument in its many forms and at all levels of expertise here. Off Topic annoys some folk but no-one is asking them to look at it. It is their choice. The site has been very well run throughout the time I have been here. I don't even visit any of the other big fora, much less pay a sub. ... Hell no! I won't go. I will join any reasonable campaign to prevent this proposal from killing what we've got. Too much regulation is tying the good guys' hands behind their backs while the bad guys just work around the regs and carry on with impunity. Is there any link that I may have missed in earlier posts for people to express their dissatisfaction to Dotty the Gov? Please point me at it if there is.

Welcome Rick.

Sky Arts - Freesat 143, Freeview 36 New: The Specials Live from Coventry Cathedral. 40th anniversary celebration in 2019

Living the life eh? Good on yer.

Don't sell yourself short. It looks fine to me. Unless you are a proper Joiner that is, in which case...

While you're there, make them give out gift vouchers to those affected just to keep the good will. That or conscript their marketing bods into the DoI for a week. That'll teach 'em.