Self isolation support group

[Chris116]

Following my wife having her hip replaced on 27th February she has to do two walks a day. I take her wheelchair with us and she walks as far as she can before making use of the wheelchair. We go towards our local Co-op most days on one of her walks and pick up a few things like milk, cheese, bacon, eggs and her cigarettes. Met two charming(!!) ladies today on the way home who refused to move away from us as they walked in the opposite direction. My wife asked if they could keep to the two metre rule but was told that the lady did not believe in it and as my wife was being rude to ask people to move away she hoped my wife caught the virus and looked forward to attending my wife's funeral in two months time. I just stopped myself from giving her a smack in the mouth and walked away as quickly as possible. First time I have witnessed such stupidity and has left us both rather upset.

[Fenman]

6 hours ago, boxbrownie said:

Yes, lovely.....but not for breakfast.....crumpets are not a morning consumable......I shall write to my MP about this outrage......never mind Coronavirus......crumpets in the morning is very serious breakdown in society  

You obviously don’t shop at Waitrose, where crumpets are shelved in the section marked “Morning goods”. 
 

Although alongside toilet paper and cleaning products, crumpets have been in very short supply recently.

 

Paul

[melmerby]

1 hour ago, Baby Deltic said:

 

Mind you, there's something else in Scunthorpe.....

Strange.

I thought today was Friday..............

 

And dont mention Penistone

Edited April 10, 2020 by melmerby

[melmerby]

2 hours ago, polybear said:

 

Never tried Bovvy, nor Vegemite.  Do either have taste similarities with The Real Deal?

Bovril is made of Ground up cows........

Vegemite is made in Oz

 

Nuff said

[Baby Deltic]

 

[The Johnster]

Back to spectacular RAF stunt flying, many years ago I was returning from a volunteering holiday on the SVR, route  by bus Bewdley-Hereford via Leominster.  The driver was a full on Brummie with the accent, and had never been past Bewdley before, so he roped me in as route knowledge pilot.  If you’ve ever been this way you’ll know that the road goes a good way up the side of  Titterstone Clee Hill, and on that day the views were splendid; we were both enjoying ourselves hugely.  
 

There was this noise.  It got louder, very quickly.  Then a jet fighter overtook us going like a bat out of ‘Uddersfield, flying about 50’ below and not much more to the left of us, and disappeared on it’s sheep bothering mission over Wales.  ‘What’ asked the driver, in a very good Jasper Carrot, ‘the fook was that’???  
 

‘A hawk, I think’.

 

’Nah, moite, birds don’ moike that much noise.  Oi reckon it were a ploine’!

 

West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff City 0.

[Rugd1022]

I met Jasper Carrot a few times when I was a kid and can confirm he does actually talk like that... 

[Joseph_Pestell]

3 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

Back to spectacular RAF stunt flying, many years ago I was returning from a volunteering holiday on the SVR, route  by bus Bewdley-Hereford via Leominster.  The driver was a full on Brummie with the accent, and had never been past Bewdley before, so he roped me in as route knowledge pilot.  If you’ve ever been this way you’ll know that the road goes a good way up the side of  Titterstone Clee Hill, and on that day the views were splendid; we were both enjoying ourselves hugely.  
 

There was this noise.  It got louder, very quickly.  Then a jet fighter overtook us going like a bat out of ‘Uddersfield, flying about 50’ below and not much more to the left of us, and disappeared on it’s sheep bothering mission over Wales.  ‘What’ asked the driver, in a very good Jasper Carrot, ‘the fook was that’???  
 

‘A hawk, I think’.

 

’Nah, moite, birds don’ moike that much noise.  Oi reckon it were a ploine’!

 

West Bromwich Albion 1, Cardiff City 0.

 

Not just the sheep. I had a similar experience in July 1971 when in the Brecon Beacons with the school CCF annual camp. Quite something to have a jet fighter aircraft come that close when at full speed.

[melmerby]

In the Lake District the RAF use the route up from Morecambe bay/Windermere/Grasmere/ Dunmail Raise/Thirlmere/St Johns in the Vale/Keswick/Bassenthwaite/Workington and back out to sea.

Those not in the know get a shock as several jet fighters in quick succesion roar overhead at low level.

They only ever seem to go in that direction.

Sometimes you get C130s (several) sometimes Helicopters.

[The Johnster]

I always threw a lump of sh*t at them; there always was a lump that magically appeared at about that time. 
 

Never hit any of the b*stards, though!

[Killybegs]

34 minutes ago, melmerby said:

In the Lake District the RAF use the route up from Morecambe bay/Windermere/Grasmere/ Dunmail Raise/Thirlmere/St Johns in the Vale/Keswick/Bassenthwaite/Workington and back out to sea.

Those not in the know get a shock as several jet fighters in quick succesion roar overhead at low level.

They only ever seem to go in that direction.

Sometimes you get C130s (several) sometimes Helicopters.

 

It can be particularly frightening when they fly below you, especially if you are on a difficult bit of rock!

[jcredfer]

Buccaneer pilots were the low flying kings and loved outrageous behaviour.  When I started, we did the first 30 hours on Chipmunks, rather small and light.  After 20 hours they started to introduce more adventurous things, like inside cloud and aerobatics.  Because there were quite a number in the air at any one time, there was a designated area for the students to fly in, so other planes should keep out unless under radar control.  In this area, my instructor was teaching some aerobatics, when looking to the right, to make sure the wings were level I watched as a Buccaneer altered course to fly through the centre of the loop!!!    (  )

 

Julian

 

[TT-Pete]

 

[boxbrownie]

2 hours ago, jcredfer said:

Buccaneer pilots were the low flying kings and loved outrageous behaviour.  When I started, we did the first 30 hours on Chipmunks, rather small and light.  After 20 hours they started to introduce more adventurous things, like inside cloud and aerobatics.  Because there were quite a number in the air at any one time, there was a designated area for the students to fly in, so other planes should keep out unless under radar control.  In this area, my instructor was teaching some aerobatics, when looking to the right, to make sure the wings were level I watched as a Buccaneer altered course to fly through the centre of the loop!!!    (  )

 

Julian

 

Didn’t clip your wing did he?  All fine then......grow up 

 

One of my Uncles was in the FAA just after the war on a carrier in the Pacific during the bomb tests.......leukaemia got him and several of his mates in the 60’s  

[boxbrownie]

1 hour ago, TT-Pete said:

 

04:15 was a bit juicy.......

 

I was at Biggin Hill the last time a Lightening broke the sound barrier at an air show, it must have been in the mid to late sixties at least.....no sound at all.....then it past.....then your ears exploded.....absolutely brilliant.

 

 

Edited April 10, 2020 by boxbrownie

[boxbrownie]

5 hours ago, Fenman said:

You obviously don’t shop at Waitrose, where crumpets are shelved in the section marked “Morning goods”. 
 

Oh but we do, all the time....never noticed that.....I shall be having strong words with the manager next trip......whenever that will be!

 

[jcredfer]

34 minutes ago, boxbrownie said:

04:15 was a bit juicy.......

 

I was at Biggin Hill the last time a Lightening broke the sound barrier at an air show, it must have been in the mid to late sixties at least.....no sound at all.....then it past.....then your ears exploded.....absolutely brilliant.

 

 

 

WHAT DID YOU SAY??

 

Julian

 

[jcredfer]

48 minutes ago, boxbrownie said:

Didn’t clip your wing did he?  All fine then......grow up 

 

One of my Uncles was in the FAA just after the war on a carrier in the Pacific during the bomb tests.......leukaemia got him and several of his mates in the 60’s  

 

Wings in fine feather and watched the skill with appreciation and a smile for the cheek {both inside the Chipmunk area and though the middle of the loop.}.  It was a Buccaneer, so safe hands, just enjoyed the view and appreciated the skills.  The USAF have many more reasons to find the appearance of Buccaneers much less to their pleasure, however.....   

 

On the other note, those tests had many Service Personnel at varying distances, to discover what the effects might be on military capability.  Your uncle was, sadly amongst many who paid the very real price for that information.  Given what was already know about radiation, it was seen to be needed information at the time, but was a disgraceful way to go about obtaining it.

 

Julian

 

[Theakerr]

This self isolation keeps taking me on trips down memory lane.  Last night the wife and I wanted a snack as we watched U-Tube and for some reason I thought of Spam sandwiches.  Spam for picnics, spam for work, spam for supper, spam and Marmite, spam and Branston Pickle. Spam and xxx.  So we had a span and tomato sandwich. 

[Hroth]

6 minutes ago, Theakerr said:

This self isolation keeps taking me on trips down memory lane.  Last night the wife and I wanted a snack as we watched U-Tube and for some reason I thought of Spam sandwiches.  Spam for picnics, spam for work, spam for supper, spam and Marmite, spam and Branston Pickle. Spam and xxx.  So we had a span and tomato sandwich. 

 

Ruddy Vikings..... 

 

 

[jcredfer]

1 minute ago, Theakerr said:

This self isolation keeps taking me on trips down memory lane.  Last night the wife and I wanted a snack as we watched U-Tube and for some reason I thought of Spam sandwiches.  Spam for picnics, spam for work, spam for supper, spam and Marmite, spam and Branston Pickle. Spam and xxx.  So we had a span and tomato sandwich. 

 

See, Lockdown isn't as bad as people have been complaining about.  Get real...   get Marmite, get Spam {and don't neglect Bacon Sarnies...  white bread, fresh, butter, big mug of breakfast tea.....   Lindt Hazelnut chocolate for elevenses.....   oh!!   

 

Julian

 

[jcredfer]

3 minutes ago, Hroth said:

 

Ruddy Vikings..... 

 

 

 

They brought Marmite with them.....  Wow!! altered the whole perspective of Scandinavia.

 

Julian

 

[Hroth]

2 minutes ago, jcredfer said:

don't neglect Bacon Sarnies...  white bread, fresh, butter, big mug of breakfast tea.....

 

Nahhhh....

 

Bacon and black pudding toastie, with a splash of HP sauce and a mug of fresh coffee!

 

Reminds me, get some more bacon and black pudding tomorrow...

[jcredfer]

1 minute ago, Hroth said:

 

Nahhhh....

 

Bacon and black pudding toastie, with a splash of HP sauce and a mug of fresh coffee!

 

Reminds me, get some more bacon and black pudding tomorrow...

 

How do you know what we had for dinner tonight?????   We really did, too.

 

On the up side, we do have enough Black Pudding for another go very soon......  Yeah!!

 

Julian

 

[MartinWales]

20 minutes ago, Theakerr said:

This self isolation keeps taking me on trips down memory lane.  Last night the wife and I wanted a snack as we watched U-Tube and for some reason I thought of Spam sandwiches.  Spam for picnics, spam for work, spam for supper, spam and Marmite, spam and Branston Pickle. Spam and xxx.  So we had a span and tomato sandwich. 

Spam spam spam spam spam spam 

Lovely Spam!