BokStein

Good (I think) Evening all! Just dropped by for another quick scan; picked up these: The idea of Fish in batter; interesting. IIRC, this came about as a means of protecting the fish whilst it steamed in an otherwise hostile environment (such as hot oil); the batter was discarded. Sompting Treacle Mine - that wouldn't be anything to do with the Brown and Stickwell Industrial 009 layout that could often (used to) be seen at various exhibitions (whatever they were!) Isn't it? There are Engineering problems and engineering problems!

Time - The Alan Parsons Project

I think not as it marks the end of the first year of the decade. Remember, when you are born, (forgetting the 9 or so months inside Mum) you emerge at zero years old. 12 months later, your first birthday is celebrated (although you probably won't remember it!). You are 1 year old at the end of your first year. By contrast, 1st January 2020 marked the passing of the previous decade. We now find ourselves in the (until December 31st) first year of the third decade of the 21st Century.

Night Awl

Good evening all, Is it my imagination or has someone really left the lid off the can of idiots? Probably a light dusting on a local hill won't Matter too much! My geography's never been up to much, but weren't the Jam Butty Mines and the Broken Biscuit Repair Factory in Lancashire, somewhere around Knotty Ash? Rumours earlier in December were suggesting that French nationals who went to Switzerland for ski-ing holidays would be forced into 14 days self isolation. These escapees ought to be rounded up and deported back to Switzerland to receive suitable treatment; I note a later suggestion involving dismembering but, to be frank, IMHO, hanging, drawing and quartering is too light a punishment for this crime!

Two fascinating topics under one roof. When I prepared either roast potatoes or chips for our Sunday lunch, I used a technique similar to yours; lightly boil the (preferably Marris Piper) for about 10 minutes until light and fluffy; into an oven proof pan pour enough EVOO to cover the bottom and add a few herbs (mint parsley and similar) and S&P to taste, then add the spuds and sprinkle the same ingredients lightly over them. Cook in a medium oven for about an hour. Result = crispy roast spuds or tasty chips (depending on how the spuds were pre cut!). Beer on Cider is good rider, Cider on Beer, no fear! This rhyme seems to agree with the French philosophy, i.e.: Aperitif before meal - whisk(e)y (I prefer Irish Whiskey) or something similar at high (40% ish) ABV but low volume (25ml, say). Wine with the meal - About 15% ABV but in 100ml or greater quantities Beer after the meal - About 5% ABV and often in 500ml servings. I conclude that the ABV starts high in low volume then drops down but in increasing volumes. Nett result is that you don't end up as larapytic as some representatives of other countries, perhaps closer to home! ISTR a programme presented by Richard Hammond in a series 'Should I worry about ...'. In the one about alcohol, a comparison was carried out between the French and British eating techniques. Both nationals were given identical food, wine and water and were breathalysed before (both 0) and after. Brit ate food, then drank the wine and didn't touch the water; breathalyser reading of 111. Frenchman drank a little wine, had a sip of water and ate a mouthful of food, repeating the cycle until done; breathalyser reading of 6!! Speaks volumes!

Surely, the Title is "Stuck in the Middle with You"? (Gerry Rafferty or Stealers Wheel) However, too late now so: Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) - Flink Poyd

I've seen better 'jokes' in Christmas crackers! (Mind you, to be fair, I've also seen worse! )

Lovers of the World, Unite - David & Jonathon

Remove the 'problem' point but then check the continuity BEFORE installing the replacement. If it still bleeps, this may not be the problem!

Have you fitted bus terminators (such as these)? If so, disconnect them and test the continuity again. NO! Why risk buqqering up £350ish of kit when you have a continuity tester? Disconnect until the bleeping stops!

Although it seems the journey was completed; just before midnight, the route was updated with early and late departures, arriving back at XNP 2 minutes early! Hadn't looked at the route in too much detail but it's interesting to see the transit from Portsmouth Harbour to Ryde Pier Head and on to Shanklin with the next stop at Bedhampton! As you suggest, there must be an algorithm to work it out!

Belated Seasonal Greetings! Interesting to see all the preparations and Thanks to DaveH for the ideal solution - a bacon butte! Just googled Pelz-martiga - it has also been cancelled this year (and, technically, next year as it takes place on 25th December and 1st January)!

Well, it's almost here. 1X01 on the WTT although I doubt many will see it whizz by. Mike, the last time I drove past there was before 1997 so I'm not surprised but they still sell assorted alcoholic beverages so the possibility's still there! May I be cheeky and echo your message to the family Gwiwer, please? Seasonal Greetings to all, in whatever and however form you wish to celebrate.

Good afternoon and 'benefiting' from, as Newbryford put it, POETCD! Given your line of work, that's an interesting typo! Surely, Ben the meteorologist collie and The Q the metrologist! I have stored Brie de Meaux in the freezer for several years so yes, Brie can be frozen. Not tried Goat's cheese but don't see why not. POETCD accomplished too; was due to be back in on Saturday 26th but Bojo's put paid to that by fast-tracking this area from Tier 2 to Tier 4 as Boxing Day kicks off. Stuck at home until Tuesday now! ;( Good to see that 1X01 is again on the WTT; presumably starting at the North Pole, Santa has time for a few winter warmers in the pub of that name just across from the North Pole Depot in West London!!

Good Morning, and how good it is to be in England! How so and Why for, I hear you cry? Would you want to be in France when those lorry drivers currently marooned on the M20 eventually return back home?

IIRC, Parcelforce have their own fleet of planes and an international hub at Tollbar just outside Coventry?

There are lies, damned lies and statistics, I agree, but it would appear that the cautionary approach in these new times may warrant a consideration of the current mortality and infection rates of the population. Switzerland, for example, have closed all restaurants, for example. Reminds me, must get some eggs and bacon for the fry-up on the 25th!

So he won't be driving home for the C word! But the statistics seem to indicate that they ARE caring about the people.

Good Evening, Undecided as to whether to have poached eggs and bacon or just cheese on toast for lunch on the 25th! Did you say Dinner for One? Enjoy:

I got me a Wahl a few years back; never used any of the 'spacers', just the basic clippers. Saved myself a fortune doing it myself but have to check I haven't missed a lump!

No need for a second web site, scroll down \DCC CV29 Calculator (2mm.org.uk) and you'll find the CV17 & 18 calculator. POM = Program on Main [track] as opposed to POP (Program on Program [track])

Probably not! As I understand it locally, post within the BN postcode is taken to Gatwick for sorting then back to, say, Arundel for delivery!

Try entering the bank's number

Good evening, After another day at the pleasure(?) dome, hopefully the Asylum's doors are back on their hinges and securely locked, well until tomorrow, that is! I recall recently in an hotel in Graubuenden, watching scrambled egg mix being poured from a Tetra Brick into the pan during breakfast! I did not note the source of the bacon but both tasted OK at that time of the morning! Normally, my practice asks you, if you arrive by car, to wait therein to be called (they ask for the type, colour and registration of the car when making the appointment); works well. However, things were slightly different on Saturday when I arrived for my flu jab with a nominal appointment of 10:48! I was told to join the queue, which I did some 10 minutes early. However, as they were, effectively running a 'production line', when I arrived at the front of the queue, their checkpoint charlene enquired my name and appointment time, ticked my name on the list and sent me to the next waiting point where I was reminded to make my shoulder 'ready' and see the nurse in that room. Name checked to ascertain the requisite vaccine which was duly administered before I was despatched back to the car, all in under 5 minutes! The 'normal' has changed; one has to adapt to survive! This might suggest that the GP was not quite on the ball here! 'Hang on a sec., he wants to use a different drug, what else needs changing?' Perhaps a more 'considered' response should have been "OK, but change the strength to ... and the frequency to ..."?