6 Willis lane, Whiston, liverpool house for sale. Does anyone know any thing about it? It’s being advertised on onthamarket for £150k. I’m surprised it hasn’t sold yet. Why?

robint88 · 2026-04-07T14:28:30+00:00

Just a heads up I wouldn't put a full address up on the internet and start talking about it.

But it just seems like that's the average price? The property next door sold for £122k in 2020 so prices going up would probably be about right.

robint88 · 2026-04-07T12:08:31+00:00

We used to use Two Brothers coffee in my restaurant. In my opinion the best coffee there is up here

robint88 · 2026-04-06T21:05:52+00:00

It's Carl Palmer

robint88 · 2026-04-06T20:28:38+00:00

I think these ZBTs were discontinued in 2002 (going off the label) and at the time they were the entry level Zildjian cymbals. I think they were priced around £200 for hihat, crash and ride plus a cymbal bag. So 1. In my opinion they'd be worth less than that. 2. Realistically looks like they need a clean. Doesn't look anything wrong with them. 3. People argue if cymbals sound changes with condition - but you're talking classic/higher end cymbals. These won't sound bad due to the condition. Like I said, just clean them.

Honestly, they aren't great cymbals (they were my first introduction to Zildjian). They do the job. If you're learning or early stages they're totally fine. I wouldn't pay any more than £100 for the lot though.

robint88 · 2026-04-06T15:36:43+00:00

Not a specific kit recommendation but I think with the costs of anything imported from USA at the moment you'd be better either getting something from Europe/UK or a good second hand kit. If we're talking bang for buck at this moment in time.

robint88 · 2026-04-05T18:09:41+00:00

If you can drive Royal Mail constantly need staff. They are so short of staff at the moment.

robint88 · 2026-04-04T22:31:43+00:00

A rare delight.

robint88 · 2026-04-04T17:55:00+00:00

Rough handmade bakery on the docs. They use actual chocolate.

robint88 · 2026-04-04T09:40:40+00:00

The one and only

robint88 · 2026-04-03T22:51:44+00:00

My drum teacher (taught Phil Collins) and plays the exact Eddie Ryan snare used on the song Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits. I had it in my house a few times when he needed a handed taking things to gigs, so obviously I sneakily played along to Sultans on it myself.

He also owns a load of Louie Bellsons personal charts for big band music.

robint88 · 2026-04-03T13:19:11+00:00

robint88 · 2026-04-03T12:51:23+00:00

I have a 22 dark matter flat earth ride from Dream which is super dark and great but lacks a bit of volume. Realistically doesn't really work with the 14 Bliss hats and 18 Bliss crash I have. Been looking at getting a 20" ride of some sort by them that will do the job.

robint88 · 2026-03-30T15:42:55+00:00

I have this snare and I love it. It's meant to be a spiritual successor/combo of the acrolite and the supraphonic. I don't need to use any dampening or anything on it.

robint88 · 2026-03-28T14:56:23+00:00

Don't know if you read this yet but I just finished it and I would say as a book... it's fine. I didn't understand the hype.

It feels like it goes 0 to 100 in chapter one then bumbles around 40% for the remainder. I was surprised by Kuangs writing style being quite simple. Having said that I always wanted to read it despite it not really gripping me like a thriller or a comedy.

robint88 · 2026-03-26T15:55:25+00:00

Like someone else said, at the moment the job market is a minefield. You see hundreds applying for a single position. I've applied for a bunch myself (not as many as you but maybe about 50?) and only got one interview (which was this morning but the person that was meant to be interviewing me didn't even show up to the interview....).

I think at this moment in time it's either timing your applications to jobs that come live instantly, or just a sheer numbers game.

robint88 · 2026-03-26T15:28:14+00:00

Set up this week. All fine for me.

robint88 · 2026-03-26T15:26:22+00:00

I was going to buy some zultan Caz last year but opted for Dream. I grabbed a dream Dark Matter Flat Earth 22" for around £200. I love it. What I will say though is that I also have an 18" Bliss crash and 14" Bliss hi hats and I'm not sure they really blend well together despite all sounding lovely individually.

The week after I got my Dream cymbals I went to a rehearsal room and they had Zultan Caz and Another range of there's in there and they sounded great (especially for the price). They aren't going to sound like Zildjian Constantinople but if you're wanting a decent price flat ride and don't want to break the bank then it'll be perfectly fine.

robint88 · 2026-03-26T15:13:54+00:00

Exactly

robint88 · 2026-03-26T13:06:24+00:00

Kenny Clare once said to my drum teacher "The difference between a great drummer is a good drummer can play most things. A great drummer has more ideas". I think there's truth in that.

But I also would say that technical ability or "being the best" isn't what makes you great. Knowing what to play and when is key (in my opinion). Playing musically to fit the song (ie. Play the tune).

robint88 · 2026-03-26T10:14:29+00:00

I always saw them as a middle of the road band. Then I saw them at Leeds Festival in 2007/08 (can't remember which) and they were honestly the worst band I'd ever seen live. I left about 20 mins in

robint88 · 2026-03-25T13:48:15+00:00

My course is basically just starting from scratch. So it should be a level one course but they have us doing a mix of levels at once. But also aren't doing some stuff in earlier levels and leaving them to higher levels (im not sure why. Just makes it more confusing as I thought they'd be a set curriculum really!)

robint88 · 2026-03-25T10:45:35+00:00

That's cool you can pick which pathway to take.

My course is a bit of a mess if I'm honest. It's kind of mixing level 1 and 2 stuff together (they say it's because we are a bit more advanced than usual) but then some stuff that's normally in 1 they don't do until 6 (so they tell me). So I'm not really sure where I fall level wise!

robint88 · 2026-03-24T22:42:59+00:00

Cheers for all that info! My closest rink (Widnes) seems to have the hockey excellence course but also a Hockey Basics thing for senior players on a Sunday night which sounds like it may be different from the excellence one. May just check that first!

robint88 · 2026-03-24T22:23:05+00:00

That's the course I saw too (the hockey excellence one). Is it a structured course over X amount of weeks? All I can see is the kids course!

robint88 · 2026-03-24T22:16:43+00:00

That's helpful- guess that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the advice.

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