bbishop Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 24 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: is that this thing? Defies the Whyte notation. Yes. Gorgeous, isn't it. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 The Republic of Ireland came into existence on the day I was born. Some might say it's merely a coincidence but I'm not so sure. 2 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted November 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: I was born 653 years to the day after Edward the second. How spooky is that? Dave Does that include the lost days from the change to the Gregorian calendar ? 😀 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 9 hours ago, iL Dottore said: To be honest, I do feel a smidgen of pity for any purple haired millennial bobby coming up against a street wise and battle hardened copper like yourself. I could well see you amusing yourself by quoting - chapter and verse- legislation from the 1890s (and never repealed) and then working your way up through the decades to 2001 If you can organise the video, I’ll organise the popcorn. . You're on ! . As a young PC, I found great comfort in 'The Town Police Clauses Act of 1847' within which there were items that could see virtually anyone up before the beak ! . Some examples of offences contained therewithin are/were; . Wilfully and wantonly disturbs any inhabitant, by pulling or ringing any door bell, or knocking at any door, or who wilfully and unlawfully extinguishes the light of any lamp . Flies any kite, or who makes or uses any slide upon ice or snow. . Cleanses, hoops, fires, washes, or scalds any cask or tub, or hews, saws, bores, or cuts any timber or stone, or slacks, sifts, or screens any lime. . Rides or drives furiously any horse or carriage, or drives furiously any cattle. . Places or leaves any furniture, goods, wares, or merchandize, or any cask, tub, basket, pail, or bucket, or places or uses any standing-place, stool, bench, stall, or showboard on any footway, or who places any blind, shade, covering, awning, or other projection over or along any such footway, unless such blind, shade, covering, awning, or other projection is eight feet in height at least in every part thereof from the ground . Publicly offers for sale or distribution, or exhibits to public view any profane, book, paper, print, drawing, painting, or representation, or sings any profane or obscene song or ballad, or uses any profane or obscene language . Yet another 'war story' At the back end of the 1970s my shift were 'parading' for duty (a militaristic term no longer acceptable in policing, where the term 'briefing' is now used) just after 7:00am at Ely (Cardiff) when the whole area became engulfed in thick, choking, dense smoke. with visibility on the mainroad outide at almost zero feet.. Almost immediatley a fire appliance crawled out of the smog, passed the nick and turned into a side street. I put my hat on, and ambled across to find a local resident had decided to burn his old three piece suite, in his front garden. The local Trumpton were in the process of extinguishing the conflagration. I 'put the householder 'on the book' - for "setting a bonfire to the annoyance of residents and passengers" and returned to write up the summary file. I handed the papers to the acting Chief Inspector who retorted "why have you put a sixty year old bloke on the book......haven't you got anything better to do with your time ?" My Inspector butted in "He's the father of that little Steven John ****" "In that case....." added the Chief Inspector "I'll authorise proceedings" . As I type, the so called 'little sh*t" referred to above - Steven John **** is serving life for murder. 9 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold grandadbob Posted November 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 hours ago, jamie92208 said: I think I was told by my mother, that all the babies born on the same day as Charles got a present of some sort. Jamie Yep, I believe it was a food hamper. I was due on the same day but didn't surface until a couple of weeks later.....Mum never forgave me. ☹️ 1 8 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 3 minutes ago, grandadbob said: Yep, I believe it was a food hamper. I was due on the same day but didn't surface until a couple of weeks later.....Mum never forgave me. ☹️ That would explain a lot. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 minutes ago, br2975 said: . You're on ! . As a young PC, I found great comfort in 'The Town Police Clauses Act of 1847' within which there were items that could see virtually anyone up before the beak ! . Some examples of offences contained therewithin are/were; . Wilfully and wantonly disturbs any inhabitant, by pulling or ringing any door bell, or knocking at any door, or who wilfully and unlawfully extinguishes the light of any lamp . Flies any kite, or who makes or uses any slide upon ice or snow. . Cleanses, hoops, fires, washes, or scalds any cask or tub, or hews, saws, bores, or cuts any timber or stone, or slacks, sifts, or screens any lime. . Rides or drives furiously any horse or carriage, or drives furiously any cattle. . Places or leaves any furniture, goods, wares, or merchandize, or any cask, tub, basket, pail, or bucket, or places or uses any standing-place, stool, bench, stall, or showboard on any footway, or who places any blind, shade, covering, awning, or other projection over or along any such footway, unless such blind, shade, covering, awning, or other projection is eight feet in height at least in every part thereof from the ground . Publicly offers for sale or distribution, or exhibits to public view any profane, book, paper, print, drawing, painting, or representation, or sings any profane or obscene song or ballad, or uses any profane or obscene language . Yet another 'war story' At the back end of the 1970s my shift were 'parading' for duty (a militaristic term no longer acceptable in policing, where the term 'briefing' is now used) just after 7:00am at Ely (Cardiff) when the whole area became engulfed in thick, choking, dense smoke. with visibility on the mainroad outide at almost zero feet.. Almost immediatley a fire appliance crawled out of the smog, passed the nick and turned into a side street. I put my hat on, and ambled across to find a local resident had decided to burn his old three piece suite, in his front garden. The local Trumpton were in the process of extinguishing the conflagration. I 'put the householder 'on the book' - for "setting a bonfire to the annoyance of residents and passengers" and returned to write up the summary file. I handed the papers to the acting Chief Inspector who retorted "why have you put a sixty year old bloke on the book......haven't you got anything better to do with your time ?" My Inspector butted in "He's the father of that little Steven John ****" "In that case....." added the Chief Inspector "I'll authorise proceedings" . As I type, the so called 'little sh*t" referred to above - Steven John **** is serving life for murder. Genetics and Environment. The poor lad never stood a chance. Good evidence I would have thought for his appeal. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: Since there are now far fewer overseas posts, the number of officers entitled to receive a part of children's school fees is quite small. Even before that, though, there were not many officers sending their children to private schools. In my career I knew very few. Dave So in your career you knew very few privately educated officers. You had a very shelter life. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Genetics and Environment. The poor lad never stood a chance. Good evidence I would have thought for his appeal. . Answering a knock at your front door, stabbing the visitor, then going for a walk and leaving him to die - doesn't leave much doubt in the mind of the jury. The same bloke who (in my pre-police days) 35 years earlier, I saw pull a flick knife on a Tottenham Hotspur supporter. And on another occasion I called on him to take a witness statement, and noted his pick axe handle behind the front door, and jam jar of battery acid atop his tv...........yet he gave the statement and his arch enemy went down for 5 years for abducting and raping a prostitute. . An everyday story of my parishoners. 1 5 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 A frustrating half hour this morning trying to photograph trains. I chose to go to the wrong corner of a wide wye. The train holding there didn’t move more than 20 yards in that time, so all I got was a head-on, long range shot. In the meantime, on the far away leg of the wye, behind trees, I missed an unusual combination of ‘foreign’ units on a doubleheader and another ‘foreign’ unit as a mid-train helper (quite unusual in itself) on a long grain train. Oh, well! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, br2975 said: . Answering a knock at your front door, stabbing the visitor, then going for a walk and leaving him to die - doesn't leave much doubt in the mind of the jury. The same bloke who (in my pre-police days) 35 years earlier, I saw pull a flick knife on a Tottenham Hotspur supporter. And on another occasion I called on him to take a witness statement, and noted his pick axe handle behind the front door, and jam jar of battery acid atop his tv...........yet he gave the statement and his arch enemy went down for 5 years for abducting and raping a prostitute. . An everyday story of my parishoners. A good barrister have him out in five. 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Billy (the cheapo shear) has now joined his mates Abe (the Lincoln welder) and Ed (the compressor) in the shop/shed. Billy shears 16 gauge (60 thou in old money) mild steel without too much trouble. He can even shear 1/8" mild steel but only when very well connected to a concrete floor and powered by a gorilla. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, AndyID said: … powered by a gorilla. You keep one for that purpose? 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 7 minutes ago, pH said: You keep one for that purpose? Of course not. I rented him from Gorilla Rentals. 1 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 minute ago, AndyID said: Of course not. I rented him from Gorilla Rentals. Does he come with his own tape for attaching him to the shears? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 minutes ago, pH said: Does he come with his own tape for attaching him to the shears? That wasn't necessary. Turns out he was a really nice chap (as gorillas go). A few extra bananas did the trick (although I did mention I could always get a couple ra beres from Paisley instead.) 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted November 25, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Winslow Boy said: So in your career you knew very few privately educated officers. You had a very shelter life. He was in the trade dear boy, not a Regimental fellow nor man for whom the sea called from beyond the playing fields of Eton. A lot of those who went to a private school, and then joined the army, were often not educated beyond being able to eat with cutlery and mumble through a mouth full of plums. 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyID Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: A reminder that not all children grow up in fortunate circumstances. The following is a true story: "When I was a child, my father cheated and didn't love my family. Later, my parents divorced. Soon my mother died in a car accident. My brother and I could only live in my grandma's old house. Grandma’s sister was an alcoholic. The whole family lived on my grandma's savings. Grandma recently died. My Uncle Andy is barely keeping himself out of jail from day to day. My brother left home and won’t talk to us any more. Dad, now 73, had to go out to work to support the family and eventually he is going to want me to do the same thing.” Yours sincerely, Prince William It is an unenviable role but would you prefer someone like TFG? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, grandadbob said: Yep, I believe it was a food hamper. I was due on the same day but didn't surface until a couple of weeks later.....Mum never forgave me. ☹️ A food hamper was something to be had in 1948 what with rationing. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: I was born 653 years to the day after Edward the second. How spooky is that? Dave Spooky, I do not know but you go to play with far neater toys! 😺 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 BTW, did someone mention green panniers? One day, when I have a layout ..................................... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted November 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: A good barrister have him out in five. Would that be a 'criminal' barrister. Jamie 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 9 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: Ah, on my screen they all look black; or could it be that the sight of a green pa**ier is too much for my brain to allow me to register? Dave As a Medical Professional I can categorically state that we have a pill for that…. 8 hours ago, bbishop said: Yes. Gorgeous, isn't it. and in your case Bill, several 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 hours ago, pH said: A frustrating half hour this morning trying to photograph trains. I chose to go to the wrong corner of a wide wye. The train holding there didn’t move more than 20 yards in that time, so all I got was a head-on, long range shot. Oh, well! Thank you for your coded message pH. Whilst we in our little association are quite happy to encourage new talent, you’ll have to do better to join Gli Amici degli Amici as a freelance assassin. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: Would that be a 'criminal' barrister. Jamie As some would say… Aren’t they all? 1 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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