OneGuyFromBarlick

Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a wellness check up. A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?' Morris replied, 'Ju...

RIP reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, 81.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj4qdren425o

Mario's in Barnoldswick for tea today, we have youngest offspring's in-laws coming with us. It's the any starter, any pizza or pasta and coffee deal on a Monday

Surgical instrument? Tonsil removal?

For those with Netflix, the 8 part series The Beast in Me is worth a watch, lots of twists and turns. Well worth a binge.

For carrying cattle feed?

Bob will probably still go to the park as they now have some new young members ( 16 to mid 20 s) who are keen to meet up whatever the weather. Have a good day all One of the guys I work with has a neuro diverse son, he's 8 years old and loves trains. There is a model railway he goes to regularly (i...

Hopefully this isn't another non-starter.

Putin backs US plan for ending Ukraine war as Trump gives Kyiv deadline to accept

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6257wrx301t

SEVERE WEATHER WARNING!! The AA have warned that anyone travelling in icy conditions should take a shovel, blankets/sleeping bag, extra clothing including scarf, hat and gloves, 24 hour supply of food and drink, de-icer, rock salt, torch, spare battery, petrol can, first aid kit and jump leads. I lo...

A photographer was injured today when a huge lump of cheese hit him on the head, this was despite the people being photographed trying to warn him.

It took me a while...

Interesting to read that the Google CEO thinks the same as me

Don't blindly trust what AI tells you, says Google's Sundar Pichai

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8drzv37z4jo

The government has issued an amber cold weather alert for the north of England
https://ukhsa-dashboard.data.gov.uk/wea ... lerts/cold

Been watching Yorkshire Car Restorations' Talbot Matra Rancho restoration. It's one of the last right hand drive models left. It's full of rust but, fortunately, a lot of the body is fibreglass. I'm finding it very interesting. Here's the link to part 1 https://youtu.be/ANfiRANItHc?feature=shared a...

I like it with roughly chopped new potatoes, corned beef and butter

Does it blow sand under a train wheel to give it grip?

Colin had his digger out in the spring and was making some changes..... Certainly worth some exploratory digging where Colin was making changes, should be relatively easy digging if it's already been dug up. How are your digger driving skills? :laugh5: :laugh5: :laugh5: Ah! :biggrin2:

Wendyf wrote: ↑16 Nov 2025, 13:40 Colin had his digger out in the spring and was making some changes.....

Certainly worth some exploratory digging where Colin was making changes, should be relatively easy digging if it's already been dug up. How are your digger driving skills?

I just need to establish where the water is coming from. I wish it was as simple as Stanley suggests but for a start it's emerging from underneath huge old setts so digging isn't straightforward. I think there is possibly a blockage or failure higher up and it's underground to that point. Water is ...

I couldn't use my new mini compressor as the battery was flat on the Skoda. After a lot of googling I braved using a fancy little smart charger that I found in the barn. It is for both 12 and 24 volt batteries and I was concerned that it wouldn't know the difference and appeared to be set to 24v. G...

A small scale installation to recover waste heat from a mini datacentre. It's in their shed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0rpy7envr5o

I have booked a table at The Hare and Hounds, in Foulridge, for a roast dinner today. The food is very good there

Lovely