Tell Me Something............Anything!

[Frazeur1]

I like your toes and nail polish! Nice!

[Ninanina]

Thanks Timothy... my toes and fingers are always painted... generally red or dark pink...

[Frazeur1]

Yes, mine too. Kidding! :lol:

[Ninanina]

Yes, mine too. Kidding! :lol:

That I'd love to see Timothy

So do you like toes or just painted toes ?

[Frazeur1]

I like toes, and I like to paint them-nail polish I mean. I pretty much love most all things on a woman though!

[Ninanina]

I like toes, and I like to paint them-nail polish I mean. I pretty much love most all things on a woman though!

That's nice to hear Timothy... us girlies love that...but I guess you know that...

[Audio Al]

Anyone into legs & feet?

Oooooo yes i'm a leg man :eyebrows:

[Ninanina]

Oooooo yes i'm a leg man :eyebrows:

So are mine ok then Al ?

[Audio Al]

So are mine ok then Al ?

Bev , Legs come in 4 pieces , The 2 pieces I see are indeed quality :eyebrows::)

[Frazeur1]

Yes, I agree, Bev has very nice legs! And toes, and cute nails, and....okay, will stop with that. I would say more about the toes, but better not!

[Ninanina]

Yes, I agree, Bev has very nice legs! And toes, and cute nails, and....okay, will stop with that. I would say more about the toes, but better not!

Oh go on Timothy... are my toes ok?

[Ninanina]

Bev , Legs come in 4 pieces , The 2 pieces I see are indeed quality :eyebrows::)

Pic of legs were taken a few days ago... they are much the same now but newly painted toes

[Frazeur1]

Just what I would do with your toes, maybe a little toe worship! Haha!

[Ninanina]

Just what I would do with your toes, maybe a little toe worship! Haha!

Gosh tell me more...

[Frazeur1]

I better not, keep things relatively not too weird, although I have noticed nobody cares much about that in general, but I wouldn’t want to cross any lines here! Let’s just say clean toes are a good thing to further fun! But you do have nice toes Bev, nothing wrong with them at all!:)

[Ninanina]

I better not, keep things relatively not too weird, although I have noticed nobody cares much about that in general, but I wouldn’t want to cross any lines here! Let’s just say clean toes are a good thing to further fun! But you do have nice toes Bev, nothing wrong with them at all!:)

Oh ok glad you like em... they are always clean & sweet

[Ninanina]

And normally a short'ish skirt or dress to go with em... and certainly no nicks etc... :eyebrows:

[Audio Al]

And normally a short'ish skirt or dress to go with em... and certainly no nicks etc... :eyebrows:

Bev you are getting me all aroused :eek:

[Ninanina]

Bev you are getting me all aroused :eek:

Oops sorry Al... all true though..

[Pigmy Pony]

Wowsa! Those legs go all the way up to Chorley! (I wish). Not really into feet, but I'd make an exception there. If you were to accidentally stand in some raspberry jam, I'm your man :)

[Frazeur1]

Now that is funny Steve! Yeah, I would go along with that too! Bev, you wouldn’t have to have jelly coated toes though for some fun! Besides, I never minded giving my girls feet and toes, legs, a good bit of massaging and attention. It usually-or used to, pay dividends...

Speaking of legs, a guy I know always had a saying about nice long legs, “They just go up and up, and then make an ass of themselves”. Thought it was a bit strange, but there you go!

[Audio Al]

Oops sorry Al... all true though..

No need to be sorry Bev I enjoyed it :)

[Pigmy Pony]

Well the skip which I ordered ten days ago finally arrived yesterday, and it is already half full from all the crap accumulating under the car port. Normally I take about 4-5 weeks to fill an eight-yarder, after which I just call the skip hire people and they bring a replacement. This is ongoing, and costs £210 each time. The hire is really for 3 weeks but they are quite lax about it. I know all that is set to change.

The price has increased to £225, and I just know they be coming for it in 20 days, filled or not. They are "experiencing unprecedented demand" right now, thanks to that shower of shits we call Lancashire County Council. No doubt it's similar everywhere else.

The council tips will only accept waste (which has to be specified) on an appointment basis. Our earliest "slot" is 29th June. I don't get why their workers should be a special case - social distancing shouldn't be an issue, as the tip staff keep away from you anyway, standing just close enough for you to read the "Here to Help" slogan on their hi-viz vests. :( And if you can buy crap legally now at a car boot sale, how is getting rid of it any riskier?

Chorley council reported a massive increase in fly tipping, now there's a surprise.

[walpurgis]

Hmm. Not sure how this pans out. Apparently, following but not specifically associated with a local BLM protest/demonstration, a Libyan man was arrested in Reading after a multiple stabbing subsequent to which there are so far three dead and eleven hospitalised. Maybe a BLM spokesperson will comment?

[Pigmy Pony]

No doubt there will be attempts to play it down. And if you're not ok with that you must be a racist. :(

[Macca]

No doubt there will be attempts to play it down. And if you're not ok with that you must be a racist. :(

Come on now you aren't keeping up. All white people are racists and ex-slavers and the only way to atone for it is to get down on one knee and do a massive amount of virtue-signalling.

Or become a Marxist agitator and encourage retards to vandalise some statues.

[Pigmy Pony]

Come on now you aren't keeping up. All white people are racists and ex-slavers and the only way to atone for it is to get down on one knee and do a massive amount of virtue-signalling.

Or become a Marxist agitator and encourage retards to vandalise some statues.

:eek: You can't say retard! Imbecile International are now organising a rally through Chorley, so thanks for that :(

[struth]

kiss my grits;)

[walpurgis]

:eek: You can't say retard! Imbecile International are now organising a rally through Chorley, so thanks for that :(

Will they be holding their usual nosepicking contest afterwards?

[Macca]

:eek: You can't say retard! Imbecile International are now organising a rally through Chorley, so thanks for that :(

Serves you right for being involved in the slave trade. Even though it finished more than 150 years before you were born. Accept your guilt and get down on one knee!

[Pigmy Pony]

Will they be holding their usual nosepicking contest afterwards?

I hope so, it's the only fun part of the day. All of the nasal detritus is collected and baked into a pie. Whoever comes last in the "Burp the Alphabet" contest has to eat it.

[Joe]

Serves you right for being involved in the slave trade. Even though it finished more than 150 years before you were born. Accept your guilt and get down on one knee!

Which reminds me of the ancient joke about Paul McCartney, when he was planning to marry for the third time.

Reporter: Paul, will you be going down on one knee?'

Paul: 'Not after what happened last time'.

[guy]

^^^^ :lol:

[Marco]

Just had a text from my hairdresser (who normally calls to cut my hair), informing me that she has all her PPE now, and so has booked a slot to cut my hair on 14th July!!:yay::yay::yay:

Still 3 weeks away, but after waiting nearly 3 months to have it done, then another 3 weeks will be no great hardship! It's as curly as fuck and doing my NUT RIGHT IN [kind of a cross between Shirley Temple and a mad professor:D].

The worse thing is feeling all that hair when I wash it, and then drying the fucker, especially down by my neck - all of which is absent with my usual 'styled prison trim'!

Anyway, pics to follow of the 'before & after', especially of the before at its worst, just before the hairdresser calls!!:eek:

Marco.

[Beobloke]

How come you didn't get Del to keep it trim? Ursula has been keeping mine relatively decent and has been doing a great job!

[Barry]

I've just had my partner tidy up the back of my head using the trimmers on my shaver. :) I used to have a set of 'thinning' scissors (the type where the two blades have comb-like serrations), but I couldn't find them. :doh:

[Marco]

How come you didn't get Del to keep it trim? Ursula has been keeping mine relatively decent and has been doing a great job!

Lol - I have a strict rule of no-one goes near my hair but a qualified hairdresser! Of course, a light trim, such as Barry's referring to would be fine, but I'd rather just wait and have the whole lot done right:)

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Just had a text from my hairdresser (who normally calls to cut my hair), informing me that she has all her PPE now, and so has booked a slot to cut my hair on 14th July!!:yay::yay::yay:

Still 3 weeks away, but after waiting nearly 3 months to have it done, then another 3 weeks will be no great hardship! It's as curly as fuck and doing my NUT RIGHT IN [kind of a cross between Shirley Temple and a mad professor:D].

The worse thing is feeling all that hair when I wash it, and then drying the fucker, especially down by my neck - all of which is absent with my usual 'styled prison trim'!

Anyway, pics to follow of the 'before & after', especially of the before at its worst, just before the hairdresser calls!!:eek:

Marco.

I have a mental picture of you feeding your hair through a slot in the door (like a letterbox), with your hairdresser on the other side cutting what she can reach :)

Not sure why your hairdresser is the only one allowed near it - I remember a picture you posted a year or so ago, where you were holed up in some Italian prison, with your prisoner number displayed clearly - what I don't remember is thinking "Ooh, that hairstyle is exceptional, I should get her number, see what she can do with my remaining three hairs". Actually looked like the number four Mrs. P used to give me :ner:

I look forward to seeing your "before and after", but I should warn you, we will be merciless :D

[struth]

marco prefers the personal touch..ie, a tit on each shoulder:eyebrows:

i know i did

[Barry]

marco prefers the personal touch..ie, a tit on each shoulder:eyebrows:

i know i did

Just like being cared for by a female dental hygienist. :)

[Marco]

Ha - I've known this girl since around 1995, when she used to manage various salons, so a good friend now:)

She's the one who liked feeling the bass up her bum, when she sat on the back seat of the Brabster, right next to the sub:eyebrows:

Yeah, I'm fully aware of the picture you're referring to [in reality taken on top of the Dom cathedral in Cologne], in the middle of summer and when I was sporting my usual 'styled prison cut'.

Bear in mind that I normally have my hair cut as a 'No1', every 2 weeks, so it's always super-short. However, if left to grow, it gets very thick and curly at the back and sides, but not so much on top lol, as when I was a kid I had very thick curly hair!

What I'm super-fussy about is how neat it looks at the back, particularly the neck line. I can't stand anything that doesn't look as if it's been professionally finished and very neat. I've been on buses and trains too often, sitting behind guys and observing the 'hatchet jobs' someone's performed on their hair, or the results of a 'home trim' gone wrong...:doh:

So no, I just don't go there. Fuck that. You should know me by now - do a job right or not at all, so Ii I have a health problem, I see a doctor, a toothache, a dentist, and when I need a haircut I use hairdresser!

:exactly:

Marco.

P.S In terms of 'merciless', I wouldn't expect you to be anything other than 'Ming'!:D

[Pigmy Pony]

Ha - I've known this girl since around 1995, when she used to manage various salons, so a good friend now:)

She's the one who liked feeling the bass up her bum, when she sat on the back seat of the Brabster, right next to the sub:eyebrows:

Yeah, I'm fully aware of the picture you're referring to [in reality taken on top of the Dom cathedral in Cologne], in the middle of summer and when I was sporting my usual 'styled prison cut'.

Bear in mind that I normally have my hair cut as a 'No1', every 2 weeks, so it's always super-short. However, if left to grow, it gets very thick and curly at the back and sides, but not so much on top lol, as when I was a kid I had very thick curly hair!

What I'm super-fussy about is how neat it looks at the back, particularly the neck line. I can't stand anything that doesn't look as if it's been professionally finished. I've been on buses and trains too often, sitting behind people and observing the 'hatchet jobs' someone's performed on their hair, or the results of a 'home trim' gone wrong...:eyebrows:

So no, I just don't go there. You should know me by now - do a job right or not at all, so Ii I have a health problem, I see a doctor, a toothache, a dentist, and when I need a haircut I use hairdresser!

:exactly:

Marco.

P.S In terms of 'merciless', I wouldn't expect you to be anything other than 'Ming'!:D

I know just what you mean, and it's exactly why I (a) learned to drive, so I could stop using buses, and (b) why when the hairdresser would hold the mirror to the back of my head for approval, I only pretended to look, and would simply nod, in blissful ignorance :)

So I hear your current curly perm is a cross between 70s Kevin Keegan and Adam Sandler in "The Wedding Singer". I also heard this look is making a comeback in Wales, so I wouldn't be too hasty :D

[walpurgis]

Have you noticed how most large employers and local authorities etc., tout their equality policy? Now, in an 'age of equality', how do they reconcile this with the VIP visitor policy, which they all have? The two are incompatible, unless of course we are all equal (fat chance)!

[Beobloke]

I've been on buses and trains too often....

I'm sorry - you've been on a BUS? How the hell did that happen? Did you lose a bet or something?! :D

[Marco]

Yeah, I occasionally mixed with the great unwashed when popping into Chester, as there's a bus every 15mins, which costs next to nowt, and it removes any hassle of parking, plus also it means I can have a few drinkies with lunch!:)

Marco.

[Marco]

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/06/24/hand-sanitiser-left-in-cars-during-heatwave-may-burst-into-flame/

Get 'em out of there folks, just in case! :exactly:

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Yeah, I occasionally mixed with the great unwashed when popping into Chester, as there's a bus every 15mins, which costs next to nowt, and it removes any hassle of parking, plus also it means I can have a few drinkies with lunch!:)

Marco.

I bet the 'great unwashed' really enjoy sharing their park bench with you, as well as your bottle of wine and a couple of pies from the Pound Bakery :)

[Marco]

Yesh, having met Anita on a park bench must mean that such places have fond memories for you:)

:lol:

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Yesh, having met Anita on a park bench must mean that such places have fond memories for you:)

:lol:

Marco.

Not really - she plonked herself on the far end of the bench, catapulted me into the duck pond. Please don't tell her I said that :(

[Marco]

Haha - you'd get a royal slap on the sack for that one!:D

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Fitted a large window in a new build yesterday, which should have taken me about 2 hours. Unfortunately the builder who provided the sizes appears to have fallen out with his tape measure, making it into a four hour job :( Much too hot a day for that kind of nonsense.

The builder's name is Miles - I wonder if it's the same guy my brother sometimes worked with, whose shocking surveys earned him the nickname "Miles too big, Miles too small".

[Marco]

What about the SCUM, posing as 'human' who left all their rubbish behind at the Bournemouth beach yesterday, and because the public toilets were closed, shat and pissed all over the place?

I'd say fucking animals, but that would be an insult to animals!!!:steam:

'Parking' [more like abandoning] cars on roundabouts and on pavements too, and making the roads totally unsafe. The feral fuckers just don't care about anyone or anything but themselves, so I really hope the government shut all the beaches to prevent that from happening again, as that's what they deserve! I feel sorry for the residents who live there and had to put up with that crap.

Just DISGRACEFUL behaviour and a sad reflection on 'humanity'....:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Marco.

[walpurgis]

The government and local authorities make all sorts of disapproving noises, yet do nothing! Despite having the powers.

[Barry]

What about the SCUM, posing as 'human' who left all their rubbish behind at the Bournemouth beach yesterday, and because the public toilets were closed, shat and pissed all over the place?

I'd say fucking animals, but that would be an insult to animals!!!:steam:

'Parking' [more like abandoning] cars on roundabouts and on pavements too, and making the roads totally unsafe. The feral fuckers just don't care about anyone or anything but themselves, so I really hope the government shut all the beaches to prevent that from happening again, as that's what they deserve! I feel sorry for the residents who live there and had to put up with that crap.

Just DISGRACEFUL behaviour and a sad reflection on 'humanity'....:rolleyes::rolleyes:

Marco.

I despair of what this country has become, and of the selfish behaviour of some of its populace.

I'm becoming increasingly ashamed of my country of birth, and would consider emigrating - but I'm too old in the tooth for that now.

[Marco]

Indeed, and the moronic imbeciles [mostly young hooligans] in Glamorgan, Ogmore-by-Sea, yesterday were even worse!!:doh:

I'd have tasered the fuckers, or set dogs on them. Just SHUT all the beaches and enforce that with a guarded police presence - END OF - as quite clearly these rabid vermin are incapable of behaving themselves.

Marco.

[Audio Al]

One beach visitor told Sky new " Well we can't go no holiday so this is the next best thing " :doh:

[walpurgis]

The police have said they are expecting a 'summer of trouble'. Hope they've got enough attack dogs and rubber bullets.

[Macca]

The police have said they are expecting a 'summer of trouble'. Hope they've got enough attack dogs and rubber bullets.

Depends on the weather. If it turns wet and cool that'll be the end of it. You never see riots when it's cold and pissing it down.

[Marco]

One beach visitor told Sky new " Well we can't go no holiday so this is the next best thing " :doh:

So do they piss and shit on the beaches in Spain, too? I always knew there was something about the 'Torremolinos Experience' I was missing....

Marco.

[Ian7633]

On the lunchtime news today the full horror of what these "people" left behind on Bournmouth beach was appalling, rubbish, clothes and towels and human waste. The council workers and volunteers were doing a brilliant job of cleaning the beach, they estimated 66 tons of rubbish would be removed. Brighton beach was left in a similar state. Do humans learn nothing. All these types seem to care about is when they can go down the pub and no doubt cause more misery to someone. Little wonder some other cultures view westerners as corrupt.

[Marco]

Do humans learn nothing...

They're not human, though... It's just a pity that the 'Track & Trace' smartphone tech is a joke, as if it had been good enough, I'd have used it to identify who had visited Bournemouth beach yesterday, and issued every one of them with a £100 fine to pay towards the cost of clearing up their SHITE [literally].

You wonder what kind of 'homes' these folk live in?:rolleyes:

Marco.

[southall-1998_mk2]

The nasty shits the lot of them. They all should catch Covid-19 and die!

S.

[Frazeur1]

Well, that might be slightly extreme, how about just digging a hole in the sand and burying each one up to their necks and let the crabs pick them to bits at night....

[Pigmy Pony]

If they were chucked onto a remote island with not enough food, they'll do that to each other... then eat the crabs

[Marco]

I bet you'd find a few 'crabs' under those sweaty swimsuits...:spew:

Marco.

[walpurgis]

I wonder where this will go? If at all!

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/iran-issues-arrest-warrant-trump-asks-interpol-200629104710662.html

[Audio Al]

I wonder where this will go? If at all!

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/iran-issues-arrest-warrant-trump-asks-interpol-200629104710662.html

:lol::lol::lol:

[walpurgis]

Just watched some woman member of the clergy on the news, she ended nearly every sentence with "going forward". If I'd been there, I'd have told her to shut up! She sounded idiotic.

[Macca]

yeah I bet Jesus never used management speak. Or maybe he did but when he realised the apostles were all sat around playing bullshit bingo he knocked it off.

[walpurgis]

Well, 'in the clear light of day', I can tell you that kind of crap gets right on my tits!! :guns:

[struth]

Well, 'in the clear light of day', I can tell you that kind of crap gets right on my tits!! :guns:

yeah, well, going forward, ;) we need more of this kind of thread:ner:

[Macca]

No I think we should park it for now.

[Audio Al]

Well, 'in the clear light of day', I can tell you that kind of crap gets right on my tits!! :guns:

You have tit's how novel 38 DD ? :eyebrows:

[struth]

No I think we should park it for now.

with hindsight you may be right.. maybe our spin doctor could tell us more

[Marco]

I can smell your pits! When did you last wash them?:eyebrows:

Marco.

[walpurgis]

You have tit's how novel 38 DD ? :eyebrows:

:booty:

[Barry]

Just watched some woman member of the clergy on the news, she ended nearly every sentence with "going forward". If I'd been there, I'd have told her to shut up! She sounded idiotic.

I bet she started every sentence with "So". :doh:

[walpurgis]

:)

[Macca]

I bet she started every sentence with "So". :doh:

That should carry the death penalty.

[Roy S]

At the end of the day.. you go to bed

[Macca]

Unless you work nights. As a key stakeholder.

[Roy S]

Based in your synergistic silo.

[walpurgis]

It's quite possible to create a whole speech using waffle, gobbledegook and jargon and convincingly end up saying nothing! :)

[struth]

"Darling, take a note of the word 'Gobbledegook'. I like it. I want to use it more often in conversation."
Gen Melchett

:eyebrows:

[Marco]

That should carry the death penalty.

What about if she says: "SO what if your cock is only six inches long - I'll live with it". You must've heard that before and been ok with it?:D

Marco.

[struth]

What about if she says: "SO what if your cock is only six inches long - I'll live with it". You must've heard that before and been ok with it?:D

Marco.

if she says that then she has not been true to you :eyebrows:

[Macca]

if she says that then she has not been true to you :eyebrows:

'What's the matter with you? You're screwing like a Chinaman!'

[Marco]

if she says that then she has not been true to you :eyebrows:

Ha - not while there are still things that 'buzz'!:D

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

'What's the matter with you? You're screwing like a Chinaman!'

Put me out of my misery - who said that? jack Nicholson?

[Pigmy Pony]

yeah, well, going forward, ;) we need more of this kind of thread:ner:

And a little more blue sky thinking to facilitate our team building strategy.

[walpurgis]

Then we should be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

[Macca]

Put me out of my misery - who said that? jack Nicholson?


yes, as JJ Gittes in 'Chinatown.' I just watched it last week so it came to mind.

[Alex_UK]

My absolute most hated is when someone says "reach out"... I usually send them this

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Attachment-1.png

[Gazjam]

Love graphs me...
(be happier if I found a different example to be fair...but point made)

https://i.imgur.com/dSlklql.jpg

[Macca]

My absolute most hated is when someone says "reach out"... I usually send them this

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Attachment-1.png

Brilliant.

[Pigmy Pony]

My absolute most hated is when someone says "reach out"... I usually send them this

https://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Attachment-1.png

:lol::lol::lol: That's got my day off to a good start, love it! :)

[Pigmy Pony]

yes, as JJ Gittes in 'Chinatown.' I just watched it last week so it came to mind.

Of course it was - great film. been on my planner for a month now, must get round to watching it again

[Pigmy Pony]

yes, as JJ Gittes in 'Chinatown.' I just watched it last week so it came to mind.

A favourite of mine:

https.//youtu.be/uLtb314cpaM

Damn. Didn't work for some reason

[Marco]

Give me the full title of whatever it is you're trying to link to and I'll sort it for you:)

Marco.

[Audio Al]

Give me the full title of whatever it is you're trying to link to and I'll sort it for you:)

Marco.

:eek: 07.40 :eek: what happened , Did you wet the bed ?:)

[struth]

A favourite of mine:

https.//youtu.be/uLtb314cpaM

Damn. Didn't work for some reason


https://youtu.be/IQWXEh0oNzA

[Marco]

:eek: 07.40 :eek: what happened , Did you wet the bed ?:)

I've been up since 6.45am, daftee! I know, unprecedented times!:D

Marco.

[Marco]

https://youtu.be/IQWXEh0oNzA

Funny! (love JN):D But I've never seen the film [unaware of it until now], and so of course had no idea that's what Martin was referring to earlier!

Will have to check it out.

Marco.

[walpurgis]

Funny! (love JN):D But I've never seen the film [unaware of it until now], and so of course had no idea that's what Martin was referring to earlier!

Will have to check it out.

Marco.

It's a great movie Marco. You'd definitely enjoy it. :thumbsup:

[Barry]

It's a great movie Marco. You'd definitely enjoy it. :thumbsup:

+1

[Pigmy Pony]

Give me the full title of whatever it is you're trying to link to and I'll sort it for you:)

Marco.

Jack Nicholson, Indian! (from 'Easy Rider')

[walpurgis]

Jack Nicholson, Indian! (from 'Easy Rider')

What Indian?

[Pigmy Pony]

What Indian?

ifyou googled what I put, you'll get listings for the You Tube clip. But now it's been built up too much, it's going to be crap. But I don't care, I find nonsense funny :) Actually I think it's Ni, ni, ni, fu, fu, fu, ahhh….. Indians!

[Marco]

Jack Nicholson, Indian! (from 'Easy Rider')

This?


https://youtu.be/ySgOds3bzcc

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

That's the one. I bet he would be a hard one to keep up with on a piss up, but good fun :)

[walpurgis]

Boris says "don't overdo it" when the pubs open again tomorrow.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-02/boris-johnson-to-warn-the-public-not-to-overdo-it-when-pubs-reopen-in-england

Naturally, we all know what will really happen. It will be a drunken free-for-all, with trouble left right and centre. The police will have a busy weekend, breaking up fights and dealing with riotous behaviour. The cells will be full and the courts inundated Monday morning...................of course, I could be wrong, but I doubt it.

[Marco]

Nothing surer, mate. You can always rely on the braindead masses for some unintentional amusement!:doh:

The only saving grace will be that the weather will be shit, otherwise they'd be back on the beaches in droves, this time pished up to the max.... Use of beer gardens/outdoor drinking will also be limited as a result.

Again, right now I don't see the attraction of going to a pub indoors, with staff wearing masks and face shields, social distancing and goodness knows what else going on to suck the fun from the experience, along with no doubt huge queues to get in!:rolleyes:

So you can keep it, until things get remotely back to normal... It might be a better experience at pubs where there are large outdoor drinking and eating areas, but can you imagine how busy they'd be right now in good weather?:eek:

Nah, for the time being, I'll be doing my drinking at home in the peace and tranquility of my own house and garden!:cool:

Marco.

[struth]

not into pubs at all now.. maybe an occasional bar lunch but drinking with toerags? no chance

[Scorps]

Was looking forward to pubs opening and being able to get pool league running again. With all the measures in place i doubt ill be going anywhere near one for the foreseeable future especially wi no pool allowed, will invite cpl of mates up for a game instead.

[Marco]

Indeed, Pete. Before I'll be seen inside a pub again (when things have calmed down a bit, I *may* entertain drinking outdoors in ones with nice beer gardens, as we have a few good ones in the countryside here like that - but ONLY if they're not rammed full of plebs) until what I've come to know as a pub becomes so again, rather than an excerpt from a sci-fi disaster movie - and a sanitised and soulless one at that...

I'm no boozer, so don't simply go to pubs just to drink - I go to soak up the inviting atmosphere and vibe, which right now will be virtually non-existent! Same applies with restaurants. In a month's time, I'll re-evaluate the situation, once I see how things are going.

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

A mate of mine, who is by no means a big drinker, had a tradition of having a couple of hours after work on a Friday. Go about 5.30 - 6, go home about eight. He's managed to get a 'slot', tomorrow at 6pm. He had to book it online and was given a booking reference. For just him and his wife. He gets 2 hours, then it's adios till next week, if he can get another slot. I really couldn't be arsed with that, so I too will stay at home...

[Marco]

Indeed - what a load of bollocks.... The whole idea is that exercise is supposed to be spontaneous and at YOUR convenience!:doh:

Not sure they'll all be like that, though... I also heard about ordering drinks from the bar via some sort of phone app, as standing at the bar isn't allowed. What if you don't have a smartphone? An alien world indeed.

Marco.

[Roy S]

I also heard about ordering drinks from the bar via some sort of phone app, as standing at the bar isn't allowed. What if you don't have a smartphone? An alien world indeed.



Wetherspoons have had that for a few years.

[Pigmy Pony]

Indeed - what a load of bollocks.... The whole idea is that exercise is supposed to be spontaneous and at YOUR convenience!:doh:

Not sure they'll all be like that, though... I also heard about ordering drinks from the bar via some sort of phone app, as standing at the bar isn't allowed. What if you don't have a smartphone? An alien world indeed.

Marco.

No smartphone? That makes you the alien :ner: Sorry guys, I poked the bear again, and now I'm off to work :D

Here's another one: If you have to book your place online, be there at a certain time, and pay for your drinks with a card, there'll be all this information about where you are at a given time, what you're drinking and how much :eek:

[Marco]

Wetherspoons have had that for a few years.

Wether-whatty?;)

Chains ain't my scene, Roy-Boy. I wouldn't go there if you PAID me!

Marco.

[Marco]

No smartphone? That makes you the alien... Sorry guys, I poked the bear again, and now I'm off to work :D


Haha - aye, and a very PROUD "alien", too!!:ner: As no doubt will be many thousands of others... What about OAPs - I wonder how many who like(d) going to the pub for a pint will be ordering their drinks that way? What happens when the Wi-Fi goes down?:hmm:

Nah, when/if I go back to pubs, I'll stick to the small, family run places that still promote the use of SPEECH - you know the tongue you've got in your head, which you used to use to TALK to people?;) And where I feel like I'm in a normal space, not an extra in some sci-fi disaster movie!


Here's another one: If you have to book your place online, be there at a certain time, and pay for your drinks with a card, there'll be all this information about where you are at a given time, what you're drinking and how much :eek:

Exactly. Why do you think they're doing it? Covid is simply being used by the authorities as an excuse to spy on us more and monitor our movements and behaviour, with the aim of imposing control. It's more about surveillance than anything else, and anyone who can't see that is blind. It'll certainly be easier for Police to catch drink drivers from now on, though!

The interesting thing, however, will be seeing how long these measures [ultimately loss of our freedoms] remain in place and become the 'new normal' once this pandemic is over, and there's no reason for the virus to continue controlling our lives.... *THAT* is when you'll see the REAL purpose behind them in the long term!!

Marco.

[Macca]

I've read a number of articles about the pubs re-opening and there isn't one of them that mentions that you will have to order drinks via a smartphone. Although in some places you will be able to if you want to. So this is just a total non-story.

[struth]

i hear it would be table service, but whether its just app to buy, or if they are using te irish style of waiters/watresses going around the floor i dont know. I got to like the irish system.. much more civilised..

[Marco]

I've read a number of articles about the pubs re-opening and there isn't one of them that mentions that you will have to order drinks via a smartphone. Although in some places you will be able to if you want to. So this is just a total non-story.

It's not a non-story, because *some* pubs will be operating that system; indeed I've just watched the news detailing three of them who will be doing so and watching how it will work!:)

1) You have to book a 'slot' in advance (max 2 hours), and when making the booking provide all your details (name address, mobile phone number, etc).

2) When you arrive, have those details checked by staff, by providing ID, then join the queue waiting to be seated, as it's table service only.

3) Then you use the app concerned to order your drinks (from a list provided) and wait for someone to bring them over.

These are FACTS in some pubs now, mate. However, no doubt that not every pub will adopt the app thing, but it'll be interesting to see how many do, and whether that system becomes the 'new normal', if both the government and the pubs themselves like it once they get used to it...

One thing's for sure, the days of being able simply to 'pop in for a pint', when the mood takes you, are gone for the foreseeable future! And no way do I want to have to make a fucking appointment, just to have a drink!:mental:

Marco.

[Macca]

i hear it would be table service, but whether its just app to buy, or if they are using te irish style of waiters/watresses going around the floor i dont know. I got to like the irish system.. much more civilised..

Indeed.

[Marco]

So when will you be booking your appointment for a pint of Stella?;)

Marco.

[Roy S]

Wether-whatty?;)

Chains ain't my scene, Roy-Boy. I wouldn't go there if you PAID me!

Marco.

I love rubbing shoulders with the difficult to put an age to, probably past retirement age but never done a days work, zip up cardiganed, polyester trousered, eau de urined, drink all day brigade.

[struth]

I love rubbing shoulders with the difficult to put an age to, probably past retirement age but never done a days work, zip up cardiganed, polyester trousered, eau de urined, drink all day brigade.

HEY, WE DONT ALL WEAR CARDIGANS:eyebrows:

[Roy S]

HEY, WE DONT ALL WEAR CARDIGANS:eyebrows:

:lol:

[walpurgis]

HEY, WE DONT ALL WEAR CARDIGANS:eyebrows:

I wear one under my dirty grey mac. Goes well with the imitation hush puppies.

[Macca]

I love rubbing shoulders with the difficult to put an age to, probably past retirement age but never done a days work, zip up cardiganed, polyester trousered, eau de urined, drink all day brigade.

lol.

I never go to Weatherspoons because you can't have a lock in. Ten minutes after time and they're kicking you out.

I don't go to pubs much at all actually, not since my local closed down. Even completely ignoring the smoking ban and the licensing laws couldn't save them. The older clientele died off one by one and I think the youngsters were too scared to go in there.

The other one I used to frequent that also ignored the stupid rules changed hands when the landlord got busted for selling weed and smuggled baccy. Now it's some sort of 'student pub.'

[Roy S]

Was just becoming a 'regular' down our local legion before all this covid shite, had got to the stage where the barman had started pouring my guinness as I walked through the door. They're reopening tonight but there's a waiting list :rolleyes:

[struth]

i wear one under my dirty grey mac. Goes well with the imitation hush puppies.

didnt think you wore anything under the ol' mac

[Roy S]

didnt think you wore anything under the ol' mac

Just trouser legs that are tied at the knee?

[struth]

Just trouser legs that are tied at the knee?

lol, yup those are the ones

[walpurgis]

Booze goes up!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wetherspoons-among-pubs-hike-prices-22300076

I guess they have a lot of lost business to catch up on, but any excuse will do. Any bets on it going down again after the pandemic?

[struth]

more like the right price to charge if not selling it by the bucket. might keep some riffraff out

[Barry]

Booze goes up!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wetherspoons-among-pubs-hike-prices-22300076

I guess they have a lot of lost business to catch up on, but any excuse will do. Any bets on it going down again after the pandemic?

Screw Wetherspoons - I loath their 'pubs': indifferent staff; indifferent beer; tables too close together (though I assume that will have changed), and the whole chain run by a stupid Aussie who stated that there was no need for any pub closure, because "during the War the pubs remained open". :doh:

[struth]

https://wilkybarkid.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/396fc3be1b652f19810ef745328dae34.jpg?w=840

[Marco]

Was just becoming a 'regular' down our local legion before all this covid shite, had got to the stage where the barman had started pouring my guinness as I walked through the door. They're reopening tonight but there's a waiting list :rolleyes:

Nightmare, mate. If you're living on your own somewhere, and have a nice friendly local pub to go to, become a regular there and build a rapport with the landlord and staff, it's a fantastic thing, especially for your overall sense of well-being. That personal touch and friendly relationship between the pub and you is priceless!

Now, for the foreseeable future, that's totally fucked... What personal touch, and ultimately sense of well-being, is derived from having to book an appointment for a beer, which you order via an app, and then are subsequently kicked out the pub after two hours - that is if you're graciously granted a 'slot' in the first place!:rolleyes:

In reality, it's a totally soulless experience - mind you not as bad as the bullshit rules they've imposed now for weddings, which they've 'sanitised' to fuck and rendered now as devoid of any real enjoyment!! :doh:

Marco.

[Barry]

My local pubs used to be like that - the landlord would start pouring your pint when you walked in. In the words of the TV series 'Cheers', "it was a place where everyone knew your name".

Happy days - unlikely to return.

[Roy S]

Nightmare, mate. If you're living on your own somewhere, and have a nice friendly local pub to go to, become a regular there and build a rapport with the landlord and staff, it's a fantastic thing, especially for your overall sense of well-being. That personal touch and friendly relationship between the pub and you is priceless!



They've been keeping people up to date via their facebook group (they're very inclusive & welcome input/advice). No limit how long you can stay but you do have to book a table for 'busy periods'. Might venture down one night through the week when it'll (hopefully) be quiet.

[Marco]

Screw Wetherspoons - I loath their 'pubs': indifferent staff; indifferent beer; tables too close together (though I assume that will have changed), and the whole chain run by a stupid Aussie who stated that there was no need for any pub closure, because "during the War the pubs remained open". :doh:

Hear, hear! Can't stand any places of that ilk, which simply cater for the undiscerning masses, who's choices are driven by quantity and price, rather than quality and individuality. Every pub in the chain looks the same, the service at best is 'tolerable', and the food distinctly average (ditto the beer). I also have a major aversion to any 'eatery' where you're forced to pay for food in advance, and are treated simply as a 'number'!:nono:

No, such places are avoided like the plague, as I'd have more fun at home!

In terms of the pub situation now, we'll see how things pan out over the next 6 months or so, and where we end up then. I also intend to explore things locally, pub/restaurant wise, and see how the land lies at some of our usual 'haunts' (in England and Wales) - indeed whether or not they still exist! But I won't be doing that for a least a couple of weeks.

What I'm missing most is the weekly pub lunches I used to enjoy with my dad (and I know he feels the same), where we used to take a drive out to the country (although no more than an hour from home) to some charming and idyllic little pub, where not only the vibe and decor was great, but the food and local real ales! And I'm fine driving with one pint of beer, in conjunction with a nice meal, especially when it's enjoyed at a leisurely and relaxed pace.

QUALITY, not quantity! Even if I weren't driving, I'd have no more than a couple of pints, savoured and enjoyed slowly, whilst I have a nice chat with accompanying friends or family. Fundamentally, it's ALL about the EXPERIENCE... Not just going out to get boozed-up!:rolleyes:

Plus also doing the very same with Del. I've missed that too, big time!

Quite often, when the weather was nice, we'd just decide on the spur of the moment to go somewhere like that for lunch or dinner, and if it was at a time when she was off work, we'd sometimes go somewhere a little further, off the beaten track, say to a nice country hotel, and spend the whole day there, go for a nice walk around the area/surrounding towns, do some sightseeing/shopping and later have dinner, then stay overnight.

This is one of our favourite such places: https://www.lakevyrnwy.com/ or here: http://www.eatdrinksleep.ltd.uk/

So hopefully, we'll be able to enjoy all that again sometime soon!:cool:

Marco.

[Marco]

They've been keeping people up to date via their facebook group (they're very inclusive & welcome input/advice). No limit how long you can stay but you do have to book a table for 'busy periods'. Might venture down one night through the week when it'll (hopefully) be quiet.

Nice one, Roy. I'd encourage you to do so. Hopefully it'll be ok and still reasonably quiet. Incidentally, are you starting to see your lady friend regularly again?:)

Marco.

[Marco]

My local pubs used to be like that - the landlord would start pouring your pint when you walked in. In the words of the TV series 'Cheers', "it was a place where everyone knew your name".


Unfortunately, that wouldn't work for me, as I'm totally NOT a creature of habit!:D

Plus, I like pubs that serve 'guest ales'/craft beers, all of which change frequently, so I wouldn't know what I fancied until I got there... I don't really drink mainstream stuff, as I can get that anywhere:)

Btw, it looks like The Boat hasn't 'gone under' and will reopen again when the Welsh government allow so. See here: https://theboataterbistock.co.uk/re-opening-update/

I know that Happy and you enjoyed it there when you visited, and we'll certainly be going back when the time is right!:cool:

Marco.

[Roy S]

Incidentally, are you starting to see your lady friend regularly again?:)



Yes, I'm in her 'bubble' along with her daughter who's working from home for channel 4 (I get involved with some tough editing decisions).

[struth]

im in my own bubble :rolleyes: not been invited to any lol

[Roy S]

Being socially distant :D

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50075558407_85401ba36d_b.jpg

[Marco]

im in my own bubble :rolleyes: not been invited to any lol

I wonder what a bubble party would look like, and how you'd dress up?:D

I guess being blown by a bubbly blonde could be fun!:eyebrows:

Marco.

[Marco]

Nice one, Roy... That table looks rather disappointingly 'tea total', though! ;)

Marco.

[Roy S]

Nice one, Roy... That table looks rather disappointingly 'tea total', though! ;)

Marco.

Her gaff, only get alcohol if I take it round there & then only drink if I'm stopping over, which I can do now ;)

[struth]

I wonder what a bubble party would look like, and how you'd dress up?:D

I guess being blown by a bubbly blonde could be fun!:eyebrows:

Marco.

not likely to find out ;)

you had dad round yet??

[Marco]

Her gaff, only get alcohol if I take it round there & then only drink if I'm stopping over, which I can do now ;)

Ah... Alles Klar! Don't do anything I wouldn't do, will you?:eyebrows:

Marco.

[Marco]

not likely to find out ;)

you had dad round yet??

Yeah, we had him round for Father's Day, and he's coming round for lunch with some friends next weekend - *if* the weather is nice!:)

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

lol.

I never go to Weatherspoons because you can't have a lock in. Ten minutes after time and they're kicking you out.

I don't go to pubs much at all actually, not since my local closed down. Even completely ignoring the smoking ban and the licensing laws couldn't save them. The older clientele died off one by one and I think the youngsters were too scared to go in there.

The other one I used to frequent that also ignored the stupid rules changed hands when the landlord got busted for selling weed and smuggled baccy. Now it's some sort of 'student pub.'

Proper pubs :)

[Marco]

Yeah, but you eventually grow out of them...;)

Marco.

[Roy S]

Ah... Alles Klar! Don't do anything I wouldn't do, will you?:eyebrows:

Marco.

I'm sure that leaves me plenty of scope :D

[Pigmy Pony]

Yeah, but you eventually grow out of them...;)

Marco.

Only when outside forces brainwash us into believing we're old enough to know better. I'll make my own mind up on that one :)

[Marco]

I'm sure that leaves me plenty of scope :D

Tee-hee.....:eyebrows:

Marco.

[Marco]

Only when outside forces brainwash us into believing we're old enough to know better. I'll make my own mind up on that one :)

Lol - well if you're in your teens/twenties, single and with no responsibilities, it's a giggle. Otherwise, no. 'Proper pubs' are something quite different!;)

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Well the re-opening of pubs was a roaring success, in Blackburn at least.

Anita's son (Leam) used to work Saturday nights at his friend's pub before the lockdown. Last night he went back for the first time in four months. During the evening the police did spot checks on all of the town centre pubs, and one by one closed most of them down as the punters were really taking the piss, completely disregarding the measures the pubs were trying to implement.

By 9pm most were shut. Leam's pub voluntarily closed at 10pm as they could see where it was heading, with hordes of newly-ejected drinkers descending on the few remaining hostelries - the last couple of blokes entering seemed fine, but one went straight over to another man in the bar, punched him to the ground then left without even buying a drink.

I'll give it a week or two, then I reckon Boris Bed-hair will do a U-turn on the pubs thing. The out-of-town and eating pubs were probably behaving themselves, but it's another case of the dickheads ruining it for everyone, rather like Bournemouth last week.

[struth]

folk are all daft.. should all have to wear exploding neck bracelets:eyebrows: that would teach the smeggers:eek:

[Pigmy Pony]

folk are all daft.. should all have to wear exploding neck bracelets:eyebrows: that would teach the smeggers:eek:

That sounds like a good plan - I'm sure I saw that done in a film many years ago.

[struth]

That sounds like a good plan - I'm sure I saw that done in a film many years ago.

yeah, the running man.. they nicked my idea;)

[walpurgis]

That sounds like a good plan - I'm sure I saw that done in a film many years ago.

It happened for real. Google Brian Wells.

[Pigmy Pony]

The device should be attached to their nether regions, as I reckon the aggression and unreasonable behaviour is due to having too much testosterone. And it's even worse with the blokes...

[struth]

aka the groinal exploder, or knacker attacker :eyebrows:

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/reddwarf/images/6/62/Exploder.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20130102130852

[Oddball]

This evening I have been reading all about Rick Wakeman again (I didnt think I had forgotten that much !!) but a good read it was !!:)

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/06/the-stranger-than-fiction-secret-history-of-prog-rock-icon-rick-wakeman?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

[walpurgis]

Nearly flattened by a falling tree!

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-06/collapsing-tree-narrowly-misses-pedestrians-at-london-crossroads

It's near me and I've driven under it thousands of times.

[Barry]

Nearly flattened by a falling tree!

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-06/collapsing-tree-narrowly-misses-pedestrians-at-london-crossroads

It's near me and I've driven under it thousands of times.

:eek: Strange that the tree should be in full leaf, yet have a very weak root system. Lucky that no-one was hurt.

[Pigmy Pony]

I see McDonalds Hotels have started TV advertising, welcoming us back. If they think we've forgotten, they've another think coming. Bunch of tossers.

[Macca]

I never went there anyway. Never even heard of them before that.

[Pigmy Pony]

I never went there anyway. Never even heard of them before that.

Me neither! Always tent or B&B for us. Well not tent any more, but definitely not hotels. Usually. Ok sometimes, when abroad. And occasionally in this country.

[Marco]

We like hotels (nice ones, generally privately owned, which don't need to cost a fortune), but I wouldn't be going there!:nono:

Marco.

[Roy S]

Had a late one last night (no change there) so put my rubbish bags out just before I went to bed at about 3, one orange bag with cardboard, paper & recyclable plastic & one black bag. When I got up at about 8 this was what was on my drive

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50087905207_20f90d04d2.jpg

Didn't go too close because of covid but these orange bags all looked to have non-recyclable stuff in so if the dustmen won't take them I'm stuck with them! Just to cover myself I reported this 'flytip' to the local authority.

I'd noticed that my neighbour had been sorting out stuff in her conservatory, it had been floor to ceiling crap but I happened to look last night & it was nearly clear so it didn't take Poirot to work out where the additional rubbish had come from.

Now luckily the dustmen weren't fussy and just took the lot but when my neighbour came to pick up a parcel I'd taken in for her (see, I even do her favours!) I asked her about the rubbish that had appeared. She denied all knowledge & said it had happened to her! I just said if these cheeky f***ers try it again & I catch them I'll make them eat it. Was I out of order?

[guy]

I would have put on some rubber gloves and chucked the bags on her conservatory roof.

[Pigmy Pony]

Any future mail for her that postie mistakenly puts through your letterbox, save it, and when you have a few put them in a couple of bin bags full of crap and dump them outside the council offices.

[walpurgis]

Any future mail for her that postie mistakenly puts through your letterbox, save it, and when you have a few put them in a couple of bin bags full of crap and dump them outside the council offices.

That's sneaky enough to have been thought up by me. :D

[Scorps]

need to get one of them cheap automatic cameras n catch her in the deed

[Roy S]

need to get one of them cheap automatic cameras n catch her in the deed

Have been considering one of those ring doorbells for a while.

Thanks for the other suggestions, I'll take them under advisement :)

Took in two more parcels for her today, she seemed a bit perturbed at having to disturb me to collect them, maybe I made my point?

[Alex_UK]

I have a Ring security camera installed - brilliant bit of kit for not a huge amount of money, and putting a few CCTV signs up has improved dog walkers and local teenagers behaviour...

[struth]

Machine guns and bunkers also work a treat[emoji3]

[tapid]

Have been considering one of those ring doorbells for a while.

Thanks for the other suggestions, I'll take them under advisement :)

Took in two more parcels for her today, she seemed a bit perturbed at having to disturb me to collect them, maybe I made my point?

Guily M lud !. How about a quick blast of speaker noise, might focus the mind.

[Pigmy Pony]

Here's a suggestion if you don't mind spending a bit of money:

Order the biggest vibrator you can find online, and have it delivered to your address, but with her name. Then when it arrives, open it before taking it next door. Apologise for having opened it by mistake, and watch her face as she looks inside. Important: do not use your own credit card to purchase it :)

[Marco]

Order the biggest vibrator you can find online, and have it delivered to your address, but with her name.

What if his partner intercepts it and decides to keep it for herself?:eek::D

As they say, a neglected bean needs flicked....

Marco.

[Roy S]

I have a Ring security camera installed - brilliant bit of kit for not a huge amount of money, and putting a few CCTV signs up has improved dog walkers and local teenagers behaviour...

I've ordered a cheap but well reviewed motion sensitive camera which probably means this will never happen again.


Machine guns and bunkers also work a treat[emoji3]

& I could name my house 'Stalag 17' ?


Guily M lud !. How about a quick blast of speaker noise, might focus the mind.

Goes without saying she gets that anyway :)


Here's a suggestion if you don't mind spending a bit of money:

Order the biggest vibrator you can find online, and have it delivered to your address, but with her name. Then when it arrives, open it before taking it next door. Apologise for having opened it by mistake, and watch her face as she looks inside. Important: do not use your own credit card to purchase it :)

Novel, like it.


What if his partner intercepts it and decides to keep it for herself?:eek::D

Marco.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50096263668_260782def4_o.jpg

[walpurgis]

Why is Boris going about with a facemask on now? He's had the Coronavirus and is probably immune and recovered a fair while back, so won't be infectious. Silly tit!

[struth]

Trying to get more folk wearing them I guess

[Pigmy Pony]

Marco's haircut - no sign of it yet :popcorn:

[Marco]

Tuesday my boy, Tuesday..... It'll be worth the wait, I promise!:D

Marco.

[Marco]

Meanwhile, words can't describe what I'd love to do to these SCUM:

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/07/11/disgusting-flytippers-dump-20ft-mountain-of-rubbish-which-bloc/

But oh how I'd love to find out where they lived, and then dump the whole fucking lot on their lawn!!!:steam::guns:

Marco.

[Barry]

Tuesday my boy, Tuesday..... It'll be worth the wait, I promise!:D

Marco.

Remember - you promised us "before and after" photos. ;)

[Marco]

Yesh I know.... Don't worry, the daftee will deliver!:eyebrows:

Marco.

[Oddball]

TIHMB listening to the 42 yr old copy of Trick Of The Tail, by Genesis on my modest old AiwaAp2200 (with Grants old Shibata AT95 cart and stylus on it :eyebrows:)and loving the little crackles that I put there with an old Ferguson stereo yrs ago !!
Great album and one of my all time favorites !!

And wondering if Audio Al has forgiven me for suggesting the Aiwa was a good deck for the money ( I am well past the envy /want another TT stage now !!) :)

[struth]

Good cart that Anton

[Oddball]

Good cart that Anton

Sure is Grant - I have been using the other Aiwa TT I had for £60 ,so went back to the £40 Aiwa 2200 with your stylus in - it just sang somehow ,the conical Aiwa was nice but having chopped back ,I noticed a big difference (mind you , may have been the setup !!)
Are you keeping ok up there ??:)

[struth]

Well I'm still alive mate [emoji23]. I wouldn't recommend it tho

[Roy S]

Well the camera turned up today, dead easy to set up & records a portion of video when it senses motion which it did for every passing car but didn’t record me backing off the drive, closer to the camera :scratch:

Impressed with the picture quality

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50105965318_caf5b872e7_o.jpg

& here's the video of me coming home (there was a smart light on in the room otherwise the video would be clearer)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6cLriCUPNY&feature=youtu.be

Not bad for 18 quid.

[Pigmy Pony]

Well the camera turned up today, dead easy to set up & records a portion of video when it senses motion which it did for every passing car but didn’t record me backing off the drive, closer to the camera :scratch:

Impressed with the picture quality

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50105965318_caf5b872e7_o.jpg

& here's the video of me coming home (there was a smart light on in the room otherwise the video would be clearer)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6cLriCUPNY&feature=youtu.be

Not bad for 18 quid.

Enough cash left to get the van washed :ner: Seriously, that looks really good, where did you get it? I want one

[Roy S]

Amazon, but it’s gone up to £22, still good value at that price I think.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07QLR94S1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_pHbdFbB5X1JPQ

[Roy S]

I've ordered a cheap but well reviewed motion sensitive camera which probably means this will never happen again.


No extra rubbish bags this week so the above statement will probably prove accurate

[Barry]

And now for something completely different:

The hinge on the toilet seat broke this morning. Popped out to a nearby building hardware store, and ten minutes later the seat and cover were replaced.

[Pigmy Pony]

And now for something completely different:

The hinge on the toilet seat broke this morning. Popped out to a nearby building hardware store, and ten minutes later the seat and cover were replaced.

At last, my field of expertise! A bit clueless with hifi, but I know a good toilet seat when I sit on one. I got tired of annually replacing Anita's £10 bargain bogseats, so I went out and splashed out 30-odd quid on a Beamis jobbie. Six years later it's still going strong :)

[Roy S]

My downstairs cludgie

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50113486182_edc03ae333_c.jpg

[Marco]

At last, my field of expertise! A bit clueless with hifi, but I know a good toilet seat when I sit on one. I got tired of annually replacing Anita's £10 bargain bogseats, so I went out and splashed out 30-odd quid on a Beamis jobbie. Six years later it's still going strong :)

Lol@'jobbie'... No pun intended, eh? :D

This is what graces the botty of the great one: https://www.ukbathroomstore.co.uk/toilets-and-sinks/toilet-seats/heritage-graphite-soft-close-wc-seat-tsgra101sc

;) [Basically, it goes with our black & white 'art deco' inspired bathroom]. Perish the thought of allowing plastic anywhere near my delicate wee bum!

Marco.

[Barry]

https://www.ukbathroomstore.co.uk/toilets-and-sinks/toilet-seats/heritage-graphite-soft-close-wc-seat-tsgra101sc

They don't last any longer than say a £30 seat. I know to my cost, although the one we had was of a different colour. The problem is they are made of MDF, not a solid hardwood.

[Marco]

I think the base is pine, with a 'posh' hardwood veneer of choice, so still made of solid wood.

And besides, you know how long we've had our black and white bathroom for, with said seat (must be a good 15 years now) and it's still going strong... Plus, aside from that, wood is a damn sight warmer than plastic to put you bum on!:D

Marco.

[Barry]

Taken from the www.ukbathroomstore.co.uk website:

Construction: Lifestyle - Foil finish bonded onto MDF Realwood - Use natural real wood solid timber or veneers.

I've never found a loo seat too cold to sit on, unlike the electrically heated seats favoured by the Japanese. Horrible things - I always switched them off.

[Marco]

Yes, but what do they mean by "MDF realwood", which is somewhat of an oxymoron, and the description afterwards is a little ambiguous to say the least...

It doesn't really matter though as Del and I hate plastic [which might not feel 'cold', but isn't as comfortable to sit on as wood], and when you're spending the best part of £20k on a bespoke-designed bathroom, it seems somewhat churlish to quibble over an extra £100 for a bog seat!;)

Marco.

[Barry]

MDF - medium density fibreboard. The fibres are wood, so they can get away with saying it is made from "real wood"

You won't get splinters in your bum with plastic loo seats; and they are easier to clean.

[Pigmy Pony]

Taken from the www.ukbathroomstore.co.uk website:

Construction: Lifestyle - Foil finish bonded onto MDF Realwood - Use natural real wood solid timber or veneers.

I've never found a loo seat too cold to sit on, unlike the electrically heated seats favoured by the Japanese. Horrible things - I always switched them off.

Oh no, an electrically heated bogseat is just wrong, it would feel like it has been recently vacated, something I avoid at all costs. The important thing with toilet seat longevity is decent hinges, and lightweight plastic seats never have them

[struth]

Oh no, an electrically heated bogseat is just wrong, it would feel like it has been recently vacated, something I avoid at all costs. The important thing with toilet seat longevity is decent hinges, and lightweight plastic seats never have them

used to get freezing bog seats in winter.. everyone wanted to be after mum... she had the biggest ass:eyebrows:

[Marco]

MDF - medium density fibreboard. The fibres are wood, so they can get away with saying it is made from "real wood"

You won't get splinters in your bum with plastic loo seats; and they are easier to clean.

Lol.... Well, nothing is difficult to clean if you clean it properly and often enough!;)

Our loo seat, like the rest of the loo and bathroom (along with other key areas of the house) are cleaned daily - my job:)

Marco.

[Marco]

Oh no, an electrically heated bogseat is just wrong, it would feel like it has been recently vacated, something I avoid at all costs. The important thing with toilet seat longevity is decent hinges, and lightweight plastic seats never have them

A very good point and another reason why we don't 'do plastic'....

And of course for you and me, we need something suitably robust to withstand the force of our fart gas!:D

Marco.

[struth]

i need a new seat and whole bathroom decorated tbh. its not gonna happen at moment tho, and its just me that sees it

[walpurgis]

Here's mine :).

https://i.imgur.com/y28neNQ.jpg?1

[struth]

:lol:

[Barry]

Oh no, an electrically heated bogseat is just wrong, it would feel like it has been recently vacated, something I avoid at all costs.

I wonder what you would think of all the other extras of Japanese loos: calming music played whilst you go through the motions (presumably to mask 'embarrassing noises), and bidet-style douche water jets carefully aimed at your derriere afterwards?

[Pigmy Pony]

I wonder what you would think of all the other extras of Japanese loos: calming music played whilst you go through the motions (presumably to mask 'embarrassing noises), and bidet-style douche water jets carefully aimed at your derriere afterwards?

I bring my own tunes. The toilet would have to play 1812 Overture to keep up :)

[Ian7633]

I bring my own tunes. The toilet would have to play 1812 Overture to keep up :)

I think Bombtrack by Rage Against The Machine would be a more fitting accompaniment for you Steve.....

[Pigmy Pony]

I think Bombtrack by Rage Against The Machine would be a more fitting accompaniment for you Steve.....

:lol: Something a bit more "down with the kids", the perfect soundtrack for the man who doesn't have to strain too hard...

[Marco]

Hairdresser's not long been, so here ya go, Pigsy. Titter away....:D

Before:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/NFpRJn.png

After:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/z7XJud.png

Before:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/uRH7QQ.png


After:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/KwpENB.png


Fuck, I feel *SOOOOOO* much better!!! :carrot::yay:

Marco.

[Marco]

You're a bit quiet, Piggurs - thought you'd have been right in there with a funny quip!:eyebrows:

Anyway... Del a I are going out for lunch tomorrow, for the first time since lockdown, to one of our favourite restaurants in Chester, overlooking the Racecourse: https://www.restaurant1539.co.uk/

Really looking forward to it!:cool:

Marco.

[Firebottle]

We went to one of our local pubs for a meal yesterday at lunch time, so nice to be out and supporting the local watering holes.
I left a decent tip for the staff as they must have been struggling during the lockdown closure.

[Marco]

Nice one, Alan. I'll be doing the same tomorrow. How did you find the overall dining experience with Covid restrictions?

Marco.

[Barry]

We've been eating out for lunch since Thursday last week.

Also had a haircut last Thursday, and this morning my partner had a manicure and pedicure.

Went shopping in London's Oxford Street yesterday. Normally it would be very busy, but it was quiet. Most of the shops had hand sanitiser available at the door and a one-way system in operation. It won't be so enjoyable when the use of a face coverings becomes mandatory.

[Pigmy Pony]

We've been eating out for lunch since Thursday last week.

Also had a haircut last Thursday, and this morning my partner had a manicure and pedicure.

Went shopping in London's Oxford Street yesterday. Normally it would be very busy, but it was quiet. Most of the shops had hand sanitiser available at the door and a one-way system in operation. It won't be so enjoyable when the use of a face coverings becomes mandatory.

I'm sure the shoplifters will find it enjoyable :)

[Marco]

Oi daftee, after going on about wanting to see my haircut, and I take the time to post pics, you swerve it! What gives?:scratch:

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Hairdresser's not long been, so here ya go, Pigsy. Titter away....:D

Before:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/NFpRJn.png

After:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/z7XJud.png

Before:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/922/uRH7QQ.png



After:


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/923/KwpENB.png


Fuck, I feel *SOOOOOO* much better!!! :carrot::yay:

Marco.

I don't know what all the fuss was about, you looked perfectly fine as it was, It just needed a bit of tidyi... sorry, I'm trying to keep a straight face and failing :doh:

I have hair like that, but it's not on my head...seriously, Saddam Hussain looked like that when they dug him out of that hole in the ground!

Much better in the 'after' pics, I hear 'coconut chic' is de rigeur in Wrexham :D

[Pigmy Pony]

And I'm wondering what kind of 'medallion' you have on the neckchain, my money's on St. Christopher. Or a chocolate coin left over from Christmas :)

[Marco]

I have hair like that, but it's not on my head...seriously, Saddam Hussain looked like that when they dug him out of that hole in the ground!


:lol::lol:

That's more like it! But I was expecting something more brutal... 'Coconut chic' was classy, though!:D

What's all the fuss about? You wouldn't *believe* how much that unruly mop was annoying the shite out of me, when I'm used to living with the 'after'!!

Marco.

[Marco]

And I'm wondering what kind of 'medallion' you have on the neckchain, my money's on St. Christopher...

Yeah, that's one, plus also a crucifix and a ring my (deceased) aunt gave me, all in 18 karat gold:)

Marco.

[Firebottle]

Nice one, Alan. I'll be doing the same tomorrow. How did you find the overall dining experience with Covid restrictions?

Marco.

It was absolutely fine. The beer and food was excellent, they just restricted movement to table service only.

[Pigmy Pony]

Yeah, that's one, plus also a crucifix and a ring my (deceased) aunt gave me, all in 18 karat gold:)

Marco.

And what about the chocolate coin? You've eaten it haven't you

[Marco]

It's not chocolate....:eyebrows:

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

At last Marco can get his passport renewed :)


https://youtu.be/zTHlac9vga4

[Marco]

Lol - one of my favourite adverts of all time, and a total classic!:D

Marco.

[struth]

http://www.photobooth.net/movies_tv/img/hamlet_11.jpg

pity the product was gash

[Marco]

I wouldn't know:)

Marco.

[struth]

you just had to smell them alone... tasted even worse.. ghstly things... not that i was into them, but i has a boss who smoked them constantly.. stank the place out

[Macca]

These were my favourite back when I could afford to smoke them - Santa Damiana Gigante:


https://i.ibb.co/TBKjKD1/6811-0.jpg (https://ibb.co/mCvZvr0)

I think they're more than a tenner each now.

[Marco]

you just had to smell them alone... tasted even worse.. ghstly things... not that i was into them, but i has a boss who smoked them constantly.. stank the place out

My old man used to sell them in the shop, along with Villager (was it?) and something called 'Cafe Creme', or something like that. I used to sell them in school, during 5th and 6th year (to teachers and fellow pupils), along with all the favourite fags of the day - made a nice wee profit:D

Better selling 'em, than smoking them!

Marco.

[Marco]

These were my favourite back when I could afford to smoke them - Santa Damiana Gigante:


https://i.ibb.co/TBKjKD1/6811-0.jpg (https://ibb.co/mCvZvr0)

I think they're more than a tenner each now.

Themz propa... I don't smoke, but I love the smell (and even looks) of proper handmade cigars:) I had an uncle who smoked Montecristos.

Marco.

[Pigmy Pony]

Normally quite laid back about things, but this bit of news has really got me dander up, heard on the radio this morning: Cadburys are to reduce the size of four of their chocolate bars, to get their calorie count below 200. But the price will stay the same :steam: This really takes the piss, and up with this I will not put, we should all boycott Cadburys products... who am I kidding, I'll still be buying them. But I will be eating them with an angry face :(

[Barry]

Boycott them - along with Rowntree (now part of the Nestlé group).

Buy proper chocolate with at least 70% cocoa.

[Firebottle]

I bought a chocolate bar on the good chance I'd like it.

Moser Roth Organic Peruvian Caramel and Sea Salt, ooohhhhhh, orgasmic in a chocolate bar. I love caramel and sea salt but this was exquisite.

Aldi - I've got to get some more.

[Pigmy Pony]

I'm probably the only person in the world not to like salted caramel, but I think caramel is perfectly good without salt. Similarly I wouldn't care for Victoria sponge cake if they swapped the jam for ketchup. Sweet things should be left sweet.

Neither am I happy with the assumption that everyone likes mayonnaise on their sandwiches. Disgusting stuff :spew:

[Macca]

Normally quite laid back about things, but this bit of news has really got me dander up, heard on the radio this morning: Cadburys are to reduce the size of four of their chocolate bars, to get their calorie count below 200. But the price will stay the same :steam: This really takes the piss, and up with this I will not put, we should all boycott Cadburys products... who am I kidding, I'll still be buying them. But I will be eating them with an angry face :(

Just buy the £1 bars they do, still 500 calories in them.

Went in the other day and they had no Cadburys or Galaxy left so bought a 'Euroshopper' bar as a last resort. Turns out it's actually 'proper' chocolate made in Germany - bloody lovely.

[walpurgis]

I'm slightly addicted to chocolate raisins. Yum! :)

[struth]

I'm slightly addicted to chocolate raisins. Yum! :)

i was , probaly still am.. if i buy a bag i eat them all at once lol.. i dont buy them because of that