RMweb Gold ikks Posted November 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2021 10 hours ago, manna said: G'Day Folks That (the first bit is brilliant........reminds me of someone Scomo perhaps ??) Mike 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted November 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2021 I don't normally agree with 'orrible Oliver (so appalling that we actually invited the kings back), and the Stuart ones at that), but in this case he had a point. The Civil War would have had me in a quandry. I am by nature a republican, but find Cromwell one of the most despicable wastes of a skin in British history, and there's plenty to choose from. IMHO only Hugh Despenser was worse. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted November 22, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, The Johnster said: I don't normally agree with 'orrible Oliver (so appalling that we actually invited the kings back), and the Stuart ones at that), but in this case he had a point. The Civil War would have had me in a quandry. I am by nature a republican, but find Cromwell one of the most despicable wastes of a skin in British history, and there's plenty to choose from. IMHO only Hugh Despenser was worse. Oliver had kicked the bucket by then; and there was no mechanism for appointing a successor, even if anyone competent (his son was anything but) could have been found who wanted the job. Parliament just took the easy way out. I've always considered that Cromwell began with the best of intentions (the road to Hell etc.) but, once begun, the process inevitably forced extreme actions upon him. Certainly not a tenth as bad as the psychopathic King Henry VIII who would have done as much and more just for the fun of it. John PS. I am, by nature, a Royalist, but only for ceremonial purposes. I just think it's less divisive than picking a superannuated ex-PM that half the country despises as Head of State. Edited November 22, 2021 by Dunsignalling 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said: Oliver had kicked the bucket by then; and there was no mechanism for appointing a successor, even if anyone competent (his son was anything but) could have been found who wanted the job. Parliament just took the easy way out. John Bit more complicated than that. Richard Cromwell succeeded his father and was endorsed by a large majority in Parliament but was a total incompetent and it all fell apart pretty quickly. That set in motion the wheels that led to Restoration. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hroth Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 18:20, Tim Dubya said: Hmmmmm..... Looks a bit tyred? OTOH 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 15:04, The Johnster said: IMHO only Hugh Despenser was worse. His brother was by all accounts a slimy character, Soap Despenser... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Saunders Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 9 hours ago, PenrithBeacon said: Meanwhile on Earth they become Politicians! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jcredfer Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 8 hours ago, kevinlms said: Nothing quite so revealing as a cr*p teacher blaming the students... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, kevinlms said: Reminds me of an plane in an old Ladybird book about aircraft. Against a picture of a Chinese copy of a DC3, it stated that the plane had been designed by students... Looking back, some nuance might have been lost in translation! Edited November 28, 2021 by Hroth euphony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) In the aftermath of Storm Arwen, I now have the following items for sale in my garden - 5 trampolines (assorted sizes) 36 Marley roof tiles 17 fence panels (assorted sizes) 2 rotary clothes driers 3 barbecue covers 1 free-standing hammock 2½ garden sheds 1 dog kennel with labrador Any reasonable offers accepted. Buyer must collect. Edited November 28, 2021 by CameronL Added a bit 1 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted November 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, CameronL said: In the aftermath of Storm Arwen, I now have the following items for sale in my garden - 5 trampolines (assorted sizes) 36 Marley roof tiles 17 fence panels (assorted sizes) 2 rotary clothes driers 3 barbecue covers 1 free-standing hammock 2½ garden sheds 1 dog kennel with labrador Any reasonable offers accepted. Buyer must collect. Will you separate or is it a job lot? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Definitely separate. A couple of the trampolines might be on a "spares or repair" basis, though. And if course the kennel and labrador are an item. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted November 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 28, 2021 Shouldn’t this be in eBay madness? On the night of the famous hurricane in 1987, I phoned my dad to check everyhing was ok; he lived on Port Road, the ‘top road’ in Barry and it’s a bit exposed up there in normal weather. ‘Yeah, no problems, everything’s fine, we’ve battened down the hatches. If you happen to see an asbestos garage flying past with a greenhouse in tow, though…’. He wasn’t joking; they’d gone, whither we were not wont to want to wot and wotted not, as the snows of yesteryear, never to be seen again, still in orbit AFAIK. Sadly, the Lada in the garage was still there… 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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