dgbrit

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  1. My Gibson Les Paul weighs a ton that's why I don't like playing it much The Fender Strat is still a good piece of lumber about 3/4 the wt of the Gibson I think the wood used gives it more sustain Now to acoustic guitars I do like my Martin dred Mahogany & Alvarez 12 string but expencive Yamaha NTX700 nylon string electric/acoustic most played out of the bunch good price good quality best buy ever. La Patrie hybrid Canadian made solid wood no laminate better bass.
  2. Sure beats the 2 pound 2/6 ..... 421/2 hrs a week I got in 1962 and thats for doing nowt.
  3. Its funny but in the USA there are very little limits on what jobs you can get so long as you have the funding to pay for it I took a computer course at 60 years old & passed with a 4.0 grade point average which is tops. Microsoft was hiring but I hated sitting at a computer all day so didn't do anything with it. Not to bad for a guy that didn't pass the 11+. As for my passion for racing I found out quickly that its not always the fastest driver in the car its the most funded I won 11 races of the 13 race California SCCA Pro series. Champion In 2 classes did I get any offers NO! they d
  4. Was told by the career bloke that I was useless. So I applied for a job at NCR and passed the entrance exam with flying colours and when could I start, We need to see your drivers licence I'm only 15. Guess I'm not getting the job. So applied at Attenborough dental passed all the tests & got a apprentice position passed the City & guilds with distinction Funny thing the same Career bloke presented me with an award at the college. As soon as I had my papers I was fired as being overqualified So quit the dental & started my own bodyshop in Cinderhill along with a guy that work
  5. I have a American Strat 2012 Danelectro 12 string also American made. Gibson studio 1993 USA. 8 guitars in all Blackstar amp for when the wife goes out Tech 21 for less noise but still sounds really good.
  6. Fixed the Compensating sprocket on my Harley & installed a spring loaded chain tensioner. Never worked on a Harley before but lots of Brit bikes sos.
  7. No charge here Paper or plastic & heavy items get double bagged.
  8. Looking at all those school pics it seems the boys were outnumbered.
  9. Chuck Yeager or Paul Newman.................................... again
  10. When I had my sailboat in Santa Cruz I wanted to go to Catalina Island got half way and the bloody fog came in so fast wife in a panic' Good job I had just installed a GPS radar thingimajig but the wind also was a zero so had to come back on the engine. That was it for the wife all she would do after that was go out but still keep land in sight.
  11. We have Noseeums here they will bite you everywhere even down your ears & up your nose you just cant resist the temptation to scratch. once the temp goes over 100 deg they are gone the bugs that is you on the other hand are all scabbed up for a couple of weeks.
  12. I got one of the brown envelopes from the Uk telling me that a cost of living increase on my pension 12p almost 1/6th of the stamp on the envelope. Then next day my wife got hers 5p increase. same amount of postage.
  13. $2.99 a gal yesterday Over here you can overtake either side Make a right turn on red , Sometimes a left on red if its a one way street My truck/Suv will do 55 mph at 1100 rpm all day long.
  14. Actually Teeth & Harleys , More teeth than Harleys
  15. Draughtsman on leaving school that lasted all of 3 months Apprentice Dental Tech soon as I passed City & Guilds got the boot. Warp knitter Fiberglass layup & chopper gun on boats NASTY Auto Mechanic / Body shop Back to Dental / owner Part time racing engine builder Still banging out choppers.
  16. Our Maltese ......Price The dogs really enjoy going to the shows they know when they are getting ready to go on a trip and love all the attention not only did the Black one go to the dog shows he also was my pit dog at the racetrack.
  17. Its my Shih Tzu in full coat when he was Showing he won the Shih Tzu nationals in 2006 as best puppy & was a champion at 9 months he was then cut down until 2012 & grown out again so as to get his Grand Championship.
  18. Loved mekin trolly"s . Lost me 2 front teef when a lamp post ran out in front of me. It never seemed to leave me as I ended up racing Go Karts for 40 years Always felt safer than racing Motorcycles even though the speeds were pretty much the same. Funny thing when I started racing here the asked me to slow down which still gives me a laugh.
  19. Did he hit a bus? Was he from Clifton ?
  20. Sorry Loppy my roller skates ripped the sole off my shoe so couldn't make it.
  21. Now its done on a printer and called a Wrap.
  22. Happy New year everybody, Looks like I'm going to make it only12hrs to go lol.