Early Risers.

[Ozexpatriate]

I'm surprised we're doing the peanut butter / marmalade / Marmite / Vegemite thing so soon again.

 

In no particular order:

• Vegemite on hot buttered toast
• honey on crumpets
• strawberry jam on scones with whipped cream (clotted cream is hard to find here)
• maple syrup on waffles with whipped cream and sliced strawberries (brandied cherries are an alternative)
• Nutella on crepes
• fig jam with a cheese board, quince paste is good too
• lemon curd on toast (as a change up), key lime and passionfruit curd is nice
• peanut butter with honey and sliced banana sandwich (better than a PBJ)
• cloudberries with pound cake soaked in Cloudberry liqueur (a Finnish dessert)

Marmalade is OK. I do prefer lime marmalade since it is sweeter but a high quality orange marmalade can be quite sublime. I'm not sure I've met a well-made jam I don't like though I avoid rhubarb. Apricot jam is a nice change from the red berries (strawberry, raspberry, etc).

 

All of these are pretty much forbidden to me as a regular item.

[roundhouse]

Morning

 

Our first day out since lockdown that we will be travelling a fair distance that will give one car a needed good run. A bit of linesiding near Banbury but there is very little freight about. We wont be seeing any freightliner class 70's as apparently, they are all in storage. We have a booked slot to collect a fair few bottles from Hook Norton brewery then back via XT Brewery at Long Crendon and Rebellion near Marlow where they have drive thru with not having to pre book / pre order.

 

 

[AndrewC]

Greetings all from the boring borough. 

 

Like Mr Q, our house is built from the same bricks used to make pizza ovens. 17c outside, 25c inside at the moment. The predicted thunder showers that Tony mentioned have now disappeared from the Beeb's weather app. <buqqer) 

 

Thanks to everyone for their best wishes. I still can't believe it was 25 years ago. To quote Douglas Adams, "time is an illusion, lunch time doubly so". I must have had a lot of lunchtimes then. 

 

@AndyID I've been seeing the plowing pics from Glacier Park. They are up about 180% of normal snow pack as well. The rivers are going to be very high this year. 

 

No Marmite or peanut butter here. I will admit to enjoying a cup of Bovril at football matches though. It has sort of become a bit of a tradition on cold afternoons. 

 

Early morning latte on the patio has been enjoyed. Now for a day of working with tw@twaffles. My manager allowed some revenge on the idiot that buqqered up my leave that I should have had yesterday. I'd already booked part of next week which was supposed to be SWMBO's birthday / late plan B anniversary getaway. Now I have the whole week off. Can't wait until the sp**ktrumpet of a project mangler realises that I won't be attending the second of his time wasting workshops next Wednesday. 

 

Enjoy the day. 

[TheQ]

1 hour ago, polybear said:

 

You'll love it.....

 

 

Strange.

 

As for my current collection (as well as several jars squirreled away) - all those years in Hotels on business proved beneficial in some ways, especially as a means for stocking up on my collection.  These prove very useful for taking away on holiday with me, as I can get a couple of slices of toast (with possibly a little left over) out of each one.  It does seem (to me at least) to darken with age a little, and possibly thicken up as well.  Doesn't affect the wonderful taste though...

 

I spent ten years travelling the country, never saw marmite at any of the hotels I used, but then I never looked for it or asked for it. 

 

It's already 18C I'd better get a mask on and get out there. 

 

[BSW01]

Good morning everyone 

 

It’s a lot duller than yesterday and we seem to have had a little (little being the operative word) rain overnight, but it isn’t raining now. It’s currently 12C with a 50% chance of rain and thunder predicted mid-morning and a predicted high of 20 later this afternoon. 

 

The plans for today are to walk to the butchers to collect the weekly meat rations and a pastie for dinner. Then I walk back home, put the meat in the fridge or freezer and make and drink  muggertea No2 before setting off to the Trafford Centre for a few more provisions. The afternoon will probably be spent doing not a lot, possibly read the latest BRM or RM which are both sitting on the coffee table unread. 

 

Stay safe, stay sane, enjoy whatever you have planned for the day, back later. 

[grandadbob]

Back from the garage and very impressed with their distancing and screening arrangements.  Car should be ready after lunch....said he hopefully.  Cabbie Jason turned up on the dot and will take me back later on.  There will be some sort of discussion about rewarding him which he will refuse but he will get one whether he wants it or not.  I have spoken!

 

All bins emptied once again. Not one collection or bin has been missed since the lockdown began and they've been here at their usual times as well.  Top marks to those guys.

 

A bit of breakfast and a coffee now and then a muddle awaits me.

[iL Dottore]

21 hours ago, TheQ said:

...Two pictures so far,  the bomb site caused by destruction and construction of sheds,  and one of the. Shed as left last night.. ...

 

I am most disappointed by these photos. Where’s Ben The Border Collie? His fan club wants more than the occasional glimpse and passing reference....

19 hours ago, Barry O said:

Happy Silver Anniversary to Mr and Mrs C. Just think ..the average time served in prison for murder in the UK is 16.5 years...just saying like....

 

.. By now I should really understand the workings of Leeds City Council...no chance!...

That’s appalling, not the Silver Anniversary  (of course not, congratulations from me as well, Mr & Mrs Andrew C), but the news that the average time in prison for murder In the UK is just over 16 years. What ever happened to the “life” in life imprisonment?
...in regards to the workings of your City Council, aren’t you under the misapprehension that it is there to serve the rate payer? If Private Eye (“Rotten Boroughs” column) and the UK tabloids are anything to go by, local government is there to serve the mercenary interests of certain individuals and to get behind the cause célèbre du jour... 

18 hours ago, tetsudofan said:

....Excellent service both by Gaugemaster and UPS .

I have been impressed by Gaugemaster through the efforts of our very own Gaugemaster Ambassador- JohnDMJ, who (apart from being a top bloke) has been of some considerable assistance to me in matters modelling!
As for UPS, what little experience I have had with them suggests that they are somewhat better than their lower cost competitors..

18 hours ago, 45156 said:

It went better than I expected, and she was actually able to thin it using a technique called channel cutting, which is something that many hairdressers don't do as it is quite difficult...

Mrs iD cuts my hair (I have a distrust.... well, a minor phobia actually, of barbers) and - in my less than considered opinion - “faffs around” far too much. She is puzzlingly resistant to the idea of just running the hair clippers over my bonce, close cropping my hair. She claims that I’d “look like a thug” (shaved head, big, tall and bulky, criminal goatee, mad look in eyes... what’s not to like?).

17 hours ago, tetsudofan said:

...Back in the 1960s and 1970s the Vaccination Certificate was one of your important travel documents and always had to be presented to the Immigration authorities together with your Passport, Travel Tickets (to prove you had a ticket to get home!!) and, if necessary, a Visa when you were travelling around Asia....

When I travelled to Asia for work (1999 - 2010) sometimes I needed a Visa (Passport and return ticket were a given), but no vaccinations (or certificates) were required of me (maybe just because of where I went?). I suspect post COVID-19 things will be tightened up considerably and proof of COVD-19 vaccination (and other things ?) will become a requirement for entry (assuming, of course, that Pfizer, Moderna and other companies working on a vaccine are successful)

15 hours ago, grandadbob said:

The Boss likes peanut butter and Marmite together on toast.  I prefer lots (I do mean lots) of butter and thick cut marmalade...

Apparently, from the garish TV adverts currently being broadcast, there is a ready mixed marmite and peanut butter combination available (smooth and crunchy). Presumably to save the marmite & PB aficionados the effort of opening two jars.... I’ve tried Marmite and can’t say that I’ve warmed to it. Bovril on the other hand....

14 hours ago, The Stationmaster said:

I can't stand the smell of Marmite and peanut butter strikes me as a foreign kicjkshaw of a concction so I steer well clear.   Jack one and his goat as they (sort of) say in France.

Mike, am I to understand from this intriguing post that a) it’s in some sort of “railwayman’s jargon”, b) you needed a drink whilst writing this, or c) you had had a drink whilst writing this  

14 hours ago, 81C said:

...My Babe Elaine has now become my new partner we are thrilled to share our good news with everyone as I am completely free of the "Slapped #arse" now and she can't take any form of retribution. 

                                                                 Stay safe I.M. Velliappy 

Congratulations. It’s always pleasing to learn that someone’s new relationship is going well.
Given the minefield that interpersonal romantic relationships can be, I think that I’d rather try and bring about world peace than be a  “relationship counsellor”. I admire the nous of these skilled people...

13 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

...I’m a Marmite lover, I also love lime marmalade but that is off the diabetic menu.  Grapefruit too, for fruit sugars and some drug reactions is banned.  And even the bread to make the toast with due to high carbs, but Burgen is half the amount (linseed and soya bread) but is hard to get here.  Diabetes is diabolic...

The Human body is an amazingly resilient organism and when all works as it should can take the most amazing insults and keep going (eat a whole box of Quality Street after lunch, normal blood sugar levels by supper time). But when it malfunctions, we truly are in “a world of hurt”

I too have to be careful about carbohydrate intake, not because I am diabetic or have an intolerance, but because I have been on a low carbohydrate diet for so long (3+ years, 40kg weight loss), so that if I eat too many carbs at once then I tend to “binge” on carbs that day (so 25g peanuts is ok, 50g and I end up eating the whole bag...).

Much is currently being made about “fat shaming” (a big brouhaha recently occurred after an opposition politician described “the big citrus fruit”  [accurately] as being morbidly obese) and I can understand the concern, as obesity is a LOT more complicated than fat people just being “lazy, face-stuffing gluttons who can’t be ars*d to exercise”, but the “body-positive” activists go far too far when they say that obesity is a “patriarchal anti-female social construct”, “you can be any size you want and still be healthy” or “dieting is a sexist imposition to get women to confirm to male sexist ideals of what a woman’s body shape should be”. Obesity costs the NHS an awful lot of money and to deny the medical sequalae of obesity, as many of the “body positive” movement do, does no one any favours.
Unfortunately, the most widely used tool for assessing obesity is BMI - a useful measure, but definitely flawed...

10 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

...However, I now have a new mantra that goes, "I mustn't get cocky, I mustn't get cocky.....

Well done Sir. You are truly a Gentleman of wisdom and insight. Hubris has been the downfall of many a great man and is an affliction that I see playing out on the world’s stage far too often, regrettably far too many of these c*ckwombles escape Nemesis...

9 hours ago, BSW01 said:

...I do like marmalade, orange, lime or lemon, but I think lime is my favourite. I like peanuts, but can’t stand peanut butter and also can’t stand marmite either...

I also like marmalade, but it has to be slightly bitter (such as marmalade made with Seville oranges). The Swiss, German and French marmalades, which I get here, are far too sweet to my taste. And even the English marmalades which you can occasionally find in the shops, have been tweaked to be sweeter for the export market.
Peanut butter, whether smooth or crunchy, is a very useful ingredient to have in your cupboard if you do a lot of Thai cooking. A jar of peanut butter can save you a lot of time and trouble in as much as all you have to do is spoon out a suitable amount of peanut butter, quickly replacing the rather time-consuming (but not very difficult) task of sourcing raw, unsalted peanuts, toasting them and then grinding them to a smooth or semi smooth paste. The only caveat being to choose a relatively low salt brand of peanut butter.

 

Now off to make a rhubarb crumble cake (which is exactly as it says on the tin: a rhubarb cake with a crumble topping).

 

Have a great day

 

iD

Edited May 21, 2020 by iL Dottore
Typos

[grandadbob]

Just seen on TV the queues yesterday for the drive through McDonald's on the A217 Sutton By Pass. Unbelievable.

If they're that desperate for a burger can't they make their own?  It's not difficult, even I can do it and mine are quite popular amongst family and friends.

[grandadbob]

10 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

 

Mrs iD cuts my hair (I have a distrust.... well, a minor phobia actually, of barbers) and - in my less than considered opinion - “faffs around” far too much. She is puzzlingly resistant to the idea of just running the hair clippers over my bonce, close cropping my hair. She claims that I’d “look like a thug” (shaved head, big, tall and bulky, criminal goatee, mad look in eyes... what’s not to like?).

 

The Boss cuts my hair and I have the clippers set for a Zero cut and that is exactly what she says about me.  I begrudge giving the barbers £8-£10 for about five minutes "work" which includes spending half of that time chatting to me.

 

10 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

Apparently, from the garish TV adverts currently being broadcast, there is a ready mixed marmite and peanut butter combination available (smooth and crunchy). Presumably to save the marmite & PB aficionados the effort of opening two jars.... I’ve tried Marmite and can’t say that I’ve warmed to it. Bovril on the other hand....

 

 

Herself avoid the ready mixed stuff and mixes them to her own specifications.  Just looks like a heap of goo to me!

 

 As far as marmalade goes a particular favourite of mine is Sainsbury's own Taste the Difference Bitter Seville Orange Marmalade.  It's always in stock at GDB Towers.

 

 

 

 

[iL Dottore]

3 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

... Interesting use of an otherwise wasted byproduct. 

Story of my life 

2 hours ago, polybear said:

 

..all those years in Hotels on business proved beneficial in some ways, especially as a means for stocking up on my collection...

My hotel kleptomania manifested itself in the collection of the mini bars of soap; mini bottles of shower gel, shampoo & face creams and the sewing kits. All very useful. Mrs iD used the bars of soap to perfume the fresh laundry (an unwrapped bar inbetween every two or three items) and we didn’t buy shower gel and shampoo for about a decade.

Two other “must take home” items were decent pens (if the hotel provided a decent quality pen and notepad by the bedside phone) and - in UK Hotels - the biscuits and hot chocolate from the tea and coffee tray (I rarely drank hot chocolate, so a single serving size on stock was very useful in times of hot chocolate need) 

2 hours ago, polybear said:

I have a new garden guest

Meet Harry the Hedgehog.  (S)he doesn't seem to have picked the most picturesque place in the garden to kip, nor the most comfortable.  They used to be regular visitors many moons ago, though I haven't seen one for years.  Really pleased to see them back

Suitable doggie food plus water was left ready (and a quick long range look suggests doggie food went down well last night) though leaving food out will have to be a one-off I think, as I don't want to risk encouraging more unwelcome guests....

You are lucky, apart from being rather appealing creatures, they are incredibly useful for the gardener, living as they do on many of the pests that bedevil our gardens (which is why you shouldn’t use slug poison as it affects hedgehogs, other non-toxic methods of control should be used)

Don’t feed them milk (hedgehogs are pretty much lactose intolerant) and provide a safe space from predators for them. You should be rewarded by having fewer pests in the garden. There is one downside: hedgehogs tend to have very noisy sex (although that may just be the variant found in Switzerland)

[Joseph_Pestell]

26 minutes ago, grandadbob said:

Just seen on TV the queues yesterday for the drive through McDonald's on the A217 Sutton By Pass. Unbelievable.

If they're that desperate for a burger can't they make their own?  It's not difficult, even I can do it and mine are quite popular amongst family and friends.

 

Just a particularly fine example of how we are surrounded by complete f*****ts. No wonder I can't get any sense out of the people who work in banks, energy companies, local Government, etc. Their brains have turned to mush through being brainwashed into "needing" McDonalds'.

 

If only I could find a desert island within my financial means!

[Happy Hippo]

 

10 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

I ventured back into the workshop and surveyed the mess I'd made yesterday of the crane kit. After about an hour figuring how to set about retrieving the situation I started work and hallelulja it worked! Hence although I'm no further along that I was a couple of days ago everything is in much better shape and the damage to both the model and my mojo has been repaired. However, I now have a new mantra that goes, "I mustn't get cocky, I mustn't get cocky.......".

I long ago adopted the principle of not doing anything whatsoever, which avoids any possibility of potential mishaps.

 

Alternatively, the Iain Rice approach of appropriate music and a glass glasses bottle of decent single malt can be most therapeutic and industrious.

 

I'm almost there this morning, listening to the complete Messiah whilst drinking builder's tea!  I just need cake.

 

I know how to really live it up.

[Shedman5]

Morning, The sun is starting to shine though we have a breeze and a rain shower is forecast for later,  a part lazy day today again  though I need to get stuff ready for taking to the local tip tomorrow. Ours opened on Monday but you have to make an appointment for a half hour time slot The guidance states you have to empty your car yourself hmm never been offered help!

Regarding house bin collection no difference here to pre lockdown including garden waste.

 

Just had Tom from DPD deliver a order of fish from Cornwall the order being placed yesterday, Cod/Hake/Plaice and I treated myself to some Lobster which accompanied by a nice glass of white burgundy will go down well! I am hardly likely to be going to a restaurant in the near future so what the hell!

 

Marmite not for me I am afraid, don't mind peanut butter  but don't go on the hunt for it.

 

So enjoy your day folks

 

 

[southern42]

' morning all from red dragon land.

 

RAF training going on outside.  We originally thought it was some private plane out for a noisy joy ride fly around but later found out otherwise.  I am a lot happier it being someone from Valley zooming around.  These guys have my full admiration for the job they do.

 

"But the RAF is equipping the Texan aircraft with new safety harnesses which will conform to British safety standards and which allows for over sea flying, resulting in a reduction in flights over land, minimising noise pollution."

 

Cloudy, sun this afternoon, "Rain later. Good" no need to water the plants.    Yes, we do have this excellent book, two editions, one we bought ourselves and one a C*******s presie from one of the family.

 

Fife chart informs me it is time to oil the wooden fifes, today.  So I will toot away on Polly Mur Mer for awhile.  I still find this plastic thing hard work.

 

A few jobs around the house, first, then continue with the headboard, specifically, more cutting and glueing.

 

Mugadecaf time....

 

Fitt  and    Elfie plodding on.

Take care, play safe

________

Best wishes

Polly

 

 

[jamie92208]

11 minutes ago, southern42 said:

' morning all from red dragon land.

 

RAF training going on outside.  We originally thought it was some private plane out for a noisy joy ride fly around but later found out otherwise.  I am a lot happier it being someone from Valley zooming around.  These guys have my full admiration for the job they do.

 

"But the RAF is equipping the Texan aircraft with new safety harnesses which will conform to British safety standards and which allows for over sea flying, resulting in a reduction in flights over land, minimising noise pollution."

 

Reading that makes me think of Kiplings poem called, IIRC, Tommy. The woman who is complaining will no doubt support our brave boys and girls when they are bombing ISIS but isn't prepared to allow them to learn their basic flying skills in safety.  The basic training for the French Armee de L'Air is donevout of Cognac about 30 miles away. They apparently have a rotas as to where they fly so we seem to get them about once a week.  At the monent they are almost the only planes we get apart from one or two high flying jets a day.

 

Jamie

[petethemole]

Mornin' awl; it's shaping up to be another warm day.

 

This morning I need to move some stuff in the conservatory and outside, so a sparky can fit an exterior socket.  Mrs mole has acquired an inflatable spa/hot tub.  The pain due to her disability is alleviated by swimming and aquatic exercise, which of course she hasn't been able to do, as the pools are shut and seem set to remain closed for a while, so she is going to use this instead.  It's big enough to float lengthwise and do tethered swimming. 

 

Marmite, I've always liked it but didn't have it often until recently but am now using frequently. I shouldn't, but I've found that a reduced salt intake leads to nocturnal leg cramps.

 

Peanut butter has to be Whole Earth Crunchy, although recently the palm oil content seems to have increased; it didn't pool on the top before.  I will try Aldi's own brand as an alternative if it has no palm oil. 

 

Marmalade by preference would be a thick cut Seville type, but these days I'm limited to Tesco's No Added Sugar, which is a fine cut.

 

Time to get on with stuff, after a quick ramble round the rest of RMweb.

 

Stay elfy

Pete

[tetsudofan]

4 hours ago, polybear said:

 

You'll love it.....

 

 

Strange.

 

As for my current collection (as well as several jars squirreled away) - all those years in Hotels on business proved beneficial in some ways, especially as a means for stocking up on my collection.  These prove very useful for taking away on holiday with me, as I can get a couple of slices of toast (with possibly a little left over) out of each one.  It does seem (to me at least) to darken with age a little, and possibly thicken up as well.  Doesn't affect the wonderful taste though...

 

 

 

Seeing your marmite collection reminds me of one of my hobbies of the past.... collecting soap from the many hotels I've stayed in:

 

 

A close-up shows that there was a good geographical spread of hotels:

 

 

 Only collected soap from hotels that I actually stayed in. Suppose if there was another pandemic and soap disappeared from the shelves I wouldn't have a problem.

 

Another "hobby" was collecting small match boxes even though I did not smoke - I'll find the box one day.

 

Keith

[PhilJ W]

Morning all from Estuary-Land. Too cream crackered last night to have that long hot soak in the bath, just as well really as it was a lot cooler this morning. I'm not bothered about peanut butter or Marmite, I've not tasted either since I was in short trousers. I am overweight for sure but I can't tell how much as I broke my scales the other day, no not what you think. My bathroom faces south and gets full sun for most of the daylight hours. The scales have a plastic cover that had become brittle in the sunlight and I managed to punch a hole in it with my big toe. The replacement (glass-topped) was acquired yesterday and will be placed in service as soon as it arrives. 

Edited May 21, 2020 by PhilJ W
Fat finger syndrome.

[Kingzance]

Good day brethren,

 

The day started very cloudy and looked as if we could get significant precipitation. The sky has subsequently adopted an uninterrupted shade of azure. Plants soil has been watered. MoT test is booked for next week. Meat and eggs requested from Our Lady of The Protein in the nearby farm. A van from the local Rose of Waits is expected quite soon.
 

Whilst HMG seems to be helping out all and sundry with “splashing the cash”, it, through its all-powerful offshoot HMRC, has decided it can avoid paying anything to my self employed son who has meticulously declared his earnings and paid the appropriate taxes for more than a decade. For a short while he was contracted to Coventry University to upskill basic mathematics to undergraduates arriving with for degree courses who were at an insufficient standard. Once those students’ skills in that topic were sufficiently elevated and that Uni ceased taking on so many dubious students, his contract ended two years ago but this has somehow given HMRC an excuse to withhold any payment from him. He starts in a Tesco warehouse next week as his normal work dried up at the start of March and there is nothing in the foreseeable future in his sector.
 

Like GDB, I am lacking in upper thatch and I too object to paying a barber a search fee, although trusting My Dear Leader to do mine is  quite stressful for me. As for the great Marmite, peanut butter and Bovril debate, I like them all and find a crushed Oxo cube with a small teaspoon of either Marmite or Bovril dissolved in hot water to be very enjoyable. I am happy to have Marmite and peanut butter sandwiches which of course then involves bread - not good if trying to stick to a low carb diet! As iD says, peanut butter is a very useful product when cooking Asian style foods and I buy the rich roast variety from Meridian as it contains no palm oil or salt.

 

No doubt other things will be found to occupy me for the rest of the day but I have yet to be advised. Meanwhile, a kipper requires my undivided attention. Stay sane....

[Compound2632]

Back from the once-weekly Tesco mega-shop. An interest in pre-Grouping wagon loading practices does have practical application:

 

 

NRM DY 2493, released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) licence by the National Railway Museum.

[Happy Hippo]

3 hours ago, iL Dottore said:

 

That’s appalling, not the Silver Anniversary  (of course not, congratulations from me as well, Mr & Mrs Andrew C), but the news that the average time in prison for murder In the UK is just over 16 years. What ever happened to the “life” in life imprisonment?

My interpretation is that a life sentence is just that:  However, when a judge passes  a life sentence, a minimum tariff  has to be stipulated. ie 20 years, after which a prisoner is eligible for parole: Aka early release.  Once released the ex prisoner could still be recalled (re arrested) back to prison should a further offence be committed.

 

Judges, although responsible for sentencing, have to do this in conjunction with the sentencing guidelines laid down by the justice department, and therein lies  a lot of the contention when newspapers start raving about ridiculous sentences for offences.

 

If we take a road traffic collision where a pedestrian has been killed by a driver whilst crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing, the driver may well be arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.  After the investigation is completed the police will pass the file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to see whether criminal charges can be brought.

 

If the  driver is charged with causing death by dangerous driving (Max sentence 14 years), and immediately pleads guilty, then the max sentence is halved due to the rules laid down in the sentencing guidelines, so (s)he can now only go to prison for  a maximum of 7 years. 

 

However, due to legal wrangling between the CPS and an astute defence lawyer, the charge of causing death by dangerous driving is dropped on condition that the offender pleads to the lesser charge of causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving (max 5 years), then the maximum sentence the judge can pass is 30 months! (Because the judge has to apply the 50% rule).

Edited May 21, 2020 by Happy Hippo

[Happy Hippo]

4 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

 

 

NRM DY 2493, released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) licence by the National Railway Museum.

That looks suspiciously like Lancaster Green Ayre on the road to an exhibition.

[BSW01]

7 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

Back from the once-weekly Tesco mega-shop. An interest in pre-Grouping wagon loading practices does have practical application:

 

 

NRM DY 2493, released under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) licence by the National Railway Museum.

That looks like some of the shopping trolleys I've seen recently 

[Tony_S]

14 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

That looks like some of the shopping trolleys I've seen recently 

It reminded me of the stacking technique used by some former colleagues when presented with a tiny bowl for the salad buffet at Pizza Hut. 

[The Stationmaster]

G'day all,

 

It's hot and sunny but a heavy fall of weed growth accelerator is promised for tomorrow morning, hopefully it will also bring on the veg as well.   I'm not into Bovril either but I frequently enjoy a nice mug of OXO and even have an OXO liveried mug to drink it from.

 

Our local council doesn't seem to do too badly but I am of course just a little biased as we have our personal Council member ready to hand (but no nepotism he frequently states) and Mrs Stationmaster and I occasionally go out for an evening meal with, the very recently re-elected, Mayor and his wife; we are also regular members of his quiz team at the golf and bowls clubs.  As my mother taught the Mayor for one term in our junior school days and after he left school he was apprenticed to my father  you will understand that our involvement is entirely apolitical and at least he got rid not long after his election of the utterly useless Town Clerkette (who went off to join the District Council).  Oddly I had an amazing trouble free and productive ride during my last involvement with an insurance company when the Admiral's home workers were helpful, effective, and sent the first of various monies from that company in our direction.  But don't mention Southern Gas in this house - their service contract ought really to be described as a Disservice Unenforeceable Contract.  And like GDB we have had 100% bin collections maintained so far although their punctuality has varied a little.

 

My hairdresser is of course the household management and has saved me quite a lot of money over the years.  I have repaid the debt by making cups of tea for her.   In the wider world I see that what appears to be a noticeable cohort of the British population is unable to decide if they are lemmings or potential Darwin Award winners by completely forgetting to either stay alert or exercise any trace at all of common sense.  Of course there could be a genetic answer to this and possessors of the idiocracy gene know they are genetically resistant to Covid-19, on the other hand they could of course be a bunch of brain dead idiots.

 

Anyway to the inhabitants of this little patch of common sense I trust you will enjoy a good day and that you will remain alert and stay safe.