RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) That one looks quite impossible to ride; well, at least safely. The handlebars are way too forward of the seat to be reasonably reachable. One would have to be lying down and then the foot controls ; ah, never mind. Upon a second reading, I see that you did mention an orangutan; an octopus might be better able to do the job. Edited January 1, 2022 by J. S. Bach To add some information. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erichill16 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, polybear said: I'd not bother with the sprouts again - maybe onion rings? The mince pie worked rather well as it happens I think Bear should audition for ‘Master Chef, the Professionals’ 1 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said: Shavings of what? Inquiring minds want to know. Sprouts. What else? 1 2 2 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Tony_S said: I am not totally sure what the “bacon jam” we had in Ireland was. Delicious and decadent come to mind. The internet suggests bacon and onions are the primary ingredients. I like onion jam, and pepper jam (though it's usually called pepper jelly here). 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Barry O said: We saw the New Year in with a glass or two of English Sparkling Wine. Excellent stuff but it is easier to find Rocking Horse droppings than a replacement Bottle. I saw a segment on a television news magazine recently where oenologists suggest that with climate change, Kent now has the climate that Champagne had half a century or so ago, and that it is not unreasonable to expect that the finest sparkling wines in the world might well become English (for a while, the way things are going). 7 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 9 hours ago, New Haven Neil said: Only one big firework bang here at midnight, probably the c*ck on the corner in his usual style. Took us ages to get back to sleep though, but then up at 5am to investigate a loud banging and crashing, as it had gotten very windy indeed. Couldn't find anything, TV aerial clinking a bit but that wasn't it. Up again half an hour later as it was going nuts, with torch this time, and found it to be the door for the electricity meter cupboard, one of those plastic things in the wall - the same wall as our bedroom! Grrr. So a bit of a lye in but absolutely kernackered now. I was able to readily fall asleep (after staying up until midnight) on what was probably the coldest night of the season. The furnace (with programmed thermostatic control*) was on, but despite that, a smoke detector battery decided that 4:30am would be the right time to expire. After the disruption of finding a replacement downstairs, climbing ladders, swearing at little plastic doors that won't shut etc, it took perhaps an hour or so to return to sleep. * It is set to lower temperatures overnight and the house *shouldn't* have been much colder than usual. Being late (and cold outside, -3°C) I thought about not going out for a walk, but did and felt a bit better for it. I will spend most of the remains of the day watching college football games. 4 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2022 16 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: Kent now has the climate that Champagne had half a century or so ago My nephew lives next to Kent in Sussex and has sent us locally produced wines as presents. When it was easier to travel he would bring stuff back after visiting his fiancée’s family in Modena. The English wine was good. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) Before crawling out of my warm bed today, I watched the end of the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA on television. During the finale, four US Army Golden Knights (parachute display team) dropped onto the parade route. One of them (I think the one also streaming a California state flag) appeared to have a rapid and unstable descent and disappeared from view behind some trees, and the camera feed quickly cut away to the other three who landed in the target zone. It really looked like the parachutist got tangled in some trees, but a news report I searched for noted that all had landed safely and the jumper with the flag actually hit the target. Edited January 1, 2022 by Ozexpatriate 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PupCam Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Erichill16 said: I think Bear should audition for ‘Master Chef, the Professionals’ Or maybe just "The Professionals" .... BTW, good to see the Bear up and about again 11 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Tony_S said: Though I am not totally sure what the “bacon jam” we had in Ireland was. It's like a chutney or relish depending on whether you put it through a food processor.. Made from bacon, onions, brown sugar and cider vinegar although can also include other ingredients such as maple syrup. 3 1 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: I was able to readily fall asleep (after staying up until midnight) on what was probably the coldest night of the season. The furnace (with programmed thermostatic control*) was on, but despite that, a smoke detector battery decided that 4:30am would be the right time to expire. After the disruption of finding a replacement downstairs, climbing ladders, swearing at little plastic doors that won't shut etc, it took perhaps an hour or so to return to sleep. * It is set to lower temperatures overnight and the house *shouldn't* have been much colder than usual. Being late (and cold outside, -3°C) I thought about not going out for a walk, but did and felt a bit better for it. I will spend most of the remains of the day watching college football games. Due to my inability to climb ladder any more, we have a handyman come in and help us out. Every Autumn we have him change all the batteries irrespective of their beeping or not, just to obviate that task to which you relate. Happy New Year. Brian. 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, brianusa said: Every Autumn we have him change all the batteries irrespective of their beeping or not Very sensible. They always fail in the middle of the night - which some people attribute to lower temperatures causing lower battery voltage. Mine are also hard wired. There is minimal drain on the batteries and they last for a long time, but it would be worth the hassle to replace them periodically. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Barry O said: Ever wondered how many people are in hospital with Omicron who have no jabs? I knew the Government would have some data and... Data on hospital cases Baz Link is giving me the ER page, Baz? 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simontaylor484 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 24 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: Very sensible. They always fail in the middle of the night - which some people attribute to lower temperatures causing lower battery voltage. Mine are also hard wired. There is minimal drain on the batteries and they last for a long time, but it would be worth the hassle to replace them periodically. Our alarms that we have just replaced are hard wired the battery backup supplied by Fire Angel states on it to replace after 1 year its a normal 9v battery 9 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said: ... replace after 1 year its a normal 9v battery I had a number of AA batteries that I left installed in Christmas decorations from last year. A surprising number of them had leaked and some of the battery operated lamps no longer work. I will remove the batteries this year. The 9V batteries have a better canister (and one presumes the voltage drops before they leak), but that's still no guarantee. 9 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium zarniwhoop Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 hour ago, polybear said: Anyone fancy a go? All you need are arms like an Orangutan..... The librarian: Ook! Ook! Rincewind: He said yes please, but he doesn't have a licence. 5 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2022 Omicron link This should work Baz 2 1 5 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2022 Evening all from Estuary-Land. Wine has been produced in England since medieval times. However the industry died out in the 'Little ice age' from 1350-1830. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age Now there is even Scottish wines, five at the last count. https://lizthachmw.com/winetravelstories/wineries-in-scotland-yes-there-are-five-or-so/ 4 2 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2022 Goodnight all. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Popular Post TheQ Posted January 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2022 Awake at stupid o'clock, left knee throbbing, it gave way once on sitting on a trailer wheel yesterday, then again when I attempted to get off the sofa to make the bedtime muggachoccy. It went again, on attempting to come down stairs for some pink pills, I sat rapidly on the top step and had to do the one step at a time routine very slowly using the right leg to bend every time .. I'm not going to try to go back upstairs again, so its the sofa for the night with Ben gently snoring in the background. No sure what I'm going to do today, but it won't be on my feet much.. Goodnight again 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 A feel-good local story, associated with sports, but not about sports: https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/kraken-fan-nadia-popovici-lauded-for-pointing-out-canucks-equipment-manager-brian-hamiltons-cancerous-mole-during-game/ 1 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iL Dottore Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 10 hours ago, Erichill16 said: I think Bear should audition for ‘Master Chef, the Professionals’ Nah! Monica Galetti would shred the Bear - and that’d be just on the skills test. If Monica Galetti and Marcus Wareing can reduce seasoned professional cooks to quivering wrecks, what chance would a Bear, only skilled in the arts of the deep-freeze, the microwave and tin-opener, have against such remorseless and pitiless judgement. The Bear might have some success In wooing the bald grocer bloke who loves puds and cakes - but I wouldn’t count on it…. iD can cook a bit and would never even dream of going on MCP 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2022 Ey up! Apparently it is Sunday. Christmas tree and decorations will be taken down and stored in their spot in the loft.. at least the decorations will be.. the tree is being collected by a local charity for recycling on Wednesday .. a small price to pay to make sure it is turned into a useful product. After hammering,banging and drilling all day yesterday I was woken by pea brains son inthe night. He was hammering and banging and turning switches on and off at 4 am. Luckily I got back to sleep! @pH a great story.. welldone to them all. One for spotting Italy two for believing in the text made. Time for my mugatea methinks! Enjoy your day! Stay safe! Baz 3 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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