Early Risers.

[simontaylor484]

16 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

These pigs weren’t pets. 
The lad next door to the pharmacy had a ferret and used to take it for a walk on a lead.

At least he didnt keep the ferret down his trousers

[Gwiwer]

51 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

What ever happened to a “proper dinner”?

It went out of the window when fast-food moved in.  For what it's worth that has at least made getting something to eat beyond a pack of crisps much easier in many places at most hours.  Albeit not necessarily a healthy option.

 

51 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

The whole situation seems to reek of panic stricken improvisation

Yes.  Agreed totally. 

 

51 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

I fail to see how having a scotch egg with your pint would curtail the spread of the coronavirus

It won't and no-one seems to be pretending it will.  It is case law that a Scotch Egg constitutes a "substantial meal" in England at least.  

 

51 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

If anything, going into a pub, having a quick pint and then leaving is certainly going to result in less exposure to any infected individual than going into the same place and sitting down and then ordering, waiting for, consuming and then paying for a “substantial meal”.

Agreed.  If only everyone would also agree.  We all know some people will go for a "quick pint" and crawl home after a slow gallon.  Others will set out fully intending to stay the course for the entire evening.  Ejecting people once they have had their pint and meal does no favours to anyone.  It annoys the customers who may have preferred to stay longer; it may deprive the business of income their customer was prepared to spend; it can prevent the enjoyment of live music (which remains legal and occurs in some pubs subject to restrictions) and it can generate bad feelings leading to aggravated exchanges between parties.  

 

51 minutes ago, iL Dottore said:

Perhaps limiting alcohol to 1 pint per person per evening per pub would have allowed people to go out for a decent pint

The Welsh don't even get that now.  Straight from "firebreak" with pubs closed to "something else" with pubs closed and a ban on alcohol sales which may affect the entire country right through the holiday period.  Where there's a will there's a way and I suspect outlawing something like that will only lead to sneakage across borders and private partying behind closed doors.  Surely not what was intended? While England relaxes Wales tightens up.  Where is the consistency the PM of the entire UK was seeking, exactly?  But again who polices the "one pint" policy.  And is it policy, advice or law?  

Edited November 30, 2020 by Gwiwer

[jamie92208]

6 hours ago, Erichill16 said:

Big question of the day:

Is a scotch egg a ‘substantial meal’?
Should members of ER decide and inform the relavent authorities of our decision on this  very important question?

Robert

 

As Rick has said there is case law defining a substantial meal. It dates back to some quirk in the licensing law that meant that certain pubs could only serve alcohol with a substantial meal. I was told that there was a pub in St Bees that had a stock of rather stale sandwiches that were served, but not consumed with your pint. Whether such licences still exist I have no idea, but the case law is still on the books.

 

Goodnight all and good wishes to Mick NB re his brother. Notca good place to be.

 

Jamie

 

 

[laurenceb]

I remember reading in a Saint novel Simon Templar saying "Let go and rent a sandwich and have a Drink"

[tigerburnie]

The irony is I can't recall ever seeing a "Scotch Egg" in Scotland, no use unless they can be deep fried lol.

[Tony_S]

18 minutes ago, tigerburnie said:

The irony is I can't recall ever seeing a "Scotch Egg" in Scotland, no use unless they can be deep fried lol.

I wondered too. Various sources (Wikipedia et al) suggest they come from Yorkshire and originally had fish paste instead of sausage. Made by a business called Scott. 

[Barry O]

Goodnight all!

These substantial scotch eggs.. are they Emu, goose or some enormous birds egg???

Baz

[PhilJ W]

Evening all from Estuary-Land. Not a lot to report, still battling through Farcebook but I feel a lot less tired after this mornings inadvertent lay in.

[Erichill16]

Evening All,

First, I hope Newbryfords brother gets things sorted, I really do.
Secondly, well nothing really . Got done most of what was expected. Went into town via,

Dodworth ,pronounced Dodeth,

Higham, pronounced Hickam

Baugh Green, pronounced Bark Green and 

Old Town , pronounced Owd Tarn.

Also managed to get the next Vat return completed but I’ll double check it tomorrow before submitting.

Thirdly, Goodnight,

Robert

[simontaylor484]

I once bought some used paperclips from a carboot sale and got some dvds freeto get round the you couldnt buy anything new rules

43 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Evening All,

First, I hope Newbryfords brother gets things sorted, I really do.
Secondly, well nothing really . Got done most of what was expected. Went into town via,

Dodworth ,pronounced Dodeth,

Higham, pronounced Hickam

Baugh Green, pronounced Bark Green and 

Old Town , pronounced Owd Tarn.

Also managed to get the next Vat return completed but I’ll double check it tomorrow before submitting.

Thirdly, Goodnight,

Robert

You forgot Cudeth 

I used to work in Doderth

Edited December 1, 2020 by simontaylor484

[Erichill16]

15 minutes ago, simontaylor484 said:

I once bought some used paperclips from a carboot 

You forgot Cudeth 

I used to work in Doderth

Ah but I don’t go through Cudeth to get to town, but that’s where my Aunty lives.

Don’t know where the paper clip comment has come from! Not me!

Edited November 30, 2020 by Erichill16

[laurenceb]

Thoughts with Mick & his brother

Night awl

[The Stationmaster]

Evening all,

 

Mick I hope your brother will make good progress back to normality.

 

A very mixed day.  why can the DCVLA do an excellent online job with car tax but be a total bag ull of contradictions, cock ups, and down right self contradictions when it comes to renewing Driving Licem nce online - I got an email saying renewal was underway and a web page saying it wasm n't.  what sort of goons and haflfwits programmed their 'puter?

 

Mrs Stationmaster doinga lot of keyboard hogging today when I really was eventually. getting to ERs - about 5 hours ago but then dinner and a spot of tele to relax so here I am now.  And what a load of misleading cobblers in the statement about what leaving the EU will do for wildlife on farm land.  Don't be fooled for one minute by that announcement because that is exactly how a lot of CAP money is spent in the UK at the moment - my tenant (not me as the landowner) gets paid CAP money for creating and leaving in place an additional 1 metre wide wild grass etc verge inside the hedge and fence line of the field and that has been the case for a good many years past.  As far as 'wildlife etc' in that statement goes there isn't really anything new - it's just that most people outside farming don't know how some CAP money is spent at present in this country so they'll all say how wonderful the 'new' arrangement will be..

 

Tomorrow will be a tesco visit so I'm informed.  enjouy what's left of teh day if you happen to be in the right place on the globe.

[BSW01]

Good evening everyone 

 

Another day spent in the cellar, but it’s been productive, as quite a bit more paint has been removed. I’ve been mainly removing the loose and flaky stuff and this section is now about 75% done. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll get the rest of it done and then I can fire up the steam stripper and tackle the hard stubborn bits that are left. Although to be fair, there isn’t lots of it, it’s just what is left is a right bu99er to shift. I’m hoping that by the end of the week I’ll be ready to start re-pointing the few bits that need doing, then I can mix and applying the tanking slurry.

 

After tea I completed the Sainsbury’s Grand Prix, for the first time ever, every customer in the shop was not only wearing a mask, but they were wearing it properly! You could have knocked me down with a feather. 

[BSW01]

Goodnight all 

[Chris116]

2 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

You could have knocked me down with a feather. 

But only if the feather had been washed with sanitizer!

[simontaylor484]

18 minutes ago, Erichill16 said:

Ah but I don’t go through Cudeth to get to town, but that’s where my Aunty lives.

Don’t know where the paper clip comment has come from! Not me!

Now edited ti make sense

[Chris116]

Just now, simontaylor484 said:

Now edited ti make sense

Oops!

[monkeysarefun]

2 hours ago, Gwiwer said:

Straight from "firebreak" with pubs closed to "something else" with pubs closed and a ban on alcohol sales which may affect the entire country right through the holiday period.

 

 

Here the government is actually wanting us to go out to venues again to  the point that everyone will get a $100 evoucher that we must spend at an entertainment, dining  or arts venue. 

 

Maybe the UK government will come up with similar to help business there  once  they get the virus sorted.

 

From the NSW Government website:

 

$100 vouchers to support local economy

18 November 2020

 

NSW residents will receive $100 worth of vouchers to use for dining and entertainment to help support local businesses and jobs.

 

The NSW Government's Out & About Scheme will rollout from January 2021. It will provide NSW residents over the age of 18 with four $25 digital vouchers.

The vouchers can be used at participating eligible businesses and venues who are registered as COVID Safe.  

The Out & About Scheme will be divided into two categories: 

dining out – two vouchers can be used to purchase food at venues such as restaurants, cafes, pubs and clubs. 

going out – two vouchers can be used for activities, such as visiting cultural institutions, performing arts, cinemas and amusement parks.  

The vouchers will stimulate the NSW economy, support local businesses and help the arts, hospitality and tourism industries bounce back from COVID-19.

 

[PhilJ W]

Goodnight all.

[pH]

2 hours ago, jamie92208 said:

I was told that there was a pub in St Bees that had a stock of rather stale sandwiches that were served, but not consumed with your pint. 

The first relaxation of the Scottish drinking laws was allowing pubs to close at 11pm, rather than 10pm, if they served food. There was a pub in Glasgow where, at 9.55pm, a cakestand of sandwiches was put on the bar, and the cover taken off. At 11pm, with the same number of sandwiches still there, the cover was put back on and the cakestand taken off the bar. This was repeated each night. (I presume the sandwiches were eventually replaced.)

[J. S. Bach]

Night Owl from the Piedmont.

[Ozexpatriate]

2 hours ago, pH said:

I presume the sandwiches were eventually replaced.

One wonders exactly what constituted "eventually".

[pH]

19 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said:

One wonders exactly what constituted "eventually".

When they got up and walked away?

[Gwiwer]

Morning all. It is cold.