Early Risers.

[Debs.]

6 minutes ago, 81C said:

I've taken money off the bookies. 

Has Hell frozen over?!?!

Edited October 27, 2019 by Debs.

[PhilJ W]

8 minutes ago, 81C said:

I've taken money off the bookies. 

Traitor!

Edited October 27, 2019 by PhilJ W

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

The sun is shining and the skies are blue, so I’m off to the workshop, I may be some time!

 

Enjoy the day, back later. 

[Tony_S]

I don’t seem to ever be affected by time changes. I suspect I am gullible enough just to believe the time on the clock. 
Tony

[jamie92208]

Afternoon all from the Charente.   I see that the Welshnan has finally joined the Scotsman, Irishman in the bar.   Do we hear wails from Wales.  

 

Here we have returned  from the market and lunch will be eaten soon.  I have lit two fires at a friends house.  Not that I'm a trainee arsonist.  They are arriving this afternoon so the house will feel a little warmer for them. 

 

I'm off to colkect a ride on law mower this afternoon so will have a pleasant and probably traffic free drive through sone nice countryside.

 

Hope that all those ailing (as well as wailing) are OK.

 

Jamie

 

 

[81C]

Having nothing better to do and I'm a people watcher sitting watching rugby for the past few weeks I'm amazed how many player don't do much when on the field but are the first to bitch 

when the game doesn't go their way, I won't point fingers but the results will tell you who they are, that's why I take money off bookies like I used to do when betting on the horses, I backed the Jockey 

& Trainer combinations like my father never out of pocket apart from the odd occasion.

 enjoy your day Sindy Katte 

[AndyID]

7 hours ago, 45156 said:

 I set the cruise control to 50 and sat in lane 1 - probably the slowest vehicle on the road - 

 

I usually turn off the cruise control when there's a lot of water on the road. It can initiate unintended changes in direction if one or more wheels lose traction.

 

On one occasion I saw an SUV that was travelling in the opposite direction on a two-lane road start to spin then end up inverted in the ditch. The driver had cruise on. There was ice on the road that time but water can have the same effect.

[AndyID]

The time change hasn't affected me at all. It hasn't happened here yet

 

I must arise. It's hard to sleep when sunlight is beaming into the bedroom. Rather frosty last night - the roof on the house across the street has turned white.

[Happy Hippo]

4 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

  Do we hear wails from Wales.  

Nope.

 

We lost.

 

On the performance of both teams today, whoever won could expect to be run over by a big unstoppable chariot next weekend.

 

 

[AndyID]

11 hours ago, Barry O said:

All ours in the UK have had the sugar levels reduced.. they are still far better than the rock hard tasteless ones served up in the USA.  A lot of food in the UK has seen reduced sugare (and salt) levels over the last few years. Seen as a "must do" by successive governments.  

 

Not sure it has had a major impact on childhood obesity...yet!

Baz

 

It always struck me as odd that Beanz doesn't mean Heinz in the US. I don't think they sell a US version here. It's pretty obscure if they do. You sometimes see the imported UK beans in the stores and you can buy them online.

[New Haven Neil]

Some progress in matters gauge O this afternoon, and some not progress! More I dare not mention, the awl is about.

 

The alteration in reporting of time plays hell with me now, either way.  Which is a little odd as back in salty days it was an every day occurrence when travelling east-ish or west-ish.  It never bothered me then, but to be fair I was a 'bit' younger. Ahem.

 

Off to investigate fora about Klear, weathering over of.

 

 

[TheQ]

Afternoon Awl,  

And time for a sailing report,  since you lot were mostly indoors watch red green and mud. 

I Was was sat sunning my self,  watching people go in ever decreasing circles. 

08:00 left home for the SC, 

08:30 put flags up, 

08:35, started getting the rescue boats out, 

09:00,  went up to the broad and deposited the buoys in there rough places. 

09:30 two bacon butties and a Muggacoffee please. 

10:15, tow boats up to the broad,  followed by adjusting the final position of the buoys .

10:45 first race,  wind fairly strong but no capsizes,  not a cloud in the sky.

The first leg of the first yeoman race,  the wind shifted, the back half of the fleet got a huge advantage,  and caught up with the front half at the buoy.  Absolute chaos,  one boat had to do a 360 degree turn as there was no spare water to sail on.  Misjudged his second approach, hit the buoy,  had to do another 360 as a penalty.  

During the Second race he got a huge gust broached at the same buoy  clipped it with the stern and again had to do a 360.

Also during the Second race a topper capsized at the buoy,.. So I rescued.... 

 

 

A bread roll,  wrapped in tin foil,  she had lost her lunch during the capsize.                                                 

14:00 last race,  nothing much to report except on the 3rd leg the yeomans played follow the leader,  the lead boat kept very high to prevent boats blocking her wind,  and everyone else did the same.  Not one of the back markers thought to sail directly to the buoy and shorten  the distance.                                           

15:00 follow the last boat round the course collecting the buoys.                                                                               

16::00 the buoys are away,  I'm off home. 

 

Edited October 27, 2019 by TheQ

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Sound of fireworks this evening but not the yobbo's setting them off but the local Indian community celebrating Diwali. Its a bit chilly this evening, time to crankup the heating methinks. Thats all for now, be back later.

[bbishop]

I called Hilda correctly, and Alf nicking the cash for the wake is a given, so what else is on the horizon in Borsetshire? 

 

I've been working on the lighting for the nativity stable.  You may remember that I replaced my phone this month and the old transformer is providing the power for the stable.

 

Bill

[Debs.]

My and Mum's day was immeasurably brightened by our visitors (both of them well-known and loved by E.R's) .......a sunny, beach-walkies and extended talkies were enjoyed and I'm sure the other party will update you in their inimitable way, later. 

[tigerburnie]

Evening all, went out early-ish this morning for lunch with daughter and family, grandsons had an early present from santa as they broke their trampoline, stops them fighting for a bit whilst they are bouncing, so it's worth it's weight in gold for the peace and quiet lol. Glorious sunny day is now followed by freezing cold, so sat by the fire, I might watch the recorded semi final of the rugby, saw the result, but need to look over the opposition for next weeks final, pity I didn't put some money on with the bookies, I could have joined 81c on relieving them of some of their ill gotten gains.

[brianusa]

2 hours ago, AndyID said:

 

It always struck me as odd that Beanz doesn't mean Heinz in the US. I don't think they sell a US version here. It's pretty obscure if they do. You sometimes see the imported UK beans in the stores and you can buy them online.

 

For sure!  Despite rows and rows of the domestic variety, cans of Heinz beans are usually found separately in the imported aisle along with some usual British food products.  Thanks to Amazon's free delivery on some products, that's where we order the locally hard to find items.  The postage would make it impossible otherwise.

     Brian.

[pH]

3 hours ago, AndyID said:

 

It always struck me as odd that Beanz doesn't mean Heinz in the US. I don't think they sell a US version here. It's pretty obscure if they do. You sometimes see the imported UK beans in the stores and you can buy them online.

 

29 minutes ago, brianusa said:

 

For sure!  Despite rows and rows of the domestic variety, cans of Heinz beans are usually found separately in the imported aisle along with some usual British food products.  Thanks to Amazon's free delivery on some products, that's where we order the locally hard to find items.  The postage would make it impossible otherwise.

     Brian.

 

We could always set up a trans-border import business. Plenty of Heinz varieties on sale here. 

 

I'm very surprised by the lack of them in the US - Heinz is an American company, after all.

[AndyID]

45 minutes ago, pH said:

 

 

We could always set up a trans-border import business. Plenty of Heinz varieties on sale here. 

 

I'm very surprised by the lack of them in the US - Heinz is an American company, after all.

 

And I'm pretty sure it was Heinz who introduced them to the UK. Maybe there's a bean cartel.

 

Are the Canadian ones produced locally or are they flown in from Wigan?

 

We have been known to nip up to Creston to buy some things that are hard to find here but we've not done that recently.

[PhilJ W]

Evening all (again) from Estuary-Land. Ironically most of the baked beans consumed in the UK are grown in the USA. I just realised, and had to confirm with the organiser that the trip to Warley will be on the Sunday as there was I assuming it was Saturday. Not a great problem except I might miss a few ER's.

[Debs.]

15 minutes ago, AndyID said:

 

And I'm pretty sure it was Heinz who introduced them to the UK. Maybe there's a bean cartel......

"The Haricot Mafia" 

[brianusa]

For years we used to shop in Vancouver or Victoria, there was a M & S there then which moved away, but we always came back with something usually depending on the $Can. 

         Brian.

[Dave Hunt]

Since we've now had two days to get over the holiday, two of the small terrorists grandchildren descended on us this afternoon to spend the week's parole half term with us; the third one arrives in two days' time. It has been made abundantly clear by The Management that should I attempt anything foolish like sloping off down to the workshop during the next week I could pay dearly for it. Fairer sex? Pah! I'm beginning to suspect that Debs runs awl familiarisation and employment courses for SWMBOS.

 

Wishing all out there a peaceful and trouble free night with thoughts for those who ail.

 

Dave

[Ozexpatriate]

I may be a heretic. I grew up on Heinz Beanz in Oz, but having lived in the US for three decades I am very partial to Bush's Homestyle (labeled a "Tangy sauce with bacon & brown sugar"), which does not lack for sugar, the third and fourth listed ingredients are brown sugar and sugar respectively, tomato paste and bacon come in next.

 

All this talk of baked beans is making me think of some trans-Atlantic travesty for breakfast - like baked beans on a bagel - with eggs.

 

My son and daughter in law have developed a strong preference for Australian tomato sauce over ketchup. I brought some home for them last week. I am partial to both.

[Coombe Barton]

One man and his dog at New Brighton, with pirates.

 

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