OneGuyFromBarlick

Tripps wrote: ↑14 May 2026, 16:53 I expect everyone else has one. and I didn't know these existed - but I got one yesterday for £2.49.

I use a kitchen knife and end up losing a few bits

Stanley wrote: ↑14 May 2026, 00:06 I heard the announcement Kev. Did I also hear that the resulting company will be the biggest energy supplier in the UK?

You did indeed.

Youngest offspring wanted a beach themed image for his bathroom (his mother in law really). He has a pic, of his extended family, at a hotel in Tenerife so I run it through ChatGPT, instructing it to make them into cartoons and on a beach. I had to tweak it a bit in Photoshop and they're all very pl...

Interesting developments at work over the last few weeks, plenty of speculation but I'll be retired before anything of any significance happens.
E.ON announces acquisition of UK energy supplier OVO https://share.google/YwJHtXh85q3DL4Nmc

Spicy Granny's Butter Chicken for me, Ginger Zinger for Paulette, accompanied by Mushroom Bhaji, Pilau Rice and a Plain Naan. We had Samosa to start and washed it all down with Kingfisher. That's the Wednesday curry fix sorted.

If you have Netflix I'd highly recommend Legends. Based on a true story of a Customs and Exise operation in the 1990s.

I was wondering how the shed was coming along, good stuff

You'll need a Facebook account but here's a link

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Nice to see you're not letting your eyes hold you back Kev..... :good: It's getting there, just some timber cappings on the hips (I have to cut that) and the 'air vent' on the top. I put an additional 3x3 post on each corner to help with the weight of the timber roof. Back to work tomorrow so it's ...

We had rain, it's sunning now

I've got three sides of the roof 'timbered' out now. Should get the last one done tomorrow, I then ned to make a top piece, 3x1 on the hips and some timber around the sides to finish it off.

Automatic centre punch?

With a new eyeball, and a contact lens in the other eye, you can't have enough reading glasses. It's not something I'm used to yet

It must be warmer On further inspection it's only 3 weeks worth

After an initial dip, at the beginning of April, my pension pot is making money again. I suspect it's being invested in oil...

Gloria wrote: ↑08 May 2026, 19:31Ouch

Definitely ouch. I have a molar missing and there's a sharp edge next to the gap, it catches me out every now and then.

Biting my tongue, not a wise move. Apologies if the image scares anyone

True story Gloria

I was chatting with a guy at the clinic where I had the op, he was in for the laser procedure. I met him again on the way out, he was just getting on his bike to ride home all sorted. Retinal deterioration or complications after cataract surgery, while rare, can occur because the procedure can cause...