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Bear here..... Off to Kings X this afternoon to collect the unsold Vintage Charity Stuff from the event at Coal Drops Yard; we had to wait 90 minutes before we were allowed in (it seems elf n' sayftee) have a "thing" about Vans & The Public not mixing....) before we could start loading. We also discovered we couldn't load from the same place we unloaded from yesterday (E & S again 😒) but had to 'ump everything a couple of hundred yards - after taking the 6ft roller cages up in a public lift first.... Oh yes, and the two rails full of clothing would've been too long to go in the lift - so they had to be 'umped up two flights of stairs. Double Poo. Has it all been worth it? Well gronkits have been made, but nothing like previous years it seems - the weather has been pretty carp all weekend (at least it was sunny this afternoon) so that didn't do any favours. Oh well. The good news is the weather will apparently be reasonable over Bear Towers tomorrow, so with any luck I should get the exhaust system refitted to Harry the Honda; after that all I'll need to do is fit the new battery & fuel tank, bung some motion lotion in then see if Harry wants to start after being in hibernation for over 20 years..... Bear gone.

This one's a cracker....

More recently than that. Allegedly.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68831061

Bear here..... Up at Disgustinglylateo'clock this morning (0725) - bearing in mind I climbed The Little Wooden Hill at half nine last night that's quite a snooze, despite being disturbed by that little b1tch the Wee Wee Fairy twice 😒. Now fully wallowed and Beary Pit made, so Bear's on a roll; I *may* not be dressed and de-fuzzed yet though, so that'll be the next mission methinks. ION....... 69** YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...........................😁 (**That's Kg, of course - though post brekkies so more like a true 68.5-ish). Happy Bear. BG

Careful - that's getting dangerously close to be able to do the washing up again.

Oh yes - Pole Position with @The Q I'd say. Would Bear be bovvered?

Not sure if it still is but this was a common problem in Hospitals - apparently the fussy ones mix it with orange juice to improve the taste. One of Bear's (from 1986 until I banged out of the Great Empire): - An Enertec ME4115 Airborne Tape Recorder; £100K in 1985 (and we had two). The fastest speed was 120 inches per second and the 1" Magnetic Tapes cost £200 for a box of five; I'd get thru' a tape every 30 minutes. I had to get a new set of tape heads installed around 2005(?); I tried not to larf as I told the Project Manager it was gonna cost him £50K out of his budget, and no, there really was no other option. It went in the skip in 2016. Bear did Lynx Flight Trials during a really hot July/Aug in 1997 (or was it in the 2000's?); the Test Pilot declared that even though it was well over 30C the Sea Temp in the Bristol Channel was "rather cold" and we were all to wear immersion suits (I would've anyway). Whilst Bear was left hanging around in the Pilot's Office for what seemed like hours, waiting for the Driver to "do what he does" before going for the flight, the Crew Chief took one look at me and asked: "Sweaty B0llox?" Silly question, really.

I'd empty my Loft - if I had a Garage to put the stuff in (which would kinda defeat the object really); it does need some very difficult decisions made sometime soon-ish though. The first Great Cull will be in the Shed though, just as soon as Harry is sold.

They're by far the very worst ones - you never, ever use them but you can't bear the thought of parting with them. Ask a Bear how he knows.....

Is external insulation practical? Or don't insulate the pillar to the same degree as the rest of the room (insulated plasterboard maybe?)

WARNING - AI ALERT INBOUND.....😱 Sorry.....but it had to be done......

Limited Edition.....worth more......😁

Bear here…. Paperwork “progressing”…… After Bear’s early morning antics I decided that Pizza & CF was fully justified 😇 It’s currently Pitstop time, then the 2nd ascent of Kilimanjaro en-route back to Bear Towers. ION….. The Driver this morning had a Prezzie for Bear, courtesy of the Manageress….I now have my very own, nice new shiny jacket complete with sign-written (ok, embroidered) Charity Logo on it 😁. Big Tick. Right, time to wander…. BG

Now Bear might be being overly cynical here (no doubt iD will correct me if I’m wrong) but don’t the Docs get paid (by the Drug Manufacturer?) for every patient signed up?