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Coombe Barton

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  1. has just cooked in a partially rebuilt kitchen. Interesting!

    1. Mallard60022

      Mallard60022

      Oops - had to read cooked twice as I misread it as cock*d the first time.

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Either will do - both are appropriate.

  2. Peter Denny had a box called 'Gadgets' - and following in his footsteps I've now got one. However I don't know what some of mine do.

    1. BoD

      BoD

      Nothing worse than not knowing what your gadgets are for.

    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      That's why they're called "wuzzitfors".

  3. End of hols - back to reality.

    1. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      I agree with you. What a depressing day.

    2. andyram

      andyram

      My sympathies. My depressing day is in one week's time.

  4. Merry Christmas. Anyone guess what the collective weight gain by forum members will be by the end of today?

    1. 46444

      46444

      In brussels?!!

  5. was going to cut the lawns - but the rain's beaten me to it! So suppose I'll just have to get on with the modelling :)

    1. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      And then she said "WHAT SAWDUST??!!!!"

    2. Pennine MC

      Pennine MC

      That's good rain then, if it can cut grass

  6. Have spent day replacing window seals on caravan. Cue Paul (halfwit) for a response :)

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Sorry, not biting today. Just cut out a sector plate which has filled my heart and soul with a sense of inner calm.

    2. Captain Kernow

      Captain Kernow

      Can I step into his shoes then, please?!...... my old boss used to call them 'sheds on wheels'.... ;-)

  7. Evening task was to do some tiling in the kitchen - now I can really say I've had a night on the tiles.

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      You know where your coat is.... go get it.

    2. AndyB

      AndyB

      Boom, boom!

  8. We have a kitchen back and working. The age of miracles is not dead. Neither is the age of "Where the hell does this IKEA bit go?"

    1. Etched Pixels

      Etched Pixels

      Ikea bits go wherever you want them to, providing you edit them with a saw as needed !

    2. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      I have a box where the extra bits go. One day there'll be enough for a chair :-)

  9. Just received the lever frame etch from the Scalefour Society - now no excuse to prevaricate any longer.

    1. Chris Nevard

      Chris Nevard

      That sounds like a very good reason to prevaricate - brave man!

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Was either that or build one from scratch.

  10. Am trusted to be home alone for the weekend with SWMBO's instruction to get some modelling done.

    1. Gallows Close

      Gallows Close

      How did you manage that?

    2. DonB

      DonB

      in the current argot....Respect!

  11. ATTENTION ADULTERERS: Morrison's doing buy 1 get 1 free on Valentine's cards, I kid you not.(via Twitter

    1. RedgateModels

      RedgateModels

      ooh, that's good - I always send SWMBO two cards anyway :)

    2. 0O00

      0O00

      Perfect - My wife has a split personality.

  12. That would be me in trouble, then - http://bbc.in/fls4FR

    1. KevinWalsh

      KevinWalsh

      stay away from the beans and ruby murray's then LOL

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      And horsetan would also be affected :)

  13. SWMBO gets worried when I'm cooking and she hears the word "Oops!"

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Not worried enough to order a takeout though?

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      "Oops" means that I've made a mess. "Arrrggghhhhh!" means that it's takeaway time.

  14. Just spent ten minutes looking for the Optivisor. And yes, you guessed - wearing it!

    1. halfwit
    2. Melly

      Melly

      Ah....senior moment then !

  15. Is thinking of installing an under-workbench lighting system. Spending enough time down there looking for bits I've dropped.

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      Perhaps we should all just work on the floor...

    2. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      If we did, the bloody things would start falling upwards.

  16. Chris N's avatars seem to be getting decidedly - erm - strange :)

    1. Chris Nevard

      Chris Nevard

      Yippee - that's the idea! I'm delighted 'cos you've seen nothing yet!

    2. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      Thought you were morphing into Salvador Dali.

  17. According to SWMBO, she's just put the Doodahs under the Wotsit. If you find the English Language could you please return it to this house?

    1. Coombe Barton

      Coombe Barton

      But according to SWMBO, she knew what she meant!

    2. Pennine MC

      Pennine MC

      Ah yes. My wife deals with 'things'. If she can't think of the word, it's 'that thing'

  18. Mojo - either "a magic charm, talisman, or spell" or "a Cuban sauce or marinade containing garlic, olive oil, and sour oranges" - from Oxford Dictionary

    1. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      According to the Urban Dictionary of Slang, it can also mean "sex appeal". Puts a new meaning into "loosing your mojo" :-)

    2. torkardlane

      torkardlane

      or little 1/2 p sweet back in the day.

  19. has been drilling into impossibe to drill into concrete lintels to get some curtains up in the bedroom. Now has to get outside to rediscover the terrace.

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      When I try that the drill has a mind of its own and goes of into different directions.

  20. is off to work shortly for an Open Day.

    1. halfwit

      halfwit

      No one will turn up you know...

  21. Have just rediscovered that my workbench is made of wood, and there's a cutting mat on top of that. Haven't seen them in some time - not this clearly, anyway.

    1. Boris

      Boris

      I'm sure Lord Lucan is under all the stuff on my table!

  22. The only must have TV of the week - Shaun the Sheep.

    1. Debs.

      Debs.

      You`re Baaaarmy!

  23. "A software update may be carried out by the software provider during Friday or over the weekend. Apologies in advance for any interruption (and glitches once it's completed)." - He's only doing it so that we can get some modelling done.

    1. Kris

      Kris

      Maybe once it's complete I will be able to upload images again.

       

  24. is cooking a curry - and has bought some bright white fairy lights - for a complete non-sequitur

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      Let's hear it for curry!

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