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walpurgis
02-09-2018, 11:56
It's rather nice actually. 25C, blue sky and blazing sunshine. Can't really grumble at that.
Same here. Not that I'm planning to leave the house today but I can see it out of the window.
Pigmy Pony
02-09-2018, 14:14
I wonder if there could be a market for super slim LCD screens that could fit over the window glass. That way you could have any view you like. :) and if they could be reversed when you're going out so the screen could be a picture of your room, but with nothing of value in it. Just a large dog looking out, that would be handy. Could work just as well as those 'Ring' doorbell/camera/intercom thingies that those smug tossers on the telly advertise.
think you can get that... or they were going to... be nice to look out at the pacific and sand, rather than snow;)
hifi_dave
02-09-2018, 15:53
A beautiful day. Blue skies, wall to wall sunshine and a cool breeze. Perfect.
Like this? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+window&view=detail&mid=F1B658F733FC6AEDE5F0F1B658F733FC6AEDE5F0&FORM=VIRE
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Have they got one of paint drying?
hifilover
02-09-2018, 18:15
Been bloody balmy here today; gone very grey though now with a threat for rain I'd say
Typical as I've just been out and saturated all the veg and what's left growing in then greenhouse and spent all day washing and polishing the cars haha :D
Pigmy Pony
02-09-2018, 18:49
Dunno where in Lancashire you live Dan, but it's been drizzling in Chorley for last half hour or so.
hifilover
02-09-2018, 18:51
Dunno where in Lancashire you live Dan, but it's been drizzling in Chorley for last half hour or so.
Not too far Steve, Walton le Dale. I can see a lot of grey in the distance but still dry as dust here!
Pigmy Pony
02-09-2018, 19:05
You may just escape it then, being that close to the Ribble, which seems able to affect local weather conditions. Many a time I've seen it dry on one side of the river and wet on the other.
hifilover
02-09-2018, 19:16
You may just escape it then, being that close to the Ribble, which seems able to affect local weather conditions. Many a time I've seen it dry on one side of the river and wet on the other.
It can be lashing it down here at the front of the house and nowt at the rear!
Just been to lock up outside though and can just feel the mizzle starting...
Always the case; I water everything and then it rains... Thank goodness for water butts!
Pigmy Pony
03-09-2018, 09:51
It can be lashing it down here at the front of the house and nowt at the rear!
Just been to lock up outside though and can just feel the mizzle starting...
Always the case; I water everything and then it rains... Thank goodness for water butts!
Oh yes, I like big butts and I cannot lie...:D
hifilover
03-09-2018, 09:57
Oh yes, I like big butts and I cannot lie...:D
Haha :D
Told you it'd lash it down all night here; always does when I spend an hour watering all the raised beds/veg/greenhouse etc...! Still at it now...
nice sunny day today.. 16 c too.
hifilover
05-09-2018, 12:37
nice sunny day today.. 16 c too.
Aye; proper sweaty here today. Around 19ºC currently and probably getting warmer as we speak...
It'll do the winter greens and root veg well; but it's hammering the last of the very fruit! Rotting on the vine...
Aye; proper sweaty here today. Around 19ºC currently and probably getting warmer as we speak...
It'll do the winter greens and root veg well; but it's hammering the last of the very fruit! Rotting on the vine...
not doing my plums much good :lol:
Aye, ah know... Ma baws are roastit':D
Marco.
walpurgis
06-09-2018, 09:33
21C out there today, with blue sky and sunshine. Just the job.
Complete opposite here... PISHING down. But not cold... I rather like it, actually, and the garden needs it!:)
Marco.
Oh yes, I like big butts and I cannot lie...:D
...especially when they pop-out a nice phat, shtinky 'pump':eyebrows:
Marco [the world's leading authority on botty gas].
fair bit of blue but cold at 11c..breezy too
walpurgis
06-09-2018, 17:02
The sky is ominously developing an ominous ominousness! :D
The sky is ominously developing an ominous ominousness! :D
mine was more than ominous when i went out. bloody torrential rain and, yes, sleet.. needless to say in the 5 minutes it took me to walk the 20yards, to car i got soaked:rolleyes:
walpurgis
06-09-2018, 17:10
mine was more than ominous when i went out. bloody torrential rain and, yes, sleet.. needless to say in the 5 minutes it took me to walk the 20yards, to car i got soaked:rolleyes:
Looks like your three week summer is over then Grant. ;)
Looks like your three week summer is over then Grant. ;)
been over for ages... not unusual for snow in september. was my anniversary yesterday, and i remember it snowed on my wedding day... ominous?
hifilover
07-09-2018, 09:09
Lashing it down here today!
We had that yesterday. It's lovely and sunny here now! Not terribly warm, though... 17°C, but with a wee chill in the air.
Marco.
Dry but cold here... my feet are freezing:doh:
Are your woolly tights in the wash again?:D
Marco.
Are your woolly tights in the wash again?:D
Marco.
lol. no there on mate, but still cold.. need a woman to rest them on :eek:
hifilover
07-09-2018, 14:12
We had that yesterday. It's lovely and sunny here now! Not terribly warm, though... 17°C, but with a wee chill in the air.
Marco.
Was down your way last week picking up a few larger atlas stones... Hate driving that way and not ending up on Anglesey!
Lol... Yeah, Anglesey's lovely, especially around South Stacks. Have you been there? Fabulous beaches:)
Marco.
hifilover
07-09-2018, 14:26
Lol... Yeah, Anglesey's lovely, especially around South Stacks. Have you been there? Fabulous beaches:)
Marco.
Oh aye; many times... Clambered around the rocks there fishing, fallen in a few times n'all :lol:
My folks had property between Rhoscolyn and Rhosneigr; sold it though as it just didn't get used (sold it to a family friend, so we still stay there at times); but spend most of the time Beaumaris way and fish a lot at Penmon/White Beach/Moelfre etc
Pigmy Pony
10-09-2018, 21:46
Oh aye; many times... Clambered around the rocks there fishing, fallen in a few times n'all :lol:
My folks had property between Rhoscolyn and Rhosneigr; sold it though as it just didn't get used (sold it to a family friend, so we still stay there at times); but spend most of the time Beaumaris way and fish a lot at Penmon/White Beach/Moelfre etc
What do you fish for down there Dan? I used to love a bit of sea fishing me. But it was always in Scotland. Mrs Pony bought me all the kit a few years ago and I've still not made use of it. I just need somewhere to go with it.
walpurgis
16-09-2018, 16:02
It's been really nice today. 23C with blue sky and sunshine. Can't grumble for mid September. Should be warmer for a few days too.
reached 15c here, but been wet most of day.
Pigmy Pony
16-09-2018, 23:47
It's been really nice today. 23C with blue sky and sunshine. Can't grumble for mid September. Should be warmer for a few days too.
And Geoff's not kidding - I was down at St. Thomas' Hospital, near the London Eye this afternoon, and it was sunny and really quite warm, a lot better than oop north. I would happily have stayed there, but the dickhead drivers spoiled it a bit. :(
walpurgis
17-09-2018, 15:18
It's a bright sunny day and 24C, but the wind is picking up strongly. Probably the remains of that cyclone that's crossed the Atlantic.
Bright and sunny here too - 26C indoors. Too hot for me. :(
Windy today but the wind was quite warm. You almost never get that round here. Must be tropical air.
Windy today but the wind was quite warm.
Sounds like you've had a nice trouser chuff!:D
Marco.
Scatology will get you nowhere.
Scatology will get you nowhere.
But if you wear roller skates, flatulence can, at times, get you somewhere - but maybe not where you want to go!
I'm off to watch Ancient Aliens. It's a new series. Or 'Season' as it seems to have become here now. I'm filing that under things I never thought would happen but did.
Scatology will get you nowhere.
Bollox. There's nothing more immensely satisfying than a right good, GASSY FAHRT !!!
<Phut> <Parp> <Chuff> <Pop>:D:D
Tee-hee.....
Marco.
hifilover
18-09-2018, 07:46
Shite it's whet oop Norf :D
nonuffin
18-09-2018, 07:57
According to the wise ones storm Helene should have attacked the west country last night and likely to have blown trees down. Not a bit of it, the roads have some Oak leaves scattered across them and about 10 billion acorns for good measure.
Talking of which, I cannot recall ever seeing so many and such huge acorns as there has been this year. Helene was great timing too as they have just started dropping naturally and the winds have accelerated the process. Took a photo of one branch that was full of big acorns and almost touching the ground and if I can figure out how to post it from my phone I will do.
Shite it's whet oop Norf :D
Sunny here in Wrexham, and warm too, for the time of year. Currently 19°C, and it's only 9am:)
Marco.
Audio Al
18-09-2018, 08:02
Dull and overcast in Narm been lovely 2 previous days
Pigmy Pony
18-09-2018, 08:08
Shite it's whet oop Norf :D
It's that fine stuff that wets you through.
Should stay dry today as I'm visiting fracture clinic - I'd rather be out in the pissing rain
hifilover
18-09-2018, 09:00
It's that fine stuff that wets you through.
Should stay dry today as I'm visiting fracture clinic - I'd rather be out in the pissing rain
It really is isn't it... It's flying sideways too!
Yes; fracture clinic are two words I've not had to witness for a long time thankfully...
walpurgis
18-09-2018, 09:08
20C here. Dark overcast and pretty windy.
Pigmy Pony
18-09-2018, 10:42
It really is isn't it... It's flying sideways too!
Yes; fracture clinic are two words I've not had to witness for a long time thankfully...
Well me neither, as I'd arrived a day early! The reception staff were quite amused, but Mrs. P, who was still trying to find a parking space, not so much. And in 24 hours I'll have it to do again. :(
On the plus side, the sun's just come out.
Pigmy Pony
18-09-2018, 10:46
20C here. Dark overcast and pretty windy.
Well you have been hogging all the good weather for some time now.
It's been mostly fine here all week, too:)
Sorry to hear about your hospital woes, mate. I've not been near one in about six years, but I know that parking in them can be a bloody nightmare!
Marco.
Winter isnt far away here. Cold at nights now... not great during day either...
walpurgis
18-09-2018, 11:28
Well you have been hogging all the good weather for some time now.
I don't really regard the unbearable heat we had as "good weather". What we have now suits me just fine. :)
Winter isnt far away here. Cold at nights now... not great during day either...
Nightmare, dude. We still haven't lit our wood burner yet! Or had any central heating on since May..... Helps keep the bills down, too;)
Marco.
I don't really regard the unbearable heat we had as "good weather". What we have now suits me just fine.
Ditto! Autumn can be lovely. It's one of my favourite seasons:)
Marco.
warmer than of late today... got strong wing forecast for tomorrow gusts in the 60's
Pigmy Pony
18-09-2018, 13:07
Ditto! Autumn can be lovely. It's one of my favourite seasons:)
Marco.
What are your other favourites? You only get four you know.
When visiting at St. Thomas' hospital in London on Sunday, parking there was much easier, parked right outside the entrance. But when leaving. it cost £6.40 to get off the car park!
What are your other favourites? You only get four you know.
Lol... I'm an autumn/winter kinda guy. Love snow, and the beautiful russet colours autumn brings to nature's landscape:)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
18-09-2018, 13:23
Snow's great, if you don't have to be somewhere. Unfortunately, winter for us is mostly just cold, dark, damp and dismal. Spring is far and away my favourite season. Lengthening days, new growth, getting warmer but not hot. If there was a place with perpetual spring, I'd move there.
Snow's great, if you don't have to be somewhere. Unfortunately, winter for us is mostly just cold, dark, damp and dismal. Spring is far and away my favourite season. Lengthening days, new growth, getting warmer but not hot. If there was a place with perpetual spring, I'd move there.
Yup, and mostly I don't, and if I do, I can plan things in advance to ensure it doesn't become a chore. Therefore, I love watching snowflakes falling gently down outside, and the garden transform into a lovely white winter-wonderland, as I'm tucked up inside, nice and cosy, in front of the log fire, listening to some choons!:)
Don't worry, I often think about all the daftees stuck in traffic jams for hours, because of the snow, trying to get home during rush hour. I'm considerate that way!:D;)
Seriously though, you and I are opposites in that respect. I don't mind the cold, dark days and nights at all, during winter, as I can always find something fun to do, and our little lodge house (especially around Christmas, which we LOVE) lends itself to winter.
Don't get me wrong, I like the spring and summer too, but if I had to choose between sweltering to death in unbearable heat and humidity, for weeks on end, such as was the case here this summer, and being nice and comfy in the winter, sat beside the wood burner, as warm or cold as *I* choose (without that being dictated by the weather), then it's the latter *every* time!! :exactly:
Our place last winter:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq90/924/pa3cOC.jpg
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
18-09-2018, 17:30
Very festive, you could stick that on a Christmas card, with a fat bloke in a red suit sticking out of the chimney.
Impressive attention to detail too - either you did a long walk round to keep the lawn footprint-free, or kipped in the gazebo while the snowfall filled in your tracks. I would have been tempted to draw a big penis in the snow for the benefit of passing planes!
According to the wise ones storm Helene should have attacked the west country last night and likely to have blown trees down. Not a bit of it, the roads have some Oak leaves scattered across them and about 10 billion acorns for good measure.
Talking of which, I cannot recall ever seeing so many and such huge acorns as there has been this year. Helene was great timing too as they have just started dropping naturally and the winds have accelerated the process. Took a photo of one branch that was full of big acorns and almost touching the ground and if I can figure out how to post it from my phone I will do.
Yes lets have a look if you can. I'd noticed that the trees seem to have done really well over the hot summer. I've watched an oak sapling double in height.
Impressive attention to detail too - either you did a long walk round to keep the lawn footprint-free, or kipped in the gazebo while the snowfall filled in your tracks.
Neither... I fell over the wall drunk from the pub next door, before it was snowing, then woke up in the summerhouse (situated behind where the picture was taken), and snapped a shot of the scene before me.
Aye, right!:lol:
When the snow was really deep:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/674/835a4b.jpg
And one taken just in front of our house, showing the front gates (with greyhounds on) to the now, sadly long gone, Acton Hall estate, which our gatehouse was part of:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/922/4M7FFx.jpg
Me being 'arty' with the camera, catching some snowflakes falling...
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/923/LV6dpZ.jpg
And where I ultimately prefer to be on such nights:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1024x768q90/924/FNTgCV.jpg
:cool:
Marco.
Really tipping it down here, tropical storm type rain. Big drops. Just been in the back sounds like people are emptying buckets of water.
nonuffin
19-09-2018, 07:52
Managed to get the picture of the acorns from the mobile phone to the PC and tried to upload it here. Keeps telling me the upload has failed.
walpurgis
19-09-2018, 07:57
Managed to get the picture of the acorns from the mobile phone to the PC and tried to upload it here. Keeps telling me the upload has failed.
Try tinypic.
Managed to get the picture of the acorns from the mobile phone to the PC and tried to upload it here. Keeps telling me the upload has failed.
use tapatalk app on your phone. easy and free
If you lose the phone and use a proper computer, it'll also help!;)
Marco.
Spectral Morn
19-09-2018, 12:22
Storm Ali battering Northern Ireland, so far 91 mph winds recorded. Thankfully limited rain, just wind.
Folks in Scotland should prepare, shes coming.
Storm Ali battering Northern Ireland, so far 91 mph winds recorded. Thankfully limited rain, just wind.
Folks in Scotland should prepare, shes coming.
battering us too... 60/70 mph in gusts. was very wet earlier but dry now
Spectral Morn
19-09-2018, 12:43
battering us too... 60/70 mph in gusts. was very wet earlier but dry now
Hope you make it through ok Grant and everyone else.
walpurgis
19-09-2018, 14:04
Nigh on a gale here now. Really blowing.
starting to ease a little i think. still gusty tho. maybe down to 30mph and 50 gusts. my fence is still up, although im tempting fate saying that...its rearranged the garden tho
nonuffin
19-09-2018, 15:03
Yertiz me dears 24233
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nonuffin
19-09-2018, 15:11
If you lose the phone and use a proper computer, it'll also help!;)
Marco.
I wanted Tapatalk on my PC instead of the phone but they seem to have withdrawn that facility :rolleyes:
Storm Ali battering Northern Ireland, so far 91 mph winds recorded. Thankfully limited rain, just wind.
Folks in Scotland should prepare, shes coming.
Did someone mention a storm?:)
Marco.
Torrential rain all day here. You've only got to be out in it for 10 seconds and you're soaked through. Can't believe I got home from work in just an hour and a quarter, there's flooding and traffic jams everywhere. Stripped off as soon as I got in the door. Had to peel my keks off and wring them out. It's wet out there tonight.
Pigmy Pony
21-09-2018, 06:24
Hope you drew the curtains first, I'm sure the neighbours don't want to see you wringing out your 49 year old man bits. :eek:
Hope you drew the curtains first, I'm sure the neighbours don't want to see you wringing out your 49 year old man bits. :eek:
The cage was open but the beast was asleep.
No rain today, got the bus home, that was shit. 20 minutes late, took an hour and a quarter to travel 6 miles. About the same amount of time it takes me to walk it, and it cost £4.40
Pigmy Pony
21-09-2018, 18:09
My beast always sleeps with one eye open.
£4.40? If you'd walked, you could have stopped for a cheeky pint on the way home. And a bag of pork scratchings.
The cage was open but the beast was asleep.
No rain today, got the bus home, that was shit. 20 minutes late, took an hour and a quarter to travel 6 miles. About the same amount of time it takes me to walk it, and it cost £4.40
get yourself an electric scooter and use pavement
My beast always sleeps with one eye open.
£4.40? If you'd walked, you could have stopped for a cheeky pint on the way home. And a bag of pork scratchings.
Could buy two pints for that round here. Or 3 cans of imported beer. Which I bought anyway of course. But what a rip-off and a crap service as well. It only costs £7.60 for a taxi door to door.
Gave my neighbour a couple of bottles of perroni tonight. She has started drinking lager. Said wine was giving he flushes. Lol
It was all chilled ready to go and wasn't getting drunk by me. Strange as I drank a lot then after 40 odd years just gave up
walpurgis
22-09-2018, 10:28
A proper Autumn day today. 13C, overcast and raining. Summer's over!
Pigmy Pony
22-09-2018, 10:38
Could buy two pints for that round here. Or 3 cans of imported beer. Which I bought anyway of course. But what a rip-off and a crap service as well. It only costs £7.60 for a taxi door to door.
I think you're probably one of the few people left who actually hand over cash for your bus ride. On the few occasions when I've caught a bus, I notice almost everyone just shows the driver something, then takes a seat.
I think you're probably one of the few people left who actually hand over cash for your bus ride. On the few occasions when I've caught a bus, I notice almost everyone just shows the driver something, then takes a seat.
Yes they scan a card or something and it generates a ticket out of the little machine. I've no idea what they are but I only get the bus a few times a year so not worth me getting one.
I like to pay cash for everything, it's anonymous.
walpurgis
22-09-2018, 12:04
On the way back from the fishmonger's I got on a bus and the driver mumbled something about oysters. I said "I've got a bag of whelks here mate" and he chucked me off. Dunno why.
Yes they scan a card or something and it generates a ticket out of the little machine. I've no idea what they are but I only get the bus a few times a year so not worth me getting one.
I like to pay cash for everything, it's anonymous.
Most likely a pre-payment card. Don't worry, in ten year's time you will be eligible for a free travel card.
Anyway - I thought you were someone who had embraced totally the cashless society?
Most likely a pre-payment card. Don't worry, in ten year's time you will be eligible for a free travel card.
Anyway - I thought you were someone who had embraced totally the cashless society?
No, I'm dead against the cashless society. How is the black market supposed to work? Barter?
walpurgis
22-09-2018, 15:38
No, I'm dead against the cashless society. How is the black market supposed to work? Barter?
Bitcoin. :)
Pigmy Pony
22-09-2018, 16:13
I've been in a cashless society for years - it's a building society account with no cash in it. :(
Pigmy Pony
22-09-2018, 16:16
No, I'm dead against the cashless society. How is the black market supposed to work? Barter?
I imagine when you're walking to work you look a bit like George Cole in "The Belles of St. Trinians".
No, I'm dead against the cashless society. How is the black market supposed to work? Barter?
You will have difficulty just hopping onto a bus in London - none of them accept cash (or bitcoin!).
I think you're probably one of the few people left who actually hand over cash for your bus ride. On the few occasions when I've caught a bus, I notice almost everyone just shows the driver something, then takes a seat.
What's a "bus"?:scratch:
Marco.
No rain today, got the bus home, that was shit. 20 minutes late, took an hour and a quarter to travel 6 miles. About the same amount of time it takes me to walk it, and it cost £4.40
That's why I almost never use public transport in this country! It's simply dire. Long live the freedom provided by the humble (or not so humble) automobile;)
Marco.
i cant get on buses or train. cant even get in passenger side of car now
Pigmy Pony
22-09-2018, 16:34
What's a "bus"?:scratch:
Marco.
It's like a Bra bus, but bigger and with extra numpties inside. :D Don't worry Wales will get them eventually, just as soon as we can get some drivers who can understand the road signs. And alter the fronts to accommodate the giant town names.
It's like a Bra bus, but bigger and with extra numpties inside. :D Don't worry Wales will get them eventually, just as soon as we can get some drivers who can understand the road signs. And alter the fronts to accommodate the giant town names.
:eyebrows::eyebrows:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, YA BRA BASS!;)
Marco.
:eyebrows::eyebrows:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, YA BRA BASS!;)
Marco.
I've been there and it is only the station name that is spelt out in full. Everywhere else it is referred to as Llanfair PG (as do the locals).
But even the name is not original - the 'long' version was dreamt up as a promotional stunt by the Victorians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Yes I've been there too, and you're right. However, there are plenty of other far-from-short Welsh town names, such as Rhosllanerchrugog, near me, to name but one! Try pronouncing that, and also the likes of Froncysyllte;)
Marco.
I've been there and it is only the station name that is spelt out in full. Everywhere else it is referred to as Llanfair PG (as do the locals).
But even the name is not original - the 'long' version was dreamt up as a promotional stunt by the Victorians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
True. In fact when you look deeper in to things it turns out that pretty much everything was dreamt up as a promotional stunt by the Victorians.
walpurgis
22-09-2018, 18:43
:eyebrows::eyebrows:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio gogogoch, YA BRA BASS!;)
Marco.
And I know how to pronounce it. Welsh speaking dad you see boyo :).
And I know how to pronounce it. Welsh speaking dad you see boyo :).
Da iawn, boyo!
Now try pronouncing 'Froncysyllte'... You can attempt it phonetically;)
Marco.
Da iawn, boyo!
Now try pronouncing 'Froncysyllte'... You can attempt it phonetically;)
Marco.
Tricky one that.
It's bi-syllabic: vrongka sathta. The "r" is trilled and the "th" is a bit like an exhalation of breath from the back of the throat with the tongue raised. The final "a" is pronounced as the a in 'any'.
Although I think I know how it should be pronounced, I can't do it.
Tricky one that.
It's bi-syllabic: vrongka sathta. The "r" is trilled and the "th" is a bit like an exhalation of breath from the back of the throat with the tongue raised. The final "a" is pronounced as the a in 'any'.
Although I think I know how it should be pronounced, I can't do it.
That's why I selected it!;)
Del can pronounce it pretty well, but I also struggle with it. Here's how 'Pontcysyllte' is pronounced, which is similar. It's the last bit that's the challenge (watch until the end of the video):
https://youtu.be/4vO30u4A0Bk
Marco.
walpurgis
23-09-2018, 09:51
It's pretty cool at 10C and It's still pouring, but the sky is getting a bit lighter, so maybe it'll ease off. Hope I can get to walk the dog today.
Sunny here but there's a proper chill in the air for the first time.
hifilover
23-09-2018, 14:37
First 'near frost' overnight for us here; dropped to 2.4ºC!
Woke up at 7am and it was just 6ºC; it's around 12ºC now and lovely/fresh and autumnal; a few small showers but lots of autumn sun!
September??? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180924/7d128bf4c2ae1f0c9a326af3d0bed3e0.jpg
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hifilover
24-09-2018, 07:10
Jesus... Must have really dropped!
We we're close again at 2ºC; but still no cherry ;)
Jesus... Must have really dropped!
We we're close again at 2ºC; but still no cherry ;)
I would swear that I’ve never seen this before in September ( in U.K. )
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Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 07:26
Word of advice: Don't bother with "No Nonsense" de-icer from Screwfix - I sprayed some onto my windscreen last winter and it froze on contact. Made clearing the screen 10 times harder. :(
I was going to report that it was only 3 deg this morning in Chorley-on-Sea, but it's hardly newsworthy now.
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 07:30
Good summer = bad winter
My mum used to say that. She would also say "look at them cows led down, it's going to rain" and "take your coat off, or you won't feel the benefit". Wise woman.
Yep you won't feel the benefit. Classic stuff.
Got my winter coat on today, properly cold here. Don't usually need to dig it out until mid-October.
walpurgis
24-09-2018, 08:08
Definitely needed heating on this morning.
hifilover
24-09-2018, 08:55
My mum used to say that. She would also say "look at them cows led down, it's going to rain" and "take your coat off, or you won't feel the benefit". Wise woman.
Only oop Norf ;)
'Can we put 'th'eetin on? No; purra'nother pully on...' :lol:
hifilover
24-09-2018, 08:57
Yep you won't feel the benefit. Classic stuff.
Got my winter coat on today, properly cold here. Don't usually need to dig it out until mid-October.
It is dropping; bloody cold last night
Fires been on for the last few days; but just got the 'back to black' stuff for the front ironmongery, so will get that done today and let it dry off before lighting it again tonight ;)
First coal delivery of the season sometime this week and the chimney's getting lined in 2 weeks!
It'd better bloody snow :lol:
dont know how cold it was last night but it was coldish when i got up. legs are still cold in shorts :lol: still they are easy to get into and out of.
nonuffin
24-09-2018, 09:14
Had bloody ICE on the car's windscreen early this morning.
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 09:14
It is dropping; bloody cold last night
Fires been on for the last few days; but just got the 'back to black' stuff for the front ironmongery, so will get that done today and let it dry off before lighting it again tonight ;)
First coal delivery of the season sometime this week and the chimney's getting lined in 2 weeks!
It'd better bloody snow :lol:
You can't beat a proper fire! Wish we had one. My mate has the mother of all woodburners, cost him a couple of grand. Different kind of heat somehow. And it's something to look at when there's nothing on telly. :)
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 09:20
Only oop Norf ;)
'Can we put 'th'eetin on? No; purra'nother pully on...' :lol:
Wearing my "Christmas" jumper on at the moment. With my arm still in plaster, it's the only pully that fits. But needs must.
hifilover
24-09-2018, 10:13
Wearing my "Christmas" jumper on at the moment. With my arm still in plaster, it's the only pully that fits. But needs must.
Haha; been there/done that
Broke both wrists in my early 20s playing rugby; 6months apart. My Dad bought the biggest wooly jumper he could find in Ted Carters in Preston; still have it to this day (I'm nearly 40 now)!
The wife wears it when it's properly cold; usually when I'm out in the back garden in winter turning the veg beds over etc
hifilover
24-09-2018, 10:17
You can't beat a proper fire! Wish we had one. My mate has the mother of all woodburners, cost him a couple of grand. Different kind of heat somehow. And it's something to look at when there's nothing on telly. :)
Our house had a coal fire hidden behind a shitty gas fire when we bought it nearly 6 years ago; first thing I did was rip it all out and get a firebox back installed so we could use the coal fire again. We're getting the flue lined for peace of mind etc; but also the feathers between our chimney and next doors have started to degrade; so it makes sense. They've got a gas flue installed; but still...
When it comes to us redecorating in there; however many years away that may be, I'll be getting a wood burner stove fitted; a class black cast iron one, freestanding etc ;)
My folks have a built in one, at 5kw it packs a fair punch when it comes to heat and my pal up in Samlesbury has a few fitted in their house and they kick out some heat too!
got a coal effect gas one. it gets pretty hot and looks great, but again it puts out a drier heat to coal or wood and doesnt make the nice noises or pretty patterns
walpurgis
24-09-2018, 10:21
I'll be getting a wood burner stove fitted
What does the future hold for wood burners? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/may/26/wood-burner-open-fire-pollution-cleaning-up-air-quality
hifilover
24-09-2018, 10:54
What does the future hold for wood burners? https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/may/26/wood-burner-open-fire-pollution-cleaning-up-air-quality
Aye seen this
We only use smokeless formed ovals; seasoned birch logs and hardwood kindling; all with a moisture level over way under 20%
I do not like these muppets that feel they can burn anything on their fire (seen folks using painted wood, freshly chopped wood etc). Idiots!
Yep you won't feel the benefit. Classic stuff.
Got my winter coat on today, properly cold here. Don't usually need to dig it out until mid-October.
We only put the central heating on briefly yesterday, just to take a slight chill off. Still haven't lit the wood burner yet. That won't happen until next month. Today is amply warm enough, at 15°C, not to need any heating on, or wear any heavy clothing:)
Marco.
We only use smokeless formed ovals; seasoned birch logs and hardwood kindling; all with a moisture level over way under 20%
I do not like these muppets that feel they can burn anything on their fire (seen folks using painted wood, freshly chopped wood etc). Idiots!
Ditto, on both counts!! I also can't stand the dry, stuffy (rather oppressive) heat, from a gas or electric fire - gives me a headache....
Marco.
nonuffin
24-09-2018, 12:03
Aye seen this
We only use smokeless formed ovals; seasoned birch logs and hardwood kindling; all with a moisture level over way under 20%
I do not like these muppets that feel they can burn anything on their fire (seen folks using painted wood, freshly chopped wood etc). Idiots!
All the crap they put onto the fire ends up as sticky goo that clogs up the chimney. These people don't bother to have the chimney swept either, so one day they will be shocked to find their fire and chimney sounding like a Saturn 5 rocket taking flight when it decides to catch fire. The next shock comes when the insurance won't pay up when the house burns down.
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 12:08
Haha; been there/done that
Broke both wrists in my early 20s playing rugby; 6months apart. My Dad bought the biggest wooly jumper he could find in Ted Carters in Preston; still have it to this day (I'm nearly 40 now)!
The wife wears it when it's properly cold; usually when I'm out in the back garden in winter turning the veg beds over etc
Ted Carters eh? That would be a quality item then. too good for gardening. Matalan's the handiest place for you for gardening-grade pullies.
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 12:15
My mate mostly puts those egg-shaped things on his woodburner (a more accurate description would be multi-fuel) as he is to knackered these days to chop wood, and too tight to buy a log splitter.
hifilover
24-09-2018, 12:23
Ted Carters eh? That would be a quality item then. too good for gardening. Matalan's the handiest place for you for gardening-grade pullies.
Yup; it was a proper Barbor jumper with the all essential elbow sleeves. Alas; it's too small for me now (I've grown a fair chunk since my 20s); hence why the wifes wears it as an all in one wooly duvet :lol:
Alas; Ted's is no more; got sold as it was going down the drain. Couldn't compete with the WWW world for fishing tackle :(
End of an era; we've been family friends with the Carters since my Granddads and Ted Carters time!
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 12:29
It's a shame when proper shops go to the wall, and Ted Carter's was a proper shop. I must take some of the blame though, not been in since the 80's. I'm sure I drove past quite recently and noted it was still there. But then it may have been longer ago than my memory says. It's an age thing!
hifilover
24-09-2018, 12:35
It's a shame when proper shops go to the wall, and Ted Carter's was a proper shop. I must take some of the blame though, not been in since the 80's. I'm sure I drove past quite recently and noted it was still there. But then it may have been longer ago than my memory says. It's an age thing!
The shops still there; but it is no more unfortunately :(
https://www.anglingdirect.co.uk/about-ted-carter/
You can't beat a proper fire! Wish we had one. My mate has the mother of all woodburners, cost him a couple of grand. Different kind of heat somehow. And it's something to look at when there's nothing on telly. :)
Precisely!
But it's all our faults for being brainwashed into modernising and, erm, supposedly 'improving' our homes, ripping out/blocking off our old coal fires in the process, and replacing them with vastly inferior gas and electric ones (central heating is a good thing, though), simply to keep up with trends!!:doh:
Remember what I said about being a free-thinker, versus a sheep?;)
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 13:09
Precisely!
But it's all our faults for being brainwashed into modernising and, erm, supposedly 'improving' our homes, ripping out/blocking off our old coal fires in the process, and replacing them with vastly inferior gas and electric ones (central heating is a good thing, though), simply to keep up with trends!!:doh:
Remember what I said about being a free-thinker, versus a sheep?;)
Marco.
I wouldn't call myself a sheep, I follow all your advice to the letter! :D
It's not so much a case of following trends, it's more to do with finding the time to light a fire, or even be arsed with it. Everyone is so busy these days with other stuff. And open fires/stoves are just less convenient. I know you can 'bank' your fire, but there are still things to do in order to keep it running right.
And if you're in rented accommodation, as people increasingly are, you are pretty much stuck with what you have. No one would want to spend big money making such changes to someone else's house.
hifilover
24-09-2018, 13:12
Precisely!
But it's all our faults for being brainwashed into modernising and, erm, supposedly 'improving' our homes, ripping out/blocking off our old coal fires in the process, and replacing them with vastly inferior gas and electric ones (central heating is a good thing, though), simply to keep up with trends!!:doh:
Remember what I said about being a free-thinker, versus a sheep?;)
Marco.
The missus wasn't keen on an open fire when we moved in. Wanted an all singing/all dancing and about 50% efficient, if you're lucky, gas fire. She'd been brought up with open fires (lucky sod) and said they were too much faff!
I love it (typical bloke and pyromaniac in my spare time :D ); I do all the setting up and cleaning. It's easy as it's not huge, but I bought a cheap bagless Draper vacuum off Amazon for clearing out the residual ash once I've emptied the pan etc
When the house is cold and she's gone to work; I'll get the fire going and heat up the downstairs. Sod the heating for that!
My office is at the back of the house; no direct sunlight and can get bloody cold quickly; so it's nice to have the double doors open and the heat come through from the living room via the dining room ;)
This was it yesterday:
https://i.postimg.cc/FsmGCvWH/IMG-20180920-_WA0000.jpg (https://postimg.cc/kD1xD0P0)
With the rug the right way ;)
https://photos.app.goo.gl/XgitSgkGzRN1vS279
It's not so much a case of following trends, it's more to do with finding the time to light a fire, or even be arsed with it. Everyone is so busy these days with other stuff.
Yes, like being moronically glued to their mobile phones and 'social media' networks? Maybe if they spent less time on that pish, they'd have time to maintain and enjoy a real fire?;)
Even I was working full time, I'd still *make* time for one, as for me it'd be more than worth it. However, each to his or her own.
There are still plenty of easily-led (brainless) sheep out there, who are slaves to fashion trends, and so no matter how 'busy' they were, would likely move heaven and earth to get a real fire installed, if some vacuous celebrity endorsed it!:doh:
That's how sad today's world has become....:rolleyes:
And if you're in rented accommodation, as people increasingly are, you are pretty much stuck with what you have. No one would want to spend big money making such changes to someone else's house.
Sure, but my views or criticism is not aimed at them.
Marco.
The missus wasn't keen on an open fire when we moved in. Wanted an all singing/all dancing and about 50% efficient, if you're lucky, gas fire. She'd been brought up with open fires (lucky sod) and said they were too much faff!
I love it (typical bloke and pyromaniac in my spare time... I do all the setting up and cleaning. It's easy as it's not huge, but I bought a cheap bagless Draper vacuum off Amazon for clearing out the residual ash once I've emptied the pan etc
Nice one, Dan. So do I with ours, and enjoy it, too. There's something rather satisfying about going 'back to basics' like that, doing things such as chopping wood for a fire, which makes you 'feel alive' and actually like you're living, not merely existing, if you get what I mean?
In some ways, it was nicer when life was simpler:)
Going out for a nice walk somewhere, simply because you WANT to, and have the TIME to do so and enjoy the fresh air, and nature, also comes into the same category. For me, one of the most important things in life is having TIME to do the things you want, as it gives one immense satisfaction and sense of well-being. It's also a veritable stress-buster!
That's why, for me, if I had to choose, I'd rather be time-rich and cash-poor (as long as I had enough to live reasonably comfortably), than cash-rich and time-poor...... Now there's one for folks to think about!;)
What's the point in having money, or loads of material possessions, if you've no time to enjoy it...? Too many folks these days are running around like headless chickens, driving themselves into an early grave - and ultimately for *WHAT*??
When the house is cold and she's gone to work; I'll get the fire going and heat up the downstairs. Sod the heating for that!
My office is at the back of the house; no direct sunlight and can get bloody cold quickly; so it's nice to have the double doors open and the heat come through from the living room via the dining room...
Fire looks great, mate. And with also working from home, I *totally* get where you're coming from. I bet your good lady also appreciates and enjoys coming home from work to a nice roaring real fire (and lovely warm house), and is now glad she's got one!:cool:
Marco.
This fire talk is all very well when you've got nothing better to do than doss about all day but I'm out at work 10/11 hours a day; like I could be bothered to spend 20m minutes cleaning the grate and lighting a fire every evening.
My mother's the same, retired 10 years ago and has completely forgotten that most people have a job and don't have all the time in the world to chat away in the middle of the day. Or cock about lighting fires.
This fire talk is all very well when you've got nothing better to do than doss about all day but I'm out at work 10/11 hours a day; like I could be bothered to spend 20m minutes cleaning the grate and lighting a fire every evening.
Well daftee, I did it when I was working full time! I'd prepare and set the fire in the morning, before I started work, and then light it when I got back. You just get up a bit earlier, simples!
So working isn't necessarily an excuse, and neither do I "doss about" all day either. I'd only do that, if I was happy living in a pig sty. There are plenty of jobs to do around the house, and keeping it clean, shopping to get in an all sorts, and also when you have a garden and outside area to maintain, all of which keeps you plenty busy!;)
The fact is, if you WANT something badly enough, you'll MAKE time for it - and that includes maintaining a real fire!:exactly:
Marco.
hifilover
24-09-2018, 14:55
This fire talk is all very well when you've got nothing better to do than doss about all day but I'm out at work 10/11 hours a day; like I could be bothered to spend 20m minutes cleaning the grate and lighting a fire every evening.
My mother's the same, retired 10 years ago and has completely forgotten that most people have a job and don't have all the time in the world to chat away in the middle of the day. Or cock about lighting fires.
Yeah; kinda agree with Marco that if you want something, you make time for it
Everyone runs their day differently though; so what works for one, won't work for the other etc
Yeah; kinda agree with Marco that if you want something, you make time for it
Yup... Otherwise, what you *really* mean, is you just can't be arsed!
;)
Marco.
Balls, frankly, gentlemen.
I suppose you take your washing down to the river and bash it on the stones too? None of this automatic washing machine nonsense for you eh? Horse and buggy instead of a car?Much more natural, so what if the horse is a right pain in the arse to look after, you've got all day every day after all. :D
Balls, frankly, gentlemen.
I suppose you take your washing down to the river and bash it on the stones too? None of this automatic washing machine nonsense for you eh? Horse and buggy instead of a car?Much more natural, so what if the horse is a right pain in the arse to look after, you've got all day every day after all. :D
Why is it balls - do you think I'm lying to you? You should know me better than that, as I just say exactly what I think! And I'm telling you *precisely* that.
You can still combine the best of old and new technology, as it were, in other aspects of your life, not just with hi-fi!;) Or in this case, old and modern living methods. We're not all satisfied getting the same things out of life.
The problem these days, is folks get too wrapped up in their work, and neglect other, just as important areas of their lives (often arguably more so). Just because you work however many hours it is a day, isn't an automatic excuse to do hee-haw the rest of the time!:D
Marco.
Just because you work however many hours a day isn't an automatic excuse to do hee-haw the rest of the time!:D
Marco.
Yes it is.
walpurgis
24-09-2018, 16:00
I suppose you take your washing down to the river and bash it on the stones too?
My grandmother did. :)
Yes it is.
In your opinion, but don't go judging other working people by your standards.
I know plenty of folk who work as many hours as you, and more, but still find time to clean their house, do their garden, take their kids to school, piano lessons afterwards, go shopping, to the gym - and more. Somehow they fit it all in!!
No wonder you never get anything done, including getting cabinets made for yer Tannoys :ner::eyebrows:
;)
You could procrastinate for Britain, mate:lol:
Marco.
hifilover
24-09-2018, 16:18
Balls, frankly, gentlemen.
I suppose you take your washing down to the river and bash it on the stones too? None of this automatic washing machine nonsense for you eh? Horse and buggy instead of a car?Much more natural, so what if the horse is a right pain in the arse to look after, you've got all day every day after all. :D
Hell no; that's what the missus is for :p :lol: ;)
Does this include us that grow all our own veg and salady stuff too? :p
In your opinion, but don't go judging other working people by your standards.
I know plenty of folk who work as many hours as you, and more, but still find time to clean their house, do their garden, take their kids to school, piano lessons afterwards, go shopping, to the gym - and more. Somehow they fit it all in!!
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Yes I used to do all that sort of crap and work a high pressure job as well and the vet told me if I wanted to get well I had to knock it off. So I did. Now I don't stress about not doing stuff. Stuff sucks in any case.
Hell no; that's what the missus is for :p :lol: ;)
Does this include us that grow all our own veg and salady stuff too? :p
I did use to have an allotment, but it was too much for me on my own. Which I knew before I got it, but a friend was supposed to have 50% of it, think she turned up once.
Yes I used to do all that sort of crap and work a high pressure job as well and the vet told me if I wanted to get well I had to knock it off. So I did. Now I don't stress about not doing stuff. Stuff sucks in any case.
The vet, lol? Did you need putting down?:D;)
Seriously, sorry to hear you were ill back then - what was wrong?
Marco.
Tired all the time, angry all the time, couldn't eat, would sleep for 8 hours and wake up just as knackered as when I went to bed. I thought it was alien abduction but according to the MO it was stress. So I quit the well paid but nightmare job and got one doing filing and switchboard and stopped doing everything else. It was bliss. I met a mate's wife in the street about two weeks into it and she says to me 'What happened to you? You look ten years younger!'
Pigmy Pony
24-09-2018, 17:39
This fire talk is all very well when you've got nothing better to do than doss about all day but I'm out at work 10/11 hours a day; like I could be bothered to spend 20m minutes cleaning the grate and lighting a fire every evening.
My mother's the same, retired 10 years ago and has completely forgotten that most people have a job and don't have all the time in the world to chat away in the middle of the day. Or cock about lighting fires.
Thanks Macca, I was starting to think it was just me!
Marco, think about all the stuff you do that fills your day (you seem to be constantly doing stuff with barely an idle moment).
Now imagine doing all that AND holding down a full-time job. Something has to give. What do you sacrifice? The lengthy preparation with carefully shopped for (by you) ingredients for a proper sit-down (at a table!) meal, keeping the kitchen and bathroom spotless with daily cleaning, keeping the rather large garden in good order, going out for nice meals, going to concerts, listening to your hi fi, ragging the Brabster round North Wales, and reading the pish we (me) post on here? Which of these would become no longer important?
In the face of that lot, anyone with full time employment may be considered 'time poor'. Oh I almost forgot, the stove needs doing as well. :)
If it helps I have a spare broom with a self-lubricating handle I could loan you. Just remember to wash the handle before returning it.
Call me old fashioned but it's a man's job to keep a roof overhead and put food on the table. Once he's done that he's finished for the day. None of this getting the hoover out or cooking or any of that stuff. Unless he wants to, I appreciate some people have cooking as a hobby, hoovering I doubt. Obviously I live alone so have to do that once in a while but it gets done when it gets done. The world isn't going to end if I don't wash the dishes for a week.
Like the bloke says in Fight Club, freedom is being able to let the stuff that doesn't matter really slide.
It's s mans duty to share the workload with his partner tho too. Otherwise he is just selfish
hifilover
24-09-2018, 18:06
Call me old fashioned but it's a man's job to keep a roof overhead and put food on the table. Once he's done that he's finished for the day. None of this getting the hoover out or cooking or any of that stuff. Unless he wants to, I appreciate some people have cooking as a hobby, hoovering I doubt. Obviously I live alone so have to do that once in a while but it gets done when it gets done. The world isn't going to end if I don't wash the dishes for a week.
Like the bloke says in Fight Club, freedom is being able to let the stuff that doesn't matter really slide.
To be fair I do 9.9/10'ths of all the housework; that's because I run my business from home and the wife heads out to her job at the uni daily
The agreement is that she sorts all the clothes once washed/dried
I've terrible OCD when it comes to dusting and th'ooverin' so I gets it done as best as I can; but I do things here & there, when I've got a spare 5/10mins etc
Like today; I've cleaned the fire out and started to re blacken the ironmongery as well as starting to refurb my 18" alloys I bought from EvilBay so I can run winters on my daily 7 series etc...
Our broadband has been on/off all bloody day; so done other things that had been put on a back burner
But I'll be sat at the Mac all night now working, catching up etc :)
Anyways; this is off thread!
It's been lovely and sunny all day but with some huge black clouds looming; no rain though! Reached the highs of 11ºC too!
It's s mans duty to share the workload with his partner tho too. Otherwise he is just selfish
If the mrs is out at work all day as well, of course. If she doesn't work or only works part time then seems fair enough that she takes up the slack. And yes I do know from experience that this is by and large complete fantasy. But it's how things should be in principle.
Not being sexist either - if the woman works part time and the bloke doesn't then the roles reverse. But you donl't really want that set up if you can help it. Plus if you both work full time should be earning enough to get a cleaner and a gardner/handyman anyway so problem solved.
Marco, think about all the stuff you do that fills your day (you seem to be constantly doing stuff with barely an idle moment).
Now imagine doing all that AND holding down a full-time job. Something has to give. What do you sacrifice? The lengthy preparation with carefully shopped for (by you) ingredients for a proper sit-down (at a table!) meal, keeping the kitchen and bathroom spotless with daily cleaning, keeping the rather large garden in good order, going out for nice meals, going to concerts, listening to your hi fi, ragging the Brabster round North Wales, and reading the pish we (me) post on here? Which of these would become no longer important?
In the face of that lot, anyone with full time employment may be considered 'time poor'.
Absolutely, but that's not my point! You're misunderstanding what I consider that term (and its opposite) to mean. Therefore, allow me to explain... Let's say that, for argument's sake, you have a wife and two kids. Therefore, in that scenario, if offered the option of the following lifestyle/employment choices:
1) Living in a 4-bedroom detached house, and having a job with an annual salary of £150k, but which requires working inordinately long hours, consequently leaving you with little time to spend with your family, but a healthy bank balance at the end of each month.
Therefore, in essence, you're cash-rich, but time-poor.
2) Living in a 2-bedroom semi-detached house [kids would have to share a room], and having a job with an annual salary of £75k, but which comfortably pays the bills, provides a decent standard of living, and no more, but involves working less hours, in turn giving you much more time to spend with your family.
Therefore, in essence, you're cash-poor in comparison, but time-rich (or 'richer' in that respect than you'd have been with option 1).
Which would you choose? I'd choose option 2, no question, as the extra cash is worthless if you have no time to enjoy it!
I could cite other similar examples, with different salaries, etc, but my point still remains: ultimately, I'd always choose to be TIME-rich, as long as my family and I were comfortable, as spending TIME together, and being happy, is far more important than anything else.
However, just to make a further point, let's take things a step further..... Say you chose option 1, but 3 years later, interest rates have rocketed, consequently nearly doubling your mortgage repayments. Now you're struggling financially - and still have little free time to spend with your family.
What do you do to resolve the situation:
A) Work even longer hours, to cover the payments, meaning you'll now virtually be a stranger to your wife and kids, and subsequently be continually stressed to buggery, but keep your posh house, and ability to maintain the image you're portraying to the outside world of being 'wealthy and successful'.
B) Sell the house and move to a smaller property nearby, in turn drastically reducing your outgoings, thus removing the need to work longer hours, and giving you more time to spend with your family - *but* subsequently destroying your 'wealthy and successful' image. Your 'friends', whom you previously impressed, now think you you're a loser.
What's more important, keeping up appearances, or your health and happiness...?
I'd chose B), hand on heart, without the slightest hesitation!!! But I suspect many wouldn't, especially snobs and social climbers, and those for whom 'success' is defined by money, material possessions, and crucially, how they are perceived by others. Indeed, I know plenty in real life who are just like that.
Folks today often overcomplicate their lives, and put unnecessary pressure on themselves, paying for things that they've been told they (or their kids) 'must' have, when in reality they'd benefit greatly from a much simpler existence. Therefore, it's so easy these days to take your eye of the ball and lose sight of what *really* matters...
Anyway, hopefully now you understand better where I'm coming from:cool:
Marco.
Call me old fashioned but it's a man's job to keep a roof overhead and put food on the table.
That's not old fashioned, but instead outdated and rather sexist... Honestly, you can be such a dinosaur sometimes!:D
It depends on the circumstances of the couple concerned, plus their respective skillsets, and therefore who's better looking after the house, and who's better out working. Essentially, you operate as a team, and do what best facilitates a comfortable existence for both of you, and most importantly, a happy relationship.
It doesn't matter a damn who holds the Hoover! That's the system Del and I operate - and it works:)
Also, let's not forget I'm occupying the fortunate position I'm in now because I've worked damned hard to get there, after years of seriously long hours (I'm talking often all-nighters), in order to make the business I ran (still run on a reduced level) the success that it's been.
It didn't just fall into my lap, or because I've decided to become a 'kept man';)
The reality is, the reason why we're financially secure now, is largely because of my achievements (plus, between us, some clever/lucky property investments).
Marco.
Yo, Piggurs, any thoughts on post 168?
:popcorn::popcorn:
Marco.
walpurgis
25-09-2018, 07:19
Nippy again this morning. 9C, but nice and bright, I reckon it'll warm up a bit.
Sorry, mate. I missed this:
Tired all the time, angry all the time, couldn't eat, would sleep for 8 hours and wake up just as knackered as when I went to bed. I thought it was alien abduction but according to the MO it was stress. So I quit the well paid but nightmare job and got one doing filing and switchboard and stopped doing everything else. It was bliss. I met a mate's wife in the street about two weeks into it and she says to me 'What happened to you? You look ten years younger!'
Glad you made the right decision, and got through it, which kind of proves my point in post #168. Unfortunately though, some folks don't see it until it's too late, and their health, and also relationship with their loved ones has deteriorated, often irreparably ...
Sometimes it pays to take a step back and look in the mirror, as life can quickly pass you by. In that respect, people should read what you've written above, and see if they recognise any signs in themselves, and if so, sort it out while they still can.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
25-09-2018, 09:07
As is often the case, we find ourselves debating in a subject we both actually agree on! Although considering the subject was about finding the time to light a fire, your post was rather long (I bet you don't hear that very often! :D
Viewing your options I would say that I'm option 2, all day long (apart from the 75k bit, you can divide that by three). I know plenty of people live with option 1, and ultimately I'm sure they'll regret it. No one on their death bed ever said 'I wish I'd made more money'.
Anyway, I'm gonna keep this post short as I too have a busy day ahead of me - this arse won't scratch itself, and it has been decided (by Mrs. Pony) that having one arm in plaster shouldn't impede my ability to strip wallpaper. :)
As is often the case, we find ourselves debating in a subject we both actually agree on! Although considering the subject was about finding the time to light a fire, your post was rather long (I bet you don't hear that very often!
Viewing your options I would say that I'm option 2, all day long (apart from the 75k bit, you can divide that by three). I know plenty of people live with option 1, and ultimately I'm sure they'll regret it. No one on their death bed ever said 'I wish I'd made more money'.
Anyway, I'm gonna keep this post short as I too have a busy day ahead of me - this arse won't scratch itself, and it has been decided (by Mrs. Pony) that having one arm in plaster shouldn't impede my ability to strip wallpaper...
Lol... Understandable, given that she's the one with two good arms still to slap you!:D
It's not a case of debating the subject though, but rather ensuring that we're both 'on the same page', in terms of our respective understanding of the concepts in question ('cash-rich' and 'time-poor'), which based on your previous reply, appeared not to be the case.
Therefore, I decided to outline my understanding of them, unambiguously, so there would be no further confusion, which is why my post was long. Apologies. However, I'm glad we agree and value the same things:)
Citing the figures of £75k and £150k, as examples of annual salaries, was deliberate. Of course most of us would be more than happy earning the former figure, which unless we were living somewhere in the middle of London, would provide a more than adequate standard of living. The higher figure was used simply to show how far some would go to keep that salary, and all the trappings that go with it, despite paying a heavy price for it in their personal life.
Unfortunately, folks today want, and indeed consider that they're 'entitled to' have, so much stuff, which in reality is unnecessary [feeding our materialistic, disposable society], and which they can't really afford (bringing us back to what you said about credit card bills in January, etc), but they've been brainwashed into believing that they *must* have, in order to 'keep up' with others.
To an extent, of course, that situation has always existed, but for a variety of reasons, it's now worse than ever. It's certainly easier than ever to get into unmanageable debt!
However, I'm glad that, like me, you've got the love of a good woman (so always show that you appreciate her, as I'm sure you do), when so many blokes have chained themselves to a wife or partner, who are simply using them to improve their financial and social status, and which of course fuels the problems we've just been discussing.
Marco [waging the war against 'gold-diggers'].
Pigmy Pony
25-09-2018, 11:41
Lol... Understandable, given she's the one with two good arms still to slap you!:D
It's not a case of debating the subject though, but rather ensuring that we're both 'on the same page', in terms of our respective understanding of the concepts in question ('cash-rich' and 'time-poor'), which based on your previous reply, appeared not to be the case.
Therefore, I decided to outline my understanding of them, unambiguously, so there would be no further confusion, which is why my post was long. Apologies. However, I'm glad we agree and value the same things in life:)
Unfortunately, folks today want, and indeed consider that they're 'entitled to' have, so much stuff, which in reality is unnecessary [feeding our materialistic, disposable society], and which they can't really afford (bringing us back to what you said about credit card bills in January, etc), but they've been brainwashed into believing that they *must* have, in order to 'keep up' with others.
To an extent, of course, that situation has always existed, but for a variety of reasons, it's now worse than ever. It's certainly easier than ever to get into unmanageable debt!
However, I'm glad that, like me, you've got the love of a good woman (so always show that you appreciate her, as I'm sure you do), when so many blokes have chained themselves to a wife or partner, who are simply using them to improve their financial and social status, and which of course fuels the problems we've just been discussing.
Marco [waging the war against 'gold-diggers'].
:lol: No woman in her right mind would use me to improve her financial or social status, that's just crazy talk! Au contraire, I've probably had my share of 'pity shags' over the years!
In my childhood we never had much, but never felt we were missing out, as we were all in the same boat, and our 'meagre' standard of living was the norm. I think the 'materialistic' times we now find ourselves in are largely due the 'information age' - we are constantly bombarded with images of 'how the other half lives', to the point where that looks to be the norm, and if we're not achieving this we're failing in some way. I've long been aware of this, and I'm not prepared to play that game.
Although I will always strive for better (it is the human condition), I am also mindful of how fortunate I am to have the love of some good people, including my other half (with her two good arms).
In this way I don't feel jealousy towards people more fortunate than me (a sure path to misery), and similarly, I would never consider myself superior to anyone less fortunate.
Onwards and upwards! But not at the expense of enjoying the now.:)
A lot warmer today as its so heavily clouded and wet...15c today
Pigmy Pony
26-09-2018, 19:08
Been working in Lytham today, where it was really quite pleasant. Unfortunately indoor work. Tomorrow I'm building a new fence, so it will probably lash down all day. :(
Back from winter to summer here today, warm and sunny, very gentle breeze.
Glorious late September's day here in Wrexham. Bright blue skies, without a cloud in sight, and currently 21°C:)
Couldn't have timed it better, as on Thursdays I meet my dad for lunch, so we'll be enjoying the sun, having lunch al fresco, along no doubt with a few glasses of vino!
Aye, it's a hard life... :cheers:
Marco.
Glorious late September's day here in Wrexham. Bright blue skies, without a cloud in sight, and currently 21°C:)
Couldn't have timed it better, as on Thursdays I meet my dad for lunch, so we'll be enjoying the sun, having lunch al fresco, along no doubt with a few glasses of vino!
Aye, it's a hard life... :cheers:
Marco.
big difference here. back to 12c and cold/wet/ dull. light on in house etc
Nightmare, mate. I'll blow some of the fair weather here up in your direction... One of my infamous [highly gassed] botty-burps should do the trick!:D
Marco.
Another cracker of a day here, so far just like yesterday (although not as warm yet)! :)
This is *exactly* the kind of sunny weather I love, in what is now pretty much autumn, where it replicates a lovely summer's day in *every* respect, apart from the searing temperatures and insufferable humidity!!
It's cool outside, but not cold, and just lovely weather for walking, or indeed doing anything. Fresh and healthy! Love it:thumbsup:
Marco.
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