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Old 18-01-2012, 13:16   #146
entwisi
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Re: fourpence to the future

now I'm a tad younger than most of the posters on this thread but I take a slightly different view. I'm a full on techy as most of you know, a comment further up about how you can share pictures around the world once you have downloaded them on the computer yet my smartphone will automagically upload my picture seconds after it was taken with full geo-tags so anyone viewing knows exactly where it was taken etc.

However I also take pride in using old technology with new technology where it can enhance things. The best pictures I've taken on my Digital SLR were through classic lenses that are older than me. For a long time I used a Valve amplifier as the sound side of my then bleeding edge PC.

I love classic cars for their looks and lack of computers/power steering/stuff that gets in the way of the driving experience but I'd love to take an old car and replace some the engine/drivetrain with a nice modern reliable, ecoconomical unit. A nice 63 Zodiac with a BMW M5 drivetrain please!!!!

So I guess I'm saying dont look to dismiss "old stuff" when you can use it to enhance something new and shiny!

and Margaret, I reckon you should rent/buy a tin bath and re-enact your memory even if its just for one last time. then again the hassle of filling/emptying it etc might diminish your rose-viewed memory of the event....
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