Let me get this straight. You deprive yourself because you like them? :scratch: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
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Let me get this straight. You deprive yourself because you like them? :scratch: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by struth
yup, gotta control ones urges..... except whisky of course :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The only urge I get, is for a kip after lunch! :D
That's not an urge, that's essential :eyebrows:
It's also a sign of getting old. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Firebottle
...along with only needing about 5 hours sleep at night, the 'urge' to get up for a pish somewhere in between, and in the morning rising, feeling stiff [sadly not in THAT sense:eyebrows:] full of aches and pains - all of which I'm blissfully free of!:ner::D;)
Marco.
I have no need, as yet, for any postprandial siesta. Or of any urge for nocturnal micturation, for that matter. :)
Fortunately, I don't tend to have such problems despite being of a significant age.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
...but yooz both lurves a wee afternoon nap - bless!:D
Marco.
No, not really.
Lol... Anyway, never mind yakking here, get yer 'backlog' of Berni Inn suppers posted on the food thread!
Marco.
If I didn't "yak" here, I would be taking my afternoon nap. :ner:
Anyway, I don't have my camera with me so you can't see any pics of 'Juicy Lucy':
https://img.discogs.com/3WYpwXY-EGy0...-8365.jpeg.jpg
No, it's Del I feel sorry for, having to put up with you doing morning 'star jumps' on the bed, like an Italian Mr Motivator (Sr Motivatori?) with Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" playing :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
"Marco, for God's sake knock it on the head! Go downstairs and put the kettle on!"
"No cuppa for us ma wee hen, you know that's what the great unwashed drink, it's poncey coffee for us, with some freshly made croissants!"
"I haven't time for any of that, just a brew and some cornflakes please. I need to get to the school."
"We'll walk to the school together, we could power-walk it."
"If we must, but don't even think about wearing that towelling headband and matching leg warmers again, the pupils are still laughing about it"
"It's a deal, and as they say in the old country, stop yer greetin' an git doonstairs the noo"
I bet you're now searching the house for hidden microphones, aren't you :ner:
You just copied that from an episode of Rab C Nesbitt didn't you? Only you left out 'Ma wee hen.'
A wee burdy told me Marco WAS Rab C. Nesbitt, but he changed his name and moved to Wales to escape his adoring fans :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Duly amended :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Could be true but disappointingly he doesn't wear the bandage or the string vest anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Foxes, hedgehog and cat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFNuQZo4bI&t=42s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFNuQZo4bI&t=42s
The hedgehog is quite hard to see but it is sat eating out of the bowl opposite the cat.
missed the hog.
i see it now..lol
The cat is not bothered by the foxes in the slightest. Just growls at them and then carries on scoffing.
unless its a small cat foxes stay clear usually.. been known to take younger ones thoQuote:
Originally Posted by Macca
What do you reckon on my new wall art?
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e3390928_o.jpg
I love that Roy, and think it's really cool, but then I love railway, or transport stuff in general!:cool:
Marco.
I think it is the destination blind taken from a bus.
Cheers. Bought entirely on impulse without knowing it would fit in that space exactly. I had intended cutting it up and framing say just the Romford bit but that seemed a shame when it's a complete blind. Wall fixing will need upgrading now I've decided I like it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yes, it's a bus blind, dated 2012, all the routes still exist & I've travelled on most of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
In my case it would be the "Rail Replacement Service". :rolleyes:
Yes, I've had that 'pleasure' to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
It's cool. Reminds me of Reg Varney. He was the first person to ever use an ATM.
The world's first voucher-based cash dispensing machine was installed at the Enfield Town branch of Barclays Bank. Varney was living in Enfield at the time and for publicity purposes he was photographed making the first withdrawal from the machine on Tuesday 27 June 1967.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Varney
Got the dvd box set of on the buses including the 2 films.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Always amused me that 2 blokes probably in their 50s were hitting on the 'clippies' who were less than half their age & 'Jack' was ugly as sin anyway.
That did use to confuse me as a youngster. Varney was 53 when 'On The Buses' started. I think I concluded that the clippies just had no other options.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
I note that the major supermarkets no longer have long waiting times for home deliveries, they have obviously geared up to improve their service. Delivery slots were extremely hard to find when the pandemic hit and lockdown was introduced. Waits for deliveries could be a month, if you could even find one to book. Now it's 'same day' or a day or two at most. You may have noticed the distinct increase in the number of Asda, Tesco, Iceland and Sainsbury's etc., vans on the roads.
Now this leads me to think that many people will have got used to having their 'main shop' delivered and may well continue doing so. I predict this will result in supermarkets wanting to cut down on retail floorspace and numbers of outlets due to reduced demand. I anticipate bigger branches selling part or whole sites before long. Bet I'm right, changing trends in selling cause rapid reactions.
Possibly, Geoff. I think your last sentence is spot on, but I'm not sure how much it will apply to supermarkets. High-street shops, defo, and it will also apply to changes in the working environment, especially folks in offices, where I expect many will now move to working from home, if the nature of their job allows.
In terms of supermarkets though, I have noticed that things are markedly quieter in stores than they were pre-pandemic, which 'Covid secure' pish aside, has made for a much more relaxing environment, and consequently more pleasurable shopping experience, not having to mingle as much with the great unwashed!:eyebrows:
So the more of them who park their lazy, corpulent arses at home in future, and have their shopping delivered, the better it'll be for me!!:D
Marco.
shops reckon they are at 70% of pre lockdown shoppers wise at best. online tho is way up and likely to remain that way
I had a delivery from Iceland on Saturday and that was a disaster, only half the order actually being found onboard by the driver. Apparently, the dispatch labelling was cocked up! Conversely, Tesco as usual, did just fine on Sunday, with no problems. I'd placed two orders as my family came to stay at short notice.
I now need a few more bits for the coming weekend. Think I'll try Sainsbury's, not tried them before, they have good customer feedback.
Another reason why, as long as I'm fit and able, I have less than ZERO interest in having groceries delivered. As you've ably highlighted, too much potential for cock-ups - and I'm not the type who handles such incompetence well;)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
At least when you do your own shopping, you're in control of the whole process, so any mistakes made are entirely of your own making:D
Marco.
I reckon that now people are again able to get their hair done, many will resume going out and doing their own shopping. Where up to now they've been too embarrassed by their 'lockdown hair' - Marco, you know what I'm talking about - I would never have left the house with it looking like that :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Yeah, good point:D
Besides, I'm frightening enough as it is, even when *I think* that I look normal!:eyebrows:
Marco.
:lol: Yeah, isn't it great having a bit of a "hostile resting face" - people think I'm pissed off about something even when I think I'm smiling :) so they pretty much leave me alone. It does work in my favour though, when customers realise I'm not the bad bastard I appear to be, they want to be my friend!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol... Yups, quite handy for poker, too! And *that's* poker the card game;)
Marco.
https://www.change.org/p/boris-johns...sk&utm_term=cs
Sign the above petition to remove the pee-soaked, corpulent, chinless-wonder old duffers, who have ZERO concern for the best interests of the common man, only lining their (already rich) pockets with an unjust and obscene TAX-FREE daily sum, which many people don't earn in a month, for doing next to fuck all but drain the bar dry of sweet sherry! :doh::punch:
Let's dismantle this elitist and out of touch 'old-boys network' from the House of Commons, full of Boris' upper-class twits, and replace it with something that gives more POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!
If you want that to happen, then SIGN THE PETITION - and *MAKE* IT HAPPEN!!!
Marco.
Oddly enough the HoL has acted as a brake and a deterrent to some of the more authoritarian policies of previous Conservative and indeed Labour governments. They can do this precisely because they are unelected and therefore don't have to worry about being de-selected by their constituencies or having the whip withdrawn. An elected upper house would scupper that. Consequently I won't be signing the petition.
Although I agree that there is far too much freeloading, fact is that goes on in the elected house too, and across all of the parties. A written constitution could prevent that but there's no chance of that ever happening as turkeys don't vote for Christmas.
Whilst I agree that the HoL is full of largely useless hereditary peers (who fortunately rarely attend), as well as those that have been appointed through nepotism and cronyism, a second House is essential to democracy for reasons Martin states.
The problem is all of the members are unelected. So an alternative might be for one third of the members be chosen for 're-election' by the public every five years, and for their tenure to last for 15 years. After five years a second tranche of members would be chosen for re-election. I think the duration of tenure needs to be longer than 5 years to allow the second house to do its job properly. The election to the HoL would be separate from, and not coincidental with the election of MPs to the Commons.
I also think the membership of the HoL, at over 800, is far too large. It needs pruning. In fact the whole honours system needs revision as it it is rapidly becoming a bit of a joke.
But like the institution of a consitutional monarchy, it and the HoL 'works', despite the glaring inequalities.
Blimey! That was one bloody huge explosion in Beirut today. On the various videos, the devastation looks enormous and the shock wave also seen in the video was massive. Goodness knows what caused it. There'll be many more casualties yet I think.
Video in these reports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93tV6-0Ugwk
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...buildings.html
No report yet, but I'm betting it was fireworks. If you look carefully at one of the videos, there are many tiny flashes before the big bang, suggesting small ignitions.
.
Saw that. They are also saying it might have been a massive cache of weapons and ammo.
Obviously not Standard Fireworks, because they were shit. Especially "flower pots", which never failed to disappoint.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Soz for the late reply - been busy elsewhere!:)
Sure, and I get that, but it'd still be more beneficial to the interests of ordinary people, if members of the HoL weren't all upper-class 'hoity-toities', and instead was populated by people who were more grounded and in touch with the real world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Chances are, because they're 'posh types', that even though they can put a brake on authoritarian government policies, they'll most likely still have Tory leanings, especially if some of them are friends of Boris Johnson, or any other leading members of the Tory party.
Therefore, in order to be most effective in their 'spoiling' role, they should instead be working class/ordinary folks, and therefore more inclined to oppose Tory policies.
What's disgraceful and should be abolished, is anyone being given preferential treatment or 'favours', as a result of having 'friends or relations in high places'. No matter how you dress it up, that's corruption, pure and simple, and therefore has no place in the fairer and more just society we should all be striving for.
Indeed, and that's what pisses me off. That shit should be totally eradicated, and the vote for such instead put into the hands of the British people, not the privileged elite!Quote:
Although I agree that there is far too much freeloading, fact is that goes on in the elected house too, and across all of the parties. A written constitution could prevent that but there's no chance of that ever happening as turkeys don't vote for Christmas.
Marco.
Indeed, and along with the "freeloading" Martin has mentioned, the SHITE highlighted above [which makes me SEETHE like you wouldn't believe:steam:] should be obliterated from the face of British politics, along with the current and grossly outdated 'old-boys network' in the House of Lords!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Instead, it should be replaced with a fairer and more just system that gives ordinary people a chance to be represented, and prioritise what's best for the common man [i.e. the vast majority of the UK population], not simply a select and privileged few.
There's WAY too much stuffy elitism and inequality in British politics, and also in the existence of our monarchy, which incidentally I'd also seek to dismantle and abolish, as it's a similarly grossly outdated institution, and IMO no longer moral or relevant in the modern world, especially with the existence of such worldwide poverty.
Yup, totally agree. So how do we, the people, bring about that change, and with it, fight for a fairer and more equal society for Britain?Quote:
The problem is all of the members are unelected. So an alternative might be for one third of the members be chosen for 're-election' by the public every five years, and for their tenure to last for 15 years. After five years a second tranche of members would be chosen for re-election. I think the duration of tenure needs to be longer than 5 years to allow the second house to do its job properly. The election to the HoL would be separate from, and not coincidental with the election of MPs to the Commons.
Marco.