pH Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 minute ago, Dave Hunt said: What exactly is a curiosity centre? Is it somewhere where everything is hidden and you have to poke around to find it? Dave … and are there dead cats around? 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: What exactly is a curiosity centre? Is it somewhere where everything is hidden and you have to poke around to find it? Dave I think its the sort of place visited in "Bargain Hunt", thronged with occasional antiques but mainly sub-antiques. I could be wrong.... Edited June 11 by Hroth 6 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 1 minute ago, pH said: … and are there dead cats around? And is it run by a bloke called Schroedinger? Dave 3 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 minute ago, Dave Hunt said: And is it run by a bloke called Schroedinger? Dave If they're his, there will be just as many live cats... 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted June 11 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 4 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: What exactly is a curiosity centre? Is it somewhere where everything is hidden and you have to poke around to find it? Dave An ex bus depot full of stuff, including an original Bassett Lowke mogul in LNER apple green for £185. There may be more railway stuff which I have yet to discover. Nyda had admitted that a trip to a garden is now unlikely. 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 minute ago, Dave Hunt said: And is it run by a bloke called Schroedinger? Dave Only on some days. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 If he is in, he may (or may not) be in his office, although Heissenberg in accounts was theorising it was his day off. (with a degree of certainty) - Emma 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: An ex bus depot full of stuff, including an original Bassett Lowke mogul in LNER apple green for £185. There may be more railway stuff which I have yet to discover. Nyda had admitted that a trip to a garden is now unlikely. I think we will need more than a week in Dorset to see all the houses and gardens Aditi has mentioned , and she has just joined yet another old buildings association. I have been good and hosed down the car so we won’t be polluting Dorset’s ecosystem with Essex spiders (they live in the door mirrors). Edited June 11 by Tony_S 9 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted June 11 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 (edited) Depending on where you are staying depends on whether you need to take a car sponge with you. We got here Friday and this morning the car was strafed by a gaggle of Messyschitt 109s Edited June 11 by Happy Hippo 1 1 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted June 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Depending on where you are staying depends on whether you need to take a car sponge with you. We got here Friday and this morning the car was strafed by a gaggle of Messyschitt 109s I am glad my car has a glass rather than a painted roof after what the birds in York dumped on the car last November. It was way beyond sponge cleaning. We will be staying within walking distance (whatever that means) of the SW coast path so perhaps there will be gulls. Tony 7 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM42 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Depending on where you are staying depends on whether you need to take a car sponge with you. We got here Friday and this morning the car was strafed by a gaggle of Messyschitt 109s I think they are into carpet bombing round here judging by the trail of hits leading up to, across and beyond the car. I also wonder what they have been eating to produce the concrete like by products they leave. I've no doubt, in some cases, altitude is gained quite quickly and involuntarily when the mother ship is unburdened. Andy Edited June 11 by SM42 2 5 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northmoor Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 57 minutes ago, Tony_S said: I am glad my car has a glass rather than a painted roof after what the birds in York dumped on the car last November. It was way beyond sponge cleaning. We will be staying within walking distance (whatever that means) of the SW coast path so perhaps there will be gulls. Tony I used to work on the South Coast and the car was frequently dumped on by seagulls. If I didn't clean it off within a day or two it etched the paint. Pigeon's "output" has never done that, so there must be something in a seagull's diet. Probably chips. 3 3 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 I noticed that my car had been 'bombed' yesterday evening but fortunately last nights rain washed it off. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 Tomorrow we are off to Anglesey for the day and have booked a boat trip to Puffin Island. Jill is fascinated by puffins and keeps trying to draw and paint them but is never satisfied with how she portrays the beaks so maybe inspiration will strike after seeing them in the wild. There is also the promise of fish'nchips before returning home so providing it doesn't rain it should be quite a good day. Daves 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Looks like you'll have a good day for it, not sunny but dry with a gentle westerly breeze. Thats according to the BBC weather app.... Hope you spot some Puffins! 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) 8 hours ago, Tony_S said: There are loads parked up on one of the roads into Southend. I wondered why it was suddenly so popular for campers (it is traditionally a day trip resort) . All the motor caravans have NHS stickers on them. I was told lots of people who work at the hospital live in them. According to one article I perused the problem appears to be self inflicted. In that the town council which owns the car parks installed height restriction barriers to stop vans etc from parking, but 'failed to anticipate'- other phrases are available, that camper vans wouldn't also be able to access the carpark. You really can't make this stuff up. Edited June 11 by Winslow Boy 6 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 7 hours ago, Hroth said: If they're his, there will be just as many live cats... All depends if you look. 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, Winslow Boy said: According to one article I perused the problem appears to be self inflicted. In that the town council which owns the car parks installed height restriction barriers to stop vans etc from parking, but 'failed to anticipate'- other phrases are available, that camper vans wouldn't also be able to access the carpark. You really can't make this stuff up. Common practice especially in touristy places as some camper owners will use public car parks rather than pay site fees. 5 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted June 11 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 11 A quick good evening from a cliff top eyrie in Dore, overlooking the bay at the mouth of the river Bourne. No 1 son and finance are heading home and darling daughter plus wife and one 5 year old SPT. © @Dave Hunt will arrive tomorrow. We have been somewhat busy. We did venture into Hampshire on Sunday and went round Beaulieu, which we thorougly enjoyed. Jamie 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted June 11 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said: Tomorrow we are off to Anglesey for the day and have booked a boat trip to Puffin Island. Jill is fascinated by puffins and keeps trying to draw and paint them but is never satisfied with how she portrays the beaks so maybe inspiration will strike after seeing them in the wild. There is also the promise of fish'nchips before returning home so providing it doesn't rain it should be quite a good day. Daves I think Jill might be in for a bit of a shock regarding puffins. The one in the background is what they look like when they are not in their breeding plumage. The beaks go quite dull. Edited June 11 by Happy Hippo 11 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 The one at the back looks as if it doesn't want its picture taken AT ALL! 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 42 minutes ago, PhilJ W said: Common practice especially in touristy places as some camper owners will use public car parks rather than pay site fees. Yes that was highlighted as well. The issue seems to be lack of joined up thinking really and a lot of 'who cares' by the County Council plus a splash of 'who pays'. 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted June 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12 I am now a little confused by references to the British (?) tax system. If you do not do your own assessment, is it a matter of King John's men coming around and saying, at spearpoint, "This is what you owe." ? I have to do my own and buy a computer program to process all the data. I finally logged in to Canada Revenue's message system to read what they sent me. Fortunately, all confirmative messages. Last year there was a hack of their system and they cancelled everyone's password; I just got around to getting back now. They compounded it by having the tax department (among others) go on strike just before the deadline. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted June 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12 The vast majority of employees Pay As You Earn in other words tax is deducted from wages by your employer through out the year. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted June 12 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12 Night Owl from the Piedmont. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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