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by John
Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Feel Free to Chat
Replies: 0
Views: 20438

Feel Free to Chat

Welcome to everyone who drops by to look at this forum, I'm delighted to see a few more people calling in. Do please feel free to register and join in, conversation is good! Sorry I'm having to approve all registrations but when I left the forum open I was inundated with spam, which is a less than o...
by John
Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:39 pm
Forum: Books, Films and TV
Topic: Whitstable Pearl
Replies: 0
Views: 18421

Whitstable Pearl

Another new (to us) series from Acorn TV, and actually based on a series of books by Julie Wassmeyer. We liked the TV series, so I've started reading the books. The first one "The Whitstable Peal Mystery" is very well written and I'm now about half way through. What's striking is that book...
by John
Tue Sep 13, 2022 4:35 pm
Forum: Other Equipment
Topic: NEC September 2022
Replies: 1
Views: 16269

NEC September 2022

Another year has gone by and very soon (this coming weekend) is the Photography and Video show at the NEC Birmingham. It's always a great day out, exploring all the new kit, meeting all the people involved, seeing demos of various products and techniques. If you'll be there. maybe we'll see you! Don...
by John
Sun Jul 24, 2022 6:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Heat Wave
Replies: 1
Views: 7598

Re: Heat Wave

Well the Heat Wave was unbearable for two days and then it waved good bye and the temperatures have been comfortable ever since. A bonus is that we haven't used any gas because the central heating has not been needed. Apart from a bit of cooking. Electricity is something else and, as always, when it...
by John
Tue Jul 19, 2022 3:30 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Heat Wave
Replies: 1
Views: 7598

Heat Wave

My PC has a cute little symbol that is telling me Mostly Sunny and then Heat Wave! I knew, actually, and today's location shoot has been postponed as being too much of an ordeal in this heat. It can be done tomorrow when it looks as though there will be a significant drop in temperature. I don't kno...
by John
Fri Jul 15, 2022 1:38 pm
Forum: Dragonstone
Topic: New Adventures on Saturdays
Replies: 2
Views: 11126

New Adventures on Saturdays

After a pause, we are back to our Saturday AD&D sessions. Just Sue and Di playing and I'm DMing some previously unplayed modules. First up is The Lost City, courtesy of the new series of hardback volumes from Goodman Games. The happy adventurers have been staying at Little Sasha's Inn in Dragons...
by John
Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:48 pm
Forum: Other AD&D
Topic: Ravenloft, the Original!
Replies: 1
Views: 14219

Re: Ravenloft, the Original!

Although they are exactly as described, that is new, I was slightly disappointed to find that it wasn't some original stock that someone had been fortunate enough to find, but a presumably scanned reprint. However, it will enable us to play the adventures again for a new audience. Our existing copie...
by John
Sat Jul 09, 2022 5:12 pm
Forum: Other AD&D
Topic: Ravenloft, the Original!
Replies: 1
Views: 14219

Ravenloft, the Original!

The Shop on the Borderlands has new copies of Ravenloft and Ravenloft II (The House on Gryphon Hill) for £20.99 and £22.99 respectively. I have snapped copies up - these are true classics of 1st Edition AD&D.
by John
Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:24 pm
Forum: Music
Topic: Snapper Box Set - Four Seasons
Replies: 6
Views: 16748

Re: Snapper Box Set - Four Seasons

Pre-orders are now open, so mine has been sorted. The set is now in production, so it's just a matter of forgetting about it until one day a courier arrives to brighten up my day! There are 43 CDs and 1 LP, so at one a day that's 43 days of entertainment.

5s
by John
Fri May 13, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: Other Equipment
Topic: Bethany Cuts Nikon Costs
Replies: 0
Views: 17616

Bethany Cuts Nikon Costs

The Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 arrived yesterday for review and Granddaughter Beth looked at it with disbelief. "That costs more than my car did!" Anyway, she had the solution, "Give me two traffic cones and some plastic and I'll make you one of those..." I am sure Nikon will be deligh...
by John
Fri May 13, 2022 12:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Here Comes the Judge!
Replies: 0
Views: 18123

Here Comes the Judge!

Tonight was a judging at Bury Photographic Society. Lots of great images and a friendly group of photographers. The road designers threw a slight spanner in the works as the road the club is on is now split in half. Needless to say SatNav took me to the wrong half, so I could see my destination but ...
by John
Sat May 07, 2022 6:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Elvington Calls!
Replies: 0
Views: 19181

Elvington Calls!

Sue and I went on a trip today, all the way across the Pennines to Elvington, home of the Yorkshire Air Museum. It was a great day and we enjoyed the 1940s event that was on. There were re-enactors, photo opportunuties, food, a girl singing group, dancing and of course the planes as well. Next week ...
by John
Fri May 06, 2022 11:49 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fossil Fuels
Replies: 4
Views: 12631

Re: Fossil Fuels

Thanks Mike! I would ultimately like to see induction charging under main roads, so cars could charge as they go. When they went off the grid the range wouldn't be a problem, picking up charge again when they went back to the A roads or motorways. The downside is that a civil engineering job of unpr...
by John
Fri May 06, 2022 11:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fossil Fuels
Replies: 4
Views: 12631

Re: Fossil Fuels

Mike has indeed now been running an electric car for the past few months, and was even brave enough to take it to France and back.

Perhaps he'll give us an update?
by John
Wed May 04, 2022 5:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: johnriley1uk Blog
Replies: 0
Views: 19033

johnriley1uk Blog

I do a Blog over at ePHOTOzine, and during lockdown this was at the prodigious rate of one per day. Which proves I either have a lot to say, or I know how to generate a lot of noise. Either way, now the Blog is less frequent and saved for when I just can't keep quiet any longer. Here's the latest on...