Posted on here a couple of days ago and been AWOL for that time as I had to spend a lot of time supporting another forum.
There was trouble at mill at a forum of a passion and hobby of mine.
My tag says "I do like a big valve (vacuum tube) is the hint. I love music and love the HIFI that reproduces it in my home. And love all valve technology. I am lucky in that I have the skills to design and build audio valve amps to a reference standard.
So the forum. One of the largest HIFI enthusiasts forums "the WAM" has had a schism all the mods and IT have left along with hundreds of members and a new forum was set up in 2 days. A massive undertaking. I support this break away as the WAM owner has just ignored its members, refused to back the WAM show and threatened the mods with legal action if they attempted to put on a replacement even though the owner has never participated in the show and in the forum.
So a new forum was made
Maverick hifi to keep alive the spirit of the WAM and to allow the show to go ahead.
So why maverick? Because for years the person that did the most organising of the WAM shows, handle Maverick died last year and the forum and show is dedicated in his memory.
What is the show? One of the most important parts of the WAM was its meet ups. All over the UK members would meet in a members home, a social event, listening to their system, and bringing kit to either make up a adhoc system or replace bits in the hosts. It was a great way to meet enthusiasts and to hear all sorts of antique or exotic hifi. One guy has invested nearly £500k in his. Anyway, the show, this is where the forum organises a hifi show, the same as the big commercial shows, taking over a whole hotel for the weekend and members bring their entire systems and set them up in the hotel rooms for paying public to hear them. It is the pride and pinnacle of the forum. Hence no show no forum.
Ok enough, a story about my couple of days apart from the forum. I will make you all laugh.
I am away and in a hotel for a 3 days. So in my room I decide to make a cuppa. I then reclined on the bed getting comfortable to do a bit online. I picked up my cup to see in slow motion it slip out of my hand, full. It did not go on the bed phew but instead filled my boot that was beside the bed. I had to pour it out and attempt to dry it for morning. I had pair of shoes in the car but would need to wear the boots to get them. Luckily they dried.
Back home tomorrow..
Hugs
Jessica xxx