OneGuyFromBarlick

BBC News - Student loan inquiry begins as a third of people say university degree not worth it - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2e29gk73rjo I didn't go to university but got NVQ level 4 qualifications whilst working (25 years ago). I am now in a job that required degree, or equivalent...

I love owls, beautiful creatures. I need to plan a trip to Settle Falconry to see this one.

I knew you'd been there recently

LMS Jinty 7138 at Bolton Abbey Station?

A boiler?

Gloria wrote: ↑30 May 2026, 16:47 I give up.

Did you know that Vincent Price was taller than Katie Price and heavier than Alan Price.

I found this out on a price comparison website.

There's always Imperial Leather Gentle Care soap bars, similar price but supposedly better for sensitive skin. £2.25 for 4 bars at Superdrug. Screenshot_20260529-153758.png The Co-op carries Imperial Leather Gentle Care Bar Soap (2 x 90g) for £1.60. It is a mild, dermatologist-tested soap enriched w...

They were sugar nippers last time

It was certainly a bit 'rumbly'...

610 days to retirement

Tizer wrote: ↑27 May 2026, 13:50 I wonder how they'll get all the Ruston-Bucyrus excavators and JCB diggers up there, together with the obligatory thousands of Irish and Chinese navvies?

"In March, Nasa announced a $20 billion programme to construct a permanent base powered by nuclear and solar energy at the Moon's south pole by 2032." That is 1/5th the cost of HS2 and 4 years quicker. Seems it is cheaper and quicker to build energy plants on the moon than a railway from B...

Not sure what to say about this one


BBC News - World Gravy Wrestling Championships move to Bacup Cricket Club - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqpp3gzw9wo

Been to B&Q this morning, there's a 3 for 2 offer on Cuprinol garden paint. I don't need it just yet but you can guarantee that when I do it's no longer on offer. At £24 a can it's quite a saving.

Saggar maker's bottom knocking?

It's warm out

and another While on holiday in Spain with my wife.. I started to feel funny. I had some pain in my chest and felt short of breath. I chalked it up to the long day we had just had, but I continued to feel worse. As we got out of the taxi and walked into the hotel, I collapsed. It became apparent to ...

... sitting outside under the gazebo (it's nearly finished). We have lunched, drunk Pimm's and are now, at 20:15BST, having a brew..

I've made use of AI to show Paulette how the finished gazebo will look, she struggles to visualise any of my descriptions

A teacher is explaining biology to her third grade students. She says, "Human beings are the only creatures that stutter." A little girl raises her hand, saying, "I once had a kitty cat that stuttered." The teacher, knowing how precious some of these stories could become, asked t...

A timer for an old gas lamp in the street. 8 day clockwork movement, solid brass and still runs perfectly despite its age.