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Pigmy Pony
02-04-2018, 17:22
I lose the will to live when Ikea, but to relieve the boredom I count the pregnant women. The most I've counted is eight.
I think the hormones must accelerate the "nest builder" instinct, and the partner goes along with it for fear of getting battered (only kidding, mums-to-be, we love the place really, especially the rugs and crockery) :)
Ikea is great, if you know how to use it and like the kind of stuff they sell, which is almost always very high quality, for the price paid. For example, if you're a fan of big church candles, tea lights, etc, as we are, quite simply you can't get the quality available cheaper elsewhere!
The same applies to the likes of their plastic storage boxes, bedding, some of their lighting and kitchen utensils [pots and pans in particular] and kitchen accessories. Those are the kinds of things we use them for, not big items, such as furniture, as our period home wouldn't suit it. Some of the Swedish foodstuffs, sold near the store exits, are also of surprisingly good quality.
Barry, you're a madman for going on a bank holiday like Easter Monday - the *absolute worst* possible time! :doh::nono:
The best time to go, is during a week day (not a Friday), outside of rush hour and any public holidays, when the 'great unwashed' are at work;)
Marco.
Firebottle
02-04-2018, 17:52
..... when the 'great unwashed' are at work
Ha ha ha, poor f***ers, :D
Ikea is great, if you know how to use it and like the kind of stuff they do, which is almost always very high quality, for the price paid. For example, if you're a fan of big church candles, tea lights, etc, as we are, quite simply you can't get the quality available cheaper elsewhere!
The same applies to the likes of their plastic storage boxes, bedding, some of their lighting and kitchen utensils [pots and pans in particular] and kitchen accessories. Those are the kinds of things we use them for, not big items, such as furniture, as our period home wouldn't suit it.
Barry, you're a madman for going on Bank Holiday - the *absolute worst* possible time! :doh::nono:
The best time to go, is during a week day (not a Friday), outside of rush hour and any public holidays, when the 'great unwashed' are at work;)
Marco.
Those are all the things we go to Ikea for. :)
Yes I know, we normally go mid week when it's not too busy and will have lunch there. But Happy wanted to buy some stuff for our new house, and so we thought we would 'risk it'. Big mistake, but we got off lightly and enjoyed a nice light lunch at a local brasserie: bowl of lentil and carrot soup, bacon-filled ciabatta and a mocha coffee.
Ha ha ha, poor f***ers, :D
Yes, it's hard not to sound smug, isn't it?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Ninanina
02-04-2018, 18:26
Just had a bowl cancer scope screening done.. not the most pleasant thing I've ever experienced but I'm all clear so can't be bad :D
Apparently the NHS is doing it for everyone that hits 55
Those are all the things we go to Ikea for. :)
Yes I know, we normally go mid week when it's not too busy and will have lunch there. But Happy wanted to buy some stuff for our new house, and so we thought we would 'risk it'. Big mistake, but we got off lightly and enjoyed a nice light lunch at a local brasserie: bowl of lentil and carrot soup, bacon-filled ciabatta and a mocha coffee.
No worries. We made a similar mistake too, once! We also usually tie a trip to Ikea (Warrington) in with a meal at a lovely little Italian restaurant, which has a proper wood oven, and so does wonderful pizzas! The house red wine, sold in carafes, is also good quality and excellent value for money.
Marco.
Just had a bowl cancer scope screening done.. not the most pleasant thing I've ever experienced but I'm all clear so can't be bad :D
Apparently the NHS is doing it when you hit 55
Good news Bev. You must be relieved.
Was it a colonoscopy or the faecal smear test? I have done the latter for the last few years - not as bad as one might think, and it is always better to spot any abnormalities whilst something can be done about it.
Ninanina
02-04-2018, 18:45
Good news Bev. You must be relieved.
Was it a colonoscopy or the faecal smear test? I have done the latter for the last few years - not as bad as one might think, and it is always better to spot any abnormalities whilst something can be done about it.
I am relieved to be honest Barry. It was the colonoscopy.. like I say it wasn't perhaps the most pleasant experience but not too bad... funny thing was that I watched it all on a tv which was actually very interesting, I had no idea that's what we look like 'inside' if you know what I mean :D
I think I am at a higher risk as my father had a form of bowl cancer and now has a colostomy bag ... bless him.. :)
Pigmy Pony
02-04-2018, 18:53
Did my test last week and posted it straight away. Not as unpleasant as I thought it would be. I thought the stools would be softer than they were, but they were quite stick-like, more like the legs of an actual stool.
I don't think I would have managed it if I'd had sweet corn the day before.
Anyway I can relax now, as long as it doesn't get lost in the post
Ninanina
02-04-2018, 18:57
Did my test last week and posted it straight away. Not as unpleasant as I thought it would be. I thought the stools would be softer than they were, but they were quite stick-like, more like the legs of an actual stool.
I don't think I would have managed it if I'd had sweet corn the day before.
Anyway I can relax now, as long as it doesn't get lost in the post
:rfl:
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Have you ever wondered if you’ve had milk from the same cow twice? :)
Pigmy Pony
07-04-2018, 16:31
Only when I was a baby (ooh sorry mum, only kidding!)
Just done the vacuuming with my new Dyson. I've had a GTECH and a Vax Blade but the Dyson is the only cordless stick vac that actually does the job properly. So my tip for the day is if you're thinking of getting a cordless vac get a Dyson.
were you all dressed up in your 'other clothes' singing i want to break free??:eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
07-04-2018, 17:28
:rfl: You beat me to it!
Pigmy Pony
07-04-2018, 17:32
Be careful not to get onto Ian's shit list though, cos you'll have James Corden for company! :D
You guys know me so well. You can't beat the feel of silk against your skin Jamie, as you well know hahaha
walpurgis
07-04-2018, 21:17
Where the money is!
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/07/global-inequality-tipping-point-2030
Cut the grass today. It's been too wet to have done it before, so took the opportunity to do it this afternoon - not before time, but just in time: it's raining now! :rolleyes:
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 11:42
When did Wales become a unit of measurement?
News stories will say things like 'An area of rain forest the size of Wales is being cut down every year', or 'The polar ice caps are shrinking each year by half the size of Wales'.
Anglesey never gets a mention though.
Anglesey, no, but The Isle Of Wight gets a look in occasionally.
In America they don't know what a Wales is so they use the 'Texas' instead.
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 16:55
I did not know that! I love learning new and useless facts (not completely useless, I recite them loudly on the bus, and I get a seat all to myself) :)
I did hear that all the people in the world, stood shoulder to shoulder, would fit on the Isle of Wight. Makes it harder to disprove anyone's claim that they were there for Jimi Hendrix.
I did hear that all the people in the world, stood shoulder to shoulder, would fit on the Isle of Wight. Makes it harder to disprove anyone's claim that they were there for Jimi Hendrix.
Especially if they were just a baby at the time. Someone would have been holding them, so they wouldn't have taken up any of the standing room at all.
stood shoulder to shoulder
Apart from the vertically challenged who would be shoulder to groin or nose to armpit.
Apart from the vertically challenged who would be shoulder to groin or nose to armpit.
You could cordon off a special area for them. Then it would not be too bad.
Toilet facilities would have to be properly thought through as well. They're quite posh on the IoW, they'd almost certainly object if someone crapped in their garden.
walpurgis
08-04-2018, 17:16
They're quite posh on the IoW
Hardly. The place may have posh bits, but it's also got more than it's share of lowlife scumbags. It's the inbreeding you see. :D
I had a psychotic episode on the Isle of Wight once caused by too much anti histamine and strongbow.
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 17:20
I don't think you would need a special area for short folk (is that the correct term for them, it seems to change every week), integrating them with the regular height people could maximise use of space, Tetris-style.
As for the posh folks' gardens, bollocks to them I say. They can get 'the help' to clear it up afterwards.
I had a psychotic episode on the Isle of Wight once caused by too much anti histamine and strongbow.
You can do that without the anti-histamine if you just drink enough strongbow. You probably don't need the Isle Of Wight either, helps as a catalyst of course.
Fair to say they don't mix well, I was climbing the walls and hallucinating I was on a giant slot machine.
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 17:36
Did the anti-histamines come in the form of small cardboard squares with a cartoon character printed on them? I got some of them once, fixed my hay fever a treat, in fact I seemed to lose my nose for a while :)
Did the anti-histamines come in the form of small cardboard squares with a cartoon character printed on them? I got some of them once, fixed my hay fever a treat, in fact I seemed to lose my nose for a while :)
Old school Piriton ('Hold the bells! Hold the bells!)
walpurgis
08-04-2018, 17:40
That's funny. I thought those meds were tiny little purple tablets? :scratch:
Firebottle
08-04-2018, 17:46
Makes it harder to disprove anyone's claim that they were there for Jimi Hendrix.
Well I was definitely there at the time. :yay:
Firebottle
08-04-2018, 17:48
Toilet facilities would have to be properly thought through as well.
They weren't very posh at the IOW festival, two rows of cubicles facing one another with no doors :eek:
Still everyone has to cr*p ....
Ninanina
08-04-2018, 17:49
Aceeeed.. :eek:
IOW is on my doorstep and I love the place, there are some lovely sandy beaches with nobody on them
Had a couple of really nice bike rides there last year and we are planning a weekend ride right round it this year some time :)
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 17:49
Ooh, Purple Haze! that's going back a few years! always a bugger to share (you cut, I choose) :partytime:
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 17:54
Aceeeed.. :eek:
IOW is on my doorstep and I love the place, there are some lovely sandy beaches with nobody on them
Had a couple of really nice bike rides there last year and we are planning a weekend ride right round it this year some time :)
I've never been to the IOW, but it's definitely on my list...
Ninanina
08-04-2018, 18:14
You should definitely visit it some time Steve, it's really lovely
This is a pic of Priory Bay/Seaview where we used to sail the boat over for a night or two
http://i.imgur.com/3NAPDAl.jpg (https://imgur.com/3NAPDAl)
Ryde and Ryde beach is also very nice and is huge and there is never many people on it, at least there wasn't when we went over in June last year on a very hot day
walpurgis
08-04-2018, 18:17
Ooh, Purple Haze! that's going back a few years! always a bugger to share (you cut, I choose) :partytime:
Share one? Are you insane? A whole or two surely? :peace:
Pigmy Pony
08-04-2018, 19:28
You should definitely visit it some time Steve, it's really lovely
This is a pic of Priory Bay/Seaview where we used to sail the boat over for a night or two
http://i.imgur.com/3NAPDAl.jpg (https://imgur.com/3NAPDAl)
Ryde and Ryde beach is also very nice and is huge and there is never many people on it, at least there wasn't when we went over in June last year on a very hot day
It does look very nice, it could almost be Bali, if not for the man in the kagoul...
Ninanina
09-04-2018, 21:13
Burning a nice smelly Yankee candle.. :D
Pigmy Pony
10-04-2018, 06:05
Share one? Are you insane? A whole or two surely? :peace:
I know, lightweight eh? All we could afford though.
Things improved after I landed a paper round job. And nicking empty glass bottles to sell back to the shop helped too
Yeah, those Alpine cola bottles are worth a fortune.
Marco.
walpurgis
11-04-2018, 14:14
Bell End!
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2018-04-11/bell-end-saved-after-residents-petition-to-keep-sandwell-streets-historic-name-west-midlands/
Bell End!
http://www.itv.com/news/central/2018-04-11/bell-end-saved-after-residents-petition-to-keep-sandwell-streets-historic-name-west-midlands/
Good to see it is the pukka Rowley Regis one and not the Northampton upstart.
If children are being bullied because of the name of their road, the problem is the bullying children, who need educating. Changing a road name will not stop their behaviour
Makes me laugh. Why not teach the children to give the 'bullies' a smack in the mouth?
Reminds me I was at school with a youth who lived on 'Primrose Lane'. If anyone asked him the name of his street he used to lie.
Aceeeed.. :eek:
IOW is on my doorstep and I love the place, there are some lovely sandy beaches with nobody on them
Had a couple of really nice bike rides there last year and we are planning a weekend ride right round it this year some time :)
When I was a kid we used to go to Shanklin for a week in the summer, I loved it and even now I remember the hotel so well. It was a white manor house style building with huge gardens and a full sized snooker table. Many, many years later I became friends with a guy who came from the IOW and after I mentioned my childhood holidays it turned out that unbelievably his dad owned that very hotel around the time we went there in the early 70s. Small world eh!
Pigmy Pony
11-04-2018, 16:58
Good to see it is the pukka Rowley Regis one and not the Northampton upstart.
If children are being bullied because of the name of their road, the problem is the bullying children, who need educating. Changing a road name will not stop their behaviour
Makes me laugh. Why not teach the children to give the 'bullies' a smack in the mouth?
Reminds me I was at school with a youth who lived on 'Primrose Lane'. If anyone asked him the name of his street he used to lie.
The problem with teaching kids to give the bullies a good hiding is that the bullies would have to be included in the lessons, as the school would not be allowed to exclude anyone from an activity, regardless of race, gender or whether the individual was a complete turd.
I had a couple of years of bullying from 4 individuals, until I decided I had to do something about it.
My method was to follow them home until they were on their own, then ambush them and knock them to the ground. A couple of them I ambushed as they were leaving a shop, and I relieved them of their purchase.
I never spoke of it, and neither did they (probably embarrassed). It was a horrible time, gave me a feeling of dread, but certainly did the trick. Might not work for everyone but surely more effective than having teachers intervene.
Most bullying these days seems to happen via social media, not sure what the answer is with that.
Steve
69 Ballbag Close,
Little Titsworth,
Spunkshire
walpurgis
11-04-2018, 17:05
I had a couple of years of bullying from 4 individuals, until I decided I had to do something about it.
Same here. There were a handful and I got each one!
Firebottle
11-04-2018, 17:40
Steve
69 Ballbag Close,
Little Titsworth,
Spunkshire
You are by far the most amusing poster on AoS, keep it up I love having a good laugh :lol:
Most bullying these days seems to happen via social media, not sure what the answer is with that.
Social media is ideal for them as they can slag people off without the risk of a smack in the mouth.
One thing I noticed at school is that the bullies were not the tough kids. They might be big lads but if you whacked them one they went to pieces.
There's a lot of big lads who think just being big is enough for them to physically dominate anyone who isn't and they keep going until they find out one day their theory was wrong.
Steve
69 Ballbag Close,
Little Titsworth,
Spunkshire
Shit, I sent your birthday card to your old address:
Steve Shitey
Croston Gay Commune
62 Sphincter Street
Shirtliftershire
Do you think the current occupants will forward it on?
Marco.
No postcode so it's probably still on the sorting room floor.
Pigmy Pony
11-04-2018, 18:46
Shit, I sent your birthday card to your old address:
Steve Shitey
Croston Gay Commune
62 Sphincter Street
Shirtliftershire
Do you think the current occupants will forward it on?
Marco.
No one there, they all came with me
Pigmy Pony
11-04-2018, 19:12
No one there, they all came with me
It wasn't one of your home-made pop up cards was it? Mrs. P found the last one quite offensive, and completely out of proportion
Pigmy Pony
11-04-2018, 21:07
In recent years, I seem to have developed a bit of OCD.
When listening to the car stereo, or my a/v amp, I have to have the volume set to certain numbers...
It has to be an even number, like 14, 32, 40 etc. If it is an odd number I cannot relax until I've changed it. I'm fine with odd numbers that end with a five (15, 25 etc).
When I'm visiting my brother, he'll set his a/v amp to 31, to see how long I can stand it. I wish I hadn't told him. :(
Anyone else have a similar problem?
walpurgis
11-04-2018, 21:15
You just made an odd numbered post mate! :)
In recent years, I seem to have developed a bit of OCD.
When listening to the car stereo, or my a/v amp, I have to have the volume set to certain numbers...
It has to be an even number, like 14, 32, 40 etc. If it is an odd number I cannot relax until I've changed it. I'm fine with odd numbers that end with a five (15, 25 etc).
When I'm visiting my brother, he'll set his a/v amp to 31, to see how long I can stand it. I wish I hadn't told him. :(
Anyone else have a similar problem?
Don't have any issue with volume settings - I just set it at the level I want to listen to.
But I am a bit OCD when it comes to replacing CDs back into their jewel cases. The writing on the CD has to be exactly horizontal with respect to the edge of the case! Needless to say I don't bother when it comes to putting LPs back in their sleeves.
You just made an odd numbered post mate! :)
But it was an even number of posts from Steve.
Don't have any issue with volume settings - I just set it at the level I want to listen to.
But I am a bit OCD when it comes to replacing CDs back into their jewel cases. The writing on the CD has to be exactly horizontal with respect to the edge of the case! Needless to say I don't bother when it comes to putting LPs back in their sleeves.
I am so un-OCD that CDs sometimes make it into the wrong jewel case. I sat down the other evening intending to listen to some Mozart string quartets, only to find that I was instead listening to some Mozart piano concertos. The string quartets are, by a process of elimination, presumably in the piano concerto jewel case, but I can't find that.
Social media is ideal for them as they can slag people off without the risk of a smack in the mouth.
At least they can't rob your dinner-money.
It wasn't one of your home-made pop up cards was it? Mrs. P found the last one quite offensive, and completely out of proportion
Was that the one where that big 'thingy' popped up and poked you in the eye? I can imagine she'd have found it disconcerting, not being used to big things.
Marco.
Firebottle
12-04-2018, 07:13
https://img.etsystatic.com/il/601743/1011687404/il_570xN.1011687404_8sbp.jpg?version=2
Social media is ideal for them as they can slag people off without the risk of a smack in the mouth.
That's why other than here (if you count this as 'social media'), I hate social media, and accordingly shun it completely. I don't 'do' any of that bollocks, such as Facebook, Twitter, etc, as it's essentially given a 'voice' to idiots (social misfits of society/life's losers) who at one time were rightly gagged!!
That of course excludes those folk who use it properly, for its intended purpose.
One thing I noticed at school is that the bullies were not the tough kids. They might be big lads but if you whacked them one they went to pieces.
There's a lot of big lads who think just being big is enough for them to physically dominate anyone who isn't and they keep going until they find out one day their theory was wrong.
Spot on, although it helps if you're both big and able... The key thing, however, about being 'tough', is that it's mostly a mental, rather than physical thing, in terms of how FAR you're willing to go, to 'get the job done', as it were - and the real tough guys will show no remorse and go as far as it takes;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
12-04-2018, 17:14
https://img.etsystatic.com/il/601743/1011687404/il_570xN.1011687404_8sbp.jpg?version=2
I can tell that's not the one Marco sent me, as it doesn't have the spunk bubble, and it should bend slightly to the left.
And I thought I was his 'special' friend.
Pigmy Pony
12-04-2018, 17:32
That's why other than here (if you count this as 'social media'), I hate social media, and accordingly shun it completely. I don't 'do' any of that bollocks, such as Facebook, Twitter, etc, as it's essentially given a 'voice' to idiots (social misfits of society/life's losers) who at one time were rightly gagged!!
That of course excludes those folk who use it properly, for its intended purpose.
Spot on, although it helps if you're both big and able... The key thing, however, about being 'tough', is that it's mostly a mental, rather than physical thing, in terms of how FAR you're willing to go, to 'get the job done', as it were - and the real tough guys will show no remorse and go as far as it takes;)
Marco.
Absolutely right Marco, a good big 'un will always beat a good little 'in.
Your comment about tough guys, has reminded me of another incident at school.
I had treated myself to a whole swiss roll (chocolate cake with cream filling, lovely). This boy snatched the top off it, and I immediately slapped his left ear so hard that the wax flew out of his right ear. I told him to put it back, which he promptly did.
I wasn't sure if he was trying not to cry, or if his eyes were watering, but I felt so bad I gave it back to him. Feeling sorry for a bully, how f****d up is that?
That's why I could never be a 'tough guy'.
Pigmy Pony
13-04-2018, 20:31
Just got the results back on my NHS bowel cancer 'shit kit'. All clear! :)
Came as a relief to me, and something of a surprise to Mrs. P. Whenever she has to use the toilet after I've just been, she often says 'You need to see a doctor, that's not normal'.
Well it's official now, I AM normal!
walpurgis
13-04-2018, 20:39
I AM normal!
That's a matter of opinion. ;) Good news though! :thumbsup:
walpurgis
15-04-2018, 09:39
Interesting article on the carrying, possession and use of weapons.
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/amy-swearer/why-london-imposing-knife-control-because-gun-control-hasnt-worked
Pigmy Pony
15-04-2018, 13:19
I sometimes watch these "Road Wars" type police programmes, and despite the oft-mentioned police crackdowns on possession of knives, the culprits never seem get more than a police caution. I can see how that would strike fear into the hearts of these scumbags.
If I were in charge of making these decisions, I would arm all police officers - with scissors. Any scrote found wearing a hoodie without a valid gym membership would have it cut off on the spot.
The severed hoods could be donated to a deserving charity, either weighed in for cash or even made into bras for 3rd world countries.
I sometimes watch these "Road Wars" type police programmes, and despite the oft-mentioned police crackdowns on possession of knives, the culprits never seem get more than a police caution. I can see how that would strike fear into the hearts of these scumbags.
If I were in charge of making these decisions, I would arm all police officers - with scissors. Any scrote found wearing a hoodie without a valid gym membership would have it cut off on the spot.
The severed hoods could be donated to a deserving charity, either weighed in for cash or even made into bras for 3rd world countries.
:lol:
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 07:55
Not Hi-Fi, so I thought I'd mention it here.
Crazy ebay asking price for Emco Unimat modelling lathe. £500 'buy it now' for a Unimat 3! Will it sell?
I know they've been going up in value, but I've never seen that much asked.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EMCO-Unimat-3-Lathe-as-on-photo-minor-worn-ant-tire-working-condition/123071040557?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
I've got one I was thinking of selling, but won't ask that much. Got a new, boxed Unimat 4 as well.
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 17:35
Am I the only one who thinks 'Jane' from the Olay commercials is a rather naughty looking female? :)
http://i64.tinypic.com/311mk2v.png
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 17:40
She can come round and polish my hardware anytime she likes! :D
What was the reason for the change of name from "Oil of Ulay" to "Oil of Olay"? :scratch:
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 17:44
Dunno.
I believe it was to do with an injection of cash from a Spanish investor, Ole, Ole, Ole....
Marco.
Am I the only one who thinks 'Jane' from the Olay commercials is a rather naughty looking female? :)
http://i64.tinypic.com/311mk2v.png
Too hard-faced... Not into the 'sculptured, high-cheekbone look'. If she had short hair, she'd look rather like a man. Disappointed in you Geoff, as you normally go for the cuter/softer, more girly look, which is more my cup of tea :spank: ;)
She might still be naughty, though!
Marco.
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 17:53
Wot, like this?
http://i66.tinypic.com/1zoxgev.jpg
That's Elisabeth Harnois, American actress.
Much better! More my taste would be English actress, Lily James:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/923/NE1FwF.jpg
She was in the recent hit film, Baby Driver.
Marco.
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 18:06
Hmm. Prefer Amelia Warner :).
http://i64.tinypic.com/11ih1md.jpg
Yes, you're on the right lines, although perhaps a little too 'elfin-faced'.
Anything remotely butch, however, is a total turn-off for me.
Marco.
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 18:11
Not a great fan of Anne Widdecombe then Marco? :D
Well, she's not a patch on Bella Emberg! :eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
18-04-2018, 18:22
:D
Firebottle
18-04-2018, 18:23
:rfl:
There is something for a strong woman though, I much prefer a partner that can stand up for herself.
Indeed, but as long she doesn't have a squarer jaw and more designer stubble than Desperate Dan!:D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
18-04-2018, 19:17
There is a parallel universe where the women in the above pictures are lusting over pics of us - that's where I want to live :)
There's another one where Bella Emberg and Anne Widdicombe are an item. Poor Bella - she could do so much better :D
Attended a baptism at Westminster Cathedral, London this morning.
At my time in life I seem to be going to more funerals than weddings or baptisms, so it was nice to see someone at the start of their life's journey, rather than the end. :)
walpurgis
22-04-2018, 10:41
Not Hi-Fi, but on ebay, so I'll mention it here. There's a nice semi-pro Nikon P6000 13.5mp compact camera on ebay that looks as though it's going cheap.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nikon-COOLPIX-P6000-Camera/152984695187?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
It's a quality bit of kit. I've got one!
Parents run ragged by their children may have suspected it all along.
Youngsters have greater*energy levels than professional endurance athletes, scientists have discovered, meaning it is virtually impossible for the average adult to keep up.
And for mothers and fathers hoping that tiring out their little ones will ensure a good night’s sleep, be warned.
Children also have a impressive recovery time, and will be back to their hyperactive best quicker than parents can say ‘lie in.’
“We found the children used more of their aerobic metabolism and were therefore less tired during the high-intensity physical activities," said Sebastien Ratel, *Associate Professor in Exercise Physiology who completed this study at the Université Clermont Auvergne, France.
Now you know its not just you...
walpurgis
24-04-2018, 13:44
Now you know its not just you...
Well it is here. Just me, on my own and not a child in sight.................or anyone else. Lovely! :)
Ha - most interesting!
However, if parents want their kids to get a proper night's sleep, then regardless of anything else, they should ensure there are no electronic devices (phones, tablets, X-Boxes, or whatever) in their bedroom, thus preventing any social media interaction when they go to bed, and that the TV (if one exists) remains firmly switched off until the next day.
This will ensure that there are no distractions, and that they can concentrate simply on getting a good night's sleep, at a hopefully respectable hour! The effect of any other 'distractions', no matter their energy levels, I'm afraid pales into insignificance;)
Marco.
Well it is here. Just me, on my own and not a child in sight.................or anyone else. Lovely! :)
Have you phoned that escort agency yet for Russian girls?;)
Marco.
walpurgis
24-04-2018, 13:58
Have you phoned that Russian escort agency yet?;)
Marco.
But I don't want to hire an old Ford.
Lol... Go for 'Babooska' then, as she's only 27, and by all accounts rather amply proportioned!:eyebrows:
Marco.
Ha - most interesting!
However, if parents want their kids to get a proper night's sleep, then regardless of anything else, they should ensure there are no electronic devices (phones, tablets, X-Boxes, or whatever) in their bedroom, thus preventing any social media interaction when they go to bed, and that the TV (if one exists) remains firmly switched off until the next day.
This will ensure that there are no distractions, and that they can concentrate simply on getting a good night's sleep, at a hopefully respectable hour! The effect of any other 'distractions', no matter their energy levels, I'm afraid pales into insignificance;)
Marco.
When our eldest was little, there were no smartphones, tablets or anything of that nature, nor did she have a TV in her room. But she seemed to never sleep. Every night she'd go to bed at a reasonable time; every night she'd come trailing downstairs several times before finally settling down. Even now, however late she's been out, she'll be up at six to go to the gym. I don't know where she gets it from; her younger sister is almost as lazy as me. My eldest sister was another non-sleeper, and also a sleep-walker. By contrast, I was so quiet that my mother took me to the doctor's because she was worried that I didn't cry as much as my sisters had.
The trouble is that children are all different, yet often the childcare books work on the basis that they're all the same. For example, one 'rule' they lay down is that small children won't wander far from their parents, yet both of ours were 'bolters'; if you took your eye off either of them for a second they were off, and they could move pretty damn quickly too.
The trouble is that children are all different, yet often the childcare books work on the basis that they're all the same.
I do agree; with these things there is no 'one size fits all'. However, for most kids these days, experiencing what I've outlined above, would do them good!
Marco.
I do agree; with these things there is no 'one size fits all'. However, for most kids these days, experiencing what I've outlined above, would do them good!
Marco.
I was blessed with the best child in the world! Honest, she was no trouble her whole childhood. At 8:30 I’d say, “it’s bedtime”, and she’d say, “Ok”, and go to bed! You could check on her in ten minutes and she was asleep. Even as an infant she slept all through the night, in the morning you would find her in her crib awake, just playing with her toes or something, content. In her whole life, (she’s 30 now), I don’t recall ever raising my voice to her, or ever needing to.
Russell
Nice to hear, Russell. You must be very proud :)
Based on what they've told me, I don't think my parents had much trouble with me either. But then kids have much more (in my view, unhealthy) distractions these days.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2018, 20:40
Currently 289 viewing abstract chat, am I seeing things or is this normal?
walpurgis
26-04-2018, 20:43
Nothing is what it seems and nothing is normal!! :eek:
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2018, 20:47
Nothing is what it seems and nothing is normal!! :eek:
Just looked in the mirror and I seem normal... ok I take your point
Trouble is, that was a reflection of your arse, not your face:eyebrows:;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
26-04-2018, 21:15
Oh no, it looks perfectly normal. It's what comes out that has science baffled.
While I'm on the subject I feel an apology is in order.
Sorry Londoners, for the fatberg. :( That was all me (apart from the drugs, don't know how they got in there.)
walpurgis
26-04-2018, 21:25
Sorry Londoners, for the fatberg. :( That was all me (apart from the drugs, don't know how they got in there.)
It's all them curries mate. :D
Sorry Londoners, for the fatberg. :( That was all me (apart from the drugs, don't know how they got in there.)
Since when has it been necessary to apologise to Londoners? If anything they should be apologising to us.
walpurgis
27-04-2018, 08:38
I thought Amber Rudd was a real ale. Anyway, why is real ale called craft beer now?
I thought Amber Rudd was a real ale. Anyway, why is real ale called craft beer now?
Because too many people have been allowed to use the term 'craft beer' without being punched in the mouth, and now it's got out of hand.
Because too many people have been allowed to use the term 'craft beer' without being punched in the mouth, and now it's got out of hand.
Ha! I understand there's a difference between the two. CAMRA defines real ale thusly:
'In the early 1970s CAMRA coined the term 'real ale' for traditional draught cask beers to distinguish them from processed and highly carbonated beers being promoted by big brewers.
CAMRA defines real ale as beer that is produced and stored in the traditional way and ferments in the dispense container to produce a reduction in gravity. It is also dispensed by a system that does not apply any gas or gas mixture to the beer other than by the traditional Scottish air pressure system.'
Craft beer is simply beer produced by a small brewery. It's probably, but not necessarily, real ale.
Do you still need a beard to be a CAMRA member or have they got rid of that requirement now?
It's been a long time since I was in the licensing trade but IIRC the rule applied to the women as well.
Women were mostly automatically members then
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2018, 18:31
Do you still need a beard to be a CAMRA member or have they got rid of that requirement now?
It's been a long time since I was in the licensing trade but IIRC the rule applied to the women as well.
No need for a beard, CAMRA accepts members of all sexual orientations.
32 genders now, I learned the other day. At least 32, they reckon there are plenty they have not found yet.
I don't mind living in the future, mostly because we have the big screen tellies, but it's a lot more complicated than the world I grew up in.
walpurgis
27-04-2018, 18:58
32 genders now, I learned the other day. At least 32, they reckon there are plenty they have not found yet.
Sounds like a load of bollocks to me. :eyebrows:
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2018, 19:09
32 genders now, I learned the other day. At least 32, they reckon there are plenty they have not found yet.
I don't mind living in the future, mostly because we have the big screen tellies, but it's a lot more complicated than the world I grew up in.
I'd say it's a lot more complicated. The words we had for things are no longer acceptable, and have been replaced by new, even longer words, as if adding syllables will somehow take the sting out of it.
You get some mard-arse who's saying 'I haven't worked out what I am yet, but in the meantime you have to call me this...' And you have to go along with it, or the do-goody Nazis will do all they can to ruin your life.
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2018, 19:14
Would one of those 32 include "heterosexual male who sticks his arm up sheep's bums for recreational reasons', or have I identified number 33?
I'd say it's a lot more complicated. The words we had for things are no longer acceptable, and have been replaced by new, even longer words, as if adding syllables will somehow take the sting out of it.
You get some mard-arse who's saying 'I haven't worked out what I am yet, but in the meantime you have to call me this...' And you have to go along with it, or the do-goody Nazis will do all they can to ruin your life.
You're preaching to the choir man. But I say just let them get on with it, it isn't bothering me and besides, big screen telly. And we have video 'phones at work. Proper, like on 2001 A Space Odyssey. Just a normal desk 'phone with a little video screen. I mean it is so retro-future you can't believe it. But hardly anyone has their camera switched on because 'I don't like it when people can see me on the 'phone.'
Never predicted that did you, Kubrick?
Mind he's dead so he probably won't be reading this.
Pigmy Pony
27-04-2018, 21:28
You're not allowed to say 'dead' anymore, as the 'mortally challenged' may find it offensive. Like the sound of your modern retro orifice though. :)
You're not allowed to say 'dead' anymore, as the 'mortally challenged' may find it offensive.
I consider myself fully and morally chastised.
'Orthodoxy means not thinking - not needing to think. Orthodoxy is unconsciousness.'
Heavy, man.
Pigmy Pony
28-04-2018, 06:16
There seems to be a lot of bees around at the moment, not sure why.
There is one particularly large bumble bee which has taken up residence in the eaves of an extension we're building. Poor thing faces an uncertain future when the plasterer finally decides to turn up.
There seems to be a lot of bees around at the moment, not sure why.
There is one particularly large bumble bee which has taken up residence in the eaves of an extension we're building. Poor thing faces an uncertain future when the plasterer finally decides to turn up.
It sounds like a carpenter bee. Big fat bumble bee that bores into wood like a drill. One was drilled into a beam on my porch, so I caulked it shut, and darned if he didn’t drill all the way out the other side! I thought you couldn’t dig a hole if there was nowhere to throw the dirt? He must have been eating it and crapping it out the back?
Russell
Pigmy Pony
30-04-2018, 06:13
:eek: Oh dear, that sounds like a worry! it's a brand new build as well, we can't have it falling down until we're at least back in the van and gone round the corner...
We have our professional standards to consider ;)
Think they are around in southern England now. They are darker in colour. Either way you don't want a bees nest in your eaves
Pigmy Pony
30-04-2018, 20:32
Just read up on this stuff, and I reckon it is definitely a queen bumblebee setting up a nest. The nests are quite small with not many individuals. They pose NO threat of damage to timber, and at the end of the summer the nest will die.
The only real problem is that access is from inside the building, but it is recommend that the entrance is blocked, and another more conveniently located entrance made. The bees will then find and use the new entrance. This is what I think I will do as I think bees are pretty cool and I certainly don't wish them any harm.
Audio Al
01-05-2018, 02:52
Just home from work :)
Just home from work :)
Strange hrs u keep. Lol
Not really, if you're a burglar:D
Marco.
Audio Al
01-05-2018, 10:20
Or both ;)
walpurgis
01-05-2018, 14:46
I've done nothing useful today. Unlike me.
ive screamed a lot... but probably not useful..ok and was at hospital with the boy...suppose that was. kinda had enough tbh
walpurgis
01-05-2018, 15:02
Blimey. Take it easy Grant.
Or both ;)
Well, it's probably the safest time for you to nick underwear off of washing lines without getting caught:D
Marco.
Blimey. Take it easy Grant.
+1. You do make us worry!
Marco.
Well, it's probably the safest time for you to nick underwear off of washing lines without getting caught:D
Marco.
Secretly he wants to be caught. It's a cry for help.
Had the community nurse in today to take some blood, what is it about nurses, that uniform.......MAAAATRON!!!
Did she look like a young Anita Harris from 'Carry on Doctor'?
I'm pretty sure her in that film is the root cause of the nurse fascination that afflicts most British males over 45.
walpurgis
01-05-2018, 15:53
Was it a male nurse? :D
Pigmy Pony
01-05-2018, 18:31
Well, it's probably the safest time for you to nick underwear off of washing lines without getting caught:D
Marco.
I heard that ladies in that part of the world prefer to go 'commando'. But they do like their fur coats.
Yesh, and I'm led to believe that, as a result, there's a lot of 'dandruff' on the floors...:D
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
01-05-2018, 18:44
Aye, when it comes to makin' flakes, they're 'Head & Shoulders' above the rest :D
:lolsign:
Enough to build sandcastles!
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
01-05-2018, 18:57
Ooh, the thought of building a pube-dandruff sandcastle, with a little maxi-pad flag flying at half mast, under Southend pier, just me and Tracy/Sharon/Julie , I'm moving to Essex!
That's if I can get the Ford Capri to start.
saw the video of that guy mauled by a lion. guy is an idiot going in there with a male lion...it nailed him and carried him off like he was a rag doll.
saw the video of that guy mauled by a lion. guy is an idiot going in there with a male lion...it nailed him and carried him off like he was a rag doll.
The man was mad to do that. It doesn't matter how big a cat is they are murderous predators, even my little Mia often looks at me as if she's calculating how long it would take her to " dispose " of me. :chainsaw:
Pigmy Pony
05-05-2018, 14:32
I seem to have developed a bit of a crush.
Season 2 of "Legion" on Fox has just started, and I thought I would re-watch season 1 on catch up. I have to watch these at least twice anyway, to get my head around it. Worth it though, as the visuals and the soundtrack are pretty cool.
Anyway, a few minutes into episode one, there she is, Syd Barrett, played by Rachel Keller. There is a parallel universe where she is the Missus, I just need the right drugs to take me there, although they may not have been developed yet. :(
I'd put a pic on here if I knew how to, but I don't - sorry! But if you have time, and are able, watch the first episode and see what you think. But don't get any ideas - she's mine!
As stated by Lenny, a fellow mental patient, "Why are the hot ones always so crazy?"
best turntable ever made :eyebrows:https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180511/9bb4583ea3c277f64d1d140bfd611b1d.jpg
Pigmy Pony
11-05-2018, 17:08
Tip - plenty of Lenor will keep your records from getting scratched :)
Audio Al
12-05-2018, 02:09
I'm using my Revox A77 listening to Miss Armatrading , with a beer :D:cool:'
It's not time for bed yet ;)
Ninanina
16-05-2018, 23:28
Old flames are a strange lot indeed... sexy yes... but :doh:
walpurgis
17-05-2018, 15:00
Just watched 'Wheeler Dealers' again. Mike brewer is such a tit! Why does he insist on doing that stupid bloody slapping handshake, does he think it makes him look slick? It's cheap and just plain rude!! :rolleyes:
(and he knows bugger all about cars)
Pigmy Pony
17-05-2018, 19:04
Old flames are a strange lot indeed... sexy yes... but :doh:
A rather intriguing post Bev. Care to elaborate, we're good listeners!
Most of my old flames are/were sexy, but ALL of them turned out to be mental. But when the crazy/hot ratio goes the wrong way it's time to become an ex (possibly resurfacing later as an old flame). Of course this is just a theory as I was always the one being dumped!
I sometimes wonder what became of my "first love". I haven't seen her since 1974. Now she WAS a nutter, but super-sexy too.
walpurgis
17-05-2018, 19:11
I keep in touch with an old flame. Known her since she was seventeen, she's in her fifties now. She a bit of a loose cannon, adores me though.
Pigmy Pony
17-05-2018, 19:35
Loose CANON? I see what you did there, being into photography :D
walpurgis
17-05-2018, 19:45
Loose CANON? I see what you did there, being into photography :D
Quite right. Now edited. Dunno how I missed that.
Talking of loose Canons, here's my new (second hand) one that arrived today.
http://i65.tinypic.com/2i8zk85.jpg
Yes, that's a credit card it's on. It really is that tiny. Canon Ixus 100 IS. It's even got a viewfinder.
You could get four of these in a trouser pocket! :)
Quite right. Now edited. Dunno how I missed that.
Talking of loose Canons, here's my new (second hand) one that arrived today.
http://i65.tinypic.com/2i8zk85.jpg
Yes, that's a credit card it's on. It really is that tiny. Canon Ixus 100 IS. It's even got a viewfinder.
You could get four of these in a trouser pocket! :)
Leica look of that! (to continue the photography puns) - especially if it has a viewfinder. :)
I keep in touch with an old flame. Known her since she was seventeen, she's in her fifties now. She a bit of a loose cannon, adores me though.
Did she enjoy your 'canon' - as long as it didn't fire any blanks?:eyebrows:
Marco.
walpurgis
17-05-2018, 20:25
Did she enjoy your 'canon' - as long as it didn't fire any blanks?:eyebrows:
Marco.
She likes everything about me! ;)
Pigmy Pony
17-05-2018, 20:31
So no "negative" comments, like "f stop Geoff!"
walpurgis
17-05-2018, 21:04
No. She has a nice reciprocity factor. :)
walpurgis
18-05-2018, 16:57
What's all this fuss about some ginger bloke marrying Miss Marple? :scratch:
What's all this fuss about some ginger bloke marrying Miss Marple? :scratch:
Some are questioning the source of the ginger gene: neither of this parents had ginger-haired members in their families. Anyway I thought he was marrying Angela Merkel as compensation for Brexit.
Firebottle
18-05-2018, 17:41
You two crack us up :more:
Pigmy Pony
18-05-2018, 17:54
I have a theory.
1. Prince Charles used up all his "little swimmers" making William.
2. There are some very smart people doing amazing things with genetic engineering. They can do almost anything for you if your pockets are deep enough.
3. The Royal family have enormous wealth.
4. Corgis are ginger.
walpurgis
18-05-2018, 18:12
I used to think of Charlie as an awkward bumbling buffoon. The only thing that has changed is that he seems even more of one now. :rolleyes:
walpurgis
19-05-2018, 10:14
I'm making a point of keeping the telly off for now. There's nothing on that I want to watch!
I forgot it was the wedding. I suppose I've missed it now.
Don't see why they couldn't get married in the week like Katie and William, give us an extra Bank Holiday. Just thoughtless if you ask me.
walpurgis
25-05-2018, 14:41
Funny how women give affirmative nods as they tell you something. Blokes don't do it.
Consciousness does not occur within the brain, it is applied to it. One day scientists will give up trying to find it within the brain, and quantum theory will help provide the answers.
Leave my loneliness unbroken
Consciousness does not occur within the brain, it is applied to it. One day scientists will give up trying to find it within the brain, and quantum theory will help provide the answers.
Can you expand on that notion?
walpurgis
25-05-2018, 17:09
Can you expand on that notion?
Yes. I wondered too.
walpurgis
26-05-2018, 07:25
I've noticed that none of the images I've ever posted here using tinypic seem to be displaying. Hope it's just a temporary glitch, that's a lot of pictures. I'm wondering if they might be doing a 'photobucket' on us. They do own tinypic.
Pigmy Pony
27-05-2018, 19:33
I'm going with Mrs. Pony on a "nostalgia walk" tomorrow, to see where I used to go as a kid. Look for the trees I used to climb, the pond where we got tadpoles, and my name carved in places. It came to mind recently when I met someone I hadn't seen in almost fifty years. What he remembered was that I was the only one who could climb every tree in the woods.
I don't expect I'll be climbing any of the tomorrow though.
I took my girls there when they were 5 or 6, collecting leaves to identify later from books (no internet then). We saw an otter, the only time I've seen one outside of Scotland.
I'll probably find an Asda there now :(
I'm going with Mrs. Pony on a "nostalgia walk" tomorrow, to see where I used to go as a kid. Look for the trees I used to climb, the pond where we got tadpoles, and my name carved in places. It came to mind recently when I met someone I hadn't seen in almost fifty years. What he remembered was that I was the only one who could climb every tree in the woods.
I don't expect I'll be climbing any of the tomorrow though.
I took my girls there when they were 5 or 6, collecting leaves to identify later from books (no internet then). We saw an otter, the only time I've seen one outside of Scotland.
I'll probably find an Asda there now :(
Nostalgia aint what it used to be.
I subscribe to Bob Dylans's maxim: "Don't look back". For that reason, I've not been back to the place where I grew up, or went to school, or the universities I attended.
I'm going with Mrs. Pony on a "nostalgia walk" tomorrow, to see where I used to go as a kid. Look for the trees I used to climb, the pond where we got tadpoles, and my name carved in places. It came to mind recently when I met someone I hadn't seen in almost fifty years. What he remembered was that I was the only one who could climb every tree in the woods.
I don't expect I'll be climbing any of the tomorrow though.
I took my girls there when they were 5 or 6, collecting leaves to identify later from books (no internet then). We saw an otter, the only time I've seen one outside of Scotland.
I'll probably find an Asda there now :(
I find that when you go back everything seems so small now, like everything has shrunk.
Russell
Pigmy Pony
28-05-2018, 07:01
I find that when you go back everything seems so small now, like everything has shrunk.
Russell
I get that feeling every time I go for a pee.
I know I'm probably setting myself up for disappointment - I visited another of my old haunts a few years ago, and all the trees I used to climb had been felled and new trees planted in their place, which were no more than twenty foot bristles. Where's the logic in that?
There are currently a lot of new houses being built north of Preston, and it's awful. The builders are trying to give these soulless boxes a bit of character by chucking a few stone features at them, and will probably appeal to the sort of people who think the digital dash in their new car looks really cool.
Where are all these people coming from? I'm guessing a lot of them have not sold their old house, but are renting it out instead. Most of the houses in and near the town centre are rented. In a few years, when all the architectural 'features' have fallen off their new house, what will they do then? Probably rent it out and move on up the 'ladder'.
Nostalgia aint what it used to be.
I subscribe to Bob Dylans's maxim: "Don't look back". For that reason, I've not been back to the place where I grew up, or went to school, or the universities I attended.
I go back to my childhood home area relatively frequently, as it's where my three siblings still live, and I often walk past my old primary school. I've been back to my old secondary school just once, against my better judgement, as we staying nearby for a family wedding and my wife and children insisted we go and have a look at it. Fortunately it was long enough after my schooldays that it just looked like a bunch of buildings to me. My niece works there now, and from what she says the school has improved considerably since my days; for one thing all the mad Irish monks have been pensioned off and the teaching staff are all secular. I've been back to my old university several times; partly for work-related reasons, and also because our younger daughter went to visit on an open day.
So, none of these visits have been for what might be termed 'nostalgic' reasons, and I hadn't built up any expectations about what the places might be like several decades after I lived/studied there, only to be disappointed by the reality.
I still live in same town where I did most of my growing up. Town centre has changed a lot I guess. Most of the buildings are still there but not being used much. Charity shops are now starting to leave as rent and rates etc go too high even for them.
My junior primary school is long gone; was an interesting victorian building built on a hill and in two sections. The senior primary is still there. Original Academy is now fancy flats, and the newer Academy as been renovated. The Catholic school is also long gone and housing built there. That was a two building affair built on two streets as well(hilly place this). That academy was not replaced in the town, but there is big new-ish one in a neighouring town a couple of miles away.
Ive lots of pics of the old town, where the Coop owned much of the properties and the town council was run by the owners of the small businesses.
I am presently living on the same land I grew up on. There was a 500 acre parcel next to us, some farm, some old growth trees, and many grassy fields. As a child I rode dirt bikes all over it! Every day of my youth, rain or shine me and a neighbor boy tore up those motorcycle trails at break neck speeds! If we didn’t crash 3 times a day we weren’t having any fun!
Now there’s a large subdivision there, full of cracker box homes all right on top of each other. In the Winter months I can see right into their back windows, why don’t people hang curtains on the rear of their houses anymore? Not that I’m looking. It’s all very sad really. There used to be a creek flowing back there, where it went I haven’t a clue? And in warm weather you can hear a lawn mower running every daylight minute of every day. There should be one agreed upon time for everyone to mow their grass. To preserve the peace.
Russell
walpurgis
28-05-2018, 08:22
Have you noticed that as areas 'evolve', trees disappear. Most front gardens around here used to have a decent sized tree or two. All gone now and block paving laid for parking.
our town got a whole lot bigger due to the railway being reopened after a break of many years. it now goes to glasgow and edinburgh, so thousands of houses were built to accommodate people from these cities to commute from. the town centre is still a barren wasteland tho, shops wise. supermarkets rule.
cars caused much of the problems too. everyone has at least one now, and many have 3. pretty front gardens have become parking lots
Talking of parking...I would like to go back to Battersea and have a drive around and stop at places that I knew until I left in 1976, however you can't park anywhere in residential roads without a permit...and even if you visit you have to have a permit obtained by one of the householders who have to supply documentation dating back to the Magna Carta :)
walpurgis
28-05-2018, 09:21
cars caused much of the problems too. everyone has at least one now, and many have 3. pretty front gardens have become parking lots
There's one house near me that has eight cars in the front garden. It's jam packed. I don't know how the postman reaches the front door.
Talking of parking...I would like to go back to Battersea and have a drive around and stop at places that I knew until I left in 1976, however you can't park anywhere in residential roads without a permit...and even if you visit you have to have a permit obtained by one of the householders who have to supply documentation dating back to the Magna Carta :)
You can use google streetview to wander around your old haunts. I do that sometimes.
You can use google streetview to wander around your old haunts. I do that sometimes.
yup, i go my hols with that and google earth;) sad i know
walpurgis
28-05-2018, 13:57
I wonder if Alan (Firebottle) has seen this. :eek: !!
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-05-28/fighter-jet-narrowly-avoids-group-of-paragliders-in-wiltshire/
Have you noticed that as areas 'evolve', trees disappear. Most front gardens around here used to have a decent sized tree or two. All gone now and block paving laid for parking.
The last tree disappeared from a neighbouring cul de sac about 10 years ago - now virtually every garden there has been dug up to make way for a hard standing. The grass verges are vanishing as well.
Firebottle
28-05-2018, 20:48
I wonder if Alan (Firebottle) has seen this. :eek: !!
http://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-05-28/fighter-jet-narrowly-avoids-group-of-paragliders-in-wiltshire/
Yes I have seen it. Happened to me in France the one time but there were a pair of them :eek:
walpurgis
30-05-2018, 09:27
This is going to cause trouble. I think Spain have made a big mistake.
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-05-30/anti-putin-campaigner-bill-browder-arrested-in-spain/
This is going to cause trouble. I think Spain have made a big mistake.
http://www.itv.com/news/2018-05-30/anti-putin-campaigner-bill-browder-arrested-in-spain/
He made a big mistake taking on the Russians in the first place. Those boys play for keeps. I know he lost a few quid but he should have chalked that up to experience. He's out of his depth now.
Pigmy Pony
03-06-2018, 21:32
Just been sat out in the garden watching the bats. Missus thinks I'm a bit mental, being fascinated by these 'ugly little freaks. I think they are another of nature's 'cool dudes', quietly getting on with it. Perfectly evolved to their chosen job.
Unlike humans, whose evolution has done no more than grow a bigger brain. In fact as the centuries pass, we become more and more suited to staying indoors.
Last summer the cat brought a bat into the house. How the hell she caught it I don't know.
Pigmy Pony
07-06-2018, 04:01
Got up a bit early this morning (like old folks do) to spray some Nippon wasp nest destroying foam at this nest which seems to be inside the soffit by the front door. I gave it a blast for about 10 seconds, then quickly ducked back inside.
I don't have to leave the house for another 3 or 4 hours, hopefully they will have forgiven me by then :) All the same, I think I'll leave by the back door.
spendorman
07-06-2018, 06:12
Wow, you were up early, I was listening to LBC at that time.
I used some Nippon stuff to clear a wasps nest many years ago, it worked, no further trouble.
Last wasp nest I destroyed. the wasps hung about(annoyed) for 3 days...I will add I kept my distance. lol
Pigmy Pony
07-06-2018, 07:27
That sounds like good advice Grant, the little shits do know how to hold a grudge. I think it's all pheromone driven. I sprayed the hole at 4am in the hope that they were all still in bed. :zzz:
There is another nest I think, a couple of metres from the front door, and they'll be on the lookout for the geezer waving a red can. I can't see the nest but there is steady traffic going in and out of a tiny gap in our five foot wide bed of heather. I don't know what to do about that one.
When I was looking on You Tube for pointers on how to do this, it led me to a couple of videos of wasp fighting bee. Truly horrific, upset me all evening. Hopefully my bees will appreciate my efforts.
Every spring I come across very large lone wasps while I'm working. I assume them to be queens and I always end them, my theory being that every dead queen (if that's what it is) is one less nest later. :guns:
as long as it wasnt about 2 inches long....thats the asian killer hornet... dodgy buggers those.
Why do they have to be destroyed? Are they actually doing any harm to anything?
walpurgis
07-06-2018, 07:47
Why do they have to be destroyed? Are they actually doing any harm to anything?
They have no tenancy agreement and don't pay rent.
Why do they have to be destroyed? Are they actually doing any harm to anything?
they can hunt bees which aint good, also steal their food. and they are more likely to sting you. honey bees are nice things generally, and pollinate our food.
queens are only seen out of nest in early spring, when they are nest building, and very late autumn when they are looking for a hibernating space. other wasps just die.
They have no tenancy agreement and don't pay rent.
i might add they only use a nest for one year, so its safe to remove an old nest in winter
i might add they only use a nest for one year,
Typical throwaway society.
Pigmy Pony
07-06-2018, 08:00
as long as it wasnt about 2 inches long....thats the asian killer hornet... dodgy buggers those.
Do they kill Europeans too? Nippon probably wouldn't bother them too much. Napalm would work better.
Yes Martin they do harm some things, namely bees and spiders, which I consider to be friends (I have no human friends). Plus I have a bit of a fear of wasps, not exactly a phobia but probably out of proportion with the actual threat (yes I know that's the definition of phobia).
I'm ok with them at this time of year while they feed off the sugars secreted by their grubs, but when that runs out they have to find other food sources and that's when they become a nuisance. And later, when they're all pissed from eating fermented fallen fruit, there's no reasoning with them.
spendorman
07-06-2018, 08:16
as long as it wasnt about 2 inches long....thats the asian killer hornet... dodgy buggers those.
During the war my Dad was in the Royal Engineers, got sent out to Burma, got stung by a hornet, nearly died.
Do they kill Europeans too? Nippon probably wouldn't bother them too much. Napalm would work better.
Yes Martin they do harm some things, namely bees and spiders, which I consider to be friends (I have no human friends). Plus I have a bit of a fear of wasps, not exactly a phobia but probably out of proportion with the actual threat (yes I know that's the definition of phobia).
I'm ok with them at this time of year while they feed off the sugars secreted by their grubs, but when that runs out they have to find other food sources and that's when they become a nuisance. And later, when they're all pissed from eating fermented fallen fruit, there's no reasoning with them.
actually asian hornets are often not much bigger than ours, but some are. they mostly kill bees, to feed their larve. their sting can kill a human, but so can ours tbh. its probably best to avoid them. i know france has an issue with them, but dont know if they are in uk. doubt they will come up here; scottish wasps and bees with put the heid in them;)
Pigmy Pony
07-06-2018, 08:26
Does anyone know whether wasps benefit anything? They just seem to be a shower of shitheads with no real value to anyone. The chavs in hoodies of the insect world.
Does anyone know whether wasps benefit anything? They just seem to be a shower of shitheads with no real value to anyone. The chavs in hoodies of the insect world.
They are part of God's mysterious plan for the Universe. This video explains it all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=2mXBtTja_SE
They are part of God's mysterious plan for the Universe. This video explains it all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=2mXBtTja_SE
so it baby poo; doesn't make any better tho;)
Pigmy Pony
07-06-2018, 08:47
They are part of God's mysterious plan for the Universe. This video explains it all:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=2mXBtTja_SE
:lol: Not seen that for a while. Making me hungry for pie 'n' mash :)
Firebottle
07-06-2018, 10:13
Wasps do actually help to pollinate crops, so not all bad.
French hornets didn't seem aggressive when we were there, they flew around you once and then flew away.
The wasps on the other hand were not happy when I was destroying their nests :dynamite:
walpurgis
07-06-2018, 10:23
Wasps, hornets, ants and spiders don't bother me. If you don't disturb them they'll leave you alone.
I'm careful working outside 'cos we have quite a few biting spiders here, but it's not their fault if I move something they are hiding in.
Wasps, hornets, ants and spiders don't bother me. If you don't disturb them they'll leave you alone.
I'm careful working outside 'cos we have quite a few biting spiders here, but it's not their fault if I move something they are hiding in.
fortunatey we dont get much of those here. its the humans that bite:lol:
walpurgis
07-06-2018, 12:32
fortunatey we dont get much of those here. its the humans that bite:lol:
We get these here too.
http://i67.tinypic.com/2924q6r.jpg
We get these here too.
http://i67.tinypic.com/2924q6r.jpg
Where?
(And talking of 'creepy crawlies' - when did you last see a glow-worm?)
Where?
(And talking of 'creepy crawlies' - when did you last see a glow-worm?)
mine glowed after a couple of litres of acetone spilled over my groin:eek:
walpurgis
07-06-2018, 12:50
Where?
http://www.uksafari.com/scorpions.htm
I really like this months Album Club choice so I bought a copy from Music Magpie which arrived today. I put the CD in the player, sat down looking forward to a good listen only to hear the soundtrack from Days of Thunder coming from the speakers. Upon examination sure enough the wrong disc has been sent, how annoying. Now waiting for a reply from MP as to when the right disc will arrive. Hay Ho.
I really like this months Album Club choice so I bought a copy from Music Magpie which arrived today. I put the CD in the player, sat down looking forward to a good listen only to hear the soundtrack from Days of Thunder coming from the speakers. Upon examination sure enough the wrong disc has been sent, how annoying. Now waiting for a reply from MP as to when the right disc will arrive. Hay Ho.
lol... ive had that once... they didnt have another so refunded me.
mine glowed after a couple of litres of acetone spilled over my groin:eek:
Nah, that's a glow SNAKE, baby! Ain't no worm....:eyebrows:
Marco.
Nah, that's a glow SNAKE, baby! Ain't no worm....:eyebrows:
Marco.
sure as hell glowed. bloody pump burst
I really like this months Album Club choice so I bought a copy from Music Magpie which arrived today. I put the CD in the player, sat down looking forward to a good listen only to hear the soundtrack from Days of Thunder coming from the speakers. Upon examination sure enough the wrong disc has been sent, how annoying. Now waiting for a reply from MP as to when the right disc will arrive. Hay Ho.
Quick post script. Music Magpie gave me a full refund and said keep the incorrect disc, if anyone wants the soundtrack to Days of Thunder let me know.
Ninanina
09-06-2018, 21:30
A rather intriguing post Bev. Care to elaborate, we're good listeners!
Most of my old flames are/were sexy, but ALL of them turned out to be mental. But when the crazy/hot ratio goes the wrong way it's time to become an ex (possibly resurfacing later as an old flame). Of course this is just a theory as I was always the one being dumped!
I sometimes wonder what became of my "first love". I haven't seen her since 1974. Now she WAS a nutter, but super-sexy too.
I will say no more Steve... they are just strange... but so sexy....
Some years ago I was described as mental so did that make me sexy as well? an old flame just called me 'hot'... I've never heard that before which made me chuckle :eyebrows:
Hot, sexy and (a bit) mental is fine, as long as they aren't moody or 'high maintenance'!;)
I don't 'do' the latter.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
10-06-2018, 09:51
I once saw a You Tube video where this American guy was talking about the "Crazy/hot Ratio", and it was most informative. It was also perhaps a bit insulting for women, as it implied that mentalness is a female thing. And we all know there are male nutjobs too.
walpurgis
11-06-2018, 21:20
I just opened the front door for a bit of fresh air and had a bat flying back and forth a foot or two in front of my face several times. They're common enough, but I've not had one that close before.
Pigmy Pony
11-06-2018, 22:19
My cat managed to catch one last summer and brought it into the house. The missus didn't care for it much, thought it looked like a gremlin. I think they're pretty cool, and completely harmless unless you're a moth. I like to sit outside and watch them. Apparently that makes me a bit strange. I tried to take photos of them, without success. I bet you (Geoff) could though.
walpurgis
11-06-2018, 22:21
I bet you (Geoff) could though.
I actually thought of taking some video. Might tomorrow.
its in my hair!!!!!!:lol:
Pigmy Pony
12-06-2018, 16:34
A mate of mine was once bitten by a bat.
After that he couldn't say the letter C. (Khaki, kettle, Kipling, Kuwait, King's Bollege Bambridge)
Well, mate, it's pretty obvious you've got 'bats in the belfry':D:eyebrows:
Marco.
Ninanina
13-06-2018, 21:29
Just like buses old flames are coming in two's and three's.... :eyebrows:
Oh sorry we are on bats now... when I lived in a sleepy village we had loads of bats which came out every night... ;)
I once saw a You Tube video where this American guy was talking about the "Crazy/hot Ratio", and it was most informative. It was also perhaps a bit insulting for women, as it implied that mentalness is a female thing. And we all know there are male nutjobs too.
https://youtu.be/XuI6GTY9eVc
Is this the video?
Russ
I don’t know about sexy, but the crazier they are, the better in bed! At least, that’s my experience.
Russell
Indeed... Trouble is, that type are usually only good for one thing, so it depends on what you want: a partner/wife, and meaningful relationship, or simply a 'fuck buddy'...
Marco.
Indeed... Trouble is, that type are usually only good for one thing, so it depends on what you want: a partner/wife, and meaningful relationship, or simply a 'fuck buddy'...
Marco.
I hate that expression. Back in my day we called it a 'casual affair.'
I hate that expression. Back in my day we called it a 'casual affair.'
Blunt it may be, but it's no worse and a lot more honest than the American phrase: "friend with benefits".
Indeed... Trouble is, that type are usually only good for one thing, so it depends on what you want: a partner/wife, and meaningful relationship, or simply a 'fuck buddy'...
Marco.
Yes, it becomes very difficult to find a woman who checks all the boxes. If near impossible. I do like the term “Casual Affair”, makes it sound classy!
Russell
Pigmy Pony
14-06-2018, 21:25
https://youtu.be/XuI6GTY9eVc
Is this the video?
Russ
That's the one Russ, well found. Still makes me smile.
Blunt it may be, but it's no worse and a lot more honest than the American phrase: "friend with benefits".
I know how the “Friends with benefits”, works out. You mutually decide to have a, “Casual Affair”, and the next morning she’s standing on your doorstep with her toothbrush! And if you don’t let her move in, you’re a son of a bitch and she never speaks to you again.
Russell
The word "affair" suggests the existence of infidelity, as that's what the term is mostly associated with. Therefore, if you're not in an existing relationship, and simply want sex with someone, then why dress it up as something else?
Quite simply, they're your 'fuck buddy'. Inelegant as that description may be, it's the truth!;)
Marco.
The word "affair" suggests the existence of infidelity, as that's what the term is mostly associated with. Therefore, if you're not in an existing relationship, and simply want sex with someone, then why dress it up as something else?
Quite simply, they're your 'fuck buddy'. Inelegant as that description may be, it's the truth!;)
Marco.
Sounds logical, I’ll buy that. And is far more accurate than “Friends with Benefits”, that could mean many things.
Russ
Pigmy Pony
15-06-2018, 18:55
I have a couple of mates who are on disability and get their rent paid. So I suppose they are friends with benefits. Wouldn't want to shag 'em though.
Not even for a (lightly worn) pair of plastic sandals and a Werther's Original?
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
15-06-2018, 19:22
That would be a tempting offer - I'm only human!
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