OneGuyFromBarlick

For anyone who likes owls, my opposite neighbour has barn owls rearing young in his owl box in the barn. The box and cameras have been ready for years, but this is the first time it has been used. Five eggs have all hatched. This is a link to the live feed on YouTube. https://m.youtube.com/@rogerca...

I have a funeral to go to this afternoon. A good friend and member of our unofficial library group died suddenly from heart failure a couple of weeks ago. It was such a shock, and we haven't quite come to terms with the fact that such a vibrant personality has gone from our lives. Jill Pengelly was...

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...