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    • JoberwockyJ
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      Ha, thanks a bunch @SKT
      I'm finally back to the point where I think my muscles are back in shape, and working out has resumed  😃
      Also, wearing XHS feels comfortable again, which is the real victory  😎

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      • scarfmaceS
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        great job on the banner @Steve !!!

        "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."

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        • SteveS
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          cheers guys, pretty pleased how it turned out (took me back to my old art college days)!!!

          Now, I wonder what else I can do with old denim?…

          insta
          @saturdaytypefever
          @steve_ironheart

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          • ROmanR
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            @Paul9221:

            Can I just say how much I love this year's Christmas banner on the forums?!  It's brilliant!

            Agreed, great job on this.

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            • GilesG
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              About 3 months ago I ordered a load of Tulip bulbs for delivery late this year.  On Monday of this week, I realised that they had not turned up. I wrote to the company https://www.gee-tee.co.uk/ and asked when I may receive them.  Almost immediately I got an email expressing their profound apologies, the order got lost in the system.  The bulbs I ordered were no longer available, so they offered me a full refund and a selection of summer flowering bulbs as "compensation".  They arrived today, Jesus-tapdancing-Christ, there are literally 1,000's of bulbs in this box, it weighs about 40lbs…

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • goosehdG
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                @Giles Two things:  What a cool gesture to remedy a mistake.  I am very impressed. (You guys are going to be busy).

                Second.  I love your table and chairs.  Do you have any background on them?  Age, history, etc.  I am more and more interested every time I see a picture of the setting.

                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                • GilesG
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                  Ha.  The table is a French farmhouse table, Cherry with sweet chestnut inserts).  It has 2 massive leaves, which is very typically French country style).  It'll seat 6 easily un-extended, and about 14 at a pinch when fully extended (though you can just extend one leaf, not both).

                  Here it is with one leaf extended….

                  Here's the sort of thing (though that is much nicer than ours):

                  https://www.antique-tables.co.uk/antique-sold-gallery/antique-oak-extending-french-farmhouse-table-c1840-11-619.html

                  The chairs (we have 6 including  2 arm chairs) are known as Stick Back Windsor chairs.  Ours are Ash with an Elm seat.  Original sets are fearfully expensive, so ours are repros, and we got them from here about 20 years ago (these are Oak, not Ash and Elm)…

                  http://www.thechairmen.co.uk/Stick-Back-Windsor-Chairs.html

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • goosehdG
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                    Very nice!!  That weblink to the antiques could be very dangerous on a wallet…

                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                    • GilesG
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                      Sorry - not  😃

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      • goosehdG
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                        I just got a mixed response…Very nice and a how in the hell are we going to get that here?

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • GilesG
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                          I can help you with that 🙂

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • GilesG
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                            This is a nice one.  Also sold, but it is better priced.  So, I think it is just a matter of keeping an eye out….

                            http://wildwoodantiques.co.uk/furniture/french-antique-cherry-double-extending-table-c1820/

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • goosehdG
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                              Laura and I share a love of antiques and plan to spend a day or three shopping in September.  Not looking for anything specific, but a more of what catches our eye.

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              • goosehdG
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                                One to three days should be enough.  There can’t be that many antique shops in UK  😃

                                "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                • steelworkerS
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                                  @goosehd:

                                  Very nice!!  That weblink to the antiques could be very dangerous on a wallet…

                                  must avert my eyes  ???

                                  Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                  Well, I have others.

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                                  • steelworkerS
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                                    Happy Pigmas to @Seul  who shares my enthusiasm for the season 😉

                                    Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                    Well, I have others.

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                                    • AetasA
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                                      Enjoy your CH everyone at IHUK.

                                      Thanks for a decade of your customer service!

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                                      • SeulS
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                                        Aaaah yes… Home... No work til Jan 05... Enjoying a nice espresso with a hit of Cardhu 12yo... Life is grand...

                                        HAPPY NEW YEAR ('s eve) everyone!..

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                                        • neph93N
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                                          @Seul:

                                          Aaaah yes… Home... No work til Jan 05... Enjoying a nice espresso with a hit of Cardhu 12yo... Life is grand...

                                          HAPPY NEW YEAR ('s eve) everyone!..

                                          Have a lovely holiday, Eli. Got a stonking beer for the turn of the year, I'll show you later.

                                          “Some of those that work forces
                                          Are the same that burn crosses”

                                          • Virginia Woolf
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                                          • JoberwockyJ
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                                            Happy New Year, everyone.  This past year of forum involvement has been, with no shadow of exaggeration, a real boon for me.  Everyone, from the IHUK crew to you fine people here, have been a breath of fresh air.  Looking forward to a better 2022!

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