Marty_d Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 How hard is it to uncurl the fingers to get the Chiko Roll out? You didn't mix up the arthritis medication with the little blue pill again, did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Sorry fellas, I missed this, because I hardly watch any TV nowadays, thanks to deafness - plus I hate the 100 screaming, puerile ads every hour, that are guaranteed to turn your brain to mush. I get all my info from the 'net, so I'm not force-fed ads. But despite the Chiko hand looking like a cool idea (and backed by a super-smooth ad campaign that makes it as desirable as a new 5.0L Ford Mustang) - the Chiko hand still looks about as useful as a hip pocket on a singlet to me. However, that obviously doesn't stop people going absolutely beserk over them and offering them on eBay for $195. Nothing like "limited edition" and slick advertising I guess, to make you feel like you're going to be a social pariah. if you don't possess the item. Locally, the cops are right down on people eating and driving at the same time, claiming it's often a cause of crashes. Nothing like dropping a chunk of 200 degree temperature food into your lap, to distract you from your driving. Half the nation can't can't keep their upright car on the road, or see someone stopped in front of them, now - let alone driving with one hand on the wheel, and putting their full concentration into the next bite of Chiko roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Got it. (Did take a while though). Oddly enough. . .So did I ( I think ) ! Might have to re-spell the last word though. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Environmentally friendly Radar ? ? [ATTACH]48155._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Just what you've been missing - an extra hand when you need one. [ATTACH=full]45568[/ATTACH] I forgot all about Chiko rolls. . . I used to like those, with soy sauce squirted inside yummy . . .. Shame some enterprising person hasn't introduced them to the UK. . . the fish and chip shop fare is getting a bit boring nowadays ! Missed me steamed Dim Sims with soy sauce too. . .the chinky takeaways don't do them here. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Where can I buy some of those "ear trumpets" Phil? My girlfriend keeps saying no, when i'm sure she really means yes. Her hearing is not what it used to be like (when I was a bit younger) and the ?experts say her hearing is ok for her age, and that's utter Bulls**t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Of late I've been buying little tins of menthos mints which are blue on one side, maybe i've getting confused with the one's you need a prescription for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Phil, that looks just like my first set of hearing aids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Where can I buy some of those "ear trumpets" Phil?My girlfriend keeps saying no, when i'm sure she really means yes. Her hearing is not what it used to be like (when I was a bit younger) and the ?experts say her hearing is ok for her age, and that's utter Bulls**t! You've got to be a bit careful with coloured pills,. . . I tried to buy some of that viagra stuff online. . .I had to search long and hard. . . . ( goes to get coat. . . ) Beggared if I can recall where I found that picture mate,. . . amongst the dross old guys collect I suppose, maybe you can buy them on EarBay ? ? They were used to detect the sound of incoming aircraft in WW2, I saw a programme recently, where they used huge curved concrete wall sound 'Reflectors' on the South coast, facing out to sea. They tested them with a light aircraft, and a bloke using a hand held decibel meter. When he walked in front of the reflector wall, the sound came up a heck of a lot. Mind you, since the human ear 'Listens' to increased and decreased sound, it does so Logarithmically, and not in a linear fashion. Basically you percieve the sound to be changing smoothly from soft to loud, but this is the brain filling in the gaps between the logarithmic 'Steps' 3dBA ( Decibels A= Audio frequencies ) is the minimum difference in sound increase / decrease which can be percieved by our ears. In real terms, 3dBa is an increase by a factor of Two. . . which is quite a lot, but is only just noticeable. . . . So remember, when you turn up the volume on your radiogram to listen to your fave Glenn Miller track that you are really hearing a series of steps. . . In a similar fashion but totally different ( ! ) is the way your eye projects an inverted image onto your retina but the grey matter flips it upright. . . . ( Light is NOT measured in Decibels though ! ) Radio signals are also logarithmic, but if you wish to improve your signal over a given distance, you need to increase the transmitter power ( or 'Focus' the antenna on a directional ground station ) by 6dB. . . . a factor of Four, and this will only make a slight difference at the other end. . . . ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 This link takes you to the TV commercial. Chiko Handy Holder I had the exact same Charger as the one he stands in front of for the ad. Sunfire yellow. Loved that car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I had the exact same Charger as the one he stands in front of for the ad. Sunfire yellow. Loved that car I remember the TV ads in the 70s for that car,. . .'HEY - CHARGER. . .! ! ( ? ) Only Valiant I had anything to do with, and I don't remember the model, belonged to the bass player in one of our rocky bands when I was domicciled in bORONIA, Vic It had automatic transmission with a series of cylindrical push buttons, rather like the old phone box button A & B . .to select drive / rev / etc. . .maybe you'll remember what model it was,. . .in case it helps, . . . it was blue with a white roof. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Sounds like the old Valiant AP6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Sounds like the old Valiant AP6 That's the one. Push button operated automatic gearboxes were considered a revolutionary leap in technology back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 That's the one. Push button operated automatic gearboxes were considered a revolutionary leap in technology back then. Well, this one was,. . .until engineer Phil fixed it, so that the buttons actually dd what they were supposed to do. . . . ( 6 hours work. . .disgraceful. . .! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian1 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 FOR SALE, Only selling because the missus doesn't like it, I'm not sure why, it's VERY comfortable.... [ATTACH]48156._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 FOR SALE,Only selling because the missus doesn't like it, I'm not sure why, it's VERY comfortable.... [ATTACH=full]45667[/ATTACH] That reminds me of something. Now what can it be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 That reminds me of something. Now what can it be... CanCan Troupe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 FOR SALE,Only selling because the missus doesn't like it, I'm not sure why, it's VERY comfortable.... [ATTACH=full]45667[/ATTACH] Is the material on this couch vulvat or leather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 It looks comfortable to settle into after a long hard day........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Should sell it to a swingers club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Should sell it to a swingers club Not mine really Litey. . . . but who the hell would buy a bloody horrible thing like that ? I've been trying to flog two pairs of boring pastel green GA Headsets but noone seems interested. . . they're David Clark H-10-60s in good nick. . .me spare sets. Everyone wants ANRs nowadays. . . . oh well, maybe an aviation museum . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Phil Tart them up!, spray paint is cheap, a bit of glitter & a couple of stick-on's, will sell like hot-cakes. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Hang on to them They are retro they is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 RETRO My garage is full of RETRO things, 1, "AWA radio, seen in the "perfect storm" complete with paper. 2, A new mini computer " first on the market" Sinclair-spectrum. the list is just too long spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 My bathroom is very retro.................. I just look in the mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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