Post your thoughts

[duke knooby]

all day sore head :(

[duke knooby]

what's an infraction?

[Monstro]

Kinda like points make prizes, infractions vary in their points value, get enough infractions/points and you get to collect a prize......................prizes consist of differing length of bans.

[duke knooby]

very cool, thanks :)

[duke knooby]

9 days pizza free :)

[duke knooby]

I wonder does JennaG have access to RTE 1 for imelda mays new years eve special?

[stretch37]

good luck today Meat :heart:

[Guy]

THIS IS DEDICATED TO MONSTRO AND MEL.
You know what to do......
Why should you never wear Ukrainian underpants?
Because Chernobyl fall out.

[melon]

THIS IS DEDICATED TO MONSTRO AND MEL.
You know what to do......
Why should you never wear Ukrainian underpants?
Because Chernobyl fall out.

*Watches as the tumbleweeds roll by*

Sent from my SM-G950F using Forum Runner

[tonyloaf]

new jersey tomoz

[chairboys]

new jersey tomoz

You could've borrowed my old tank tops

[tonyloaf]

to snow or not to snow

[FrancineCyclesTheUS]

Yeah, I never post anything, but right now I feel like.
Just broke up with my ''boyfriend'' who only played his little games with me & my feelings. Don't need any sympathy - I can be really happy to got rid of him!
Just wanted to say:
CRY OVER ME is the best angry break up song EVER!!! Thank you Meat :twisted:

[tonyloaf]

meeting mr guy tomoz

[samurai7]

meeting mr guy tomoz

Condolences

[Guy]

TiT

[duke knooby]

coole swan... good gear!

[duke knooby]

21st dec was my last pizza...

[duke knooby]

what is/was the loudness war in music, and do any meat loaf albums suffer from it?

[Julie in the rv mirror]

what is/was the loudness war in music, and do any meat loaf albums suffer from it?

Here's a short article and interview (audio) about the "Loudness Wars": https://www.npr.org/2009/12/31/122114058/the-loudness-wars-why-music-sounds-worse

We actually had a thread about this awhile back in regards to Meat's records:
http://www.mlukfc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19835

[duke knooby]

steven tyler doing a bit of country style with the loving mary band shows banjo works in rock songs :)

[tonyloaf]

xandra new album rocks

[PanicLord]

It's a bit like when the adverts come on telly and BLAM the volume is loud and continuous and relentless. It can be exhausting to listen to. Music, especially music with drama in, has natural variation of loudness as part of the tune, part of the experience. A good recent example is From Now On from The Greatest Showman. Starts extremely quiet, builds to a crescendo and ends softly. Make it all the same volume and you lose all that.

[duke knooby]

I hope everyone enjoyed the snow, as it's just a little under 18 years ago that dr David Viner told us winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event"

[duke knooby]

and I'm fascinated to see how the anti trump, pro eu media react to trump suggesting the adoption of eu customs union policy style tariffs.

though i'm easily entertained

[Adje]

and I'm fascinated to see how the anti trump, pro eu media react to trump suggesting the adoption of eu customs union policy style tariffs.

though i'm easily entertained

Well, I am kind of... relieved... to see Trump suggesting, oh well anything really. Keeps him away from the Red button. And oh boy, how I want to see him not coming near that red button... :shock::twisted:

[duke knooby]

just over 3 months without a dominos pizza :)

well done me

[chairboys]

The highs and lows of English cricket.
Bowled out before lunch on a first morning and then along comes Steve Smith.

[duke knooby]

what's the chances of that? the entire video for surf's up appears on youtube on my wee mate carls birthday, i've only been waiting a few decades to see it :)

and a set of refurbished rims appear for sale, exactly what i'm after, about a mile away :)

[duke knooby]

some idiot left my car window open during the heavy rain

and that idiot was me

[duke knooby]

I waited a smidge too long to order the parts

left hand side wishbone is no longer available in europe

but luckily still available in the US of A, shame the postage is 50% of the parts price

[duke knooby]

i've learnt something this week, i've learned that there's such a profession as being a social media influencer. Which as best as i can gather is someone who talks nonsense most of the time

[chairboys]

i've learnt something this week, i've learned that there's such a profession as being a social media influencer. Which as best as i can gather is someone who talks nonsense most of the time

You'd sail through the interview.

[duke knooby]

I just found House on Freeview today, my favourite tv programme of recent times back on free to view :)

It's been a good run, The A team, Knightrider, Airwolf and now house

[amethyst]

~~~~~~ ~ it's raining!! :roll:

[duke knooby]

that's a beautiful moon tonight

[Guy]

1st passport application. Lost by passport office.
2nd application recieved and passport sent back with wrong details!
3rd application. Went to London for fast track service. Sorry sir with have processed 2 identical passports so will now have to cancel both!
4th application. Pending.......
Go on holiday May 27th 🤔

[Guy]

If it wasnt for the fact that i am happy, relaxed and wonderfully good looking i would not be able to cope.

[Monstro]

If it wasnt for the fact that i am happy, relaxed and wonderfully good looking i would not be able to cope.

Two outta three ain't bad

[duke knooby]

I waited a smidge too long to order the parts

left hand side wishbone is no longer available in europe

but luckily still available in the US of A, shame the postage is 50% of the parts price

so, it's on its way from South Atlanta, am i wrong in thinking i've paid tax on the part to the US market, will have to pay vat to the uk market, pay import tax to the eu, and who knows what other fees, then claim the us tax back?

and as the product went from the eu to the us, back to the eu... is it even subject to eu import tax?

[chairboys]

so, it's on its way from South Atlanta, am i wrong in thinking i've paid tax on the part to the US market, will have to pay vat to the uk market, pay import tax to the eu, and who knows what other fees, then claim the us tax

and as the product went from the eu to the us, back to the eu... is it even subject to eu import tax?

Maybe you need some help bringing your goods back if you know what I mean?
A tourist with a fake passport, perhaps?

[duke knooby]

Maybe you need some help bringing your goods back if you know what I mean?
A tourist with a fake passport, perhaps?

I forgot mr trump was coming over, he couldda brought it for me

[duke knooby]

excellent news for bombardier belfast today

and slightly good news for me, as i managed to get my insurance below last years figures

and finally, as the news people say, it's looking more and more like i was right to avoid facebook

[duke knooby]

great snooker final

[Adje]

great snooker final

I stopped watching Snooker just after the Stephen Hendry domination. Used to be a Steve Davis fan in the 80's and a Hendry fan in the 90's. Only times I saw something Snooker related since, was when Ronnie O'Sullivan misbehaved again.

Stumbled upon the WC final because I saw these two legends on the table, and at first I thought it was an exhibition or veterans tournament. Very surprised to see it was the WC. Old times relived and I wished both could win the title. Great stuff. Can't remember when I last watched a complete snooker match but this was worth it. What a comeback and what a great recovery!

[chairboys]

Steve Davis?
Don't forget the great Fred Davis.

[duke knooby]

fred davis? who's that?

is it bad that i've assembled the rear suspension ready for install, but can't decide which way up the coil spring goes

[chairboys]

fred davis? who's that?

I think my first recollection of watching snooker on TV was Fred at the tender age of 64 reaching the world semis having dispatched john virgo and your owm dennis taylor en route.
A fabulous effort from the old codger whose career started in the year of the great depression.
A three time world champ who made steady eddie charlton's play look reckless.
He was a snooker player's snooker player.
My hero.

[duke knooby]

my wishbone left Fayetteville may 3rd, Miami may 6th, London may 7th.

How come it only made it Coventry today?
And why's it stuck in customs at Coventry?

[Monstro]

All things considered I'd rather be in a tent

[duke knooby]

All things considered I'd rather be in a tent

rather than a bar?


I've never encountered an oil filter as stuck as the one i got today... last replaced in 2012 apparently

had to buy a new tool specially for it

[Monstro]

rather than a bar?



Actually can't remember the last time I went out drinking, maybe 7/8yrs ago lol

[chairboys]

Actually can't remember the last time I went out drinking, maybe 7/8yrs ago lol

In a beer tent?

[duke knooby]

is it bad that i've assembled the rear suspension ready for install, but can't decide which way up the coil spring goes

all installed

all good

[Guy]

Reasons to celebrate today.
Royal Wedding or FA Cup. 🤔

[dottie]

Good to be back :)

[duke knooby]

i find it interesting that uk national debt was on a downward trend from the end of ww2 till 1992, and ever since the creation of the eu in 1993 has been on an upward trend.

[chairboys]

i find it interesting that uk national debt was on a downward trend from the end of ww2 till 1992, and ever since the creation of the eu in 1993 has been on an upward trend.

Purely coincidental

[duke knooby]

I also find it interesting that my 106's drivers side door was lying six inches open this morning. I really must start locking it.

[duke knooby]

I've been listening to Meats braver album this last few days, for the first time in a very long time. And it's a much more enjoyable album than I gave it credit for at the time. I've been starting from track 3 and playing it through. I'm still not a massive fan of the production/mix, but thoroughly enjoyed listening to it.

[Sebastian.]

Bat out of Hell: The Musical is incredible and has taken over my life.

[chairboys]

Bat out of Hell: The Musical is incredible and has taken over my life.

I have been gifted two tickets for a September showing.
How does the experience compare to the previous run?
Any subtle changes or just the same over the top mayhem?!
I

[Sebastian.]

I have been gifted two tickets for a September showing.
How does the experience compare to the previous run?
Any subtle changes or just the same over the top mayhem?!
I
A few changes and down 1 song. The script has been tightened up a bit more. The some minor cast changes but the leads stay the same.

[Guy]

The annual pilgrimage to Download Festival begins tomorrow. 🤘
I shall be wearing a hat this year.

[chairboys]

I can visualise you nodding away in your mortar board

[chairboys]

What a plonker I am.
My pal is all packed and waiting for me to pick him up for a jaunt to the coast this weekend.
I've only told him the wrong dates!
A day's holiday and two days overtime lost for him.
I'm starting the repair work with a curry next weekend (the wrong one)

[Bubbles]

Hello all!

Lately I had a blast from the past because I registered in a different forum using the same forum software we have on here. Made me think back of the days and days I spent on here between 2006 and 2010. Makes me somewhat sad too.

Anyway. Post your thoughts this thread says and my thoughts are: I intend to go on a road trip through Kent this September. Dover, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Hastings. Anybody of the lost souls still on here coming from that region? Could use some recommendations where to visit, stay ,eat

[duke knooby]

i reckon i've seen rain on 4 days tops, since may 6th

[duke knooby]

alcohol has numbed my back pain rather well, but it hasn't fixed it

and it's now 7 months since i had a dominos pizza... that was an expensive addiction

[chairboys]

I really cannot believe the first time I watched the video for More Than You Deserve was approximately five minutes ago.
Shame on me.
But what fantastic comedy it was!

[duke knooby]

whiskey was a bad idea, sleep is a better idea

[duke knooby]

and the front end suspension rebuild was going so well till the new wheel bearings need torqued, 300nm, why oh why so high?

[duke knooby]

i really do think i'm losing my mind

[duke knooby]

must stop reading psychology today

why do we self sabotage?
and the neuroscience of binge drinking

bit too close to home

and i didn't even notice any barnum statements to draw me in

[duke knooby]

i haven't decided how to finish this dispute, but when you really don't care what happens

it's quite liberating to no longer give a shit

but maybe i'm just have a breakdown

[duke knooby]

well, imagine my surprise in the music aisle in tescos, a bay for lps

and the 180g bat out of hell was in it (unpriced unfortunately)

but i never expected to walk into a tescos and be able to purchase bat on vinyl
so that was pretty cool

[duke knooby]

herniated disc :(

intermittent agony

[duke knooby]

peter bence is a spectacularly good pianist

[duke knooby]

is Paris a nice city to visit?

[duke knooby]

is Paris a nice city to visit?

a very pretty city, I enjoyed it.

although the guinness wasn't great, I simply had to try one, and it took a lot of searching to find a bar that sold it!

[AndyK]

is Paris a nice city to visit?

In my experience not really... But that's based on work trips involving airport, taxi or hire car, La Peripherique, suburban hotel, industrial estate, meetings, taxi or hire car, La Peripherique, and airport. So I could be biased.

[duke knooby]

i wonder what sell out olly robbins has managed to come up with

[Adje]

is Paris a nice city to visit?

It was, like 10 years or so ago. Now it's hard to enjoy it because of the heavy security.
I remember it was easy to walk aroud the Eiffel tower and enjoy the park. Now it's impossible to go there without passing gates and security checks etc.

One thing that hasn't changed though... the waiters are fckng rude.

[duke knooby]

Now it's hard to enjoy it because of the heavy security.
I remember it was easy to walk aroud the Eiffel tower and enjoy the park. Now it's impossible to go there without passing gates and security checks etc.

One thing that hasn't changed though... the waiters are fckng rude.

I did notice a lot of armed police and army about, I even commented as soon as I arrived it was like being back in Belfast in the early 90's... but because I grew up with that, I can honestly say that it didn't bother me, just felt normal.

[duke knooby]

On other thoughts, I'm not very good at drone flying, I managed to crash the drone 3 times on it's first flight, and on the 2nd flight disaster... crash landed in a neighbours garden.

But I am very impressed with me little B&O speaker, I'm not a particularly a fan of wireless speakers, but this is getting its first test with some live Foy and I'm actually genuinely impressed how good the sound is from something so compact (and streamed).

A good purchase!

[duke knooby]

i really am losing my mind

i've hated brown shoes all my life, and now i like them

bought a blue suit and a lilac shirt

and i was sober when i bought them

wtf

[chairboys]

i really am losing my mind

i've hated brown shoes all my life, and now i like them

bought a blue suit and a lilac shirt

and i was sober when i bought them

wtf

To reassure you I'm also part of the brown brigade.

[duke knooby]

i wonder what sell out olly robbins has managed to come up with

capitulation and annexation

if nothing else, it would score well in scrabble.

[duke knooby]

What an appalling deal

[chairboys]

What an appalling deal

Have you read the document, though?!

[duke knooby]

I've read bits of it, not all.

(Too busy finishing Adrian Newey's book)

But as with most things Brexit related, I trust the interpretations and understandings of Dr Richard North, a much more knowledgeable person than I.

[chairboys]

I've read bits of it.

That'll be the chapter on "how to DUPe the Irish".

[duke knooby]

no no, I never got that far in

and I've managed to get awfully drunk before todays funeral

[duke knooby]

JBLethal really seems to have become a bit of a meat loaf fan, he's done lots of reaction videos now.

[chairboys]

First ever stay in Dublin over the weekend.
The Irish are so much friendlier than us Brits.

[duke knooby]

did you enjoy your stay?

[chairboys]

did you enjoy your stay?

Very much so.
Early part Saturday was spent strolling and refuelling around the city and then took in the rugger at Lansdowne Road.
Finally retired half an hour before the first breakfast croissant was available.
So ticked all stag do boxes!

[duke knooby]

I think I've proven teleportation is possible

cause I went to sleep around 1.30am, verrrrryyyyyyy drunk, in bed and upstairs.
but woke at 4.30am, verrryyyy drunk, and on the sofa downstairs.

and i've no idea how

[duke knooby]

that was a stunningly great gig tonight

and what a joy to have chip back on drums

superb

[tonyloaf]

Tony and guy rocked Wembley last night with nightwish !!

[duke knooby]

toni and guy ya mean

[duke knooby]

I missed the usual bus into town, so took a different route in, and was intrigued to see a pizza place advertising the largest pizza in Ireland.

32.5” pizza

I gotta try one sometime

[duke knooby]

i've been watching a lot of tyler rosens gnr musical covers

what a talented multi instrumentalist

great videos

would be rather cool if the neverland express did similar ;)

[duke knooby]

this date, 1 year ago was the last time i'd a dominos pizza

and bar a margeritta in paris, last time i'd a pizza

[duke knooby]

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas

[chairboys]

Merry Christmas

[FrancineCyclesTheUS]

Is there anybody who does not celebrate Christmas?

[madagascar]

Yes :)

[duke knooby]

so i just happened to catch the final of saturday nights pointless quiz show... and I managed to get two pointless answers.

that's a first for me.

[tonyloaf]

another rainy day :(

[duke knooby]

anyone else's welcome to the neighbourhood lp skip on amnesty is granted?

[duke knooby]

leading group c in the euro 2020 qualifiers, i never expected to be able to say that!

[Guy]

I like to skip Duke. Skip to the pub

[duke knooby]

I'm just back from the pub, so probably wasn't the best time to contact someone about a car for sale in london lol

[duke knooby]

Looks like I'm heading to yorkshire to buy the car

[duke knooby]

so i've sent money to someone i've never met, or spoken to. to buy a car i haven't seen, other than six photos, in a different country, without finding out where they live, and have booked a flight over...

definitely not how i'd normally buy a 14 year old car from a private seller...

lets hope my gut instincts are good with this one

[duke knooby]

Gut instincts were great!!

Shame I missed the boat, otherwise it would’ve been perfect

[duke knooby]

and i must say, they really were a lovely couple, and really looked after me. and Harrogate is a lovely town.

[Guy]

Glad it all worked out Duke. Are you now tearing down the road faster than any other boy has ever gone?

[duke knooby]

nope, i'm now waiting to see if i've managed to get my first ever speeding ticket...

[duke knooby]

and sadly, i've no room left, so one of them has to go...
and i know which one has to go
but i can't quite manage to commit myself to letting it go

[chairboys]

Just heard on the radio ( the beeb) that council workers raking up leaves in our parks are damaging the climate.

[tonyloaf]

anyone in new york area wed????

[duke knooby]

I’ve no idea who Ben Shapiro is, but I do think that was Andrew Neil 1, Ben Shapiro 0

[duke knooby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGbju948JWE

what venue was this performance recorded at? Appears to be pro shot, was it for a tv special? And is there more footage available?

[Adje]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGbju948JWE

what venue was this performance recorded at? Appears to be pro shot, was it for a tv special? And is there more footage available?

Looks like Berlin, Germany ;-)

[duke knooby]

my thoughts... the NHS are absolutely first class in an emergency

[Sebastian.]

27 days left in the UK. I can't wait to see what's around the corner.

[tonyloaf]

Bat out of hell used on the new EE tv ad :)

[duke knooby]

27 days left in the UK. I can't wait to see what's around the corner.

there's a whole big wide world out there, have fun getting to explore it

[duke knooby]

anybody else going to buy a bat 2 blue vinyl lp, now that there's a couple on ebay for almost sensible money?

[Sebastian.]

I move to Texas next week. 😁

[chairboys]

I move to Texas next week. 😁

So it was the biggest state (!) round the corner.
Good luck.

[duke knooby]

did my first ever purchase on an eBay auction, and won :)

I'm finally the proud owner of a bat 2 picture disc

[FrancineCyclesTheUS]

What leads you to Texas? :)

[duke knooby]

how many bat 2 picture discs were made? 7.5k?

[duke knooby]

its really been a bat 2 week, my blue vinyl version arrived today :)

[duke knooby]

Anybody heard anything from Zina? Is she ok?

[duke knooby]

I think it's finally time to replace my amp

[Gez]

I move to Texas next week. 😁

Good Luck Seb :cool:

[duke knooby]

did my first ever purchase on an eBay auction, and won :)

I'm finally the proud owner of a bat 2 picture disc

It's a slippery slope

2nd ever auction purchase, bat picture disc

How have I managed with just two Meat Loaf lp's for 25 years, and this year alone... so far, got five??

absolute madness

[chairboys]

I don't like cricket
I love it

[Guy]

I like salted caramel hagen daas

[duke knooby]

I've got optical inputs and a remote control now... otherwise not much has changed going from a '88 amp to a modern one lol

[Sebastian.]

What leads you to Texas? :)

I'm doing my Commercial Pilots Licence 😊

[duke knooby]

earliest available mot date... october

wtf

[duke knooby]

I do believe one of the tractors I used to play in as a child, and the first one I remember being allowed to steer up the lane, is now for sale...

must be 30 years since I last saw it

and i'm almost 100% certain that it's the same tractor, much worse condition now of course

must ask my uncle, is that it?

[duke knooby]

quite some years since i did a 15 hour overnight shift...

the mind held out, but the body is still broken

3 hours sleep in a 39 hour period, no wonder i've a major sleep debt

[Sebastian.]

Texas is hot.

[duke knooby]

how come dr michael e mann losing his case against dr tim ball hasn't received much media attention?

as a creator of the famous global warming hockey stick graph, (removing the medieval warming period, and little ice age) which has helped define the global warming hysteria, and helped drive government policies on the environment and taxation

[duke knooby]

Enoch was right, and Boris has sold out

[Sebastian.]

Officially a licensed pilot.

[duke knooby]

for Adje, or whomever is updating the tours thread..

looks like Meat did two Belfast shows at Avoneil in Feb 85,

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/meat-loaf-1985-concert-ticket-belfast-275759628

Friday 15/02/85 needs added to the list.

[duke knooby]

Tuesday 19th February 1985, St Francis Xaviers Hall, Dublin Ireland

http://www.45worlds.com/live/listing/meat-loaf-st-francis-xaviers-hall-sfx-1985

and Friday 22nd February 1985, Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland

http://fincharie.co.uk/meatloaf-original-used-concert-ticket-apollo-theatre-glasgow-1985.html

also need added to the tours list

[Adje]

Thanks duke ;-)

[duke knooby]

and since I'm on a 1985 roll, are the Australian dates listed?

May 22, Sydney
May 24, Tasmania
May 26, Melbourne
May 28, Adelaide
June 7, Brisbane

https://memoriesunlimited.com.au/product/1985-05-12-meat-loaf/

[Adje]

Haha, too cool. Thanks again!

[AndrewG]

Rest in reace Marie Fredriksson.

[duke knooby]

I hope Cult of Byron has found the picture for retrofatty2020

and the bells were ringing out for Christmas day

Fairytale is still my favourite christmas song ever :)

[duke knooby]

the acronyms post made me smile on so many levels :twisted:

[Monstro]

the acronyms post made me smile on so many levels :twisted:

lol, I know

[Blackkat13]

Honestly, I might get hit with a cease and desist letter from Dwight Yoakam. I've been on edge ever since December, when he started sending out the letters to all his fan pages, and groups on facebook forcing all to shut down. I've never heard of an artist shutting down pages left and right like this. The biggest group that was shut down had 14,000 fans in it. From the posts I've seen of these they pretty much say he does not want anything with his name, image, or any of his music or youtube videos being posted without his permission. The letters even go as far as to tell everyone they will be fined $150,000. If you ask on his facebook, or twitter about this subject you get blocked and banned. I wish this was a joke, and a crazed fan doing this but all the letters are from a real firm/lawyer in la. How crazy is that?

[Monstro]

Honestly, I might get hit with a cease and desist letter from Dwight Yoakam. I've been on edge ever since December, when he started sending out the letters to all his fan pages, and groups on facebook forcing all to shut down. I've never heard of an artist shutting down pages left and right like this. The biggest group that was shut down had 14,000 fans in it. From the posts I've seen of these they pretty much say he does not want anything with his name, image, or any of his music or youtube videos being posted without his permission. The letters even go as far as to tell everyone they will be fined $150,000. If you ask on his facebook, or twitter about this subject you get blocked and banned. I wish this was a joke, and a crazed fan doing this but all the letters are from a real firm/lawyer in la. How crazy is that?

Who's Dwight Yoakam?

[duke knooby]

is mr chairboys ok? he hasn't visited in a lonnnggg time

[duke knooby]

i'm struggling to overcome my mental block on getting a tractor... too rational

and don't worry Adje, it's gonna take me a while, possibly a long while, but i will get round to it

[duke knooby]

i'm struggling to overcome my mental block on getting a tractor... too rational


and having spoken to the guy this evening, and learned it also has a slipping clutch, and sticking brakes, along with the rotten tin work which I already knew about... my mental block is justified

so the fact i'm actually gonna go and take a look it, suggests i might be insane.

it's in awful condition, i don't need a tractor, i've never had a tractor, i've nowhere to store a tractor, i've no use for a tractor... but I've said for maybe 20 years, if I ever found THAT tractor, I'd get it (for I never expected to see it again)

It's a very rare tractor, due to its spec...
not valuable, not even desirable
but i want it lol

[duke knooby]

and having spoken to the guy this evening, and learned it also has a slipping clutch, and sticking brakes, along with the rotten tin work which I already knew about... my mental block is justified


and after tonights conversation, flat battery as well, has been parked in a shed for almost a year

he's not over selling it lol

so i've committed to a 3 hour round trip on saturday to view a wreck of a tractor, just cause i think my uncle originally owned it, and i used to play in it.

[duke knooby]

a defining day

[duke knooby]

I haven't seen that tractor since maybe the early 90's, and it really was a joy to see it again, but the years haven't been kind.

It needs a hell of a lot of work

A Hell of a lot of work!!!!

but it has made my year seeing it again lol

[RSG]

Holy frig, this thread. I been gone too long. Before facebook, the first What's on your mind?:twisted:

[Monstro]

But are you gonna buy it Duke?

[duke knooby]

I'm working on it...

A replacement cab is proving hard to source, doors are available, but very expensive. Mudguards are still available, sides, nose and bonnet no longer available, but turn up on ebay every so often.

And of course, he's looking more money for it than I'm told its worth... but I don't think we're too far away

But the cost of all the bits it would need to do it right is quite eye watering.

On the bright side, not only is it rare, and mostly complete, it was one of the last ones built before the factory closed. I cross referenced its serial number with the last known one built, and this tractor was only 254 before the last ever one from Bathgate.

[duke knooby]

new plan, forget trying to source parts...

try and get storage sorted, and get a price for transportation.. then I can work on getting a deal done... everything else can be gathered up over time, as and when required (hopefully).

[duke knooby]

my dislike of apple and itunes has magnified in the last two hours...

that's a lot of good music has disappeared on me

[duke knooby]

Well that's annoying, I was fairly confident that stumpjumper was metal loaf on a 2nd account back in the day.

And I don't like being wrong.

[Guy]

I'm Stumpjumper.
(In a batman voice)

[melon]

*lurk*

[Monstro]

*lurk*

Hide your whiskey folks

[melon]

Hide your whiskey folks

You can hide it at my place

[tonyloaf]

Mel you still got that huge refill beer bottle ??

[melon]

Mel you still got that huge refill beer bottle ??

I do 😁

[Sebastian.]

I'm Stumpjumper.
(In a batman voice)

No I’m Spartacus.

[Monstro]

I'm Stumpjumper.
(In a batman voice)

He's not Stumpjumper, he's a very naughty boy!!

[AndrewG]

I had to look up what a Stumpjumper is. A mountain bike brand? I don't get it. :?

[AndrewG]

When I left Netflix I was thinking "wow that was easy, they didn't even convince me to stay for a reduced rate or ask me back".

A year later I get an email almost every day begging me back.

[ajf33]

I'm Stumpjumper.
(In a batman voice)

Actually I heard back from Stumpjumper, (via a verified profile) and she is who she said she was!

[AndrewG]

Actually I heard back from Stumpjumper, (via a verified profile) and she is who she said she was!

Thanks for being the only one actually trying to figure that out. ;)

The most interesting thing about that saga for me is that Patti had/has an interest in mountain biking I guess.

[amethyst]

Thanks for being the only one actually trying to figure that out. ;)

The most interesting thing about that saga for me is that Patti had/has an interest in mountain biking I guess.

The sad thing is whoever spoke to her from here is fueling the fire. Just my 2 pence worth.:roll:

[ajf33]

The sad thing is whoever spoke to her from here is fueling the fire. Just my 2 pence worth.:roll:

I didn't actually speak to her, just asked her confirmed twitter a/c if she was posting here, to which she got back to me saying yes. thats it convo wise!

[ajf33]

Thanks for being the only one actually trying to figure that out. ;)

The most interesting thing about that saga for me is that Patti had/has an interest in mountain biking I guess.

I know there are people here, who know Meat and members of the NLE, so probably knew quickly she was who she said she was, but to me a fan only with no access to the inner circle, I had doubts, which I publicly appologise for having learned I was wrong to do so.

As for the Saga, not saying anything about it, and Tbh am glad the original thread got closed.

And lastly never knew thats what her username actually meant!

[AndrewG]

I know there are people here, who know Meat and members of the NLE, so probably knew quickly she was who she said she was, but to me a fan only with no access to the inner circle, I had doubts, which I publicly appologise for having learned I was wrong to do so.

As for the Saga, not saying anything about it, and Tbh am glad the original thread got closed.

And lastly never knew thats what her username actually meant!

I think it is right that it closed since it would never have resolved anything.

There were two ways that thread could have gone when she opened it up for questions. 1) Delve deeper in the rabbit hole of what happened in the past 2) Just ask Patti generic questions.

Unfortunately everyone took it as 1... (which I'm not sure she meant as she wasn't actually coming up with specifics indeed.)

I would have preferred asking her a) Does she like mountain bike riding, b) does she still fit in the 2006 Tom Rivers festival show outfit, but she isn't communicating with me anymore since 2014 when she thought I was someone I wasn't online.

It was case in point of her not listening to her own advice: what is written online and how it is perceived is often not how it is meant at all.

Sad that the bitterness between Patti and Meat will be their last chapter by the looks of things.

[AndrewG]

The sad thing is whoever spoke to her from here is fueling the fire. Just my 2 pence worth.:roll:

Pursuing the he said / she said / he did / she did adventure route is never going to resolve anything.
I wish everyone including Patti and Meat and people who think they are trying to help here well.

We all should move on from being bitter on the internet I think. I hope everyone can do that regardless of what may or may not have happened. If the wounds are too great, that is a shame but there is even less point talking about it online I think. That is never going be some type of effective therapist replacement at all I would have thought.

[ajf33]

I think to be fair, people were always going to ask what she was going on about now, rather than generic questions because of the thread she posted in.

If she'd posted in a new thread or one of the existing (albeit basically unused these days) and said ask me anything, people may have focused more on generic questions about her time with the nle, etc.



I think it is right that it closed since it would never have resolved anything.

There were two ways that thread could have gone when she opened it up for questions. 1) Delve deeper in the rabbit hole of what happened in the past 2) Just ask Patti generic questions.

Unfortunately everyone took it as 1... (which I'm not sure she meant as she wasn't actually coming up with specifics indeed.)

I would have preferred asking her a) Does she like mountain bike riding, b) does she still fit in the 2006 Tom Rivers festival show outfit, but she isn't communicating with me anymore since 2014 when she thought I was someone I wasn't online.

It was case in point of her not listening to her own advice: what is written online and how it is perceived is often not how it is meant at all.

Sad that the bitterness between Patti and Meat will be their last chapter by the looks of things.

[melon]

Car stuff

[duke knooby]

Car stuff

my favourite topic

[duke knooby]

Which one of you guys bought the new bat out of hell 2 double lp picture disc of eBay?

[duke knooby]

Think of others, and stay safe folks...

Good luck to all through these difficult times.

[Monstro]

Think of others, and stay safe folks...

Good luck to all through these difficult times.

Did you wash your hands before you came here?

[duke knooby]

oh yes, well scrubbed.

good news for me, off-licences have been added to the essential retailers list.. for my rations are getting very low.

[duke knooby]

oh yes, well scrubbed.

good news for me, off-licences have been added to the essential retailers list.. for my rations are getting very low.

Bad news for me, NI executive hasn’t applied it over here.

[Guy]

Wonder if the US has enough toilet roll?

[Sebastian.]

Wonder if the US has enough toilet roll?

Plenty here!

[duke knooby]

New old stock tractor bonnet in North Yorkshire... collection only, won't post.

How am I gonna get that.. especially in a lockdown??

[Guy]

RiP Alan. 🤘

[duke knooby]

New old stock tractor bonnet in North Yorkshire... collection only, won't post.

How am I gonna get that.. especially in a lockdown??

By asking nicely..

If I win the auction, he'll get it couriered to me (for a fee, can't say fairer than that)

However my last auction purchase arrived today, and it didn't go so well...

not compatible with what's already fitted.

ya live and learn, and I've learnt that bmw ibus won't communicate with the earlier mbus

[duke knooby]

the what do we look like thread was a joy to revisit

[duke knooby]

By asking nicely..

If I win the auction, he'll get it couriered to me (for a fee, can't say fairer than that)


I’ve just seen the fee... no bonnet for me :(

[Guy]

I’ve just seen the fee... no bonnet for me :(

Patience Skywalker.
Another one will turn up.
Eventually..........🤞

[duke knooby]

Patience Skywalker.
Another one will turn up.
Eventually..........🤞

You're spot on as usual, patience is one of my virtues... I never pay over the odds, quite prepared to wait years if needs be.

But this is hens teeth rare... brand new, never fitted, long out of production tractor bonnet.

But I'm not paying 80 quid delivery, especially when I still haven't got a tractor to fit it to.

So I bought a new tool instead, to finally fit a part I got two years ago for a different project :)

[duke knooby]

We're down to 60 quid delivery, I still don't think it's heading my direction but ya never know.

Yes I know a lot of people have real, genuine problems and concerns, but I consider this light relief

[Guy]

We're down to 60 quid delivery, I still don't think it's heading my direction but ya never know.

Yes I know a lot of people have real, genuine problems and concerns, but I consider this light relief
Delivery from where to where Duke?

[duke knooby]

Delivery from Kirkbymoorside in Yorkshire to beautiful Belfast. Apparently it is due to the size that it’s so expensive.

I remember having to order a track control arm from bmw Atlanta, for there were none left in Europe, and it was less expensive to have delivered and had a lot further to travel.

But such is life...

Meanwhile you found the right thread for posting Live concert dates in lol

[duke knooby]

I’ve just got the “I need you to access your work email” phone call, which considering I’m on holidays, suggests to me no tractor bonnet for a different reason.

[duke knooby]

Isn't that just typical... the bonnet and seats (and some other bits) I've been after for the e36 are in Warwick... collection only, no delivery.

If it wasn't for the lock down, I'd be better hiring a van and going on a round England roadtrip to gather up all these bits I've been after.

[duke knooby]

<<<<<<<< The actual one, told yas it needed work

[duke knooby]

Due to a change in circumstances, I did a cautious half hearted attempt at winning the auction... and still nearly won it.

But luckily for me, someone else wanted it more.

[Guy]

Due to a change in circumstances, I did a cautious half hearted attempt at winning the auction... and still nearly won it.

But luckily for me, someone else wanted it more.
Bet it was a woman. Want, want, want. 😬

[Guy]

Feel like a DIY wreck.
Too many jobs done yesterday.
Saturday in the sun. 😎

[tonyloaf]

what to do next

[duke knooby]

I know where all the parts I bought two years ago go, apart from 4 washers.

I'm fairly certain they're no.19 on the parts diagram... but no.19 isn't available anymore, and has no description now.

no.20, is listed as a bolt with washer, and I've 4 bolts with washers

Am I supposed to use two flat washers per bolt? I wouldn't think so...

But I've never fitted one of these before

More research required

[Guy]

No spring washers to go with those flat washers Duke?

[Guy]

what to do next
Jigsaw creator?

[duke knooby]

No Guy, it only lists flat washers... all the online guides say to use a single bolt with washer, so that’s what I’ll do.

All the guides bar one say to drill out the crossmember, one says just to hammer the inserts in

Decisions decisions

[duke knooby]

Third highest post count :shock:

6k more than Fred

[duke knooby]

I hope the weather holds for a few more weeks, I've far too much still to get done

[Guy]

Day.....something of lockdown.
I found a pack of haribo down the back of the settee

[Sebastian.]

Day.....something of lockdown.
I found a pack of haribo down the back of the settee

That doesn’t sound like it’ll hold up in court.

[duke knooby]

car insurance renewal arrived today

not my favourite time of the year

[Guy]

car insurance renewal arrived today

not my favourite time of the year

My favourite time of the year could quite possibly be the pubs re-opening Duke.

[duke knooby]

All the guides bar one say to drill out the crossmember, one says just to hammer the inserts in


A very detailed American site is listing the factory pressed holes as 390 thou, and the inserts as 431 thou...

Assuming Germans weren't working in thousandths of inches back then, 9.9mm hole, which I'm gonna assume was a 10mm hole when it left the factory over 20 years ago, before getting filled with surface corrosion or similar crud. And a 10.95mm insert...

11mm insert isn't gonna fit nicely in a 10mm hole

gonna have to drill it

[duke knooby]

eBay is dangerous for buying stuff I don't need...

4 bids placed, 3 auctions won... including one I already have.

[duke knooby]

I'd love a guinness now

[duke knooby]

I really should stop reading the old threads, April 2012 was fascinating, loads of great posts on how to fix this place... Loved Michaels particularly

And May 07... good times

lots and lots of good times

but it's important to learn from the past, so don't reopen old threads!

[duke knooby]

The darkness were prophets when they named their last album!

[duke knooby]

Adje, thank you so much for your recent output of video's... great to see a few I'd never seen before. Now I understand a lot of why Meat is so proud of hang cool.. ties beautifully with his philosophy of it's about the work.

But the Sheffield lemon performance really got my attention... not just cause it's as close as I'll probably ever see to my first Meat concert... but cause it's using what I thought was the WTTN stage set up.

The big question being, was the whole show recorded?

[duke knooby]

We all heard about quantitative easing during the "credit crunch"

Are we going to start hearing about qualitative easing for the eurozone??

[duke knooby]

A very detailed American site is listing the factory pressed holes as 390 thou, and the inserts as 431 thou...

Assuming Germans weren't working in thousandths of inches back then, 9.9mm hole, which I'm gonna assume was a 10mm hole when it left the factory over 20 years ago, before getting filled with surface corrosion or similar crud. And a 10.95mm insert...

11mm insert isn't gonna fit nicely in a 10mm hole

gonna have to drill it

Finally got the car up on axle stands, got the drill out... and found a fractionally undersized 27/64" drill bit.

But still not enough clearance to drill it in situ

[Adje]

Adje, thank you so much for your recent output of video's... great to see a few I'd never seen before. Now I understand a lot of why Meat is so proud of hang cool.. ties beautifully with his philosophy of it's about the work.

But the Sheffield lemon performance really got my attention... not just cause it's as close as I'll probably ever see to my first Meat concert... but cause it's using what I thought was the WTTN stage set up.

The big question being, was the whole show recorded?
Glad someone enjoys the clips ;-)

As for the Sheffield concert. No not the whole concert was filmed. You can even notice cuts during songs ;-)

As for professional recordings. Just the venue recordings for the screens in the venue. But I doubt we will ever see those :(

[duke knooby]

the dangers of catching up on content after a few drinks, is the sources of the content might get mixed together lol

especially worse when my mind is full of random thoughts

[duke knooby]

Great to see this forums very own fire wizard on today’s episode of Doctors.

[duke knooby]

Live bat 3 stuff on this qbe, I wasn't expecting that

but it's been many many years since it was played with...

I was gonna have a play with the chromecast audio, but I can't remember how it works..

and I assume it needs charged... lol

I doubt the qbe has seen a power source in over a decade... I never did like mp3's

brad on the phone... this must be RAH

[duke knooby]

Saturday was completely lost due to my hangover.

I don't know what was more wasted, me or the day

[Guy]

Great to see this forums very own fire wizard on today’s episode of Doctors.

I'm wondering if he would come over and paint my house?

[duke knooby]

you could always ask him

but if the next few weeks goes tits up, I might have to volunteer myself instead

[duke knooby]

I shouldn't have watched the fraggle rock intro..

that's a catchy tune!

[duke knooby]

I've most of Adje's recent content still on VHS, recorded at the time... which reminded me, where the hell have I stashed my good video recorder???

As a hoarder of old tech, it'll be here somewhere, but I don't even remember seeing it since redecorating a few years back..

Worst case scenario, I've a couple of others to test stuff on :)

[duke knooby]

I must say, after reading the 10 pages of posts about Tyce's album, I actually can keep my opinion to myself on important topics...

And I still haven't heard it.

[tonyloaf]

Still on for Nightwish at Wembley in Dec .... I hope !!!

[duke knooby]

after watching some of the Berlin 96 show...

That was my favourite period of the band line up... bat 2 and wttn period

superb performances

[Sebastian.]

I am now rated to fly in clouds. That was a tough checkride.