What Are You Doing In Real Life II

[STEED]

No, it's the one the lazy bugga uses to fetch the TV remote from on top of the telly


Not my one and my remote would fall off the TV due to being a modern flat screen. :haha:

[Aktungbby]

^HEY SOME GUYS NEED HELP 'GETTING A GRIP' ON THE SITUATION...I USE MY HARBOR FREIGHT 'PICKUP AND REACH TOOL' TO TURN THE LAWN SPRINKLERS AND PICK UP THE NEWSPAPERS. BENDING OVER IS HARD ON MY POST RUGBY/TRUCKING LOWER BACK AT 67...:wah: https://shop.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_23657.jpg https://shop.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_25282.jpg ...AND MY 5' WIFE DOESN'T NEED TO SUMMON ME FROM MY COMFY TV CHAIR TO GET SOMETHING OFF THE TOP SHELF....ALL THE DAMN TIME! :yeah: :yep: https://shop.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_25281.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Not my one and my remote would fall off the TV due to being a modern flat screen. :haha:

Said he who claims not to have a tv? :hmmm:

[Eichhörnchen]

I thought he'd prolly got an old bakelite black-and-white TV... the licence is cheap. I don't watch TV

[Jimbuna]

As far as I am aware all he has is an old pre-WWI steam powered radio.

[STEED]

Said he who claims not to have a tv? :hmmm:


I don't, its not mind. But I do own a nice pair of handy long arm reachers that are great at picking up and scaring off pigeons. :O:

[STEED]

Its my weekend. :O:

Oh no house work and shopping! :huh:

What happen to my weekend? :hmmm:

:arrgh!:

[Eichhörnchen]

We went for a long walk all along the bank of the 'Haven' the day before yesterday... along the stretch shown and spoken about previously

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2553630&postcount=1747

I took this picture along the left hand bank, just below where the Lancaster's port tailfin is. Moira says that the umbelliferous flowering plant here is called "Orpine"

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

A scene in the old movie "One of Our Aircraft is Missing" was filmed on the river near here because this area is so like the Netherlands

[STEED]

WAR ON PIGEON'S PART TWO

For a while I was winning but these thugs have massed against me with their bloody hooting so I have upped the anti. Downloaded sounds of birds of prey and burnt them on to a CD. Stuck my CD player out the window volume up full and gave those pigeons a dam good scare.

So far today played it twice and the score card is..

STEED 2 PIGEONS 0

They have all flown away and for the last few hours it has been bliss.

[Jimbuna]

Experienced my first sink/washing machine/dishwasher (all interconnected in the plumbing system) blockage in 30+ years yesterday.

Didn't have a plunger because I've never needed one so purchased this little beauty for the princely sum of £2.99 and job was sorted in a couple of minutes.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/sink-bath-unblocker/13894#_=p

[STEED]

WAR ON PIGEON'S PART TWO

Saturday's final score card

STEED 5 PIGEONS 0


As for today so far not one hoot or any signs of pigeons, hope it's lasts for the rest of the day.

[Jimbuna]

PART THREE: THE NEXT DAY

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

[Aktungbby]

Experienced my first sink/washing machine/dishwasher (all interconnected in the plumbing system) blockage in 30+ years yesterday.

Didn't have a plunger because I've never needed one so purchased this little beauty for the princely sum of £2.99 and job was sorted in a couple of minutes. PARALLEL LIVES! THE WASHER OUT IN THE GARAGE-1.5 FEET LOWER THAN THE HOUSE FLOOR, AND THE DISHWASHER, WHEN IN SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION, HAVE OCCASIONED BACK FLOWS FROM THE WASHING MACHINE OUT-FLOW STANDPIPE WHICH MUCKS UP THE GARAGE FLOOR. MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS! GENERALLY I'VE HAD TO SNAKE OUT THE STANDPIPE AND ALSO THE MAIN 4" SEWER LINE TO THE STREET WHICH I HAD REPLACED A DECADE AGO....TRENCH WARFARE 101 AS IT IS 6' DEEP IN THE FRONT LAWN AND NECESSITATED A 30 FOOT LONG EXCAVATION. THE ORIGINAL 50 YEAR LINE WAS MADE WITH ASBESTOS AND THUS REQUIRED SPECIAL DISPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT LAWS. THE 'LORD OF THE MANOR' IS OFT 'LORD OF THE MANURE'! :O: PS: EARTHQUAKES ARE NOT CONDUCIVE TO GOOD PLUMBING...OR 'PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP' AS THE HOUSE'S FOUNDATION SETTLES AND THE YARDS SPRINKLER LINES ARE SHIFTED.

[Eichhörnchen]

I spent some quality time with my boy last night as he sat excitedly watching me at my 'Prisoner of War' pc game. He's autistic, with an amazing memory, so after he got finished helping me avoid capture (he hammers this game on his Playstation) I got to wondering whether autistic folks wouldn't have made brilliant escapers... or at least planners... with their ability to memorise sentries' movements, building or compound layouts etc.

[Jimbuna]

Just back from my annual sojourn (later than usual this year) to a couple of garden centres to replace approximately half of my 'PERENNIALS'.

Cost a bleedin fortune and I know it'll be wash, rinse, repeat next year.

The wife enjoys her little digs as I walk up and down the rows of plants....

"Have you noticed how they shiver and wilt as you walk past? That's because they know you're a serial killer and if murdering plants was a crime I'd have the property and all your money for myself" :haha:

Also added this little fellow to the concrete ornament collection.

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

[Eichhörnchen]

Such good taste :)


Me to Moira just now: "Shall I leave this last piece of cake for you?"

Moira: "No"

Me: (to myself) "Right answer"

[Mr Quatro]

I spent some quality time with my boy last night as he sat excitedly watching me at my 'Prisoner of War' pc game. He's autistic, with an amazing memory, so after he got finished helping me avoid capture (he hammers this game on his Playstation) I got to wondering whether autistic folks wouldn't have made brilliant escapers... or at least planners... with their ability to memorise sentries' movements, building or compound layouts etc.

Thank you for sharing your trials and growing concerns with your son ... :yep:

Do you consider your son handicap or does that not apply to autism?

The seed thought I have from your night with your son is that perhaps more games could be designed for handicap people to play to increase the mental challenges to growth in a mature world that mocks autistic children.

Games that are just for handicap people don't even seem to be available. Perhaps there is not enough interest, but I would love to have a side kick for future tank, plane or sub sim games.

Sports games for example should have an option for handicaps to the opposite party if say they are a female lol

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes we do indeed consider him to be handicapped, Mr Q... for instance if we were to abandon him in town or somewhere then we couldn't be sure we'd ever see him again.

But of course autism isn't the same as a primary handicap... like being totally blind or having lost both legs... for folks like that I guess their disabilities and the associated difficulties are pretty much clearly defined. With autistic people each and every one of them is different, and there are as many different types of autism as there are people with it... so it's still more a question of employing games which might challenge and improve that person's individual weaknesses rather than try to develop something which they can all find useful, although that's certainly made me think.

We do, however, believe that the hand/eye co-ordination needed for gaming is a good reason to encourage it; when I saw my young nephew with his Nintendo DS for the first time I thought to myself "My boy will never be able to do that". We eventually got him one of his own and he was like a duck to water... and I reckon linear games must help his situational awareness, although this is just me guessing.

I won't bang on about it any more, but your question is a very interesting one and has certainly made me think... I'll maybe come back with more thoughts later. Thank you, Mr Q :salute:

[STEED]

Got lots to do for a few weeks so I'm off for a while.

[Commander Wallace]

Thank you for sharing your trials and growing concerns with your son ... :yep:

Do you consider your son handicap or does that not apply to autism?

The seed thought I have from your night with your son is that perhaps more games could be designed for handicap people to play to increase the mental challenges to growth in a mature world that mocks autistic children.

Games that are just for handicap people don't even seem to be available. Perhaps there is not enough interest, but I would love to have a side kick for future tank, plane or sub sim games.

Sports games for example should have an option for handicaps to the opposite party if say they are a female lol


The games tailored to those that are Autistic, handicapped or developmentally delayed seems to be a great idea. :) I'm not sure how much of a market there is for games like this but it seems to be a much better use of time instead of games where you graphically kill each other.

I know basically nothing about Autism but as Eichhörnchen said, it can vary greatly from one person to another. We had dinner out one night and I saw an older man with his Autistic grand daughter. The young girl, maybe 5, was sitting in a high chair, working an I pad with ease. I spoke with the grandfather later and commented that his grand daughter was working the I pad much better than I do. :yep: He laughed and said the same thing. The young girl in my opinion, was functioning at a very high intellectual level. I don't think those with Autism are functioning at a diminished intellectual capacity at all. It's more about impulse control and other things. He was obviously proud of his grand daughter and obviously has high hopes for her.

Maybe technology like computers can help those afflicted with Autism and the like. My fears would be that computers if their use is unregulated, might push these people further into their own world.

I said it before, Eichhörnchen. Lawrence is lucky to have you and Moira as his parents. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Eichhörnchen]

Thanks for those kind words too, buddy.

Things are also complicated further by the fact that there is a distinct group of autistic people who are known as 'High-Functioning Aspergers-Syndrome' (I believe that Alan Turing was one) and they often refer to themselves as "Aspies". These are the guys who seem super-clever to the rest of us 'Neurotypicals' (as they sometimes call us). So your description of the little girl was spot-on, as she may have been one of this group... but they do also have their own individual ways.

Our boy is just plain autistic, so he'll be unlikely to even understand the benefit of making the effort to fit in with the normal world and perform a useful function (work). And although Moira just now offered to give him £1.00 to do a bit of cutlery-drying, he doesn't really understand money or its part in society (this comes from having a bum for a father). Aspergers people seem usually to be keen to impress and do well, whereas Lawrence needs continual prompting to stay on task if it's something other than playing Sonic The Hedgehog.

Just a small insight this, but I'd hasten to add that he quickly gets under peoples skin because he's always happy and often very funny.

[Commander Wallace]

Thanks for those kind words too, buddy.

Just a small insight this, but I'd hasten to add that he quickly gets under peoples skin because he's always happy and often very funny.




You're more than welcome as I meant it and I'm sure others feel the same way. With regards to Lawrence getting under people's skin because he is happy, that's their problem and the product of ignorance.


You, Moira and Lawrence are better off without them anyhow.





Btw, if Lawrence is that funny, have him send me a resume. My writers are on strike so i can use all the help I can get. If he is getting under people's skin with his sense of humor, that's a bonus. :Kaleun_Thumbs_Up:

[Eichhörnchen]

Ooops... misunderstanding! I meant he gets under their skin in a good way. Moira just told me that this phrase is usually negative these days, but I always thought it was a good thing :)

[Commander Wallace]

Ooops... misunderstanding! I meant he gets under their skin in a good way. Moira just told me that this phrase is usually negative these days, but I always thought it was a good thing :)




Well, that's even better. :) It's my fault for misunderstanding. Lawrence always looked happy and well adjusted in the pictures you have posted.

[Mr Quatro]

Ooops... misunderstanding! I meant he gets under their skin in a good way. Moira just told me that this phrase is usually negative these days, but I always thought it was a good thing :)

Nope, it's a bad thing ... means the person is getting mad, angry, upset with you when they get under your skin.

Keep us informed of your sons progress ... perhaps he could grow and take care of you and your wife someday. Keep the faith :up:

[Aktungbby]

'High-Functioning Aspergers-Syndrome' and they often refer to themselves as "Aspies".


Ooops... misunderstanding! I meant he gets under their skin in a good way. Moira just told me that this phrase is usually negative these days, but I always thought it was a good thing :)MOIRA'S RIGHT!:k_confused: THE FLAYING (GETTING UNDER ONE'S SKIN -IF EVER!!:oops:) OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW CERTAINLY IS ONE ''ASPECT''...FROM Michelangelo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo)'s LAST JUDGEMENT.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Last_judgement.jpg
METHINKS OL 'MIKE' WAS AN ''ASPIE'' TOO :shucks:

[Eichhörnchen]

Well it seems that we can all be right this time :haha:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/get_under_someone%27s_skin

https://i.imgur.com/0MwdZer.png

[Eichhörnchen]

A Facebook friend from Virginia just told someone on there "You are the one that is a idiot". I'm meeting up with this guy next week and I think it's going to be a blast

[Aktungbby]

... a friend from Virginia just told someone on there "You are the one that is a idiot". I'm meeting up with this guy next week and I think it's going to be a blast IF HE'S IN THE WINDOW BUSINESS, REMIND HIM THAT 'VIRGINIA IS FOR LOUVERS'...:shucks: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Virginian_license_plate_%282014%E2%80%94present%29 .png/150px-Virginian_license_plate_%282014%E2%80%94present%29 .png (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Virginian_license_plate_(2014%E2%80%94present ).png)...I 'SHUTTER' TO THINK OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR 'BLAST'!:O:

[Jimbuna]

Fathers Day here in the UK so I'm off to see the daughter and her husband this afternoon as per their invite.

Not sure if I'll hear from the boy as he's currently sailing in a north westerly direction off the west coast of Vancouver Island but as long as he's safe that is all I can ask for.

[Jimbuna]

After numerous visits to the eye infirmary over the past year it has now been decided that the odema in my left eye is not going to take a hike by itself so I'm to have laser eye surgery within the next fortnight. Time to polish up the white walking stick.

https://i.imgur.com/QLvu8cB.gif

[bigboywooly]

After numerous visits to the eye infirmary over the past year it has now been decided that the odema in my left eye is not going to take a hike by itself so I'm to have laser eye surgery within the next fortnight. Time to polish up the white walking stick.

https://i.imgur.com/QLvu8cB.gif

Not good.
Get it sorted chief, am sure the word count on here would suffer🤣

[Sailor Steve]

MARK!!!

Good to see you around again! :rock:

[Jimbuna]

Well ya bugga! Look who's risen from the dead :)

[Gerald]

Pick up the car from service,oil and filter was new.

[Catfish]

MOIRA'S RIGHT!:k_confused: THE FLAYING (GETTING UNDER ONE'S SKIN -IF EVER!!:oops:) OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW CERTAINLY IS ONE ''ASPECT''...FROM Michelangelo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo)'s LAST JUDGEMENT.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Last_judgement.jpg
METHINKS OL 'MIKE' WAS AN ''ASPIE'' TOO :shucks:

I have just seen that, yesterday! in Rome

[Eichhörnchen]

Why are you in Rome? You're supposed to be at work. Get back to work

[Catfish]

Why should anyone work, in Germany? All the immigrants (you know those 0,5 percent of the population that currently convert the rest of 99,5 percent to Islam) now run the show. You know Germany is doomed. Ask Skybird.
And the UK will come out as the big winner. Ask May.

[Jimbuna]

Why should anyone work, in Germany? All the immigrants (you know those 0,5 percent of the population that currently convert the rest of 99,5 percent to Islam) now run the show. You know Germany is doomed. Ask Skybird.
And the UK will come out as the big winner. Ask May.

https://i.imgur.com/vfBr9Kk.gif

[ikalugin]

Getting a new grill working with some friends:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/426804949502918666/460392115835371532/image.jpg?width=397&height=530
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/426804949502918666/460392124064595978/image.jpg?width=397&height=530
mmm, ceramics

[Jimbuna]

Operation on the eye is due this Tuesday, wonder if I'll get an eye patch or end up looking like one of the men in black :03:

[ikalugin]

good luck with the operation!

[Gerald]

Operation on the eye is due this Tuesday, wonder if I'll get an eye patch or end up looking like one of the men in black :03:Jim! I hope your eye surgery performs well.:yep:

[Catfish]

Have been in Rome (mostly), for two weeks. While we had some 30 degrees Celsius temperature there, it was about 15 back in Germany.
Heatwave? :o :haha:



All the best with the operation, Jim.

[ikalugin]

It is in Moscow too.

[Commander Wallace]

Operation on the eye is due this Tuesday, wonder if I'll get an eye patch or end up looking like one of the men in black :03:




Good luck with the eye procedure, Jim. Hopefully, it's nothing too serious and you will be back to normal in short order. :yep:

[Aktungbby]

Operation on the eye is due this Tuesday, wonder if I'll get an eye patch:arrgh!: or end up looking like one of the men in black :03:

Jim! I hope your eye surgery performs well.:yep:

Good luck with the eye procedure, Jim. Hopefully, it's nothing too serious and you will be back to normal in short order. :yep: WHAT WITH YOUR MODERATING DUTIES, NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE ABOARD TRAMP STEAMERS AND SHAVED DOME AND ALL, WE'LL SIMPLY RENAME U : THE DEACON https://theiapolis.com/d4/hJV/i1X5S/k4/l1XR2/wZJ/dennis-hopper-as-deacon-in-waterworld-1995.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Operation on the eye is due this Tuesday, wonder if I'll get an eye patch or end up looking like one of the men in black :03:

Yes, good luck Jim ... takes a while to recover the use of your eyes. Been there done that ... you really learn to appreciate the simple things in life. Took me 6 weeks to recover use lots of eye meds they give you.

The force be with you :up:

[Jimbuna]

Cheers guys. The problem is an odema (hope I spelled that correctly) situated at the back of the left eye and positioned dead centre. A position that makes invasive treatment difficult.

There is a rearch study currently being undertaken by Belfast University for such cases and instead of entering the eye physically one of two lasers is being used (argon or Sub threshold-you are not told which one is actually used).

So, given the opportunity I became study case number 18 out of a total of 25 so we'll see (no pun intended) where this leads.

Nothing ventured nothing gained.

[u crank]

Best of luck Jim. Hoping for the best for you.:salute:

[JU_88]

Sorry to hear about you eye Jim, best wishes with the operation sir!

[Jimbuna]

Thanks guys. I'll report back tomorrow evening after the operation and if I'm still able to see my keyboard :O:

[Jimbuna]

Had the laser procedure carried out and now have to wait a few weeks before the next scan to see if the procedure has been beneficial.

Good excuse to try the Ray Ban knockoffs on for the first time :cool:

https://i.imgur.com/y3tMR6U.jpg

[Commander Wallace]

Happy you came through it well, Jim.:Kaleun_Thumbs_Up: Keep the reading, TV watching and Subsimming to a minimum. Although the Ray ban's are stylish as well, avoid the Sun and UV rays as well.



Keep us posted.

[Jimbuna]

Rgr that matey :salute:

[Catfish]

Get well soon, and as said before be careful with bright light. Looks cool :)

[Rockstar]

Are those the wife's sunglasses? :D

[Catfish]

^ and i thought it was Jim :o

(Let's find out if he can still read :D)

[Mr Quatro]

Now get a Royal Air Force cap for that exposed head of yours and take lots of eye meds the ones they give you are better than the ones at the drug store :yep:


http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/201294353469-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

[Rockstar]

Leave Jim alone he's healing. In the meantime lets bring in the dancing girls and debauchery while he's down. :Kaleun_Cheers: :()1: :woot:

[Commander Wallace]

Leave Jim alone he's healing. In the meantime lets bring in the dancing girls and debauchery while he's down. :Kaleun_Cheers: :()1: :woot:




Now why didn't I think of that ? :hmmm: :Kaleun_Salivating:

[Jimbuna]

Crazy buggas :haha:

[Sailor Steve]

The operation must have been a success. You still look the same. :O:

In the meantime lets bring in the dancing girls and debauchery while he's down. :Kaleun_Cheers: :()1: :woot:
Good luck with that. Or have you forgotten that Jim's the only thing keeping me under control?

[Aktungbby]

The problem is an odema (hope I spelled that correctly) situated at the back of the left eye and positioned dead centre. A position that makes invasive treatment difficult. There is a research study currently being undertaken by Belfast University for such cases and instead of entering the eye physically one of two lasers is being used (argon or Sub threshold-you are not told which one is actually used).


SOUNDS LIKE DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA??!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7fqcDMcHLo Photocoagulation: thermal effect. Lesions are caused by an increase in tissue temperature, causing vaporization of liquids within and outside tissues and denaturalizing proteins, resulting in cellular death (apoptosis). Lasers of this kind are called photocoagulators, some of which are of argon (514.4 green and 488 blue-green nanometers) and krypton (647.1 red nanometers), which require a water refrigeration system. Currently, the most commonly used are double-diode (532 nanometers) and double-YAG (532 nanometers), which do not require cooling systems. 2) Disruption: electromechanical effect. These lasers use a burst of optical pulses of high power and short duration, achieving ionization of the tissue, forming plasma that expands at high temperature, which causes an acoustic shock wave that breaks the target tissue. Lasers of this type are called photodisruptors and Neodimio YAG (Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet) operated with a longitudinal wave of 1064 nanometers is the one most commonly used. Its usefulness is in carrying out a capsulotomy after opacification following cataract surgery, and peripheral iridotomy to prevent risks of acute angle-closure glaucoma.
3) Photochemical, in which the lasers are used to alter the chemical composition of the target tissue, producing a molecular alteration of the cells subjected to a prior photosensitization. This type of treatment is called photodynamic therapy. In this type of laser, the treatment is carried out by photosensitization of the tissues, using photosensitizing agents like verteporfin (with a laser light absorption peak of 689 nm), which binds to the lipoproteins LDL-cholesterol. The activation is done by a non-thermal diode laser of 689 nm for 83 seconds, giving a dose of 50 jules/cm2 luminous light intensity of 600mW/cm3. Once activated, verteporfin radicals release oxygen, a process that alters the membranes of endothelial cells of the ocular blood vessels. This produces a platelet aggregation and forms a thrombus, resulting in an occlusion of the vessels. This technique is currently used in the treatment of exudative AMD (age related degeneration).
4) Photodecomposition. This is the result of the interaction of the laser with the tissues, which emits ultraviolet light at the target tissue. In this case, the laser photons are absorbed at the molecular level, resulting in fragmentation of the molecules. They emit ultraviolet radiation of 193 nanometers in pulses of 10 nanoseconds and the emitted radiation destroys molecular unions forming a volatile phenomenon called photodecomposition. The Excimer lasers (Argon - Fluoride) used in refractive surgery sculpt the corneal stroma using the photoablation.
Of the lasers described above, the treatment of DR and the DME appearing there is carried out with photocoagulator lasers. The first of their type used were argon and krypton, which were very cumbersome owing to the need for water cooling facilities. These have been replaced by the so-called solid lasers, which use diode or YAG, doubled to a produced radiation of 532 nanometers.
One type of laser also used in DME is the diode of 810 nanometers and acts in micropulses of 0.1 ms duration.:k_confused:

[Rockstar]

The operation must have been a success. You still look the same. :O:


Good luck with that. Or have you forgotten that Jim's the only thing keeping me under control?



https://media.giphy.com/media/LT0nCqONJwh6o/giphy.gif




:subsim:

[Jimbuna]

The operation must have been a success. You still look the same. :O:


Good luck with that. Or have you forgotten that Jim's the only thing keeping me under control?

Tried again this morning without success....ships in the night :03:

[Jimbuna]

SOUNDS LIKE DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA??!!

That be the one :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

...
HEY! My eyes are up here!

[Eichhörnchen]

2 friends/relatives from Virginia visited us last weekend. They got a hire car and he had to deal with a stick-shift and the driver's seat on the right, plus he is left-handed and has a chronic stiff neck.

https://i.imgur.com/LvsKn9l.jpg We had lunch at the Henry VIII inn at Hever

https://i.imgur.com/MIVxigx.jpg (opposite the churchyard where Anne Boleyn's dad is buried)

https://i.imgur.com/fdyqkxg.jpg ...and saw this Mustang outside nearby Chiddingstone church (maybe the vicar's)

[STEED]

Nice to see the North get the heatwave as well. :O:

And another week of it to come, there would have been a time when Northerns would flee to Scotland to cool off. Wonder if Scotland has closed the border to them? :hmmm:


Spot of over time today in the heat. Glad that is over now. :03:

[STEED]

Weather spokes persons are boasting we are going to thrash the summer of 1976 with a scorcher 2018. They are saying its going to remain high though July August and September! I have already noticed tempers are on the rise due to lack of sleep. And the water companies have already started hose pipe bans, next up a shortage of water.


It's been hot to a scorcher down here in southern UK and no sign of a let up.

[Fubar2Niner]

Weighing up job opportunities :/\\!!:/\\!!

Just got told today my employer is insolvent !!!!!!

Result; 6 -8 weeks before redundancy pay, as this all has to be claimed thru the Gov.

Lengthy claims for any extra rights, i.e lieu of notice, holiday, weeks worked unpaid, etc.

Many of you chaps have prolly been thru this, for those that haven't, I hope you never have to.

My whole working life has been dedicated to my trade, get an apprenticeship they said... It will stand you in good stead, they said !!!

Now I'm here at 63 years, no vacancies, ( my trade is a real niche market ) not much chance to retrain as a bus driver never mind any in print.

K sorry for the glumness, and for the invisibility the last few weeks/months, Still have to break this to Mrs Fube.........

One saving grace, house is paid for, no mill stone round my neck in that regard.

Apologies again chaps, just needed to vent somewhere :oops:

Prolly have to close my inet, so if Neil (if you're looking ) can keep my account open it would be most appreciated.

See you all in the near future I hope, thanks for your friendship over the years.

Best wishes, love and regards.

Fubar2Niner

[u crank]

@Fubar2Niner

Sorry to hear of your troubles Mate. That's a tough break. Many of us have been through similar problems. In 2009 I lost a very good job for the same reason. We had relocated for me to take this job and things were good for four years. Then because of the economic downturn in the USA suddenly we were done. I was angry and depressed for a while but that all passes eventually. I would like to tell you to stay positive and don't give up. Will be hoping for the best for you. :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

I've sent you a rather long PM, Fubes... hope you've got enough time to read it... it might surprise you

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[Sailor Steve]

@Fubar2Niner: I'm sorry to hear that. There are a great many of us in the same boat. I'm not criticizing you for talking about it, sometimes that is the best therapy. I'm just saying you're not alone. I hate to praise the government, but if it wasn't for the VA I would likely still be homeless after twelve years, or more likely dead and gone.

It's good you have the house. One less thing to worry about is always a good thing. I hope you manage to hang onto the 'net, as it's good to communicate with like-minded people.

Best of luck in the coming times.

[Mr Quatro]

Hang in there Fubar you've come to the right place ... we care :yep:

Keep busy, don't give up, stay on top of the paper work, believe in miracles :up:

u crank gave some good advice, "I would like to tell you to stay positive and don't give up. Will be hoping for the best for you."

[Commander Wallace]

Everyone has said the same thing. Hang in there Fubes. Things have a way of coming around when you least expect it. I would think if someone like you has a trade behind them, It would be a valuable commodity as experience counts for a lot.



I hope you stay in touch and remain with Subsim.



Sending positive vibes your way.





Stay strong Fubes.

[Jimbuna]

Weighing up job opportunities :/\\!!:/\\!!

Just got told today my employer is insolvent !!!!!!

Result; 6 -8 weeks before redundancy pay, as this all has to be claimed thru the Gov.

Lengthy claims for any extra rights, i.e lieu of notice, holiday, weeks worked unpaid, etc.

Many of you chaps have prolly been thru this, for those that haven't, I hope you never have to.

My whole working life has been dedicated to my trade, get an apprenticeship they said... It will stand you in good stead, they said !!!

Now I'm here at 63 years, no vacancies, ( my trade is a real niche market ) not much chance to retrain as a bus driver never mind any in print.

K sorry for the glumness, and for the invisibility the last few weeks/months, Still have to break this to Mrs Fube.........

One saving grace, house is paid for, no mill stone round my neck in that regard.

Apologies again chaps, just needed to vent somewhere :oops:

Prolly have to close my inet, so if Neil (if you're looking ) can keep my account open it would be most appreciated.

See you all in the near future I hope, thanks for your friendship over the years.

Best wishes, love and regards.

Fubar2Niner

Sorry to learn of this Martin and whilst not having a similar personal experience I do know others who have.

Stay positive my friend and hopefully as this door shuts another will open.

Your account/standing is quite safe.

[STEED]

Weighing up job opportunities :/\\!!:/\\!!

Just got told today my employer is insolvent !!!!!!

Result; 6 -8 weeks before redundancy pay


Been down that road twice, first time the union screwed us out of more money with their lies about redundancy payout. The second the company lost its contract and they closed that part of it down.


The only thing I can say to you is they will make you jump though hoops if you sign on. Back in 2015 when i was last out of work the job centre made me suffer from very bad depression which i'm still not fully over and probably will never be.



So I know a bit what you are facing, being 63 years old is the worst case for you and all i can say is start the cut backs now big time. If you do sign on its not going to be nice under the new and tougher system. I wish you all the luck and hopefully something will come along.


If you have to close your Internet join a library that has Internet. Granted like my one you will only probably get one hour free a day but that's better than nothing.

[STEED]

Another scorcher today, glad i'm not at work in this. Time for another glass of cold water or two.

[fireftr18]

Been busy with real life lately. Not much time to spend on Subsim. Last week, got my son off to welding school. It's Hobart Welding school. It's supposed to be one of the best in the US. This week I'm helping with fire training all around Kentucky. Then various projects that will take rest the summer.
:Kaleun_Salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

He needs to ask Sailor Steve about that lind of thing

[Sailor Steve]

Why ask me? I don't know anything. I don't even know what a "lind" is.

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Well splotted

[Sailor Steve]

Not really. I was told about it by "someone else".

[Eichhörnchen]

I guess If I edit that typo, the subsequent posts will have to be deleted or they'll make no sense; I'll come out of it just fine :)

[STEED]

The heat is on again here in the south. Too many people walking around near on naked, that is to say the naughty bits are still covered just. :o



Time for a cup of coffee while i listen to some podcasts.

[Jimbuna]

After a good many years on eBay I've eventually come across an overdue item so time to see if the resolution centre is effective.

[Aktungbby]

WHILE SAILING YESTERDAY ON THE SF'S SAN PABLO BAY, I SUDDENLY HAD AN ATTACK OF POST-TRAUMATIC-SH-SYNDROME AS MY UNBELIEVING EYES SPOTTED A FAVORITE GAMES TARGET VESSEL : SS RED OAK VICTORY MOORED AT THE CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY'S BERTH AT THE MOUTH OF THE NAPA RIVER. I MANAGED A POOR PHOTO WITH MY ANCIENT VERIZON FLIP-PHONE>https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/xx22/aktungbby/RED%20OAK%20VICTORY_zpsbugr7gsp.jpeg APPARENTLY SAID VESSEL WAS ON AN OUTING FROM ITS Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park BERTH IN NEARBY RICHMOND CA. LAUNCHED IN 1944 FROM THE KAISER SHIPYARD IN NEARBY RICHMOND, THE VESSEL SURVIVED SERVICE IN WWII, KOREA AND VIETNAM! I'VE BEEN ABOARD THE LIBERTY CLASS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN IN SF'S FISHERMANS WHARF MANY TIMES BUT HAD NEVER SEEN A VICTORY CLASS MERCHANT IN REAL LIFE BEFORE...MUCH LESS INSTANTLY KNOWING WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT...FROM OBVIOUS LONG HOURS OF A.O.D., SH II, OR SH V!!:Kaleun_Salute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/RedOakVictory-2013-07-20.jpg/1280px-RedOakVictory-2013-07-20.jpg

[Mr Quatro]

Wow Aktungbby! Great find :up: ... did you board her?

[Catfish]

AOB port 15? :hmmm:

Nice, thanks for posting :)

[Eichhörnchen]

Great picture, great to see this

[Eichhörnchen]

I was just outside watching a Spitfire aerobatting over the fields in this blazing July weather. A guy stopped his car up the road when he saw me and got out for a look. "That's a birdie!" he called out... "A sound from my childhood". "Nothing like it" I replied. "You get four in a Lanc", he said, then got back in his car and went. These old planes engender such good feeling between people now... a strange thing when you consider what they were built for

[Catfish]

Aviation, planes and seeing them fly 'live' at those special days are always a magnet for people, unconnected from politics or what harm you can do with planes.

The enthusiasm for flight, beginning in France and then spreading fast has though never been as big as in the beginning of flight, from before WW1 well into the 1930ies.
There is a real good book about the pioneer spirit "A Passion for Wings: Aviation and the Western Imagination, 1908-1918" (e.g. here: https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Wings-Aviation-Imagination-1908-1918/dp/0300068875). It is less technical stuff but the impact that aviation and this spirit had on the people, and which i still feel.


There are not much (if any) german warbirds of this time left in Germany, so we almost never see them flying 'just so'. They have been either destroyed, delivered for reparations, or just scrapped later. Very few are being restored, mostly abroad, and mostly the 109, and the FW 190. The last restored Heinkel 111 crashed a few years ago in the USA or so i read. I admit i find this special whine of the DB engine with its howling supercharger is awesome.. but maintaining this kind of engines costs a fortune :).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhAgU-GUc1Q

[Eichhörnchen]

^ Great sounds!

[Jimbuna]

Felt a little sad at not being able to attend Duxford Flying Legends at the weekend but having now seen most of the shots taken by The Quality Street Gang I'm feeling totally depressed :shifty:

[Von Due]

Looking at an rc helicopter I'll probably buy. 1/5th the price of a new one is too good to pass up :D Going to dismantle it completely to check the parts, lube and oil it after giving it a good dusting. Slightly intimidated as this will be the largest I've ever flown. Going straight from 20mm blades the past 4 years to 550mm blades and a motor "slightly" more powerful that on the micro.


Catfish: Sweeeet!


EDIT: Trying to find out where to get spares for a heli that is well and truly discontinued. Fast Lads UK appears to have gone down while I was away from the hobby and apparently, Scandinavia is dryer than an AA meeting.

[STEED]

I am now sick and tired of this stinking heatwave and the stinking humidity. You can stick summer up your sticking.....:eek::o:huh::roll:
And what really gets me mad is smug weather forecasters rubbing it in saying this is what we want and great news its getting hotter and hotter and hotter.


The garden is near on dead apart from the bloody weeds that are thriving in this heat.

[Jimbuna]

Not long back from shopping at ASDA with the wife during which I observed a guy about 30 ish years old picking up pre-packed sirloin steaks and stuffing them into a sports holdal.

I thought to myself "You twunt, I'm planning on having one of them for supper tonight provided you leave some but I'm having to pay for mine"

He looked at me looking at him and said "What the (expletive) are you looking at?"

I swear to God an instantaneous red mist descended and without giving much thought I passed the trolley to the wife and 'fell' on him, knocking the wind out of his sails and applied the good old tried and tested wrist lock technique which took him to the ground then applying an elbow spiral to maintain total control over the sad basum.

Store security were only five or so seconds away apparently already having observed the worm on the store security cameras.

I felt pretty good after that and the experience certainly brought back a few fond memories but I wasn't in the least prepared for the wifes comments as we pushed our trolley to the car..........

Wife:"You stupid bugga!! You're not paid to do that sort of thing any more, you're retired for Gods sake!! What if he had a knife on him?!!"

Me: "That my dear is why he was incapacitated and took to ground asap"

Wife: "You'll not be happy till you make me a widow"

Me: " Not to worry, you are the sole beneficiary in my will"

Moral being, if it happens again, look the other way and decide on fish or curry for supper....anything but steak :doh:

[Aktungbby]

I swear to God an instantaneous red mist (your macular edema??:hmmm:) descended and without giving much thought I passed the trolley to the wife and 'fell' on him Well I'm not overly familiar with Brit law but if your going to play the part of honorably retired C.O.P, at least have a set of cuffs on your person to demonstrate to tryers-of-fact that you're weren't assaulting the poor devil. Generally the shoplifter/thief must actually leave or attempt exit the shop to have committed the crime otherwise the benefit-of-the-doubt goes to him.(several years at Toy's-R-Us during Christmas madness-fake bottom boxes, collaborating cashiers etc). As U may recall in a PM from me, my intervention in a female street gang assault/mugging by 5+ large females kicking the bejeeezus out of another, prone in the fetal position covering her head with her arms, on the mean streets- 6th and Market- of SF while I engaged in another security matter. AT least I was baton, pistol and in uniform-cuffs equipped. In CA a 'shod foot' is considered a deadly weapon, so my options were limited-immediate intervention was required. Fortunately several large gentlemen stepped in to rescue me from the escalating situation; each escorting a 'lady' from the scene...saving a lot of paperwork. My wife was equally PO'd and since we're both prone to heartattack or lawsuits ...not wrong. :subsim: needs U alive; desist in the future! The cow was already dead and red meat isn't good for U anyhow...next time just alert the management...you ol trooper!:Kaleun_Salute:.

[Eichhörnchen]

Nice one, Jim :Kaleun_Salute:

[Catfish]

So you would not have done it if not for the fact you wanted that steak? :hmmm:

:haha:
Well done, Jim. :up:

[u crank]

He looked at me looking at him and said "What the (expletive) are you looking at?"

I swear to God an instantaneous red mist descended and without giving much thought I passed the trolley to the wife and 'fell' on him, knocking the wind out of his sails and applied the good old tried and tested wrist lock technique which took him to the ground then applying an elbow spiral to maintain total control over the sad basum.

Store security were only five or so seconds away apparently already having observed the worm on the store security cameras.


I sure hope someone got that on their iphone. Searching Youtube now.:D

[STEED]

Jim as i understand it it's not theft until the persons are off the premises. I assume there is a lesser charge with intent to steal. Reason i ask is while at work i carry a CCTV shop-alert two way, not just shops are connected pubs as well along with other places like mind.



Around here Tesco is the target the most as i hear that the most on the two way and they only react once the suspects have left the shop. If of course they are lucky to be watching them in the act and have contacted the police to intercept them with CCTV's help.

[Aktungbby]

Well I'm not overly familiar with Brit law but if your going to play the part of honorably retired C.O.P, at least have a set of cuffs on your person to demonstrate to tryers-of-fact that you're weren't assaulting the poor devil. Generally the shoplifter/thief must actually leave or attempt exit the shop to have committed the crime otherwise the benefit-of-the-doubt goes to him.

Jim as i understand it it's not theft until the persons are off the premises. Around here Tesco is the target the most as i hear that the most on the two way and they only react once the suspects have left the shop. If of course they are lucky to be watching them in the act and have contacted the police to intercept them with CCTV's help.precisely

[Jimbuna]

Crikey! wasn't expecting this amount of responses :o

I'll try to explain....

For starters I will never tolerate being sworn at by an oxygen thief, especially in the presence of my wife, a fact that will probably eventually be my undoing as I progress in years and physical agility declines later in life (much later I hope).

The reason shops tend to wait until the thief leaves the premises is to have a 100% chance of conviction. The acts I witnessed as well as those of store security on their cctv amounted to 'intent' or 'reasonable suspicion' you might even stretch it to 'going equipped' and me jumping the gun so-to-speak probably wound things forward almost instantly.

To be totally honest in the past I've always advised shop staff to wait until the premises have been exited so I'm far from blameless this time.

To conclude....the wife received a phone call (I gave it at the time of the incident to the store security staff) from the store manager when I was out 'working' asking me if I'd pop in on Monday because he'd like to show the stores appreciation by way of a shopping voucher.

I will go in but tbh I'm torn as to whether I'll use it to replenish some of my beer stocks or give it to a local animal shelter.

Having said that, I'll be gutted if its a voucher for a steak :haha:

[STEED]

Voucher for a four pk of baked beans. :haha: :03:


I had a feeling what i said was right, you should have let him go and chased him down outside Jim, you may have got a medal. :03: :)


When i worked at Safeway back in the 1990's their attitude was let them get outside then all the men staff charge out to grab the swine. No idea if they ever did this.

[STEED]

The heatwave had a slight blip here but the heat returns with vengeance on Monday up and up and up with stinking humidity from bloody Europe again! Europe stick your bloody humidity up your...:eek::x:stare::rolleyes:

[Jimbuna]

I had a feeling what i said was right, you should have let him go and chased him down outside Jim, you may have got a medal. :03: :)




Not about to do that at my age (got the vest and all that).

It was the red mist that decided the outcome because had I been shopping alone I'd have probably ignored said individual or sworn back at him.

[STEED]

Not about to do that at my age (got the vest and all that).

It was the red mist that decided the outcome because had I been shopping alone I'd have probably ignored said individual or sworn back at him.


Get yourself a printed T-Shirt saying...No one stands between me and a big juicy steak. :DL

[Jimbuna]

Or better still 'VOUCHER MAGNET' :smug:

[Eichhörnchen]

I seem to have been getting a lot of extra affection from the missus these past 2 weeks and just now I asked her "You haven't had a phone call from my doctor, have you?"

Then I remembered... about a fortnight ago she was urgently calling in my ear as I sat fast asleep at my laptop, chin on chest. I woke up and said "What... did you think I'd carked it? I just had a beer that's all"

[Aktungbby]

To be totally honest in the past I've always advised shop staff to wait until the premises have been exited so I'm far from blameless this time. OOPS! an open admission in a public forum:O:
Not about to do that at my age (got the vest and all that).
It was the red mist that decided the outcome because had I been shopping alone I'd have probably ignored said individual or sworn back at him.
Assault occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH) – s47 OAPA 1861
False imprisonment is a common law offence involving the unlawful and intentional or reckless detention of the victim. An act of false imprisonment may amount in itself to an assault. If a separate assault accompanies the detention this should be reflected in the particulars of the indictment. The offence is either way, and carries a maximum penalty on indictment of 5 years’ imprisonment and/or a fine. :k_confused:
The offence is committed when a person intentionally or recklessly assaults another, thereby causing Actual Bodily Harm (ABH). Bodily harm has its ordinary meaning and includes any hurt calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim: such hurt need not be permanent, but must be more than transient and trifling: (R v Donovan 25 Cr. App. Rep. 1). It is an either way offence, which carries a maximum penalty on indictment of five years’ imprisonment and/or a fine.
Psychological harm that involves more than mere emotions such as fear, distress or panic can amount to ABH. In any case where psychiatric injury is relied upon as the basis for an allegation of ABH, and the matter is not admitted by the defence, expert evidence must be called by the prosecution (R v Chan-Fook 99 Cr. App. R. 147, CA). Unless of course the perpetrator makes a legitimate claim to being under the influence of the 'red mist' :hmmm: and is otherwise a respectable citizen when not under the influence of elevated testosterone in defense of chivalry when 'shopping in consortium'; in which case the matter may be reduced to 'mutual combat' by two less than mentally competent antagonists by the magistrate.:haha: Features that provide a useful indication of when a charge of ABH may be appropriate are set out above.
This offence is capable of being racially aggravated under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. Refer to Racist and Religious Hate Crime - Prosecuting Guidance (https://www.cps.gov.uk/node/5827), elsewhere in CPS guidance. Oxygen thieves??
See the Assault Definitive guideline (https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Assault_definitive_guideline_-_Crown_Court.pdf) for sentencing guidelines for this offence. https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-against-person-incorporating-charging-standard (https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-against-person-incorporating-charging-standard) IMHO Jimbuna's facing 3-5 years(Category three of sentencing guidelines with red mist mitigation:yep:) in Bedlam:https://images.huffingtonpost.com/2016-03-18-1458319560-8063333-InsaneAsylum_Bethlem_ward3-thumb.jpg (http://www.the-line-up.com/insane-asylum-bedlam/) ( in the red mist ward:O:) and a fine!

[Mr Quatro]

Watch it for the suggestive images Aktungbby :oops: ...

there's worse places than the bilge :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Went to ASDA this morning and was pleasantly surprised to find a £50 shopping voucher was awaiting my collection :cool:

I purchased a case each of dog and catfood and finished the voucher off by purchasing a couple of cases of Carling before going to Aldi and spending £15 of my own money on a dozen bottles of Church's cider :doh:

[Aktungbby]

I purchased and finished the voucher off by purchasing a couple of cases of Carling before going to Aldi and spending £15 of my own money on a dozen bottles of Church's cider :doh: WOT! No Andwells Red Mist Ale or a visit to Red Mist pubs
???!! In 2013, Red Mist Leisure and Andwell Brewing Company set about making a beer together called Red Mist Ale; this beer is available here and at our seven sister pubs and we donate 20p from every pint poured to the individual pub’s selected local charity. It’s a popular beer with over 20 kegs a month consumed by you, our great customers. This could really help with your mitigating plea-bargain defence at trial.....:timeout: :yeah: https://redmistleisure.co.uk/our-pubs/ (https://redmistleisure.co.uk/our-pubs/) I'll certainly quaff a few in your honor on my next London stopover.:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Kane55]

I work as an IT consultant for a multinational company based in Nevada.

[Mr Quatro]

I work as an IT consultant for a multinational company based in Nevada.

Welcome to subsim Kane55 we don't have anyone from Nevada

We have Utah, California and Arizona covered though :yep:

[Eichhörnchen]

Welcome aboard, Kane55 :Kaleun_Salute:

[Jimbuna]

WOT! No Andwells Red Mist Ale or a visit to Red Mist pubs


Nope but I will be having a few bottles of Amigos tonight to celebrate the fact I visited my favourite travel agents this morning and booked a few weeks in Mexico at the end of September for the wife and I.

It'll be interesting to experience first class travel on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time.

https://www.tui.co.uk/destinations/caribbean/mexico/mexico-caribbean-coast/riviera-maya/hotels/tui-sensimar-el-dorado-seaside-suites-and-spa.html



https://i.imgur.com/utS1juR.jpg

[Aktungbby]

Nope but I will be having a few bottles of Amigos tonight to celebrate the fact I visited my favourite travel agents this morning and booked a few weeks in Mexico at the end of September for the wife and I.

It'll be interesting to experience first class travel on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time.





THE EX-GOVERNOR OF CA WISHES YOU WELL IN YOUR TRAVELS: https://media3.giphy.com/media/3oEjHSNWEQN0DbSULu/200w.gif if YOU GET A CHANCE TO TRY PLINY THE ELDER BEER https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1441/1460/files/pliny-logo.jpg?v=1474415035 PLEASE DO; MY PROSPECTIVE SON-IN-LAW IS A BREWMASTER THERE AND I GOTTA WEDDING TO PAY FOR :k_confused:https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1441/1460/files/plinyglass-copy.jpg?v=1474415021
Pliny the Elder ( ahem! ADMIRAL PLINY THE ELDER:Kaleun_Salute:) is brewed with Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ, and Simcoe hops. It is well-balanced with malt, hops, and alcohol, slightly bitter with a fresh hop aroma of floral, citrus, and pine. Best enjoyed FRESH! That is why we make it in such limited supply. Actual bottling date is printed on each bottle!
Where did we come up with this name? Back in the year 2000, our friend, Vic Kralj, who owns the Bistro in Hayward, California, decided to have his first ever Double IPA festival. Vic invited 10 breweries, 6 of whom (including us) had to brew something special for him since we had nothing that would fall under this style category. Vinnie had made a Double IPA at Blind Pig in 1994, but was not brewing one at Russian River Brewing at the time. He had an idea for the recipe, but not a name. After much research in beer books, brainstorming, and deliberation, we came up with “Pliny the Elder”. Pliny, the man, lived in the first century- 23 to 79 A.D. According to our brewing references, he and his contemporaries either created the botanical name or at least wrote about Lupus Salictarius, or hops, currently known as Humulus Lupulus. That was a very early reference to an important part of any Double IPA! Pliny the beer has now become one of our flagship brews!
Pliny the Elder was immortalized by his nephew, Pliny the Younger, who wrote about his uncle succumbing to ash and smoke during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. while rescuing people. Cheers to the scholar, historian, officer, writer, and Roman Naturalist- Pliny the Elder! SAID YOUNG MAN RECENTLY PRESENTED ME WITH PLINY THE ELDER BEER T-SHIRT...SO I'M THOROUGHLY BIASED!:Kaleun_Cheers:

[Jimbuna]

I'll be sure to keep an eye out for that one.

https://i.imgur.com/53zlsIY.gif

[STEED]

I am now sick to death of summer 2018, stinking humid air from europe along with stupid OTT temperatures have ruined summer 2018..:mad:

Worst still another two months of this......

And don't give me that BS its cooling down that is just a very minor blip and bang the heat is back.

[Mr Quatro]

Nope but I will be having a few bottles of Amigos tonight to celebrate the fact I visited my favourite travel agents this morning and booked a few weeks in Mexico at the end of September for the wife and I.

It'll be interesting to experience first class travel on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner for the first time.



Are sure you want to visit Mexico Jim? :o

https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=crime+in+mexico+2018&qs=AS&form=QBNT&sp=2&pq=crime+in+mexico&sk=LS1&sc=8-15&cvid=3176734C418D44C8A1D661CB646A7F18

Deadly violence in Mexico is intensifying, and May set an all-time record
May was the deadliest month recorded in Mexico since the government began ... May last year to 119 during the first five months of 2018. Other signs of growing insecurity were also evident in the crim...

15 shot dead, 9 hurt in bloody night for Mexico's Monterrey
At least 12 people died in a serie of armed attacks to Nearly 19,000 people were killed due to organized crime in Mexico in 2...

TENANTLA, Mexico — Whoever wins Sunday’s presidential election will have to face not only Mexico’s drug cartels, but a new kind of crime involving whole neighborhoods defying police and military perso...

Warning: Gallery contains very graphic photos Nearly 19,000 people were killed due to organized crime in Mexico in 2017, the ...

[STEED]

JIM..


https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mexico

[Aktungbby]

Are sure you want to visit Mexico Jim? :o

https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=crime+in+mexico+2018&qs=AS&form=QBNT&sp=2&pq=crime+in+mexico&sk=LS1&sc=8-15&cvid=3176734C418D44C8A1D661CB646A7F18

JIM..


https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mexico https://media3.giphy.com/media/3oEjHSNWEQN0DbSULu/200w.gif MY THOUGHTS ENTIRELY; AT THIS TIME IN HISTORY I WOULDN'T GO.

[Jimbuna]

Are sure you want to visit Mexico Jim? :o

https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=crime+in+mexico+2018&qs=AS&form=QBNT&sp=2&pq=crime+in+mexico&sk=LS1&sc=8-15&cvid=3176734C418D44C8A1D661CB646A7F18

JIM..


https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/mexico

I'll be relying on that quoted below but either way, the complex is so large I doubt we'll be going sightseeing.

Over 513,800 British nationals visited Mexico in 2016. Most visits are trouble-free.

[STEED]

Met office has issued a thunder storm warning here...I will only believe that when i see it. Today was another scorcher above what those jokers tell us at the Met office.

[Catfish]

Have not slept well the last nights, worst drought ever now in Germany. It rained once in two months here, and temperatures are by now getting above 35 degrees Celsius, around 95 Fahrenheit, while they do not get below 25 degrees Celsius or 77 Fahrenheit at night any more.
We live in a forested area, and there are some ponds and lakes, but there are now a lot of dead birds.

Problem is now the harvest of grain like wheat, rye and all that.. the EU has decided to come up for the damage financially, but you can't eat money and the rising temperatures show a trend. Seems the weather is getting more extreme, we also get tornados now :o

[Eichhörnchen]

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

This is a quick sketch (blown up somewhat) of a plane which crossed our skies yesterday, heading in the direction of Coningsby.

It had 2 big noisy radial engines (the sound had me running outside) and looked like a 1930s airliner. It had a hump-backed look, rather like a Caudron 'Simoun' shape but was not a Caudron of any kind... if anything, it looked more like an 'Electra' but for the single broad tailfin. I'm pretty sure it's not a Boeing 247 either, because of the nose shape, but it might have been.

It was a cream colour overall with (I think) a narrow diagonal red band at the rear of the fuselage. I'm going to look at other books but does anyone know of a preserved airliner like this over here?

[Von Due]

^Any air shows/museum flights in the area this weekend?


I guess the DC-3 is right out. The humpback look wouldn't fit that. Curtiss-Wright AT-9 is no airliner and the nose is a bit off from what you drew there but who knows. The Blenheim which is flying this weekend has a distinct and different nose and not really a hunchback.

[Catfish]

:hmmm: Avro Anson?

[Jimbuna]

:hmmm: Avro Anson?

Highly likely, the Anson is a regular visitor to Coningsby.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=avro+anson+coningsby&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYnLaEmr_cAhWhKcAKHepkAsAQsAR6BAgFEAE&biw=1920&bih=947

[Eichhörnchen]

Yes, a civilianised Anson would fit the shape completely... I'll look into it

https://i.imgur.com/MPzwh1N.jpg

Edit: Thanks, guys... that must've been it. I've never seen it before so never even crossed my mind. The 'cream' colour might have been the late afternoon sun plus a lot of yellow dust in the air (we had a combine harvester working just the other side of the hedge yesterday). The red fuselage band was there and the hump-back shape. Yes, That was it

[Jimbuna]

Yes, a civilianised Anson would fit the shape completely... I'll look into it

https://i.imgur.com/MPzwh1N.jpg

Edit: Thanks, guys... that must've been it. I've never seen it before so never even crossed my mind. The 'cream' colour might have been the late afternoon sun plus a lot of yellow dust in the air (we had a combine harvester working just the other side of the hedge yesterday). The red fuselage band was there and the hump-back shape. Yes, That was it

I've been in her :smug:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/lFfrf9b.png

A mate just sent me this (he lives in Kings Lynn). I'm right slap bang in the middle of this lot :timeout:

[Catfish]

Hope you ride it out .. tornadic activity? :hmmm::o

[Eichhörnchen]

I think it's just a bit of scaremongering.

When we had a real downpour about six o'clock (before the thunder and lightning) my mad wife went out and danced naked in the garden. When she finally came in she said she felt cleansed and uplifted. I only managed to get a photo from the knees down

[Eichhörnchen]

It's now past midnight and there've been no more storms. I think that map was probably a bit of fakery dreamed up just to scare people on Facebook

[STEED]

Once again the stupid Met Office got my area wrong, they said thunder storms and heavy rain all day. And all I got was bit of rumbling in the distance and very light rain that failed to fill a egg cup half way! Hey Met Office you are a joke..:haha: :har:

[Jimbuna]

Once again the stupid Met Office got my area wrong, they said thunder storms and heavy rain all day. And all I got was bit of rumbling in the distance and very light rain that failed to fill a egg cup half way! Hey Met Office you are a joke..:haha: :har:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnxjZ-aFkjs

[STEED]

Stand by Heatwave 2 is on the way, winter has be cancelled. :wah:


How do I know? Smug weather forecasters are rubbing it in saying things like that lovely hot weather is set to return which we all miss. Tell that to young children and pensioners along with those with health problems. Bad enough the heat is back big time without their smart arse comments on top as well.


I'm fed up with it, summer 2018 ruined by heatwaves. Right I'm going to make a cup of tea before heading into work.

[Catfish]

After some heavy rain on saturday and an appropriate drop of temperature, it is now back again at 34 degrees Celsius/~93 Fahrenheit, in the shadows
:sunny::sunny::sunny::88)

[Jimbuna]

Stand by Heatwave 2 is on the way, winter has be cancelled. :wah:


How do I know? Smug weather forecasters are rubbing it in saying things like that lovely hot weather is set to return which we all miss. Tell that to young children and pensioners along with those with health problems. Bad enough the heat is back big time without their smart arse comments on top as well.


I'm fed up with it, summer 2018 ruined by heatwaves. Right I'm going to make a cup of tea before heading into work.

You should come away with me at the end of the British summer in September, I bet you'd be a right bundle of laughs...not!! :shifty:

[Von Due]

Attempting to find a store that sells zip bags but apparently my only option right now is to buy 500 pairs of bike brake pads to get the blasted thing.

[Sailor Steve]

Expecting a lovely 95° (35° C) of dry desert heat this afternoon. Toasty.

[Catfish]

Just heard the forecast, bound to be 39 degrees/~102 Fahrenheit Celsius tomorrow and no rain in sight :doh:
The fields are yellow and dust-dry, farmers and fire fighters are getting nervous :hmmm:

[STEED]

You should come away with me at the end of the British summer in September, I bet you'd be a right bundle of laughs...not!! :shifty:


If you pay then how can I refuse. I shall pack my bucket and spade. :)

[Jimbuna]

If you pay then how can I refuse. I shall pack my bucket and spade. :)

I think a bullet-proof vest might be more appropriate :)

[Aktungbby]

I think a bullet-proof vest might be more appropriate :)

THE EMPEROR MAXIMILLIAN WOULD AGREE WITH U! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Manet%2C_Edouard_-_The_Execution_of_Emperor_Maximilian%2C_1867.jpg/300px-Manet%2C_Edouard_-_The_Execution_of_Emperor_Maximilian%2C_1867.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Manet,_Edouard_-_The_Execution_of_Emperor_Maximilian,_1867.jpg)

[STEED]

I think a bullet-proof vest might be more appropriate :)


Big game hunt bagging drug lords sounds better than golf. :03:

[STEED]

Drinking coffee as I work out did I come in on budget last month, probably not as I only been on target 2 months this year.

[STEED]

Drinking coffee as I work out did I come in on budget last month, probably not as I only been on target 2 months this year.

Ginger beer is on me, make that three months now. Wow I really did not think I would but I did. August will be tricky had to make some more cut backs taking into account bills and fare rise on the buses.

[Red October1984]

Hope everybody is doing well, I still pop in from time to time and lurk more than speak. I find it's easier to keep my foot out of my mouth that way. :haha:

Ol' Red is still plugging along. Coffee, work, sleep, repeat. :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

Yeah, don't be a stranger, Red :up:

[STEED]

HEATWAVE 2 or is it 3 has landed, filthy humid heat from North Africa thanks for nothing.

[Eichhörnchen]

I just got out a tin of Spam for my lunch. I like fish too and I just asked Moira why they've never produced a tin of pressed fish (sardines maybe) that you can slice like Spam. She replied: "Because that would be disgusting". I said they could call it "Spish"

[Jimbuna]

Reminds me of when I was younger, I loved sardines on top of a plate of curry and rice.

[Aktungbby]

I just got out a tin of Spam for my lunch. I like fish too and I just asked Moira why they've never produced a tin of pressed fish (sardines maybe) that you can slice like Spam. She replied: "Because that would be disgusting". I said they could call it "Spish" SHE COULD OF SAID "IT WOULDN'T BE ''MINNESOTA NICE":O:
http://www.exploreminnesota.com/memberimage.ashx?id=20094&width=645&mar=1
For old guys like U and Jjimbuna I recommend https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Spam_2.jpg/220px-Spam_2.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spam_2.jpg) for your Spam Yorkshire Breakfast!:yeah:Who knows, maybe Y'all can rekindle your romance at the museum....https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/10C02/production/_95801686_spamwedding2.jpghttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-39726965 (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-39726965)

[Eichhörnchen]

I love Spam, she doesn't. We've never let it stand in the way of our love

[STEED]

Reminds me of when I was younger, I loved sardines on top of a plate of curry and rice.


Oh man alive! :o


That all i need on top of this heatwave. Sardines on toast with nothing else.

[STEED]

Drinking coffee listening to a podcast and a spot of reading later. Booked Monday off too keep admin happy as i have only taken one day off so far.

[Jimbuna]

For old guys like U and Jjimbuna

Cheeky bugga!! https://i.imgur.com/BUJqDYm.gif

[em2nought]

In addition to medical tourism maybe Northern Europeans need to take "air conditioning" tourism in order to pick up a mini-splits in places like Thailand. The best air conditioners EVER. lol Enjoying mine right now. :up:

https://www.alpinehomeair.com/partnernet/photoFiles/LiveCache/imgCache-1zone0MAIN_500_0.jpg
Of course there are certain other benefits to visiting Thailand. lol

[STEED]

One more hot one tomorrow which i am not looking forward too and then the cool off Wednesday before the big rise again. I know the Met office has said nothing yet but i know sooner or later it will, only upside too this the nights are drawing in now.

[Catfish]

^ cool off wednesday my donkey, 41 degrees Celsius (105,8 Fahrenheit) announced. After the -30 degrees in winter the top temperatures are out of bounds as well :doh:

[STEED]

^ cool off wednesday my donkey


Well get on that donkey and get your arse to the UK for Wednesday so you can cool down. :O:

[Jimbuna]

Just a week or so left before the more common seasonal weather returns.

[STEED]

Just a week or so left before the more common seasonal weather returns.


Yea Heatwave part 3. :ping:

[STEED]

A break from the heat tomorrow please let it be true i need to catch up on lost sleep. Listen to the radio a bit later and try to get off to sleep 1am or 2am or 3am its so hot in the bedroom.

[Jimbuna]

Try sleeping in the crypt instead of the bedroom :haha:

[Sailor Steve]

Went to the doctor yesterday for a routine appointment. Got home and started feeling sick. I doubt there's any connection, but I went to bed at 1600 hours and slept until midnight. Still felt lousy so back to bed for two more. Up for a couple and back to bed again. I've been up about an hour now, and not feeling too bad, but not to good either. I'll just have to wait and see how the day goes.

[Jimbuna]

^ Take plenty of fluids Steve and if no improvement after 24 hours....you already know the rest :03:

[STEED]

Jim you been doing another one of your rain dances?

If so thanks, moderate light on going rain here. :03:

Trimming of the bushes will have to wait still Friday. Caught up on some house work today and now having a cup of coffee. :)

[Jimbuna]

Nah, still hot and sunny up here but I may polish up the tan on the sunbeds in a few weeks time in preparation for my visit to hurricane country.

You never know, I might be spending a fortnight in some hotel basement :)

[Aktungbby]

^....still 'hot and sunny 'here as well but the ash from the
combined Mendocino fireshttps://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/B3-BI328_backgr_16U_20180806170340.jpg is overcasting the California skies. It's a perverse benefit; like the Spartans at Thermopolae, our armies of firefightershttps://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/S1-AU250_NUCAFI_OR_20180808174839.jpg ''can (literally)have their fight in the shade''!
Concurrently, 'spare the air'' is in effect... so no bbq'd burgers tonight!:k_confused: ATTENTION RESIDENT ARTIST EICHHÖRNCHEN: PAINT THIS BAD BOY:yep: : https://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/S1-AU248_NUCAFI_OR_20180808174736.jpg<A CLASSIC STUDY IN RED ORANGE AND GREEN IMHO. I'VE TWICE DRIVEN INTO THE FIRE TO EVACUATE MY EIGHTY YEAR-OLD BURMESE CAT BREEDER: A FRIEND SINCE THE AGE OF 22, WHO IS SEVERELY HANDICAPPED. CAPTURING HER SEMI-FERAL CATS IS DIFFICULT AND GETTING THEM INTO CARRIERS FOR EVAC IS SCRATCHY WORK AND MY FORARMS SHOW IT!:wah:... SO FAR SHE'S ON 'STANDBY'. THE CAR IS LOADED WITH THE GARAGE DOOR LEFT UP IN CASE OF POWER FAILURE AND THE CATS ARE CAGED IN THE BACK SEAT WITH THE TRUNK FULL OF CAT FOOD AND KITTY LITTER. FORTUNATELY THE WINDS ARE FROM THE WEST SO IT LOOKS GOOD SO FAR..... ; AFTER MY FORTNIGHT TWIXT THE TWO 2017 NAPA FIRES, I'M GETTING USED TO THIS CRAP!!!.....:doh:

[Eichhörnchen]

Got everything crossed for you, Aktung

[Aktungbby]

^ O THANKS! I HAD JUST MOVED THE FRIEND ON THE 'GLORIOUS' FORTH OF JULY (LAST MONTH) TO HER NEW HOME IN UKIAH FROM HER FIVE ACRES WITH A 'CATTED OUT' MOBILE HOME IN GEYSERVILLE 30 MILES TO THE SOUTH WHICH SHE WAS EVACUATED FROM IN THE 2017 FIRES. I DROVE THE HUGE RENTAL BOBTAIL TRUCK-(BEING AN EX TRUCKER NATURALLY....:shucks:) WITH ALL HER STUFF AND A GROUP OF DEVOTED BURMESE CAT FRIENDS HELPED OUT. CAPTURING ALL THE CATS FOR TRANSPORT ON THAT OCCASION WAS A 4 HOUR CHORE AND I LITERALLY NEEDED ANTIBIOTICS AND PLENTY OF ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL SWABS FOR 'CAT SCRATCH FEVER' AS THEY BITE AND CLAW RIGHT THROUGH ANY GLOVES...WE WERE SINGING THIS AS WE RELENTLESS PURSUED THE FERAL FELINES WITH A HUGE RUBBER FISHNET... :shucks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fit99l6kHyA

[Aktungbby]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2561232&postcount=1843 (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=2561232&postcount=1843) WHILE SAILING TODAY I NOTED THAT THE RED OAK VICTORY IS STILL MOORED AT THE MARITIME ACADEMY JUST ACROSS FROM MARE ISLAND AND IS APPARENTLY BEING REPAINTED AS THE SUPER-STRUCTURE WAS BEING SCRAPED BY CREWMEN. HER 2 BABCOCK & WILCOX HEADER TYPE BOILERS https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Babcock_and_Wilcox_boiler_%28Heat_Engines%2C_1913% 29.jpg/220px-Babcock_and_Wilcox_boiler_%28Heat_Engines%2C_1913% 29.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Babcock_and_Wilcox_boiler_(Heat_Engines,_1913 ).jpg)WERE FIRED UP, EMANATING STEAM, AND HER FLAGS WERE FLYING!... DOUBTLESS AFFORDING THIRDMATES AND SHIP'S ENGINEEERS-IN-TRANING AN OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY OLD-TIME WAR WINNING TECHNOLOGY AND SCRAPE PAINT-USEFUL MARITIME SKILLS! SEVERAL TIMES WE HEARD THE SHIP'S MIGHTY HORN SOUNDED:Kaleun_Salute: AND DOES IT EVER RESONATE ACROSS THE WINDY CARQUINEZ STRAIT. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nV6wqrRUk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4nV6wqrRUk) < FROM THE SS AMERICAN VICTORY; ALSO A MUSEUM SHIP AT TAMPA, FLORIDA

[Chris K]

^ Take care Aktungbby!

[Aktungbby]

^ Take care Aktungbby!YOUR CONCERN IS ....DULY NOTED> http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=815&pictureid=9413:arrgh!:

[Chris K]

^Fine boat with company...and beer or wine.:Kaleun_Wink:

[Jimbuna]

Currently trying to find some reasonably priced holiday insurance cover....there is so much out there :doh:

[Aktungbby]

Currently trying to find some reasonably priced holiday insurance cover....there is so much out there :doh: https://www.comparethemarket.com/travel-insurance/content/mexico/ (https://www.comparethemarket.com/travel-insurance/content/mexico/)

tap water: not generally safe to drink or use to brush your teeth. Only drink bottled water and avoid ice in your drink. currency: the currency is the Mexican Pesos (M$). ATMs are plentiful in big cities, but due to the risk of being a target of pickpockets, you’re best off finding one inside a bank https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/history-aztec-maya-inca-olmec-human_sacrifice-lfin475_low.jpg (https://www.cartoonstock.com/cartoonview.asp?catref=lfin475)

[Jimbuna]

^ One of the sites I'm looking at cheers :up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

It's been awhile. Glad to check back in here.

[Aktungbby]

ReallyDedPoet!:Kaleun_Salute:

[Mr Quatro]

It's been awhile. Glad to check back in here.

Welcome back ReallyDedPoet :up: I remember you :yep:

Where you been? What's you up to?

[u crank]

It's been awhile. Glad to check back in here.

Good to hear from you. Hope you are enjoying this great East Coast summer.:salute:

[Jimbuna]

It's been awhile. Glad to check back in here.

Welcome back matey :salute:

[ReallyDedPoet]

ReallyDedPoet!:Kaleun_Salute:
:up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Welcome back ReallyDedPoet :up: I remember you :yep:

Where you been? What's you up to?


Life stuff mainly, been too long though :yep::up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Good to hear from you. Hope you are enjoying this great East Coast summer.:salute:

Welcome back matey :salute:


Thanks lads :salute:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/R8WtmxO.jpg I just got back from a family get-together at my brother's place this weekend. Moira got a photo of me

[Commander Wallace]

It's been awhile. Glad to check back in here.






Welcome back. :) Hopefully, things in your life are going well.

[Commander Wallace]

Good picture Eichhörnchen. ^ Hope you and the family had a good time. :up:

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/HgYf4U2.jpg

Thanks, CW, we did. I took this 1 of Moira... would've been better without the specs.

[Mr Quatro]

Thanks, CW, we did. I took this 1 of Moira... would've been better without the specs.

Specs? Specs in english means specifications like in height, weight, age stuff like that :D

[Eichhörnchen]

I don't think she'd want me to give out her specs :haha:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Welcome back. :) Hopefully, things in your life are going well.


:salute:

[Commander Wallace]

I don't think she'd want me to give out her specs :haha:




What are you talking about ? Moira is a peach. :)

[Eichhörnchen]

I just told her what you said :haha:

[STEED]

Having a mug of coffee watching the rain come down and thinking i will have to cut that lawn again next week.

[Jimbuna]

Been checking the boys flights, he returns to the UK on Sunday and his mam wants to be at the airport to greet him.

[STEED]

Deciding which soup shall I have for lunch, chicken curry or three bean. :hmmm:

While I am thinking that one over time to make another cup of coffee and do the ironing, those shirts don't do themselves you know. :03: :haha:

[Jimbuna]

No contest, chicken curry and I'll be around to yours AFTER you've finished your ironing.

https://i.imgur.com/oYbE0Jq.jpg

[STEED]

:o :haha:


Yea it was chicken curry soup. :)


Off out later then back for a spot of radio and bed.

[Mr Quatro]

Been checking the boys flights, he returns to the UK on Sunday and his mam wants to be at the airport to greet him.

Is it Sunday yet? Greet your son with a Benny Hill greeting ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhp37_V8vzg

[Jimbuna]

He's just landed at Heathrow and awaits his connecting flight to Newcastle so not long now :cool:

[Mr Quatro]

https://i.imgur.com/HgYf4U2.jpg

Thanks, CW, we did. I took this 1 of Moira... would've been better without the specs.

on 2nd look actually that's not too bad for thirtyish :D

[Eichhörnchen]

:har: I'll tell her you said that too... maybe

[Eichhörnchen]

https://i.imgur.com/IUs7oVI.jpg

On Wednesday last week we went to the seaside. After her usual beachcombing session Moira returned carrying this.... she insists it's a piece of driftwood and she's going to make something nice with it

[Jimbuna]

Looks like something a dog left behind whilst wandering on the beach :doh:

[Eichhörnchen]

That's what I told her

[Catfish]

You sure it is wood? Looks like metal... former crime scene location? A few drops of oil and cleaning should do the job :D

[Eichhörnchen]

It's wood... I just asked her

[STEED]

More stinking humid weather has landed, bloody EU. :03:


My second night off this year coming up wow at this rate i will be booking a week off..Maybe not. :)

[Jimbuna]

It's wood... I just asked her

So it's not a turd then :D

[Eichhörnchen]

Nope, not a dog's egg

[Jimbuna]

Been helping the wife and her brother clear out their moms house prior to the Friday exodus into care and came across a box with a considerable number of premium bonds.

I've been given the job of checking them so...fingers crossed.

[Mr Quatro]

Watching Hurricane Lane headed for the coast of Hawaii live ... the sound of the surf is relaxing too :yep:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtvpZoxjEtk

[Eichhörnchen]

I went and fixed up the in-laws' garden shed today and I got Gorilla Glue all over me hands. It now feels like I've got plastic fingertips... do I just have to wait for it to wear off?

[Aktungbby]

^ OUT IN THE SHED WITH SOME HANDY GORILLA GLUE EH?? :hmmm: :o :oops: :O: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgCSnXqdFCg

[STEED]

https://media.makeameme.org/created/bank-holiday-hot.jpg

[Jimbuna]

I went and fixed up the in-laws' garden shed today and I got Gorilla Glue all over me hands. It now feels like I've got plastic fingertips... do I just have to wait for it to wear off?

I know a good way of wearing it off quickly :haha:

[Eichhörnchen]

:har:

[Mr Quatro]

I went and fixed up the in-laws' garden shed today and I got Gorilla Glue all over me hands. It now feels like I've got plastic fingertips... do I just have to wait for it to wear off?

I know a good way of wearing it off quickly :haha:

:har:

Moira wouldn't like that :haha:

[Catfish]

now it's getting personal :haha:

^ but, who knows :03:

[Eichhörnchen]

I tell her everything you guys say, never fear :)

[STEED]

Relaxing drinking coffee and wondering is it going to rain or just a cloudy day. :hmmm:

[Chris K]

Relaxing drinking coffee and wondering is it going to rain or just a cloudy day. :hmmm: I say a new heatwave.:03:

[STEED]

I say a new heatwave.:03:


Less chance at this time of year as the nights are drawing in and the evenings are getting cool. At best what we call a Indian Summer lasting up to a week. Summers last fling before departing.

[Chris K]

Here in New York,is Fahrenheit 69 alas 20. Not bad.:)

[Jimbuna]

Less chance at this time of year as the nights are drawing in and the evenings are getting cool. At best what we call a Indian Summer lasting up to a week. Summers last fling before departing.

Yeah...for Mexico :yeah:

[Mr Quatro]

Yeah...for Mexico :yeah:

Take some US Dollars with you for bribes and if you don't make it back remember we love you :yep:

[STEED]

Yeah...for Mexico :yeah:


Mr Big in Mexicarna maximum military grade prison is looking forward to your stay. :DL





PS: Yes it did rain here most of the day. The grass has come back to life and growing like mad. Blast will have to give it a trim next week.

[Jimbuna]

Take some US Dollars with you for bribes and if you don't make it back remember we love you :yep:

LOL yeah, be taking a mix of Pesos (for the obligatory exit tax) and Dollars for any spends but seeing as we are all inclusive I should imagine about £300 to 400 worth of each plus a similar amount in £ will suffice.

[Von Due]

Building wheels for the first time in flippin ages. Boss has a lot of faith in me...
:help:


One step away from an apoplectic fit... after measuring and measuring again, feeding the figures into the calculator, after fitting all 36 spokes, then I realise I need to cut down their length... Oh well, fun to build, so it must be thrice the fun to build, unbuild and build again... It better be :mad:

[Eichhörnchen]

Just enjoying a glass of merlot after my tea: bread & butter with a 3-egg smoked-cheese omelette, and a slice of fried puffball mushroom on the side.

Moira spotted this fungal monster, almost the size of a football, in a field under some trees on the way home earlier... so she jumped out of the car and plucked it from the grass. It's pure white like a huge marshmallow inside... golden and sweet when fried up

I'm still feeling okay...

[STEED]

Just enjoying a glass of merlot after my tea: bread & butter with a 3-egg smoked-cheese omelette, and a slice of fried puffball mushroom on the side.

Moira spotted this fungal monster, almost the size of a football, in a field under some trees on the way home earlier... so she jumped out of the car and plucked it from the grass. It's pure white like a huge marshmallow inside... golden and sweet when fried up

I'm still feeling okay...


Good grief! :o


Quick Eich get some beer into you now. :ping:

[Eichhörnchen]

^ It's all gone :timeout:

[STEED]

^ It's all gone :timeout:


Quick get down the Co-Op before they close at 11pm and buy beer lots of beer. :)



Beer cures fungi urge to hug trees and strip off and run naked in the neighbors garden so they say. :03:

[Catfish]

There is meanwhile an antidote to Amanita phalloides, colloquially called "Death cap", you just have to be very quick :D

[Eichhörnchen]

Yeah I know you're the mushroom expert and Moira knows quite a bit about it too, but I don't think I'd risk any other kind... puffballs are easy to i.d.

[Aktungbby]

:O::O:There is meanwhile an antidote to Amanita phalloides, colloquially called "Death cap", you just have to be very quick :D

Yeah I know you're the mushroom expert and Moira knows quite a bit about it too, but I don't think I'd risk any other kind... puffballs are easy to i.d.as in very QUICK liver transplant!:O: :oops: :dead:

[Jimbuna]

Just back from the dentist, one filling and £59.10 poorer :shifty:

[STEED]

Night off..woohoo i like it. :)


Just as well as during the day i cut the grass and did house work.

[STEED]

Going to make a cup coffee shortly and listen to some short Sci Fi stories to see if I want to keep them while pottering around doing small jobs here and there.

[Jimbuna]

Holiday insurance paid but was nearly double that of last year :shifty:

[STEED]

Holiday insurance paid but was nearly double that of last year :shifty:

Don't forget you're bucket and spade. :)