Simply random stuff

[H.A.L.]

We assume that when the menu is displayed on your TV, you've chosen Quad, but you only hear two LR speakers or more than four correct?

Yes. The Quadio layer on the disc plays at a low speed, but the stereo layer plays just fine. I hear all the speakers on the Quadio even if it is slow. I'm not yet at a point where I'll just get another copy and see if I had a bad one. New TVs seem to be turning to having their own external speaker systems, so using the tv as a menu may be causing issues. . . .

 

[mandrix]

so much BS, so little time. Leave the children ALONE. Trust CDC,,,, NONE

Huh?

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I wonder how many on the forum still "participate" in Halloween...maybe a lot of kids in your neighborhood or you have young children.

 

[mandrix]

Never have had any kids coming around for candy. Too scary. Bwa ha ha ha ha.

 

[GOS]

I wonder how many on the forum still "participate" in Halloween...maybe a lot of kids in your neighborhood or you have young children.

Our block gets slammed pretty good. Of course, all I care about is seeing my grandkids. lol

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Our block gets slammed pretty good. Of course, all I care about is seeing my grandkids. lol

What do you give for treats?

 

[GOS]

What do you give for treats?

The usual unhealthy stuff. Mostly chocolate and gummies, suckers. My wife takes care of all that stuff. She makes little snack sized zip locks with stuff in them.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

The usual unhealthy stuff. Mostly chocolate and gummies, suckers. My wife takes care of all that stuff. She makes little snack sized zip locks with stuff in them.

Of course she does

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

I'm in the festive mood but I probably won't be touching any candy...once I start eating I can't stop myself!

 

[Bill B]

I wonder how many on the forum still "participate" in Halloween...maybe a lot of kids in your neighborhood or you have young children.

I opted out during the pandemic and never opted back in.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Once again....they are taking OUR MUSIC...if this is such a great marking tool...why don't the record companies recognize the appeal and release some of the surround music collecting dust in storage...

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I'm in the festive mood but I probably won't be touching any candy...once I start eating I can't stop myself!

 

[Bruce00]

My Marantz 6300 finally has played it's last piece of vinyl as it has lost control of the platter speed. With nothing to lose, I opened it up and took a visual inspection. No leaking or swollen caps, no burned or blacken areas.. I watched a few Youtube videos on refurb and service, but thats over my pay grade. I did pull the spindle out of the motor and cleaned the well with a q-tip-and alcohol, put 2 drops of oil in and wiped down the spindle with an oily towel. All the solenoids work okay.
So my question to the resident experts, what is a fair price to have the Marantz serviced by a shop, labor wise. Of course parts would be extra I've reached out to a couple if they will service/refurbish the Marantz.........waiting on replies

 

[Bruce00]

Our block gets slammed pretty good. Of course, all I care about is seeing my grandkids. lol

Ive been in my house 22 yrs now and it's never the same size crowds. One year none, the next year maybe 40-50 kids. Last year was the largest crowd by far. But I noticed a car following the large groups, as if they are trucked in. Iam prepared for a 60-70 kid night and if the crowds don't come thru, all my candy is going in the garbage. Cuz you know who, will be snacking on it otherwise

 

[H.A.L.]

I had to scare the neighborhood kids away when I was teaching -- they'd come to my door at all hours, in groups, wanting to "talk," as they had seen me in the halls (this was non-Halloween, btw). I finally blew up and yelled "I'll have to report you at school if you keep coming!" (and I did -- informal teacher-student contact is obviously problematic). Now they avoid me, which is only disappointing at Halloween. I still buy candy in small amounts (that I like to eat) on the off-chance a new kid in the neighborhood unfamiliar to me appears.

 

[ar surround]

Now they avoid me, which is only disappointing at Halloween. I still buy candy in small amounts (that I like to eat) on the off-chance a new kid in the neighborhood unfamiliar to me appears.

H.A.L. Perhaps you should have dressed up as the 2001 Monolith for Halloween...and let nature taken its course when the kids showed up at your house and ran away in terror.

 

[mandrix]

Ive been in my house 22 yrs now and it's never the same size crowds. One year none, the next year maybe 40-50 kids. Last year was the largest crowd by far. But I noticed a car following the large groups, as if they are trucked in. Iam prepared for a 60-70 kid night and if the crowds don't come thru, all my candy is going in the garbage. Cuz you know who, will be snacking on it otherwise

Yeah I've seen that....when I was young we lived at one time in a small subdivision out in the country. Parents would haul in a bunch of kids by the truckload. None of we neighborhood kids knew any of them usually.
Where I've lived for the past 40+ years I don't have many neighbors...but most of us are on at least 5 acres of land stacked two deep. On the north and south of each end are many acres of pines. The only kids I ever hear are from one neighbor that has two small ones, and occasionally others with grandkids visiting.
Suits me fine. People seldom show up at my door unexpected, and that's the way I like it. The ones that do believe their GPS more than the street address on the mailbox.
I used to have church people showing up uninvited until I put up no trespassing signs. A real drag when I was working shift work.