Lady Elanore

I like the sound of this, although obviously not as much as I like the sound of a V8 (or V10, V12, Flat 6, straight 6.....) Disclaimer: there is no sound in the below article https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/british-firm-launches-shelf-hydrogen-fcev-powertrain

Ah, an absolute classic. Pin 8 was the annoying one I seem to recall, it did the voltage change that caused the telly to go widescreen or not Now I look at multi pin connectors and scream at them to get on with each other and do a ruddy handshake!!

These people are running the World! UK will follow suit in a relatively short space of time. Boris was probably heading in that kind of nuanced diplomacy direction before he was found out and Liz Truss, well, the less said the better (advice I wish she had taken on board). I, seriously, am going to have to stop reading the news for a few days, I'll end up in hospital...if there are any left.

Btw, I can feel my blood pressure starting to rise again!!!!!!!!!!!! Bloody Yanks! (although we can't really talk as we invented Boris ....ARGHHHHHHHH!) I'm off to the moon, See everyone in the next life

I'm hoping a 'Drop Bear' lands on Trump and devours him. Bit of a long shot I know

Ooh, your telly has a lot of connection possibilities, however it does not appear to support 'ARC'. If I remember correctly, ARC came along with a spec called HDMI 1.4 and that would be around the time your telly was made by the sound of it. The good news is it has an optical link and it looks like the popular Toslink, so a Sonos soundbar or similar should work well. You might have to remember to turn the tv sound down separately otherwise you will have the soundbar and the telly both outputting sound simultaneously and that can lead to a degradation of the overall effect you are after. The Sonos systems sound great too. There are other great soundbars too of course, but I would look at the one I posted earlier as a base level to judge others by.

A fairly rough guide to the connection types If you are looking at Optical connectors, they are often referred to as"Toslink" and the connectors are really cheap. You should take care when plugging them up, as they are slightly more fragile than a traditional connector (but not too much). They also have a fairly obvious symmetry to them ensuring they plug up in the correct way, they aren't cylindrical like a 'normal' jack plug. HDMI is the connector that we use for things like BluRays/DVD players etc but many years ago some clever engineers figured that as the cable carries both video and audio, it can be used as an audio only cable. This is where "ARC" comes in. It stands for "Audio Return Channel" and carries not just bog-standard sound, but also things like Dolby Digital 5.1 and other stuff. The other stuff can include switching things on and off remotely and other clever things. In recent times the standard has become "eARC" (not relevant on a 15 year old telly as it won't have it), but this adds the latest digital sound encoding stuff like Dolby Atmos and audio sync things. An old telly may not even have "ARC" capability anyway, but it's interesting to know a little about these things, I think. In terms of connecting things in the future, Optical will probably die out eventually, as ARC/eARC over HDMI is superior. The irony is in Broadcasting Sound, Optical cable has become the norm over traditional copper cables Ah for the good old days when I understood more stuff

Take a photo of the back of the telly and show us the connectors. 'ARC' is super easy and often the recommended way to use soundbars. Plug goes into telly's 'ARC HDMI' and put the other end into the soundbar. You might need to go to the telly menu to make sure everything is good for switching stuff on and off simultaneously (ie one button puts telly and soundbar into standby together, but YouTube can give you confidence for this and you might have to check menu anyway for Digital optic to ensure the right formatting for the device and also make sure the telly sound is turned off as otherwise you will have the telly sound and the soundbar sound competing with each other and not necessarily quite in sync with each other (a technical glitch that this technology can throw up occasionally). Google 'best soundbars for speech' and you will get many recommendations of soundbars with speech enhancement circuitry. I bought a Roku Soundbar for travelling, as it is not only a small, but has all the apps you need for Netflix, Prime, Disney, Apple etc if you stream stuff. It also has a speech enhancement setting that works pretty well as I showed to my father. Not expensive by the general pricing of soundbars, either, especially as it's a streaming stick built into a soundbar (which is quite a neat idea to my thinking). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roku-Streambar-HDR-Streaming-Player-Soundbar-Black/dp/B08JTTPHJ4 A review... https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/roku-streambar If you feel you have to go 'Optical' the baby Sonos soundbar is generally thoroughly recommended. It's also quite small and has good speech clarity. It's twice the price of the Roku, but it will sound better and is still relatively cheap for a soundbar. https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/sonos-ray It really is a simple process which eve r route you take, and should require plugging up one cable and possibly a very quick check of the telly menu to ensure everything runs smoothly. Google is a big help if you need a confidence booster to add a soundbar

Can't give advice on parking, but can recommend you go to Trenchers at Spanish City for great fish and chips in a unique building (beef dripping goodness too). Also, I can recommend Valerie's Tearoom, especially if you like a big 'afternoon tea'. They do one styled for ladies and one for gentlemen. The gentlemen one used to have things like horseradish in the sandwiches, as that is very manly

Horses aren't tall, fast 'racing cows'.

Have to say I'm a little confused

I'm going for a reheated homemade turkey casserole sludge. It's busy defrosting and I could take a photo of it, but I think it may make you feel sick.

I would recommend a soundbar as many have a built-in speech enhancement facility. Mostly it's a presence lift in the frequency spectrum, but it works surprisingly well and my father who is a bit hard of hearing finds it useful. Also, many soundbars have phono inputs, 3.5mm inputs, optical inputs and can use a thing called "ARC". This is an HDMI connect that plugs to your telly and is labelled as such. Normally HDMI sockets are there for you to plug stuff into, but the HDMI ARC socket can also put out audio and connect to things like Soundbars and feed them the correct type of sound, stereo, 5.1, Dolby Atmos (if your telly is the newer type and has eARC HDMI). But it is the easiest way to connect the sound bar and it also means the telly should select the sound bar when you switch it on as well as everything going into standby at the same time with one remote. If you take a picture or two of the back of your telly, we can see what connectors it has available. ARC HDMI is a great way for full optimisation without you having to do much Have a Google for "Soundbars that are great for speech"

I found out Dominic (snooker player) Dale's favourite movie is 'Get Carter' and that he had a bespoke suit made that is a replica of the one that Michael Caine wears in the film. At risk of falling foul of this threads ethos and becoming slightly interesting, he also owns the only surviving script of the film, signed by several of its protagonists (it cost him over £4k) I think I stayed well within the lines

Tonight for tea (I've just got in from work 01:00hrs!) 😞 ) I have just had a M&S Spag and Meatballs microwave meal. Surprisingly tasty and just what I needed as I hadn't eaten since the afternoon. Oh and a small packet of Mini Eggs for pud

That defo gets a like because of the pig and cat combo

3 x bacon butties!! Wow. You live the hedonistic lifestyle indeed

Sometimes fast food is just what you need 🤗

Rather apropos