Early Risers.

[AndyID]

11 hours ago, Barry O said:

but we have data which says the US has more salmonella cases per year per head of population than we do (by about 10 times) so we must be doing something they don't do..

 

Baz

 

Probably defrosting it properly then cooking it to the required temperature - at least 70C I think.

 

The other problem is cross-contamination on surfaces, hands and utensils before it's cooked. Judging from a lot of the nonsense that's flying around here re. the virus I suspect there's a common misconception that "if you can't see it, it can't hurt you".

[Gwiwer]

Quote

Jimmy Riddle ..... Nelson Riddle

One can Nelson whilst taking a Jimmy  

 

Jimmy Riddle = rhyming slang for urination.

Nelson Riddle = Rhyming slang for dishonest or, in the same context, furtling in the nether regions (sometimes of another person). 

 

Don't mix your riddles  

Edited May 16, 2020 by Gwiwer

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. As was said it will probably never be confirmed as to whether or not our human ancestors were semi-aquatic. But DNA analysis is providing some surprising details about our forebears. This is interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheddar_Man  Apparently he had curley hair and dark skin, and blue eyes. The Neanderthals were not the only race of humans occupying Eurasia when the Cro-Magnon came out of Africa, in fact using DNA it has been established that there was  up to six different species living at the same time, the most significant were the Denisovans who were closely related to and interbred with the Neanderthals. Sapiens also interbred with these other species resulting in one in eight modern humans having Neanderthal DNA. There is naturally many theories as to why these other human species disappeared over a very short period of time , the most likely IMHO is that Sapiens carried with them new diseases that the other species had not experienced and therefore had no resistance to. 

EDIT A bit more information here.

 https://qz.com/1367826/our-prehistoric-ancestors-all-mated-with-one-another/

Edited May 16, 2020 by PhilJ W

[J. S. Bach]

23 minutes ago, pH said:

 

It's actually a 'straight' SD38 - much rarer.

 

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=143591

Thank you, I have corrected it. The give-away should have been the front and back porches; the 40-2 has much longer ones.

[PhilJ W]

4 hours ago, BoD said:

It is a great pity that anyone should be made to feel that way.

As you say, since the first days of RMweb, ERs has been a friendly, welcoming and supportive place, often laced with a touch of light banter and humour too.   Now that you have, for good reason, chosen  to ignore one aspect of it I hope that you can come to enjoy and trust it as you once did. 

 

21 minutes ago, Gwiwer said:

May I echo those sentiments?  And in doing so I hope I am not the one to have caused any offence.  

 

 

Don't worry it isn't you as Natalie said she has blocked the person concerned so if you were the one you wouldn't be able to see her post.

[Barry O]

Goodnight all!

 

baz

[AndyID]

We got a call from a Jeremiah Johnson yesterday. He must have got my name from the local health department as I'm (supposed to be) in charge of our community water supply. Jeremiah works for a diving company and he wanted to know if we had large water storage tanks that needed cleaning. I'd never heard of such a thing but I suppose it makes sense.

 

I had to disappoint him as we only have five air filled pressure tanks to prevent the well pump from cycling too often and it would be impossible to get into them.

[Erichill16]

Evening everyone,

Another day of not quite what was expected. What was expected was a bit of book work, couple of hours gardening or walking and best of all a bit of modelling. What actually happened- phone call from Mil, can you take me to a and e as I’ve fallen and gone over on my ankle. Spent four hours at hospital even though they said should take no longer than an hour. Bad sprain, need expert to look at x-ray, here’s some crouches we’ll call you within 48 hours and Bob’s your uncle (but not granddad). By now it’s early afternoon so quick lunch and out with the mower. SWMBO suggests that we should go to see Mil, as she’s living on her own and may as well incorporate daily walk into the bargain. Three hour round trip. Got home and quick tea, by now  it is 7pm. SWMBO decides to make some buns for nephews birthday which is tomorrow so I’m on washing up duties. By the times it’s all over ICBA syndrome has kicked in so I find myself here. 

Sorry I’ve not read many of your reports and hope we’re all still managing .

RegardsRobert 

[Coombe Barton]

... and writing.

 

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2020/05/16/valued-friends/

[laurenceb]

Night awl

[newbryford]

On 15/05/2020 at 22:32, Chris116 said:

I used to drive from Basildon to Coventry and Long Eaton for F1 Stock Car meetings. !

 

I would guess you were at the pit bend at Long Eaton - watching the trail of light engines to/from Toton yard......

 

The other track to watch a railway from was Belle Vue - the Scenic Railway at the fun fair!

[tigerburnie]

G'night all

[The Stationmaster]

29 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

... and writing.

 

https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2020/05/16/valued-friends/

Interesting how statistics can be used to show what ever people want to show isn't it.    The population here - 2018 estimate - is 11,613, 24.7% of the population is over 65% although the proportion of terraced housing to non-terraced is inevitably very different from Barrow.  But again on bare statistics the Covid-19 death rate is way above the national average standing at 68 (per 100,000) although the actual number of deaths is small.  All a matter of how figures are presented and some are very definitely misleading especially once the media have got hold of them and add their desired 'presentation' to the numbers.

 

Anyway today did not include getting out the hedge trimmer.  Mrs Stationmaster decreed that I should convey her to Tesco although I waited in the car park while she did the shopping.  Not too long queueing to get in but she was in there an awful long time while I sat in/wandered round the car park watching other folk arrive, go shopping, and come back to their car with said shopping and depart long before herself reappeared.  However the quantity she brought out definitely put the amateur shoppers in the shade.  By the time we got that lot home and sorted, disinfected etc, or put into quarantine, and I'd cooked the mushrooms on toast for both of us we were well into the afternoon and it was too late and too darned hot to go out garden bashing.  Maybe tomorrow?

[J. S. Bach]

Speaking of Nelson Riddle & Linda Ronstadt, the only album the I have is Lush Life and only because of the Connie on the cover:

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

The weather improved significantly by dinner time quite with the sun coming out and warming the place up. Some progress has been made on the bases of the limit switches and they are now completely finished. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to fit them to the main base plate and wire them all up. 

 

I liked Rick’s idea about your favourite 10 albums and I’ve been giving it some serious thought, but try as I may, I’ve been unable to narrow it down to just 10, the best I could do was 15. These are listed below, but are in no particular order. 

 

Fire And Water - Free

Souvenirs - Dan Fogelberg 

Fog On The Tyne - Lindisfarne  

Pipedream - Alan Hull

Desperado - The Eagles 

Stampede - The Doobie Brothers 

Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg 

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 

Takin’ It To The Streets - The Doobie Brothers 

But Seriously Folks -  Joe Walsh

Hotel California - The Eagles 

Silk Degrees - Boz Scaggs

Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart 

Hounds If Love - Kate Bush 

Muddy Water Blues - Paul Rodgers

 

Some of the above will no doubt be familiar to some, but there’ll be some that will be unknown to most. It’s a bit of a broad spectrum of music but I never tire of listening to any of the above, some of which are almost 50 years old!

 

Goodnight all 

Edited May 17, 2020 by BSW01
Bl00dy predictive text!

[newbryford]

Golf was golfed today.

The first full 18holes I've played since late October last year.

A most enjoyable round catching up with my mate whom I haven't seen for a few months (well before lockdown)

Much banter was had across the fairways at more than social distances with other players on the way round.

I even managed to coincide a bad shot so with a passing freight.

A view from the 2nd hole as I was playing the parallel 5th. (There was a shout of FORE! from the tee). Despite the dodgy tee shot - I made par on the 5th

 

 

I knew my playing partner's wife worked for the NHS, but not at what level and where. It turns out she's the manager of the CCU that looked after my brother!

 

I asked him to pass on my family's sincere thanks to her and her team. His simple reply was a humble "it's what they do". 

Stars - the lot of them.

 

The day was rounded off with a Zoom quiz with a couple of other families. All three couples married within the same year. We all met each other through the same service organisation (Rotaract - not Rotary) and have stayed friends ever since. And the kids all get on with each other as well - now ranging from 23-18 years old. A great time was had with the quiz and the catch-up afterwards.

 

Bacon butties are planned for not long after we get up in the morning - at whatever time that is.

 

Have a good Sunday folks.

 

Cheers,

Mick

 

 

 

Edited May 16, 2020 by newbryford

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[The Stationmaster]

G'night all

[brianusa]

58 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

Good evening everyone 

 

The improved significantly by dinner time quite with the sun coming out and warming the place up. Some progress has been made on the bases of the limit switches and they are now completely finished. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to fit them to the main base plate and wire them all up. 

 

I liked Rick’s idea about your favourite 10 albums and I’ve been giving it some serious thought, but try as I may, I’ve been unable to narrow it down to just 10, the best I could do was 15. These are listed below, but are in no particular order. 

 

Fire And Water - Free

Souvenirs - Dan Fogelberg 

Fog On The Tyne - Lindisfarne  

Pipedream - Alan Hull

Desperado - The Eagles 

Stampede - The Doobie Brothers 

Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg 

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd 

Takin’ It To The Streets - The Doobie Brothers 

But Seriously Folks -  Joe Walsh

Hotel California - The Eagles 

Silk Degrees - Box Scaggs

Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart 

Hounds If Love - Kate Bush 

Muddy Water Blues - Paul Rodgers

 

Some of the above will no doubt be familiar to some, but there’ll be some that will be unknown to most. It’s a bit of a broad spectrum of music but I never tire of listening to any of the above, some of which are almost 50 years old!

 

Goodnight all 

 

I can safely say I've not heard of any of these, which just goes to show what a diverse bunch we are

        Brian.

[Ozexpatriate]

2 hours ago, Coombe Barton said:

... and writing.

Logarithms:

 

I think the teaching of logarithms has increasingly declined since electronic calculators replaced slide rules. Obviously an intrinsic understanding of logarithms was essential with the use of slide rules. While my cohort did not learn to use slide rules, we were however extensively drilled in log and trig tables. I would be very surprised if contemporary high schoolers were instructed in the use of log and trig tables any more.

 

I suspect the only people who have any basis in logarithms these days would be those taking classes with a very strong STEM focus.

 

Log scales are a wonderful thing. Manys the time when the experimental data looks 'wrong', the answer is to "put it on a log scale". 

 

I don't know if everybody is aware, but typing a mathematical expression into Google Chrome will produce the result and pop up a calculator.

 

Type "12x25.4=" or "sin 30"

 

Something similar results with unit conversions using expressions like "75f to c" or "150lb to kg"

[J. S. Bach]

2 hours ago, BSW01 said:

Good evening everyone

Silk Degrees - Box Scaggs

goodnight all 

BTW, it is Boz Scaggs.

 

 

1 hour ago, brianusa said:

 

I can safely say I've not heard of any of these, which just goes to show what a diverse bunch we are

        Brian.

I find hard it believe that you have not heard of Pink Floyd!

 

Edit: I do not care for the vast majority of what was listed. Only Hotel California (the song, not the album) would make my play list. In fact, just before the lockdown, I found that single along with three other singles, one of which I had been looking for for more than forty years; the others about thirty years or so' All in one place and in superb playing condition!

Edited May 17, 2020 by J. S. Bach

[J. S. Bach]

Well, time to say goodnight owl from the Piedmont.

[JohnDMJ]

 

2 hours ago, newbryford said:

Golf was golfed today.

 

The day was rounded off with a Zoom quiz with a couple of other families. All three couples married within the same year. We all met each other through the same service organisation (Rotaract - not Rotary) and have stayed friends ever since.

Another Rotaracter! I was prescribed membership by my then GP, a Rotarian) and archived District Vice Chairman status.

[TheQ]

Mooring awl inner Temple Hare, 

5 hours sleep so far interrupted by wake up and turn overs

 

We were shown,  a slide rule,  but didn't use them,  we spent many hours learning to use Mr Napier 's log tables.  We also used calculators,  mechanical ones,  a couple set up at the front of the class,  you were given a question,  which you wrote out and laid out on paper,  split down into what the calculator could do. Then took your turn going to the front sliding various levers,  then winding the handle,  and writing down the results. The picture is one that is reasonably similar .

Having learnt the above,  electronic calculators came out that became affordable during my last year at school,  so once I left school,  we never used any of the teaching. 

 

We do use logarithmic charts and values at work of course, but the computers do all the Sums,  you just set up the equations and let them get on with it. 

 

I use the Google calculator  and conversion systems all the time,  although I have a very capable calculator and conversion toolbox on this tablet, used when out of wifi reach.

 

Last evening was spent working on the tiny radar again,  I made and installed  8 more cross bars. Of course my skill and speed of making improved. So when finished I looked at the first 4, and decided  to make two new replacements as the originals weren't good enough.  I've not made them for the back,  leaving them off for access.

 

Time I think to try for more sleep. 

 

 

 

[BR60103]

2 hours ago, J. S. Bach said:

I find hard it believe that you have not heard of Pink Floyd!

 

When Ontario had a "socialist" government, the finance minister was nicknamed "Pink Floyd" because his name was Floyd something. But I don't think that's who you're referring to.