I was a science teacher for 15 years and worked at a university for four, so I’ve heard it all, including that the earth is flat, chemtrails, and we never went to the moon.

If we restrict these silly things to those related to running Liquid Audio though, the silliest thing anyone ever said to me was when a customer accused me of “stealing his capacitors.”

This individual failed to realise several points that matter when we accuse people of stealing dead/40-year-old capacitors:

• 40-year-old dead electrolytic capacitors have no value
• BRAND NEW electrolytic capacitors have very little value
• I own/stock thousands of premium new and NOS capacitors
• I don’t need or want old capacitors, all are disposed of
• There is no old capacitor black market or way to make money stealing them
• Thieves steal more valuable items like catalytic converters, diamonds, hi-fi equipment, etc

Liquid Audio is one of the most trusted and respected businesses in the industry. I’m certainly not going to jeopardise that by becoming a thief and stealing worthless old capacitors. I’ve never even stolen a chocolate bar!