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raymw

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  1. 'acker', depends where you be from - can mean pimple, or youngster (abrev. -tacker) , or small, or a two headed lion,, as well as whatever anyone wants it to be..
  2. https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2020/10/30/21541962/soccer-match-ai-camera-bald-head-ball worth it for the 'music', or maybe not.
  3. No different than the sale of Christian relics - it's a cultural thing.
  4. Probably not the UNO font you need, but Bing or google throw up a few if you shove 'uno font' in the search.
  5. A guy walks into a bar and sits down next to a good looking woman and starts looking at his watch. The woman notices this and asks him if his date is late. "No", he replies, "I've just got this new state-of-the-art watch and I was just about to test it." "What does it do?" "It uses alpha waves to talk to me telepathically." "What's it telling you now?" "Well, it says you're not wearing a bra or panties." "Ha! Well it must be broken then, because I am!" "Damn thing must be an hour fast."
  6. I've got two or three, from Lidl, but from a few years ago. They work fine. The humidity reading is a bit erroneous. They can be a bit fussy sometimes with the orientation/location, and no use on rechargeable cells, (but last over a year on an ordinary aa battery). I'm domiciled in Somerset, UK. There used to be a Rugby time signal, but different system, and I think it got moved North.
  7. Subject: Depression 2020 style This is a sad story of a man's horribly haunting depression. Marcel was sick and tired of the world; of Covid 19, Brexit, Russian belligerence, global warming, racial tensions, and the rest of the disturbing stories that occupy media headlines. Marcel drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his car and wound down all the windows, selected his favorite radio station and started the car. Four days later, a worried neighbor peered through his garage window and saw him in the car. She notified the emergency services and they broke in, pulling Marcel from the car. A little sip of water and, surprisingly, he was in perfect condition, but his Tesla had a dead battery.
  8. raymw

    Dapol 08

    If he wants to develop modelling skills, the four to five foot is big enough. Depends if you can help him, I guess. Jim Reid, and others build very nice models out of nothing much at all, and Jim has been very helpful to others who wish to do likewise in the past. As the search on members does not seem to working too well at the mo., just search on 'cardboard' and see what turns up.
  9. There are a few reasons why you want to hire a consultant. The first is to be able to pass the blame if it doesn't work out. The second is because you know sfa about the project. The third is because you accept bribes. Historically, the folk on most councils have never been the sharpest knives in the box, certainly few have any technical knowledge, and often they promote themselves since they have vested interests in the area, builders, whatever. So, to someone whose main interest is possibly drinks at the golf club, a railway line construction will be highly complex. The trouble is, that not all idiots are harmless. I have no knowledge of the people involved, just my general opinion of this sort of situation. Maybe those directly affected do a bit of digging into the apparent can of worms.
  10. I had one of them, maybe 60 years ago. (the hopper wagon, that is.) Used to use the hopper mech. Surprised they are still around, and plastic not warped.
  11. raymw

    Panic buying

    From the shop/supermarket point of view, 'hoarders' are good for business. Not much incentive for them to stop it. They want to sell the stuff, anyway, quicker the better. Especially good for perishable goods.
  12. raymw

    Panic buying

    The way to stop panic buying, is for the shops to stockpile, out of sight of the consumer. When the normal stock on the shelves are depleted, wait a day or two, and then replenish with ten times the amount, at a lower price. Rinse and repeat.
  13. raymw

    Panic buying

    I don't see what the problem is. Get a stick and a sponge and a jar of vinegar - just one of the things the Romans did for us.
  14. Nah, it was a mother of eight sewing up her husband's flies.
  15. I'm near a motorway, where's Cornwall?
  16. Selfish, greedy people go unpunished, that is the way it has been going for quite a few years. It starts in schools, and in parenting before that. No point in having rules or laws, if misdemeanours go unpunished, is now the majority viewpoint. So, instead of whinging, what is the rational answer?
  17. Probably to keep the rooks away - around here, in the sticks, we hang shot rooks/crows on gates.
  18. makes you look at the signs, 'tho.
  19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_a_Song_of_Sixpence
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    Mars!

    It'll never happen while we eat mashed potatoes.
  21. a walking advert for quality healthy junk.
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