"The World's Most Useless Dog" has had umpteen treats off me today, so she's not doing too badly. Not that it's appreciated! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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"The World's Most Useless Dog" has had umpteen treats off me today, so she's not doing too badly. Not that it's appreciated! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Can't argue with that :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Lol, can you ever with female logic?:eyebrows:
Marco.
Honestly; no chance - mind you I am quite happy that way :)
Hot Cross Buns are being advertised now. Does anybody actually like them?
It's a bit like Christmas Cake, Christmas Pudding and mince pies, only for the occasion. I wonder why, surely if they were properly nice folk would eat them all year round?
I do! Lightly toasted, bit of butter - yummo! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I wouldn't eat them all year around though, just nice as an Easter treat (I say Easter, I mean late January to early May).
Well if I was looking through bakery products, I'd somehow find myself drawn more towards the custard slices than Hot Cross Buns.
Same with Christmas pud, it's never really appealed, I'd opt for apple crumble & custard any day! :)
Oh yes, love everything you mention - mind you, lots of supermarket hot cross buns are just too bland for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Decent spiced bun with butter :)
All the Christmas ones I prefer with a Malt or Armagnac or Port, bit of a pattern emerging here :barrel:
used to be banned, bar end of lent, xmas and burials etc.. they are ok. as rob says, warmed and lashings of butter
Well if it was a toss-up between a slice of Christmas Cake or chocolate gateau, I reckon most would opt for the latter.
Never been that into Xmas cake either. In fact I'm not that fond I'd choc gateaux either.. Strawberry ones are better. But cream and me don't get along so well now.
I love that - Del is a genius!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Eight words - Marks And Spencer Double Chocolate Hot Cross BunsQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
They are possibly the most wonderful thing I’ve ever eaten.
Cheers, Adam - she likes to think so!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Marco.
Oooooh, custard slice. Yum!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
During visits to France, I couldn't pass a patisserie without buying one of their "custard slices", which were sort of a flan but super-thick, and the custard really stiff and sort of caramelised. Never found out their name but may have been called flan patissiere. They were responsible for me always returning from France a right fat bugger.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Shame they've become a thing of the past, but till France gets its shit together I won't be partaking of any Covid-custards :(
not keen on custard; dont mind nice smooth hot custard on an apple pie but cold thick stuff.. yuk:D
It sounds like they were doing their job right then. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
After about 5 years of the same blood pressure medication (Amlodipine), it looks like a change may be required. I've been asked to provide a week's worth of readings, and the average is looking to be about 165/85. Which I guess is a bit high.
My mum had a major stroke when she was four years younger than I am now. So if my posts stop making sense that'll be the reason :(
pretty close to my ave that. i thought they might add or change but they were happy enough. im not on that thoQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I seem to remember Geoff (Walpurgis) being on the same as me at one time, said it made him a bit mental. Can't say I've noticed any change myself :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Heartening to know it's close to your average Grant, maybe ok after all.
Horrible stuff. I had to stop taking it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Yes I remember you saying. Maybe be if they switch me onto something else I'll realise that I've not really been quite right these last 5 years...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
You could ask to try Ramipril. I get no 'nasties' with that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Well done to Scotland, beating France 23-27 in the Stade de France, which was a tremendous (and historic) result in itself [and also for pumping England at Twickenham earlier in the tournament:eyebrows:], and most importantly in doing so handing the Six Nations championship to Wales, who are very worthy winners!!:carrot:
:sheep::sheep::sheep::sheep:
:yay::yay::yay::mex::champagne::champagne:
Well done to the taffy boys!!
:clapclapclap:
Marco.
^^^^^
Yes cracking result, I imagine you are like a pig in s___, well.. you know.
:mex:
Good game considering the conditions - I felt for the French though. I do like their open, running game.
OK, I'll bite - don't forget the ref' (Man of the match :D)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Before I get slated for being anti Scotland - I really admired their determination in the last five minutes :)
:lolsign: I couldn't fault him!Quote:
Originally Posted by guy
It's not a case of being anti-Scotland, just simply supporting England, and if you're English you don't want Scotland winning anything, ditto me with England, and I'm not anti-English either. Just how it is:)
It'll be fun and games in the forthcoming footy Euros, so looking forward to that!:D
Marco.
Yeah mate, Defo... Del (who's half Welsh) was going TOTALLY APE!!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebottle
Marco.
Noted :)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Your DNA can be detected anywhere you go!
https://news.sky.com/story/scientist...e-air-12261834
I've been expecting this kind of thing. Soon they'll know what rooms or vehicles you've been in, maybe they can tell already. Unfortunately, as results become more discriminating, the more false positives will occur. Somebody passing you will carry a trace of you away with them!
It looks like we'll all be sent down for crimes we didn't commit now then. Sheesh.
The opposite will happen. Everybody's DNA will be detectable everywhere (so to speak) and will produce background levels that have to be sifted through.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
There's other search technology coming along too, like your odour being trackable for instance.
Sounds more like an April first
:) Yeah, you'd think it could be, but I'd heard of research in this area before so I think it's pukka!Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Ahh. A police dog. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Filterlab
Just got these for two new landline handsets: https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones...pid=display~RR
Nice and compact, lightweight, easy to use, excellent range, and with a great set of features, including an effective and easy to use nuisance call blocking, plus talking caller ID, which to my easily amused mind is huge fun storing folk as 'Dickhead', 'Wanker', or whatever, and which is rather funny when being read out as 'Dickhead Calling', etc!:D
Anyway, a highly recommended pair of handsets for anyone like me who insists on having a working landline, not just a mobile phone!:cool:
Marco.
got my son these recently. they block well.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Yeah, mate, similar thing:)
I like the talking caller ID function on the Panys though, as you can hear who's calling from another room and therefore decide if you want to speak to them or not, without having to go to the phone!:D
Marco.
this one does that i think.. no name and it doesnt ring out. all those conmen and computers just hang up. it asks for a name if it doesnt recognise the number.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Does anyone call you on it?!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
We’ve recently upgraded to fibre broadband and so lost our landline as we’d have had to pay extra to keep it. I wasn’t sure about this but then I realised the only people who ever call us on it are my friend Tim and an older chap I sell hi-fi for (both of whom also have my mobile number) plus hundreds of bloody scammers!
Given that the scammers are all recorded messages now, so you can’t even have a bit of fun with them, we decided the landline was no great loss.
yeah i had to give up mine for the new fast fibre... i never used it really anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
No fibre service here.
it will probably come eventually. odd as you'd think london was full of it.. we had fibre to the box for a few years but this year we not have it to the premises too.. they put boxes on the telegraph poles, so a fibre line from that to a box out side and we are boogying at nearly 500mbs. lost the phone but its not much dearerQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Same here. 100mbs is now costing us about the same as 7mbs plus a phone line.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Quicker than usual today. :rolleyes:
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