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Beobloke
09-06-2021, 12:55
Bargain - I’ll have 2 please!
I've popped stuff out the back of my arse that looks more appetising!
Marco.
Lawrence001
09-06-2021, 22:31
I've popped stuff out the back of my arse that looks more appetising!
Marco.It actually looks like the contents of my toilet bowl the morning after a massive night out.
Although it's missing the diced carrots, the ones that always seem to be in there even if you haven't eaten any for weeks.
Lol - no doubt someone will love it. It's the epitome of STODGE though, and I *hate* stodge!
Marco.
Beobloke
10-06-2021, 09:45
Lol - no doubt someone will love it. It's the epitome of STODGE though, and I *hate* stodge!
Marco.
Me - genuinely! I’d love to try that.
Just occasionally, a huge hunk of greasy stodgy is just what you need!
I was going to say it is “just what the doctor ordered” but in this case that’s probably a very inaccurate turn of phrase… ;)
Trying my hand at a spot of coopering, refurbishing an ornamental barrel. Managed to get the end strap back over the staves.
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got a new phillips hair clipper set today. just tried it and its great.. beats my old whal set to a cocked hat, although they have done well and are about 30+ yrs old. Betting these wont last as long but they cut better and is much easier to use.. Mains or battery too.
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Iz that fur yer boz or yur heid?:D
Marco.
Iz that fur yer boz or yur heid?:D
Marco.
well....em,,,, truth be told, its for the head, but:scratch::D its sizes are different but got a bit of luck with a number 9, which was just a bit shorter than a normal number 3 comb. perfect
Aye, if it wiz fur yer boz, ye'd need a hedge trimmer!:D
Marco.
Different subject now, and just a wee head's up... If anyone's looking for a really nice recliner chair for the garden, Aldi are selling these for a totally stupid price of £24.99!
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https://www.aldi.co.uk/gardenline-black-garden-recliner/p/701098325936000
They're really well-made, sturdy and stylish, and the sort of thing 'posh' garden centres would sell for more than twice the price...
We've just bought two from our local store, so ignore the 'Out of Stock' message. However, regardless I doubt any Scottish stores will have them, because they stock fook all that's interesting or different - EVER!:ner:;)
Anyway, if you need some quality garden recliners, hurry hurry, Mrs Murray, to your local Aldi... While stocks last!!:cool:
Marco.
Filterlab
10-06-2021, 19:24
I've popped stuff out the back of my arse that looks more appetising!
Marco.
You should be a chef, you'd make a fortune. :D
Yesh, you can't beat good old descriptive language!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Filterlab
11-06-2021, 18:14
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'squeezing a Malteser'.
Much as I loath the American import of new celebrations such as Father's Day (just another excuse and opportunity for commercial exploitation), and never entered in to it with my own father - I have been honoured with a Father's Day card and gifts, even though I don't have any children.
Rather it is a 'Grandfather's Day' acknowledgement from my partner's granddaughter, who is here as a university student. Totally unexpected, and I have to say I was rather touched. :kiss:
very thoughtful of her, what did you get?
Much as I loath the American import of new celebrations such as Father's Day (just another excuse and opportunity for commercial exploitation), and never entered in to it with my own father - I have been honoured with a Father's Day card and gifts, even though I don't have any children.
Rather it is a 'Grandfather's Day' acknowledgement from my partner's granddaughter, who is here as a university student. Totally unexpected, and I have to say I was rather touched. :kiss:
Nice one, mate.
I have to say though that whilst I agree with where you're coming from about the rather vulgar commercial side of such celebrations, I always get my dad a card and either take him out for a meal or we invite him round here for a meal on Father's Day (and I always did the same with my mum on Mother's Day).
Why? Well, it's just a nice thing to do, which above all HE appreciates, and it's always nice spending time together, making some nice memories to look back on, as you only get one dad (or mum)!:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
19-06-2021, 06:32
very thoughtful of her, what did you get?
Probably something with 'Grumpy old git' printed on it. I've had a few of those.
Probably something with 'Grumpy old git' printed on it. I've had a few of those.
No, I already have a 'Grumpy old git' mug my partner bought me, and which I love (and deserve!). My "granddaughter" did indeed buy me a mug, with "Fantastic Grandad" emblazoned on it, as well as a "Greatest Dad" key-ring and a Toblerone bar also marked "Best Dad Ever".
Not sure where she bought all the items, but it must have been from a specialist shop as the whole were presented to me in a carrier bearing the words: "Grandad - Simply the Best".
Pigmy Pony
19-06-2021, 11:53
My last Father's Day mug has a picture of Vladimir Putin riding a grizzly bear. Don't know what that has to do with anything. But it's a handy size and I use it every day :)
A brother of mine is the double of Vladimir Putin. It had never occurred to me until his wife pointed it out. Now whenever I see Putin on TV I have to double-take to check it's not our Tony.
I mean you could infiltrate him into the Kremlin and cause all sorts of confusion, a bit like in 'The Goose Steps Out' with Will Hay.
Pigmy Pony
19-06-2021, 12:05
A brother of mine is the double of Vladimir Putin. It had never occurred to me until his wife pointed it out. Now whenever I see Putin on TV I have to double-take to check it's not our Tony.
I mean you could infiltrate him into the Kremlin and cause all sorts of confusion, a bit like in 'The Goose Steps Out' with Will Hay.
Did it not occur to you that the Russians may have nicked your brother and replaced him with Putin? You need to be vigilant with these sorts of things.
Filterlab
19-06-2021, 15:04
I sent my dad a card, but haven't spoken to him for years so couldn't care less if it arrives or not, or if he likes it or not. I'm glad he's only got a few years left, then I'll start saving a few quid on cards a year.
:lol:
I dislike him thoroughly, in case that wasn't obvious. :D
Pigmy Pony
19-06-2021, 15:11
I sent my dad a card, but haven't spoken to him for years so couldn't care less if it arrives or not, or if he likes it or not. I'm glad he's only got a few years left, then I'll start saving a few quid on cards a year.
:lol:
I dislike him thoroughly, in case that wasn't obvious. :D
No it was a bit ambiguous :)
I think there is a real market for 'disliked persons' cards, with sentiments like 'Sorry you're a shithead' or Why aren't you dead yet?' Meant in jest obviously :)
I sent my dad a card, but haven't spoken to him for years so couldn't care less if it arrives or not, or if he likes it or not. I'm glad he's only got a few years left, then I'll start saving a few quid on cards a year.
:lol:
I dislike him thoroughly, in case that wasn't obvious. :D
then why send a card?? or is it for spite
son will be giving me money.. daughter a bottle of malt:D and i got myself a film and a bottle too
walpurgis
19-06-2021, 15:13
I sent my dad a card, but haven't spoken to him for years so couldn't care less if it arrives or not, or if he likes it or not. I'm glad he's only got a few years left, then I'll start saving a few quid on cards a year.
:lol:
I dislike him thoroughly, in case that wasn't obvious. :D
Didn't like mine either.
Pigmy Pony
19-06-2021, 15:29
Just took a call from one of my daughters five minutes ago - they're taking me for a meal on Monday, to beat the Sunday piss-take. I predict there will be yet another novelty coffee mug too.
Filterlab
19-06-2021, 15:55
then why send a card?? or is it for spite
So he can't berate me to others for not doing so. :lol:
Just took a call from one of my daughters five minutes ago - they're taking me for a meal on Monday, to beat the Sunday piss-take. I predict there will be yet another novelty coffee mug too.
Smart move, and hope you have a lovely day:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
19-06-2021, 16:16
Smart move, and hope you have a lovely day:)
Marco.
Cheers mate, I will do. I especially like to embarrass them with my dad jokes, which they secretly appreciate :)
I think there is a real market for 'disliked persons' cards, with sentiments like 'Sorry you're a shithead' or Why aren't you dead yet?' Meant in jest obviously :)
They're advertised in 'Private Eye', where you can buy such gems as Xmas cards which look perfectly conventional on the outside, but when you open them the greeting is: "Happy Xmas you cunt".
Greetings cards are expensive enough as it is, so I wouldn't want to waste my money on someone I didn't like.
bo jo https://images.thortful.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,format=auto,quality=90/card/5ebfc72ca55f9d00014ac030/5ebfc72ca55f9d00014ac030_medium.jpg
bo jo https://images.thortful.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,format=auto,quality=90/card/5ebfc72ca55f9d00014ac030/5ebfc72ca55f9d00014ac030_medium.jpg
Ah - Boris the Vacillator. :lol:
They're advertised in 'Private Eye', where you can buy such gems as Xmas cards which look perfectly conventional on the outside, but when you open them the greeting is: "Happy Xmas you cunt".
I've sent stuff like that before to mates, who appreciate a giggle, and who gladly returned the compliment!:D
Marco.
Close to tears; just checked my inbox and my daughters have clubbed together to get me a "gift voucher" for my favourite restaurant.
What thoughtful girls :)
Nice one, mate, enjoy:)
Out of curiosity, what's your fav restaurant - that place you were talking to hi-fi Dave about, was it in Bury St-Edmonds?
Marco.
Yes, that's the one:
https://www.maisonbleue.co.uk
Looks like we won't be able to book until August, so I think that I will make a bit of a short break of it and book a room here for after the meal (excellent pub/brews, with a great buzz from groups drinking and chatting - how pubs should be):
https://www.oldcannonbrewery.co.uk
Yes, that's the one:
https://www.maisonbleue.co.uk
Looks like we won't be able to book until August, so I think that I will make a bit of a short break of it and book a room here for after the meal (excellent pub/brews, with a great buzz from groups drinking and chatting - how pubs should be):
https://www.oldcannonbrewery.co.uk
Both of those venues look good. :) Just reading the menus is making my mouth water.
Yes, that's the one:
https://www.maisonbleue.co.uk
Looks like we won't be able to book until August, so I think that I will make a bit of a short break of it and book a room here for after the meal (excellent pub/brews, with a great buzz from groups drinking and chatting - how pubs should be):
https://www.oldcannonbrewery.co.uk
Awesome, that'll be something to look forward to!:cool:
Marco.
Much as I loath the American import of new celebrations such as Father's Day (just another excuse and opportunity for commercial exploitation), and never entered in to it with my own father - I have been honoured with a Father's Day card and gifts, even though I don't have any children.
Rather it is a 'Grandfather's Day' acknowledgement from my partner's granddaughter, who is here as a university student. Totally unexpected, and I have to say I was rather touched. :kiss:
I got a crate of pork snacks [emoji846]
i got a bottle of this from daughter.. lovely stuff
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Filterlab
20-06-2021, 16:37
My lovely children got me a massive gaming coffee mug, a chocolate in the shape of a PlayStation controller, a beer mug card and a card with a dad and son bear going fishing.
:D
We played at the local park for hours. :)
Nice day.
My lovely children got me a massive gaming coffee mug, a chocolate in the shape of a PlayStation controller, a beer mug card and a card with a dad and son bear going fishing.
:D
We played at the local park for hours. :)
Nice day.
sounds great.... remember these days..
mostly gone roy.. looks like decent wood
mostly gone roy.. looks like decent wood
Yes, oak I think? Sorry, took it down to put better pics up :)
Old Charm coffee table purchased dirt cheap off ebay, top was badly marked but with a wave of the magic wand ;)
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walpurgis
04-07-2021, 07:03
Poo. I wondered why the dog had wandered off, then the whopping fart it had done drifted in my direction..............:eek:
face of neptune.
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/30C1/production/_119318421_img_1445.jpg
Neptune seems to have made an appearance on the East Sussex coast during a storm.
The sighting of the "face" of the Roman god of water was captured by BBC photographer Jeff Overs in Newhaven on Tuesday.
He took the picture as waves crashed over the harbour wall during the storm.
The sighting seems to be an example of pareidolia - when an image is seen in an otherwise random or ambiguous visual pattern.
Mr Overs said he took the photo at about 09:00 BST at high tide in winds of more than 50mph (80km/h).
"It's become a popular location for photographers because the sea 'boils' in high wind against the sea wall.
"The waves splash into the high wind and when blown back occasionally make patterns that look like (pareidolic) ghoulish faces."
He said the small wave in the foreground resembles a hand.
"It's a straight shot and I haven't manipulated the image at all," Mr Overs said.
trouble is, it looks so good that it looks like it had to be manipulated (if you get my meaning)
walpurgis
11-07-2021, 19:04
Right, well the other 95% are now watching football. What shall we talk about? :)
Right, well the other 95% are now watching football. What shall we talk about? :)
Well I'm reading a biography of the British Nobel-winning physicist, Paul Dirac.
walpurgis
12-07-2021, 06:26
Well I'm reading a biography of the British Nobel-winning physicist, Paul Dirac.
That might be interesting Barry.
walpurgis
13-07-2021, 15:29
Insanity! There is no safe age for this dangerous loony's release.
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2021-07-13/double-child-killer-colin-pitchfork-to-be-freed-from-jail-leicestershire-dna
Insanity! There is no safe age for this dangerous loony's release.
https://www.itv.com/news/central/2021-07-13/double-child-killer-colin-pitchfork-to-be-freed-from-jail-leicestershire-dna
He's in an open prison right now and has been out on day release a few times.
Open prisons are the ones where people actually break into the prison to attend the parties. So he could pretty much walk out any time anyway.
I'm sure the parole board knows what they are doing although seems to me like it's really not worth taking the chance with someone like that.
I'd go for death sentence for some crimes :sofa:
walpurgis
15-07-2021, 12:24
Is this really news? Does anybody over the age of eleven give a toss?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57849880
Is this really news? Does anybody over the age of eleven give a toss?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57849880
dont remember it last time around; sure this time will be similar
Is this really news? Does anybody over the age of eleven give a toss?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57849880
Nobody under the age of 30 will remember it.
But who (over 30) could forget this classic?
https://i.ibb.co/ys24hN8/clippy.jpg (https://ibb.co/Qm0D8J6)
low lying places near rivers, sea. mountains etc are becoming very dangerous what with the low orbit of moon and global warming
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walpurgis
16-07-2021, 08:24
Golden rule. Don't live by water or unstable slopes.
Golden rule. Don't live by water or unstable slopes.
yeah dont live at bottom of hill, move to the top. last man standing
whoo hoo - I became a granddad, for the first time, at 03.09 this morning :mex:
congrats; its a nice feeling.. hope you see him/her soon.
Cheers Grant, hopefully later today if all goes well with post natal checks:)
Grand daughter - Elsie
walpurgis
16-07-2021, 09:07
whoo hoo - I became a granddad, for the first time, at 03.09 this morning :mex:
Nice one Guy! :thumbsup:
walpurgis
16-07-2021, 09:42
Still using 2G or 3G devices? They may not function soon.
https://www.publictechnology.net/articles/news/minister-pledges-%E2%80%98clear-roadmap%E2%80%99-scaling-back-2g-and-3g-networks
https://www.reuters.com/technology/britains-bt-phase-out-3g-next-two-years-it-ramps-5g-2021-07-14/
That trusty old mobile phone you rely on may soon be a goner!
Great opportunity then to ditch them altogether, and regain you life!;)
No idea what 'G' my old thing is (late 90s vintage, early days of the Internet) - anyone?:)
Marco.
Awesome news, mate. I wish Elsie a long, healthy, happy and prosperous life:)
Marco.
congrats; its a nice feeling...
Is it as nice as gaining a wee niece?;)
Marco.
Is it as nice as gaining a wee niece?;)
Marco.
not quite;)
Great opportunity then to ditch them altogether, and regain you life!;)
No idea what 'G' my old thing is (late 90s vintage, early days of the Internet) - anyone?:)
Marco.
yours is pre G. its clockwork:ner:
walpurgis
16-07-2021, 10:34
My old LG KC550 is fifteen years old and has 2G connectivity. I hardly use it and it's still like new, but I guess I'll need to look for something else at the appropriate time. I won't wait until the last knockings, as I expect there'll be a mad rush for new phones and prices will zoom. I'd put money on that!
I'll simply do without one (or borrow Del's, if I needed to), as I *refuse* to own a smartphone.
If I ever did do though [very unlikely indeed], I'd ensure that every single 'app' was removed from its memory at the shop where it was bought, and I'd never use it for any purpose (buying stuff, etc) where my number could be misused by any third parties for advertising purposes or other nefarious reasons, so it would simply be used, very occasionally, to make and receive calls, to a very select few, just as my current one is!:)
Marco.
dont need to do that and in fact you cant.. but just ensure data, bluetooth and wifi are all off. it will just be a phone then
yours is pre G. its clockwork:ner:
Haha - amazing it's still going though, eh? Wonder how many modern mobiles would last for over 20 years?
Same battery, too!!
Marco.
dont need to do that and in fact you cant.. but just ensure data, bluetooth and wifi are all off. it will just be a phone then
Good idea, although when Del got her last phone from the O2 shop, the staff removed a lot of shite she didn't want, so I think with some things it can be done.
Marco.
Good idea, although when Del got her last phone from the O2 shop, the staff removed a lot of shite she didn't want, so I think with some things it can be done.
Marco.
yeah some stuff can be but some cant. You can also either not set up for sms messages etc or just switch off notifications and there are lots of settings you can shitch things off etc. Obviously if you dont give out the number then few if any will try to contact you tho..lol
Awesome news, mate. I wish Elsie a long, healthy, happy and prosperous life:)
Marco.
Thanks Marco, much appreciated sentiments.
Pigmy Pony
16-07-2021, 17:55
whoo hoo - I became a granddad, for the first time, at 03.09 this morning :mex:
Just when you've got rid of the ankle biters, and are looking forward to enjoying life on your terms, IT STARTS AGAIN! Only kidding mate, I'm pleased for you. Got four panlids meself :)
walpurgis
19-07-2021, 11:32
Just shaved my head. Gone from about 4mm stubble to nil. Feels cooler! :)
be careful in the sun - surprising how much protection even 4mm stubble gives yer bonce :pat:
walpurgis
19-07-2021, 13:38
be careful in the sun - surprising how much protection even 4mm stubble gives yer bonce :pat:
Not as much as a hat. I keep out of the sun anyway, I don't like it.
felt very hot when i was out back there although its only supposedly 21c . was going to take car out but wont bother
walpurgis
19-07-2021, 14:05
The temperature is down to a mere 32C now :rolleyes:. And the mutt is hogging the air cooler! :)
Pigmy Pony
19-07-2021, 15:44
The temperature is down to a mere 32C now :rolleyes:. And the mutt is hogging the air cooler! :)
Shave the dog down to nil. He might give up the air cooler then :)
Just shaved my head. Gone from about 4mm stubble to nil. Feels cooler! :)
Shave that wiry fluff around yer balls too, if you want to be even cooler:D
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Marco.
walpurgis
19-07-2021, 19:21
Shave that wiry fluff around yer balls too, if you want to be even cooler:D
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Marco.
Matron did that yesterday. :D
New hope for America as their children learn to speak correctly thanks to Peppa Pig:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/american-kids-start-using-british-words-and-accents-after-watching-so-much-peppa-pig-and-brits-love-it/ar-AAMkCX4?ocid=msedgntp
'I can attest to this. My children were saying “lift” and “holiday”. My son had a little British accent for a bit too.'
''My daughter definitely now says "holiday" instead of "vacation" and "trolley" instead of "shopping cart" as a result of her countless Peppa Pig binge days''
Now all they need to do is correct their spelling of certain words, and to re-value 'billion' and 'trillion'. :D
Though to give them their due, it is because Americans chose English rather than German as the national language (and it was a close run thing), that English has now become a global lingua franca (if that makes sense).
Maybe in a hundred years time Mandarin will become the new lingua franca - or should that be 'lingua sinitica'?
na, the yanks and russians will waste china if that looks like happening :lolsign: anyway i doubt i will be around to see the explosions
walpurgis
20-07-2021, 12:16
I'll be happy if people stop commencing conversation with "So" and in some cases, ending it with "innit"!
‘Like’ seems to be the new ‘you know’.
innit annoying to start a sentence with so;) this way, whats not to like?
- or should that be 'lingua sinitica'?
yes, very good.
I'll be happy if people stop commencing conversation with "So" and in some cases, ending it with "innit"!
Starting any sentence with "So" is, I think, just a passing (but annoying) affectation - it is a chance for the respondent to think about a reply. It replaces "Um" and "Well" in that respect.
"Innit" is just an inarticulate shortening of "isn't it", and to use it as a sentence terminator presumably means "isn't that right?", or "isn't that true?"; neither of which are necessary.
Spoken language evolves and changes all the time; sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. At the moment it is changing for the worse: by politicians, by journalists and those fond of neologisms ( such as "-gate" to denote an embarrassing situation - an American import). The 'street speak' of the younger generation is just one manifestation of language evolution.
One particular manifestation of this, which I find annoying is the 'upward inflection' - making every sentence sound like a question.
Filterlab
20-07-2021, 20:11
Starting any sentence with "So" is, I think, just a passing (but annoying) affectation - it is a chance for the respondent to think about a reply. It replaces "Um" and "Well" in that respect.
It's said in CSI quite a lot, but that started over 20 years ago.
I don't mind it actually.
Ah - so like many annoying things, it came from America. :D
Starting any sentence with "So" is, I think, just a passing (but annoying) affectation - it is a chance for the respondent to think about a reply. It replaces "Um" and "Well" in that respect.
"Innit" is just an inarticulate shortening of "isn't it", and to use it as a sentence terminator presumably means "isn't that right?", or "isn't that true?"; neither of which are necessary.
Spoken language evolves and changes all the time; sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. At the moment it is changing for the worse: by politicians, by journalists and those fond of neologisms ( such as "-gate" to denote an embarrassing situation - an American import). The 'street speak' of the younger generation is just one manifestation of language evolution.
One particular manifestation of this, which I find annoying is the 'upward inflection' - making every sentence sound like a question.
Was it originally "is that not so"? or have I seem too many period dramas :scratch:
walpurgis
21-07-2021, 09:24
Was it originally "is that not so"? or have I seem too many period dramas :scratch:
The modern vernacular might be "ain't that right"........................innit? :D
Ah - so like many annoying things, it came from America. :D
americans for a start:ner:
The modern vernacular might be "ain't that right"........................innit? :D
So, is that your final word on it, innit?
walpurgis
21-07-2021, 09:40
So, is that your final word on it, innit?
Dunno, innit? :)
Dropped off youngest, with one of her mates, at Latitude festival this morning.
Quite funny really, they both had rucksacks front and back, wine boxes in each hand - nice to know that you have brought up your children in the right way :lol:
Not too young obviously. I hope they remain safe yet enjoy it.
Pigmy Pony
07-08-2021, 17:07
Well, me and Mrs. P are having a week's holiday starting tomorrow. And as we haven't been anywhere this year we've decided to push the boat out, and are off to... Pontin's! In Weston Super-Mare :) A day/night in Poole first, then up to Weston for 4 days.
Everywhere we've tried is either fully booked or stupidly expensive, but the Pontins is £350 for four days bed breakfast and evening meal. And our plan is for it to be our base, going out somewhere each day to explore places of interest (there must be some). So the Knobbly Knees contest will have to cope without me :)
Lesson learned though - if you want to stay somewhere nice, you should heed old Fred Pontin's advice and "Book Early":thumbsup:
Indeed... I suspect if we're going away this year it'll mainly be day trips out, with perhaps the odd overnight stay somewhere nice.
Anyway, I hope you both have a nice time (quite a smart thing you're doing, actually):cool:
Marco.
or stay in n wales and do day trips lol. actually where i stay there are quite a few places to go in under an hr. not as nice as wrexham tho
anyhoo, enjoy ur hol steve..:)
Lol, I would say around Wrexham, mate, i.e the surroundings. Wrexham itself is nothing special.
Just a biggish working-class town, but fortunately it does offer pretty much every 'facility' you need to enjoy a good standard of living (suffers from little crowding or conjestion), and acts as a good central base from which to explore the undoubtedly beautiful (indeed some parts stunning) North Wales, and also Cheshire and Shropshire, both of which are on its doorstep and attractive counties in their own right:)
Marco.
Lol, I would say around Wrexham, mate, i.e the surroundings. Wrexham itself is nothing special.
Just a biggish working-class town, but fortunately it does offer pretty much every 'facility' you need to enjoy a good standard of living (suffers from little crowding or conjestion), and acts as a good central base from which to explore the undoubtedly beautiful (some parts stunning) North Wales, and indeed Cheshire and Shropshire, both of which are on its doorstep:)
Marco.
just my point mate...:)
Pigmy Pony
07-08-2021, 17:40
Cheers fellas, I think we'll just enjoy being somewhere else for a few days. And I intend to (never done this before) keep my phone switched OFF! So no work-related nonsense, and any family/friends emergencies can come via Anita's mobile :)
If it's nearly as good as last years trip round Scotland, which was great despite pissing down almost every day, it'll do for me.
just my point mate...:)
Yups... You're about an hour or so from some gorgeous, uncrowded beaches, and less than half an hour from some gorgeous countryside, with as many quaint towns/villages, pubs and good eateries as you can shake a stick at, coupled with fast and convenient access to major motorway networks, and 20 mins from the beautiful and historic city of Chester.
For outright stunning scenery though, Snowdonia and Anglesey are where it's at, and can be reached relatively quickly by car - certainly close enough to be able to leave Wrexham after breakfast and spend a good day in either, and get home well before bedtime, although perhaps not in your case!:D
Marco.
Cheers fellas, I think we'll just enjoy being somewhere else for a few days. And I intend to (never done this before) keep my phone switched OFF! So no work-related nonsense, and any family/friends emergencies can come via Anita's mobile :)
Smart move. Even better, leave the bloody thing at home!;)
Marco.
Firebottle
08-08-2021, 07:02
Well, me and Mrs. P are having a week's holiday starting tomorrow. And as we haven't been anywhere this year we've decided to push the boat out, and are off to... Pontin's! In Weston Super-Mare :) A day/night in Poole first, then up to Weston for 4 days.
Everywhere we've tried is either fully booked or stupidly expensive, but the Pontins is £350 for four days bed breakfast and evening meal. And our plan is for it to be our base, going out somewhere each day to explore places of interest (there must be some). So the Knobbly Knees contest will have to cope without me :)
Lesson learned though - if you want to stay somewhere nice, you should heed old Fred Pontin's advice and "Book Early":thumbsup:
Thats great Steve, hope you two have a fab break.
However Weston is DOWN not up :eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
08-08-2021, 07:31
Thats great Steve, hope you two have a fab break.
However Weston is DOWN not up :eyebrows:
Cheers Alan - no, we're going to Poole in Dorset first, and Weston is UP from there :)
Pigmy Pony
08-08-2021, 07:34
Smart move. Even better, leave the bloody thing at home!;)
Marco.
:eek: I can't do that! What if I'm out walking alone and I fall down a mine shaft? Or if I get attacked by the Beast of Bodmin? These things do happen you know
if you fall down a mineshaft im betting it wont work. if the beast gets you im betting it wont matter:eek:
:eek: I can't do that! What if I'm out walking alone and I fall down a mine shaft? Or if I get attacked by the Beast of Bodmin? These things do happen you know
Lol - Anita will protect you!
You just want to talk to all your pals on Snapchat, don't you?:D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
08-08-2021, 08:05
Lol - Anita will protect you!
You just want to talk to all your pals on Snapchat, don't you?:D
Marco.
Snapchat? What's that? Is that the one where you post a picture and it disappears after a minute? That happened to me all the time until I gave up :(
Is there anything about my posting history that has led you to believe I'm good with technology, or even social media? :doh: I've got Mrs. P for all that nonsense. She thinks I play dumb on purpose, but I'm really not pretending :)
Pigmy Pony
08-08-2021, 08:06
]if you fall down a mineshaft im betting it wont work.[/B]
I suppose I'll just have to wait for Skippy the bush kangaroo then.
I suppose I'll just have to wait for Skippy the bush kangaroo then.
oh he will save ya:D damn roo can do anything bar swim;)
Pigmy Pony
08-08-2021, 09:34
oh he will save ya:D damn roo can do anything bar swim;)
Tch-tch-tch tch! What's that Skip? You had to let the little drop-kick drown? Strewth mate!
A friend's wife was in the habit of tutting a lot until we started asking her 'Whassat Skip?' every time she did it.
She'd get very angry but it was really funny so that made it okay.
Don't know what the weather is like down there but if it's anything like here you'd be better off calling for Flipper if you need emergency assistance.
Tch-tch-tch tch! What's that Skip? You had to let the little drop-kick drown? Strewth mate!
no worries skip, here comes a real hero.. its flipper, the bush dolphin
Snapchat? What's that? Is that the one where you post a picture and it disappears after a minute?
It's the link in your Favourites list between 'Tiktok Challenge Champion' and 'Big Black Cox in Your Area' [oops, that last one might've been Anita's:doh::o]
Is there anything about my posting history that has led you to believe I'm good with technology, or even social media?
I think you're secretly a master at it and just hide your incompetence well:D;)
Seriously though, I know what you mean, as I leave all that cack to Del, and her friends who are the right age for it all. During lockdown especially, she was in her room more on Facetime with her pals than anything else!
Marco.
It's the link in your Favourites list between 'Tiktok Challenge Champion' and 'Big Black Cox in Your Area' [oops, that might've been Anita's:doh::o]
I think you're secretly a master at it and just hide your incompetence well:D;)
Seriously though, I know what you mean, as I leave all that cack to Del, and her friends who are the right age for it all. During lockdown especially, she was in her room more on Facetime with her pals than anything else!
Marco.
Yeah, my phone never stopped ringing:D
Pigmy Pony
08-08-2021, 10:19
no worries skip, here comes a real hero.. its flipper, the bush dolphin
That's my pet name for Mrs. P
Yeah, my phone never stopped ringing:D
Heh-heh... You're a bad man, lol. Sharing pics, were you?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Heh-heh... You're a bad man, lol. Sharing pics, were you?:eyebrows:
Marco.
facetime fun :lolsign: 6 of us;)
Wot - you and 5 hot young girlies? You might be getting old, but there's nowt wrong with your imagination!:lol:;)
Marco.
Wot - you and 5 hot young girlies? You might be getting old, but there's nowt wrong with your imagination!:lol:;)
Marco.
you can but dream; dreams do come true:) well maybe not that one lol..
Lol... The way you're talking, you'd think they were all chatting together in nothing but their scants, or less:eyebrows:
Marco.
heaven forbid.. no, no these are all good girls... very good;)
Hahaha... Well, I wouldn't know, as I'm not allowed entry, especially when they're all in having a group chat. I just hear the giggles! So whatever goes on, stays within her four pink walls..
..and my hidden surveillance camera:eyebrows:
Marco.
Sad to hear Una Stubbs has died aged 84 ... A good actress and artist.
I hadn't realised that she was 84 until the news announcement - at her best in the recent Sherlock Holmes series in my opinion.
Just replying to the watches thread has made me think about primary school.
All the kids used to walk to primary, for most of us that was something like two or three miles (we seemed to get bikes for secondary - rite of passage?). I used to enjoy the walk and meeting up with mates on the way in - home knitted balaclavas in winter, bloody itchy things.
Kids today, don't realise how easy they have it :lol:
yeah my primary was quite close, in fact the second one for p6/7 was just a hundred yds away and i watched it burn down from my window lol, but my mother's school was 6 miles away.. you walked it as there was no money for a bus, and there usually wasnt a bus anyhow. kept her fit tho.
walpurgis
13-08-2021, 08:29
I remember walking on my own about a mile and a half to primary school through the snow in winter and my wellies being too short as the snow came halfway up my thighs and chilled my legs. We wore shorts all year round at that age back then, I was about six (we had proper snowfall then too :)).
I remember walking on my own about a mile and a half to primary school through the snow in winter and my wellies being too short as the snow came halfway up my thighs and chilled my legs. We wore shorts all year round at that age back then, I was about six (we had proper snowfall then too :)).
you had wellies? lucky man we went barefoot :lolsign: sorry couldnt resist:D
https://youtu.be/VKHFZBUTA4k
walpurgis
13-08-2021, 08:40
you had wellies? lucky man we went barefoot :lolsign: sorry couldnt resist:D
:rolleyes:
:)
not a python fan then:rolleyes:
walpurgis
13-08-2021, 08:53
not a python fan then:rolleyes:
Well about fifty years ago, deep back in the dim and distant mists of time I was. :)
I remember walking on my own about a mile and a half to primary school through the snow in winter and my wellies being too short as the snow came halfway up my thighs and chilled my legs. We wore shorts all year round at that age back then, I was about six (we had proper snowfall then too :)).
1963?
Good old days when the school milk was left by the radiator, just about ready to drink before going home :)
When I went to primary school, as it was about 5 miles from our house, my dad drove me there (and back), and in secondary school, which was around 7 miles away, the school had a contract with a bus company, so I walked the half a mile, or so, from my house to the bus stop:)
...then when the bus came, usually did my homework, which should've been done the night before, when I was out with my mates instead:D
Marco.
1963?
Yes I remember it well...NOT!:D
Did it snow a lot then?
Marco.
walpurgis
13-08-2021, 10:08
1963?
I didn't wear shorts when I was fifteen or go to school. :)
Yes I remember it well...NOT!:D
Did it snow a lot then?
Marco.
I was five (so everything seemed bigger :eek:), but there were very deep snow drifts (Hertfordshire) which lasted for weeks.
I seem to remember 1965/66 (most of my primary years seemed to have decent snow) being really good for snowball fights. Sledging on nearby Royston/Therfield heath The heath had good hills and a golf course, I remember going down one hill and disappearing in a drift in a bunker. Exhilarating times and brilliant memories.
I had a lot more freedom as a kid than I allowed my children. Out and about with local kids from about the age of six, just wouldn't be allowed now.
I didn't wear shorts when I was fifteen or go to school. :)
you seem so much younger:kiss::lol:
walpurgis
13-08-2021, 10:24
you seem so much younger:kiss::lol:
I'm even older than Grant (just :D).
I was five (so everything seemed bigger :eek:), but there were very deep snow drifts (Hertfordshire) which lasted for weeks.
I seem to remember 1965/66 (most of my primary years seemed to have decent snow) being really good for snowball fights. Sledging on nearby Royston/Therfield heath The heath had good hills and a golf course, I remember going down one hill and disappearing in a drift in a bunker. Exhilarating times and brilliant memories.
I had a lot more freedom as a kid than I allowed my children. Out and about with local kids from about the age of six, just wouldn't be allowed now.
Yup, I completely agree on all of that. I started primary school though in 1971, and enjoyed many of the things you describe. I loved all of my schooldays, right up until I left secondary school in 1982 (having completed a 6th year).
However, I think some kids are mollycoddled too much now by their parents, who insist on walking them to school, even if they live 500 yards away!:doh:
The fact is, there were just as many paedos around in 'our' day, as there are now; just not as widely publicised, so we were in just as much potential danger, but just got on with it as part of life. You can't wrap kids up in cotton wool 24/7!
Marco.
I'm even older than Grant (just :D).
im only a boy;) still got my baby fat and chubby.... face :ner:
Aye, the four-chinned wonder!:lol::D;)
Only kidding!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Aye, the four-chinned wonder!:lol::D;)
Only kidding!:eyebrows:
Marco.
one chin; just one;)
Yup, I completely agree on all of that. I started primary school though in 1971, and enjoyed many of the things you describe. I loved all of my schooldays, right up until I left secondary school in 1982 (having completed a 6th year).
However, I think some kids are mollycoddled too much now by their parents, who insist on walking them to school, even if they live 500 yards away!:doh:
The fact is, there were just as many paedos around in 'our' day, as there are now; just not as widely publicised, so we were in just as much potential danger, but just got on with it as part of life. You can't wrap kids up in cotton wool 24/7!
Marco.
Quite so - there was a report of a "flasher" in the local common when I was still at primary, so a gang of us (ages about eight to ten) went out to hunt him with home made bows and arrows (we all had sheaf knives as well):lol:
Didn't find him, so we ended up damming up a brook, then destroying the dam with rocks once it had built up a decent amount of water behind it.
God, I'm getting old - rambling on about the good old days:wheniwasaboy:
Pigmy Pony
14-08-2021, 08:26
In the future, when today's kids "grow up" and have to fend for themselves, they'll be reminiscing about the good old days when mum used to make their breakfast and drive them to school, and how they were kept at home with their X Boxes when the school's heating thermostat went faulty or the Wifi went down...
walpurgis
21-08-2021, 08:37
You can tell it's Saturday from the TV toy adverts intended to browbeat parents into treating their 'little angels' to new goodies. As we are past mid August, brace yourselves for the pre Christmas frenzy building up!
I think when using forums we could all benefit from the wisdom being imparted here: https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/how-10-second-rule-can-dramatically-change-your-conversations-make-you-a-better-leader.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB
;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 18:35
I think when using forums we could all benefit from the wisdom being imparted here: https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/how-10-second-rule-can-dramatically-change-your-conversations-make-you-a-better-leader.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB
;)
Marco.
I could probably type the word SHITBAG in under ten seconds, but providing context would probably take a couple more minutes at the speed I type. No doubt it would be helpful in a face to face conversation though :)
Don't know why the article is aimed at wannabe leaders though, perhaps the author thinks everyone else is too thick to grasp the idea...maybe I should have waited ten seconds before typing that last bit :doh:
i counted to ten... who you callin' a shitbag?:D
my neighbour came over to show me her pussy... let me stroke it;):eek:
Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 18:41
i counted to ten... who you callin' a shitbag?:D
That was a quick reply - you must have had your fingers poised over the keyboard while you awaited the insult :D I think you're supposed to wait ten seconds before starting to type
Pigmy Pony
22-08-2021, 18:42
my neighbour came over to show me her pussy... let me stroke it;):eek:
bet you enjoyed feline it...
my neighbour came over to show me her pussy... let me stroke it;):eek:
Is that the same one who brought you over her undies to wash? An opportunity I believe you 'milked' for all its worth...:D
Talking of pussies, when the salons were closed during lockdown, Del asked me to give her a bikini wax. I thought I'd done a decent job, but it seems to have grown back very quickly...
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/923/wxY65z.jpg
:confused::scratch:
Marco.
Looks like a mouser. Del is much tidier than that. [emoji23]
Hahaha... How would you know - have you been spying on her princess room?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Hahaha... How would you know - have you been spying on her princess room?:eyebrows:
Marco.Oops.. Given myself away. [emoji23]
I should never have got you that long-distance drone for your birthday:doh::eyebrows:
I was expecting you to say that 'tufty tail' was rather flat-chested in comparison, too!:D
Marco.
I have some decorum [emoji4]
That gal wasn't princess class.
:D:eyebrows:
No-one is to you, ya big sook;)
Marco.
:D:eyebrows:
No-one is to you, ya big sook;)
Marco.
are you saying you disagree with me?;)
and yes, its a loaded question:D
Hahaha... Well I'm naturally very biased!:D
She is a wee cracker, though.
Marco.
walpurgis
24-08-2021, 06:59
Dentist later this morning. I'm actually looking forward to it, as I've not been for a couple of years due to illness and covid and some lost filling cavities are annoying me :).
Dentist later this morning. I'm actually looking forward to it, as I've not been for a couple of years due to illness and covid and some lost filling cavities are annoying me :).
hope that went well mate.. i cant get an appointment.. about a years waiting list here now. no dentists taking new customers except private of course. this is the way it will go; heath service eventually too
walpurgis
24-08-2021, 17:43
hope that went well mate.. i cant get an appointment.. about a years waiting list here now. no dentists taking new customers except private of course. this is the way it will go; heath service eventually too
Yes Grant. Got all the holes etc sorted in one go, only took half an hour and I'm OK for another year now hopefully.
Is there maybe an NHS dental clinic near you that your GP might be able to refer you to?
Yes Grant. Got all the holes etc sorted in one go, only took half an hour and I'm OK for another year now hopefully.
Is there maybe an NHS dental clinic near you that your GP might be able to refer you to?
not sure tbh, as im not in much pain its not urgent afatac. most of the nhs dentists are doing mostly private stuff now, as its much better paid. fuck the proles.
walpurgis
29-08-2021, 07:52
A logical solution to the lorry driver shortage? That's novel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58364308
It might put costs up a bit, but it is an obvious answer.
Now it just needs DVLA to sort out the backlog of HGV licence applications.
A logical solution to the lorry driver shortage? That's novel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58364308
It might put costs up a bit, but it is an obvious answer.
Now it just needs DVLA to sort out the backlog of HGV licence applications.
RHA claim there were 600,000 HGV drivers pre-pandemic? That doesn't seem right at all. Maybe 600K across all classes, but not HGV. And anyone can drive a 3.5 ton or a transit, no special licence needed there.
a 3.5 ton only has a pay load of 875 kg. if you passed test before 97 you can tow trailers and drive up to a 7.5 ton lorry, who's payload is 2,300kg with a uk drivers licence.
A logical solution to the lorry driver shortage? That's novel.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58364308
It might put costs up a bit, but it is an obvious answer.
Now it just needs DVLA to sort out the backlog of HGV licence applications.
until we get our drivers trained and licenced we need a temp measure tho.
a 3.5 ton only has a pay load of 875 kg. if you passed test before 97 you can tow trailers and drive up to a 7.5 ton lorry, who's payload is 2,300kg with a uk drivers licence.
Yes that was a typo meant to put 7.5T
Not often you can say this up here but our reservoirs are getting low.. Demand has been higher than usual and rainfall low.. Think its the 2nd worst year in last 160 yrs.
walpurgis
30-08-2021, 14:18
Better ease up on the tea brewing. :D
Pigmy Pony
30-08-2021, 14:58
I think I might power wash the house and re-fill the swimming pool :)
When Mardale Green (at the bottom of Hawsewater for nearly 100 years) resurfaces, as it did in 2018, then I'll be worried.
food delivered... i can fill shelves back up to overflow lol.. lots of fruit n veg too which i will vacuum seal in individual bags so it keeps better... a nice bit of north highland lamb too .. help the scots farmers
walpurgis
31-08-2021, 09:18
My next delivery is Sunday. I will be popping into the supermarket before then though. Need some stuff from Wickes too.
My next delivery is Sunday. I will be popping into the supermarket before then though. Need some stuff from Wickes too.
all away.. will do veg later this afternoon if i recover lol.. just need a cook now:D
just need a cook now...
Would you like to hire the princess? She says she's cheap to keep!
:lol::lies::D
Marco.
Would you like to hire the princess? She says she's cheap to keep!
:lol::lies::D
Marco.
hmmm. good cook. i will consider it; see if i can get her on the youth opportunities program :kiss::kiss:
she is still under 21 isnt she?;)
Hahaha... Sometimes, I think she could pass for it!:D
Marco.
walpurgis
01-09-2021, 20:35
Just had a power cut for about an hour and a half. First one for maybe ten years, all OK now (so far :)).
just had my toenails cut yay!!! daughter popped in. can start walking on my soles again :D
Just done some more washing.
Reminded me of that old joke - 'what's pink and hangs out your pants?'.
'Your Mum'.
Now to empty the dishwasher...
It's all happening, eh... It's a wonder you guys can handle all that excitement!:D
Marco.
Just done some more washing.
Reminded me of that old joke - 'what's pink and hangs out your pants?'.
'Your Mum'.
Now to empty the dishwasher...
what's brown and hangs out your pants?
your spanish gran :D
It's all happening, eh... It's a wonder you guys can handle all that excitement!:D
Marco.
I'll have you know I've got a few 'outings' next week! (one of them's a funeral however....)
and i was about to take a trip to the back door; but tripped:doh:
Seen that Debbie Mcgee on the telly going on about her funeral plan. Doesn't want the cost of it having to be paid by her relatives.
Average cost is £5.5K they say but that is going to include the people who really push the boat out. I'd guess if you don't want the band of the Grenadier Guards playing live it must be a lot less.
Truth be told I'm surprised she's ploughed through all the money Paul Daniels left her already. Must be a right little raver on the quiet.
Seen that Debbie Mcgee on the telly going on about her funeral plan. Doesn't want the cost of it having to be paid by her relatives.
Average cost is £5.5K they say but that is going to include the people who really push the boat out. I'd guess if you don't want the band of the Grenadier Guards playing live it must be a lot less.
Truth be told I'm surprised she's ploughed through all the money Paul Daniels left her already. Must be a right little raver on the quiet.
varies of course to where you live and what you get but 3/4k usually. nearer 4 now for a standard one. if you dont want a service etc then well under 2
walpurgis
03-09-2021, 12:00
Just put them out for the dustman.
I don't get the need for a coffin when you're going to be cremated. And the prices are ridiculous for what is just a six sided wooden box that's going to be incinerated.
If they insist on one then much cheaper just to knock your own up out of wood you have lying about in the shed or garage, or finally find a use for those Audionote speakers.
this isnt the middle ages lol.. you dont just toss bodies into the fire;) undertakers and cremators dont like it.
https://youtu.be/QcbR1J_4ICg?t=3
Only because they're on an earner from it. It's a right stitch-up.
walpurgis
03-09-2021, 12:29
Have yourself freeze-dried like they do with dead pets, then you can be stood in the hall and used as a hat rack. At least you'll be of some use then. :)
I don't get the need for a coffin when you're going to be cremated. And the prices are ridiculous for what is just a six sided wooden box that's going to be incinerated.
Now now, as a good Catholic boy, you should know the value of a proper burial in a cemetery and a quality gravestone!;)
Del's mum's was made from Welsh slate, and her dad's and my mum's from marble - not cheap.. I hate cremations, as they're so impersonal and soulless!
Anyway, we've already bought our plot (a nice wee 4-berther lol, for my dad, Del and I - mum's already in)... It's now actually worth about 5 times what we paid for it (in 2010) - so a nice investment:D
My dad's funeral will be paid for by a private policy he's taken out, not that it would've been an issue anyway.
Marco [none of his relatives have ever been cremated, and none close to him ever will be].
Now, now, as a good Catholic boy, you should know the value of a proper burial in a cemetery and a nice gravestone!;)
We've already bought our plot... It's now actually worth about 5 times what we paid for it (in 2010) - nice investment:D
Marco [none of his relatives have ever been cremated, and none close to him ever will be].
we had one, but its full now.. 3 spaces were in it.. wife and son in same place.
Cool.. I like something you can visit and pay your respects to, put flowers in, etc, which you can't do with a bloody urn!:rolleyes: In that respect, we go to the cemetery every Sunday after church, plus clean the gravestones (often birds will have shat on them), water the flowers, etc, while we're there:)
Each to his or her own, though.
Marco.
walpurgis
03-09-2021, 15:22
I do similar when I visit Mum's memorial plot at St. Wynwallows, Landewednack each time I'm down to see my brother.
I do similar when I visit Mum's memorial plot at St. Wynwallows, Landewednack each time I'm down to see my brother.
yeah i used to go regular but health has inhibited my regularity.. daughter goes regular tho. i get down occasionally when i can get the car right up to grave
I'll have you know I've got a few 'outings' next week! (one of them's a funeral however....)
Thanks for being concerned about who died :rolleyes: :ner:
Thanks for being concerned about who died :rolleyes: :ner:
lol.. well i assumed it wasn't anyone close.. maybe a sadly wrong assumption. sorry about that roy.. who was it???
lol.. well i assumed it wasn't anyone close.. maybe a sadly wrong assumption. sorry about that roy.. who was it???
Lol, no you're all right, it was one of my other halves cousins who she didn't really like. We're going so she can catch up with some family who are coming across from Wales for the funeral.
Now now, as a good Catholic boy, you should know the value of a proper burial in a cemetery and a quality gravestone!;)
.
It's okay to be cremated as a Catholic, my father was cremated. I don't know if there is a headstone or anything though. He has got a tree with a plaque on it on the golf course though.
I'd always respect someone's wishes if it were possible, but when it comes to me I don't see that it matters in the slightest. Chuck me in a ditch for the wild dogs to eat.
walpurgis
03-09-2021, 15:54
when it comes to me I don't see that it matters in the slightest. Chuck me in a ditch for the wild dogs to eat.
I have the same philosophy. Funerals are for the benefit of the living, the departed don't care. From my point of view, I couldn't care less what happens to my remains, but I'm damned if if I can see why my family should be out of pocket over it. They are aware of my thoughts.
It's okay to be cremated as a Catholic, my father was cremated. I don't know if there is a headstone or anything though. He has got a tree with a plaque on it on the golf course though.
I'd always respect someone's wishes if it were possible, but when it comes to me I don't see that it matters in the slightest. Chuck me in a ditch for the wild dogs to eat.
Yeah, I know, and if someone had specifically stated their wishes, and they'd like to be cremated, then you should certainly respect them. However, I prefer a church ceremony followed by a cemetery burial, for reasons stated, as I feel it's a 'proper job' then, and much more personal than simply being burned into ashes, but that's simply my opinion.
I feel the same about marriages in registry offices (rather soulless and superficial), versus proper church weddings, with the whole works:)
Mind you, when it comes to funerals, burial or cremation, it makes no sense to spend pots of cash on a coffin. The cheapest one would do me fine. As a major greeny, Del wants an eco-friendly cardboard coffin, as long as it's made to look princessy, so it'd have to be pink!:D
Marco.
Yeah, I know, and if someone had specifically stated their wishes, and they'd like to be cremated, then you should certainly respect them. However, I prefer a church ceremony followed by a cemetery burial, for reasons stated, as I feel it's a 'proper job' then, and much more personal than simply being burned into ashes, but that's simply my opinion.
I feel the same about marriages in registry offices (rather soulless and superficial), versus proper church weddings, with the whole works:)
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I agree, if you're going to do it, do it properly. My mother always says 'They're married, but it was only in a Registry Office.' It doesn't really count as far as she's concerned.
I have the same philosophy. Funerals are for the benefit of the living, the departed don't care. From my point of view, I couldn't care less what happens to my remains, but I'm damned if if I can see why my family should be out of pocket over it. They are aware of my thoughts.
I agree that whoever is organising your funeral shouldn't be out of pocket, which is why we'll be ensuring that our funeral is paid for, with instructions provided for those who are doing it (our much younger cousins, all sorted in our will), and if heaven forbid, they should pop off before us, then hopefully we can find someone else!:D
Marco.
I agree, if you're going to do it, do it properly. My mother always says 'They're married, but it was only in a Registry Office.' It doesn't really count as far as she's concerned.
Lol - my parents were/are the same, and that also applies to funerals. In that respect, a cremation isn't considered as a 'proper job'.
However, ultimately all that matters, with both weddings and funerals, is what best suits those involved. There's NO WAY though, Del would've ever settled for getting married in a Registry Office!:eek::nono::D
Marco.
I agree that whoever is organising your funeral shouldn't be out of pocket, which is why we'll be ensuring that our funeral is paid for, which instructions provided for those who are doing it (our much younger cousins, all sorted in our will), and if heaven forbid, they should pop off before us, then hopefully we can find someone else!:D
Marco.
i'll help plant you mate..:D least i can do. just don't take too long:ner:
Lol - my parents were/are the same, and that also applies to funerals. In that respect, a cremation isn't considered as a 'proper job'.
However, ultimately all that matters, with both weddings and funerals, is what best suits those involved. There's NO WAY though, Del would've ever settled for getting married in a Registry Office!:eek::nono::D
Marco.
disagree with weddings, unless your deeply religious and like you, go to church every week. in fact i think its an insult to church to get married there and then basically not go back.
On the hypocritical point, I fully agree. However, I'm not so judgmental as to deny any bride her special day, if a big part of what makes it special is the church service:)
Can you imagine the lists of WANTS (to fulfil her special day) I had from the princess?:lol:
Cost a bloody fortune lol, but she was worth it (just);)
Marco.
well wife had been wed before(in church) so we got a registary job, which was right outside church lol, so you got the church in pics if you wanted. not many pics of it now alas that are in good nick as they deteriorated badly.
still i have my memories of day. still got a great collection of daughters wedding tho as me and my mate did them. He took them and i did the post production.
it was more stressful than giving her away. lol
Lol - nice one, always good to have contacts! Never been to a wedding in a Registry Office. None of my family have been married in one (all churches), same with Del:)
In ours, we arrived at church (in Paisley) in a horse-drawn carriage, then we left to go to the reception (in Langbank) in a vintage Rolls Royce, at the same hotel Carol Smillie chose for her wedding reception: https://www.gleddoch.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=hotel-gleddoch
It was a lovely place and a fantastic day. Then I whisked her off to Austria for our honeymoon (as you know she LOVES snow), and it was a winter wedding.
Marco.
Where did you go on your honeymoon mate, or have your reception - and were you pee-ashed?:D
Marco.
Nice one Mate.
Did the Uni thing, and Graduated from that very same Church back in the day,
Was Married (Twice!) elsewhere!
Best memories from that were Mum n Dad with me, both RIP.
Look back proudly on the photos of us all together.
Lol - nice one, always good to have contacts! Never been to a wedding in a Registry Office. None of my family have been married in one (all churches), same with Del:)
In ours, we arrived at church (in Paisley) in a horse-drawn carriage, then we left to go to the reception (in Langbank) in a vintage Rolls Royce, at the same hotel Carol Smillie chose for her wedding reception: https://www.gleddoch.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local&utm_campaign=hotel-gleddoch
It was a lovely place and a fantastic day. Then I whisked her off to Austria for our honeymoon (as you know she LOVES snow), and it was a winter wedding.
Marco.
Nice one Mate.
Did the Uni thing, and Graduated from that very same Church back in the day,
Lol... What church was that, mate?:)
Marco.
Missed this:
i'll help plant you mate..:D least i can do. just don't take too long:ner:
Haha - aye, you just want the princess all to yourself, to be your private nurse!:D;)
Maarco.
Lol... What church was that, mate?:)
Marco.
:popcorn: :)
Marco.
Where did you go on your honeymoon mate, or have your reception - and were you pee-ashed?:D
Marco.
just had a weekend away. couldnt afford a honeymoon then. but i believe i was(sadly) pished by end of night, yes...:doh:
:popcorn: :)
Marco.
think he said it was same as yours, if i read it right..:)
:popcorn: :)
Marco.
The church you posted a link to.
Yes, but I didn't mention a specific church - just said it was in Paisley! That's why I'm confused:scratch:
I linked to the hotel where we had our reception, but that certainly wasn't a church:D
Some clarification needed...
Also, you haven't told me where you guys had your honeymoon or reception... I did ask, lol!;)
Marco.
The church you posted a link to.
Jez, lol... It wasn't a church; it was a hotel!:lol:
Marco.
Click on the link on the post in question: https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?54271-Tell-Me-Something-Anything!&p=1288877#post1288877
Does that look like a church?
Marco.
just had a weekend away. couldnt afford a honeymoon then. but i believe i was(sadly) pished by end of night, yes...:doh:
Ah lol, no worries. Yeah things were different in those days. Where did you have your reception or 'do'?:)
Marco.
Ah lol, no worries. Yeah things were different in those days. Where did you have your reception or 'do'?:)
Marco.
upstairs in my local(at time)They had a function suite... had a disco and a homemade buffet at half time. went well too and was full(about 100).
Lol - sounds mental:D
Was it like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NNMTmEY0g
You and yer best man gie'in it yee-hah!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Lol - sounds mental:D
Was it like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88NNMTmEY0g
You and yer best man gie'in it yee-hah!:eyebrows:
Marco.
plenty dancing and booze.. no idea if the slosh was played tho.. i was sloshed mysel';)
the buffet was silly good and went in minutes even tho we did enough for twice... greedy bassas
Lol, well it was free food, innit?:doh: Hope what they filled their plates with was EATEN, not wasted. One of my pet hates are folk at buffets who pile the plates high with food (as if it was rationed or a world famine was on), then leave half of it...:rolleyes:
It happens all the time at wedding 'do's', but also at Sunday lunch buffets in pubs and hotels, especially with puddings, to the point that if I were the owner or manager I'd impose a surcharge to cover all excessive wastage, and hit the greedy bassas in their pockets!
Remember the old saying: 'You've got eyes bigger than your stomach!'? Very apt.
Marco.
I hate buffets, at least the ones you have to pay for. Same principle as the self-service checkout in the supermarket. They still charge you for the food but because having someone bring it to you eats into their profit they make you go and get it yourself
isn't the whole point of going to a hotel or restaurant that someone else does all the shit for you?
You've still got to book, drive to the restaurant, find somewhere to park and then wait for your table to be ready, and now you've got to go and get the food yourself from a selection another punter probably coughed or sneezed on already. Wonderful.
The church you posted a link to.
So are we agreed now it wasn't a church (in fact nothing like one) and that folks don't read posts properly?:ner::D
Answers on a postcard, please.....
Or is it an unwritten rule on forums that your NEVER admit to making a mistake?:doh:
;)
Marco.
I hate buffets, at least the ones you have to pay for. Same principle as the self-service checkout in the supermarket. They still charge you for the food but because having someone bring it to you eats into their profit they make you go and get it yourself
isn't the whole point of going to a hotel or restaurant that someone else does all the shit for you?
You've still got to book, drive to the restaurant, find somewhere to park and then wait for your table to be ready, and now you've got to go and get the food yourself from a selection another punter probably coughed or sneezed on already. Wonderful.
Yeah, I fully agree. Not my thing at all, and often the quality of the food is mediocre at best. I can see the attraction for families with kids (who, up to a certain age) often get to eat for free, as it's a cheap way to feed them, get a day out, and someone else does the washing up!:)
But otherwise, no. Buffets are more often than not a triumph of quantity over quality. Yes it's cheap, but big deal. It can work with Chinese and Indian food, though:cool:
Marco.
i will let you know my buffet was superb and a triumph.. no one scrap avoided being eaten:ner: and free
it was a night time do of course.
we did have a meal in a highish class restaurant for close family etc after wedding too.
i will let you know my buffet was superb and a triumph.. no one scrap avoided being eaten:ner: and free
it was a night time do of course.
we did have a meal in a highish class restaurant for close family etc after wedding too.
Lol - knowing you, I don't doubt it. But sadly that's not often the case, and simply tables full of cheap stodge!:doh:
Del and I met with the head chef (and also manager) of the hotel (not church, lol) where we had our reception and discussed our requirements, especially as Del was veggie.
It was a proper 3-course lunch with a bottle of wine (or other drinks) included for each table. We had about 40 for lunch (the day 'do') and around another 30 for the night one (disco, etc), where we put on a buffet - but it was a good one, lol!
Marco.
Lol - knowing you, I don't doubt it. But sadly that's not often the case, and simply tables full of cheap stodge!:doh:
Del and I met with the head chef (and also manager) of the hotel (not church, lol) where we had our reception and discussed our requirements, especially as Del was veggie.
It was a proper 3-course lunch with a bottle of wine (or other drinks) included for each table. We had about 40 for lunch (the day 'do') and around another 30 for the night one (disco, etc), where we put on a buffet - but it was a good one, lol!
Marco.
wasnt all our work. neighbours and friends made stuff too. could have charged a fair bit for it lol.. the next door neighbours chicken drumstick recipe was tops
Lol... What church was that, mate?:)
Marco.
Assumed you were meaning the main one across from Paisley Uni.
Often used to get folk hitched.
You DID say Church Daftee :)
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