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Bobw1951

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Dickins & Jones closed in 2006, and the building was re-developed to have shops at ground level and an upmarket restaurant with apartments and roof terraces above.
Having watched the two series of documentaries on Liberty, I've seen that it's definitely changed under the leadership of their US MD Ed Burstell (formerly Bergdorfs NY) - the store was sold in 2009 and now owned by a conglomerate of some sort. It's still quirky and unusual, but very upmarket in particularly fashion, and I think the Liberty I knew is a lot different now. I doubt they still have those lovely bars of soap simply wrapped in white with a gold 'Liberty' etc. writing on it.

I think Covent Garden has stayed pretty much the same though - a few businesses changed/gone, but I loved the atmosphere there. The Neal's Yard cheese shop alone is a wonder!
The ROH musicians and performers are great - and I was once there in February, sat outside wrapped up in a winter coat having a pot of tea and watching a man juggling a chainsaw and balancing it on his chin! :laugh:
My husband had never been there before, so on the afternoon we were on our way to the evening private view at the RA, we detoured there and there was an Andean folk group (Tarpuy) performing. We bought their CD. It was the last day of May and really warm and sunny ...perfect day really :)

If you feel like a trip into town, go and see the summer exhibition at the RA later this year - there's so much to see there usually, and I was overawed, fascinated, amused and completely bowled over by it. There's some absolutely ridiculous stuff, but there's some very clever ones too.

That proves I don't go up there much :lol: and never go into those type of stores anyway, more a M&S man myself
 

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Remind me which clone your first one is george ?

I can't be 100% sure of the maker Terry.It was the first one FT listed,i asked them and they said it was a privacy policy and the maker did'nt want it disclosing.
But fishing around it appears to be made by Robotech

https://www.fasttech.com/p/2018000
 

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I can't be 100% sure of the maker Terry.It was the first one FT listed,i asked them and they said it was a privacy policy and the maker did'nt want it disclosing.
But fishing around it appears to be made by Robotech

https://www.fasttech.com/p/2018000

Ah yes, i remember you saying now :) There is that many clones of the V4 now, it is nearly as daunting as all the parts :laugh: But after doing some thorough research, it seems Infinite and tobeco are the winners. :)
 

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That went quick mate.
Back to work for a rest :)

Too bloody quick George :cry:

Well the kids are off school now, so it'll be a rest for this week anyway mate :laugh:

Cheers ian, you should get your Ni200 tomorrow as well :)

You're a Gent :)

You'll be surprised how much I managed to stuff in that envelope :D

I`m down to nine mods in regular use now mate, seems enough to get me through the day :laugh:

Well we don't want to have too little choice do we :laugh: You know me mate, I like a bit of variety ;)

Some other good bargains there.....Marquis dripper £8.99,ceramic tweezers £6.90, Kuro coilers £2.49 and a fair bit more.

off to have a gander :)
 
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I was lucky it was still there :) had problems with paypal though and had to cancel the order and then start again, it went through properly the second time.

SNAP
I thought i'd missed out,but went back in for another try.

Terry...did you pick up some coilers?
 

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Well done Bob, Twas a very good find by george :toast:

I think that was the one I pointed you to the other day, but it was still £24.99 then, appears they are moving premises and are trying to get rid of most of their stock before they do. Bought my Magma & a KFL+ from them when they first started up back in October, so looks like they are expanding quickly.
 

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Bit different from using a bin lid as a sledge.
'Twas only a matter of time ..he was only three then!

We weren't even allowed in the room that had the Dansette without Adult supervision :laugh:
Ours were a lot older by the time I could afford that - still worried me though!

I think I'd be the same as your Hubby, if I think it's crap I'd probably say so :laugh:
Yes, he said just that! Trouble is, he said it within earshot of some people, and I asked him how he thought we'd feel if we heard someone say that about one of mine! He got my point then.
I remember at one exhibition, a rather upper crust gentleman looked sideways at him as they were looking at the work and politely asked 'Do you paint?' ......the answer, said with a perfectly straight Eric Morecambe type face 'Oh yes, the odd wall and ceiling' - they both burst out laughing ..thank goodness :facepalm:
..and they wonder why I started putting duct tape on his mouth at exhibitions! :lol:
At the RA, mine was in the Weston Room where all smaller works are hung, and there was mine 2/3 the way up the wall with a little red dot on it (It went to Massachusetts) and two ladies were looking up at it talking ..I held my breath only to hear 'Oh damn, it's sold!'.
That truly was the most wonderful day and I'll never forget it. Only submitted for the RA show the once and getting one hung was enough for me ..I'd done it!

I guess I was lucky, we had some superb teachers. Our Music teacher at Primary School was a real Hitler though. If you sang a note wrong, he'd literally pick you up out of your seat by the ear, or throw the board rubber at your head. It did stop though, after the Parent of one Student paid him a visit and convinced him that beating up kids was a bad idea. He never did come back to teaching us Music after that encounter :laugh:
Oh dear! We had a geography teacher in high school, and he threw the blackboard rubber too! Large chunk of wood hurtling through the air at the unsuspecting daydreamer ...not good, and we're talking about girls anywhere between 14 and 16. He never got sacked, at least not while I was there - he'd never get away with it even once now!

Back in work tomorrow worst luck :(
Seems to have passed quickly! Hope you have a good day! :)

I`m down to nine mods in regular use now mate, seems enough to get me through the day :laugh:
Nine smart mods hanging in a row, and if one smart mod should accidentally fall, there'd be ............:laugh:

That proves I don't go up there much :lol: and never go into those type of stores anyway, more a M&S man myself
Those 5 day trips were a treat for me, perhaps 4 times a year at most, and I loved wandering around shops and places and fitting in a few work related meetings/visits too.
 
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