New Teaspoon Advice Please

New Teaspoon Advice Please

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Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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DanielSan said:
Blib said:
Well said, Tallow.

And Hugo, FYI, I was not 'escorted out' of Fremington. I had lost my way to the exit and the security men were showing me the way. I was in a great hurry to leave and they were holding me by the arms to prevent me tripping over.

And Castle Bromwich was a misunderstanding.
I heard that the words substance and abuse were used.
Another word from you and you'll be hearing from my Solicitors.

DanielSan

18,747 posts

166 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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This sounds like the accusations regarding brown sugar in the tea for smooth stirring appearance may have some foundation...

Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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It wasn't brown, it had just got slightly dusty.

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Pah!

As a Brummie, don’t talk to me about the North Birmingham Stirring Leagues.

Back in the late ‘70’s and early 80’s it was a pleasure to stir there amongst like-minded enthusiasts. I had many a tense evening working on my wrist action, limbering up for a grudge match in the semis of the Tyburn Cup.

Back in those days of course, being close to the Jaguar factories, a great many spoons were fashioned as project pieces by final year apprentices and had been fine-tuned to the particular
requirements of the individual rotational discipline. These lads had been trained by the best of the pre-war foreigner makers who had honed their skills at presses and lathes that turned out the Spitfire and the Lancaster. Where are those wonderful spoons now I wonder?

We also had a very proud and long record of sending our top men to the fully professional Joseph Chamberlain Leagues. But that is another story.

Then, in the mid eighties competitive stirring in the Fisher & Ludlow League seemed to be hi-jacked by arrivistes and so-called modernisers wanting to improve stirring performance by allowing lighter (and some may say less well engineered) American spoons into what was once a solely British stirring consortium of Midland factory based enthusiasts.

I was there on that fateful night in Castle Bromwich when the doping fiasco first reared it ugly head. Several of the younger element had been inhaling deeply of the proscribed Canning-Lippert polishing compound coupled with Players No6 cigarettes with the inevitable unsavoury results which I still find too uncomfortable to recall.

DanielSan

18,747 posts

166 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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I've only read about those incidents on the great tomes which are to this day stored in the Birmingham public libraries, in the badly lit backrooms where only a privileged few are allowed to gorge themselves on such great spooning stories and lessons.

Some incidents are truly shocking, others more inspirational than I ever thought possible to portray with mere ink and parchment, while others just leave you with a warm glow and a longing for the much simpler times of spooning that I myself was never around to see and experience in the flesh. A great shame. Brings a tear to the eye just thinking about it.

toastybase

2,220 posts

207 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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Just a reminder that the 1st April TSCR deadline is nearing.

Make sure you declare the carbon output of your teaspoons by then. Some brokers do offer this service but at quite a price.

I can out up a link if need be to a spreadsheet I've put together that will help self declarations.

Cheers,

TB

NDA

21,488 posts

224 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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I think we all know what happened in Fremington.

I'll just leave that there.

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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toastybase said:
Just a reminder that the 1st April TSCR deadline is nearing.

Make sure you declare the carbon output of your teaspoons by then. Some brokers do offer this service but at quite a price.

I can out up a link if need be to a spreadsheet I've put together that will help self declarations.

Cheers,

TB
Thank you.

I was under the impression however that submission to the authorities was not required if one had less than 8 appropriate spoons?

Please correct me if I am wrong.

NDA

21,488 posts

224 months

Friday 6th March 2015
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55palfers said:
I was under the impression however that submission to the authorities was not required if one had less than 8 appropriate spoons?

Please correct me if I am wrong.
8 (or less) spoons of the same weight? i.e. 4 competition pairs of Üntermench class or below - typically.

HTH

marshalla

15,902 posts

200 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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55palfers said:
Thank you.

I was under the impression however that submission to the authorities was not required if one had less than 8 appropriate spoons?

Please correct me if I am wrong.
As requested - FEWER than 8! (not less).

ceebmoj

1,898 posts

260 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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So, I'm new to the scene and wanted a cheap stir slag for weekend fun. I have been looking at a couple of Drupada Alf but i'm worried that the Gini coefficient will keep me from moving on competitively. Does anybody have a better suggestion, that won't brake the bank?

Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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The Alf is a good spoon to use for a beginner. Being well balanced and reasonably priced. Not a bad call for a newbie.

Having said that, I'm sure someone will be along soon to disagree violently with my View. i bet a pound to a penny that a poster will recommend that you go for a Rimini GTM5. Or worse, a McGudgeon 22a.

Mark my words. rolleyes

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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I violently disagree.

Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

232 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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I agree wholeheartedly with Blib

on the other hand, the Alf is a total wker's spoon, and only a bloody idiot would recommend it

what you need is a Krupp, a decent early 80s one will see you right - don't worry about the 'widowmaker' reputation, that's mostly overstated

the Rimini GTR5 would be a good option if you prefer to play it safe

Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Remember when I called you a "Krupp fanboi"?

Countdown

39,690 posts

195 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Hugo a Gogo said:
I agree wholeheartedly with Blib

on the other hand, the Alf is a total wker's spoon, and only a bloody idiot would recommend it

what you need is a Krupp, a decent early 80s one will see you right - don't worry about the 'widowmaker' reputation, that's mostly overstated

the Rimini GTR5 would be a good option if you prefer to play it safe
A Krupp? For a newbie?

Typical PH snobbery. I'm actually surprised nobody posted the Alf in "a bit council" thread.....rolleyes

Op - Alf is a perfectly fine daily, try it and see how you go on. Take the advice of some of the PH experts with a pinch of salt

DanielSan

18,747 posts

166 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Blib said:
Remember when I called you a "Krupp fanboi"?
I don't think fanboi covers it, if he had marriage problems he'd buy a new Krupp in the hope it'd some them.

Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

232 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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this place has gone to the dogs...

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Tuesday 10th March 2015
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I hear J Clarkson's personal BBC teaspoon will soon be available on the open market.


Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Tuesday 10th March 2015
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55palfers said:
I hear J Clarkson's personal BBC teaspoon will soon be available on the open market.
Apparently, it got damaged in a 'fracas'.