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I think your thinking of tribbles not trilobites.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Brilliant! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Saw a chiropractor for the first time this week, she did an x ray of my spine, where you can see the lumbars and the discs, and there appeared to be hardly any disc between lumbar one and two, so I guess that's been worn away tae fuck then, oh well. On the plus side after only 2 sessions lasting about 10 minutes each I feel much better and I can touch my toes again.
I can touch my toes, I can see them too. But only when I'm sat down. A good chiropractor can make a real difference, I've used them on occasion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
i can touch my toes too, but not with my hands:eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
i need a long stick lol
when i was younger i went to a chiropractor; an old guy who was also a gp. he fixed me up well. 30 odd years ago and cost 25 quidQuote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
I can get my right leg up and round my head, I tried it yesterday. I'm still stuck like that now, makes typing tricky and I can't go for a pee! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
:lol:
Glad you added that second line, I thought you were bragging :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Anita complains about my grubby hand prints on the wall above the toilet, where I prop myself when peeing. I suppose getting older could bring bigger problems, so on the whole mustn't grumble.
tell her to hang a big picture up there so you cant:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I'm reluctant to suggest that as I know she'd say a mirror would be better there. And the last thing I want to see first thing in the morning is my ugly fizzog. Sometimes in the morning I have a 'posh pee' where I sit on the bog like the ladies do :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Right, that's me off to sunny Barnsley in a few minutes for the 'Wam show. Should be a good weekend, but there's a lazy corner of my mind saying 'Can I be arsed?' Be fine when we get settled there no doubt.
Have a good one! We expect a detailed report with lots of pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Yeh, I've only been twice, and was in the gym yesterday and I touched my toes for the first time in ages, quite amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Hi, my name's Pigmy Pony, the world's worst at posting pictures, I don't think we've met :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
I did take a shitload of pictures, all of them terrible. There was some bloke there with a proper camera, looked professional. Took photos of absolutely everything. I'm told he was doing it for the 'Wam.
Send a few of the better ones to me and I'll try and edit them to look good. Don't go mad, I have a limited attentions span these days :).
We should be a good match then, as I have a limited talent span when it comes to this sort of thing... I'll see what I can do, but I've only ever WhatsApp'd from my phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
When you have found out how to send images via WhatsApp to AoS, let me know as the camera on my smartphone takes better pictures than my digital camera.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Oh no, I've never done that Barry, I've only ever WhatsApp'd to other phones. And I think the sub-par picture quality on my phone is down to the hard life it has, going with me on building jobs. Makes everything 'soft focus', like the camera used to do with Barbara Bain in "Space: 1999" to make her prettier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
usually means the lens is dirty...Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
whats app images should go into your camera photos section under whatsapp images and should show up once viewed. if you use your phone then download the tapatalk app. even if you pay which i do its only 99p a month. its great for forums like ours and photos are a breezeQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
https://www.facebook.com/NoContextPh...1235808008530/Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
fireworks have started in earnest...poor old ernie:rolleyes:
Who's Ernie (apart from being "the fastest milkman in the west")?
earnest, ernie?? no? :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Oops - just spotted your wordplay. :doh:
was some going off earlier when I put the empties out but they were some distance away.
Until then I'd forgot it was bonny night.
Had the Flu jab and the Covid booster the other day and been feeling properly rubbish since. Hope it was worth it!
I had mine a couple of weeks ago; one jab in each arm. The flu jab arm was a bit sore for a couple of days but passed.
Mrs. P had hers last month, but I just haven't round to it yet, despite getting NHS text messages. I really should do something about it.
There's a cut-off date, about a month left I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
i felt a bit crappy for a few days after the flu one this year. dont recall that happening before to me, but i guess it shows i have an immune system of sortsQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Hilarious shopping on Ebay, when the 'Buy it nows' show up at ridiculously inflated prices. £150 for a first issue of Pink flag by Wire, or heh £65 for a copy with copious scratches on it, like some old whore in an Amsterdam window, demanding top dollar for her services. I just got a copy of Islands by King crimson, that was supposed to be nr mint, it had more snap crackle and pop than the breakfast cereal you know the name of, doesn't matter cos upon playing it was actually a bit of a crap LP, their next 'Red' sounds better.
I thought you were planning to whittle down your record collection, that idea didn't last long :ner: I would consider holding off on the rarities until after the vinyl bubble has burst, too many chancers about...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
And using a free streaming service to 'try before you buy' will save potentially expensive unwise buys.
Got a used copy of this from a record shop in Bury this afternoon. Only a tenner. I'll find out what it sounds like tomorrow, but it looks tidy enough.
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/..._AC_SX425_.jpg
On the contrary, I've gotten rid of even more, quite enjoying it. Most of the leavers are records that don't have much melody, you know 'experimental' type music, including Kraftwerk. Tend to listen to alot of stuff on the ECM label nowadays. Whittled my Bowie collection from about 7 lps to 3, just don't wanna listen to 'Starman' anymore, too old for it. On the other hand I couldn't part with 'Hunky Dory' because of the incredibly uplifting 'Queen bitch', lol. Basically operating on the premise that life is short, and we all have to bye eventually, so might aswell start getting used to it. emmmm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Bit of good karma here.
After undergoing major surgery, our next door neighbour needed complete rest, so for 3 weeks Anita doubled up on our evening meals, and provided them a 'meals on legs' service, as the neighbour's hubby wasn't much cop in the kitchen.
Anyway, the enjoyed Anita's air-fried chips which made up some of the meals so much that she decided to buy them an air fryer for Christmas.
Anyway,while sorting through assorted receipts/gift tokens yesterday (she throws nothing away), she found a forgotten Argos credit note dating from last December for £65. Feels like free money, like putting on a coat you haven't worn for a while and finding a tenner in one of the pockets, but more so :)
So, at what feels like no cost, Anita has become the best neighbour they could ever hope for (their words). Makes me feel warm and fuzzy :)
well done to anita... showing her true self:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Yep she's a good 'un... I should point out that I had next to no involvement, I just go along with these things :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Yes but you are a good go along wither..
Well done for the kindness to the neighbour.
Yes to all of the above. Well done Anita!
Is it just me, or is the rush hour starting earlier and earlier each year?
When I was working the hours were 08:30 to 17:00, yet I notice that traffic gets busy from about 15:30.
Has anyone else noted the same?
a lot of places now work different hrs which helps to spread the jams over a longer period; supposedly making the jams, less... not sure it works all that wellQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
If work finishes earlier, then it must start earlier - unless the hours of work are shortened. Assuming a typical 8 hour working day, with an hour lunch break, then to finish at 15:30, the working day would have to start at 06:30.
well there is a lot of working from home now too. yes some starting early too. a sort of flattening the curve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
If you work from home there is no need to use a car.
I don't get out until gone 1730 so the worst of it is over by then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Round here there's usually a shedload of traffic all day. Seems a lot of people don't work but still have money for cars and to drive about in them all day.
I've had similar thoughts. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
im retired so it doesn't give me issue normally. i try not to go out in or near a rush period. but occasionally you do get caught.. without my car i cant get out, not that i get out all that much sadly.
No it's not just you Barry, I've noticed it over recent years. Increasing numbers of cars on the roads, combined with falling driving standards and (largely) piss poor public transport means that many set off earlier to (a) avoid the worst of it, and (b) compensate for the inevitable longer journey times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
But since I "semi retired" at the beginning of the year, I'm in the happy position of being able to set off a bit later in the mornings and finish earlier in the afternoon, thereby avoiding the rush hours... I bet you can smell the smugness coming off me :)
It's the school run, kids are too good for buses these days, ma or pa gotta chauffeur them in their expensive German cars.