Have your say & ask the experts

idc:

Youve taken that too far........... 

 

well you did say you wanted a bit of colour....

although i think i need to get out more, i was that chuffed when i saw it i almost clapped my hands!

i wonder if he would have continued making amazing music, or if his sound just suited a certain time.  still, he left us electric ladyland and that is enough for me

Craig M.:

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.......i wonder if he would have continued making amazing music, or if his sound just suited a certain time......

That is an interesting point worthy of discussion. I think that Hendrix and the likes of  The Beatles and Led Zeppelin were all products of their time whose long term image would have suffered if they had kept going. Each would have started to produce bland albums full of filler IMHO. Pink Floyd and David Bowie have changed their sound over time and so have survived better, though many would disagree about anything post Ashes to Ashes Bowie. The same is true of Neil Young, although he jumped from one style to another and back again. Like David Bowie his 1980s period is not held with high regard.

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Andrew Everard:

idc:

Other Blue Peter great beauties include Konnie Huq, Katie Hill, Zoe Salmon and the late Caron Keating. It s not just for children...

Let's not turn this into one of those 'phwoar I really fancy 'er off the telly' threads, please...

Got to love the espresso machines. I've had mine for a few months and use illy coffee or lavazza, which tends to be a bit cheaper. One of the things I enjoy about it is that I can get ground coffee from different parts of the world, rather than the limited selection from my local supermarket.

It's very nice, though I've certainly noticed an upward trend in my coffee consumption. Not sure if two or three espressos a day is a lot.

However, one annoying feature of my machine is that it vibrates, which can, on occasions, knock the cup out of place, but a vigilant eye resolves that little hiccup.

Enjoy your machine!

hmtb:

Got to love the espresso machines. I've had mine for a few months and use illy coffee or lavazza, which tends to be a bit cheaper. One of the things I enjoy about it is that I can get ground coffee from different parts of the world, rather than the limited selection from my local supermarket.

It's very nice, though I've certainly noticed an upward trend in my coffee consumption. Not sure if two or three espressos a day is a lot.

However, one annoying feature of my machine is that it vibrates, which can, on occasions, knock the cup out of place, but a vigilant eye resolves that little hiccup.

Enjoy your machine!

Oh, Carte Noir is my preferred instant coffee, caffenated and decaff are just as nice.

You are right Ed, this thread is meant to be random, just like a good night out with friends.

I have just bought the wife a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Comfort Easytronic, 2001, 32000 miles in very good condition for just under £2k. The Easytronic is brilliant to use and I was surprised, considering the reviews how refined and comfortable it is.

It is however going to have a lot of work done to it before I pick it up. I got the V5 reference number, which along with the reg number allows you to access the cars MOT history here;

 http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/internet/jsp/ECHID-Internet-History-Request.jsp

So afterwards I found out that the car had been MOT'd in the morning before I saw it and it had failed on two suspension springs, the front brakes being pitted and a gaiter not fitted properly on a CV joint. The salesman looked crest fallen when I told him I had found that lot out and of course I will be getting a new MOT and not the remains of the previous MOT which is what he was after. Power to the consumer!

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This is a great thread. First post on it.

I only drink decaf these days and use Illy decaf for my Bodum cafetiere and Carte Noir decaf for instant.

Any recomendations for a good ground decaf. The Illy isnt very full flavoured.

Used to drink half a dozen double espressos a day when I worked stupid shifts in hotels and got fed up of rattling and not sleeping.

I haven't tried carte noir, but if it's available in ground coffee, I'll give it a go.

I agree, Illy isn't worth the premium, hence the switch to lavazza. There was a nice mexican coffee I got from my local food store which was quite nice. Freshly roasted and ground to personal spec. However, I tried a kenyan coffee after hearing good things, but found it a bit too acidic for espresso, though fairly good with a touch of milk.

I agree with the praise for the thread! Great idea

idc:

Oh, Carte Noir is my preferred instant coffee, caffenated and decaff are just as nice.

You are right Ed, this thread is meant to be random, just like a good night out with friends.

I have just bought the wife a Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 Comfort Easytronic, 2001, 32000 miles in very good condition for just under £2k. The Easytronic is brilliant to use and I was surprised, considering the reviews how refined and comfortable it is.

It is however going to have a lot of work done to it before I pick it up. I got the V5 reference number, which along with the reg number allows you to access the cars MOT history here;

 http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/internet/jsp/ECHID-Internet-History-Request.jsp

So afterwards I found out that the car had been MOT'd in the morning before I saw it and it had failed on two suspension springs, the front brakes being pitted and a gaiter not fitted properly on a CV joint. The salesman looked crest fallen when I told him I had found that lot out and of course I will be getting a new MOT and not the remains of the previous MOT which is what he was after. Power to the consumer!

excellent link idc, that could be very useful.

timwileman:

i have on a purple stipe shirt today anyone else?

Did you nick it off him.