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I went last summer, a fantastic place - feels a little apart from the rest of Italy. I only spent two nights before heading on to Ljubljana and Zagreb.


It’s the coffee capital of Italy, home to...

I haven’t had any issues with my Firestick.

Was becoming hugely irritated with a buggy Toshiba TV inbuilt interface which crashed regularity. Firestick hasn’t missed a beat.

Handy to have all...

Sony XM4s have performed very well for me - good battery life and comfortable.

I’m not an audiophile but the sound is good and the app easy to navigate and adjust.

The noise cancellation is...

They were Kobold watches, some in solid gold - Gandolfini was a friend of Michael Kobold and somewhat of an ambassador for the brand - bought as mementos during the final season.

Following a very...

The Sopranos is my favourite ever series.

The acting, writing, casting, music and cinematography are all top-notch.

On re-watch you can idly enjoy the action, humour and plotting on a surface...

Insightful post,
DynamOhumm - thanks.

I only have one torch, recommended on Pistonheads, and I’m not a torch geek, but it’s a little cracker:
Nitecore TIP SE Mini Torch – 700 Lumens LED – Rechargeable USB C – Key Ring Torch – Waterproof...

Used it to repair a washing machine door seal.

Did the job well and neatly, considering a hot and wet environment is a tough ask, though it’s only been a few weeks and time will truly tell.

If...

Great stuff.

I like fountain pens (I blame this forum entirely) and good leather work, so thanks for the recommendation.

In the course of writing this I remembered I bought a ‘Hide & Home’...

Ash are the band I’ve seen live the most, always a great gig. Met them a few times too, really nice guys.

I remember finishing a GCSE exam in school then getting the bus with mates to buy their...

As above, I put all work expenses through my personal Chase current account to get 1% cashback on expenditure.

Chase also do a round-up account where you get 5% interest on the (small) round up...

Good idea.

With a SIPP it’s not just the tax incentive, long-term compounding, uncertainty of future state pension eligibility and its ever-increasing age requirement.

The way I look at it is...

I stayed at the Eurostars Book Hotel, just south of the Central Train Station. Like every Central Station in pretty much every city I’ve visited, that means it’s in a ‘moody’ area near the red light...

That Juventus attacking era of Vialli, Baggio, Del Piero and Ravanelli is very fondly remembered by me, I don’t think I’ve enjoyed football quite as much since the 1990s.

RIP. A great player and...

Thanks to this thread I bought a Lamy 2000 fountain pen last night - I hope you’re proud of yourselves.

Cult Pens are doing them for £146 delivered, or £150 with a bottle of ink worth £10...

With the Sync Module 2 and a USB stick, and even without a paid subscription, up to 1,000 clips created in the past 30 days are accessible from the Blink App on my iPhone and iPad.

Anything of...

I use CBD oil from www.flowcbdltd.com - they have a BOGOF offer on the rest of the year (I am in no way affiliated with them!).

It’s sourced from Dutch labs and as others have noted it’s not meant...

Yes, I donate.

Seems only fair to provide a modest contribution for a resource that I use daily.

I spend too much time looking up discographies, footballer appearance records and filmographies.

Terrific film.

’Margin Call’ is on Amazon Prime at present. Similar subject matter, maybe even better than ‘The Big Short’. Less flashy and funny, but more thrilling.

‘The Batman’ I saw in the cinema and enjoyed, although it is very dark, both thematically (think a moody young Bruce Wayne into grunge music) and in terms of cinematography (which may prove an issue...

I agree with everything said above.

I’d add that they do better with lateral movement, across the camera, rather than directly oncoming. There is a bit of a delay. I was sceptical re battery...

Blink Doorbell - normally £49.99, reduced to £34.99.

Already a good deal, but mystifyingly they offer a package deal with the 4th Gen Echo Dot for… £34.99.

So in addition to a good Blink deal,...

Sad to hear this, RIP. He played a huge part in creating a truly memorable character.

At 55 he was sleeping on a fold-out bed in his mother’s lounge when he won his role in The Sopranos.

His...

Such a shame, he was perfect in ‘Goodfellas’, unforgettable.

Most recently I thought he was highly watchable in ‘The Many Saints of Newark’.

Another little known but recommended film of his is...

Lovely watch, congratulations.

Big fan of the North Flag; I was a bit obsessed when it was first released.

Sadly, just one of those watches that didn’t work as well on my wrist as it did in my...