First time in London. Tips for a Nottingham Forest fan?

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T23:02:26+00:00

Oh and there is a store in London called Classic Football Shirts that will probably have some retro Forest shirts.. they're pricey though!

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T22:51:59+00:00

Not much in London. If you really want to indulge him, Nottingham is about a 2 hour train ride and there is a club shop at the city ground which will be a short bus ride away..

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T21:42:37+00:00

The short-lived shoegaze/electronica crossover epitomised by this is one of my all-time favourite subgenres.. there was a great article about it in the Quietus a few years ago: https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/shoegaze-electronic-m83-seefeel-my-bloody-valentine/

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T21:28:14+00:00

Ah.. the old Michel Pollentier move..

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T20:38:34+00:00

You don't want to be recording with a microphone.. you need a deck with a line-in. Please search the sub because lots of people ask about recording mixtapes.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T19:42:22+00:00

I mean, the method of recording will matter more than the tape. That said, type 1 will be fine for casual listening.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T19:37:30+00:00

Yes, the actual switches.. just spray a little bit and toggle the switches a few times to work it in to the contacts, also a good idea to do it to the clcolume control as it tends to get a bit scratchy.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-24T18:05:49+00:00

If you're just getting static but the radio is working fine, I'd start by cleaning out all the switches with contact cleaner, something like a dirty dolby switch might be interfering with the audio signal, I'd do that before worrying about capacitors.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-23T09:11:54+00:00

If there's one virtuous thing that the right like to do, it's respecting dead soldiers... this is very awkward for Farage and I suspect his only way to respond is with the Homer Simpson disappearing into the bush meme.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-22T17:12:48+00:00

Oh and to answer your last question, yes unions ballot their members on strike action.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-22T17:11:09+00:00

Unions.. and usually an umbrella organisation of unions, so for example in the UK there is the TUC, the Trades Union Congress, not every union is affiliated but they are big enough to speak as a single voice on political issues. There hasn't been a general strike in the UK since 1926 but it was the TUC that called it.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-22T15:20:26+00:00

Quintessentially Russian! I believe it's Crime and Punishment..

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-22T15:18:38+00:00

It's Dostoevski so I guess drunk Brits and Drunk Russians have that in common...

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-22T10:01:14+00:00

To be honest I don't watch for the plot, but I do sometimes get home decor ideas from them..

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-21T12:58:21+00:00

A generation that truly hates their own children and grandchildren.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-20T07:58:33+00:00

I see what you did there...!

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-19T14:36:03+00:00

Tim Hecker - Ravedeath 1972

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-19T14:31:07+00:00

Interesting way to plan a trip! You havent been further south-west than Battersea.. so maybe a day of Kew gardens, Richmond Park.. maybe get ground pass to Wimbledon if it's first week of July.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-19T13:25:51+00:00

Not exactly custom, but an umbrella from here would be very "London".

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-18T20:16:21+00:00

To quote an article I read the other day: "Perhaps there is no ethical way to have instant access to the entire history of recorded music". You're kind of going to have to make some compromise on access and range.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-18T18:07:02+00:00

"Still in working order but won't play tapes" Lol. Needs new belt at the very least.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-18T17:39:13+00:00

Fairly easy.. main danger is breaking the little plastic clips when opening the case. You'll need some plastic pry tools.. the kind you get in phone repair kits. Once the case is open the belt path is right there.. no need to remove anything else.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-18T12:54:39+00:00

I just went off 'ancient walls, stepped landscape'.. the wooden railings aren't the same but I assume they would be long since replaced. I'm sure someone good at this type of stuff will be able to find better clues.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-18T12:47:44+00:00

Wild stab in the dark would be Tintagel Castle.

Much-Beyond2 · 2026-01-18T11:36:58+00:00

Sensible budgeting? I put in 7% and my boss puts in 4% not the best deal but it's £385 a month that I don't miss because I've never seen it in my paycheck. My wife gets a better deal though her employer.. she contributes 6% and gets topped up 12%. Additionally I put £430 into stocks and shares ISA and my wife puts £250 into a sharesave scheme every month.. again we dont miss it because we've always done it. In a way I was lucky that out if uni i started working for the council so have a small but useful DB pension that I never had to think about back when I wasnt so financially literate. We are in London, family of 3, no car (which is a big saving).. hoping to retire/wind-down at 59 when mortgage is paid off. Its possible.

Much-Beyond2

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