Early Risers.

[Erichill16]

4 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

 

• Little Pink Pills PLC (wholesale legal and non-legal pharmaceutical materials: @Erichill16 Apothecary In Chief

 

A minor correction,  my none core, special supply business for discerning customers  is known  by the innocuous name

“HILLS PILLS, POTIONS, LOTIONS AND EMBROCATIONS” 

[iL Dottore]

1 hour ago, PhilJ W said:

I'm surprised that @grandadbob and myself are not on the list. I'm sure a suitable post can be found for GDB, any suggestions? I myself would put my name forward as senior bread pudding taster/tester seeing as the first choice @Gwiwer must be fully occupied as Head Stylist.

My apologies, Phij, but there are so many suppliers to CCI GmbH that it’s a bit hard to keep track of ‘em all. But as you asked nicely, here are a few more:

• Estuary Druidic Body Shaping (clinic for arthritis and sciatica management: @PhilJ W Principal Healer)
• The Smiling Vintner (supplier of rare and valuable whiskies: @grandadbob Master Toper)
• The Telescopic Eye (visual surveillance services: @PupCam Investigative Astronomer)
• Howzat? LLC (adjudication services: @Barry O Master Mediator)
• TootSweet (musical quartet for hire: @southern42 Lady Flautist)

There may be more….

[iL Dottore]

7 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

A minor correction,  my none core, special supply business for discerning customers  is known  by the innocuous name

“HILLS PILLS, POTIONS, LOTIONS AND EMBROCATIONS” 

Thank you. I will update the contact list…

 

CC

[polybear]

No comment necessary....

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65146557

[southern42]

4 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

Captain Cynical Industries GmbH PRESS RELEASE

 

There have been rumours in the business and financial community about the forthcoming changes to the CCI GmbH boardroom structure. We can now announce that in June Captain Cynical will be stepping back from his role as CEO and semi-retiring. The Alpine Angel of Death will also be stepping down from her role as CFO at CCI GmbH. The Throat Ripper and The Emasculator will remain on the board for the next 6 months, taking on the role of interim CEO and interim CFO respectively, before retiring after having downsized the company to the level that can be easily managed by a semi-retired Captain Cynical.

 

CCI GmbH could not have become the success it is without the support and collaboration of numerous companies and individuals who Captain Cynical hopes you will now support with your business.

 

CC heartily recommends the following companies (speciality and contact person in brackets) and in no particular order they are:

• Hunt Aviation (private jets, helicopters and bombers: @Dave Hunt Chief Aviator)
• Industrial Cake and Beanz (external event catering: @polybear Lead Microwave Operator)
• Ben “The Entrepreneur” Collie’s Working Dogs (external event security: @TheQ Senior Handler)
• Sheds-R-Us (temporary external venue structures: @Winslow Boy Senior Erector)
• Antipodean Arachnidae Inc (provider of poisonous flora and fauna to the trade: @monkeysarefun CEO) 
• Le Gendarme Heureux (private investigations and general dirt digging up: @jamie92208 Flic Majeure)
• The Platform King (provider of uniforms and other amusing garb: @Gwiwer Head Stylist)
• Little Pink Pills PLC (wholesale legal and non-legal pharmaceutical materials: @Erichill16 Apothecary In Chief)
• You Looking At Me? (CCI GmbH North American Partner in Crime: @Ozexpatriate Kingpin and Made Man)
• Donk Financial Services (CCI GmbH offshore “money management” partner: @New Haven Neil Head of Laundry)
• Kowloon Dragon Triad (CCI GmbH SE Asia Partner @jjb1970 Mountain Master)

We hope that you will support these excellent businesses with your custom*

Captain Cynical

(soon to be retired) CEO

Captain Cynical Industries GmbH

 

* use the booking code CCSENTME for a 10% discount on products and services.

 

 

Lost for an answer? May I be permitted to advertise this company?

Out of this World Info Tours (00 TWIT) providing the answer to everything @southern42 your Galaxy Girl Guide

[southern42]

25 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

My apologies, Phij, but there are so many suppliers to CCI GmbH that it’s a bit hard to keep track of ‘em all. But as you asked nicely, here are a few more:

• Estuary Druidic Body Shaping (clinic for arthritis and sciatica management: @PhilJ W Principal Healer)
• The Smiling Vintner (supplier of rare and valuable whiskies: @grandadbob Master Toper)
• The Telescopic Eye (visual surveillance services: @PupCam Investigative Astronomer)
• Howzat? LLC (adjudication services: @Barry O Master Mediator)
• TootSweet (musical quartet for hire: @southern42 Lady Flautist)

There may be more….

 

Sorry, Just noticed this one. 

Better get some practice in, then.... :-/

 

Edited April 1, 2023 by southern42

[tigerburnie]

27 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

My apologies, Phij, but there are so many suppliers to CCI GmbH that it’s a bit hard to keep track of ‘em all. But as you asked nicely, here are a few more:

• Estuary Druidic Body Shaping (clinic for arthritis and sciatica management: @PhilJ W Principal Healer)
• The Smiling Vintner (supplier of rare and valuable whiskies: @grandadbob Master Toper)
• The Telescopic Eye (visual surveillance services: @PupCam Investigative Astronomer)
• Howzat? LLC (adjudication services: @Barry O Master Mediator)
• TootSweet (musical quartet for hire: @southern42 Lady Flautist)

There may be more….

I could be a guardian of the northern territories looking out for Viking incursions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,oh hang on I am of Danish Viking descent myself, oh well takes one to know one.

[petethemole]

12 hours ago, The Lurker said:

My understanding is that the settlement was originally Hamwih and then Hametun, gaining the South to distinguish it from the town in the East Midlands which gained the North; but that last bit may be a bit of folk etymology thrown in - although I am pretty sure I came across that in my degree course.

 

"Hamwih" is the first written occurrence of the name, at a time when spelling was erratic.  The generally accepted name is "Hamwic", similar to other Anglo-Saxon estuarine ports such as Lundenwic, Gippeswic (Ipswich) and Eoforwic (York).  It was a trading port that declined during the Viking era and was replaced by a more easily defended settlement to the south-west known as "Hamtun", in the area later occupied by the Medieval town.  I've dug a few holes in both areas.

[jjb1970]

2 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Those sausages look delicious, more info please.

 

It's a restaurant called Marche, which is a brand of Movenpick (I am guessing it is a local franchise operation rather than the actual Movenpick company, but I may be wrong with that). They specialise in hearty Swiss German and Italian fare, sausages, schnitzels, rosti, pizza etc. They do pretty good sauerkraut, potato salad, mustard and such like. The place is a bit cheesy in trying to replicate the Heidi style but it is very good and I find something oddly alluring about young Singaporean ladies dressed like alpine fraulein. For anyone in Singapore looking for a hearty meal and wanting something other than rice or noodles (as much as I like Asian food, I also like to have western food and not everyone visiting Asia takes to the local cuisine) I'd recommend it. Prices are mid-scale, not cheap but not expensive, portions are large and I've never left hungry or dissatisfied. 

 

On the sausages, it's a mix of veal, garlic pork and cheese frankfurter. They're very good. Sausages here tend to be either Chinese style sausages which are a type of dried sausage and sweet (I like them but not all do) or frankfurter style. A local chain (Phoon Huat/Redman) does very acceptable British sausages (Cumberland, Pork, Lincolnshire, Oxford banger etc) for cooking at home, I am guessing they bought the recipes from a British sausage maker as they are actually very British in taste and texture (that may sound obvious, but food made overseas tends to be coloured by local tastes and customs, evolving into something different). And in extremis, M&S sell sausages flown in from Blighty. I say extremis as they're pricey, I go to M&S to buy good cheese and luxuries, and love having them here to get a taste of home but they are expensive. Not M&S UK expensive, but properly expensive.

[jjb1970]

Another Swiss import we get here is ovomaltine chocolate products, remember those? I loved them as a kid, then they disappeared from the UK. When I used to go on business trips to Switzerland I always made a point of bringing a few bars home.

[Barry O]

5 minutes ago, jjb1970 said:

 

It's a restaurant called Marche, which is a brand of Movenpick (I am guessing it is a local franchise operation rather than the actual Movenpick company, but I may be wrong with that). They specialise in hearty Swiss German and Italian fare, sausages, schnitzels, rosti, pizza etc. They do pretty good sauerkraut, potato salad, mustard and such like. The place is a bit cheesy in trying to replicate the Heidi style but it is very good and I find something oddly alluring about young Singaporean ladies dressed like alpine fraulein. For anyone in Singapore looking for a hearty meal and wanting something other than rice or noodles (as much as I like Asian food, I also like to have western food and not everyone visiting Asia takes to the local cuisine) I'd recommend it. Prices are mid-scale, not cheap but not expensive, portions are large and I've never left hungry or dissatisfied. 

 

On the sausages, it's a mix of veal, garlic pork and cheese frankfurter. They're very good. Sausages here tend to be either Chinese style sausages which are a type of dried sausage and sweet (I like them but not all do) or frankfurter style. A local chain (Phoon Huat/Redman) does very acceptable British sausages (Cumberland, Pork, Lincolnshire, Oxford banger etc) for cooking at home, I am guessing they bought the recipes from a British sausage maker as they are actually very British in taste and texture (that may sound obvious, but food made overseas tends to be coloured by local tastes and customs, evolving into something different). And in extremis, M&S sell sausages flown in from Blighty. I say extremis as they're pricey, I go to M&S to buy good cheese and luxuries, and love having them here to get a taste of home but they are expensive. Not M&S UK expensive, but properly expensive.

We had a meal at that restaurant. The food was excellent.. but a bit bizarre in that I have never eaten a meal while surrounded by Mountain Goats.

 

Baz

[Tony_S]

42 minutes ago, Barry O said:

but a bit bizarre in that I have never eaten a meal while surrounded by Mountain Goats.

The nearest I have to that experience is eating in a fish and chip restaurant in Cromer near the cliffs where goats graze. 

[jjb1970]

The oddest one I remember was eating dinner with a portrait of Osama Bin Laden on the wall.

[PupCam]

Afternoon Peeps!

 

2 hours ago, polybear said:

No comment necessary....

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65146557

 

I think maybe a small, no, make that a very, very big FFS might be in order .....     #1

 

2 hours ago, tigerburnie said:

I could be a guardian of the northern territories looking out for Viking incursions,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,oh hang on I am of Danish Viking descent myself, oh well takes one to know one.

 

Seems like you are ideally qualified!  See note #1

 

In Other News

 

Replacement flowers arrived and seem to have been well received.   Perhaps a congratulatory Email to customer services is warranted?    Yes, thought so.  

As the company "came good" I'll name it; Zing Flowers.     No connection just a (now) satisfied customer (albeit delayed satisfaction!)

 

Just finished making the adapter with the rare earth magnet in it for the engine timing gadget.    Works a treat particularly now it's had a hardware & software upgrade.   The upgrade was to add a Piezo buzzer and modify the code so that a tone is generated when it is on the ignition timing mark.   Should make timing a doddle now.   Well, as much of a doddle as it can be given that the magneto is timed by moving the drive gear round on the taper of the mag shaft and then tightening the retaining nut thus moving the drive gear .......

 

Looks like a quite decent helmet* of motorcycles will be heading to Old Warden tomorrow morning to try out breakfast.    Can @polybear get the Honda sorted in time?   We'll be there about 10:00 😄

 

* Seems like an appropriate if not the official collective noun for motorcycles.   No doubt many others are available.

 

TTFNQ

[Tony_S]

55 minutes ago, PupCam said:

Seems like an appropriate if not the official collective noun for motorcycles.   No doubt many others are available.

The only one I know of is “pack” but perhaps that isn’t really suitable for vintage bike groups. 

[The Lurker]

Yes, Skippy is sold in the UK. It came as a substitute on Ocado when my usual Good Earth) was unavailable. it was OK.

 

I have to be careful with peanut butter seeing as Younger Lurker is allergic to peanuts (but no so bad that I can’t have them at all). Mind you I have never bought Bombay mix again as that was one of the things he had that set him off…

 

still got my cold, half the time my breathing sounds like the noise space dust makes on your tongue. It is quite disconcerting to have fully breathed out and to hear the crackling noise continuing. Work consisted of realising one of the business groups had made an error in their VAT reporting which means we owe HMRC a fair old sum and having to start  spreading the bad news. Internal reactions are not too bad so far but we haven’t told HMRC yet!

 

today I watched the F1 quali highlights and have been for a walk.

[Tony_S]

13 minutes ago, The Lurker said:

is quite disconcerting to have fully breathed out and to hear the crackling noise continuing.

When my left lung did that it wasn’t as a result of an infection, it was my heart. Just before Covid I was  told I would probably need to see a respiratory physiotherapist. That never happened but I found a video of the exercises on YouTube.” How to Huff effectively” or something like that. From a hospital in Plymouth. The doctors didn’t seem too worried but the nurse at the heart failure clinic wasn’t happy and sorted it out with medication. Thanks to the heart eventually being sorted out my lungs have stayed crackle free. 

Edited April 1, 2023 by Tony_S

[southern42]

' afternoon from red dragon land.

April, SUNNY

and...

guess what?

Forget the Daffs,,,

the Taraxacum is out....

 

Looks like I will be doing a lot of de-heading for awhile before the clocks appear and scatter even more of them around.

 

Toot on the flute was productive today, certainly better than yesterday's attempt. Shame because yesterday was Day 500 of serious playing following the start of the online course. I am still at it, just making the exercises more challenging with faster speeds; and single, double and triple tonguing; not to mention getting a better and more consistent sound out of the flute - start of note, end of note, and what happens in between and all that stuff.

 

Hopefully, I will get some newly attached transfers suitably protected with some varnish. Then it will be the W word.... Grubbiness, here I come...!

 

Take care. Be good (especially the suppliers to CCI GmbH). Look on the bright side...

 

...Dandelions will provide a certain bear with a big pot of honey!

 

 

Polly

[iL Dottore]

5 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Those sausages look delicious, more info please.

This may be of use (and is closer to home)

https://meat4you.ch/en/sausages/sausages-and-coldcuts

These are only in German:  https://www.fleischtheke.info/schweiz  https://www.suttero.ch/sortiment/wurstwaren/ (Use google translate or deepL to translate for you).

 

In addition to the above, there are plenty of local sausages which are not made by the big producers - some are regional and yet others may only be found in a small corner of a particular Kanton. As we head towards spring, and the first wild garlic appears many butchers make a seasonal bratwurst with wild garlic: https://www.vomfritz.ch/collections/wurstwaren-charcuterie/products/barlauchbratwurst-5x150g

 

Finally, I have never encountered a sausage I didn’t like (including blood sausages like black pudding, and Morcillo), with one exception: Andouilette https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/andouillette-french-sausage-association I may be a fearless Gastronaut, but intestines are one of the few things I will not eat (and, yes, I have tried these things before concluding that I don’t like them)

 

[Gwiwer]

Good after-lunch all. Greetingd from the Southern Uplands of Dartmoor where there is very little internet. 
 

We drove down yesterday in atrocious conditions. A good many cockwombles were encountered with no lights in use (or assuming, wrongly, that DRLs include reds at the back) making it harder than it already was to see them in the clouds of spray. 
 

Today dawned sunny below Bagtor but some April Showers have also arrived. Dr. SWMBO has completed another lap of the sun.  
 

We had a very good lunch at Rafikis in Ashburton to mark the occasion.  In my case bubble & squeak pancakes with chili tomatoes and eggs. 

 

A stroll through town brought the surprise of finding a bottle of single-cask malt whisky offered at just £34. I am accustomed to seeing these at anything from £75 upwards.  It’s a very pale, light and delicious addition to the drinks cabinet  
 

And then I climbed Hay Tor. Because it is there. 
 

 

 

 

 

[polybear]

1 hour ago, Tony_S said:

The only one I know of is “pack” but perhaps that isn’t really suitable for vintage bike groups. 

 

A Leak?

 

41 minutes ago, southern42 said:

...Dandelions will provide a certain bear with a big pot of honey!

 

 

Polly

 

Talking of Honey....

...is nothing sacred?

 

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/uk-honey-fails-authenticity-tests-alQ3x2z6Xk7a

 

Bear here.....

Washing done.  Tick

Much sorting in the muddlin' room, with more to do; I also decided that the old stair handrails were no longer required as I want to fit some rather G.T. new ones, so rather than take a saw to them I bunged them on Freegle and got a taker very quickly - with rapid collection thrown in.  Tick.

I finally decided that one (the very last in fact) of the packing boxes for a very large decorative kitchen end panel (7ft+ long) was no longer required, so I cut it into numerous bits then glued the bits together in very best Blue Peter fashion to create a blanking panel to be used when sanding and recoating the hardwood Conservatory windows - it'll keep the dust and creepies out of the Conservatory until the window can be shut again.  It also means I've finally got rid of the box (it was only an inch thick though) out of the Conservatory at long last.  That'll be another Tick.

BG.

[Barry O]

Happy Birthday to Dr Gwiwer!

 

Baz

[Coombe Barton]

... music today is a slightly shortened version of an iconic twentieth century work ...

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/zoe-the-only-daily-data-we-have/

[Hroth]

11 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

... music today is a slightly shortened version of an iconic twentieth century work ...

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2023/04/01/zoe-the-only-daily-data-we-have/

 

Very restful!

 

4' 33" for Marimba is good too.....

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ_CewulRqE

 

[BoD]

2 hours ago, Tony_S said:

vintage bike groups. 

Are you referring to the bikes, the riders or both.

If the riders then surely it must be a triumph of riders.