"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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My local venue - St. Judes Under The Flightpath has to be the best,
though.

d

I remember when we lived at Richmond, the summer afternoons
on the lawn were all but ruined by the air traffic to Heathrow. There
were Viscounts in those days (those strange airliners with all the
seats facing backwards- remember?)

It's probably difficult to find a quiet location in the UK anymore.
A couple of weeks ago I was at the cottage of a pal of mine who
is a speaker builder. He lives in a beautiful old wooden house
which was once a village school, in Northern Karelia. We sat
outside after sauna, and his SPL meter (which he carries with
him always) registered less than 10dB.

He looked at the meter, then at me, raised his glass, and said:
"Busy tonight!"


Iain