Two_sugars Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 "That'll larn him" was certainly around here when I was young. . . .usually preceded by a crack across the lug. John 4 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2019 38 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: Sorry to hear you are under the weather. I wanted to ask whether you managed to see any of the Tornadoes that were on yesterday's finale flight around Shropshire and North Wales. It was a pity it was all straight and level stuff: T'would have been nice to let them run through the Mach loop one last time. Those engine intakes look huge as one heads towards you while driving along a road in Scotland. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Happy Hippo said: Sorry to hear you are under the weather. I wanted to ask whether you managed to see any of the Tornadoes that were on yesterday's finale flight around Shropshire and North Wales. It was a pity it was all straight and level stuff: T'would have been nice to let them run through the Mach loop one last time. Howdy Hippo, No, I didn't see the GR4s yesterday but heard them when I was in the vicinity of Cosford. My own Tornado variety, the F3, disappeared a while ago of course. As you say, a pity they didn't pay a last visit to the Mach Loop - always an enjoyable ride and our preferred route to Anglesey when transiting from Coningsby to Valley providing the head shed would sanction low level. Thanks for the sympathy. Cheers Dave 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said: Howdy Hippo, No, I didn't see the GR4s yesterday but heard them when I was in the vicinity of Cosford. My own Tornado variety, the F3, disappeared a while ago of course. As you say, a pity they didn't pay a last visit to the Mach Loop - always an enjoyable ride and our preferred route to Anglesey when transiting from Coningsby to Valley providing the head shed would sanction low level. Thanks for the sympathy. Cheers Dave I would have liked to see the Tornados yesterday and I've been wondering if Uncle T (Dave and I know who he is) managed to see them. He was heavily involved in their introduction into service as one of the lead Test Pilots and also flew them in Gulf War 1. I hope that he did manage to get out to see them. I managed to escape yesterday afternoon and went trainspotting with a mate. We went to our usual place where the Classic and TGV lines cross and had a very good 2 and a half hours. I managed to see my first class 186 and we saw a regular infrastructure train heading north with a 22XXX hauling 2 dead diesels and a 27XXX as well as its train. Lots of TGV's and a good call. This morning it's sunny and I've done some clearing in the woodshed, moved the trailer up there for rubbish collection and then cut 3 mortices and a tenon. A good morning's work. I now have two of my three bench leg units assembled. Regards to all. Jamie 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post New Haven Neil Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2019 Morning. I see we have infected Dave now too, sorry mate. Still feeling pretty awful myself, spent most of the morning in bed, which isn't me. 2 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Indeed so. # = number sign, pound, hash (and sharp for musicos, though technically the sharp (♯) is a different angle, also geometrically equal and parallel). On my American English keyboard it appears over the number 3. On the ancient typewriter I once used I believe that space was occupied by the currency pound sign (£) - still a pound, as in British English keyboards. Australian typewriters offered both the $ and £, (like a UK keyboard) but I honestly don't remember exactly on which key they were placed. # was commonly referred to as pound even in tech circles until the last decade or so, and is still referred to as pound on a US telephone keypad, (where the asterisk is called "star"). When the Bell Labs folk introduced the # key to phones they christened it the 'Octothorpe key' as it had eight points. Technically it should still be referred to as that in telecoms circles... I do love correcting people who call it a hash, what on earth is a hash? Andy G Edit: I'm not actually sure, but it could well be that the symbol was actually devised by Bell Labs... Edited February 20, 2019 by uax6 5 3 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Happy Hippo Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, uax6 said: what on earth is a hash? It refers to the vast majority of military equipment I've had the misfortune to wear or operate. 3 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 (edited) EGood Dafter Noon Here I sit Quite disgrunted Booked a plumber Who hasn’t fronted If we had Delay Repay for no-show or late-running tradespersons the entire industry would probably go bankrupt overnight. I accept there are reasons for being late just as there are for trains to be delayed. But when they ask for, and you provide, a contact number it would be polite to make use of it at appropriate times. I didn’t need a hot tap in the kitchen anyway. I can carry pan-fulls of water through from the bathroom at medium risk levels. Rather better day at the House of Fun. The only interpretation required was from a group of Chinese visitors seeking “Kee-wah Garden”. Kew, of course. I’ll pop the early morning shot (non-posted) of the first open daff-upon-the-Hill in here again. Lit by one of our ornamental grounds lamps. And would you believe it as this post was submitted the telling-bone rang ....... guess who??? Mr. P. Lumber now expects to be here sometime after 3.30. For a midday appointment! Edited February 20, 2019 by Gwiwer The Plumber Cometh!!! 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 43 minutes ago, Happy Hippo said: It refers to the vast majority of military equipment I've had the misfortune to wear or operate. And there was little ole me think that it was something you made with corned beef. Jamie 5 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2019 17 hours ago, JohnDMJ said: He who bashes g00lies on gate learns (hopefully) the lesson. The closed gate TEACHES him said lesson. Into what has the English language degenerated? One of my colleagues recently asked if I could borrow her a pen; I replied no, but I'll lend you a pen! You're (sorry, your! ) joking ME; this comprises OF; all get my goat! OH, and what's a hashtag? I've always known it as a sharp or hash! Sorry folks, rant over! Said he of little humour. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ian Abel Posted February 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2019 HUMP Day - several days absence thanks to Mr. Gates infamous SNOTperating system Winblows 10 deciding to throw itself out of the pram. This requiring me spending Sunday (and most of Monday!!) reinstalling Win10 and every application I had on my main server/development PC - not a mean feat Yesterday spent recovering from that nightmare and getting work stuff organized Monday Jemma and her boyfriend headed to Europe for 10 days. VIa Amsterdam (best free seats ) they're off to Dublin, then Oxford, the south coast near Lewes (weekend with my brother and family) and then London before returning. We're having another "weather event" here; Currently snowing about 1" an hour and expected to get 6-8 inches today. Just another day in Minnesnowta, although we'll pass the record for February snowfall "ever" here today. Ah well Good thing I work from home, the commute up the stairs was brutal though I nearly spilled my orange juice Hope everyone survives the hump and heads for the weekend full speed ahead. 10 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2019 Afternoon All At Chez Bob tonight it's Stir Fry Duck, I was doing Saffron Chicken but the kitchen porter (SWMBO) put the Chicken in the freezer and left it there. A fatal thing happened today the new credit cards turned up in the post one with Her name on it I will have to be vigilant with the spending on this card as she will get carried away with a new method of payment, the Pratt West cards have been cut up and we have washed our hands of the worse bank in the world. Today many hours have been spent on the brass coach sides going onto their donor coaches the third one will be finished today if it's warm enough outside tomorrow they may get splattered with primer & undercoat easy painting these ones, the two full brakes will be GWR all over brown and the Composite brake will be wartime GWR brown a further Airfix "B" set if there is time will also get the wartime treatment to see how they turn out I don't want to wreak two brand new one's just yet. R Stein 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. Club night tonight and bin day tomorrow, muggatee awaits so its be back later. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2019 We went into a bank today. Aditi always had her salary paid into her bank account and I had mine into mine (not the same bank company) . They are both joint accounts but it has been useful when one goes down with IT problems. We had to identify ourselves at Aditi’s bank with our bank cards. Aditi never uses the credit card issued by her bank, fortunately I knew the pin! Anyway we have shiny new current accounts and an extra 0.15% on another. I was careful not to accelerate too quickly on the way home in case I used up a whole year’s interest in petrol. Tony 11 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDMJ Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 hours ago, 81C said: Said he of little humour. Sarchasm rules! 2 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 SarcHasm? 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dseagull Posted February 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2019 Well, I didn't get the job (PA to NHS Deputy director), but I did get some really good feedback and considering I always dread interviews, it was nice to hear that I interviewed very well on this occasion. The job went to another candidate with more experience in the end, but I'm not too disheartened. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, dseagull said: Well, I didn't get the job (PA to NHS Deputy director), but I did get some really good feedback and considering I always dread interviews, it was nice to hear that I interviewed very well on this occasion. The job went to another candidate with more experience in the end, but I'm not too disheartened. Reminds me why I left the NHS (outpatients admin manager) - you might have had a lucky escape! 3 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dseagull Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: Reminds me why I left the NHS (outpatients admin manager) - you might have had a lucky escape! Been there and done it once before! - I was a Project Support Officer (fancy title for PA/Receptionist/Admin Dogsbody) for 3 years until I took voluntary redundancy when the Primary Care Trusts were axed. A lot of politics there, certainly! 2 2 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurenceb Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Night awl 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BSW01 Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 Good evening everyone It would appear that not all the schools in the area share the same holidays, as by mid morning the pool was quite busy, plenty of young mums and their kids. Thankfully the staff opened up the kiddies pool and it alleviated the larger pool. However , there was a lane set aside for swimming only and for quite some time I had it to myself. So, despite the fact that it was busy I still managed to do 100 lengths and several single under water lengths too! Hopefully next week it will be back to normal. Well I hadn’t been home long when it started to rain! There wasn’t any forecast so it came as a bit of a surprise, but thankfully it stopped just before now took the grandkids home. As is usual when I feed the grandkids curry, nothing was left, not even a poppadum or naan bread, but I suppose I shouldn’t complain, they all have hearty appetites. Goodnight all 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave Hunt Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 2 hours ago, lightengine said: SarcHasm? Yes, it means the murky depths of humour. 3 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted February 20, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2019 Goodnight all. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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