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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: btotts on September 08, 2015, 09:15:07 AM

Title: Bat Dilemma
Post by: btotts on September 08, 2015, 09:15:07 AM

Some months ago I sent my Thruxton five star (bought end of last season for £100)  into Newbery to have a look as it was quite frankly bit of a blank.  Newbery agreed and put it in for a refurb in the hope it might perk it up a bit. After a number of months it appears that it has somehow got lost, and the nice people at Newbery offered to provide me with any bat replacement free of charge.  My dilemma is that in the mean time I have purchased a rather fine Aldred Spectre butterfly one which I love, so was thinking the sensible thing was to put the new bat on fleabay, which would more than cover the cost of the Spectre, however a new Kudos2 sps arrived this morning  -  it's a thing of beauty and I really don't think I can part with it, and I certainly cant part with the spectre even though to be honest my abilities wont do either bats justice.  Anybody have any advice on places to hide cricket bats from the good lady wife? :D
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: parthnayak on September 08, 2015, 09:20:31 AM
hahaha. Second bat and you are thinking of hiding the bat? Surely, you dont belong here ( Pun intended ) :)
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: parthnayak on September 08, 2015, 09:22:14 AM
I can think of places such as
1) Garage
2) In your bed's cabin.
3) In your friend's home
4) In your car's boot.
5) Say you won the bat in a competition .
 
On a serious note, please do treat us with pics of the Kudos.
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: Alvaro on September 08, 2015, 09:23:09 AM
Keep it. A Kudos2 with its revolutionary pressing? Also, don't hide it if it was essentially free.

And PICS :)
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: Number4 on September 08, 2015, 09:27:35 AM
Hide it in bed between your legs... I know my wife never looks there
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: Akewstick on September 08, 2015, 09:46:24 AM
Some months ago I sent my Thruxton five star (bought end of last season for £100)  into Newbery to have a look as it was quite frankly bit of a blank.  Newbery agreed and put it in for a refurb in the hope it might perk it up a bit. After a number of months it appears that it has somehow got lost, and the nice people at Newbery offered to provide me with any bat replacement free of charge.  My dilemma is that in the mean time I have purchased a rather fine Aldred Spectre butterfly one which I love, so was thinking the sensible thing was to put the new bat on fleabay, which would more than cover the cost of the Spectre, however a new Kudos2 sps arrived this morning  -  it's a thing of beauty and I really don't think I can part with it, and I certainly cant part with the spectre even though to be honest my abilities wont do either bats justice.  Anybody have any advice on places to hide cricket bats from the good lady wife? :D

What a dilemma, my thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

Unfortunately I'm busy worrying whether all my ferraris are the right colour for my new mansion.
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: btotts on September 08, 2015, 09:50:51 AM

agree -  2 bats isnt unreasonable - but didn't mention the hades, B3 or my trusty old woodworm ......

https://goo.gl/photos/tsA5kNitP9mw2HwM7

Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: Alvaro on September 08, 2015, 09:59:16 AM
ooof that's a beautiful profile.
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: Alvaro on September 08, 2015, 09:59:57 AM
Hide it in bed between your legs... I know my wife never looks there

No one wants a musty bat
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: Number4 on September 08, 2015, 10:34:36 AM
I thought everyone was after over dried wood these days
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Post by: Slogger on September 08, 2015, 10:43:09 AM
Could you re-sticker one to look like the other? Then, as long as they arent spotted together, you could pass them off as one? I'm not usually a fan of re-stickering but desperate times.......
Title: Re: Bat Dilemma
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on September 08, 2015, 10:55:42 AM
Could you re-sticker one to look like the other? Then, as long as they arent spotted together, you could pass them off as one? I'm not usually a fan of re-stickering but desperate times.......

I think I had 5 "Neon" bats at one stage, it was much easier to lie than explain why I had so many different ones.

I currently have 3 GNs, so as long as I leave them so you can only see the front I shouldn't have too much explaining to do  :-[