That was good. But my very favourite was A for Andromeda and Beta Breakthrough (I think that was the name of the follow-up.
Julie Christie - very nice.
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Went to a town hall meeting this afternoon our local council was threatening to shut down our local pool. Guess they didnāt count on the amount of anger that decision had generated. Theyād retracted their earlier decision before the meeting and spent 2 hours trying to justify themselves.
Trouble is thereās other smaller communities facing a tougher fight. A few residents here intend to travel to the other towns to help in there fight.
Score so far the people 1 council 0.
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Councils forget that they are for the people.
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Most of the time they are struggling with difficult budgets and work out what is the least worse thing to do - eg close the pool or reduce services for people with dementia. Most councillors I know are very decent people with a difficult job
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What was the reason for trying to shut it down Pete?
Running costs etc ?
They run at a $3.5 loss per year. We argued on the basis that they spend way more than that on the waterfront east of the M1. We do understand thereās budgets and itās a huge shire covering over 10,000 2mk and only 90,000 residents. Weāre still negotiating opening hours.
I agree @crispyduck there are good people there under pressure to manage expectations and cut costs. Our problem is thereās a lot of roads and most were badly damaged during two major floods in 3 months last year.
I can only speak about our local council and I believe itās badly managed and itās process are full of red tape.
Talk to me about it, fighting our local council over the football 
pitch closure has been time consuming and a complete revelation on the incompetence, ineptitude, nastiness and arrogance of some politicians.
My view is simple having wrecked the pitch and stadium knowing that there was no land available for a like for like replacement they should pay to put it back out of their own pocket
The pitch cost them nothing to run, but they wanted to build on it (itās on a flood plain) and they never tried for an Environmental Impact Assessment which planning regulations require
Then they lied in court which is verifiable
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Our local council in southern highlands is currently being run by administrators - the other lot were all thrown out
This lot arenāt much better
There they have so many departments there have no idea whoās doing what and if they do talk to each other itās obviously about what they did on the weekend.
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What size room would suit the new Nat.
Donāt understand ? NAT ?
Oops sorry Nait 50
Iām using mine in room 4.5 metres long by about 3.5 metres wide
Could go a bit larger than that but need efficient speakers
Iām using mine with the Neat Petites stand mounts at I think 87db at 8 ohms but could use with the floor standing Neat Elites I reckon
Donāt underestimate this little beauty itās a powerful little blighter, probably one of my best naim purchases over the years
You thinking of one ?
Would they drive my Neats?
No I doubt it / your Neats require plenty of power to be at their best, they are in a different league
Even a Supernait 3 in my opinion would not be the best or at an absolute minimum
Having a big rethink about all my boxes. Iām selling my Atom and my old Royds as a package as well as a Yamaha AV amp plus my Kef surround speakers. Iāve just bought the Sonos wireless surround speakers system no wires no cable upgrades no worry. Thinking about how itāll all work in the new place.
I am also reviewing my main system but Iāll probably wait till we move in and see how it suits my new studio.
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Yep wise move to wait
Iām also going through a phase of trying to think about what happens if I eventually live in one place and what pieces of gear might go
Bit difficult I must admit trying to figure out what black boxes might go
Re Nait 50, Harry has used it with the Neat Petite Classicās and also some of the Iota range floor standers
My studio is going to be about 4m x 6m but I donāt want the hi fi taking all the room.
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The Nait 50 may work in that space depending on speakers
I know at one stage Harry was using the Nait 50 with the NDX2 ( which I am currently albeit also with the XPS2 )
It sounds really good
Neat have also just released the Mysteck ( not quite spelt right ) floorstander which is only about 70cm tall and getting really good reviews
Harry has the ear mag review on Facebook . It could suit your studio as very discrete
You could always upgrade to main system to ND555 and use NDX2/Nait 50 in studio
Love spending other peopleās money 
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Why wouldnāt you just put core and atom in the studio with nice pair of speakers ?
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