Early Risers.

[tigerburnie]

As part of my after op. rehab we went for a drive to Stonehaven to pick up some sugar free liquorice that actually tastes good and they had Ardbeg Single Malt Whisky flavoured ice cream. No idea if it was sugar free as I didnae ask, couldn't tell if tasted of sugar as I don't think it touched the sides, a much better invention than the deep fried Mars Bar, that also hails from that town.

[DaveF]

After church where I was reminded that there a few more jobs I will be doing next week as one of the team will be away I came home and made my coffee and finished some e mails to relatives and friends.  Lunch was simple, ready prepared frozen fish in breadcrumbs and oven ready chips which just needed putting in the oven for the requisite length of time.  It was very tasty and no effort as I still feel washed out from the sinuses.

 

After lunch I had a nap, then a cup of tea with my birthday cake (there are several days of it left yet).  I could eat more of it each time but even though I am not diabetic I know how I feel if I eat too much sugar in one go so am sensible, most of the time.

 

The next job is the greenhouse, then tea and a quiet eveing.  I am hoping the GP has some good ideas of what to do with my sinuses at my appointment tomorrow - perhaps cut off my nose and make big holes where the sinuses are?

 

David

[Ozexpatriate]

8 hours ago, monkeysarefun said:

havent used a paper clip since 2017...

 Clippy sad!

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by Ozexpatriate

[Hroth]

2 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

 

I threatened that with a pair of Maun wirecutters and it went away.....

 

 

Muahahahahahahaaaaa.....

 

[Sidecar Racer]

48 minutes ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Didn't often carry passengers in fighters, which did simplify things I suppose.

 

Dave

 And you had an emergency exit .

[PeterBB]

9 hours ago, polybear said:

Brace yourselves.....

 

Those in charge of The Big House have actually made a sensible decision at last:

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66417103

 

What's more, there's also a suggestion that the Policy may be back-dated to refund those affected by it in the past.

 

Bluddy Hell.....Bear's in shock....

And so it should be - the one that comes to mind is many years ago, again for murder, and he served 15 years before it was quashed ... he would have been better of with food and lodging if he had stayed inside - quite obviously something has been wrong for many many years.

 

[PeterBB]

6 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

But there's a ceiling of ten years compensation so anyone who has served more than ten years only gets ten years compensation.

No wonder he was p!ssed most of the time.

So the greater length of time served after qn incorrect verdict the less they care ... probably because there are too many already behind bars while the guilty who may well have very good lawyers (think about that) get away scott free.

[PeterBB]

4 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

If you're going to that much trouble, why not just connect it to the mains?

 

Dave

Would certainly shoot him out of bed!

[Ozexpatriate]

Another overcast morning today - though quite dry. It does feel like a harbinger of the autumn weather to come in a month or so. I will welcome that - Autumn is my favourite time of year. 

 

The morning cloud should stop the day from being too hot though 30°C is forecast. Summer has been very dry and warmer than 'normal', but not the 'stupid' hot experienced in other places.

[polybear]

5 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Studs in the nose are bad enough but those who adorn their genitals with studs and rings had better be careful with anything electrical.

 

Even worse (if that's possible) are those that subject themselves to "Tongue Splitting" - so you end up with a Tongue like a Snake.

IIRC it may be illegal in the US (or in some States at least).

[Ozexpatriate]

4 minutes ago, polybear said:

it may be illegal in the US (or in some States at least).

Some ...

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Tongue splitting is illegal in Delaware, New York, Tennessee, and Texas.

...

New Hampshire, Florida, Montana, Oregon, and Kentucky all require tongue splitting to be performed by a medical doctor or a dentist. 

The body modification fads (heavy facial piercing, ear gauging etc) and tattooing seem to be slightly less in fashion than they were.

 

Still around of course but 'feels like' it is not as ubiquitous. (Or perhaps I don't get out enough.)

 

Many years ago my fellow travellers and I were amused by pre-9/11(?) metal detector hand wand screening at LAX of two young ladies (not wearing much) creating multiple alerts, pretty much everywhere.

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by Ozexpatriate

[polybear]

Bear here.....

 

A pootlin' about day - now't exciting, just "stuff". 😐

 

BG

[Coombe Barton]

... Music of the Sea. And dancing girls. ...

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2023/08/06/postcards-from-the-periphery-2023-18-no-new-covid-data-extra-earnings-not-mine-and-blue-skies/

[monkeysarefun]

9 hours ago, polybear said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rose-tinted glasses?!

 

Battery life was great as long as   you didnt make or receive any calls - I seem to remember old  phones had "Talk-times" listed which  from memory  was usually around 2 to 3 hours and in reality was usually shorter.

[PupCam]

Evening All

 

4 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

 Clippy sad!

 

 

Ah Clippy!

 

Shame, I couldn't find THE video of the giant Clippy assisting  a chap who wasn't writing a letter ...

 

1 hour ago, polybear said:

Even worse (if that's possible) are those that subject themselves to "Tongue Splitting" - so you end up with a Tongue like a Snake.

IIRC it may be illegal in the US (or in some States at least).

 

1 hour ago, Ozexpatriate said:

Some ...

The body modification fads (heavy facial piercing, ear gauging etc) and tattooing seem to be slightly less in fashion than they were.

 

Still around of course but 'feels like' it is not as ubiquitous. (Or perhaps I don't get out enough.)

 

Many years ago my fellow travellers and I were amused by pre-9/11(?) metal detector hand wand screening at LAX of two young ladies (not wearing much) creating multiple alerts, pretty much everywhere.

 

I never could understand the desire to do such things.   Clearly I'm in a minority as everyone seems to have wallpapered their arms and legs these days.     Think it looks good?  Well sorry, I can't agree with you I think it looks ridiculous.    And as for other "decorations"!     

 

In Other News

 

You may have spotted from my earlier post that I've spent the day at the Shuttleworth Collection with the family Puppers.   A truly excellent day was had by us all and I fancy there are two very tired grand children now.  Come to think of it the Grandfather is knackered too!      Should I change my Forum name to GrandadAlan I wonder?    On second thoughts no, that's been done before 😀

 

Anyway,  there was lots of lovely flying in what were actually quite tricky conditions with a strong and gusty cross wind component.      My earlier post included a photograph of my Triplane lurking outside the iconic Old Warden Blister Hangar.      Well my Tripehound may not have been present today but the Collection's "late production standard" aircraft (but technically a replica) once again put on a fine display.

 

 

The wind stopped the Sopwith Pup from flying and, of course, the Edwardians which have to have absolutely flat calm conditions before leaving Terra Firma.   Hence the Edwardians don't fly very often but, when they do they are a joy to behold.     

 

Here are the Boxkite and Avro Triplane flying in display back in 2012

 

 

and the Bleriot flying in the dusk way back in 2010.    No, the ticking noise is not that of an old-time cine film but the 3 cylinder Anzani engine thrashing away  enabling the aeroplane to defy gravity if only just!

 

 

Me thinks an early night is in order because I'm a tired old Hector.

 

Night All.

 

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by PupCam

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Spent the afternoon sorting out some old magazines to go in the pink recycling sacks. Don't worry, there's nothing in the mags concerning things that run on parallel strips of metal either model or the real thing. There's a lot to get through so its going to take ages especially as I stop to read items in some of the mags.

[PhilJ W]

One for @polybear

[Tony_S]

29 minutes ago, PupCam said:

I think it looks ridiculous.

I had a number of sites in my colon tattooed about 18months ago. Prior to that I did wonder if I was one of the few untatooed people,locally!

[BoD]

22 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

I had a number of sites in my colon tattooed about 18months ago. Prior to that I did wonder if I was one of the few untatooed people,locally!

Is that in case they ever have to put you back together again.

 

I bet you have your own personal Haynes manual too.

[NGT6 1315]

Cheers all from oop narf!

 

We headed to my mum and dad‘s today to spend a couple of days here. Thankfully, Mum seems alright after everything she’s been through, though she still needs much rest and currently goes to bed around 9 pm. Which I fully understand, as I do the fact that she seems to have a need for catching up with proper sleep. I do know that deep sedation is no equivalent to actual sleep, but seeing such things happen to a close relative really drives home the point.
With that said, everything that counts is that she‘s here and recovering with no lasting damage!

 

The AICD implantation was no major issue, though of course she requires a number of follow-up checks in the coming weeks. She also had two ribs cracked from the reanimation, which obviously is still a lot better than a different outcome, shall we call it…

 

She also says she has no real recollection of anything which happened roughly between the day before the incident and the time when she came to in hospital. Oddly, she also seems to now remember all sorts of events which had occurred decades ago but which had seemed to have faded from memory. Which probably illustrates how the human mind can deal with such extreme situations.

 

I‘ll call it a night now, I think. Stay safe.

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

Busy day rearranging deck chairs and now I’m done fore.

Sydneys’s here for his 2week summer vacation and as usual he’s full of beans.

Goodnight All

 

[polybear]

1 hour ago, PupCam said:

I never could understand the desire to do such things.   Clearly I'm in a minority as everyone seems to have wallpapered their arms and legs these days.     Think it looks good?  Well sorry, I can't agree with you I think it looks ridiculous.    And as for other "decorations"!     

 

 

Bear recalls one of the Members of the "Military Wives" Choir who was smothered in Tattoo's - every time I saw her on telly I'd think to myself "FFS - WHY??"

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Apologies for being absent for the last few days, but this week has had me run ragged, mainly down to the weather not making its mind up what to do and constantly catching me out. Then on top of that, I had a few days when I just didn’t feel well at all, nothing really bad, just a very lethargic feeling, very much a case of CBA, which lasted a few days and really took it out of me. Consequently I’ve done absolutely bu99er all this week. Thankfully, this time it wasn’t down to the dreaded black dog making an appearance and nobody (on here anyway) has upset me, I’ve just not felt like getting into any form of communication. So consequently, I’ve not been in the right frame of mind when it came to logging on, so I decided to keep a low profile until things changed. Thankfully the today’s sunshine cheered me up a little and I finally managed to get some paint on the workshop door. Also domestic tasks, or guests have taken precedence over workshop painting. I’ve got no chance of catching up with the posts since I last looked in, so I’m sorry if I’ve missed anything important. 

 

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[Tim Dubya]

Night everyone 👍