What Are You Doing In Real Life II [Archive] - Page 13

Aktungbby

03-08-20, 08:22 PM

meantime nothin to do and Im freezing my backsides off.I can relate: I went sailing Friday as usual and 30 mph winds, overcast skies, adverse tides, temps in the low 50's, with 4' swells put 'paid' to the effort. My captain opted for an early return to port. The westerly winds with whitecaps were such that we had to crab aircraft style to negotiate the extremely narrow marina entrance on a 9 hp Nissan outboard! For on old Minnesota boy from the 'frigid wasteland', even I had goosebumps all afternoon.

Aktungbby

03-11-20, 12:25 PM

Jeeze! No sooner does my wife do her jury duty, then I get a jury duty summons...like clockwork; every two years for property owners! Being half-deaf is no excuse; they give you headsets to wear now!:k_confused:

Jimbuna

03-12-20, 08:13 AM

Enoy, you never know you may get to sit in on an interesting case.

Aktungbby

03-12-20, 01:36 PM

Enoy, you never know you may get to sit in on an interesting case. I'm Enoy'd alright! :D After five years as a Federal SSA Appeals bailiff(incl. finding a used choir-robe sales for them to wear on the bench:yep:); and 9th Circuit Justice's en banc security on execution occasions till 0200AM-then round up 'their Grace's' taxi rides home!!!....:zzz: :yawn: :Kaleun_Sleep: :roll: :nope: plus sitting in jury chair all day long hurts my extrucker's back! And I'm hardly judicially impartial toward creeps, neer-do-wells and white-trash generally!:O: My wife's D.A. career used to get me out of serving, but she's retired now.

Aktungbby

03-14-20, 02:33 AM

First, allow me to correct your mistake. Preppers had all the supplies they needed ready and on hand in January. The shortage of TP is not caused by preppers, it is caused by non-preppers, who always laugh at preppers, wait until the last minute to get the stuff they need for a quarantine, then PANIC, then they blame the preppers. See how that works? Us preppers sleep just fine.
Success! After a day of hard sailing terminated by big waves, high winds and near misses, I managed to go shopping at the local Lucky's supermarket at 11:30PM tonight and got the only three packs of toilette paper on the shelf!! Cosco was empty and so was the Lucky's earlier in the evening, when my wife had gone to shop, getting a tip from her favorite clerk "that the truck would be in this evening"...so rather than awaiting a morning Saturday consumer rush...OF NON-PREPPERS, I opted for the late night sortie....TAA DAA.... NOT: my wife- "But Honey! That's single ply!!":oops::wah::dead:

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03-15-20, 12:25 PM

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Mork_417

03-15-20, 06:43 PM

I got put on notice today and told to pack my stuff. Looks like they are going to activate our BCP plan due to the Corona virus. if so, I'll be living in a locked data center for three weeks with three other team members. Nobody comes in, and nobody leaves. Starting to get that horror movie vibe about all this.

:/\\!!

Aktungbby

03-15-20, 10:04 PM

Good news! The governor hath decreed that persons above the age of 65 should 'self quarantine'....:yeah: so no jury duty for me! I'm being a good citizen and obeying the guv!:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

Jimbuna

03-16-20, 09:47 AM

^ Some people have all the luck.

STEED

03-17-20, 05:21 PM

My place of work has now implemented guidelines, my hours are now cut to two hours as on my watch all the stuff in the evening has now all been cancelled. I feel sorry for some of the staff in other areas on zero hour contracts. And I have noticed face masks being worn.

Oh well on the upside classic TV like classic Dr Who Tom Baker for me. :)

Jimbuna

03-18-20, 05:58 AM

Eichhörnchen

03-18-20, 06:22 AM

We decided to keep our boy away from school now, since he falls into an "at risk" category in the latest advice update

STEED

03-18-20, 06:32 AM

Just back from shopping at the local supermarket and amongst many items missing from the shelves are hand sanitizer so that begs the question "What were the scruffy buggas washing their hands with before the hoarding of foodstuffs etc. began"?

It panic sod you i am alright i got enough to fill up a shelf.

I am rapidly losing all faith in people in this country, we would not have this situation if people shopped as normal.:nope:

Disgraceful times we live in, I am deeply upset thanks to the disgraceful panic buying vermin in this country. :nope:

STEED

03-18-20, 09:31 AM

Thanks Jim. :up:

Jimbuna

03-18-20, 09:33 AM

It panic sod you i am alright i got enough to fill up a shelf.

I am rapidly losing all faith in people in this country, we would not have this situation if people shopped as normal.:nope:

Disgraceful times we live in, I am deeply upset thanks to the disgraceful panic buying vermin in this country. :nope:

Off to my shorter work day soon, probably get a update when I get in as they had a big meeting this morning.

Hey Jim, where is the edit button? I wanted to add this bit on to my post above but I see no edit button any where.

I've no idea so I've edited it for you.

Armistead

03-18-20, 06:51 PM

Well, I have a farm. I'm plowing and planting ASAP.

Mr Quatro

03-18-20, 10:29 PM

We decided to keep our boy away from school now, since he falls into an "at risk" category in the latest advice update

Good idea, but stay safe yourself ... what would he do without you?

Reece

03-18-20, 11:02 PM

Everything is turning to crap here is Australia, our treasurer should be sacked for a start, our dollar is now worth only 55 US cents!! :doh:
Wish Trump would take over Australia!! :yep:

Buddahaid

03-18-20, 11:23 PM

Everything is turning to crap here is Australia, our treasurer should be sacked for a start, our dollar is now worth only 55 US cents!! :doh:
Wish Trump would take over Australia!! :yep:

Me too. How much, I'll see what I can do? :arrgh!:

What I'm doing it trying to install my sub sims on my new PC and finding I've misplaced discs somewhere and it all sucks! I can't find my SH4 1.5 update although I do have the key if I ever find it! Grrr...

Moved on to Asetto Corsa and that's all good save for control tweaks etc. Saved myself some time and just copied the contents folder from the old PC over so all the add-on tracks are good. :D

Back to work at my California hospitals tomorrow. Can't wait to see what new developments there are because today the OR's were shut down save for emergencies. One hospital has replaced several windows in the ICU to vent large hepa filter through as improvised negative pressure rooms. Not bad thinking but I'll stay away from that area anyway.

Eichhörnchen

03-19-20, 04:50 AM

Good idea, but stay safe yourself ... what would he do without you?

Yesterday we learned that all the schools in the UK are to close tomorrow, so it was the right call

I'm the only one who drives now, so I do need to be extra careful... plus I had a touch of late-onset asthma diagnosed a couple of years back

Commander Wallace

03-19-20, 06:52 AM

Yesterday we learned that all the schools in the UK are to close tomorrow, so it was the right call

I'm the only one who drives now, so I do need to be extra careful... plus I had a touch of late-onset asthma diagnosed a couple of years back

All the best, Eichhörnchen. :salute:

Jimbuna

03-19-20, 09:51 AM

Making sure all the options for internet based communications including mobile phone software is functioning as it should be because my daughter is putting the grandchild on house lockdown to protect her as much as possible as of tomorrow.

STEED

03-23-20, 05:12 AM

Big meeting at work this morning and judging by what i have been reading online news i suspect i will be home....More latter.

Platapus

03-23-20, 07:14 AM

My exile from work has been extended through this week.

Another week of Teleworking in a job where I can't telework. :(

That means 8 hours of taking online training classes and that got real old last week.

At least I am still getting paid which is more than what is happening to too many other people around the country.

STEED

03-23-20, 07:45 AM

Boss rang not needed tonight as the one thing that was on now cancelled and a press release tomorrow will state we are closed. Off up the town for the last time later, be interesting what it is like up there. :hmmm:

Jimbuna

03-23-20, 08:32 AM

Just remember what the magistrate told you about wandering in the vicinity of juveniles.

STEED

03-23-20, 08:42 AM

Just remember what the magistrate told you about wandering in the vicinity of juveniles.

Nut the little sods...:hmmm:

Must add if possible pain killers. :)

Off out now better make the most of it. :)

Jimbuna

03-23-20, 10:51 AM

Sorting out a home delivery from ASDA.....and Tesco.

7th and 11th April.

Mr Quatro

03-23-20, 12:11 PM

This is my favorite sandwich, but $25 a pound is way too much, but one pastrami sandwich at the deli where I live is $11.00 though :yep:

I won't tell you where I found it to keep the spam down

2lbs of New York pastrami
FINEST CUT: Cured beef brisket with a mild yet flavorful pastrami rub seasoning that is as healthy as it is delicious. USDA choice beef produces high-grade pastrami meat. $49.99

STEED

03-23-20, 12:51 PM

Sorting out a home delivery from ASDA.....and Tesco.

7th and 11th April.

Try that down here, no chance what so ever.

Lucky you. :03:

Jimbuna

03-23-20, 12:54 PM

When you're fortunate enough to know a few well place people in each establishment, tip offs regarding what stock has arrived and what delivery slots are being opened up is always beneficial.

STEED

03-23-20, 01:18 PM

Well I am back home and wow just so strange, well in the morning I rang my GP's to ask them about my subscription and they took my name and D.O.B and told to come up and knock on the door! Greeted by aprons and face masks and asked my reason being there any how got the paper work then had to stand in line outside the pharmacy only one person allowed in at a time and after 15 odd minutes got subscription.

The town looked like early Sunday morning half the shops open my local Tesco Metro had re-stocked there fresh goods and about half the shop but no toilet rolls go figure. They along with Boot's had community police officer in them. Another shop put black tape down on the floor to space out the checkout area. Oh the police were patrolling around in there cars and vans big time.

Most people kept their distance apart from teenagers and 20's age group, they looked like they did not give a toss. And now the weird stuff, smokers are back on cigarettes big time yes big time! And now the weird freaky thing car drivers were spacing themselves out, I noticed if they got bit close one car would stop and back off! :o

Fubar2Niner

03-23-20, 01:19 PM

Try that down here, no chance what so ever.

Lucky you. :03:

Got that right STEED, earliest delivery I could snag was made two weeks ago for April the 7th.

Last delivery I received made 3 weeks ago delivered Saturday, £120 food etc ordered (typical) £15 arrived. Driver said shelves are emptying before they can even load the bloody van !

STEED

03-23-20, 01:22 PM

Got that right STEED, earliest delivery I could snag was made two weeks ago for April the 7th.

Last delivery I received made 3 weeks ago delivered Saturday, £120 food etc ordered (typical) £15 arrived. Driver said shelves are emptying before they can even load the bloody van !

No slots here for March and April. :o

Jimbuna

03-23-20, 01:24 PM

Last delivery I received made 3 weeks ago delivered Saturday, £120 food etc ordered (typical) £15 arrived. Driver said shelves are emptying before they can even load the bloody van !

At the local ASDA and Tesco stores here they have learned a lesson. They close to the public at 10pm and a night shift load the vans for delivery before the store opens again at 6am.

The night shift were surprised the other day when they went to unpack the pallets of foodstuffs onto the shelves. Said pallets were put out on the ends of the aisles in preparation and when night shift went to them, most had been emptied by the public prior to the stores closure.

That won't happen anymore :)

Aktungbby

03-23-20, 04:13 PM

I managed to go shopping at the local Lucky's supermarket at 11:30PM tonight and got the only three packs of toilette paper on the shelf!! Cosco was empty and so was the Lucky's earlier in the evening, when my wife had gone to shop, getting a tip from her favorite clerk "that the truck would be in this evening"...so rather than awaiting a morning Saturday consumer rush...OF NON-PREPPERS, I opted for the late night sortie....TAA DAA.... NOT: my wife- "But Honey! That's single ply!!":oops::wah::dead:

When you're fortunate enough to know a few well place people in each establishment, tip offs regarding what stock has arrived and what delivery slots are being opened up is always beneficial. Insider shopping indeed; but that game's over during the total lockdown, so today we ordered online(firsttimers!) from Walmart and they'll deliver tomorrow; incl. charcoal, propane, and vodka...strictly for sanitizing the Weber grill of course...along with the Rose's limejuice!:nope::rock::hmph::Kaleun_Salivating:

Fubar2Niner

03-23-20, 04:32 PM

Well done BBY, glad they are delivering there mate. Stay safe !

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 05:13 AM

Insider shopping indeed; but that game's over during the total lockdown, so today we ordered online(firsttimers!) from Walmart and they'll deliver tomorrow; incl. charcoal, propane, and vodka...strictly for sanitizing the Weber grill of course...along with the Rose's limejuice!:nope::rock::hmph::Kaleun_Salivating:

Well. you know what they say..."If you can't beat em, join em" :03:

Aktungbby

03-24-20, 09:30 AM

https://www.inspiredtaste.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Vodka-Gimlet-Recipe-1-1200.jpg:shucks:

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 01:31 PM

Heard a whisper from a friend informing me ASDA had just restocked their shelves so off I popped, the wife declining to accompany me.

Still no eggs or TP on the shelves but plenty of rum, beer, wine, kitchen rolls, packed meats and various tinned items.

Spent £180 and upon returning the wife is helping me unload the car on the drive, grinning like a cheshire cat. I ask her what she finds so funny/amusing and she replies " It's rather quaint to see you paying for the shopping instead of me all the time"

Looks like I needn't bother asking her to contribute then :/\\!!

Fubar2Niner

03-24-20, 02:13 PM

You lucky bugger !!!

That's it, I'm on the train up North. Whats your address again Jim ;)

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 02:47 PM

You lucky bugger !!!

That's it, I'm on the train up North. Whats your address again Jim ;)

I give you that level of detail and the house will be burgled for sure :)

Catfish

03-24-20, 02:48 PM

[...] Spent £180 [...]
What th did you buy? :)

edit: i ask because Steed and me have to rent the right van to transport all that stuff :D

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 03:00 PM

Three 1ltr bottles dark rum
Three 1ltr bottles peppermint cordial
Pack of six kitchen rolls (store limits everything to three apart from kitchen roll and TP)
Three packets of fruit pastilles
Three large bags of Mccain oven chips
Three packets of Kleenex large size tissues
Three bottles Wolf Blass chardonnay
Three packets of wafer thin ham
Three cases Carlsberg
Three cases of Strongbow
Three bags of treats for the hound
Three packs of fish fingers
Three packs of cod fillets
A birthday cake for my daughters birthday on 29th (we will have to tell her a friend went for that because she'd go crazy if she knew I'd been out shopping)

Not sure if I've missed anything but some TP and eggs (we are presently comfortable for both) would have been the cherry on the icing on the cake.

Fubar2Niner

03-24-20, 03:02 PM

What th did you buy? :)

edit: i ask because Steed and me have to rent the right van to transport all that stuff :D

Jim don't need vans, he got friends in HIGH places ;)

https://i.postimg.cc/zDnyzPfP/angel-749625-340.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 03:08 PM

Jim don't need vans, he got friends in HIGH places ;)

https://i.postimg.cc/zDnyzPfP/angel-749625-340.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

The trick is getting there when it has been put on the shelves. No doubt most of it will be gone by 10pm tonight.

Fubar2Niner

03-24-20, 03:33 PM

Down here Jim, I'd bet it'd be gone within half an hour !!

Catfish

03-24-20, 03:40 PM

^-^^^^ :haha: :up:
Thanks for the detailed answer :D

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 03:48 PM

Down here Jim, I'd bet it'd be gone within half an hour !!

As was generally the case here prior to today...hopefully we have turned the corner. Either that or the peasants have run out of money and storage space :03:

Jimbuna

03-24-20, 03:49 PM

^-^^^^ :haha: :up:
Thanks for the detailed answer :D

No problem Kai.

You take good care of you and yours matey :salute:

STEED

03-24-20, 04:03 PM

STEED

03-24-20, 04:06 PM

The trick is getting there when it has been put on the shelves. No doubt most of it will be gone by 10pm tonight.

Down here Jim, I'd bet it'd be gone within half an hour !!

You lucky git, here they stopped filling the shelf's they hand them out. Waste of time there grabbed within seconds, few minutes at best!

I am not standing in line for nothing just to go around a empty supermarket full of people and I mean full.

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 06:25 AM

HANG ON HANG ON...3 Items you panic buyer! What about us poor sods in the South?

What about you lot?

Never had a thought for us northerners for as long as I can remember.

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 06:28 AM

You lucky git, here they stopped filling the shelf's they hand them out. Waste of time there grabbed within seconds, few minutes at best!

I am not standing in line for nothing just to go around a empty supermarket full of people and I mean full.

The panic buying is slowly being clamped down on and three items is fair in my opinion.

Gone are the days when you'd see a panic buyer with a trolley full of the same item.

Mr Quatro

03-25-20, 06:30 AM

I'm surrounded by so much food I don't know what to eat next :yep:

Decisions, decisions :hmmm:

STEED

03-25-20, 06:39 AM

What about you lot?

Never had a thought for us northerners for as long as I can remember.

Hey you watch it, I have some northern blood in me, father came from Bolton and still have some relatives in Bolton and Manchester. :03:

The panic buying is slowly being clamped down on and three items is fair in my opinion.

Gone are the days when you'd see a panic buyer with a trolley full of the same item. I hope so as I will be going out tomorrow.

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 06:51 AM

I'm surrounded by so much food I don't know what to eat next :yep:

Decisions, decisions :hmmm:

How about you invite STEED round for a bite to eat? :)

Mr Quatro

03-25-20, 06:59 AM

How about you invite STEED round for a bite to eat? :)

Okay, I have a lot of breakfast cereal here, but the milk expires in three days :o

Is powered milk okay? :yep:

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 07:11 AM

Okay, I have a lot of breakfast cereal here, but the milk expires in three days :o

Is powered milk okay? :yep:

He'll eat anything as far as I'm aware.

If you have a barn I hear he considers hay a culinary luxury :03:

STEED

03-25-20, 09:42 AM

Right that is it I am going to give you a big kiss jim. :D

SHOPPING REPORT

I got a report from the folks there was a massive line to get into the big supermarket and spit guards placed on the tills and all marked out on the floor by the tills. Two thirds of the shop empty restriction to two item, sounds a bit of a joke that.

Now my report from a small supermarket had to stand in line but lucky only five of us, one person in one person out system and the whole shop floor was marked out where to stand which of course some ignored thinking they were Superman. :nope:
Half empty and the usual items missing toilet paper, pain killers, tinned food. Welcome to the brave new world, I checked online last night for food delivery no bloody chance what so ever.

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 10:04 AM

Still delivery a click and collect slots available at ASDA in town but these are well into April.

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 10:21 AM

Just took these:

https://i.postimg.cc/V5QrcZWD/Untitled2.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://i.postimg.cc/XYyT1Hrp/Untitled.jpg (https://postimg.cc/DSnj8cdT)

STEED

03-25-20, 10:38 AM

Just checked again no slots.:nope:

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 11:12 AM

That's because panic buying is still going on in your area I suspect.

Fubar2Niner

03-25-20, 12:49 PM

Inexplicably some slots open at Sainsburys. Almost all day Saturday just 10 mins ago. Tho this could be area dependant.

Aktungbby

03-25-20, 01:06 PM

Inexplicably some slots open at Sainsburys. should be renamed... Insainsburys??!!:O:Forgive my humor; the buggers at Walmart left out my bottle of vodka on my first home delivery order...fortunately the wife's Maker's Mark whiskey did arrive:yeah::hmmm: but as she pays the bills, all's good!

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 01:35 PM

Inexplicably some slots open at Sainsburys. Almost all day Saturday just 10 mins ago. Tho this could be area dependant.

Better be quick off the mark and grab a one.

Don't forget, even if you manage to grab a slot there is no guarantee what you have ordered will be in stock at the time of shelf picking.

Fubar2Niner

03-25-20, 01:59 PM

Done already Jim, main worry is lack of beer!!!! Down to only 2x12 330ml Estrella and 1x10 Guinness 440ml. Got gin by the bottle but it's not hardly gin weather.

What the hell is going on ??? ;)

Jimbuna

03-25-20, 02:22 PM

Done already Jim, main worry is lack of beer!!!! Down to only 2x12 330ml Estrella and 1x10 Guinness 440ml. Got gin by the bottle but it's not hardly gin weather.

Then you've....got a problem :03:

Fubar2Niner

03-25-20, 03:02 PM

should be renamed... Insainsburys??!!:O:Forgive my humor; the buggers at Walmart left out my bottle of vodka on my first home delivery order...fortunately the wife's Maker's Mark whiskey did arrive:yeah::hmmm: but as she pays the bills, all's good!

BBy I got NOOOOOooooo...!! booze.... read it, NOOOOOooooo...!! booze on my last order, things is getting close to drinkers version of vegan here. I keep looking at the disinfecting with a weird smile ! HELP !!

STEED

03-25-20, 03:09 PM

BBy I got NOOOOOooooo...!! booze.... read it, NOOOOOooooo...!! booze on my last order, things is getting close to drinkers version of vegan here. I keep looking at the disinfecting with a weird smile ! HELP !!
Ttry tricking the mind by thinking this glass of water is booze. If it works let me know how you did it. I have been trying for years. :03:

Fubar2Niner

03-25-20, 03:13 PM

Tried and failed mate, had an idea one day. put an Alka Seltza tablet in it, give it a little gas, no go! Tried two, then three and so on. Complete disaster ! Had to buy a new toilet! Not recommended :wah:

STEED

03-25-20, 03:17 PM

:har: :har:

Jimbuna

03-26-20, 07:48 AM

Jimbuna

03-26-20, 08:00 AM

I phoned my local tyre supplier yesterday to enquire if they were open today and was informed they would be at 8.30am and were allowing one car only into the garage at any time, driver was to stay within the car and have locking wheel nut at hand.

Arrives 8.25 am this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see I was the first arrival (the queuing started about fifteen minutes later).

Everything went to plan apart from the fact the tyre prices had increased by a fiver.

The car is due her first MOT 25th of next month but under recently introduce emergency legislation, any vehicle with a test date post 30th March has a six month extension. The vehicle owner is obviously still required to maintain the vehicle in a roadworthy condition.

A couple of well needed results me thinks.

STEED

03-26-20, 11:09 AM

I am restricting the amount of news I read and watch online not doing my mental health much good.

Eichhörnchen

03-26-20, 11:15 AM

BBy I got NOOOOOooooo...!! booze.... read it, NOOOOOooooo...!! booze on my last order, things is getting close to drinkers version of vegan here. I keep looking at the disinfecting with a weird smile ! HELP !!

Moira's got a gin collection (honest) and apart from the odd occasion when she invites me for a gin-tasting session, I am under strict orders not to go near it

PS: she just made a big fruit cake, so it's looking like I may be in luck again

Fubar2Niner

03-26-20, 11:17 AM

Waiting to hear the proposals for self employed.

Jimbuna

03-26-20, 11:35 AM

Waiting to hear the proposals for self employed.

Aye, could be quite interesting but I suspect the payments will only be ca;ci;ated on previously verified figures from an accountant or HMRC.

I wonder what will be the position for those who have just recently become self employed :hmmm:

Mr Quatro

03-26-20, 11:38 AM

Moira's got a gin collection (honest) and apart from the odd occasion when she invites me for a gin-tasting session, I am under strict orders not to go near it

PS: she just made a big fruit cake, so it's looking like I may be in luck again

I like fruit cake :yep:

Share the recipe :yep:

Does she use Rum? :o

Eichhörnchen

03-26-20, 12:24 PM

5oz butter

5oz sugar

2 eggs

8oz self-raising flour

12oz mixed dried fruit (or less, according to preference)

2 oz glace cherries

use milk to mix to a dropping consistency

oven 160 degress C. for 45-60 mins

NUTS (almonds) on top if you wish

no rum in this one, but she just said you could soak the fruit in some if you wanted to

Jimbuna

03-26-20, 02:38 PM

I need a recipe for a rum cake if one exists in the UK.

This is the last one my boy brought me back from the Caribbean.

https://i.postimg.cc/Wb18L1sq/IMG-2900.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Aktungbby

03-26-20, 03:33 PM

How did that not get posted in the beautiful ships thread!!?:D

Jimbuna

03-26-20, 03:40 PM

The cake wasn't too bad either :03:

Eichhörnchen

03-27-20, 11:52 AM

I need a recipe for a rum cake if one exists in the UK.

This is the last one my boy brought me back from the Caribbean.

https://i.postimg.cc/Wb18L1sq/IMG-2900.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/tortuga-cayman-island-rum-cake/173049

Mr Quatro

03-27-20, 12:05 PM

I bet fresh "Rum Cake" is better Jim

The one your son gave you might be a year old by now :o

Make one for Steed too :yep:

Jimbuna

03-28-20, 07:03 AM

Nice find on the recipe :up:

I can't see STEED being all that civilised, he lives on pot noodles :03:

STEED

03-28-20, 07:11 AM

Nice find on the recipe :up:

I can't see STEED being all that civilised, he lives on pot noodles :03:

:haha:

Not eaten any in over a year until two days ago, i bought two last Friday week ago. :)

Jimbuna

03-28-20, 08:48 AM

Good to know there is something on the supermarket shelves still.

STEED

03-28-20, 08:55 AM

:haha:

Not eaten any in over a year until two days ago, i bought two last Friday week ago. :)

Good to know there is something on the supermarket shelves still.

Where?

You got a secret map?

:D

Staying in today. :har:

Jimbuna

03-28-20, 08:59 AM

I was referring to those supermarkets in your area. Up here there are queues but the stocking levels are pretty good because of the limits put on how many of each item may be purchased.

STEED

03-28-20, 09:06 AM

I was referring to those supermarkets in your area. Up here there are queues but the stocking levels are pretty good because of the limits put on how many of each item may be purchased.

The bigger supermarkets have massive queues, news just in from a friend and they were all bunched up! :nope:

Is the two metre rule so hard to follow?

Jimbuna

03-28-20, 11:48 AM

For some, apparently so.

Eichhörnchen

03-28-20, 01:47 PM

I bet fresh "Rum Cake" is better Jim

The one your son gave you might be a year old by now :o

Make one for Steed too :yep:

Yes indeed... and on that issue my missus would never use bought cake mix, as listed in the recipe I posted

August

03-28-20, 01:52 PM

Going ATV riding with friends tonight.

Jimbuna

03-29-20, 07:23 AM

Celebrating my daughters 27th today via WhatsApp.

Fubar2Niner

03-29-20, 11:03 AM

Give her our best wishes for a Happy Birthday Jim. Tell her to keep safe mate :yep:

Jimbuna

03-29-20, 01:37 PM

I have done Martin and she has facetimed her mam to say 'Thank you' :up:

STEED

03-31-20, 03:30 AM

STEED's shopping trip news....

Good/Bad news...

OK the bad news, I went early the standing in line in the car park was spaced out but inside the store some 20 to 30 people some just ignored or failed to keep their distance. I hate to think what it will be like later in the day, told the guard on the door and advised the shop needs to stop playing pop music and play the government message about distancing.

Now the good news my local supermarket is now back to two thirds full, shortage of pain killers and toilet rolls but there were some now on the shelf's. Tins and Frozen looking a bit better. Hope this is the case in all of the UK which will help to calm the situation.

Eichhörnchen

03-31-20, 07:06 AM

We had some parsnip left over from Sunday roast so just now I had the idea to try it in a sandwich with German Frikadellen... delicious. On its own in a sandwich it seems pleasant enough, but the sweetness really tasted good with the sausage

Jimbuna

03-31-20, 09:35 AM

^ I've no idea what you must be experiencing due to the fact I can't abide parsnips :)

Fubar2Niner

03-31-20, 03:03 PM

^ I've no idea what you must be experiencing due to the fact I can't abide parsnips :)

1,000,000 % ditto Jim mate. Whoever created parsnips, should have them rammed up their rear end :Kaleun_Sick:

STEED

03-31-20, 03:24 PM

Some news came my way about food shops, mixed news some were bad and others look better. Earlier closing time at my one giving the shelf fillers a extra two hours. Going out tomorrow for a good walk and keeping an eye on folk not to get near me. :03:

Eichhörnchen

03-31-20, 05:06 PM

Going out tomorrow for a good walk and keeping an eye on folk not to get near me. :03:

No change there, then. Isn't it a great time to be British: everybody keeping right away from everybody else. Just how we like it

Fubar2Niner

04-01-20, 02:58 AM

Eating toast, drinking a nice cuppa :D and doing invoicing :doh:

Reece

04-01-20, 05:20 AM

Going out tomorrow for a good walk and keeping an eye on folk not to get near me. :03:
The way my gas is at the moment that wont be a problem for me! :up:

Jimbuna

04-01-20, 08:32 AM

Mr Quatro

04-01-20, 09:38 AM

Aktungbby

04-01-20, 10:53 AM

Wish me luck I have to go today out of milk and bread I just can't figure out how to make bread :yep: Just get frozen ready-to-bake bread dough from your freezer section. Tastes fresh without all the cleanup bother. https://d2d8wwwkmhfcva.cloudfront.net/800x/d2lnr5mha7bycj.cloudfront.net/product-image/file/large_e4676e03-4d27-4708-af64-03eb8b1d0085.png

Von Due

04-01-20, 10:59 AM

Just before I ate all the wallpaper in this place in boredom, at least there will be a few hours of work a day now. In the nick of time indeed.

Jimbuna

04-01-20, 11:09 AM

This is good news Jim ... I like good news :up:

Wish me luck I have to go today out of milk and bread I just can't figure out how to make bread :yep:

Good luck Martin :up:

Catfish

04-01-20, 11:14 AM

Mr Quatro

04-01-20, 11:26 AM

^ Yes, good luck Quatro :yep:

However if you have an oven, wheat, rye, chickpea or whatever flour and a bit of yeast it is very easy to bake bread, just did it yesterday.
Can post the recipe if wanted, though it is all over the 'net :03:

Where do you get the yeast? Is it in those little yeast packs I see for sale?

Sounds messy to make though ... I like Aktungbby"s idea too I've seen that brand in the frozen section, but never purchased it, even thinking of a cheap bread machine. :yep:

Catfish

04-01-20, 11:40 AM

^ @Quatro:
Yes, you can get yeast in those small packs, as dry yeast - here there are usually sold with three paper packages in one plastic pack, in every market.
You can also get fresh yeast (cooled, but not frozen) which comes in cube-like packages mostly in aluminium foil, works both w/o problem.
(edit: you need one package for one bread, dry or fresh)

You can store dry yeast longer, I just used a pack that had an expiry date of 2006, still works. You can store dry yeast almost forever if you keep it dry.

If you once make leaven/sourdough(?) you can store away 100 gramms or so in the fridge for one-two weeks, if you add this to fresh dough you need no other yeast anymore (you can make your own yeast with this).

A bit of oil, salt, sugar, maybe some seeds or crushed nuts for a special taste, but i assure you it already tastes very well just pure. Really spoils you for bought bread :03:

STEED

04-01-20, 12:21 PM

Just been to the local supermarkets (Tesco and ASDA).

Ten minute wait at Tesco but well worth it as the shop is practically fully stocked and no waiting at ASDA and stocking levels also practically fully stocked.

Couldn't believe my eyes in ASDA to see the TP aisle probably fully stocked and some makes actually on special offer.

Very few people in as well which was a bonus.

Jim did they keep their distance?

In my post I went early on Tuesday and waiting outside people kept their distance but once in the store oh man it was a pain. Some stood near me or walked near by near me! Some of these joker's clearly had no interest keeping their distance! Only 20 to 30 odd people in the supermarket at that time, I fear to think what it would have been later in the day.

Jimbuna

04-01-20, 01:54 PM

STEED

04-01-20, 02:53 PM

^Yeah, very similar, well spaced outside but not so much inside.

I've developed a strategy whereby anyone getting too close brings about a cough from me and they usually widen the distance straight away *cough*
OH MY....:o

Down here there are grapevine statements like the store can ask you to leave at once. Not too sure if that is the case, I do know for fact verbal abuse against staff will get you removed which granted is different.

Jimbuna

04-02-20, 04:56 AM

OH MY....:o

Down here there are grapevine statements like the store can ask you to leave at once. Not too sure if that is the case, I do know for fact verbal abuse against staff will get you removed which granted is different.

And rightly so but my two visits since the lockdown have given me the impression people are polite to one another especially since the panic buying has stopped, due mainly to rationing.

I must admit I got told off by the wife on my return because despite having about thirty toilet rolls in one of the garages I couldn't resist picking up a twenty four pack when I saw the aisle fully stocked.

The only item I can't source atm is peppermint cordial for my rum so last night I tried it with coke (as was my only option in Mexico) and was pleasantly surprised.

STEED

04-02-20, 05:04 AM

Jim, rationing is almost over apart from a very very few items, I placed the news story in the virus thread. Too sum up all the major Supermarkets are now operating as normal, I raised the point is that wise. After all what happened and this situation is going to last a very long time.

Jimbuna

04-02-20, 05:15 AM

Jim, rationing is almost over apart from a very very few items,

Send me up some peppermint cordial then :yeah:

Mr Quatro

04-13-20, 01:55 PM

Have you seen this one yet ... all over FB :yep:

https://scontent.ffar2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/92260126_10219671392588488_835503694647656448_n.jp g?_nc_cat=105&_nc_sid=8024bb&_nc_oc=AQlKzi2u18mPdxZc941vuGl8zKmk6dXYoaB8ZN1NyO0 x-bUmq_ROjsgBBSw4OUycnns&_nc_ht=scontent.ffar2-1.fna&oh=b1defc45a13f590d29a2f12e1b5d04b2&oe=5EBB1171

Mr Quatro

04-13-20, 02:07 PM

Notice anything funny ... no one on the beach

https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiNewsNow/videos/847499932384331/

Jimbuna

04-14-20, 04:29 AM

It's a pity the same can't be said about some of the Australian beaches.

Eichhörnchen

04-14-20, 04:32 AM

Aktungbby

04-14-20, 09:58 AM

SO LONG AS THEY HAVE GOOD TABLE MANNERS!:03:

Mr Quatro

04-14-20, 10:20 AM

SO LONG AS THEY HAVE GOOD TABLE MANNERS!:03:

They can't even clean up after themselves :o

Mr Quatro

04-14-20, 11:19 AM

Just watched the second car go by this morning and I've been up for hours :o

Aktungbby

04-14-20, 11:32 AM

I'm watching "Love after Lockup" and wondering if they will create "Love after Lockdown"...24/7 with the woman-of-my-dreams (40yrs!:yeah:)is a tad stressful when she has a cabin-fever induced rant...but I've learned to claim "my hearing-aid batteries are low dear!"...:doh::O::oops::dead:

Jimbuna

04-14-20, 11:39 AM

Just watched the second car go by this morning and I've been up for hours :o

There;s a public bus route about fifty yards away and I'm struggling to remember the last time I saw a passenger on the bus.

Good thing really as it shows the lock down is having some effect.

Eichhörnchen

04-15-20, 07:29 AM

My pal in Sydney just messaged to say he's received the commissioned painting I sent him (just 12 days ago).The customs documentation was a bit of a nightmare but it looks as though it went through without a hitch... what a relief

https://i.imgur.com/cHkDihG.jpg

Catfish

04-15-20, 09:11 AM

Maybe you will soon have an own art wing close to Eisenwurst's home :)

Jimbuna

04-15-20, 09:56 AM

Mr Quatro

04-15-20, 10:11 AM

Mr Quatro

04-15-20, 10:12 AM

Not long back from the local Lidl store and was a little surprised to find they were out of TP (not that we needed any) and gutted the only item on the shopping list I couldn't source was the wifes wine.

Looks like lt's off to ASDA tomorrow then.

Too bad you don't live in Aktungbby's area of San Francisco ... :up:

He has lots of cheap $2 buck wine :yep:

Aktungbby

04-15-20, 10:19 AM

:har: :yeah: :Kaleun_Cheers:

Eichhörnchen

04-15-20, 10:47 AM

Beautiful ... :up: Your better than I thought Eichhornchen :yep:

Thanks, buddy :salute:

Jimbuna

04-15-20, 10:52 AM

Too bad you don't live in Aktungbby's area of San Francisco ... :up:

He has lots of cheap $2 buck wine :yep:

You wouldn't wish that on me....surely! :huh:

Mr Quatro

04-15-20, 11:21 AM

You wouldn't wish that on me....surely! :huh:

Across the pond is close enough, uh? :D

Jimbuna

04-15-20, 11:45 AM

Across the pond is close enough, uh? :D

Oh yes, most definitely :yep:

Commander Wallace

04-16-20, 06:59 AM

Jimbuna

04-16-20, 07:42 AM

@Glynn

Said purchaser wouldn't have been Grant by any chance?

Eichhörnchen

04-16-20, 10:56 AM

@ CW... thanks, mate... you say the nicest things. It's gone onto a print publisher's page alongside Darl Legg's latest... I couldn't ask for more than that. I reckon he's about the best aviation artist in the world right now

@ Jim... no, it was commissioned by aviation author Adam Lunney; he wanted a painting of one of the RAAF combats described in his last book "First To Strike"... we collaborated closely to make sure it was as accurate as possible

He's just released another book about the RAAF called "We Together" but the poor guy had to cancel the launch signing last month because of the lockdown

Jeff-Groves

04-16-20, 11:25 AM

my ex-nephew by marriage of my middle brother to his South African great aunt
:/\\!!
Damn it! Now I have a headache!

Eichhörnchen

04-16-20, 11:27 AM

:haha: Adam Lunney asked if it could be called "Okay, Get Stuck Into The Bastards!"... which was S/Ldr Don Smith's command to engage. The decision to drop this title for the print wasn't mine :03:

https://i.imgur.com/R2cwKDy.jpg "Remagen Strike"

Jimbuna

04-16-20, 12:00 PM

Jimbuna

04-16-20, 12:02 PM

:/\\!!
Damn it! Now I have a headache!

We really should have that conversation you suggested whilst on Discord last week :03:

Jimbuna

04-16-20, 12:38 PM

Wrong 'Discord' :haha:

You enjoying the show Jeff?

Jeff-Groves

04-16-20, 01:18 PM

Wrong 'Discord' :haha:

You enjoying the show Jeff?

:har:
Yeah. I got a phone call.
:up:

Jimbuna

04-16-20, 01:24 PM

:har:
Yeah. I got a phone call.
:up:

BUGGA! just missed Neal by a matter of seconds on Discord :doh:

Fubar2Niner

04-16-20, 01:38 PM

Getting ready to smash the **** out of some pots and pans for our NHS Heores

Mr Quatro

04-16-20, 02:56 PM

https://twstatic.net/attachments/25470bp-i-tawt-i-taw-a-puddy-tat-posters-jpg.940403/

with Aktungbby posting a naughty note, but then he deleted it :yep:

either Aktungbby is hitting the sauce or he is going stir crazy :o

Aktungbby

04-16-20, 09:46 PM

:har:probably both! And, it's going to go 'till August!...and the world will never be the same.:yep:

u crank

04-17-20, 05:06 AM

Hayden011 is a spammer. Reported.

Jimbuna

04-17-20, 06:29 AM

Hayden011 is a spammer. Reported.

Gone now and couldn't even manage to post a link that worked :nope:

Jimbuna

04-17-20, 08:54 AM

Reported a fault on my internet to the isp two days ago, broadband was okay on system but not getting through to the tv for online viewing to YouTube etc.

Technician rang this morning to ask if the household had any signs of Covid 19 and upon informing them 'No' two hours later a new Hub had been fitted and set up.

Crackin service from Virgin Media.

Eichhörnchen

04-18-20, 05:38 AM

I must get off here & do something useful; I just found this click-on GIF on Moira's Face Book page. She turns out to be a "Very sad potato" (at the top) but I am a

https://i.imgur.com/bRdVCy3.png

Jimbuna

04-19-20, 01:16 PM

Off now to watch this.

One World: Together at Home https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000hkb3

Mr Quatro

04-19-20, 02:55 PM

Went to the store for milk (1/2 gal) came home to put it in the refrigerator, but the old one was still in there and had an expiration date of 04-14-20 which was five (5) days ago. :hmmm:

Smelled it and tasted it and it was still good I can't believe it. :up:

Aktungbby

04-19-20, 05:42 PM

Careful ol' son; loss of taste an smell sensory capability are signs of dementia or....the beginnings of coronavirus infection! Toss the week-old and go with the new.

Jimbuna

04-23-20, 10:35 AM

Not long back from a local supermarket and the Carlsberg (no quantity restriction) was actually reduced by £2 to £10 per case.

Would have been rude not to pick some up seeing as how I was in the store :yeah:

Mr Quatro

04-25-20, 07:36 PM

Where's Steed? We miss his weather reports :yep:

Texas Red

04-25-20, 08:07 PM

Well, since I am still in school, Monday, Tuesday’s, and Wednesday’s are for school. It’s online learning. I’m mostly playing my Xbox and watching Criminal Minds and playing my computer.

I’m reading a lot of books too. I bought a bunch on WW2 around maybe the 14th of January. Like 5 college level reads, and I’m only an 8th grader!

Playing with my dog is what I also do. Or I take a mile run in our neighborhood. My best time is 6:58. We have a bunch of hills in our neighborhood that i gets really tiring after a while. But my legs just go numb and I don’t feel any pain, I’m just tired.

Jimbuna

04-27-20, 08:34 AM

Just ordered a couple of face masks (Breathable Mask Washable Face Mouth Masks washable Protection Black) for whilst out exercising the dog.

The FFP3 masks I've been given off the son-in-law I'll hang onto if ever I feel the need to visit the shops.

Aktungbby

04-27-20, 12:45 PM

Just ordered a couple of face masks (Breathable Mask Washable Face Mouth Masks washable Protection Black) for whilst out exercising the dog. https://i.insider.com/5e6156f0a9f40c119c125f64?width=1300&format=jpeg&auto=webp

and don't forget the 6' leash :Kaleun_Wink:for 'social' distancing!

Eichhörnchen

04-27-20, 06:00 PM

I'm always saying to Moira that you learn something new every day. It's now one minute to midnight and she just found out (from me) that the name "The Beatles" is derived from 'beat', as a clever play on words

Mr Quatro

04-27-20, 09:16 PM

Catfish

04-28-20, 01:20 AM

I did, now to Donald Fagen's band.. :O:

Jimbuna

04-28-20, 06:44 AM

and don't forget the 6' leash for 'social' distancing!

1.5m (4'9") is the maximum permissible length for the dog leash here in the UK.

Mr Quatro

04-28-20, 08:09 AM

1.5m (4'9") is the maximum permissible length for the dog leash here in the UK.

How would you know that Jim?

Jimbuna

04-28-20, 02:00 PM

Was on the news this morning but I'm waiting on the link below to update the figure (see under Social Distancing).

http://www.urbandogtraining.com.au/coronavirus-update.html

Mr Quatro

04-28-20, 02:05 PM

Was on the news this morning but I'm waiting on the link below to update the figure (see under Social Distancing).

http://www.urbandogtraining.com.au/coronavirus-update.html

Oh okay :up: I thought it might have been your wife and you being kinky ... :D

Glad it was just on the news :yep:

By the way where's Steed ... don't you guys check on each other :hmmm:

Jimbuna

04-28-20, 02:08 PM

No, not at all.

Aktungbby

04-28-20, 03:13 PM

checking on Steed, even on line, would certainly violate 'social distancing!':O:

Mr Quatro

04-28-20, 04:06 PM

Someday Aktungbby and Mr Quatro might go missing :yep:

Who would check on us? :o

Jeff-Groves

04-28-20, 05:16 PM

Someday Aktungbby and Mr Quatro might go missing :yep:

Who would check on us? :o
Just don't be digging in my back yard if you Guys go missing!
:o

Mr Quatro

04-28-20, 09:54 PM

Just don't be digging in my back yard if you Guys go missing!
:o

Not without a badge and a search warrant :o

Jimbuna

04-29-20, 07:36 AM

Someday Aktungbby and Mr Quatro might go missing :yep:

Who would check on us? :o

Me of course.

https://i.postimg.cc/1tsKXqmL/liaranimatedanimationli-1.gif (https://postimages.org/)

Mr Quatro

05-03-20, 12:59 PM

I finally found Steed :D

https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/b2f46f4e-bf09-4193-81ec-2dc4ab60785c_1.1bc6d77770aebefe13d8362bf6682f10.jp eg?odnWidth=undefined&odnHeight=undefined&odnBg=ffffff

Jimbuna

05-03-20, 02:02 PM

Here's one I took of him earlier.

https://i.postimg.cc/GhjqcSLc/surprised-hermit-peeks-behind-rock-the-bearded-monk-in-nature-HHYA4-T.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Eichhörnchen

05-04-20, 05:38 PM

https://i.imgur.com/8dbXqfW.jpg

I took this just now (heard talk that Venus is very prominent atm)... it was about 23:20 BST, looking WNW

Mr Quatro

05-05-20, 09:54 AM

I drove to Las Vegas at night many years ago and I swear Venus followed me all the way there it was uncanny how every time you look up and it was still there :yep:

Texas Red

05-05-20, 10:12 AM

We went to this skylab in Michigan a year or so back. We got to look at venus through a microscope. Just wish I could remember what I saw. :Kaleun_Mad:

Commander Wallace

05-05-20, 10:38 AM

https://i.imgur.com/8dbXqfW.jpg

I took this just now (heard talk that Venus is very prominent atm)... it was about 23:20 BST, looking WNW

Although I'm not sure what planet is in the picture, it's a great picture nonetheless. What kind of camera did you use, btw ? Is it digital and how many megapixels ?

Eichhörnchen

05-05-20, 01:30 PM

It's Moira's camera (she told me today that I need to get my own) and it's a digital Nikon "Coolpix B500". I can't find anything on it or in the manual about megapixels, though

Jimbuna

05-05-20, 01:35 PM

Although I'm not sure what planet is in the picture, it's a great picture nonetheless. What kind of camera did you use, btw ? Is it digital and how many megapixels ?

It's Moira's camera (she told me today that I need to get my own) and it's a digital Nikon "Coolpix B500". I can't find anything on it or in the manual about megapixels, though

16.0 million

https://www.nikon.co.uk/en_GB/product/digital-cameras/coolpix/bridge/coolpix-b500-black#tech_specs

Eichhörnchen

05-05-20, 03:35 PM

Thanks, Jim... I never knew that. It seems to be a very good camera and she's had it for years, never any problems

https://i.imgur.com/ruuIBHz.jpg

Commander Wallace

05-05-20, 05:52 PM

16.0 million
https://www.nikon.co.uk/en_GB/product/digital-cameras/coolpix/bridge/coolpix-b500-black#tech_specs

Thanks Jim for the specs on the camera. :)

Thanks, Jim... I never knew that. It seems to be a very good camera and she's had it for years, never any problems

Great Camera E. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: I have a Canon S2 IS. It is a 5.0 Mega pixel camera and features image stabilization and 12x zoom. Although it has a relatively low mega pixel rate, the sensor suite is great. I also have a Olympus E 300 Evolt in 8.0 Mega Pixel trim with 14-45 mm and 40-150mm lenses.

https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/wcm/connect/us/f520c279-c634-4702-ad77-9bf882a47528/ps-s2-is-675x450.jpg?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ROOTWORKSPACE.Z18_P1KGHJ01L85180AUEPQQJ530 34-f520c279-c634-4702-ad77-9bf882a47528-l25ESQo

https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2807367320/Images/frontview-001.jpeg (https://www.dpreview.com/files/p/articles/2807367320/Images/frontview.jpeg)

The Canon is great if you want to take great pictures in an uncomplicated way or format and on the run. The Olympus is great if you want to interchange lenses with zoom. It uses manual zoom but auto focus. It features a built in flash but docking for an external flash as well. The sensor suite on the Olympus is excellent as well. Both camera's can be purchased fairly inexpensively now relative to their cost when new. The Olympus can also use higher end Sigma lenses. Both camera's capture enough detail to take portraits as well to blow up. After seeing the images Moira's camera took, I will look into one but mine still do a great job.

Eichhörnchen

05-06-20, 05:16 AM

Things have sure moved on since my old Pentax "ME Super" SLR

Mr Quatro

05-06-20, 10:16 AM

Remember that optical zoom is better than digital zoom

https://www.bing.com/search?q=optical+vs+digital+zoom&qs=AS&pq=optical+vs+dig&sc=8-14&cvid=4A6C0C68510342C39DB597E53A2030CD&FORM=QBLH&sp=1

What is the difference between optical and digital zoom?
Digital zoom uses the processor to magnify the image after the sensor captures it. 3. Optical zoom preserves the crispness and detail of the image while digital zoom tends to interpolate a lot of the data.

Can digital zoom be better than optical zoom?
In absolute terms, optical zoom will almost certainly be better than digital zoom. In a perfect world, you would use only top-notch optical-zoom lenses — preferably shooting RAW on a professional DSLR or cinema-grade video camera.

Jimbuna

05-06-20, 12:40 PM

Thanks, Jim... I never knew that. It seems to be a very good camera and she's had it for years, never any problems

https://i.imgur.com/ruuIBHz.jpg

No problem but I'll not go on about cameras because it brings back far too many expensive memories.

Jimbuna

05-06-20, 01:00 PM

Installed GWX a couple of days ago after too long an absence.

Eichhörnchen

05-08-20, 10:46 AM

My son and I now spend a lot of time waiting by the car while Moira's shopping. We were getting bored in the heat of the car park a couple of hours ago, so I showed him how to make bird shadows with his hands. Then we tried the rabbit with wiggling ears, and he raised his two fingers up into the air just as a car load of yobs pulled in... I don't reckon they thought he was giving a 'V for Victory' sign either

I don't know why I didn't get beaten up at this point... could be either because he is over six feet tall, or they were afraid of catching the coronavirus

Commander Wallace

05-08-20, 01:37 PM

^ :haha: That's too funny. What a great dad you are though. :)

Mr Quatro

05-09-20, 08:49 AM

Just don't be digging in my back yard if you Guys go missing!
:o

https://scontent.ffar2-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t45.1600-4/cp0/q75/spS444/p296x100/92832094_23844394469890351_511559359759646720_n.jp g?_nc_cat=103&_nc_sid=67cdda&_nc_oc=AQnoljzm-GXW24EsZvLgaLQrrNgN4693VCB0Q8YfngF4ik4cdXo1CiFecgZ fWC1JWXY&_nc_ht=scontent.ffar2-1.fna&oh=56793312caa53fc136b1039b7ad89300&oe=5EDAAD9C

Platapus

05-09-20, 01:13 PM

inoculated five litters of puppies so they can be adopted out. Cute little things.

Aktungbby

05-18-20, 12:42 PM

FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER DELIVERING GROCERIES TO HER MOM AND ME, MY DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME TO SANTA ROSA 40 MILES AWAY AT AROUND 6 PM. AN ELDERLY GENT(70) DID A U TURN AND, BLINDED BY THE SETTING SUN, PULLED DIRECTLY INTO A WELL TRAVELLED THOROUGHFARE LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOME ....DIRECTLY IN FRONT MY DAUGHTER WHO MANAGED TO SWERVE SLIGHTLY TO AVOID A DEAD-ON T-BONE COLLISION. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FRACTURING HER WRIST BONES AND CAUSING ADDITIONAL LIGHT FRACTURES TO HER ARM. THE BRUISES ACROSS HER CHEST FROM THE SEATBELT WERE SEVERE. SHE MANAGED TO CALL US, SO WE RUSHED TO THE SCENE , DIRECTING TRAFFIC ETC TILL FIRE AND MEDICS ARRIVED. BOTH THE GENT AND MY DAUGHTER RODE THE SAME AMBULANCE: HIS BLOOD PRESSURE WAS VERY HIGH. HE MANFULLY TOOK FULL BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT. SINCE THIS IS THE THIRD ACCIDENT IN THE 2007 SUBARU, IT HAS DONE ITS WORK WELL. MY DAUGHTER (MY ONLY!)IS STILL WITH US. SHE WAS MORE UPSET ABOUT HER BELOVED CAR BEING TOTALLED, AND HAD NAMED IT 'LILLY'...??!!. 100% OF BLAME IS ON THE U-TURN VEHICLE PER THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. I HAD TOLD MY WIFE TO TAKE LOTS OF GOOD CELL-PHONE PHOTOS (LEARNED IN MY TRUKKIN' DAYS) WHICH SHE DID WHILE I CLEANED OUT THE POSSESSIONS FROM MY BABY'S WHEELS; AND THOSE PICS SETTLED EVERYTHING WITH OUR INSURANCE CARRIER. WE WERE NOT ALLOWED AT THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF CORONA ISSUES BUT MY DAUGHTER ALLEGEDLY TOLD THE E.R NUSE: "DAMN! MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IS OTHER PEOPLE...." GIRLS GET THEIR SENSE OF HUMOR FROM DADDY! https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=11105< I HAD JUST BOUGHT THOSE TYRES!:wah: FOR WHAT ITS WORTH, BOTH MY LADIES HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED IN SUBARUS AND THE OFFENDING VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER DROVE AWAY UNHARMED....WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ONE. AMAZINGLY, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND GET IT TO THE ROADSIDE AFTER THE OFFICER FINISHED HIS REPORT, AND DIRECTED ME TO DO SO; THE STEERING WAS VERY BAD.. SHE WAS DUE FOR NEW WHEELS ANYWAY! :yep: THE OTHER GUY: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=11106

Eichhörnchen

05-18-20, 01:26 PM

Don't talk to me about women in cars: one came close to killing me yesterday

Mr Quatro

05-18-20, 01:27 PM

Sorry that happen to your daughter Aktungbby, but glad she's going to be okay. My mother was an insurance agents secretary
for 20 years and she said most accidents happen within 40 miles of home. :yep:

Nice promotion for Subaru, but I prefer the new

https://images.pistonheads.com/nimg/40227/P19_0112_a4_rgb.jpg

SPECIFICATION – PORSCHE CAYENNE S COUPE
Engine: 2,894cc, twin-turbo V6
Transmission: 8-speed automatic, four-wheel drive
Power (hp): 440@5,700-6,600rpm
Torque (lb ft): 406@1,800-5,500rpm
0-62mph: 5.0sec (with Sport Chrono)
Top speed: 163mph
Weight: 2,050kg (DIN, without driver)
MPG: 23.7(WLTP)

Price way above my level, but I still want one even has rear wheel steer :o

Jimbuna

05-18-20, 01:46 PM

Good to know it wasn't far more serious for her :up:

Aktungbby

05-18-20, 03:42 PM

JUST IN FROM 80 MILES ROUND TRIP TO DELIVER HER TO THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON HERE IN NAPA; SHE'S A LITTLE PARANOID WITH MY DRIVING....HONED BY YEARS OF PATROL, UPS AND LONGHAUL TRUKKIN COMBAT DRIVING. SOON AS THE WIFE BRINGS HER FROM THE DOCTOR, IT'S ANOTHER 80 MILES TO GET HER BACK HOME AGAIN. THANK GOD FOR CORONA LOCKDOWN THERE'S NO SERIOUS TRAFFIC!:arrgh!: THIS WILL GO ON FOR SIX WEEKS I EXPECT. :k_confused:

Jeff-Groves

05-18-20, 04:00 PM

Thanking whatever higher power I believe in She was not seriously injured!

Mr Quatro

05-18-20, 04:01 PM

Your a good father Aktungbby :up:

Catfish

05-18-20, 04:26 PM

Good to hear that your daughter came out with only some bumps and bruises :o
Hoping for a speedy recovery, and all the best to your whole family. Nice to hear what you do, from helping out the neighbours to this.. :up:

Commander Wallace

05-18-20, 04:59 PM

I'm very sorry your daughter was in the accident Aktung. I'm happy though it wasn't more serious though. I hope her recovery goes well and that she doesn't suffer any long effects.

Mr Quatro said you're a good dad and I would agree with that. On the other hand, I would expect nothing less. :yep:

All the best to you and yours during your daughters recovery.

Aktungbby

05-18-20, 05:08 PM

Thanking whatever higher power I believe in She was not seriously injured!Higher power indeed! She was a'yippin' over having to sign a 6month contract with her employers to direct her small museum...I pointed out that, with her entire hand and arm splinted and in a sling...she can't sign anything!:yep::oops::shucks::haha: The Lass is in generallly good spirits, resplinted and hungry!! as I post this.

Jeff-Groves

05-18-20, 05:51 PM

Starve a Cold. Feed a fever.
Arm in a sling guess ya feed her?
:hmmm:

I'd give her something that takes two hands to eat.
Someone may as well get a laugh out of it.

Mr Quatro

05-18-20, 06:20 PM

This is the best wine Aktungbby knows about ... I doubt if he would give anything better :yep:

https://assets3.thrillist.com/v1/image/2418028/size/tmg-gift_guide_default;jpeg_quality=20.jpg

Eichhörnchen

05-19-20, 09:42 AM

https://i.imgur.com/cFVPCon.jpg

Moira's kitchen clock packed up last week so on Friday she got this. She now can't abide it... it makes a noise like a tractor idling and she says that every time she looks at it, it makes her feel seasick

Mr Quatro

05-19-20, 09:56 AM

I thought all clocks had the same numbers even though they were for other nations ... not so.

Here's a Chinese version with english words ... strange :yep:

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/291271266969-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Eichhörnchen

05-20-20, 12:30 PM

.. SHE WAS DUE FOR NEW WHEELS ANYWAY! :yep: THE OTHER GUY: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=11106 [/COLOR]

Apologies for my seemingly insensitive post following this report of yours, Aktung... I was in a hurry and only skimmed over the last part of yours. I'm so glad they're all okay, mate

Aktungbby

05-20-20, 04:56 PM

no apology needed; my daughter's pretty mad at the guy she hit. I had to explain the automotive facts to her. No sense getting mad...and the insurance is settling $6500 on the car ,an '07 bought used, with 140k miles and two previous accidents. That goes to her new wheels. Considering the hard lesson learned, she'll probably drive more defensively from here on out.

Jimbuna

05-21-20, 09:21 AM

she'll probably drive more defensively from here on out.

Reminds me of the way peoples driving would often change when they saw me in their rear view mirror.

Aktungbby

05-21-20, 11:25 AM

Gotcha! same here as I drove a Navy Police emblazoned patrol vehicle with redlights on the air base police detail graveshift. If I spotted a tailight out, I'd pull them over on a weekend evening where young 20's something(kids with kids!:hmmm:) enlisted Coast Guard were based; headed offbase for a social evening out. It would not do to get pulled over for a taillight fixit violation by municipal police or CHP and then get caught with too much alcohol. One should become the designated driver for the evening...and carry spare bulbs! I never heard anything but thankyou. A conviction could've cost them their military job, alot of money, and their free housing. The daughter's surgery is today. She'll recuperate at our place; Mom is quite delighted to have her baby home for awhile. Apparently they only sedate lightly, remaining conscious, for the procedure pinning the wrist bones. Baby did not appreciate my humor: "You are at 'wrist' everytime you get behind the wheel:yep:" We're checking out 2019 fleet Subarus with less than 10k miles on them to rehorse the lass; the customary Memorial Day auto sale and my timely Federal stimulus check should help pare down the tab...:shucks:

Aktungbby

05-25-20, 11:28 AM

Watching The Enemy Below and just realized Gene Roddenberry must have borrowed heavily in the old Star Trek episode, "Balance of Power" where the evil Romulans violate the neutral zone with their cloaking device and limited-range plasma weapon only to be thwarted by the adept Enterprise's crew in a a chesslike
stealth match of brains 'twixt opposing commanders....which I saw last night on the Star Trek channel:salute:

Commander Wallace

05-25-20, 04:11 PM

Aktungbby

05-25-20, 06:12 PM

In fact, Gene Roddenberry admitted the " The Enemy Below " formed the basis for " Balance of Terror." It remains one of the most favorite star trek original episodes.Jeeze! Thanks for that info; if I can still connect a plot-line the morning from the night before...I don't need Aricept...quite yet!:yeah::shucks::arrgh!:

Commander Wallace

05-25-20, 06:37 PM

Jeeze! Thanks for that info; if I can still connect a plot-line the morning from the night before...I don't need Aricept...quite yet!:yeah::shucks::arrgh!:

You're welcome. :) Ironically, i caught the Star trek episode, " Balance of Terror " and also the Enemy Below with Robert Mitchum and Kurt Jurgens, last week along with Midway with Charleton Heston.

I very much enjoyed them all. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

Jimbuna

05-27-20, 07:19 AM

Spent most of yesterday at my daughters celebrating my granddaughters first birthday alongside the other grandparents and the five God Parents. (Social distancing was adhered to)

https://i.postimg.cc/Jhk5DvBd/100104145-10158447182695126-3055609875208863744-o.jpg (https://postimg.cc/qtp3Wmw8)

u crank

05-27-20, 07:27 AM

Very nice Jim. Lovely family photo.:salute:

The little one seems quite focused on her food. :D

Jimbuna

05-27-20, 07:30 AM

Very nice Jim. Lovely family photo.:salute:

The little one seems quite focused on her food. :D

Cheers Marcel, yes that was her first piece of birthday cake and after initially studying it she soon wolfed it down.

Jimbuna

05-31-20, 01:29 PM

Took an eighty mile round trip to Hexham today for this and here she is after assembly.

https://i.imgur.com/1zQgamR.jpg

Mr Quatro

05-31-20, 01:58 PM

For keeping warm outside??? :hmmm:

Jimbuna

06-01-20, 05:54 AM

Something like that and a good accompaniment for when we can get the family round for barbecues.

Jimbuna

06-01-20, 12:31 PM

For keeping warm outside??? :hmmm:

Sorry but I should have explained. It is a chiminea which uses wood for fuel and can be used as an outdoor heater/cooker.

Mine will be used for heating purposes only.

Aktungbby

06-04-20, 11:01 AM

slight update: In driving my recuperating daughter to her job and appointments etc, she related that she sent a photo of her carwreck to the Subaru people thanking them for their good product which probably saved her life ...and got a response to the effect: "thankyou so much for your e-mail! Normally all we get are complaints... ":D: :rock:

Texas Red

06-04-20, 11:26 AM

https://i.postimg.cc/Vk3RvtvX/IMG-0968.jpg

I've been going to my grandparent's house lately, they are inside our "Corona Bubble", basically our small social circle. Their dog, Lacey, is a Chocolate Labrador and has a sore on her right front leg that she was been chewing open a sore so now she has the cone. We call it "The Cone of Shame". I've been going fishing with my grandpa and shooting sporting clays as well. I've been bonding with them a lot lately.

I hope that they make it through this so we can still live a nice life with them.

Eichhörnchen

06-04-20, 12:10 PM

That's very nice... just make sure you don't shoot your grandpa and you'll be dandy

Texas Red

06-04-20, 12:23 PM

Haha :har: Once I was driving the golf cart on a clay targets course and I thought we went past a station so I turned my head to look that way, and I turn my head back and we are about to crash into a tree! My grandpa grabs the steering wheel from me and drives the rest of the way to the station with one hand.

He wasn't mad. We laugh about it now. By the way, I shoot a Ruger Red Label .20 gauge.

https://dygtyjqp7pi0m.cloudfront.net/i/18877/18253093_2.jpg?v=8D0C383D8615730

Eichhörnchen

06-13-20, 02:18 PM

I just found Moira dozing on the sofa. "Are you in a drunken swoon?" I asked.
"No I'm not," she said... "I'm in a happy place"

Catfish

06-13-20, 05:08 PM

Just "virtually" flew with Yubba in 'Rise of Flight' online, was a blast :up:

Catfish

06-13-20, 05:10 PM

@Eich: any photos ... ?

Eichhörnchen

06-14-20, 03:59 AM

^ I'd also still love to be able to play 'ROF', and no... no photos (this time)

Jimbuna

06-14-20, 05:32 AM

Gave the wife free reign to go with my son and pick a new three piece suite back in January, telling her not to inform me of her choice so I might hopefully get a pleasant surprise.

She was told it would take up to thirteen weeks to manufacture but that unfortunately coincided with the lockdown.

The suite (one three seater and one two seater) arrived Friday.

The picture below is of the two seater and the head and leg reclining functions are individually controlled for each seat.

I asked her why she felt the need for all the bells and whistles and she replied "I was thinking of you as you approach old age and besides, each unit has two USB phone charging points.

That explains it all then :doh:

https://i.postimg.cc/yNr88Qbn/caldo-hero.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Mr Quatro

06-14-20, 09:04 AM

Gave the wife free reign to go with my son and pick a new three piece suite back in January, telling her not to inform me of her choice so I might hopefully get a pleasant surprise.

She was told it would take up to thirteen weeks to manufacture but that unfortunately coincided with the lockdown.

The suite (one three seater and one two seater) arrived Friday.

The picture below is of the two seater and the head and leg reclining functions are individually controlled for each seat.

I asked her why she felt the need for all the bells and whistles and she replied "I was thinking of you as you approach old age and besides, each unit has two USB phone charging points.

That explains it all then :doh:

Why white? Why not tan or black, but white? You can't even put your feet up on the darn thing :o

Catfish

06-14-20, 09:40 AM

Why white? Why not tan or black, but white? [...] :o
Racist!
:O::haha:

Seriously, I think it looks very nice, and modern in a positive way :)

Jimbuna

06-14-20, 10:37 AM

Why white? Why not tan or black, but white? You can't even put your feet up on the darn thing :o

Racist!
:O::haha:

Seriously, I think it looks very nice, and modern in a positive way :)

Oops! wrong picture....it is actually 'steel' coloured but the shop only shows a picture of it extended in the white colour.

https://i.postimg.cc/NMW3pMbq/caldo-3c-newclub-steel-view2.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

In the flesh.

You usually find the dog stretched out on the right hand side, hence the cover on the two seater.
https://i.postimg.cc/Yq8XS0gr/Image2.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

The picture probably doesn't do it justice but the three seater below is much bigger.
https://i.postimg.cc/y8bvFGv2/Image.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

Mr Quatro

06-14-20, 02:20 PM

Much better Jim :up:

Still no beer holder though :yep:

Jimbuna

06-15-20, 04:08 AM

Much better Jim :up:

Still no beer holder though :yep:

I daren't mention it, she's simply chuffed she can charge her phone whilst watching the tv :)

Aktungbby

06-15-20, 09:27 AM

I daren't mention it, she's simply chuffed she can charge her phone whilst watching the tv :) http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/luckyjack15.jpg "What a fascinating modern age we live in!" :arrgh!:

Jimbuna

06-15-20, 12:54 PM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/images/ranks/luckyjack15.jpg "What a fascinating modern age we live in!" :arrgh!:

She still know how to select and record programmes on the digital tv box though :)

Mr Quatro

06-15-20, 05:16 PM

I daren't mention it, she's simply chuffed she can charge her phone whilst watching the tv :)

Do not leave anything left plugged in to the USB charger and go to bed or even out of the house ... many have and the resulting fire destroyed everything.

Feel it to see if it is hot while charging ... I know what I'm talking about :o

Buddahaid

06-15-20, 10:15 PM

But billions of people do and most survive. Stuck up in Eureka for work and watching the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix on my laptop while sampling some Gnarly Head. I've been working my way through all the races since 1980 which has been a lot of fun.

Buddahaid

06-15-20, 11:12 PM

Wow what an awesome race! World championship decided on the last lap of the last race. Hamilton's first championship by a hair and Massa wins his home race and just misses the world championship. Awesome!

Mr Quatro

07-08-20, 07:12 PM

Time for everyone to mis-spell something so we can find out how Steve is doing :D

Aktungbby

07-11-20, 04:10 PM

Off to my Catalina captain/neighbor https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=9500to see https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Greyhound_poster.jpeg 'cause he has Apple TV and I have everthing but with Xfinity!:k_confused:I will render a review of the flick. I just hope it's as good as The Enemy Below https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BYTAwODIwOGItOTljOC00NGM1LWI1Y2EtNmJkNmUyZmQ0YW ZiXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjQzNDI3NzY@._V1_.jpg:arrgh!: EDIT: jeeze! I just found the whole flick:yeah:; enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny6oZED1Hm8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny6oZED1Hm8) PS: I wonder where Mr. HANK's title came from; I hear he does his homework!:D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JoV7yxdGA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41JoV7yxdGA)