So, what are you guys into aside from watches?

Alpha · Dec 24, 2012

Nice work Brian, spend a lot of time round these beauties. Building maintenance for one of the large Scottish FRS.
Sat in many but never offered a shot 🙁

Brian S.M.P. · Dec 24, 2012

Nice one. Even although we build them I personally have only had a go in one once myself.

Parsley · Dec 25, 2012

.. recently retired and learning fly fishing ( no luck so far but my casting is getting better. Aside from that, sitting here admiring my newly restored Connie and dreaming of the day I can afford to purchase another one my first ever cars (original one left at a garage as I could not afford the engine rebuild.

danomar · Dec 27, 2012

I'm into stuff mostly...

guyc · Dec 28, 2012

Guns and comic books and cars of course

alam · Dec 29, 2012

just got back my Teac X2000R from service! and is sounding good!!!!

alam · Dec 29, 2012

danomar
I'm into stuff mostly...

i'd like to sample an espresso from these gadgets... 👍

CanberraOmega · Dec 30, 2012

alam
i'd like to sample an espresso from these gadgets... 👍

+1
But what does an American know about coffee?

Steve · Dec 30, 2012

danomar
I'm into stuff mostly...

Nice collection, love those Rickies !. 👍

ulackfocus · Dec 30, 2012

CanberraOmega
But what does an American know about coffee?

We know it has caffeine. 😜

dsio · Dec 30, 2012

U ulackfocus
We know it has caffeine. 😜

Are NJ Pizzas as good as the NY Pizzas that Yankees are always being snobby about?

ulackfocus · Dec 30, 2012

dsio
Are NJ Pizzas as good as the NY Pizzas that Yankees are always being snobby about?

It depends on the shop. NY, NJ, Conn, and PA all have skinny pizza which is WAY better than the stuff those poor Cubs fans have to endure. Your heart has to go out to an entire group of people who suffer with a century thick with futility..... and an even worse baseball team.

dsio · Dec 30, 2012

So what's so special about this pizza? I'm a big pizza fan but I order Pizza Hut cheese lovers with stuffed crust (or occasionally Dominos cheese with stuffed crust) since I'm a vegetarian

ulackfocus · Dec 30, 2012

I feel a bit sorry for anyone who's forced into believing Pizza Hut and Domino's make good pizza. They aren't bad, but if you've never had the alternative I guess you'd like those chains.

Besides, pizza from Italy is the real deal from what I've heard from friends who've been there.

dsio · Dec 30, 2012

Well what does a real pizza look like and how is it different/better?

ulackfocus · Dec 30, 2012

The crust, the sauce, the cheeses..... it's just different. The better cheeses drip less oil. The better places use higher quality ingredients and will precook they're toppings and blot them to remove the grease. I can't fully explain it all because I'm not a pizza expert.

LouS · Dec 30, 2012

CanberraOmega
+1
But what does an American know about coffee?

As an American, I have to give props to the Ozzies on this one - consistently the best coffee I've had

dsio
Well what does a real pizza look like and how is it different/better?

Same difference between bread in plastic bag from the grocery store shelf and warm from the baker's shelf, Parmesan already powdered in a jar and a chunk from the farmer himself, and tomatoes in a can and those at a roadside stand next to the land that grew them. The first set is fine, but the second has a fullness of flavor that the first doesn't come close to.

danomar · Dec 30, 2012

LouS
As an American, I have to give props to the Ozzies on this one - consistently the best coffee I've had.

No offense intended to our friends Down Under, but Lou, have you ever visited a typical café in Vienna?

That said, my espresso is better than most cafés, but then again, I can take time to make it well.

LouS · Dec 30, 2012

danomar
No offense intended to our friends Down Under, but Lou, have you ever visited a typical café in Vienna?

That said, my espresso is better than most cafés, but then again, I can take time to make it well.

I have, as I have a biennial gig in Austria (always detour to Munich - great watch town). I'd say Osterreich at its best is better than Oz, but Oz gets laurels for consistency - you can get top flight stuff - waaay better than anything I've had stateside - from a large number of pretty unassuming places.

Alpha · Dec 30, 2012

Trawling through some old photographs, back again to my cycling days in Switzerland.
One of the nicest guys in the pro circuit of the time, can you name him?
Sorry no no prize, only some glory, and I'll drink your health tomorrow. To be honest i'll drink good health to you all 👍