Re: [OT] Anyone interested Pinball ??

[Philip Coombes <philip.coombes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A colleague of mine is very much into pinball and lovingly restores
old
machines. Fortunately he also brings them into the office so we get a
steady stream of perfectly maintained tables coming through. Most days
you hear the rumble and screech of the machines starting up at 5 or so.
I don't know how people manage to work in offices without a pinball
machine to wind you up at the end of the day!

It is not a cheap hobby though, even a knackered machine will costs you
hundreds, and they take a lot of day to day maintenance. Just one messed
up Martian or crocked Troll can set you back £40 or £50 quid and
some
other parts cost a lot more.

Phil

Dean Barrett wrote:
> Ok - it's a bit off topic...
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> As a diversion from HA - I've taken an interest in Pinball - just
bought my
> first table, and am currently building a new summerhouse to house this
and
> my future collection :)
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> The guys over at UKPinball have arranged a show at Aston Villa in July
with
> nearly 100 Pinball machines set on Free Play - i.e. you don't have to
pay
> money (another true HA belief). The whole thing is for charity and
costs
> less than a tenner to get it - they're looking for as many people as
> possible to come along to keep the show going.
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> They've put in hell of a lot of effort - including hiring Articulated
> Lorries etc. - and I'm sure Mark and co appreciate how hard it is to
> co-ordinate such an event.
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> So if you're at a lose end July 22/23 - go play -
> http://www.ukpinballshow.co.uk/pinshow/index.htm
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> Here's the HA link - I'm using X10 for control of the lights in the
> summerhouse via a Visonic Powermax+ panel - and I guess some kind of
> integration with Cbus eventually - hurrah !!
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> Oh - yes and a Kiosk PC for MP3 and Mame in there too....
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> OT mailing now over - sorry to have disturbed you.
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