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#31
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Newportnobby - March 25, 2024, 07:04:54 PM
Quote from: port perran on March 25, 2024, 06:05:14 PMAnd for Hawkwind fans - here's their latest single :
https://youtu.be/8qzZqKWBUHA?si=wZeAWlcnLL65cJRv

Sorry, but that's a  :thumbsdown: from me, sadly.

Quote from: port perran on March 25, 2024, 03:20:39 PMAnother band from my youth that I never saw were the Moody  Blues but I was pretty heavily into their music and had several of their early albums.
Question, from the fine Question of Balance LP, is one of my favourite tracks.
I do find the Moodies work a bit dated now but still listen to it from time to time :
https://youtu.be/-wDHvmCVRxU?si=Gm8CAdVUGUvEioLL


I never got to see them them either but for some reason they were looked down on by many.
Of course, 'Nights in White Satin' was frequently the last song played at many a party :)
My favourite track is from 'To our Children's Children's Children'


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IIC3YBY3DI
#32
General Discussion / Re: Unhappy Thread
Last post by Newportnobby - March 25, 2024, 06:55:29 PM
Quote from: RailGooner on March 25, 2024, 06:18:56 PMPressing the 'Lock' button twice will lock the car and disable keyless entry. In this state 'relay theft' will fail. You'll need to press the 'Unlock' button or use the key to unlock the car.

No need to waste any money on faraday boxes, or worry needlessly. Just RTFM.

My Qashqai actually has no keys/keyholes. It's purely key fob entry
#33
General Discussion / Re: Unhappy Thread
Last post by RailGooner - March 25, 2024, 06:18:56 PM
For the vast majority of keyless fob car lock systems:

  • Pressing the 'Lock' button once will lock the car and enable keyless entry, such that approaching the vehicle with the key fob will unlock it - no need to press any buttons on the fob. It's this state that is exploited by 'relay theft'.
  • Pressing the 'Lock' button twice will lock the car and disable keyless entry. In this state 'relay theft' will fail. You'll need to press the 'Unlock' button or use the key to unlock the car.

No need to waste any money on faraday boxes, or worry needlessly. Just RTFM.
#34
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by port perran - March 25, 2024, 06:05:14 PM
And for Hawkwind fans - here's their latest single :
https://youtu.be/8qzZqKWBUHA?si=wZeAWlcnLL65cJRv
#35
General Discussion / Re: Unhappy Thread
Last post by Papyrus - March 25, 2024, 05:34:21 PM
Quote from: Newportnobby on March 25, 2024, 03:31:31 AM@Papyrus Being in possession of such, I'd like to know more please, Chris.
PM me if your rant isn't fit for the open forum ;)

Well, it wasn't really going to be a rant. but I can make it one if you want! A few days ago (about the time I was wrestling with Ticketmaster, actually), my car very thoughtfully told me I needed to change the key battery. I always keep a couple of spares for this very reason, so I dutifully did as I was told, whereupon the key stopped working altogether! Tried another battery... dead. Thinking that the batteries had been in my possession for a while, I thought they might have lost a bit of charge, although they were well within the use by date, so I bought some more and that still made no difference. Fortunately, we have 2 keys, so we were able to use the car. I took it to the local garage and asked what I was doing wrong. They took out the 'new' battery and put in a 'new' one. Bingo! It now works. You explain it.

This is in addition to what others have said about having to keep the key in a cocoa tin to prevent the car being nicked. I don't bother with this - the car is kept in my garage which is 40 metres away from the house, and it's not a desirable make anyway (Skoda). I just think the additional layer of technology is totally unnecessary, especially when you consider that the key fob contains a 'proper' key anyway, so what is the point?

Rant over. Next!

Cheers,

Chris
#36
General Discussion / Re: An Eventful Christmas at T...
Last post by Chris in Prague - March 25, 2024, 05:17:26 PM
"If I hadn't been there with you, Sylvie, all this would have been just a fantastic dream. And are there legends about Mademoiselle Élise's cat, too?" Eli smiled as the taxi neared their destination.

"Ah, the mysterious bond between Mademoiselle Élise and her sleek black cat, a 'shadowy feline spirit that slips through the veils of time'. Yes, there are such... poetic fragments in many languages. 'Under the moonlit skies, they tell of shared secrets—whispers carried by the night breeze, fragments of the forgotten stories of ancient civilisations'.

"We can picture them together, Eli. 'The cat, with eyes like obsidian pools, gazes into Élise's eyes, and in that shared silence, they traverse epochs. The cat's fur, midnight velvet, absorbs the moon's glow, and its purrs resonate with the hum of pyramids and the rustle of papyrus scrolls'.

"'Together, they walk along the edge of memory, their steps passing through Babylonian gardens, Greek agora, and Roman fora. The cat's tail flicks, brushing against the shelves of lost libraries, where scrolls crumble like dry autumn leaves'.

"'Élise strokes the cat's back, feeling the pulse of the crystals of Atlantis, the whispers of Sumerian sages, and the taste of ambrosia on her tongue. The cat, ageless and wise, blinks slowly, revealing glimpses of Etruscan tombs and crowded Phoenician harbours'.

"'And when the night deepens, they sit by a fire, sharing stories of sunken cities, cast oracle bones, and star maps etched into their souls. The cat's eyes hold the constellations, and Élise listens, her heart an instrument for the cosmic symphony'.

"'In their twilight communion, they are more than woman and feline. They are chroniclers, dream weavers, and keepers of lost lore. As the silver moon arcs across the dark velvet of the night sky, they continue their whispered dialogue, bridging the gap between then, now, and forever'.

"Mademoiselle Élise and her cat—'their bond transcends time, and those who glimpse them catch fleeting glimpses of eternity', or so the poets say", sighed Sylvia, her gaze far, far away.

"Amazing. I can picture it all, every scene. I could paint each scene to the very last detail. What else do the legends speak of Sylvie?"

"They tell of how, one moonlit night, a stranger entered Mademoiselle Élise's boutique. His eyes—the same captivating amber and hazel as hers—held a familiar allure. He spoke of destiny, of threads connecting lives. Élise listens, the cat studying them, sensing a shared secret."

"Who...", Eli hesitated, "was that stranger with the captivating amber and hazel eyes—the one who entered Mademoiselle Élise's atelier. Was he L'Énigmatique? Or perhaps a lost love from a forgotten chapter or poem?"

Sylvia gazes out of the taxi window beyond the warmly dressed pedestrians hurrying home, her voice soft. "No one knows, Eli. Perhaps the first, maybe the second, perhaps both. 'Threads connecting lives, secrets shared under the silver moon.' The legends known to my mother are fragmentary and uncertain. But here we are!" she concludes as the black cab draws up outside the shared Chelsea townhouse where they live with their female friends.
#37
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Grassyfield - March 25, 2024, 03:34:08 PM
Nice song, this used to be on radio all the time in NZ also.
#38
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Newportnobby - March 25, 2024, 03:33:15 PM
@port perran Martin - you might recall this single by Joan Osborne, often featured on the radio


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDdOnl0bHO4
#39
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by port perran - March 25, 2024, 03:20:39 PM
Another band from my youth that I never saw were the Moody  Blues but I was pretty heavily into their music and had several of their early albums.
Question, from the fine Question of Balance LP, is one of my favourite tracks.
I do find the Moodies work a bit dated now but still listen to it from time to time :
https://youtu.be/-wDHvmCVRxU?si=Gm8CAdVUGUvEioLL
#40
General Discussion / Re: what are you listening to ...
Last post by Grassyfield - March 25, 2024, 03:11:17 PM
Oh i love George Jones!! He's got a beautiful voice also. One of my fav versions of this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6d4o_IBEY0
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