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With two snooker balls in. Comes in handy if there's any contretemps. :lol:
Just make sure to put them down the front, it sends a very different message down the back of your trunks
Pigmy Pony
09-02-2018, 20:35
I seem to have developed a bulge in the back of my trunks, and the message is "eat more fibre".
walpurgis
10-02-2018, 09:08
When was the last time you saw anybody wearing a jean jacket? I've not seen one for years. Quite used to like them.
Quite recently, but you only see women wearing them these days. The 'Quo' look may never come back in.
walpurgis
10-02-2018, 09:38
Good bit of kit a jean jacket. Hard wearing and looks better for a year or two of use. If you pick the right one, the outside pockets double as inside pockets too. Not ideal for bitter winter days, but great the rest of the year.
Good bit of kit a jean jacket. Hard wearing and looks better for a year or two of use. If you pick the right one, the outside pockets double as inside pockets too. Not ideal for bitter winter days, but great the rest of the year.
I agree, the only problem is people coming up to you and asking if you are going to play 'Sweet Caroline.' Or if you can spare a bit of coke.
The 'Quo' look may never come back in.
All the more reason now to start wearing them, simply to buck the trend! ;)
I used to have loads of (Wrangler) denim jackets. I had a belter of a Rush patch (2112, I think) sown onto the back of one, along with various others from AC/DC, UFO, etc, which I wore to school (5th and 6th year), along with my black leather biker's jacket, which had a massive patch of Gong's 'Flying Teapot' on the back!:eyebrows:
I wore those, along with black drainpipe jeans and 18-hole Docs (with green laces), when I came to school on my motorbike (then a brand new RD125):D
Marco [a cool dude, back in the day].
All the more reason now to start wearing them, simply to buck the trend! ;)
I used to have loads of (Wrangler) denim jackets. I had a belter of a Rush patch (2112, I think) sown onto the back of one, along with various others from AC/DC, UFO, etc, which I wore to school (5th and 6th year), along with my black leather biker's jacket, which had a massive patch of Gong's 'Flying Teapot' on the back!:eyebrows:
I wore those, along with black drainpipe jeans and 18-hole Docs (with green laces), when I came to school on my motorbike (then a brand new RD125):D
Marco [a cool dude, back in the day].
is that what you call it?;)
Hehehe... Well the girlies loved it! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
10-02-2018, 15:09
I still have a Levi's jacket, but I grew too big for it 20 years ago.
Anyway, I mostly wear denim jeans, and if I wore both, kids would shout "double denim" at me as I kept on truckin' down the street (apparently that's a thing these days).
Ninanina
15-02-2018, 19:01
Really painful lower back :(
I've had this back pain for ages now and it's really getting me down
I'm using a back stretcher which does help a bit and am booking in for some physio as well
Pigmy Pony
16-02-2018, 21:55
I sympathise with you Bev, back pain can be total misery.
Don't know the nature of your problem, but with me it's sciatica, which nags my back and sends "electric shocks" down one leg if I've been standing, walking or reaching up for more than a few minutes. Luckily, sitting sorts it, then I can get another few minutes.
Sometimes the problem is muscular spasm, and can happen if I've lifted a heavy or awkward object (my head sometimes thinks I'm 30, and my body goes "actually you're sixty").
I found chiropractors can help, but can get a bit pricey (about £40 first visit, £25 subsequent visits). And the effectiveness varied with the three different chiropractors I used. Still worth a try though. One of them recommended cod liver oil capsules too, but I don't know if it was them, or the therapy that helped me. Once my back was better (after a couple of weeks) I discontinued both.
Whatever treatments you go with, I wish you well.
Ste
Pigmy Pony
16-02-2018, 22:22
A few years ago, when doing my morning commute on my trusty Suzuki GS750, I had a van come out of a side road, and into my path (like they do). I flew over the bars, and across the bonnet of the van, resulting in my upper right leg being impaled on the aerial (ouch).
I was taken to hospital in an ambulance and the A&E department removed the piece of aerial. It wasn't very deep, and I was otherwise unhurt, so I was discharged soon after.
I was back at work a couple of days later, and all seemed well, but then after about four days I noticed a bit of a rash had developed around the site of the wound. The doctor prescribed some antibiotics and told to "see how I got on".
Another 3 or 4 days passed and the antibiotics were having no effect, in fact the rash (more like blistering) had spread up towards my groin. Another visit to my doctor. Completely baffled, he promptly referred me to a specialist, who informed me that it was the worst case of van aerial disease he'd ever seen
Oh that's bad! :doh::D
Marco.
walpurgis
17-02-2018, 21:29
Found out today I have a spare grand or so in my bank account. Hmm.............Now what do I spend it on?
The car? Hi-Fi? Loose women and booze? Or just be a skinflint and carry on pretending I'm broke! :D
Found out today I have a spare grand or so in my bank account.
Lol - how did it get there, and in a way that you didn't realise?:hmm::eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
17-02-2018, 21:44
Lol - how did it get there, and in a way that you didn't realise?:hmm::eyebrows:
Marco.
Probably 'cos I've been watching my spending and not had any big bills recently, so the money coming in builds up. I don't have online banking, so the account balance tends to be a mystery between statements.
Ah I see... Complete opposite from me (as I have online banking), so it must be a nice surprise - bit like getting an unexpected tax rebate! :)
Marco.
Is it burning a hole in your pocket Geoff?
I remember the first time I had a grand left in the bank at the end of the month. I was 33.
walpurgis
17-02-2018, 22:31
Is it burning a hole in your pocket Geoff?
Nah. Not really. I can't actually think of anything I want. :)
walpurgis
17-02-2018, 23:39
Yo! :D
walpurgis
18-02-2018, 13:57
Fart Attack. http://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-vienna-after-man-refuses-to-stop-farting-sparking
disgraceful.. its a free hand to farters across the world;)
walpurgis
18-02-2018, 14:07
Yeah. As soon as they get a whiff of this they'll be at it. :D
Nothing wrong with having a wee 'pump' in an enclosed space (as they say, better out than in)... I've dropped a few of the 'silent but violent' variety before in lifts! When they come out 'hot', you just know they're gonna stink!!:eyebrows::D
Be proud of your fragrant emissions.
Marco.
southall-1998
18-02-2018, 17:19
Geoff, get a life!
;)
S.
walpurgis
18-02-2018, 18:04
Talking of 'farts in lifts'. This from Peter Sellers is the most famous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TtZgs8k8dU
walpurgis
19-02-2018, 11:05
Very pissed off at the moment. Some twat has parked an Audi in my residential parking bay right across the gates to my garage. Romanian plates on it (unsurprising). I shall be having a word if I spot him coming back.
Very pissed off at the moment. Some twat has parked an Audi in my residential parking bay right across the gates to my garage. Romanian plates on it (unsurprising). I shall be having a word if I spot him coming back.
call cops. have it towed
walpurgis
19-02-2018, 11:09
call cops. have it towed
They won't do a thing. It's a private estate. If it isn't gone soon, I'll contact the parking enforcement company, although they're next to useless. Considering towing it away myself. Done it before.
At the very least, let down the car's tyres, so that there's less chance of him/her collecting it without you being aware! That way, you can stand there telling them what fuckwits they are, whilst they find a way of re-inflating the tyres...:eyebrows:
Also, I presume you've got a tyre pump? If so, then after you've given them their (well-earned) 'mouthful', tell them that you'll let them use the pump if they promise not to park there again, and if they do, next time their tyres will be slashed!
After that, I suspect they'll learn their lesson in future ;)
Marco.
spendorman
19-02-2018, 11:23
Very pissed off at the moment. Some twat has parked an Audi in my residential parking bay right across the gates to my garage. Romanian plates on it (unsurprising). I shall be having a word if I spot him coming back.
When that sort of thing happens here I usually phone the local Council's Parking Enforcement team, they quite quickly send someone round to ticket the offender.
spendorman
19-02-2018, 11:30
apple up exhaust :D
Decades ago, my Dad used a potato to similar effect.
On another occasion, a Transit van blocked his drive, he could not get his car out, and he had a business appointment (was in his early 80's at the time). I took a large trolley jack out of the garage, lifted the Transit under the rear axle and pushed it down the road, unfortunately, the van drifted towards the centre of the road as I could not really steer it! Fortunately, there was still room for cars to pass. I guess the Transit driver was surprised when he came back!
I was a construction worker in a previous life, and on a large job site I worked, the architect would blast up in his fancy sports car and just park anywhere he liked. He didn’t want to get his $400 loafers dirty. They were leveling the lot, and he parked right where they were working, and a huge D9 bulldozer backed slam over his car! Crushed it down about ankle high! He was livid! And all of us workers could not contain our laughter, making him all the more red in the face. He stormed off walking, where to I have no clue. He never came back, his assistant made all the return trips. Ah, memories!
Russell
When that sort of thing happens here I usually phone the local Council's Parking Enforcement team, they quite quickly send someone round to ticket the offender.
My understanding is that while it is an offence to block a private drive preventing someone accessing the public highway from the drive it isn't an offence to stop someone accessing the private drive i.e. if you park in front of an empty drive it isn't an offence but it is if there is a car on the drive. A tad annoying.
spendorman
19-02-2018, 12:58
My understanding is that while it is an offence to block a private drive preventing someone accessing the public highway from the drive it isn't an offence to stop someone accessing the private drive i.e. if you park in front of an empty drive it isn't an offence but it is if there is a car on the drive. A tad annoying.
I think you are right, or that's the way it used to be, but the Council like the revenue and seem to ticket a blocked drive so long as it got a lowered kerb.
I guess it may be different for different local authorities. Here they will ticket you if you block a pedestrian dropped kerb at an informal road crossing.
spendorman
19-02-2018, 13:20
I guess it may be different for different local authorities. Here they will ticket you if you block a pedestrian dropped kerb at an informal road crossing.
Yes, they will do that too here.
Pigmy Pony
19-02-2018, 16:21
If the wheels are good, remove them and sell 'em on ebay. When the owner returns, tell him about the terrible crime rate in that area. That should put him off ever returning, and you make a few bob too. :)
walpurgis
19-02-2018, 16:26
The bugger and his mate just turned up and removed the car. I had a go at them. A couple of swarthy looking Slavs. They apologised, not that they meant it. Barely understood English.
Just as well I hadn't been wanting to get the bike out of the garage. Which I will be doing soon for its MOT.
Pigmy Pony
19-02-2018, 16:28
Bet they'd understand dog shit on the door handles though.
spendorman
19-02-2018, 16:31
Forgot to mention, I have a notice that I can print out on the computer, two of these fit on an piece of A4. If I get an inconsiderate parker I can stick one of these to the windscreen or door glass with Prittstick, this may cause the driver some inconvenience to remove!
walpurgis
19-02-2018, 16:31
Bet they'd understand dog shit on the door handles though.
Done that one before. :D
If the wheels are good, remove them and sell 'em on ebay. When the owner returns, tell him about the terrible crime rate in that area. That should put him off ever returning, and you make a few bob too. :)
Ha - I like that one! :thumbsup:
I certainly would allow that to happen to me, without the perpetrators 'feeling some pain'...... :guns:
Such blatant inconsiderateness/selfishness/stupidity (select one that applies most, if not all), really rips my knitting!!
Marco.
walpurgis
19-02-2018, 16:33
Forgot to mention, I have a notice that I can print out on the computer, two of these fit on an piece of A4. If I get an inconsiderate parker I can stick one of these to the windscreen or door glass with Prittstick, this may cause the driver some inconvenience to remove!
I had a pack of very sticky self-adhesive ones printed. Knowing how things are these days, you'd probably get done for criminal damage now.
spendorman
19-02-2018, 16:40
I had a pack of very sticky self-adhesive ones printed. Knowing how things are these days, you'd probably get done for criminal damage now.
This is why I used Prittstick, it will come off with water.
Funny thing about a week ago, a Police car blocked me in and I wanted to get my car out. I waited about half an hour, could not see anyone, waked up and down the road looking for the driver. I decided to leave a Polite notice under the wiper (no Prittstick). Eventually, the Police came back to their car, I must say, they were apologetic.
walpurgis
19-02-2018, 16:42
You should have slashed their tyres and put a brick through the windscreen! :eek:
. A couple of swarthy looking Slavs. .
Channelling the ghost of Enid Blyton there. I seem to recall in the Famous Five books the baddies were always foreigners, easily identifiable by their swarthiness.
You didn't see a gang of entitled, middle-class teenagers following them did you? They would have had a dog.
Ninanina
19-02-2018, 21:42
I sympathise with you Bev, back pain can be total misery.
Don't know the nature of your problem, but with me it's sciatica, which nags my back and sends "electric shocks" down one leg if I've been standing, walking or reaching up for more than a few minutes. Luckily, sitting sorts it, then I can get another few minutes.
Sometimes the problem is muscular spasm, and can happen if I've lifted a heavy or awkward object (my head sometimes thinks I'm 30, and my body goes "actually you're sixty").
I found chiropractors can help, but can get a bit pricey (about £40 first visit, £25 subsequent visits). And the effectiveness varied with the three different chiropractors I used. Still worth a try though. One of them recommended cod liver oil capsules too, but I don't know if it was them, or the therapy that helped me. Once my back was better (after a couple of weeks) I discontinued both.
Whatever treatments you go with, I wish you well.
Ste
Thanks Steve...
I did try a chiropractor some years ago but it got very expensive as I had to keep going to keep the pain at bay
I would urge anyone with back pain, especially lower back, to try a back stretcher like this one:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bodi-Tek-Back-Magic-Plus-Posture-Corrector-New/173090966743?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
I use it for just 5 mins morning and night and after 5 mins my back is so much better and strangely it immediately makes me stand different as well... very odd...
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 18:28
I've long thought my posture is a bit wrong, so this back stretcher, medieval-looking as it is, might be just the ticket. Certainly at that price, it's worth a try.
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 18:29
Channelling the ghost of Enid Blyton there. I seem to recall in the Famous Five books the baddies were always foreigners, easily identifiable by their swarthiness.
You didn't see a gang of entitled, middle-class teenagers following them did you? They would have had a dog.
They've gone to Smuggler's Top.
I've long thought my posture is a bit wrong, so this back stretcher, medieval-looking as it is, might be just the ticket. Certainly at that price, it's worth a try.
Try more 'horizontal jogging'; that's great for stretching and 'loosening up' all sorts!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 18:52
:lol: I can only do 'horizontal' these days, 'doggy-paddles' gives me cramp in my legs
Try more 'horizontal jogging'; that's great for stretching and 'loosening up' all sorts!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Good for slimming down too. When my mate got a 23 year old girlfriend he lost about 2 stone. Massive paunch just vanished in a couple of weeks. He said he had actually been eating more than usual just to keep his strength up.
He must have been going at it a bit lol
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 19:14
Respect to the man:bonk: I wouldn't have the energy or inclination. These days I even disappoint myself.
Good for slimming down too. When my mate got a 23 year old girlfriend he lost about 2 stone.
Haha - well that's certainly NOT why you're so skinny!!:lol:
Marco.
Respect to the man:bonk: I wouldn't have the energy or inclination. These days I even disappoint myself.
Lol - does your good lady feel the same? If not, she may stray elsewhere to 'service' her needs - either that, or you'll find lots of used batteries in the bin!!;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 19:31
KFC bosses are running around like chickenless heads.
Haha - well that's certainly NOT why you're so skinny!!:lol:
Marco.
Her mate was quite keen on me as it happens. But as you say I can't afford to lose the weight.
Her mate was quite keen on me as it happens. But as you say I can't afford to lose the weight.
Lol - my point was that, by following that thinking [lots of sex keeps you slim], you should be a fat bassa:D;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 19:35
Best exercise for keeping slim is the "two-handed push".
When someone puts a plate of food in front of you, you push it away with both hands.
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 19:47
Lol - does your good lady feel the same? If not, she may stray elsewhere to 'service' her needs - either that, or you'll find lots of used batteries in the bin!!;)
Marco.
She has a loyalty card with "Rampant Rabbits 'R' Us"
Lol... I'm all for giving a 'good home' to a stray rabbit:eyebrows:
Marco.
Lol - my point was that, by following that thinking [lots of sex keeps you slim], you should be a fat bassa:D;)
Marco.
LOL you seem pretty convinced of my celibacy, do you have a PI following me or something?
walpurgis
20-02-2018, 20:28
If there's one following me, I'll let him walk the dog. :)
LOL you seem pretty convinced of my celibacy, do you have a PI following me or something?
Tee-hee... I'm sayin' nuffin!:D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
20-02-2018, 23:10
Lol... I'm all for giving a 'good home' to a stray rabbit:eyebrows:
Marco.
Ooh no, that could be painful
Depends on how slack things are 'up there'!:eek::eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
20-02-2018, 23:24
Bought two decent looking teeshirts in Tesco today. Size 'large'. They don't fit. Bugger!! I'll have to take them back tomorrow, they're nigh on skin tight. Better get XL.
Anyway, that's my little snippet. :)
southall-1998
20-02-2018, 23:38
Geoff is getting fatter :D
S.
walpurgis
20-02-2018, 23:41
Getting slimmer mate. Was 45" chest. Only 44" now. Still 34" waist though. :)
Bought two decent looking teeshirts in Tesco today. Size 'large'. They don't fit. Bugger!! I'll have to take them back tomorrow, they're nigh on skin tight. Better get XL.
Anyway, that's my little snippet. :)
Lol.... They'll likely be cut for a 'slim fit', which is popular with young guys wanting to show off their pecs!
Answer: stick with large, but go for t-shirts with a looser fit :)
Marco.
walpurgis
20-02-2018, 23:44
No. They're regular cut. I always check. They looked big enough, but I was mistaken.
Getting slimmer mate. Was 45" chest. Only 44" now. Still 34" waist though. :)
Is that comfortably achieved though, without any 'beer-belly overhang'?;)
So many guys say that they are such-and-such a waist size, when what they mean is that they can *just about* squeeze into jeans or trousers that size, by holding their stomachs in, when fastening the top button [only dorks wear zip-flies]!:D
If you've got a bit of a ponch, you need to wear trousers which fit around it, not below it [the measurement around your belly area will reflect your *true* trouser size, so don't kid yourself on], as otherwise you'll get (beer or otherwise) belly-overhang, and likely also a saggy arse at the back, from trousers riding down.
That's such a BAAAD look, especially from the side, and particularly with folk who tuck their shirts into their jeans or trousers, which simply serves to accentuate their gut, and the fact that their trousers are too tight!!:doh:
Not quite sure what my chest size is now, but generally large size t-shirts are fine, as XLs tend to be a bit baggy, but waist wise I'm currently between a 34 and 36", with one being, depending on the cut of jeans or trousers, slightly too loose, and the other slightly too tight, but then I am 6ft 2ins.
My aim is to get back down to a (comfortable) 34" waist, with no belly overhang, as that's what I used to be a few years ago :cool:
Marco.
walpurgis
20-02-2018, 23:57
Is that easily achieved though, without any 'beer-belly overhang'?;)
Marco.
No beer gut here mate. Still got a six pack without even working out (at the moment).
southall-1998
20-02-2018, 23:59
No beer gut here mate. Still got a six pack without even working out (at the moment).
Prove it!
S.
No beer gut here mate. Still got a six pack without even working out (at the moment).
Nice one, mate. It can be hard keeping the weight off at your age:)
Marco.
Getting slimmer mate. Was 45" chest. Only 44" now. Still 34" waist though. :)
34 waist? Ive got a 34 thigh. Ner
Pigmy Pony
21-02-2018, 20:21
Depends on how slack things are 'up there'!:eek::eyebrows:
Marco.
The problems start when the "rampant ferret" goes up there after it.
Do you reckon there'll be enough room - I mean did you ever find that bottle of Tizer you lost up there the last time?
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
21-02-2018, 20:50
Yep-got it. I was struggling with excessive flatulence, turns out that the top had come off the bottle. :)
Best exercise for keeping slim is the "two-handed push".
When someone puts a plate of food in front of you, you push it away with both hands.
A gentleman once told me, “The problem is with her knees, she can’t keep them from under the table”, maybe some truth?
Russell
walpurgis
24-02-2018, 10:33
Getting thoroughly confused here, sorting out mains adaptors for my six digital cameras. I've not kept them with the cameras, so they were all over the place. Found them all, but now having to work out which fits which camera :rolleyes:. The Nikon one I was initially looking for is marked, so that was easy enough. Now charging the flat battery in the Nikon. I have to identify the others yet.
been getting static shocks all day...doh. got humidifier on and sprayed fabreze on carpet and seat etc. walking aroung with a key touching it to metal surfaces first
been getting static shocks all day...doh. got humidifier on and sprayed fabreze on carpet and seat etc. walking aroung with a key touching it to metal surfaces first
maybe you are developing super powers?
Need to go out and get a haircut. I hate getting haircuts. Would rather go to the dentist.
maybe you are developing super powers?
Dry atmosphere i think. Touched the oppo and sparked that hard it made picture got wonky and stay that way. Had to disconnect it and reset it. Fortunately is working again.
One of the problems with earthed components connected to things that dont have one like tv is you can get issues with half polarity on the chassis of it and can cause issues. Depends if the chassis is floating. I had to tape up the metal hdmi plug as it was picking this up.
Need to go out and get a haircut. I hate getting haircuts. Would rather go to the dentist.
I do my own with clippers. Tis easy, cheap and quick. Downside is you dont get a big pair of tits in your neck
I've been using the same hairdresser for years, ever since she worked in a salon. and she knows how to cut men's hair properly.
She comes to my house and gives me a trim every 3 weeks, which saves me being arsed from going anywhere... I like to keep (what's left) of my hair super-short, right 'into the wood', especially at the back and sides! :cool:
Marco.
I've been using the same hairdresser for years, ever since she worked in a salon. and she knows how to cut men's hair properly.
She comes to my house and gives me a trim every 3 weeks, which saves me being arsed from going anywhere... I like to keep (what's left) of my hair super-short, right 'into the wood', especially at the back and sides! :cool:
Marco.
used to get a lady in for wifes hair. she was actually a relation but did home visits. my son used to come round and get his done too.. i prefer to do my own
I've been using the same hairdresser for years, ever since she worked in a salon. and she knows how to cut men's hair properly.
She comes to my house and gives me a trim every 3 weeks, which saves me being arsed from going anywhere... I like to keep (what's left) of my hair super-short, right 'into the wood', especially at the back and sides! :cool:
Marco.
Not a bad idea but my barber is literally just round the corner so not worth it for me. Was empty, too, so no waiting, was in and out in half an hour. Got it cut short so I don't have to bother with it for 3 or 4 months. Trouble is that with this weather my head is freezing now.
No worries... There's no way I could wait 3 or 4 months for mine to be cut, as it grows like hell and starts going curly, which I can't stand :doh:
Rule No1 for me: if I can successfully grab my hair at the back or sides, it's WAY too long!!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
01-03-2018, 20:53
It's been scientifically proven that curly hair is caused by eating bread crusts.
Indeed. It also causes spontaneous erections.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
01-03-2018, 21:18
As a teenager, I always got these on the bus ride to work. I'd assumed it was mucky thoughts combined with the buses engine vibrations, turns out it was me egg 'n' cress pieces.
Yes, they're notorious for that. Don't ask me what effect Coco Pops used to have on me.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
01-03-2018, 21:32
Hence the advertising slogan "I'd rather dip me balls in Coco Pops"
walpurgis
02-03-2018, 09:38
Every time I decorate, I have to repair damage caused by 'overdoor hooks' that the family use. They are now banned in my house!
Pigmy Pony
02-03-2018, 18:07
They are truly awful, they only work with badly fitted doors.
walpurgis
02-03-2018, 18:19
They are truly awful, they only work with badly fitted doors.
I reckon the interior doors here are over seventy years old.
I reckon the interior doors here are over seventy years old.
I have a door that is 117 years old. It is by far the finest door in the house.
walpurgis
03-03-2018, 10:37
Bought myself this camera last night. Looks in great condition.
http://i68.tinypic.com/30t6fjc.jpg
Olympus SP-590 UZ. It will hopefully replace the older SP-550 UZ that I already own and is a very good 'all rounder'.
The bump up in resolution from 7.1mp to 12.0mp should be handy, although the images from the SP-550UZ are very good.
Something will have to be sold now. Seven digital cameras are too many! :)
I have a door that is 117 years old. It is by far the finest door in the house.
No doubt. They don't make 'em like they used to! You've seen these before, and they're over 130 years old. The original stained glass Victorian doors in our kitchen and bathroom:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/923/5ed9AN.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/u6PExL.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/922/WmKvEM.jpg
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
03-03-2018, 14:48
I've just sat through an episode of 'Sixty Minute Makeover'.
The "before" shot of the living room showed it to be ok, perhaps a little dated, and included some floorstanders and some surround speakers. The system itself wasn't in the shot.
In the "after" shot all the speakers had been removed, leaving only the telly. And the stuff didn't seem to be in any of the other rooms. How is that an improvement? If it were my house and I came home to that, I'd be using my size 10's to help Teri and her paint-monkeys to find the door.
At least they left the telly.
walpurgis
05-03-2018, 11:50
Bought myself this camera last night. Looks in great condition.
http://i68.tinypic.com/30t6fjc.jpg
Olympus SP-590 UZ. It will hopefully replace the older SP-550 UZ that I already own and is a very good 'all rounder'.
The bump up in resolution from 7.1mp to 12.0mp should be handy, although the images from the SP-550UZ are very good.
Something will have to be sold now. Seven digital cameras are too many! :)
Well it arrived this morning. Seems in nice condition.
Took this shot at about fifty yards on full tele zoom:
http://i68.tinypic.com/ir2pgj.jpg
And one of the pooch at about ten feet:
http://i64.tinypic.com/9hi2z7.jpg
They look decent enough. :)
walpurgis
05-03-2018, 11:59
Yeah. I'll have to go in the menu and sort the metering. It seems to be using some kind of zone metering at the moment, with the zone indicator hopping about in the display. I like spot metering.
depends on what you like. i quite like zone at times as you often get a slightly softer pic akin to using a filter
walpurgis
05-03-2018, 12:28
Good shot of the dog.
He looks as intelligent as he is. Very. :)
Pigmy Pony
08-03-2018, 20:53
I've just been informed by my telly that the Furniture Village Sale ends this Sunday. Better hurry! I'm not sure whether my sofa will last until the next sale.
I'll wait until the next advert break to find out when the next one starts.
Yeah. I'll have to go in the menu and sort the metering. It seems to be using some kind of zone metering at the moment, with the zone indicator hopping about in the display. I like spot metering.
When I used to use film cameras, none of them had through the lens metering. I would either guess the exposure or take a reflected light reading with an exposure meter. Then the great majority of my photography was travel related. I would take a reading at the beginning and was amused to note that it wouldn't change over the duration of my visit. Using Kodachrome 64 slide film, 95% of the exposures were 1/125s at f/11.
Just noticed the odometer of my car has passed 100,000 miles. Damn - I knew it was coming up, but wanted to experience seeing it trip over from 99,999 to 100,000!
Time to buy to buy yourself that new Jaguar? ;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
09-03-2018, 21:26
Mrs. Pony has gone out for the night, and I've just realised I've been on this forum since 5pm! Time for some Chemical Brothers 'Born in the Echoes'. Brought on by the new O2 'Follow The Rabbit' ad.
The weekend has landed!
Just noticed the odometer of my car has passed 100,000 miles. Damn - I knew it was coming up, but wanted to experience seeing it trip over from 99,999 to 100,000!
As children me and my brothers always liked to witness each 10000 miles rolling over. My dad would always alert us when it was coming up. Does that still happen?
Pigmy Pony
09-03-2018, 21:53
Not likely, kids these days are too busy gawping at their smartphones to care. They wouldn't even notice a lorry rolling over in the next lane, let alone the odometer.
Ninanina
15-03-2018, 02:12
Colin has cracked his Patella after falling over in the snow & ice.. silly old fool ;)
He walked around on it for about 10 days and wondered why it wasn't getting any better so his doc told him to go to the, rather aptly named, 'walk-in centre' at the local hospital where an x-ray showed the crack. I'd been telling him to go since he did it but he always knows best :doh:
Now it's all strapped up and he's on crutches and seeing the fracture clinic in a week or so. From what I've read it doesn't heal that quickly so he is really peeved that he can't cycle for at least 8 weeks which is a shame as he just bought his 4th bike, his 3rd carbon jobby
Pigmy Pony
15-03-2018, 18:06
Oh dear, four bikes, one leg, life is harsh. :(
No-one makes a bike for one-legged people then? Gap in the market there.
walpurgis
15-03-2018, 18:36
No-one makes a bike for one-legged people then? Gap in the market there.
You can actually ride a 'fixed wheel' bike with one leg.
No idea what that is, Geoff. I owned a 'racing' bike for about a week in 1991. Sold it and bought a quarter of Afghani with the proceeds. Otherwise I know nothing about them.
You can actually ride a 'fixed wheel' bike with one leg.
You can ride a normal bike with one leg if you strap it to the pedal - assuming you have a foot on the end of the leg, or at least a knee and a bit of a stump.
You can ride a normal bike with one leg if you strap it to the pedal -
What do you do when you stop at traffic lights then? You'd just fall over. Or are all the cyclists you see running red lights one legged? That would explain a lot.
i just mow the fukers down!
Pigmy Pony
15-03-2018, 19:13
One leg, one brain cell, and a bit of lycra. All you need!
I love it when they alternate between road user and pedestrian, makes me want to get out and give them a big kiss. :)
Ninanina
16-03-2018, 18:43
One leg, one brain cell, and a bit of lycra. All you need!
I love it when they alternate between road user and pedestrian, makes me want to get out and give them a big kiss. :)
:rfl::rfl:
Nice one Steve
We NEVER ride on the pavement, only on the road and queue with traffic when necessary and not push to the front etc
Pigmy Pony
16-03-2018, 19:59
It's the same as with most things, the actions of a few dickheads ruin it for the majority who do it right.
Earlier this week I was leaving a small car park at the front of a shop. A car held back to let me out, and as I moved, a bike flew across the front of my van, and if my brakes hadn't been a1, I would have launched him into the road. If he'd been on the road to start with, I would have seen him. But he was riding the pavement, with his hands in his pockets!
His appearance (trackies and trainers from Sports Direct and baseball cap with peak pointed skywards, village idiot-style) suggested he may be hurrying from his latest drug deal to get to the pawn shop before it closes to buy back his sovereign ring.
But I'm not one to pre-judge people. :)
Pigmy Pony
16-03-2018, 20:04
Something that made me smile this week, a new advert for confused.com (I think) with animated Action Men. Magic!
Ninanina
16-03-2018, 20:10
I know what you mean Steve, there are some terrible riders out there and, as you say, they get us all a bad name :(
I'd rather they were on the pavement myself, especially when the pavement is empty.
Dual carriageway on the way home from work, big wide pavements either side. Never any pedestrians as it is out in the suburbs and no-one walks anywhere. But they still insist on cycling on the road, holding up everyone else. There's one bit where there is a very steep hill and even the most lycra-clad, nutty helmet ones on the lightest 2 grand bikes can't go up it at any more than snails pace. Quicker to get off and just walk.
I appreciate that it is not legal for them to cycle on the pavement. Perhaps the law should be changed so they can use the pavement as a cycle path if the situation is appropriate?
No idea why anyone cycles round here, it's all ridges and valleys so it's up hill and down dale 4 or 5 times to get anywhere.
Pigmy Pony
17-03-2018, 17:48
My brother is a cycle nut and he loves the hills.
A couple of summers ago me and Mrs. P were having a ride to Lytham (me on the 'Blade, she was on her new toy, a Hyosung 650 Aquilla).
We came upon what must have been a couple of hundred cyclists on some organised run. This road has a designated cycle lane ( actually the pavement divided in two), but most of the cyclists ignored it and used the road instead, two and three cycles abreast. We could have got past them ok, but to try to pass cars which are stuck behind them at roughly 12 mph, is just inviting an accident.
I moaned about this to my brother, who told me many cyclists don't like to use cycle lanes because the road sweepers don't do anything with them, so the gravel makes them more prone to punctures. Honestly, they're paying no road tax, they got their lanes for free, what do they want, jam on it?
I'm not anti-cyclist, I'm really not, but there seems to be a growing attitude of 'I'm not breaking the law, so sod you'.
Even with the roads as congested as they are, I feel there's still room for all of us. It's the idiots who think their journey is more important than everyone elses that spoils it.
I'm not keen on curtailing anyone's freedom to do anything. But the whole cycling on main roads thing does need looking at. It really isn't practical in terms of traffic flow and the cyclists are in quite a lot of danger from the multitude of poor drivers. No matter how good a cyclist you are, you can't account for some idiot doing something random.
Pigmy Pony
18-03-2018, 19:10
I have an idea which I reckon could 'out-eco' the cyclists. Show 'em who has the greenest credentials. I'm gonna buy a uni-cycle. It would use a fraction of the world's resources, and take up half the space on the road.
I would be a bit wobbly initially, so I will be nagging the local authority to make the cycle lanes wider. They wouldn't dare ignore me, after all I am saving the planet.
Pigmy Pony
18-03-2018, 19:35
A job I was called on to do recently, was to jack up a suspended wooden floor which had dropped slightly, leaving an unsightly half inch gap between the skirting and the floorboards. The space under the floor was too tight for me, so I contacted the smallest guy I know to get down there.
It later occurred to me that there may be a business opportunity there. Perhaps I could start an employment agency using small people for jobs like the one I just mentioned.
I reckon I could get the sign language people from the early-morning TV shows on board-they must get sick of endless episodes of Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, and the hours would be better too.
I would call my agency business 'Lilliput It Right'.
walpurgis
19-03-2018, 08:45
Ouch! Just paid the annual council tax and water rates. That's made rather a dent in my funds so no Hi-Fi treats for a while! :rolleyes:
mine went up again... pay it monthly
walpurgis
19-03-2018, 09:12
The water company are taking the piss. The fee has near doubled in the last three years.
mightymonoped
19-03-2018, 09:17
You can ride a normal bike with one leg if you strap it to the pedal - assuming you have a foot on the end of the leg, or at least a knee and a bit of a stump.
This is one area of AoS where I actually can provide 'expert' advice, and I assure you, the last thing you'd want to do as a one-legged person is strap your foot to the pedal! :lol::eyebrows:
*assuming you mean the 'missing' leg, even then, you would always have to make sure your weight is leaning over to the 'good' leg, else it's "Thank you and goodnight". :-)
walpurgis
19-03-2018, 09:25
This is one area of AoS where I actually can provide 'expert' advice, and I assure you, the last thing you'd want to do as a one-legged person is strap your foot to the pedal! :lol::eyebrows:)
Yes. I can see where that might get a little tricky. :)
walpurgis
20-03-2018, 19:26
What a shame. The older codgers here may be sad to hear Katie Boyle has died. The youngsters won't know her.
She was a really charming and very attractive woman. A regular face on TV through the sixties and seventies.
Ninanina
22-03-2018, 19:11
What a shame. The older codgers here may be sad to hear Katie Boyle has died. The youngsters won't know her.
She was a really charming and very attractive woman. A regular face on TV through the sixties and seventies.
A shame indeed... does that make me an "older codger" ?
Ninanina
22-03-2018, 19:13
The water company are taking the piss. The fee has near doubled in the last three years.
Do you have a water meter Geoff? I changed to a meter years ago and now my water costs are tiny ..
walpurgis
22-03-2018, 20:31
Do you have a water meter Geoff? I changed to a meter years ago and now my water costs are tiny ..
Possibly not a good idea. If the family should for some reason need to move back here, I suspect being on a meter could cost rather more.
walpurgis
22-03-2018, 20:33
A shame indeed... does that make me an "older codger" ?
Not as old a codger as me. :)
(not that I feel old)
Ninanina
22-03-2018, 20:36
Possibly not a good idea. If the family should for some reason need to move back here, I suspect being on a meter could cost rather more.
Apparently if you have more people living in the house than there are bedrooms you will save a fortune on water bills... however I have one bedroom and there is only me living here and I still save a massive amount for my water... Maybe you should give a meter a go Geoff as you have, I believe, 12 months to 'try' it out with the water company
Ninanina
22-03-2018, 20:40
As far as I can remember my incoming water bill is about £25 per half year and the outgoing bill is about double that so about £150 per year.. I think
Ninanina
22-03-2018, 20:42
Not as old a codger as me. :)
(not that I feel old)
I reckon I'm getting there Geoff... but I don't 'feel' old at all.. maybe about 21... however the body does let me down sometimes... nightmare :eek:
Ninanina
22-03-2018, 20:56
Apparently if you have more people living in the house than there are bedrooms you will save a fortune on water bills... however I have one bedroom and there is only me living here and I still save a massive amount for my water... Maybe you should give a meter a go Geoff as you have, I believe, 12 months to 'try' it out with the water company
Oops that should have read 'less' people living in the house than there are bedrooms... :doh:
Thats very reasonable Bev, we pay around 630 pounds per annum here in nth London, non metre :eyebrows:
spendorman
23-03-2018, 10:04
About 4 years ago we were paying £850 per year un-metered water rates, big 4 bedroom house, two people living there.
Just me now, typical yearly charge metered, is about £180, but I'm careful.
Pigmy Pony
23-03-2018, 19:28
Having a water meter would probably increase costs for me, as my jobbies usually need at least two flushes. :D
walpurgis
23-03-2018, 19:35
Having a water meter would probably increase costs for me, as my jobbies usually need at least two flushes. :D
Shit! :eek:
Pigmy Pony
23-03-2018, 19:45
P:oops:
Having a water meter would probably increase costs for me, as my jobbies usually need at least two flushes. :D
Ah - so you're also prone to 'popping out' big fat (rather well-packed) 'beef olives'?:eyebrows:
Are your beefies nicely marbled too, on the 'outer shell'?
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
24-03-2018, 09:31
They look a bit like the baby alien when it comes out of John hurt's chest.
A few years ago, on the ferry back from Bilbau to Portsmouth, and after a fortnight of eating anything that looked edible, I laid a log which was so big, it looked like it was trying to climb out of the toilet. I called Mrs. P to "come have a look and bring your camera".
She wasn't as impressed as I thought she would be and years later, she still goes on about it
How does my kitchen get trashed so quickly even though the only thing I ever do in there is make a cup of tea? And that's only at the weekend.
Just been in to scope it out prior to cleaning up and it looks like a hand grenade has gone off in there. Makes me wonder if it is worth bothering.
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 11:50
How does my kitchen get trashed so quickly even though the only thing I ever do in there is make a cup of tea? And that's only at the weekend.
Just been in to scope it out prior to cleaning up and it looks like a hand grenade has gone off in there. Makes me wonder if it is worth bothering.
Mine looks trashed 'cos I'm still slowly decorating (when in the mood), but usually it's tidy since the family are no longer here.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong then. Need to make start on it really. I'm the world champion in putting things off.
It can have positive consequences though. In the process of putting off the kitchen job I've managed to get 2 keys cut and put a new battery in my watch.
its pretty simple Martin. Clean up as you go and once a week give it a big tidy. hell, im disabled and it takes 10 mins
I'm lazy though which is even more debilitating than being disabled ;)
No I am going make a start on it right now! Computer off!
Done the worst of it. Mostly it was superficial. Managed to fill 2 bin bags and unblock both sinks. Only took an hour. I'll finish it up tomorrow. Probably.
NICE ONE. ive beedn getting my broadband details sorted all morning.:doh: mostly working as expected for now. the usb share from router i cant get to work tho...knew i wouldnt:D
I'd rather clean the kitchen than struggle with IT issues. Although neither is very palatable.
Got myself one of those all in one oven/grill things. Still in the box at the mo. First time I will have had an oven or a grill in over 20 years. Going to try it out tomorrow.
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 14:30
Got myself one of those all in one oven/grill things. Still in the box at the mo. First time I will have had an oven or a grill in over 20 years. Going to try it out tomorrow.
What ya gonna make Martin?
I just bought flour & yeast today. I'm going to try out the small bread maker I bought a year or so back and never got around to trying.
I was thinking cheese on toast.
Start small, y'know.
my micros both act as grills and ovens. both have huge platters so technically you can bake anything in them, especially the sharp, which is cavernous. now have a single hob, plus my multi cooker, bread maker and a toaster came today. pic to follow.. its a daewoo.. used it straight away.. works great.
the new healthy or dead me soon.:ner:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180324/7548ddc74fc37e1c4086966f6d2aeb68.jpg
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 14:52
You now have a sort of 'instant cafe' there Grant. :D
You now have a sort of 'instant cafe' there Grant. :D
can do hot drinks too.lol yup its busy in there at moment considering im not using it all much, but cant be bothered hiding it then having to pull it out again to use.
see where i am in few weeks. gonna try and make veg rice.
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 14:57
I was thinking cheese on toast.
Not had that for about a year.
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 15:00
gonna try and make veg rice.
That's what I had in mind for tonight as well. Thought of doing battered prawns & button mushrooms to go with it, plus a drop of sweet chilli sauce.
That's what I had in mind for tonight as well. Thought of doing battered prawns & button mushrooms to go with it, plus a drop of sweet chilli sauce.
Bleedin' Jamie Oliver here...
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 18:48
Bleedin' Jamie Oliver here...
I'm actually having scampi in breadcrumbs. Found a pack in the freezer that need using so I don't need to do battered prawns and I've decided to mix the button mushrooms in with the veg rice.
As Jean-Christophe Novelli would say.....Muff Watering:D
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 19:57
I went the chippy.
Defeatist! :)
Just fancied fish and chips and it's only round the corner. Now washing it down with 4 cans of Guinness. You've got to enjoy yourself while you can and I've not been able to booze all week. Tastes like nectar.
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 20:09
Given up enjoying myself. It generally costs too much and as for entertainment round here, there is none!
as for entertainment round here, there is none!
What about all the fireworks..? :D
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 20:15
What about all the fireworks..? :D
I was going to say 'bollocks', but being the polite type, I won't. ;)
I was going to say 'bollocks', but being the polite type, I won't. ;)
'Bullocks' surely, round your way?
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 20:30
'Bullocks' surely, round your way?
You're thinking of Cowes, but this ain't the Isle of Wight mate.
On the plus side you're handy for central London. :)
I like it here because it's quiet. Liverpool is many things but it is not quiet, except maybe out in the leafy suburbs. Here I am only 5 minutes walk from the town but there's hardly even a car goes past after 1900.
walpurgis
24-03-2018, 20:43
On the plus side you're handy for central London.
It might only be eight miles away, but I've not been there for thirty years. It's a cesspit. The tourist bits don't interest me and they're the only parts that are kept in some sort of order.
I'm glad you like it, but have to say that I much prefer Liverpool to Stoke, as it's got so much more going on, in almost every area you can think of! It's just much more cosmopolitan, which I like. No offence, but the bits I've seen of Stoke town centre look rather run down [and badly in need of modernising], as if no money's been spent on it for about 30 years!
Reminds me rather of Glasgow in the 1970s...
I like quiet too, *but* not in a city. If that's the case, I like to be at the centre of the 'action'. In terms of Liverpool, around bold street or Chinatown would suit me fine. Other than that, if I wanted quiet, there are some beautiful Edwardian town houses in Faulkner St I could happily live in! I like it around Sefton Park too, as it's quite 'leafy' there :cool:
Marco.
I'm glad you like it, but have to say that I much prefer Liverpool to Stoke, as it's got so much more going on, in almost every area you can think of! It's just much more cosmopolitan, which I like. No offence, but the bits I've seen of Stoke town centre look rather run down [and badly in need of modernising], as if no money's been spent on it for about 30 years!
Reminds me rather of Glasgow in the 1970s...
I like quiet too, *but* not in a city. If that's the case, I like to be at the centre of the 'action'. In terms of Liverpool, around bold street or Chinatown would suit me fine. Other than that, if I wanted quiet, there are some beautiful Edwardian town houses in Faulkner St I could happily live in! I like it around Sefton Park too, as it's quite 'leafy' there :cool:
Marco.
You think Stoke looks bad now you should have seen it 30 years ago. But I like it, in fact I wish it had stayed how it was. There used to be pubs and shops that had not changed, not even been decorated, in fifty or sixty years. Like stepping back in time. It was wonderful.
Not to mention all the coal mines, potteries, the steel works. They are mostly all closed now, you'd never even know the steel works or the mines were there. But it was the Pittsburgh of England for a long time, (You could probably say the same of Sheffield too).
I don't like the whole sanitised thing that is taking over. In Liverpool it is far more advanced, regrettably. I like run down old buildings, dives, places that haven't altered in 50 years, back streets, old valve jukeboxes, sawdust on the floor, all that shit.
But not retro-faked, all clean and antiseptic. The real thing, not manufactured. That's all disappearing fast round here now. In fact it is pretty much gone.
Mmm... I know where you're coming from, but these days I like town centres in the UK that remind me of abroad... Full of pavement cafes, cool places to eat and interesting shops, as well as some history and culture, and Liverpool ticks all those boxes - and although it's moved with the times, it's still got SOUL :cool:
I just love it there, and MUCH prefer it to Chester, which is nice, but completely LACKS soul! Btw, where in Liverpool did you used to live? :)
Marco.
I lived in Garston, about 7 miles south from the centre. But I was born in Liverpool down by the docks just like in the song. Oxford Street Hospital Liverpool L1. Don't look for it, it's not there anymore.
And don't get me wrong, I love going up there, going down to the Pier Head, taking a look at the river and that. I really miss the river as we lived quite close. Those morning Autumn fogs that would come in off it. It stank if you got up close, especially when the tide was out.
It was declared the most polluted river in Western Europe at one point. Funny thing is 40 years on they have cleaned it all up, you can swim in it now and there are otters and that. There's no smell anymore, except of a normal tidal river. But I really miss the smell, it doesn't feel right without it.
Pigmy Pony
25-03-2018, 11:47
We like to visit towns that have independent shops, ones where you see stuff not commonly found elsewhere. We found Chester to be a disappointment, but liked York (haven't been for a few years) and Keswick where we do Christmas shopping each year.
Most town centres these days are pretty soulless places, containing the usual suspects (Next, Body Shop, M&S), but apart from the big names, the only ones who can afford town centre locations are charity shops. Maybe there is a council tax incentive for them.
Hi Steve,
I completely agree about soulless town centres and independent shops. Chester is definitely a disappointment, in that respect, as it's too touristy, and so full of too many 'chain retailers'.
There are some notable exceptions, and as you mention Christmas shopping, there's a lovely little gift shop in Chester we go to called Liberty Bell, see here: http://www.liberty-bell.co.uk/
It's great for finding unusual little gift items, especially bespoke Christmas decorations and candles :)
Next time try Shrewsbury, if you like individual shops - it's far better than Chester.
Marco.
Don't look for it, it's not there anymore.
Like the 'Electric Banana' then?
Like the 'Electric Banana' then?
just like the 'Electric Banana.'
But enough of me yakkin'...
But enough of me yakkin'...
Yeah Marty.. let's boogie!
walpurgis
26-03-2018, 08:41
Hmm. Was sneezing a bit yesterday. Woke up sneezing and sniffling this morning and I'm definitely not feeling quite right. Just hope it's not a major cold setting in. Been reasonably lucky this winter. Bet it was the snuffling and spluttering sod in front of me at the supermarket check-out the other day who gave me something! :rolleyes:
spendorman
26-03-2018, 08:53
Honey and lemon hot drink and some paracetamol perhaps.
walpurgis
26-03-2018, 08:54
Honey and lemon hot drink and some paracetamol perhaps.
Only if I get desperate.
Hmm. Was sneezing a bit yesterday. Woke up sneezing and sniffling this morning and I'm definitely not feeling quite right. Just hope it's not a major cold setting in. Been reasonably lucky this winter. Bet it was the snuffling and spluttering sod in front of me at the supermarket check-out the other day who gave me something! :rolleyes:
If you will insist on mingling with the general population...actually given it's London a cold is getting off lightly. Could have been yellow fever or bubonic plague.
I lived in Garston, about 7 miles south from the centre. But I was born in Liverpool down by the docks just like in the song. Oxford Street Hospital Liverpool L1. Don't look for it, it's not there anymore.
My sisters were both born there. For some reason I've never been able to fathom, I was born in Mill Lane Maternity Hospital in Wallasey, even though my family were still living in Liverpool, just off Scotland Road, and didn't move 'over the water' until I was two. Neither Mill Lane Hospital nor the street we used to live on are there any more.
Greenwich District Hospital, where our two daughters were born, has also been demolished. It was built in the 1970s, and knocked down in 2006.
, I was born in Mill Lane Maternity Hospital in Wallasey, .
'Over the water', that is . Doesn't count as Liverpool. Just thank God you're not a woollyback.
'Over the water', that is . Doesn't count as Liverpool.
I never said it did. I'm just baffled as to why I was born there, rather than in Liverpool, given that we as a family lived in Liverpool. I guess my eldest sister might know, but as she was only three herself when I was born, I doubt it.
The probably thought they didn't want 3 scouse children so when the contractions started they got on the ferry quick time.
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2018, 17:15
Hmm. Was sneezing a bit yesterday. Woke up sneezing and sniffling this morning and I'm definitely not feeling quite right. Just hope it's not a major cold setting in. Been reasonably lucky this winter. Bet it was the snuffling and spluttering sod in front of me at the supermarket check-out the other day who gave me something! :rolleyes:
Said on the radio this morning that today is the start of the hay fever season, but I'm betting that's a lot less fun than a cold.
It's weird how we are not adapted to this planet. Cold kills us, heat kills us, too much exposure to the sun kills us and loads of us are allergic to the plant and animal life. Makes you think.
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2018, 17:22
My sisters were both born there. For some reason I've never been able to fathom, I was born in Mill Lane Maternity Hospital in Wallasey, even though my family were still living in Liverpool, just off Scotland Road, and didn't move 'over the water' until I was two. Neither Mill Lane Hospital nor the street we used to live on are there any more.
Greenwich District Hospital, where our two daughters were born, has also been demolished. It was built in the 1970s, and knocked down in 2006.
Maybe mum and dad had gone there for their holidays, and mum went into labour early and the charabang couldn't get back quick enough.
Nobody goes to Wallesy for their holidays, man. No-one ever went there unless they had to. If he'd been born in Rhyl you might be onto something.
It's weird how we are not adapted to this planet. Cold kills us, heat kills us, too much exposure to the sun kills us and loads of us are allergic to the plant and animal life. Makes you think.
the city styled life did that i think.
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2018, 17:34
What's a "woollyback"? Sounds like a great insult, and just rolls off the tongue
What's a "woollyback"? Sounds like a great insult, and just rolls off the tongue
It's what people from Liverpool call people from the rest of Lancashire (except for Manchester, they're Mancs).
At school they would bus them in on the 'woolly express' from places like Great Sankey (as weird as it sounds) and Skem. Obviously their accent was very different, so they stood out a bit.
Stratmangler
26-03-2018, 17:47
What's a "woollyback"? Sounds like a great insult, and just rolls off the tongue
You're from Chorley, and therefore a woollyback.
The back bit has to sound like you're clearing your throat of phlegm :eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2018, 18:20
You're from Chorley, and therefore a woollyback.
The back bit has to sound like you're clearing your throat of phlegm :eyebrows:
I don't mind that, I've been called a lot worse.
I think I'll build up a list of names for folk from other parts, but so far I've only got "pie eaters" and "monkey-hangers", oh and "soap-dodgers" as soon as someone tells me whether this is Glasgow or Edinburgh.
I don't know how old the term is but I'd guess it goes back to the middle-ages when Lancashire was full of sheep farms. Liverpool was all about ships and docks so a fairly marked difference from the territory immediately around it. And there is no Liverpool word for anyone beyond Lancashire. Which implies that it must at least pre-date the railways.
Stratmangler
26-03-2018, 18:56
The term is a lot more recent https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woolly_back
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2018, 19:02
Hi Steve,
I completely agree about soulless town centres and independent shops. Chester is definitely a disappointment, in that respect, as it's too touristy, and so full of too many 'chain retailers'.
There are some notable exceptions, and as you mention Christmas shopping, there's a lovely little gift shop in Chester we go to called Liberty Bell, see here: http://www.liberty-bell.co.uk/
It's great for finding unusual little gift items, especially bespoke Christmas decorations and candles :)
Next time try Shrewsbury, if you like individual shops - it's far better than Chester.
Marco.
Never been to Shrewsbury, but we'll give it a go for next Christmas shopping trip - time for a change.
The term is a lot more recent https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/woolly_back
That's my theory dead then, If the Liverpool Echo says so then that's it ;)
Interesting that they reckon it can also be used for the Welsh, never heard that.
Pigmy Pony
26-03-2018, 19:12
I too am surprised to see Welsh people described thus. I'd have expected them to have more wool on their fronts :D
mightymonoped
26-03-2018, 19:16
That's my theory dead then, If the Liverpool Echo says so then that's it ;)
Interesting that they reckon it can also be used for the Welsh, never heard that.
..and here’s me thinking it was mainly people from Southport or St Helens 🤣
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Cooked some chicken goujons in my new oven. First time I have used an oven in over 20 years. First time I have had chicken goujons in 30 years.
Overcooked them a little; the oven is fan assisted and I didn't allow for that. I still ate them though, with a bit of Tabasco on them to jazz it up a bit.
walpurgis
29-03-2018, 22:51
Cooked some chicken goujons in my new oven
That's what I had tonight.
That's what I had tonight.
That's freaky man. What are the odds?
walpurgis
29-03-2018, 23:06
That's freaky man. What are the odds?
Dunno. Bet you didn't have creamy home cooked buttered mash with them though. :)
No, I had rice noodles. Tasteless, but easy and cheap and they fill you up. I like mash with butter but my mash is always dry and lumpy. It's a skill I never seem to have acquired.
That's my theory dead then, If the Liverpool Echo says so then that's it ;)
Interesting that they reckon it can also be used for the Welsh, never heard that.
My mate used to drive corn bulker lorries . He took cow ration/nuts to all over Powys , Cheshire , Shrops ,Clwyd.
He very often referred to the Welsh lads as Wollybacks ,or Hurdlebunters :lol:
Pigmy Pony
01-04-2018, 07:25
What do the Welsh people called the English? Is it repeatable? Is it pronounceable?
Only joking, I think it's important that our regional languages and dialects are preserved.
A family from Cardiff that we met on holiday told me that the people in north Wales are a lot more vocal in this regard
walpurgis
01-04-2018, 08:16
Advisory. Today is the first day of the 180 degree A/C phase shift in UK mains. Frequency remains at 50Hz, but it now 'pushes' when it would previously have 'pulled'. Please ensure to check that your equipment is compatible.
Pigmy Pony
01-04-2018, 08:23
Thank Geoff, I now have an amplifier-shaped pile of soot on my shelf.
walpurgis
01-04-2018, 08:23
Thank Geoff, I now have an amplifier-shaped pile of soot on my shelf.
Don't say you weren't warned! ;)
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Firebottle
01-04-2018, 10:10
I'm loving my new Dac :mex:
southall-1998
01-04-2018, 14:31
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What a miserable looking chick!
S.
What a miserable looking chick!
S.
:doh:
walpurgis
01-04-2018, 17:08
Advisory. Today is the first day of the 180 degree A/C phase shift in UK mains. Frequency remains at 50Hz, but it now 'pushes' when it would previously have 'pulled'. Please ensure to check that your equipment is compatible.
Having turned all my mains fuses round the other way as a precaution, I think I've got everything covered now.
Having turned all my mains fuses round the other way as a precaution, I think I've got everything covered now.
Unless you adopt the Masonic viewpont...then its all about turning your socks inside out?
PS: Have you gone 180 degrees and now referencing yourself? :)
spendorman
01-04-2018, 17:29
Advisory. Today is the first day of the 180 degree A/C phase shift in UK mains. Frequency remains at 50Hz, but it now 'pushes' when it would previously have 'pulled'. Please ensure to check that your equipment is compatible.
lol, believe it or not just before reading this I ate a handful of currents. I'm all charged up now.
London murder rate now higher than New York's:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/london-murder-rate-higher-than-new-york-as-police-investigate-31st-stabbing-in-capital-this-year/ar-AAvldt1?li=AAmiR2Z&ocid=spartandhp
The Met Commissioner, Cressida Dick, has vowed to tackle the epidemic of knife crime across the capital and has suggested that social media could be responsible for street violence.
Clearly. Because before the internet there was no violence at all. With people this stupid running the show expect it to get worse before it gets better.
walpurgis
02-04-2018, 09:43
Clearly. Because before the internet there was no violence at all. With people this stupid running the show expect it to get worse before it gets better.
Perhaps that comes from putting a dick in charge?
Perhaps that comes from putting a dick in charge?
She was responsible for the operation that resulted in the shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes, Coroner's inquest found that this disaster was down to:
A failure to obtain and provide better photographic images of failed bomber Hussain Osman to surveillance officers.
The fact that the views of the surveillance officers regarding identification were not accurately communicated to the command team and firearms officers.
A failure by police to ensure that Mr Menezes was stopped before he reached public transport
The fact that the position of the cars containing the firearms officers was not accurately known by the command team as firearms teams were approaching Stockwell Tube
Shortcomings in the communications system between various police teams on the ground.
Failure to conclude at the time that surveillance officers could have been used to carry out the stop on Mr Menezes at Stockwell
So a complete disaster of an operation that resulted in an innocent man being shot to death. What's the best thing to do with the person responsible for it? Promote them of course!
walpurgis
02-04-2018, 10:09
I thought that was a try-out of new SOP's for dealing with illegals?
Not always so good with guns our police. I still remember the Stephen Waldorf shooting. They hit the poor bugger five times. He was lucky to survive. And there was that bloke carrying a table leg for repair, they killed him.
Not as bad as the lunacy in the states though.
I thought that was a try-out of new SOP's for dealing with illegals?
Not always so good with guns our police. I still remember the Stephen Waldorf shooting. They hit the poor bugger five times. He was lucky to survive. And there was that bloke carrying a table leg for repair, they killed him.
Not as bad as the lunacy in the states though.
As with all these things the people on the ground were doing what they were told to do/trained to do. Fault lies with the management, which was sub-standard in all respects.
serves him right for carrying a concealed tableleg;)
Pigmy Pony
02-04-2018, 11:16
There was a case three or four years ago in Chorley, where a blind man was tasered because the police thought his white stick was a samurai sword. Even a blind man could tell the difference. Imagine him leaving the house "hmm, that's not my stick, feels more like a sword".
Perhaps crimes involving weapons, particularly firearms are still relatively rare compared to US (that looks set to change) so our officers haven't had enough practice.
We're told that the police and the courts are coming down hard on knife crime, but I saw a programme earlier this week where a scumbag was stopped in his car, and the police saw that he had a steak knife in the door pocket, with the handle sticking up, presumably for easy access. The youth received a police caution for this.
There was a case three or four years ago in Chorley, where a blind man was tasered because the police thought his white stick was a samurai sword. Even a blind man could tell the difference. Imagine him leaving the house "hmm, that's not my stick, feels more like a sword".
Perhaps crimes involving weapons, particularly firearms are still relatively rare compared to US (that looks set to change) so our officers haven't had enough practice.
We're told that the police and the courts are coming down hard on knife crime, but I saw a programme earlier this week where a scumbag was stopped in his car, and the police saw that he had a steak knife in the door pocket, with the handle sticking up, presumably for easy access. The youth received a police caution for this.
Prisons are already full of people who did actually stick the knife in someone so there's no room for those who have the knife but haven't got around to sticking anyone with it yet.
Know what id do with the trash, but its not for public consumption
Visited Ikea today. Easter Bank Holiday Monday - bad idea, very bad! :doh:
Place was packed and I was starting to feel agoraphobic (a dislike of crowded spaces). Had to 'swim against the tide' at some point, as I refuse to be 'herded' and obliged to follow their one-way system. The queue for the restaurant was impossible - so we bailed out and managed to pay and leave surprisingly quickly.
Visited Ikea today. Easter Bank Holiday Monday - bad idea, very bad! :doh:
Place was packed and I was starting to feel agoraphobic (a dislike of crowded spaces). Had to 'swim against the tide' at some point, as I refuse to be 'herded' and obliged to follow their one-way system. The queue for the restaurant was impossible - so we bailed out and managed to pay and leave surprisingly quickly.
only been in once at edinburgh. didnt like it much tbh although the stuff is good. it was too much, not like a shop for my taste.
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