Our son would like a high capacity (132 Gb or thereabouts) portable music player but has taken against Apple so really does not want an iPod. I have tried some internet searching and been rather baffled so don't want to buy mail order (actually...

I've been thinking about getting a decent hifi for years, and would like to finally get round to it in the next few months. As it will be a significant investment, I'm doing my research first though!

Rather than go for separates, I'm wondering if...

Firstly, thanks for the replies to an "unrelated" recent Anon post in IHTM.... :wink:

I've got to travel a number of times next month as SLF (UK-Jersey).

I've not had the pleasure of that experience in probably 12+ years...and I can't...

How is it possible that our 1st World status, and H&S mania that ended up with plumbers being fined for smoking a cig in their own van alone - ended up with the mess we are now watching on TV.

I try generally to remain a-political.

I have to...

Don't often post this sort of stuff, but this amused me....

The new UK carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, is on its way out of the lock at Forsyth for sea trials.

I can't find a live feed, but some interesting pictures are being posted on the ship's Twitter feed:

Quite looking forward to seeing this ship at...

Evening all

I've just had a snack; thought I'd get something simply, like baked beans with a couple of fishfingers, (with a slice of bread and butter). Sounds reasonably healthy?....

However, halfway through my 'half healthy' snack, I got to...

£1BN has been found. Where from?

My now ex boss was complaining just a few days ago that my purchase order wouldn't cover the hideous and well outside European Time Directive hours I did in late April and Early May, with that underlying snide look that I was somehow ferkin him....

The nation has had several One Minute Silences over the past few months - Manchester, London Bridge and Grenfell Tower to name just three.

Other than the Two Minute Silence on Armistice Day & Remembrance Sunday I don't recall these taking...

8th June. Fascinating to see just how low Corbyn and his crew have taken Labour in such a short time.

Hi all,

I've moved into a house once owned by a retired Canadian Airforce Pilot. It is 3-4nm from FAB /ELGF airfield.

Sadly his amazing collection of airfix models didn't stay, but some curtains depicting WW1 planes did.

What also stayed was an...

I was going to post this as a reply to something that was said in the general election thread, but then I thought this was off at a tangent so thought a new thread was in order ...

Here is a very honest appraisal of the education system from my...

Can anybody recommend a constant wear CO2 powered aviation (ie not water activated) lifejacket suitable for a slightly built (20kg) six year old?

She's too small for the small adult variety.

I've trawled the Internet, SEMS , Amazon and others but...

OK, I have a voice recorder, but it's a really old one and the only way to get files off it is to play them to another device and record them in real time on that device.

The other device in question is a Mac. i have a MacBook and an iMac, neither...

Just seen this fab photo shared on Twitter....

There are a few IT bod here who may appreciate it..

Can anyone offer a sensible explanation of why 'everyone' on Facebook etc appears to believe that Teresa May is solely responsible for a tower block burning down?

I really can't be a***d to try and unravel the facts from the dross.

Rob P

I could think of no better forum to ask for recommendations!

Must be spending too much time in the car. Wondering if there is a better word the Satnav manufacturer could use than "Favourites" for oft-visited workplaces.

Favourites doesn't cut it. Favourites would be the airfield, the pub, the...

So, some muppet decided to publicly remove himself from the gene pool last night at Brussels Central Station.

The photo that's going round Internet - with the flames - is almost exactly where I stood when using Central for more than a year whilst...

Yet another question about hifis... for those of you with pets as well as an enjoyment of high quality sound.

I'm slightly concerned about keeping dog hair out of the CD & amp - we keep the house clean and the dogs groomed, but there's still a...

A water-bombing plane fighting huge forest fires in central Portugal has crashed, local officials say.

Even the Avocados have tattoos:

I was sent this by a friend who knew I was a pilot. It made me smile:

Male logic
This is a conversation between a man and his wife. Please note that she asks five or six questions which he answered quite simply, but then she is speechless after...

OK, deliberate misquote of Good Morning Vietnam to get passed the bad word sensors/censors...what are folks doing to "keep cool"?

34oC in the shade at my place today. Kids bedrooms in the attic conversion are 30oC even with taking logical...

Team

The temperatures in the office are on a warm day challenging but on these hot days truly too hot, not for me of course but for my poor customers.

Anyone got experience with portable units they can recommend?

The offices are some small rooms...

There hasn't been much mention of this on here yet.

Russia has said it will treat US warplanes operating in parts of Syria where its air forces are also present as “targets” amid a diplomatic row caused by the downing of a Syrian jet.

The...

I know you're a well travelled bunch. Any recommendations for 2 days in Berlin in the summer?

Where to stay and eat and what to see?

Hardest bit seems to be where to stay. Ideally somewhere with informal relaxing, eating and drinking in the...

We all know the discussion going on about Grenfell tower.

Many of us have worked in engineering fields where ethical decision making is at least somewhere on the radar - and occasionally becomes extremely relevant.

I was thinking about this, and...

In February of this year, the Royal Mail stopped delivering to our address. We previously believed that they were bound by a universal service commitment, but it appears they are able to ditch uneconomic propties such as ours with very little option...

Title says it really. Don't have the options within settings which appear on youtube 'tutorials' and wonder if BT ship the phone with half of it disabled? Running 6.0.1

Any help appreciated.

TIA

Just to note the death of Anita Pallenberg on Tuesday. Conceivably the sexiest of the 60s rock chicks.

(But then again there was always Françoise Hardy)

Rob P

-ROvJtstemo

Ok. There's no subtext to this, the title is to be taken as it reads. The man is a great big baby having tantrums when he doesn't get his own way.
Tw@

This seems appropriate for this group

Hi Folks,

This is the subject that I've seen rolling past here couple years ago.
I'm at the stage where we have bought a house, and its time to get some insurance - so that my lady isn't left without means if I involuntary check out.
Aviva has...

I bet everyone has a different ranking.....

(and I'm sure that there's a misquote of the Eleanor Rigby lyric (but am too lazy to get up and check.) My memory suggests "picks up the rice *in a church* where a wedding has been"

...maybe he needs to consider a change of careers.

I've been thinking about getting a small fireproof box (some of you will know why! :shock: ) to keep things like passport, external hard drive & will in. It seems that some need regular opening to stop them getting damp - I appreciate I could...

This came out the year of my birth.
I never actually realised until tonight a video existed of the Deep Purple doing Child of Time (or even a bunch of other songs) "back then".

I grew up with Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath,...

Watching Outside Source last night, poor s*d was drenched reporting from East London - no umbrella, minute after minute of waiting for drivel...

One of the highlights of the election was the smugness escaping from Alex Salmond.

After many years of a rear guard action - we will get a 4 legged canine thingy,

French Bulldog.

I objected for long and weary , firstly that the kids were too young then that I object to "breeds".

as expected, that time has come my...

Are there any downsides to using mixed RAM modules in a computer (specifically an iMac?). The machine has four slots, currently containing 2x 4GB modules; I have an additional 2x 16GB modules.

Am I better off using all four (total 40GB, or just...

Just pondering as I do..... There are continual threads on here about airfields being under threat from developers and that the land is worth more to an owner as a housing estate than it ever will be as an airfield. This is presumably driven by hard...

Of course, no political party would dare even mention it in a manifesto, but isn't it time that we, as a nation, once again looked seriously at the question of assisted dying?

With all the pressures on (and expense of) social care for those dying...

I notice that Mrs Queen had her flag at the top of the pole this evening. The rest of Official London still have theirs dipped. Has one or other, shock horror, made a protocol error or are there different rules for the Royal Standard?

Hi Rob

Came across this and thought of you (of course!):

"(15+) Kilometers of Stainless Hand and Foot rail systems". "(11) Luggage Reclaim Carousels". "(4,000+) Airport Seats". "(5) Complete Airbridges (In storage)". So reads the inventory for the sale of this...