Another pointless thread

Hi Barrie, thinking about you and hope all goes well. Hope you get the parts for the DA300 too. How did you manage to stuff the original one. Just curious so I don`t do the same.

Ha ha seasickness! never suffer myself but Iv`e been with a hardened matelot who really did go green round the gills. It`s a crazy thing `cos I get really car sick and as for fairground rides. Never, I hold the bags.

Another way to bring on a bout is to pour some veggie soup from about a foot. Sure fire way to get someone to empty out!

Keep smiling Barrie - my late best buddie`s Mrs had a quadruple and she came out quickly and happily with more energy than she had ever had - you will be fine - I`ll pop round to the house and make sure Alan is not after your DA300 !!!

Tony

Barrie - sorry to hear of your woes.Get well soon mate.

Hang in there Barrie, I had a quintuple bipass and a valve repair four years ago and feel great. Make sure you do what they say and you will be up and about in no time.

All the best for a speedy recovery,

Mike

Dabcing on Ice is on the box..

...that's why I'm sat here at the keyboard!

Day off tomorrow then back for my last 4 days before my job changes.

I still don't know what I'll be doing or where! don't you just love employers!

That's why I became a contractor. I can never be fired and don't have a boss! Well, apart from at home.

My problem is Ilike a regular wage, so self emplyed isn't a choice!

Back off topic I'm on bottle #2 and #3 is waiting to say hello to the bottle opener.

It's Jennings Bitter BTW.

His nibs works for a company that contracts him out. He gets a regular wage and employment protection, but doesn't have to go searching for his on own contracts. Not as well paid as doing it your self, but a good safe option, especially now he is officially between contracts.
He is still keeping busy though - two tenders out, and the company's own quality system to update. He is now too expensive to sack, which is kind of a shame, but on the other hand he is thinking of working on past 65 so hopefully he can do that. If one of the tenders comes in he will have a couple of years work anyway.

Since I retired I don't know how I found the time to work, well the last 30yrs was really just being away from home for at least 6 months of the year but no real physical work involved. I think I'm "working" harder now trying to teach myself photography ( with hints and tip on here ) house maintenance etc. I have found the time certainly goes by a lot quicker than it used to

Good day today, wood cut for the stove, a trip around charity shops and 2 new cameras.

One Pentax A3 with Chinon 50mm lens and a Zenit EM. That's the problem with collecting, you end up with yet more toys to play with.

To be fair this is my 2nd A3, the first one, a gift from Thoramay, developed a dead shutter before I had chance to use it.

Time to go and make the evening meal, and have a beer while I'm cooking.

Just downloaded some new books to keep me going for another week or two. Nearly time for CSI so I'm off to find that bottle of cider left over from Christmas and will veg out in front of the telly for an hour.

Only 1 bottle? It must have been a good Christmas.

I've a pile of beer left, nobody came to help me drink it so now...

There`s a new Harry Hole/Jo Nesbo due out end March !!!! Can`t wait - Reacher nearly in paperback too !

Tony

Hi Dave.

You are lucky to be able to find, reasonable quality cameras in the charity shops. In my area cameras are held back for Mr ****, only if he doesn’t want them, do they appear in the shop window for sale.

I happened to find this out, as my sister helps out in a charity shop, they don’t get a lot of cameras as they don’t take any electrical or electronic items, they have mostly cloths, jewellery and books etc, however Mr ****, came into the shop when my sister was there, asking if they had any cameras, the answer from my sister was no, to which Mr ****, said could you look out the back, because if you get any, the other lady keeps them back for me.


I just hope Mr ****, pays a fair price, as he has a stall in the local market selling used cameras, lens and various electronic bits and pieces.

If you here that a market trader, selling used camera gear, had a mobility scooter accidentally backed through his stall, between you and me, it may not have been an accident.


Take care