RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted August 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Hroth said: I (re)read 1984 last year and I thought "well, he only got the date wrong by a few decades..." Another book that is scarily prophetic is The Space Merchants. I read that when I was a child and it's why I detest all forms of marketing (kudos for RMWeb for letting us hide the adverts). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2022 12 hours ago, kevinlms said: That's why large windows like that should have firmly attached tape etc, so it can be noticed, BEFORE people walk into it. Or some sort of pattern on or in the glass, that is visible but makes little differnce to light transmission 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, melmerby said: Or some sort of pattern on or in the glass, that is visible but makes little differnce to light transmission To make it more realistic, the impact patterns of various birds that may have unwittingly collided with the window. I've a photo of a pigeon impact pattern from one that flew into a bedroom window. It looked rather surprised! If I can find it... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted August 2, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 2, 2022 On the Road To Waterloo..... 3 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2022 Birds flying into large windows is a problem. Someone came up with the idea of placing very thin vertical lines on the glass about 5cms/2" apart and that solved the problem. How it works is that the birds decide that the gap is to narrow for them to fly through. 1 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted August 2, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 2, 2022 50 minutes ago, Hroth said: To make it more realistic, the impact patterns of various birds that may have unwittingly collided with the window. I've a photo of a pigeon impact pattern from one that flew into a bedroom window. It looked rather surprised! If I can find it... It was probably surprised it didn't have a broken neck.😄 We had a bullfinch fly into a window at a previous house and that broke it's neck (and died, obviously!) We've also had the odd woodpigeon do the same. Quite a thump when they hit at top speed.👍🏻 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 23 minutes ago, melmerby said: It was probably surprised it didn't have a broken neck. I didn't say it survived the impact... What I photographed was the dust pattern the bird made on the glass*, the effect it left was of a surprised expression. * It would be macabre to photograph the corpse post-impact. The only reason to do that would have been if a swan or say a goose had flown into the glass and broken the window. Then it might be useful for an insurance claim... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Not sure why u boats would be in the first place. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 44 minutes ago, richard i said: Not sure why u boats would be in the first place. Das Boot is on the other foot? steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 An Inappropriate Juxtaposition? where "named meat" does not include Rover or Felix... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Hroth said: I (re)read 1984 last year and I thought "well, he only got the date wrong by a few decades..." Yes, it's a repeat (but worth repeating) 'Orwell Surprise' From the excellent Bob Moran https://www.bobmoran.co.uk 7 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozexpatriate Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 ^ Where's the 'Leaky Cauldon' sign? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted August 3, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, PhilJ W said: That's the Cornwall shield, chough and figures... The comment is true though. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, PhilJ W said: For those hard-to-discourage moles... Or, if you want to extract them.... Edited August 3, 2022 by Hroth The old drag'n'drop hiccup... 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted August 3, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Stubby47 said: That's the Cornwall shield, chough and figures... The comment is true though. This is the Norfolk shield. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, PhilJ W said: This is the Norfolk shield. As seen on...... I think someone got some inspiration for the Wisconsin coat of arms from the Cornish one as well..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted August 3, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 3, 2022 18 hours ago, richard i said: Not sure why u boats would be in the first place. There is a type of trolley known as U boat. https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=u boat trolley&qs=UT&form=QBIR&sp=1&pq=u boat troll&sc=10-12&cvid=003E75A59FC9440A8EBB0BA16F0A24E4&first=1&tsc=ImageHoverTitle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 16 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said: I think someone got some inspiration for the Wisconsin coat of arms from the Cornish one as well..... Only the supporters, and the Wisconsin dexter is a sailor, rather than the Cornish fisherman. Nothing else is in common. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: Only the supporters, and the Wisconsin dexter is a sailor, rather than the Cornish fisherman. Nothing else is in common. There were a lot of early settlers from Cornwall in Wisconsin, particularly to work in the mines. If you go to somewhere like Mineral Point, the Cornish flags on display generally outnumber the US ones and Pasties are on sale everywhere! A lot of the early buildings in the place are rather different to what was being constructed in the US at that time as well.... 7 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted August 4, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said: There were a lot of early settlers from Cornwall in Wisconsin, particularly to work in the mines. The dictionary definition of a Mine is 'a hole in the ground with a Cornishman at the bottom' 1 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Quote The dictionary definition of a Mine is 'a hole in the ground with a Cornishman at the bottom' Best place for 'em. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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