Alembic Guitars Club
Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => For Sale & Trade => Topic started by: jazzyvee on June 26, 2023, 08:50:03 AM
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I've just having another clear out and found this old guitar transmitter/receiver that a friend got for me when he was on tour in the states way back in the mid 90's. As it's FM so not currently permitted to be used in the UK.
I don't know if it's permitted in the USA but if it is and anyone want's it you can have it FOC just cover postage and packing.
It has a 110V ac to dc power supply and the belt pack although the screws for the clip have disappeared. When I used it it was fine and never had any issues. It's not been used since about the late 90's.
I have no idea how it compares to modern units. But it's destined for the tip when the dustman arrives on Friday.
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I just learned a new British expression! ;D
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Also illegal in the US. My fave wireless back in the day.
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I just learned a new British expression! ;D
Which one is that then?
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"...destined for the tip when the dustman arrives on Friday."
Like I have said before, these language things fascinate me for no particular reason. I was able to figure out what you meant, although that would never be said using the same English language spoken words here. Over here, there is what's known as a "tipping fee" to haul trash to the local disposal site. In our case, we incinerate it and either use the steam to make car tires, or recycle odd pieces, or landfill degradables. In either case, the charges are called tipping fees. "Dustman" however, was a new one. I had to think about it a minute. Oh yeah; they must have regular trash route pickup days in the U.K. too... so trash day for Jazzy is Friday. We call that garbage day here. Mine is on Wednesdays, but I never ever use my local trash pickup... if I were to toss a bag of trash in my can, I may as well toss it in the woods, because a bear will come and get it out of the can if I do. The local bears here have adapted to know the pickup schedule, so on Tuesday night after everyone goes to bed, they tip every can in the neighborhood. Except mine. Sometimes they still check it to make sure. Nope, nothing to eat in there. (I carry all mine to a dumpster at work)
So dustman = trash truck driver.
And tip = dump, or throw something away.
FWIW - In my early days of public service, I was a dustman. On the day following Holidays, the little town I worked for would run an extra truck to catch up the missed days' route. The young guys in the Water Department were traditionally nominated to be honorary garabagemen/dustmen for a day!
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Gregory,
I appreciate your efforts to keep the bears foraging for their natural food sources instead of ‘table scraps’.
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The young guys in the Water Department were traditionally nominated to be honorary garabagemen/dustmen for a day!
ahhh the joys of being the low man on the totem pole in a trade. for us sparkys it was changing the burned out fans in the mens room. you only fall for that one once
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Dustman = refuse collector
Tip (aka rubbish dump) = local refuse collection depot where waste is sorted then moved on either burnt to provide electricity, recycled or taken to land fill somewhere.
For your enjoyment, there was also a TV series way back when I was a kid. The opening phrase became popular.
Enjoy