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  1. richardinwales

    Windows 10

    VLC plays anything I throw at it. For format conversions I use Handbrake, its free, simple to use and lots of youtube videos for someone new to the software https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
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    Baker Richard Bissell Street

    More research and it seems he fought many battles, was wounded, returned to duty and after all that the weather killed him, he died of exposure :(
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    House interiors

    I ran the full spectrum of housing growing up. Started in Athole St Highgate, two up two down, outside loo and no bath them moved to a 3 bedroom flat, Balfour House, Cawdor Crescent which had underfloor heating ! My parents divorced and after a few years mom met a smashing fella whom she...
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    The wife was on duty yesterday, long day shift so I indulged myself and binged on Survivors Perfect viewing for this day and age :)
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    Fred Dawkins Cafe Highgate Road Balsall Heath

    Birds chippy:) , after swimming and walking home I always had a bag of chips from there, their Cod and chips were fantastic :)
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    If you've not tried Britbox its well worth £6.99 a month; there is a wealth of classic BBC & ITV shows on there. They just put up 200 classic TV shows...all sorts of stuff there to watch.
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    House interiors

    This thread got me thinking and looking online at 30s housing ect and on the National Archive site came across some lovely old food images
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    Collecting film is a hobby so I literally have a couple of thousand to pick and they range across the board in genre and in age. Today I watched Carry On Abroad then the last episode of season 2 The Mandalorian so I'm a bit eclectic in my viewing habits. Yesterday I was on my own so indulged...
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    Long gone shops

    There was a barbers/tobacconists on Monument Rd next to the Ivy Bush and they had a fantastic range of cigarettes/cigars/tobacco. The owner retired and the shop and stock was bought by an Italian fella @1975 and I used him for a couple of years. I remember him saying that when he moved intwo...
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    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    Wonderful photo's :)
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    The Midland Hotel (Burlington Hotel)

    The Midland had its own water supply, a well IIRC, I wonder if its still used?
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    Good music to listen to on U Tube

    One of his last 'performances'. What an emotive video.
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    Ariel photographs

    Sorry if this has been linked before https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/en/search?keywords=birmingham&country=global&year=all
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    Good music to listen to on U Tube

    Great to see younger people keeping older music going and getting feet tapping
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    Good music to listen to on U Tube

    If this don't get your feet tapping you just ain't got rhythm
  16. richardinwales

    Radio

    My G5RV is half wave and does OK, the vertical (only £60) skips the UK, I might work far north of England on a good day, in 7 months I've only worked two other Welsh stations using it but...it does a grand job working Europe, east coast USA, Russia, Scandinavia on voice and I've worked Brazil...
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    Radio

    I've got a the earlier one U5RV IIRC and that works well, lets me into a couple of repeaters but to be honest 2m is dead round here. On the Xiegu G90 I've been playing with CAT control/FT8 digital and thats a bit of fun. My shed has served me well, started off running off a battery but put...
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    Radio

    I learned morse aged 11 when I moved in with my step father (now silent key) and he said the best way to learn is to listen, turn your radio on, leave morse on in the background and do something else, read a book or something. One day you'll be sitting there listening and "a switch will flick...
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    Baker Richard Bissell Street

    I'm waiting on my ancestry DNA test but signed up and found out some good stuff about him and my other Grand Father Arichibold (sometimes Archibald) Miller, South Staffs serial number 8585.
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    St Gabriel's Italian Church Deritend

    My Grandfather Richard Baker married Beatrice Marshall there 12th September 1904.
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