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So. I found this in the loft, minding it's own business on one of the racks up there... I guess we had it in use in the early 2000s - maybe for one of the kids' rooms - and it's been in the loft for 20 years...

It was a perfectly good amp, however in its years of being unloved and upstairs, it's ...

We're all rooting for you. Good that you got to it early and that the prognosis is positive!

+1 for the above...

I know it's Coldplay, but I liked this:

Morgan Jones wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2024 1:21 pm So it does!

You can always also set "Hide my online status" in the Board Preferences tab of your User Control Panel.

Looks like the forum phpBB version has been upgraded to the current very latest release which would explain why a lot of things are much slicker and certain features have changed, like "Who's online" (disabling was a 3.2.x feature which was a while ago).

Nice, silent, upgrade with no interruptions ...

Bah. Humbug.

Sounding good is better than looking pretty.

Sounding good and being safe enough not to injure/main/kill small animals (incl. children) is a bonus.

Yep. It's expensive but being fair, in Waitrose it's "only" £6. At the moment it's a new product and regarded as a premium one at that. Not, IMHO, show-stoppingly expensive though...

See here for a list of UK brands using this process:

https://www.swisswater.com/pages/is-your-decaf-chemical-free ...

This is the stuff we're drinking at the moment:

https://rawbean.co.uk/products/definitely-decaffeinated-espresso-ground-coffee-227g

Waitrose sell it as, I suspect, do other members of the usual suspects...

It's ok. I can't claim that it's wonderful, but it's decent.

Claims "Strength 4", but I'd ...

I do confess to being partial to hibiscus tea as well as thyme tea - we make both from flowers & leaves in the garden (though the hibiscus are in pots and go into the greenhouse in winter).

First got into hibiscus tea when working abroad - very nice it is too.


Thanks for the tips, I’ll have ...

I do confess to being partial to hibiscus tea as well as thyme tea - we make both from flowers & leaves in the garden (though the hibiscus are in pots and go into the greenhouse in winter).

First got into hibiscus tea when working abroad - very nice it is too.

Even if decaf anything may now be non toxic Im not interested in coffee that isnt the coffee I drink. Im withdrawing slowly from the coffee I drink. Ive only had two today. The rest has been dandelion ginger lemon cloves pepper corns star anisead. Home made. I also drink water. Sometimes turmeric ...

Paul Barker wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2024 3:48 pm Decaffeinated coffee is toxic from the process...

Bit of a sweeping statement, that!

Using liquid CO2 aka the "Swiss water process" to extract caffeine is solvent-free and totally safe.

pre65 wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 4:47 pm

andrew Ivimey wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:56 pm Me too but it was delicious and delightful to go back to the coffee. Tea is very rare in my world but there's loads of caffeine in that.

I went caffeine free for a few years by drinking Rooibos (red bush) as it's naturally caffeine free.

Quite a few things are, e.g. beer.

No need to drop the coffee. Recent research shows that it’s very good for your gut.


I was advised to give up caffeine by my GP after the PSA results came back and my peeing has definitely improved since, and my head feels clearer.

I now drink good quality decaf ground coffee, usually black ...