RJS1977 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Is the filename a clue? I'm intrigued by the waiting time of +/- 20 minutes. I've had days when a minus 20 minute wait would have come in very useful. Very useful when doing a Tube Challenge too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 You've obviously never been with a (ex) girlfriend buying makeup. There's an antidote to that. Take her on a tour of several pubs, only to return to the first one to buy the first pint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 13, 2017 I saw one of those portakabin toilet/shower units used on the larger building sites yesterday, the name on the side was 'Karzee'. On the same theme the portable toilets used at the Dagenham Town Show for some years were provided by a company called Cox Cabins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Interesting combination: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Model Engineering show at Doncaster today: 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted May 14, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 14, 2017 Interesting combination: 20170509_110035.jpg Even better than the Fireworks and Cheese stores in Wisconsin. (Apparently because Wisconsin is the "diary state" (hence the cheese), and you can't buy fireworks without a license in Illinois but you can in Wisconsin...so you cross the state border and are confronted with rather unusual shops.) And I did see a sign in Slovakia recently that translated as Cheese and Tickets - pointing to a shop selling local cheese with a sideline in tickets for the nearby rack railway (necessary since they abolished guards some years ago and the unmanned station close by doesn't have a ticket machine). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Model Engineering show at Doncaster today: DSC_00411.JPG Subtle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Even better than the Fireworks and Cheese stores in Wisconsin. "Cheese and (fire)crackers"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted May 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2017 Apparently because Wisconsin is the "diary state" There's a page for every day. Or the cows get "Dates"..... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Vallejo "N.egro Black" paint as bought from Boyes today - maybe putting the Spanish name above the English name wasn't a good idea! Edited May 19, 2017 by Boris 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted May 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2017 IMG-20170518-00102.jpg Vallejo "N.egro Black" paint as bought from Boyes today - maybe putting the Italian name above the English name wasn't a good idea! The Italian word for black is nero. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 The Italian word for black is nero. Yes, the language Boris refers to is Spanish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Yes, the language Boris refers to is Spanish. Thanks for that, I've edited the post, unfortunately I only know English and Bad English Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2017 IMG-20170518-00102.jpg Vallejo "N.egro Black" paint as bought from Boyes today - maybe putting the Spanish name above the English name wasn't a good idea! As it's a Spanish manufacturer, and we don't have hang ups over here, from a local point of view, a perfectly valid thing to do! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 In Poland, the village where I use to live had a shop which proclaimed that it sold a wide range of fruit & veg, boots (!) and in summer - ice cream (!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted May 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 19, 2017 Interesting combination: 20170509_110035.jpg More cheese? No thanks, I'm stuffed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 In Poland, the village where I use to live had a shop which proclaimed that it sold a wide range of fruit & veg, boots (!) and in summer - ice cream (!) There must have been a logic to that, though I'm struggling to understand what it was.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Coryton Posted May 19, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2017 There must have been a logic to that, though I'm struggling to understand what it was.... At a guess, they were all things they could make money selling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 At a guess, they were all things they could make money selling. Sadly, this year the only thing that's left is the ice cream ( in summer) which is because the shop's close to 2 bus stops, with 11 routes serving the village. Few people wanted to buy boots, as they waited and competition was fierce for fruit and veg sales ( 3 shops nearby). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted May 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2017 A couple of days ago I passed a young waitress standing at a junction just along from a restaurant in the city centre holding a blackbloard with an arrow on it and the word "BUFFETT". If the food is as bad as the spelling, I'll give it a miss. In a queue of traffic the other day I saw a yellow sign warning of roadworks next week. I'm sure you all know the type, three lines of text, "WORK STARTS / HERE / 27 MAY 17" but this one read "WORKS HERE / HERE / 27 MAY 17". Wasn't sure exactly where the works would be, the sign seemed unclear... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted May 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 21, 2017 A couple of days ago I passed a young waitress standing at a junction just along from a restaurant in the city centre holding a blackbloard with an arrow on it and the word "BUFFETT". If the food is as bad as the spelling, I'll give it a miss. . It could be argued that spelling isn't a strong point, but cooking good food is! Which is more important at a restaurant? We can't all be perfect at everything. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted May 21, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21, 2017 A couple of days ago I passed a young waitress standing at a junction just along from a restaurant in the city centre holding a blackbloard with an arrow on it and the word "BUFFETT". If the food is as bad as the spelling, I'll give it a miss. Well, it worked, you noticed and remembered it and told thousands of other people! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinty3f Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) holding a blackbloard with an arrow on it and the word "BUFFETT". If the food is as bad as the spelling, I'll give it a miss. . It is always amusingly ironic to spot a spelling mistake in a post which highlights spelling mistakes! Edited May 21, 2017 by Jinty3f Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Seen on pub menu - "Boilt Ham Sandwiches" And in the travel agents window "Two weeks in Grease £399" Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 It is always amusingly ironic to spot a spelling mistake in a post which highlights spelling mistakes! There is a difference between a spelling mistake and a typo ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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