Early Risers.

[polybear]

6 hours ago, Barry O said:

I believe the numbers called were "two six"

 

 

Often used when lifting something as a Team (source:  my old ex-Armourer buddy - we often used to use it at work.) Use it now and all these grad. types look very confused.  Mind you, that's often the case anyway....

[BoD]

Morning all.

 

I seem to have another cold.

What? Wait?

 

Don’t run away.

 

Where  has everyone gone?

[roundhouse]

Morning from a damp Surrey.

 

My other half went shopping yesterday. She said that many items had sold out especially tins of tuff, bread etc.  It was also very busy there.

 

Coming home he got caught up on the A217 with traffic having to divert away from the M23 that was closed Northbound over the weekend. She tries to avoid Sainsburys locally as they often have run out of many items on a more normal day.

 

No Working from shed as none to do this week so will be cracking on with the layout.

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

Yet another sunny start to the day, that’s 2 in a row! Once Sheila has got herself ready for her Zumba class, I’m tasked with looking at the washing machine, as it has an intermittent leak, I suspect that the filter wants cleaning, as that normally does the trick. Once that’s sorted, I’ll head back downstairs and drill the walls for the shelving fixing points. 

 

Enjoy the day, back later. 

[Barry O]

Ey up!

Panic ye not I am sril out of the country.

 

Some NZ politico is upset that the New Zealand public are behind everyone else on the virus..as in they are, like most Kiwi do, not panicking.

 

My worry isif I have to self isolate...I have some indoor cricket umpiring to do the day after I ger back...

 

Positive thoughts to all who ail or are missing!

Goodnight from down here!

Baz

[grandadbob]

Good morning all,

A bit dull and dismal here.

Some domestic stuff to do first and after that I know not what.

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

P.S. Been using "Gone for a Burton" since I was kid. Probably picked up from living next door to RAF Brampton for about 5 or 6 years and going to school with many kids from there.

[Compound2632]

11 hours ago, brianusa said:

"Goes for a Burton"

Does anyone use that phrase anymore?  I picked it up amongst others from my Dad who was in the RAF but that was a long time ago!

    Brian.

 

All the time, though my wife the lexicographer has it marked up as "old fash." It's a standard north Birmingham expression that I assume I picked up from my parents. I've always understood it to mean "kaput", with the root cause of lack of functionality in the item or person being that they'd knocked off early to go down the pub.

[Dave Hunt]

The 'Gone for a Burton' origin I was told in the RAF of the 1960s was that it derived from a pre-war Burton's beer ad in which someone was missing because he had gone for a beer. Since I believe it was around during the Battle of Britain I don't think it could have been to do with Burtons the tailors demob suits. The expression, 'Two, six, heave!' I understand originally to have been a Royal Navy chant when pulling up sails or other things involving heaving on ropes. Why those particular numbers, though, I have no idea.

 

A bright and sunny start to the week here in the North Salopshire borderlands but it won't last - I'm taking Jill to an hotel in mid Wales for a couple of nights on Friday for her birthday and the weather is traditionally atrocious then.

 

Have a good week people.

 

Dave

 

 

[roundhouse]

30 minutes ago, grandadbob said:

Good morning all,

A bit dull and dismal here.

Some domestic stuff to do first and after that I know not what.

Have a good one,

Bob.

 

P.S. Been using "Gone for a Burton" since I was kid. Probably picked up from living next door to RAF Brampton for about 5 or 6 years and going to school with many kids from there.

I often used to go for a Burton, Youngs Winter Warmer was a Burton style ale. Totally ruined when brewing was moved fom Wandsworth to Bedford and it soon disappeared from pubs that we used to drink in.

[Compound2632]

I'm now suspecting that I'm wrong in assuming that "gone for a Burton" was in general use in north Birmingham in my youth; I wonder if I picked it up from my father, who spent most of his National Service doing clerical work at RAF Valley - he was, I believe, in the last cohort of National Servicemen; when he asked who would take over the filing once they had no more conscripts, he was told by the commandant (or whatever his position was) that they'd probably stop doing it as there wasn't much point in it...

 

The lexicographer has the phrase in the online version of her dictionary - the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary - giving RAF slang as its origin.

[Dave Hunt]

9 hours ago, Mike Bellamy said:

 

Dave - that reminds me of a visit to Cranwell in connection with the external accreditation of the WSOp course for weapons systems operators, rotary crew, loadmasters etc. We were given a copy of a training manual for evaluation and I'll never forget the first instruction - "Identify the On/Off switch and turn to On position'. Not quite the Level 4 University level training we were expecting !!

 

Mike

 

Reminds me of some of the questions in the Irish*airline pilots' exam:

 

1. What is the best operating position for the ON/OFF switch?

2. Name the airport on the banks of the River Shannon. Is it a. Heathrow b. Orly c. Shannon?

3. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. On your paper draw the shortest track from point A to point B.

4. What is the required position for the undercarriage UP - DOWN selector prior to landing?

 

*With apologies to Irish people - insert an alternative as you wish. 

 

 

And happy birthday Ian.

 

Dave

Edited March 2, 2020 by Dave Hunt
Old age and forgetfulness

[45156]

Ian - couldn't agree more - Winter Warmer was an utterly superb been when brewed in Wandsworth - I used to go into the Dog and Bull in Surrey Street, as soon as the word got round that it was available, and have a few.

 

There was an old boy used to sit at the corner of the bar, who used to complain every year that "It's not as good as last years" - but then Youngs beer was never good after Wandsworth closed - the merger with Wells was a disaster for BOTH brews, and where I used to like all Youngs and Wells beers, I would now walk a mile to avoid them - the Special which used to be very bitter, became sweeter and thinner, and at that stage, I walked away,

 

Morning All

 

Sorry about the absence, it has taken a long time to catch up, but all posts are now read and rated.

 

Generic greetings are, of course, on offer.

 

Storm Jorge did not seem to affect us hereabouts, and I was pleased about that.  Went to see an amateur production of Grease, with our vet playing Rizzo - very professional indeed, and would have graced the West End stage. 

 

LASAR in about half an hour, then a trip to the bank to brave the Barclays IT systems again - wish me luck.

 

A lot more has happened chex 45156/30747, but nothing I need to bore you all with here,

 

Regards to All

Stewart

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Happy birthday to Ian A and many more of 'em. Still a bit overcast this morning but predicted to clear later on. I have now ceased to have my milk delivered. The dairy announced that they were going to go cashless three months ago. That was OK by me as I was quite happy to pay by direct debit. However when I tried to set up a DD via their webshite, as they said I could do, once I'd entered my name and address, nothing! It didn't ask for my customer number or acknowledge that I was even a customer. I clicked on the 'my account' button but all I got was a message saying 'You haven't placed an order yet.' I then typed into  the search 'direct debit' but nothing happened. I then tried their 0345 number where after listening to all the other options it got to number 5 which was to set up a direct debit. I pressed number five to hear an automated message saying that I'm in a queue and I will have to wait 20 minutes for someone to answer, no way am I going to wait 20 minutes when I'm paying for the call. Thats my rant for the day, now for a Muggatee, be back later.

[skipepsi]

36 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

The 'Gone for a Burton' origin I was told in the RAF of the 1960s was that it derived from a pre-war Burton's beer ad in which someone was missing because he had gone for a beer. Since I believe it was around during the Battle of Britain I don't think it could have been to do with Burtons the tailors demob suits. The expression, 'Two, six, heave!' I understand originally to have been a Royal Navy chant when pulling up sails or other things involving heaving on ropes. Why those particular numbers, though, I have no idea.

 

A bright and sunny start to the week here in the North Salopshire borderlands but it won't last - I'm taking Jill to an hotel in mid Wales for a couple of nights on Friday for her birthday and the weather is traditionally atrocious then.

 

Have a good week people.

 

Dave

 

 

IIRC they are members of the muzzle loading gun crew  I think responsible running the gun out after loading. 

[roundhouse]

28 minutes ago, 45156 said:

Ian - couldn't agree more - Winter Warmer was an utterly superb been when brewed in Wandsworth - I used to go into the Dog and Bull in Surrey Street, as soon as the word got round that it was available, and have a few.

 

There was an old boy used to sit at the corner of the bar, who used to complain every year that "It's not as good as last years" - but then Youngs beer was never good after Wandsworth closed - the merger with Wells was a disaster for BOTH brews, and where I used to like all Youngs and Wells beers, I would now walk a mile to avoid them - the Special which used to be very bitter, became sweeter and thinner, and at that stage, I walked away,

 

 

 

 

I went in the Dog and Bull recently. Much the same inside ad outside as it has been for as long as i have known it but the ale range is very bland hence we go in the Green Dragon at the South end of Surrey Street (used to be Hogoblin and a bank before that). They recently had a Tiny Rebel tap take over. One of the best pubs in the area but can get noisy later in the evenings when they crank up the music.

[Adam88]

9 hours ago, Barry O said:

I believe the numbers called were "two six"

Some other words from my dad's RAF vocabulary...

 

Gone for the chop

Leave it on safe

 

imshy. ..imshy.. tomorrow or sometime....

 

As you can tell he spent a lot of time in the middle east.

 

Baz

Many thanks, later ER discussions and Google results tend to confirm.  It must have come via the RNAS.

[Tony_S]

Morning all.

Nothing happening this morning. I can report that Aditi is “well” again. This afternoon I will be off to Basildon for a follow up appointment to the skin cancer scan last November. I assume I will be not be required to go again as the prescribed ointment worked. I didn’t have skin cancer just old age skin. 
It is fairly overcast here but not raining. It is too damp to cut the lawn, not sure when it will be dry enough.

Tony

[Kingzance]

Good morning from a wet underfoot NEHerts,

 

Happy birthday Mr Abel.

 

Other matters arising: ribs and shoulder prevented decent rest, I expect I shall nod off later if I can remain in a comfortable position. Weekly weigh-in indicates a continued downward trend that is not too rapid - I am getting to a point where I no longer crave food for its own sake. The chariot needs washing and cleaning, I may be supporting Eastern European economies later. I shall need to make some vegetable broth as home-made soups (with only the natural sugars and preservatives) seem to be helping in my goal to shed two and a half stone by June.

 

I bought some herb seeds yesterday and these will have a first sowing in fibre pots today so they can get a decent start. In my book, you can’t beat fresh basil, chives, coriander and parsley in dishes and as a garnish. Later, the annual battle between KZ and the birds / insects will recommence if I wish to be successful when the seedlings are planted out. I also need to think about how I am to grow runner beans this year as last year’s pot-grown experiment was less than successful.
 

My youngest grandson Max has his his 10th birthday on Friday and “we” need to get him a gift. As he lost his golf putter a couple of years back due to his own carelessness, that may be an easy solution.

 

Time to Carpe another muggercoffee, best to all....

[Happy Hippo]

3 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

I'm taking Jill to an hotel in mid Wales for a couple of nights on Friday for her birthday and the weather is traditionally atrocious then.

How does that work?

 

Driving over to Mid Wales on Friday, and then up early for a sprint over to Kettering on the Saturday morning for the GOG spring meeting.

 

Then back to collect Jill from which ever Gemini inflatable she's been bobbing around in.

 

To get away with that means you must be smoother than a baby's bum.

[The Lurker]

Greetings from LBG where I can still see some blue sky between the grey clouds.

 

The weekend did not go as planned. Mrs Lurker came down with stomach cramps and was very sick on Saturday afternoon, and spent most of yesterday recovering. This led to me being in charge on the catering front. Food was still consumed so I assume it remained of a suitable standard.

 

This morning the shower has given up the ghost. The shower company no longer make spare part/come out to look at that particular type of shower; it's long out of its guarantee period; so we will need a new one. In the meanwhile we will have to make do with baths.

 

Gone for a burton is a phrase I use occasionally. I have also come across having a shufti - my Dad used it quite a bit, along with having a decker (sp?), which meant the same.

 

 

[Gwiwer]

Welcome to Moan-day one and all and a Happy Birthday to Ian A.  

 

There are bright spots happening though there are still more fluffy bits that might be ideal.  I shall shortly be persuading errant grass that the appropriate manner in which to form an edge is the shortest possible route from Corner A to Corner B.

 

But first I have an appointment with the frying pan and some suitable contents.  

 

Back anon.  

[Tony_S]

I haven’t been to Wales for years now. As a child it was the preferred family holiday destination until “it got too crowded” (my Mother’s quote). I am certain the last time was a day trip to Swansea to visit the university geography department when Matthew was applying. Even after he turned down their offer of a place they kindly kept writing telling him to contact them if he changed his mind. 
 Nowadays we are more likely to be in the neighbourhood of Kettering as the tiny nieces live near there.  

[leopardml2341]

Gone for a Burton was usually used, by my Grandmother at least, around our parts to indicate that something had gone awry and that subsequent events were likely to suffer.

 

e.g. 'Any chance of getting that train's gone for a Burton if this bloomin bus doesn't turn up soon.

 

(belated) Mornin' all.

[southern42]

A quickie before an after lunch cuppa.

Over the last few years we have been topping up this little fella on Betws-y-coed (Transport for Wales) station platform with our plastic bottle tops.  The station itself is unmanned and the platform decoration/furniture is provided by the building occupants, including this one, by the Galeri.

 

The first time I have seen it this full.

The bottle tops are emptied into cages which, when full, provide a solid wall to the edge of the owner's garden at the far end of the station.  I must remember to get some pics.

 

You may spot the odd larger than 'small' bottle top requested in there, despite the notice (beyond the photo), including jar and tub lids!

__________

Polly

[Tony_S]

10 minutes ago, The Lurker said:

decker

Dekko, having a, is the Hindi/Urdu equivalent of the Arabic shufti. 

Military movements from the Middle East to India and back again over nearly a thousand years meant that some words go back and forth. As did cooking styles.