Things that make you :)

[kevinlms]

43 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said:

That's how they do it though and have done for years. Look at online betting sites.

 

 

Germany to beat England 10-1 suggests that's the predicted score!

Are England ever THAT bad, or do other national teams go soft on them?

[kevinlms]

3 hours ago, kevinlms said:

All you need is to go to Manchester, maybe? Can't think of anything else the place is famous/notorious for, except possibly cricket at Old Trafford!

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jun/21/fosters-lager-brewed-in-britain

Of course it's required drinking for all good British people, whilst watching Neighbours!

[melmerby]

6 hours ago, Reorte said:

Suits me! I'll be even happier if we go back to a much less modernised railway too!

Yes

All railways to be converted to Brunel Gauge

Nice wide coaches with big windows, none of the tilt gauge tiny widowed stuff.

Edited June 24 by melmerby

[franciswilliamwebb]

9 minutes ago, melmerby said:

Yes

All railways to be converted to Brunel Gauge

Nice wide coaches with big windows, none of the tilt gauge tiny widowed stuff.

Dial-up internet connection only😜

[Dunsignalling]

21 minutes ago, melmerby said:

Yes

All railways to be converted to Brunel Gauge

Nice wide coaches with big windows, none of the tilt gauge tiny widowed stuff.

 

Those aren't windows, they're just holes..🙃

[Dunsignalling]

1 hour ago, kevinlms said:

Of course it's required drinking for all good British people, whilst watching Neighbours!

 

The stuff's not fit for anything, except possibly weedkiller.

 

Even if you used it as toilet cleaner, it would just make the thing smell worse.

 

Anyhow, hasn't Neighbours been put out of its misery?

Edited June 24 by Dunsignalling

[Steamport Southport]

3 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

 

The stuff's not fit for anything, except possibly weedkiller.

 

Even if you used it as toilet cleaner, it would just make the thing smell worse.

 

Anyhow, hasn't Neighbours been put out of its misery?

 

Nope. Back on again!

 

Amazon bought it.

[melmerby]

33 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

 

Those aren't windows, they're just holes..🙃

It's sarcasm😉

[The Pilotman]

5 hours ago, Steamport Southport said:

Go to 'Spoons. The beer is always decent!

Well, it was at The Mile Castle in Newcastle on Wednesday. The clientele however…..😳

[Sidecar Racer]

 

[pH]

BC Ferries run an intensive service on many routes, but on the most heavily-used routes, individual sailings may be fully loaded and potential passengers without reservations may have to go on a later sailing. Local radio stations run regular reports on the state of the ferries on various runs, and the phrase “one sailing wait” is often used. That means potential passengers will have to sit in loading areas for maybe a couple of hours with nothing much to entertain them.
 

Hence this:

 

[melmerby]

1 hour ago, The Pilotman said:

Well, it was at The Mile Castle in Newcastle on Wednesday. The clientele however…..😳

Five Swans is better.

I used to like the "Union Rooms" which they sold on to another pub group.

There were several different rooms, each with it's own beer selection and plenty of space to eat if wanted.

[Jol Wilkinson]

53 minutes ago, pH said:

BC Ferries run an intensive service on many routes, but on the most heavily-used routes, individual sailings may be fully loaded and potential passengers without reservations may have to go on a later sailing. Local radio stations run regular reports on the state of the ferries on various runs, and the phrase “one sailing wait” is often used. That means potential passengers will have to sit in loading areas for maybe a couple of hours with nothing much to entertain them.
 

Hence this:

 

The only ferry service I have sailed on where the on board shop closes at lunchtime, so the staff can take their break.

[The Johnster]

The old Splott Park Cafe used to close for lunch.  Their clientele were shift workers from the various factories in the vicinity, so there was no need to open at that time.

[PatB]

I would point out that, in 28 years here, I have yet to meet an Australian who drinks Fosters. Mind you, the most widespread tipple of choice seems to VB, which is, if anything, worse, and is an excellent example of the power of marketing hype over objective reality.

[DavidB-AU]

1 hour ago, PatB said:

I would point out that, in 28 years here, I have yet to meet an Australian who drinks Fosters. 

 

It's a prank we play on the Poms.

 

1 hour ago, PatB said:

Mind you, the most widespread tipple of choice seems to VB, which is, if anything, worse, and is an excellent example of the power of marketing hype over objective reality.

 

VB is actually the third on the list of top seeling beers in Australia. Top is XXXX Gold followed by Tooheys New. I don't find any of them particularly enjoyable!

[luckymucklebackit]

No matter how enraged Germaine Greer gets, she’ll never be as irate as her sister, Anne.

[luckymucklebackit]

No matter how enraged Germaine Greer gets, she’ll never be as irate as her sister, Anne.

[PatB]

4 hours ago, DavidB-AU said:

 

It's a prank we play on the Poms.

 

 

VB is actually the third on the list of top seeling beers in Australia. Top is XXXX Gold followed by Tooheys New. I don't find any of them particularly enjoyable!

I stand corrected. It's a while since I spent much time in beer drinking circles though. When I do, I don't mind Tooheys Old. I find that it combines the better bits of a British bottled ale with a lack of treacliness (for want of a better term) that makes it bearable in a hot climate.

[billy_anorak59]

Speed Check....

 

Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.
 
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to an RAF Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea.
 
Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office. Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:

"Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.  
Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment.
 
Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed. Good Day..."

[Rugd1022]

30 minutes ago, billy_anorak59 said:

Speed Check....

 

Two British traffic patrol officers from North Berwick were involved in an unusual incident while checking for speeding motorists on the A1 Great North Road. One of the officers used a hand-held radar device to check the speed of a vehicle approaching over the crest of a hill, and was surprised when the speed was recorded at over 300 mph. Their radar suddenly stopped working and the officers were not able to reset it.
 
Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact latched on to an RAF Tornado fighter jet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise over the Border district, approaching from the North Sea.
 
Back at police headquarters the chief constable fired off a stiff complaint to the RAF Liaison office. Back came the reply in true laconic RAF style:

"Thank you for your message, which allows us to complete the file on this incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Tornado had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.  
Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked onto your equipment.
 
Fortunately the pilot flying the Tornado recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile systems alert status, and was able to override the automated defence system before the missile was launched and your hostile radar installation was destroyed. Good Day..."

 

 

Next to the Sutton Park line at Shooter's Hill there's a road which has one of those flashing speed signs to slow driver's down - being a residential area the limit is 30mph but the line speed for all trains on the line is 45mph, I often have a giggle when working a train up there setting off the sign at 45mph while an adjacent motorist is having kittens thinking he or she is doing the maximum 30mph..!

[kevinlms]

46 minutes ago, Rugd1022 said:

 

 

Next to the Sutton Park line at Shooter's Hill there's a road which has one of those flashing speed signs to slow driver's down - being a residential area the limit is 30mph but the line speed for all trains on the line is 45mph, I often have a giggle when working a train up there setting off the sign at 45mph while an adjacent motorist is having kittens thinking he or she is doing the maximum 30mph..!

In Australia, they adjusted those signs to not go more than a certain number of kilometers over the speed limit. Perhaps it's 7kmh, anything more at it just flashes at the 7 over. It's so the hoons can't use it, to see how much beyond they can get their cars.

 

Yes, it didn't take long for them to be a problem, hence the maximum.

[The Johnster]

I used to rather like setting those things off back in my cycling days.  Or even getting them into the yellow 28-30mph range.

 

Back in my school days, on my old but much-loved Carlton 5-speed, I overtook my Geology master coming down Thornhill (Cardiff) after a Friday pm field trip up on Caerphilly mountain.  I passed his battered old Austin A35 which he told me on the Monday was doing 55.  This was in the days before there was a National speed limit on open roads.  Wheeeee!

 

 

[PhilJ W]

[97406]

There was a rumour when the first Gatso speed cameras were installed that you could set them off repeatedly by swinging a bucket around in front of them. An alternative approach apparently was to use a tin can on the end of a length if string. I always wanted to try that out!