bobins wrote:My brother got a program he wrote on his ZX81 printed in Sinclair User magazine - I think he got £10 for it at the time. IIRC it was called 'Lights Out'
Minor pause in POTD: Fish Special....
You may be able to discover the original "Lights Out" in amongst this little lot, looks like virtually every issue available to browse on-line!
This is the most interesting thing I have spotted today. It came with the question
"Do you know anything about motor bikes?"
The new owner was trying to fire it up,without success. Now I have acquired quite a bit of useless information so all I could offer from my own personal treasure trove was try a different set of spark plugs.
Then again I was able to provide him with more useful help by putting him in touch with someone who really does know about motor bikes who just lives round the corner.
It's immediately an interesting looking bike, his is 1953 vintage, and an interesting story as told by wiki. Quite a faffy starting procedure.
Gibbo2286 wrote:The last time I saw legs like that they were on Max Wall.
My daughters made a comment about my legs but be assured they might not look much but they're all muscle and a lot more powerful than they look
My nickname in cycling circles is "Diesel Legs" due to my low cadence high geared pedalling technique - like a diesel engine I have much low-speed torque but not a lot of top end!
I climb hills at good pace in what are seen as ridiculously tall gears...
Jim
Runner, cyclist, duathlete, Citroen AX fan and the CCC Citroenian 'From A to Z' Columnist...
The picture on this wonderful youtube laid back tune from Carlos Santana featured over at The Pickled Egg-Cool Sound..zzz fest! is from Lake Mono in California. The track is anything but mono! a real treat for a decent audio set up.
Now if you are going to go kayaking on Lake Mono, be sure to take a colourful one. Makes for better pictures against the mineral stacks!
NewcastleFalcon wrote:
Now if you are going to go kayaking on Lake Mono, be sure to take a colourful one. Makes for better pictures against the mineral stacks!
Just regressing slightly, as kids my sister and I used to go to our Nan's in Kinsale just south of Cork on holiday. We were there the same year Sputnik was launched. One evening there was a bit of a stir up the lane as someone heard on the wireless that Sputnik was coming over, non of those new fangled TV percywotsits in those days! We were on the edge of the town so there was no light pollution and the inky black sky was dotted with millions of stars, then suddenly someone pointed to one of the stars moving. I remember the hairs standing up on the back of my neck, and I've remembered it for 60 odd years.
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Dave
2011 Peugeot 3008 1.6hdi Exclusive EGS.
'04 C5 auto estate 2.2 hdi. Gone.
Bx 1.6 TGS Auto 50k A rare beast by all accounts. A bit tired but getting better by the day. Gone.
'96 XM 2.5TD VSX.......Sadly sold. What an idiot! I should have held on to that.
James ex BX 1.9
ex Xantia 2.0HDi SX
ex Xantia 2.0HDi LX
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.0HDi VTR
ex C5 2.2HDi VTX+
Yes, I am paranoid, but am I paranoid ENOUGH?
Out amongst the stars, looking for a world of my own!
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