MargieH 6,753 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 You could slice A4 paper into 2, which makes it A5 writing pad size.. ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 9,046 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 2 hours ago, BilboroughShirley said: .... I looked for an ordinary writing pad. Nothing! Lots of envelopes of every shape and size but no ordinary writing pad! Serious question, I don't know the answer.........Are kids in schools today still taught such things as letter writing ? Or are they given the skills needed to complete on-line forms and post messages on forums ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 3,022 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, MargieH said: You could slice A4 paper into 2, which makes it A5 writing pad size.. ? You can also do this with photographic paper. One cut = A5, 2 cuts = 4 postcard size (6*4 approx). I do this often. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,187 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, Cliff Ton said: Serious question, I don't know the answer.........Are kids in schools today still taught such things as letter writing ? Or are they given the skills needed to complete on-line forms and post messages on forums ? Doubt it theres a lot of subjects my children had at school that the children of today don't know what they are. Same as I don't know what they are being taught as I have never heard of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,289 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Printer or copier paper is not exactly Basildon Bond though is it... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 5,627 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 2:29 PM, Brew said: Now you're just trying to make Col jealous with all those state of the art the Hi Fi appliances... Love the extension into extension Compo Indeed. And how that speaker is supposed to be heard from there..... Where's the other one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 5,627 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 I like to think that I'm pretty good at Letter Writing. I can make my case.. tell a story.. sympathise, converse with a friend..lover..or whatever. Trouble is.. very few people can read my writing. It's always been terrible. It's why the evil Mr Deakin forced me to practice writing in his study at primary school... because he knew I was a genius.. but people wouldn't know if I couldn't write legibly. I would dearly like to write letters in elegant script, and post them on pale blue paper.. But word processed and printed on off white or very pale blue paper is as close as I can get. I do at least sign letters by hand... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,353 Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 I honestly can't remember the last time I wrote a letter it must have been decades ago. I have absolutely no idea what a stamp costs. My mum and dad both had copperplate handwriting even late in life, whereas mine has got steadily worse over the years so like DJ360 it would be better written on a keyboard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 8,773 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 1:47 AM, DJ360 said: Where's the other one? The other Waharefddale Ditton is across the room, Col. I bought them to use as spares for my broken Lyntons but never got around to replacing the speakers in the latter - still have them though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,201 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Still got a couple of Lintons. Still going strong. Bought 'em in 1967. They"ll probably outlast me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 8,773 Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 My linton's are in the loft - just waiting for me to change one bass speaker..... maybe one day I will get one of those Round Tuit thingies. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 1,471 Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 Here you are Compo just for you. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,201 Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 They are excellent speakers. Mine still sound good. Doubt I'll ever replace them at my age. There may be better ones available today, but I wouldn't be able hear the difference anyway. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 8,773 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Mee too, LL. I can't hear anything over 2KHz. that's the main reason why I haven't bothered fixing the better speakers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,425 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 That makes you think about HiFi. For all the expense they go to it’s only as good as the hearing acuity of the listener. To think I’ve known people remove curtains and furnishings and mount the record player on a block of concrete. It’s all a bit silly really, like expensive Rollex watches that need a £750 service every few years compared with my daily worn Citizen which never needs a battery and maintains date and time to the split second. Or even Ferrari’s that need to have the engine out to change the cam belt on a regular basis. Each to their own I suppose. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,201 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Sounds like you've got the same watch as me Phil. Mrs. L bought it for me as a tenth wedding anniversary present. It's been running nicely for eight years now. Eco something or other. Re hi -fi. I've always found it to be a law of diminishing returns. Seperate pieces had a better sound than a Dansette, but as you got higher and higher I couldn't hear much difference. DJ may have some thoughts on that. He's running hifi gear at higher levels than I ever did. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 4,425 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Yes, WR 200 Eco Drive. No battery changes and it picks up an accurate time signal from Germany. I bought it cheaply on eBay from someone who imported direct from the Far East. It’s always satisfying to see the second hand be exactly on time with the Greenwich pips. Unfortunately with digital radio they are 5 seconds out of sync. No gold Rolex for me - far too flash! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,201 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I never realized it might be picking up a time signal. Not sure where such a signal would be coming from here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,654 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I don't usually wear a watch, a few minutes either way is good enough for me. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 8,784 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I only take my watch off to shower, I even wear it in bed. Only last week I decided I didn’t want to take it into Berry’s in Nottingham for a new battery, I’ve usually ended up with a £300+ bill. I handed it to a chap in a mobile outfit by Wilco’s side door. He replaced the battery and serviced the watch for £90 and I collected it next day, whereas it’s normally gone back to Switzerland and been gone for 6 weeks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,289 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, philmayfield said: No gold Rolex for me - far too flash! My son has one and bugger me if the hands go round the same way as a Timex! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 6,753 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Most of the young adults I know, don't have a watch... they just look on their phone to see the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,502 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 When Pubs were Pubs my Dad was one who would always get up and give you a song, but what was funny each time he went to the toilet he would come back with a watch or two, Question Why? well my dad was always quick to spot a barging, and after having a few he would buy anything YES!!! any thing??? even a watch that did not have any hands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 4,289 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Don't want to burst your bubble Lizzie but I don't think some itinerant will be able to service what I presume is quite an expensive watch. Watches of that calibre have fancy seal systems and are usually pressure tested when the back is closed after the battery has been replaced. Some are even closed in a vacuum chamber. If it has a battery it's reasonable to assume a quartz movement, I would ask him what 'exactly' he did to service it as there are very few moving parts. £300 and off to foreign parts is a total rip off though so I don't blame you.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,353 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 I hardly ever wear a watch now that I am retired nor do I carry round my mobile phone. Time is largely irrelevant, I know when it is getting light or dark and my stomach tells me when it is lunch or dinnertime. On the rare occasions I do wear a watch, my favourite id a "gold Lolex" that I bought from the markets in Penang over thirty years ago for $4 and it has only ever had new batteries. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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