AndyID Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Alas, it is snowing again (well, it is January.) But it's also supposed to be sunny tomorrow so I suppose I'll just have to go up to the mountains. I'm going to pick-up a pair of demo skis and give them a shot. My current skis are perfect for carving down well-groomed slopes at high speed. They steer beautifully with virtually no effort. It's a bit like running on rails. The snag is it's difficult for my old legs to make them make rapid turns on steep slopes to keep my speed down. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 8 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Caption time. "I bet that hurt........." 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 9 hours ago, Dave Hunt said: Today I took your Olympic crown. Whilst trying the well-known 'let's try to get the box from the bottom of the pile' I upset the pile and the box at the top ended up upside down and lidless on the floor. Fortunately there was nothing breakable in it but......... ..... it was full of opened packets of weathering powders. The mess, spread over a large area of floor as well as the bottom shelf of the cupboard and its contents, had to be seen to be believed and took most of my modelling time to clear up, after which I had to have a shower and put my clothes in the washing machine. What a fun day. Bu**er. Dave A late friend of mine worked at Hartlepool. One day a crane in the docks dropped a large container of carbon black that it was unloading from a ship. Apparently the result was the Henry Ford version of your mishap Dave.. Jamie 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal Digger Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=572220088082064 HH you appear to be in San Antonia? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 14 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Caption time. That hurt...... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 10, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, Canal Digger said: https://www.facebook.com/watch?v=572220088082064 HH you appear to be in San Antonia? With young ladies getting me free drinks. What's not to like? 4 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 53 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: With young ladies getting me free drinks. What's not to like? Behind bars I see though. Is there something you like to tell us? Has Pc Plod finally caught you whilst you were 'checking' the strategic cake reserve? 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 10, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2023 35 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said: Behind bars I see though. Is there something you like to tell us? Has Pc Plod finally caught you whilst you were 'checking' the strategic cake reserve? Nothing so exotic, as you will know by reading back through these pages, that I am an endangered species and also hold diplomatic immunity. The bars are there simply to keep me safe from being mobbed by thousands of adoring female admirers. Besides as DH and Jamie will tell you, getting behind bars is a sure fire way of getting closer to the whisky optics. 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I am not sure what to make of this:: Is it a place selling hippo burgers? Has HH gone into the burger restaurant business? Is it an advisory warning notifying passers-by of the risk of obese pachyderms? Clarity is required here! 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 Never seen a thin one! 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) 58 minutes ago, iL Dottore said: Is it a place selling hippo burgers? Has HH gone into the burger restaurant business? There would appear to be a chain of them. To avoid being a menu item HH will need to avoid Birmingham and Cardiff which seem to be the nearest to Telfland. There used to be chain called “Giraffe” too. I have just checked and there still is but I think the one we went to a couple of times closed. Edited January 10, 2023 by Tony_S 5 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 21 hours ago, PhilJ W said: Caption time. I'm not sitting on that for the next three weeks! Dave 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 6 hours ago, Happy Hippo said: With young ladies getting me free drinks. What's not to like? I didn't know that you drank tap water HH. Uisge beatha* yes but tap water? *Scots gaelic for whisky, AKA water of life Dave 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 10, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 10, 2023 39 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: I didn't know that you drank tap water HH. Uisge beatha* yes but tap water? *Scots gaelic for whisky, AKA water of life Dave Aka eau de vie, plentiful around where I live. Jamie 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 10, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: I didn't know that you drank tap water HH. Uisge beatha* yes but tap water? *Scots gaelic for whisky, AKA water of life Dave They told me it was Gin! 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) I checked out the Fat Hippo menu, and I reckon Happy Hippo has a case for suing for impersonation. Not a single bit of cake or steamed pudding on the menu. So clearly no Hippos are involved in any way, shape or form. There’s not even a Hippo (meat) burger on the menu (Hippos are apparently deliciously edible: https://eatdelights.com/hippopotamus-taste/) Quite frankly I’m disappointed - no cake, no toffee pudding, no hippo burger…. Edited January 10, 2023 by iL Dottore Added link 1 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2023 Even if I wanted to, I probably could not get hippo meat here in this country! 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AndyID Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Some snow was pushed around - there was quite a lot of new snow too. I also met some old friends (they actually spotted me in the bar) and we did a bit of catching up and some skiing With some coaching from my friends the demo skis helped me negotiate a run that had previously defeated me and I've now decided what I want go for. Not sure how they quantify on the Deltic scale but they must be up there 😀 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2023 8 hours ago, iL Dottore said: I checked out the Fat Hippo menu, and I reckon Happy Hippo has a case for suing for impersonation. Not a single bit of cake or steamed pudding on the menu. So clearly no Hippos are involved in any way, shape or form. Quite frankly I’m disappointed - no cake, no toffee pudding, no hippo burger…. Bear would suggest that suggests Hippo most definitely IS associated associated with the above establishment....what self-respecting Hippo would wish to voluntarily deplete their very own SCR? Actually that's not a bad menu for at least one Bear I can think of - though I suspect a need for Statin's for ever after may well be required. Just three dessert options (Ice Cream/Choccy Brownie/Belgian Waffle) is a bit PP though - and a little surprising cos' I've always thought that the prices of desserts in many/most restaurants to be somewhat of a p.take and a very easy way to jack the profits up for very little effort. The black ice cream seems somewhat strange though.... 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted January 11, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2023 The black ice cream is the result of DH being employed as a chef. Apparently his motto is: My spills are your thrills! 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium TheQ Posted January 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2023 On 07/01/2023 at 18:40, Happy Hippo said: With the amount of paint I've found in the collection, I could also start a painting and decorating business. Paint the drive and ballast the walls and ceilings: That would be novel! 3 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium polybear Posted January 11, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: The black ice cream is the result of DH being employed as a chef. Apparently his motto is: My spills are your thrills! Hmmm....heavily weathered ice cream....not sure about that one.... 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, polybear said: Hmmm....heavily weathered ice cream....not sure about that one.... Pity it’s not “egg and bacon ice cream” as invented by Heston Blumenthal - it’s rather good (as is bacon jam - ideal on savoury scones). Amazing taste treats await when you “think outside the box” (or in your case Bear, “outside the igloo”) Edited January 11, 2023 by iL Dottore 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2023 Hippo? Chains? I thought we’d got over all that bondage stuff. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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