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Re: I'm sooooo tempted...


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: I'm sooooo tempted...
  • From: "Stuart Whyte" <stuart@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 20:41:47 -0000
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I volunteer to field test the wireless ePod!:-)

Stuart


--- In ukha_d@y..., "Phil Harris" <phillip.harris1@v...>
wrote:
> I volunteer to housetrain Dopey!
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> Phil
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Phil Johnson [mailto:whiskybob@xxxxxxx...]
>   Sent: 23 May 2001 17:32
>   To: ukha_d@y...
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] I'm sooooo tempted...
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>   Top 5 gadgets seeking attention in my home (in order of purchase):
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>   1. Davis instruments weather station, been out of the box once,=20
got the
> anenometer up to an impressive 78mph, back in box waiting to be=20
installed.
>   2. Homevision, an expensive piece of kit for warming up the lava=20
lamp*
>   3. 2x wireless ePod
>   4. Dopey, the loveable Sony Aibo
>   5. Newly received KAT 5 TX+RX boxes
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>   *OK, so the homevision does do a little more than warm up the=20
lava lamp,
> but like most homevision owners; you program it and leave it to do=20
its job,
> then think about improving your schedule, but never do.
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>   I can foresee attention being given in the reverse order of=20
purchase.
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>   - Phil
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Timothy Morris
>     To: ukha_d@y...
>     Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 4:43 PM
>     Subject: RE: [ukha_d] I'm sooooo tempted...
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>     Until I met you Phil, I thought I had the biggest pile of=20
underused
> gadgets
>     :)
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>     I've actually just dug out an amazing piece of kit, that I=20
haven't used
> for
>     a while. Before I had my accident one of my hobbies was full-
bore rifle
>     shooting. I started when at school during the summer term=20
instead of
> Cricket
>     (not that I don't like cricket, but I'm better at Shooting). I=20
continued
> it
>     while in the TA.
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>     Since the accident, rifle shooting isn't really an option, so I=20
now have
> a
>     competition Air Pistol - don't laugh, there's a picture of it=20
here
>     http://www.gehmann.de/morini_e.htm
Trying to work out what is=20
wrong when
>     someone's shooting is really difficult so I came across a piece=20
of kit
>     developed by members of the Russian Olympic team, The SCATT=20
Solution -
>     details here http://www.scatt.com/english/default.asp.
Instead=20
of using
> a
>     laser on the barrel, it uses four IR transmitters on the=20
target, and a
>     receiver mounted on the weapon. I only wish it had been=20
available when I
> was
>     trying to coach the junior members when I was at School, life=20
would have
>     been so much easier.
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>     Top that one!
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>     He who dies with the most toys wins :)
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>     Tim.
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>     > -----Original Message-----
>     > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phillip.harris1@xxxxxxx...]
>     > Sent: 23 May 2001 16:18
>     > To: ukha_d@y...
>     > Subject: [ukha_d] I'm sooooo tempted...
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > We got a cat about four weeks ago ... just how tempted am
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by the
> self
>     > cleaning litter box on Lets Automate! (OK ... so the cat no
>     > longer uses the
>     > litter tray any more but she also doesn't use the =A350=20
scratching
>     > centre that
>     > I bought because it looked cool either!)
>     >
>     > A fool and his money are easily parted...
>     >
>     > ...Li, got anything I might be interested in?
>     >
>     > *grin*
>     >
>     > Phil
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
>     >
>     >
>     >
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