[Things that make you :)]

6 hours ago, Sidecar Racer said:

Happens all the time

Life is too short, well it is for us olden's anyway. Ok for you spring chickens!🐤🐤

[On Cats]

6 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

If looks could kill!

I get a similar look if i attempt at any time to brush Teds teeth!

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3 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

The Lauro, ooerr, not my cup of tea!

 

They did two lifeboat drills in Genoa  before that last trip and thrashed those engines and it had been pouring out black smoke for the last year or so. Evidence of that on one of Peter Knego's videos on MidShipCentury in September of 1994.

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On 22/04/2024 at 21:10, Winslow Boy said:

things like audiology  being out sourced to the private sector.

Well i hope you have more success than i did, originally going to NA hospital some years ago. Now its Specsavers and am attempting my third appointment with them as the new aids are just not working as they should. Now having to source batteries for my older hearing aids and not sure where to go from here. Trustpilot reviews for audiology at Specsavers are dire!

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11 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Engines this big are Very. Noisy.

And look relatively clean much more so than did the poor old Achille Lauro with its original 1947 Sulzers.

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7 hours ago, woodenhead said:

an extra long extension to the long pole that had the roller on

Well at least you know that with your acrobatic skills they are always looking for dextrous individuals to help paint the Forth rail bridge!

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5 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said:

I have it too -

Had it for forty years and Kathy has had it since she was eleven and she is seventy one in July. Seems more noticeable on a quiet day and with or without hearing aids.

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31 minutes ago, Tony_S said:

It is overcast here

And in sunny Newton Abbot our nearest star is shining bright. Fluffy white clouds scattered over a mainly green and not so pleasant landscape. A bank of cumulonimbus though looking threatening on the horizon. Pleasantly warm in the sunshine, wind SSW light.

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5 hours ago, Captain Cuttle said:

Oh darn, thought that was a bit of snot on the screen🙄

I dont know what is happening happening as my quotes keep appearing appearing in duplicate twice or more. 

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17 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

'exotic' garden ornaments

Torbay palms exotic? Nah, common as weeds 'ere.

 

 

 

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17 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Maybe you missed the meaning of the 😇

Oh darn it, i thought that was a bit of snot on the screen!🙄

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15 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Maybe you missed the meaning of the 😇

Oh darn, thought that was a bit of snot on the screen🙄

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15 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

Maybe you missed the meaning of the 😇

Oh darn, i thought it was a bit of snot on my android screen🙄

[Things that make you :)]

4 hours ago, Ramblin Rich said:

wartime decoys

Jasper Maskelyne was known as The War Magician and its a good read if you can find one. All sorts of trickery to fool the enemy in WW2.

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1 hour ago, New Haven Neil said:

Torbay Palms?

They are actually called  Cordylines, this was or maybe still is the one at what was my parents bungalow in Coverack. Huge garden backed onto fields, great for star gazing i remember, also listening to the waves crashing on the beach, happy days.

[Song Title Game]

Our day Will Come - Amy Winehouse

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5 minutes ago, Captain Cuttle said:

Well it has in sunny Newton Abbot but as my Cornish mother would say..........its a lazy wind today!  Wisteria as in 2009 with our then elderly cat Rusty and in 2024,  still its at least thirty five years old. It didnt like Essex but happier here but not so prolific now. The acer is about fifty years old and had a large flowering cherry tree in front of it. The  torbay palm tree is a similar age and still growing well.

The last three photos showed as not uploaded!! The palm in the first photo came from my mum and was just a small plant in her conservatory. When we had to sell her bungalow in Coverack to pay for her care, we inherited it. It didnt grow much for several years but is firmly established now. The aeoniums on the decking i recently repotted, they originate from West Cornwall and are called Zwartkop and the smaller cuttings in the side porch are some different varieties we have just bought. I like them and like coleus they are very colourful and easy to grow.

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On 14/04/2024 at 23:25, Winslow Boy said:

Think it's safe to say that spring has finally arrived.

Well it has in sunny Newton Abbot but as my Cornish mother would say..........its a lazy wind today!  Wisteria as in 2009 with our then elderly cat Rusty and in 2024,  still its at least thirty five years old. It didnt like Essex but happier here but not so prolific now. The acer is about fifty years old and had a large flowering cherry tree in front of it. The  torbay palm tree is a similar age and still growing well.

[Song Title Game]

Its All Too Much - The Beatles

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2 hours ago, polybear said:

You can't correct a miscarriage of justice after executing the wrong person.

Not in this world no, but when your time comes, him upstairs  will make it all right.

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17 minutes ago, polybear said:

Or RAF Fast Jet Groundcrew ear defenders

How strange you should mention that as being ex RAF i did check through my drawers to see if i had any left but no such luck.🙄

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7 hours ago, Ohmisterporter said:

so the sound shared with every other patient

May i suggest getting her some wax earplugs, they do work.

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5 hours ago, DaveF said:

but it just seems so disorganised.

Unfortunately you read about this every day, i hope you get it sorted asap.

[Song Title Game]

Keep On Hoping - Riley Clemmons

[For those interested in "Modern Classic" Cars]

2 minutes ago, big jim said:

it’s not ultra rare as in, worth a fortune, but there are none on autotrader as far as I know and only a couple on eBay, one is a rust free restored example for £12k and another for £3300, I’m hoping we can salvage it as it’s unusual, it’s not in original condition as the wheels are different and according to @Quarryscapes the spoiler is different too 

 

after japfest dom said he doesn’t fancy another MX5 as there were hundreds and hundreds of them there and I’ll admit it’s inspired me to get the FTO on the road as we only saw 5 there 

 

 

Hope it works out, are underbody parts still available?