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Tuomas Holopainen - A Lifetime of Adventure[^]
"Holy crap!?" I hear you thinking!
"What's this? After all these months a new episode of the SOTW?  "
Well yes indeed! Now that I spend some time working for myself I have some more time to listen to music again (and post about it)
Also, I read that some people missed the SOTW, so here it is again!
To start of with this new season of SOTW we have Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish fame.
I stumbled upon this song when I checked out some music from his new project, Auri.
Apparently, Tuomas has a solo album based on the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.
All I can say is Scrooge has a good taste in music
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Holopainen is a ![Elephant | [mastadon]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/elephant.gif) ing musical genius. Too bad Nightwish lost Tarja, yet she left at the peak of Nightwish so at least they have not declined together.
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den2k88 wrote: yet she left at the peak of Nightwish
Yeah, Once is an amazing album and I've listened to it a couple of times these past few weeks (because of this song actually). It was pretty much on repeat when it came out 
Other than that I don't really listen to Nightwish though.
As coincidence has it, my favorite hard rock and metal magazine, Aardschok, has a "classic album" column and this month's classic is Once
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I've seen them in the SOTW before
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...I see that it's springtime in Wales[^] 
Sorry for the Farcebook link. Couldn't find any other reference...
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@Sean-Ewington is the one with the Mankini, not I - and there is no way on this planet I'm borrowing that from him, he loves it just tooooo much!
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I had them bronzed and mounted. I'm not allowed to hang them in the office, though 
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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Sean Ewington wrote: I'm not allowed to hang them in the office, though
I referring to the mankini, or what?
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Got some of these for the car, used them for years: snow socks - Google Search[^]
Yet despite their availability, people seem to either not know they exist, or cant be bothered to spend the £50.
So in this mega snow storm (mega for Britain anyway) I put the socks on to go out and get some photos.
Of the few cars that had ventured out, they were all in trouble. Either abandoned or struggling to get up tiny inclines. Yet here was I driving around, in drifts up to a few feet deep, up and down hills, without any problems. I font get it. Why the hell not buy snow socks?
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Well, in Germany you won't need them because by law you need to put on winter tyres. Additionally in very snowy regions you also need to have snow chains.
So those socks are "useless" to us.
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Yeah, winter tyres are best (in fact they are better than summer tyres in all conditions below 7C, which includes much of the UK in winter), then chains for when its really heavy.
I drove to the Alps in a Renault Espace with mud and snow tyres many years back. They have a very open tread and made from a soft rubber. It really was like driving on dry grass, no slip at all.
In the UK it seems we prefer complete ignorance instead.
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Probably you guys should just buy the right tyres for the right weather 
But i see that most brits won't think like you.
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We should make it law from december to march to have winter tyres.
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U know why the UK left EU? Because they made too many "useless" and "restrictive" laws
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HobbyProggy wrote: Well, in Germany you won't need them because by law you need to put on winter tyres. Additionally in very snowy regions you also need to have snow chains.
So those socks are "useless" to us.
Given the number of drivers who are too afraid to drive on clear dry roads, practically everything is useless.
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CodeWraith wrote: Given the number of drivers who are too afraid to drive on clear dry roads, practically everything is useless.
Based on this you are totally right, but it's not what we are talking about.
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I live on a fairly sharp hill and it's a non-stop comedy show once there's more than the slightest smidgeon of snow. I will be recommending these to the next person I have to give a push.
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Quote: or cant be bothered to spend the £50.
Why spend £50 on something you'll only ever have any use for once a decade (in most of the UK)?
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Thanks for being such a good example of the mentality in Britain I am talking about.
Why indeed spend £50 to stop you from getting stuck, miles from home, in the freezing cold, your car wrecked, or in a ditch. Having to sleep in the freezing cold on a motorway, to be rescued by the police.
Yes, why indeed spend £50. Just isnt worth it is it eh?
(Shakes head....)
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If you need something, buy it - the only point I was making is that in the UK snow is only a problem once a decade, if that. For most people it's not worth it - just stay at home.
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It is, of course, worth it, even once, to not be a victim of the weather.
And of course if we could all move about as normal in the snow there would be no loss of production, or GDP because of it.
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Yes, of course, but the reason why Britain comes to a standstill when 3 inches of snow falls whereas Scandinavia, Canada et al manage with far more, is precisely because it isn't worth us investing money in such rare events. Cheaper to take the loss and just deal with it as and when.
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No, it isnt cheaper to take the loss.
I would pay £50 not to be stuck on a motorway without a seconds thought! Let alone putting the car in a ditch/hitting someone etc.
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Well I stay at home and have £50 to spend on something else
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