Looks very nice.Excellent lunch at the White Lion and the Purity 'UBU' ale was spot on.
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One small criticism .....is that yorkshire pud as burnt as it looks ?
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One small criticism .....is that yorkshire pud as burnt as it looks ?
Flick of the Elbow
less than
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- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
A nice little walk from the house today
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Having given up on listening to Bosch via my cheapo soundbar and struggling with it, I gave it a go on headphones instead last night. The soundbar was very good value for money (just under £100, reduced from well over that) but the sound quality isn't as good as I would like. The treble roll-off is a bit too steep and there is an exaggerated boomy peak in the bass response. On most programmes it does the job ok, but either the actor playing Bosch happens to have a very boomy voice, or they have created the vocal sound 'in the mix' to give it that character. At any rate, the combination of the American accent, the voice, and the soundbar was not a good one! My headphones have a slight tendency to lift the bass but the overall quality on Bosch was perfectly acceptable and I could now follow the dialogue. I think I will stick with the show. That will give me plenty to watch over the coming winter!
I quite like mine cooked like that.
The wind today... The forecast described it as a 'fresh breeze'. NW air movements of 25-60 km/hr (15 to nearly 40 miles/hr) are what I call a 'strong blustery wind', not a bloody breeze!
There were 2 Asian men standing in the queue behind me in Lidl today having an excitable conversation in what I think was Urdu but every now and then they would drop into English, sometimes mid-sentence. It sounded really weird but they probably were not even aware that they were doing it!
My sister had a couple of French au pairs when her kids were very young. They learned French at the same time that they were learning English and they would switch between the languages in the same way. I bet that they have forgotten most of their French now though. I will test them next time I am down in Devon.
My French is 50 years behind me, but I enjoyed watching all the series of Spiral on iPlayer recently and it made me feel like revisiting the language. I liked French at school. (I wasn't so keen on German...) I also like Spanish and Danish. If I were young I'd think about learning one or more of those languages. My hearing is so poor now though that I would really struggle with the spoken word, but it would be nice to be able to read other languages.
Have you ever considered that you have probably never seen ANY websites in 99% of the world's languages? It's pretty amazing to think that there must be some really wonderful things out there which we never read about because Google usually only shows us results in English. Obviously, that won't apply to those of you who are fluent in more than 1 language.
Not any longer!
I quite like mine cooked like that.The wind today... The forecast described it as a 'fresh breeze'. NW air movements of 25-60 km/hr (15 to nearly 40 miles/hr) are what I call a 'strong blustery wind', not a bloody breeze!
There were 2 Asian men standing in the queue behind me in Lidl today having an excitable conversation in what I think was Urdu but every now and then they would drop into English, sometimes mid-sentence. It sounded really weird but they probably were not even aware that they were doing it!
My sister had a couple of French au pairs when her kids were very young. They learned French at the same time that they were learning English and they would switch between the languages in the same way. I bet that they have forgotten most of their French now though. I will test them next time I am down in Devon.
My French is 50 years behind me, but I enjoyed watching all the series of Spiral on iPlayer recently and it made me feel like revisiting the language. I liked French at school. (I wasn't so keen on German...) I also like Spanish and Danish. If I were young I'd think about learning one or more of those languages. My hearing is so poor now though that I would really struggle with the spoken word, but it would be nice to be able to read other languages.
Have you ever considered that you have probably never seen ANY websites in 99% of the world's languages? It's pretty amazing to think that there must be some really wonderful things out there which we never read about because Google usually only shows us results in English. Obviously, that won't apply to those of you who are fluent in more than 1 language.
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I have just been watching a prog on top hits from the 70s. I had forgotten just how good it was.
I am a 60s man myself as I worked in Liverpool in the 60s but as I say, it was good.
T Rex. Slade. Bowie. Elton John. Some great glam rock.
I recorded it and will watch it again
I am a 60s man myself as I worked in Liverpool in the 60s but as I say, it was good.
T Rex. Slade. Bowie. Elton John. Some great glam rock.
I recorded it and will watch it again
You forgot to mention Gary Glitter......
He is in my private collection
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
Evening all... Had a great day out 20 odd miles with the London Brompton Club, and we had the pleasure of a little chihuahua joining us...
41 Bromptons, the group rides are getting bigger, having a lunch break at Hays Galleria..
41 Bromptons, the group rides are getting bigger, having a lunch break at Hays Galleria..
12boy
Guru
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- Casper WY USA
Those Bromptons are much too clean.
classic33
Leg End Member
City riders, in dry weather. You'll notice the lack of mudguards on most of them*.
*The Bromptons, not the riders.
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
I have risen!
1st!
Going to enjoy a quiet, restful day today, a chance to relax a bit after a very hectic previous 5 days.
1st!
Going to enjoy a quiet, restful day today, a chance to relax a bit after a very hectic previous 5 days.
Good morning all.
I fell asleep on the settee yesterday evening so crawled into bed.
Then I wet the bed.
Well I got the blame anyway. MrsD takes a bottle of drinking water to bed and leaves it on her pillow. The type with a flip top.
Well the top wasn't down properly so I was rudely awakened at 0200
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So......her bottle, on her pillow and I get the blame. How does that work
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I fell asleep on the settee yesterday evening so crawled into bed.
Then I wet the bed.
Well I got the blame anyway. MrsD takes a bottle of drinking water to bed and leaves it on her pillow. The type with a flip top.
Well the top wasn't down properly so I was rudely awakened at 0200
.So......her bottle, on her pillow and I get the blame. How does that work
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PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Now come on Dave, you're a married man. You know how it works the rest of us don't have to explain.Good morning all.
I fell asleep on the settee yesterday evening so crawled into bed.
Then I wet the bed.
Well I got the blame anyway. MrsD takes a bottle of drinking water to bed and leaves it on her pillow. The type with a flip top.
Well the top wasn't down properly so I was rudely awakened at 0200
So......her bottle, on her pillow and I get the blame. How does that work
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Good morning from Surrey. It's greyish light outside, there's a lot of traffic and has been since about 5.30! Weather looks set fair.
My only task today is to catch the train to Manchester and then drive home.
The school reunion went very, very well. 10 out of a class of 22/23 turned up. Impressive. We met at 1.30pm and the manager explained the bar closes early on Sundays. It was 10.15pm!!!! The time flew by. Conversation flowed for hours and I can honestly say one wouldn't know 49 years has passed since we last all met.
Learned some sad things; one guy died ten years ago, twins who were brilliant at school got through university and then crashed out ending up with very severe mental health issues. Apparently they were never brilliant but under huge parental pressure. Another lost a daughter at a very young age.
Two of the most interesting and rounded people to talk to had been the quietest at school and on the edge of the social group in our school days. One of the wildest has become the epitome of Surrey golf club man........ couldn't quite believe it.
Sadly one lad who I had been great friends with seemed to me to be a little vacant, concentrating hard on chit chat, struggled with the menu, a distant slightly puzzled air around him. I fear the worst there.
Tremendous to look back on our youth, remember some glory days, our prowess on the football field - five of us were the backbone of the under 15s and then 1st XI - how folk have lived their lives, highs and lows.
I have to say though some people who live in the south-east don't get what the north is about.
A good day. I'd do it again.
My only task today is to catch the train to Manchester and then drive home.
The school reunion went very, very well. 10 out of a class of 22/23 turned up. Impressive. We met at 1.30pm and the manager explained the bar closes early on Sundays. It was 10.15pm!!!! The time flew by. Conversation flowed for hours and I can honestly say one wouldn't know 49 years has passed since we last all met.
Learned some sad things; one guy died ten years ago, twins who were brilliant at school got through university and then crashed out ending up with very severe mental health issues. Apparently they were never brilliant but under huge parental pressure. Another lost a daughter at a very young age.
Two of the most interesting and rounded people to talk to had been the quietest at school and on the edge of the social group in our school days. One of the wildest has become the epitome of Surrey golf club man........ couldn't quite believe it.
Sadly one lad who I had been great friends with seemed to me to be a little vacant, concentrating hard on chit chat, struggled with the menu, a distant slightly puzzled air around him. I fear the worst there.
Tremendous to look back on our youth, remember some glory days, our prowess on the football field - five of us were the backbone of the under 15s and then 1st XI - how folk have lived their lives, highs and lows.
I have to say though some people who live in the south-east don't get what the north is about.
A good day. I'd do it again.
You are correct. It was 0200 and I was knackered......that is my excuse.
