mewsie Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 hello! well. the time came a few months ago, to dig out the bass i played for a few years when i was looking for something to do other than attend school. made a few changes in my life recently, and getting back into music was one of them. i'm at that point where i'm ready to get myself a really decent bass and take my playing to a new level, and i am sure i will learn masses from you guys. so, about me, i'm 28, i would say 'a girl' but at 28 i suppose i'm a woman or something. i live in leeds, which i am still learning my way around even though ive lived here 3 years, and i work wherever and whenever i please. which is pretty nice, i think. i like tea. and cake. sometimes both at the same time. i love my car, my mac(s), and fentimans ginger beer. i don't watch television. i probably talk too much, especially when i'm tired. and judging by the clock, i suspect i should stop typing now. i'd ask you to be gentle, but hey, where's the fun in that? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi Mewsie Welcome to the forums! Hamster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwbassman Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 hello and welcome - enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdphysio Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 [quote name='mewsie' post='150112' date='Mar 3 2008, 12:13 AM']i'd ask you to be gentle, but hey, where's the fun in that?[/quote] .......................Nice! :brow: Loving your work. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShergoldSnickers Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Always happy to welcome another Mac user, especially if they are also a Fentimans ginger beer fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Welcome! I think you'll find a few other NLP practitioners here too OG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 3, 2008 Author Share Posted March 3, 2008 ahhh, mac users, fentimans fans, NLP folks, bassists... what a nice little place you have here. splendid! hello again! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Welcome. I'm a fan of tea, but never really managed to get into cakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='150950' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:13 AM']~ but never really managed to get into cakes.[/quote] stepping deftly away from the bottom-feeder of a joke opportunity for a moment... biscuits can be a good substitute for cake? however, just tea is good too. in fact, i might partake right now. thanks for the welcome! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I don't get on with biscuits either. Not a fan of mixing drinks with food. Or maybe its just to many bad experiences losing games of "soggy biscuit" as an adolescent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='150964' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:31 AM']~Or maybe its just to many bad experiences losing games of "soggy biscuit" as an adolescent.[/quote] believe me, that game is a whole lot messier with cake. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Do you know the legal difference between cake and buscuits? Cakes go hard when they are stale whilst buscuits go soft. See McVities Jaffa Cakes vs HM Custom and Excise (you don't pay VAT on cakes apparently so Jaffa Cakes are exempt) Or is this an urban myth? PS nice to see you back BBC. You into jazz yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 [quote name='bilbo230763' post='150991' date='Mar 4 2008, 12:17 PM']PS nice to see you back BBC. You into jazz yet?[/quote] Glad to be back. I've been off on a month long residential Jazz appreciation course. ...and I still f*cking hate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 theres no VAT on cakes? but there is on biscuits? what a strange world we live in. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='150995' date='Mar 4 2008, 12:21 PM']...and I still f*cking hate it![/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='150950' date='Mar 4 2008, 11:13 AM']I'm a fan of tea, but never really managed to get into cakes.[/quote] I'm the complete opposite. the COMPLETE OPPOSITE. -- Welcome mewsie. I'm a girl on the inside too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 tea, cakes, macs, cars - very good, carry on - leave your ginger beer behind though. I don't think there is VAT on biscuits either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I think it went like this "Yes the VAT man wanted it to be a biscuit. That way it would fall by virtue of its chocolate coat into a category of products liable to VAT at the standard rate, i.e. luxury biscuits." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifrin Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Hi there, I spent three years in Leeds (at uni) and loved it there... Biscuits/cakes/tea are all great in my book Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='151583' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:46 AM']I think it went like this "Yes the VAT man wanted it to be a biscuit. That way it would fall by virtue of its chocolate coat into a category of products liable to VAT at the standard rate, i.e. luxury biscuits."[/quote] grrrr... darn that sneaky VAT man and his war against snacks. [quote name='"john_the_bass"']tea, cakes, macs, cars - very good, carry on - leave your ginger beer behind though.[/quote] maaaan... what a picnic that would be. [quote name='"shifrin"']Hi there, I spent three years in Leeds (at uni) and loved it there...[/quote] leeds is awesome. whereabouts did you live? headingley? (as good a guess as any) x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 you can't take a mac on a picnic - that would require a generator or some sort of power to facilitate the use of the mac and it would probably more like trouble than fun. all you need is cakes, a flask of tea and perhaps some sandwiches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='john_the_bass' post='151922' date='Mar 5 2008, 06:28 PM']you can't take a mac on a picnic - that would require a generator or some sort of power to facilitate the use of the mac and it would probably more like trouble than fun.[/quote] well i suppose i could leave the mini at home (the mac, not the car - i'll need the car to carry the sandwiches. but not too many, the boot is quite small) and bring the MBP. the battery will give us a few hours at least as long as we don't do anything too wild with it. [quote]all you need is cakes, a flask of tea and perhaps some sandwiches[/quote] and a blanket. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='mewsie' post='151940' date='Mar 5 2008, 06:50 PM']and a blanket.[/quote] or a Mac - lay out on grass, sit on mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mewsie Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='152073' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:12 PM']or a Mac - lay out on grass, sit on mac.[/quote] one day i will be so rich i shall throw lots of money in the air like in the movies... light candles with £50 notes, and have a table surrounded by 6-8 mac pros with cushions on instead of regular chairs like the poor folk. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shifrin Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='mewsie' post='151916' date='Mar 5 2008, 06:18 PM']leeds is awesome. whereabouts did you live? headingley? (as good a guess as any)[/quote] I lived in Devon Road, which is very close to the university - about five minutes walk from the Parkinson steps... I miss it from time to time, such a great place Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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