Early Risers.

[New Haven Neil]

Morning - miserably dull here, spots of rain - archery cancelled.

 

I'm a (very) distant relation of Fletcher Christian, my mum's maiden name...Christian.

 

Been a manic Mrs NHN driven weekend as usual, no time to myself!  Archery is replaced by a brunch get-together now, so we'll be off before too much longer.

 

I have done the merch version of the rubber raft, not as extreme as Dave's but food for thought as to how difficult it must be in real circumstances.  Bloomin things always inflate upside down (despite tests saying it is 50/50) so you have to learn the technique to right it - which means the 'right-ee' goes underneath, full immersion.  Great fun - not.

[The White Rabbit]

18 hours ago, polybear said:

Oh Buggeritt.  I blame Hippo for gettin' Bear all confused n' all.

I'm gonna start my own thread called Early Risers Night Mail so I can be in a little world all of my very own....

 

12 hours ago, Gwiwer said:

How about Night Risers - Early Mail for those of a certain disposition? 🤣

 

I'd suggest 'Male Early Night Risers'. Or 'The LDC Fan Club Thread'. 

 

Morning all. I was going to try a little light gardening but a few minutes after deciding that, there's a rattle of raindrops on the window. Loki strikes again... 

 

Time to make some alternative plans, back later. 

[Sidecar Racer]

10 hours ago, pH said:

 

But this  one is really annoying. It's one of the more interesting exhibits, but all I can remember about it is that it's a "Harley Davidson 'xxxx' Project". If anyone can identify it, please let me know.

 

11)

 

 

 

 

 Some info here , google V4 Nova Project and other sites show up .

 

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/h-d/Harley Davidson Nova Prototype.htm

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

I've been up for quite a while now, been busy measuring how much new flooring is needed for the workshop. Then extracting the flooring from my wood store, I've also got enough for the flooring supports and walls. All I have to do is cut it all! I've arranged to borrow Ian's chop saw to do the walls, as they are 28mm thick. 

 

Back later 

 

Brian 

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land  Last night I managed to sprain my elbow, not sure how as it makes things difficult as due to my wobbly legs I need at least one good arm to steady myself, going up and down stairs in particular.

[pH]

1 hour ago, Sidecar Racer said:

 

 Some info here , google V4 Nova Project and other sites show up .

 

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/h-d/Harley Davidson Nova Prototype.htm

Thank you - that’s it. I’ve updated my post to include your information.

Edited April 30, 2023 by pH

[iL Dottore]

13 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

Morning all from Estuary-Land  Last night I managed to sprain my elbow, not sure how as it makes things difficult as due to my wobbly legs I need at least one good arm to steady myself, going up and down stairs in particular.

Commiserations, Phil.

 

Let’s hope that it wasn’t your drinking arm…

 

Hopefully, your recovery will be swift….

[Erichill16]

7 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

 

Let’s hope that it wasn’t your drinking arm…

Can always use a straw!

 

[pH]

2 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Can always use a straw!

 

Is it just an old wives tale that drinking beer through a straw gets you drunker quicker?

[New Haven Neil]

Brunch scoffed at the re-opened Old Guardhouse Cafe up at the motor museum, good value, not cheap but good and plenty of it.  Some accounts done, we have had to open a new bank account as HSBC 'Improved our service' by closing our branch, there's just one now in Douglas, 42 mile round trip.  Locally we have Lloyds, Barclays and IoM (NatWest in disguise), so we have one with both green versions, the blue one has a poor reputation here.  Slowly moving things away from HSBC one at a time, as closing and opening direct debits seems to tax banks and businesses for some reason - their inability to do simple things correctly sometimes beggars belief.

[Hroth]

24 minutes ago, pH said:

Is it just an old wives tale that drinking beer through a straw gets you drunker quicker?

 

Old enough to be mentioned in the Canterbury Tales!

(The Manciples Prologue, lines 44/45)

http://www.librarius.com/canttran/manctale/manctale020-056.htm

 

 

TBH it was drinking wine through a straw from a barrel, but its close enough!

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by Hroth
clarification

[Erichill16]

32 minutes ago, pH said:

Is it just an old wives tale that drinking beer through a straw gets you drunker quicker?

Cant think of any reason why it should. The amount of alcohol would be the same. Only variable would be how fast you drunk it. 
Sat out at a picknick table at Fox Calley and its started  raining so better move to shelter.

Not brought coats and we’ve parked my van further away than usual so we could ‘enjoy’ a longer walk. Ah well…….

[Hroth]

2 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Cant think of any reason why it should. The amount of alcohol would be the same. Only variable would be how fast you drunk it. 
Sat out at a picknick table at Fox Calley and its started  raining so better move to shelter.

Not brought coats and we’ve parked my van further away than usual so we could ‘enjoy’ a longer walk. Ah well…….

 

I think the problem is that the drinker has no idea of the volume consumed, and things get out of hand...

 

[Erichill16]

1 minute ago, Hroth said:

 

I think the problem is that the drinker has no idea of the volume consumed, and things get out of hand...

 

Exactly, thats why I mentioned the sane amount of alcohol. 
Mil is always coming up with old wives tales and believes them to be gospel. 
 

[PhilJ W]

2 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Commiserations, Phil.

 

Let’s hope that it wasn’t your drinking arm…

 

Hopefully, your recovery will be swift….

The strongest thing I drink is tea.

2 hours ago, Hroth said:

 

Old enough to be mentioned in the Canterbury Tales!

(The Manciples Prologue, lines 44/45)

http://www.librarius.com/canttran/manctale/manctale020-056.htm

 

 

TBH it was drinking wine through a straw from a barrel, but its close enough!

 

That reminds me, it must be years since I read the Canterbury Tales. I shall have to dig out my copy and read it again.

[PupCam]

Well that was a successful chug to Old Warden this morning!       The purpose of the chug was of course to consume breakfast.    This ambition was successfully achieved 😀   The Beeza made it there and back, the only drama (read that as embarrassment)  were the oil leaks from it when stationary.   As I was first to arrive I managed to wipe most of the external oil away before anyone else turned up and noticed 🤣

 

 

 

A goodly number of classic cars turned up the two most notable being a classic 1930s Bentley (albeit sans blower) and a 1949 streamlined Tatra.  A Czechoslovakian manufacturer I'd never heard of.  The design dates from the mid to late 30's - the classical first streamline era.  It would look great in the station car park just as the Silver Jubilee or Coronation (how topical) pulled in.     The engine looks distinctly VW/Porsche like and I understand good old Ferdinand apparently borrowed the design and the rest, as they say, is history!   Anyway, it was a most attractive car that had been beautifully restored over a ten year period.

 

 

 

 

TTFNQ

[PhilJ W]

Afternoon all from Estuary-Land. I have found an elasticated bandage for my elbow and it has eased it somewhat but I still cannot lift much. It also means a change of plan for dinner, tonight will be something via the micro.

[Andy Hayter]

2 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

Cant think of any reason why it should. The amount of alcohol would be the same. Only variable would be how fast you drunk it. 

 

I am sure that I read somewhere that drinking through a straw meant that more CO2 ended up in the stomach and that this increased the rate of alcohol absorption through the stomach wall.   Something to do with a mouthful of beer tending to release more CO2 in the mouth while from a straw it tends to go straight down the throat.

[PhilJ W]

19 minutes ago, PupCam said:

 

 

A goodly number of classic cars turned up the two most notable being a classic 1930s Bentley (albeit sans blower) and a 1949 streamlined Tatra.  A Czechoslovakian manufacturer I'd never heard of.  The design dates from the mid to late 30's - the classical first streamline era.  It would look great in the station car park just as the Silver Jubilee or Coronation (how topical) pulled in.     The engine looks distinctly VW/Porsche like and I understand good old Ferdinand apparently borrowed the design and the rest, as they say, is history!   Anyway, it was a most attractive car that had been beautifully restored over a ten year period.

 

 

 

 

TTFNQ

Introduced in the mid thirties it was the VW beetles big brother, with a three litre air cooled V8 hanging out of the back, great fun on an icy Alpine road it was not. It was referred to as the Czech secret weapon during the war as so many German officers were killed driving them that Hitler forbade his officers from driving them. 

Edited April 30, 2023 by PhilJ W

[Erichill16]

From Healthline.com

 

Will drinking alcohol through a straw get you drunk faster?

Many people think drinking alcohol with a straw will get you drunk faster.

One theory is that the straw acts like a vacuum and reduces oxygen, which increases intoxication. Another theory is that alcohol vapor gets trapped in the straw and is absorbed through your lungs.

These explanations are purely hypothetical. There’s no scientific evidence to support the notion that a straw changes your body’s alcohol absorption. 

But using a straw can make you drink more alcohol without realizing it. That’s because it’s more convenient to drink with a straw.

As a result, you might get drunk faster due to the increased intake of alcohol. The straw, however, has no effect on your rate of alcohol absorption.

 

[Coombe Barton]

... Another fisheye from Coventry Cathedral. ...

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/drifting-uncertainly-and-thus-far-19-04-of-over-75s-have-had-the-spring-booster/

[TheQ]

Afternoon Awl,

Went to sailing club,

Put flags up,

 Put buoys out,

Had bacon butty and muggacoffee,

Watched two races.

Had cheese and onion baguette ( small)

Had another muggacoffee.

Came home.

While sat there,  right ankle and the lower leg attached to it were quite painful.

 

Spent a while studying the gooseneck fitting I've ordered and considered the ancient mast I'm fitting it to. So ordered some aluminium epoxy putty, you can guarantee it ain't as smooth as it was.

 

Also did some studying on the radars I talk about.. a lot more to learn.

 

Time to consider dinner...

 

 

 

[DaveF]

A peaceful day.

 

I went to church after my post this morning and was home in time for coffee.  Then I finished writing a long letter to a friend before cooking a simple lunch of Hunter's chicken and veg.

 

This afternoon I sorted through some spare curtains and other things, those no longer required have been put ready to be disposed of along with other odds and ends.  Then I watched an old film.

 

Now I am going to go to the beach for a walk as it has dried up and is a bit milder.  After that it will be the usual book and music until bedtime.

 

David

Edited April 30, 2023 by DaveF
As usual a missing letter.

[woodenhead]

After a rather fatty boneless lamb joint yesterday for tea decided today's pub roast should be at the very least vegetarian, ended up with a vegan mushroom pie and standard roast veg.

 

It was very nice, I think I need more of this non meat eating, not quite so heavy on the tum afterwards.

[Ozexpatriate]

13 hours ago, jjb1970 said:

Something I always find interesting about Jakarta and Indonesia in general is that there is so little left of Dutch influence. In Singapore and Malaysia you see evidence of the British everywhere, especially in Singapore the language of administration and common language of the country is still English. 

That's an interesting observation. I would include Hong Kong in your list of comparisons. It will be interesting to observe how much British influence remains fifty years from now. (The end of the Hong Kong lease being a quarter century ago versus around three quarters of a century since Indonesian independence.)

 

13 hours ago, jjb1970 said:

Maybe part of it is that Britain left Malaya and Singapore on the basis of an amicable divorce rather than fighting a rather vicious war to try and hang on. 

I doubt that very much. The Malayan emergency wasn't really 'amicable' with well over 10,000 deaths.

 

I think it is suggestive that despite a long occupation, perhaps the Dutch influence wasn't pervasive to the whole population and their colonial rule was essentially a layer on the top. We shouldn't forget that tensions with Dutch and Portuguese colonial possessions (like the western half of the island of New Guinea, and Timor) continued long after independence and we should consider whether subtle but systematic attempts to expunge "Dutchness" were in play. (Sukarno was a prisoner of the Dutch before the war and exiled to a remote part of Sumatra. He was released by the invading Japanese. Sukarno was also a player in the "Borneo confrontation" following the creation of Malaysia.)

 

In Indochine there was evident French influence in areas like cuisine - including the delightful bánh mì sandwich - southeast Asian flavours on a baguette. (Many Vietnamese expatriates in the US run bakeries.) An expatriate Vietnamese former colleague spoke fluent Vietnamese, French, English and Russian.

 

EDIT:

There are of course some Dutch-influenced Indonesian foods - like Klappertaarte (a coconut custard) but I'm not familiar with them.

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by Ozexpatriate