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RMweb Gold 97406 Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Hroth said: Luckily, I'm extremely feline-resistant. Now, if it were a cute doggie.... I think I might know the owner… Or maybe the cute doggie belongs to this gentleman: Edited July 18, 2022 by 97406 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2022 5 hours ago, newbryford said: Here's another Robin. If it's a van it's not a Robin........☹️ Del Boy's is a Regal Supervan III Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steamport Southport Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 C'mon boys! The way you's lollygagging around here with them picks and 'em shovels, you'd think it was a hundred and twenty degrees..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Hroth Posted July 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, QWILPEN said: If only! l'd give anything for a good heavy thunderstorm, or at least a brisk nor-westerly gale! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 On 18/07/2022 at 00:25, DavidB-AU said: I have a recollection somebody painted a Ford Transit like a Deltic about 40ish years ago. There is/was a VW Golf painted up as a deltic, complete with white window surrounds: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisengland/51907986685/in/photolist-2n5VZZF 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2022 17 hours ago, 37114 said: There is/was a VW Golf painted up as a deltic, complete with white window surrounds: https://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisengland/51907986685/in/photolist-2n5VZZF Surely the driver would get done with windows like that? Probably why it hasn't moved for ages. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2022 A can't of coke... 4 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Tim Dubya said: A can't of coke... Before ring-pull cans were invented, that's how drinks cans came. I've still got drink can openers that punch a triangular hole in the top of the can. You punch two holes opposite each other, one to drink from, and one to let air in as you drink. Or you can stick a straw in the hole... 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Hroth said: Before ring-pull cans were invented, that's how drinks cans came. I've still got drink can openers that punch a triangular hole in the top of the can. You punch two holes opposite each other, one to drink from, and one to let air in as you drink. Or you can stick a straw in the hole... Church keys. Edited July 20, 2022 by J. S. Bach To do a minor edit. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Anyone remember the very short lived push button opening? I think they took off elsewhere, especially Australia, but not in the UK. ISTR they were awful to drink from. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 29 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Anyone remember the very short lived push button opening? Yes, they were are royal PITA, both to open and drink from. I remember them from Australia. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2022 Just had a letter from the Council about the electoral roll. (The same one as usual) It struck me the wording on the front is a bit silly "Do Not Ignore This Letter" (their bold) "Only reply if there is a change in the Household" In other words most recipients must Ignore it!🙄 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2022 On 19/07/2022 at 05:31, newbryford said: If those are her children, I really, really feel for the father! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 20, 2022 51 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: Anyone remember the very short lived push button opening? I think they took off elsewhere, especially Australia, but not in the UK. ISTR they were awful to drink from. I remember them over here also. They did not last too long. They were perfect for using a straw, though. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I remember them being on Coke and 7 UP. But I was racking my brains what beer had them that we used to drink in clubs and music venues in the mid 1980s (never drank the draft as it was awful, probably watered down and they never cleaned the lines). It was Breaker. Headache inducing stuff made by Coors I believe. Always ended up with the hangover from hell with that stuff.... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted July 20, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2022 You wouldn't want to open a lukewarm can of lager. It'd be at body temperature and given the colour... 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Anyone remember the very short lived push button opening? I think they took off elsewhere, especially Australia, but not in the UK. ISTR they were awful to drink from. They didn't last long because too many kids stuck their fingers in the hole and ended up with bad cuts. Myself included! 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, DavidB-AU said: They didn't last long because too many kids stuck their fingers in the hole and ended up with bad cuts. It was difficult not to get cuts opening them. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted July 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Steamport Southport said: Anyone remember the very short lived push button opening? I think they took off elsewhere, especially Australia, but not in the UK. ISTR they were awful to drink from. Yes, I remember them well, as long as you ignored the instructions! If the can had been shaken even slightly, opening the small hole first, guaranteed that you would end up with a fountain going everywhere - kids loved it when handing friends a can! So if you were suspicious that it had been shaken (good practice anyway) ALWAYS press the large button first. When the pressure is released a larger hole won't be as violent. I was told this by a friend who had a family member working at the can makers. After learning to press the larger button first, I never once had an issue. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted July 21, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2022 Tapping the sides of a possibly shaken can will cause gas bubbles to rise to the surface of the contained liquid, reducing or even eliminating the fountain effect. Allegedly.... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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