So with my return to work looming, I decided at the weekend to finally light a lockdown lamp. Seeing as I've never lit an Optimus 930 and I had one lying around I thought what better time. Didn't wait until after dark, but still had the necessary drink.
John Smith's in a Guinness glass? - isn't that against the law? Has it got black mantle disease yet...
It was either the Guinness glass or the Stella one. I suppose I could have had a Boddingtons in the correct glass or I could have even had a Guinness. Maybe tomorrow sadly I've committed the say crime today. Unless I don't stop at one.
Thanks @paparazi it's certainly nice on these evenings to sit out with a drink and a lamp. I'm just too lazy, so normally it's just the drink. Oh and I forgot David, it ran flawlessly for an hour or two without black mantle. It did seem to loose pressure at one point but then I haven't changed any seals so what can I expect.
Better off with the drink... I have a 930 and I always managed to be bitten in the a$$ by this lantern! Oh well!
That 930 is a thing of beauty! I'd try to get one for my collection but they go for silly Mone nowadays.
Keep looking, they turn up at the right price occasionally. I can't remember how much this one was but I know my better one was 40 quid.
Nice job on the 930, I've one good one and one "heap" that both require attention. Must get on them. Guinness looks nice too! @ColinG they do occasionally pop up on the bay of evil at a reasonable price.
That is a very nice photo of the Optimus lamp and the John Smiths ale , I did not realize the size of this lamp I imagined them to be larger but hey ho its a great photo ..John Smiths ale now brewed by the Scottish and Newcastle brewery Co, one side of the River Wharfe and Samuel Smiths brewery nearby two breweries there , one large town , Tadcaster , Selby district of North Yorkshire ... great place ..
Getting a bit carried away now I think. Finished the beer, both of them. Going back to work Tuesday so I've got to make the most of this weekend.
I have a Tilley 106 and they're beautiful lamps. With a glass of ale in the garden, what could be better!
