Padded Cell

Paul HutchingsPosted: 01 March 2005Last Updated: 01 March 2005
Chap at work is selling a 4th gen 20gb iPod for £145.Comes with a carry case, remote headphones, mains, dock with USB2 and firewire cables etc..I think from the Apple store, new, we're talking about £240 or so.Condition is good, I've...
AndyFelinPosted: 28 February 2005Last Updated: 01 March 2005
At long last we have got the go-ahead for the conversion of an adjoining workshop into a new lounge and separate study/office.I initially wanted a solid wall (blockwork) between these two rooms, but have been told that this will need the original...
av in bcPosted: 27 February 2005Last Updated: 01 March 2005
i am currently using nordost shiva cords on the nait5 and the cd5, the flatcap2 has a ps audio cord and the hi-cap2 has an original naim cord.in order to help fund the hi-cap i am changing to an all naim power cords and selling the others. my question...
FisbeyPosted: 01 March 2005Last Updated: 01 March 2005
I really should know this, especially as its been explained before, but what does 'break a leg' mean when said to performers before they go on stage, or more specifically where does the saying come from?
Tim DanaherPosted: 26 February 2005Last Updated: 01 March 2005
I know some forum members have these --Anyone have any experience of using them with rechargeable battereies? When I put some newly-charged ones in, the remote acts as if it's just about to run out of power (everything on the facia lights up) then it...
LomoPosted: 23 February 2005Last Updated: 28 February 2005
Absolutely no contest . I sidled into a showing of "And God Created Women" and there she was, Brigette Bardot, she had it all. The only one to come near her was Rita Hayworth. Now if she had been French...
Tony LockhartPosted: 27 February 2005Last Updated: 28 February 2005
This must have been a wierd experience;http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4301643.stmTony
jason.gPosted: 21 February 2005Last Updated: 28 February 2005
i recently bought a pair of sennheiser p100 headphones from empire direct. they cost £26 which was damn cheap,saving £4 from anywhere else. the money was deducted from my bank and then a couple of days later another £207 came out. i only noticed by...
Deane FPosted: 26 February 2005Last Updated: 28 February 2005
A few years ago, before I was married, I shared a house with a tetraplegic (C5-C6 fracture) who had broken his neck during rugby training in 1986. He was on the front row of the scrum and wasn't the first or the last to acquire a disability this way....
AlcoPosted: 25 February 2005Last Updated: 27 February 2005
As a reply to my own started topic about replacing the standard glas-fuse in a Nait-2, I'd like to apologize.Yes, I'm a regular visitor of this forum, but didn't realize that my question was against the forum rules.I can imagine Naim uses specific...
garyiPosted: 26 February 2005Last Updated: 27 February 2005
Does anyone have any experience of this camera?Cheers
7VPosted: 26 February 2005Last Updated: 27 February 2005
Associated Press has announced that President Mubarak of Egypt is changing the Egyption constitution to allow for 'multi-candidate presidential elections' in September.This is after over 50 years of one party rule and 14 years of Mubarak's own reign....
Sir Crispin CupcakePosted: 25 February 2005Last Updated: 27 February 2005
Just been looking on the other side. Has Mick Parry really been banned from this forum?
JayPosted: 21 February 2005Last Updated: 26 February 2005
You know what I'd really like.....1. A remote for my iPod mini, which is connected to said hifi?2. Whilst I'm here, a wireless network remote that can control iTunes/Airport express on my powerbook.Is this possible in the real world?Jay
RasherPosted: 23 February 2005Last Updated: 26 February 2005
You've got to laugh.A great public display of how the Monachy operate and their efficiency at their role.Couldn't be more useless if it was run by a work experience kiddie from school. (actually that isn't fair. I have worked alongside a few work...
Berlin FritzPosted: 25 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
History repeats itself. Don't let this story be buried. Bring the criminals to justice. NOW! My Lai Massacre On March 16, 1968 the angry and frustrated men of Charlie Company, 11th Brigade, Americal Division entered the village of My Lai. "This is...
MichaelCPosted: 25 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
Feeling bored in the office? Looking for something new and exciting to do?Why not initiate an office dare system – however to do it properly only you are allowed to know the dare. Sound confusing? Well read on . . .One Point Office Dares(1) Run...
FisbeyPosted: 25 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
From Channel 4 - what did/does he do?
Bruce WoodhousePosted: 24 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
Going to see The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou this weekend, should be splendid! Good couple of weeks at the movies, 'Sideways' made us laugh for days afterwards. Who needs 'The Oscars'!(On the subject of the Oscars-'Finding Neverland' was nice, but...
AricPosted: 13 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
Adam, Are you one of those superhumans that can get by with only 3 or 4 hours of sleep? By my clock, your posts seem to consistently go far into the night - like 2 or 3 in the morning.As for me, I'm worthless unless I get at least 7 1/2 hours of...
hermPosted: 14 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
Hello. After a gruelling login process with the new software (is this progress?) I thought I'd remind you april 2004 I posted a query about the Rover 45 my wife was going to get as her lease-mobile. You may remember she really wanted to get the thing...
GMLPosted: 24 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
Hello everyone,I realise this a minefield of a subject but I'm soon going to purchase a new computer.I am considering two manufacturers, Evesham and Mesh.A friend has an Evesham machine and it's very impressive. An added bonus with this company is...
woodyPosted: 23 February 2005Last Updated: 25 February 2005
I finally ordered my wife an ipod mini from the apple UK store a couple of days ago. Today I received an email from apple telling me that my order for a 4GB standard mini has been cancelled and they'll be shipping me the brand new 6GB model. I guess...
LomoPosted: 21 February 2005Last Updated: 24 February 2005
Here in Australia it is now considered that a quarter of our young people have a mental health condition. Apparantly the breakup is around 40% in disadvantaged families and 15% in high income families. So no one part of society is immune.Our suicide...
MichaelCPosted: 16 February 2005Last Updated: 24 February 2005
Listening to the radio on the way into the office this morning and it is reported that Livingstone will not apologise for his (concentration camp) comments about the reporter at the Evening Standard (?). Is Livingstone fit to be Mayor of London? And...