''FIXIT NIGHTS'' it could take the place of 'anne summers' and 'avon' or 'tupperware' parties........
come to think of it ive never been to any of those three exciting events ,,,,, but often get into peoples houses to do revival on old jukes, pinballs and video games seemingly in that popularity order.........
discounted rates...lol.... i seem to do that for strangers, never mind v a c acquaintances..... last week i revived a DDA LYNX cd juke , after waving the holy water and crucifix at it for about 4 hours i said just call it two hours at £15 an hour....... (and parts £35) got a £5 bonus in the 70 quid payment.....appreciated. ........nice cups of tea help too! with chocky bikkies.
i could probably host a few 'fixit nights',,,,,,, always some odd patient in casualty dept. or needing doctor......
its the love of seeing these things survive even if they are not that old yet...... the oldest thing ive rejuvenated lately was a refurb on a victorian snooker table last summer .. not been recovered since 1947, hammer and sweat job on the cushion clamp bolts......the old cloth was about eigth inch thick, and was so heavy had a job to lift it ..made the new strachan cloth seem like cotton in comparison..
finally glad you didnt get 'terminated' by the electric gremlins john. AS IT SAYS ON YOUR AVITAR THERES ONLY ONE JB..if that ones zapped and gone hes gone!!!!......... but just reminds me of my first missile command...... the wife used to get shocks all the time but i didnt,,,,,,, she played it in bare feet or socks on a quarry tiled floor,,,while i always wore shoes or trainers,,, luckily it was just a bit of residual leak off ac via the metal control panel, but when i felt it eventually it was not enough to send you flying but quite zappy if you didnt expect it.......... pinballs can be same with metal glass surround and you lean on with both hands to flipper with deliberate pressure...i wasnt so aware of earthing back then in the early days.... scary
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