OneGuyFromBarlick

HILL Gone though she is, she left her soul behind, In four dear transcripts of her copy’d mind. They chain me down to life, new task supply, And leave me not , at leisure, yet, to die. Busied, for them, I, yet, forego release; And teach my wearied heart, to wait for peace. --Aaron Hill, “Alone, In A...

In that case Kev I am completely wrong. I thought they were opticians graduated lens for eye-testing!
We need a new object....

If anyone happened to be passing they would be very welcome..... There will only be me, Mick and Susan...

Wendy, just seen your post. We will be at the Tempest Arms at 12:30 on Saturday.....
Just back from milk shopping at Co-op. Very light breeze and mizzle. Things could be a lot worse!

Yes you have! Do you wear glasses?

I drink a lot of water Cathy, all of it straight from the tap. Our water in Barlick is mainly off sandstone and so is soft and of course at this timer of the year, very cold. It struck me this morning how nice it would taste if you could get it straight from the tap when it is 35C+

I don't know about Rochdale Sue, but the remarkable thing about the weather in Barlick today is how stable it is, there is almost no variation at all in any of the parameters throughout the day. Even the wind speeds stay the same. For that reason , as soon as I have had a hot drink I shall have my s...

https://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/31019/medium More work on the clevis this morning. I cut it back to the size and shape we need and drilled and tapped it for the 4BA thread on the valve rod. Then I drilled it for the 7BA bolt that will connect the clevis to the eccentric rod. A...

https://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/31019/medium More work on the clevis this morning. I cut it back to the size and shape we need and drilled and tapped it for the 4BA thread on the valve rod. Then I drilled it for the 7BA bolt that will connect the clevis to the eccentric rod. A...

BOILER INSURANCE, FUSIBLE PLUGS AND THE PLUG RIOTS OF 1842 Written 10 December 2003 One of the nice things about pursuing local history is that you have to range across the whole spectrum of the divisions we make in how history is studied. In order to tell the story you have to understand every circ...

DIRTY WORK ON BUTTS BECK. Written 4 December 2000 I had a request for some information about the Coates mills. As I am all in favour of cutting down on the work, I decided to kill two birds with one stone and write it as an article for the View. That’s right, some serious history this week, there wi...

See THIS Chris Mason opinion piece... 36 minutes ago The prime minister has had a political near-death experience – and survived, for now at least. At various points, he looked like he might be done for and imminently. If Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar's desire to dislodge Sir Keir Starmer had h...

No takers? Clue, used in a testing experience....

Settled in nicely to three helpings of chicken and veggies. A second breakfast nibble of savoury cabbage on oatcakes filled a gap.

Salterforth Bridge in 1900 before Kelbrook New Road was built. The shop in the background is the Co-operative.

I saw THIS report in BBC News.... King Charles has made his first intervention in the latest round of revelations in the Epstein scandal, saying Buckingham Palace is ready to support the police as they consider allegations against his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. "The King has made clear...

I shall be in the shed working on my valve train early doors. Despite the forecast rain I shall be taking a short walk to the Co-op for my milk..... Beyond that all I am sure about is that I shall be looking after myself and having three hot meals!

Yesterday afternoon became quite bright and was quite pleasant. We have had a quiet dry night and at the moment we have a breezy morning under heavy overcast but at the moment it is dry. The glass is steady on 990mb. The forecast is for an overcast day with light rain starting in the next hour or so...

See THIS BBC report of calls for Starmer to quit. Cabinet ministers have rallied around Sir Keir Starmer after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called on the prime minister to quit. In a dramatic press conference, Sarwar said the situation in Downing Street was "not good enough" and that...

JACOBS This is the only monument in Groningen dedicated to a woman, namely to doctor and activist Aletta Jacobs. From the website “Art in Groningen” (www.kundspuntgroningen). This bronze bust stands outside the faculty of arts at Groningen. It’s unusual in several ways, not least that the sculptor d...

Indeed....

https://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/31017/medium This morning I carried on working on the valve train. One simple task, measure mark and cut the slot in the stock for the clevis that will connect the valve rod to the Eccentric rod. Difficult enough with good eyesight, a miracle th...

https://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/31017/medium This morning I carried on working on the valve train. One simple task, measure mark and cut the slot in the stock for the clevis that will connect the valve rod to the Eccentric rod. Difficult enough with good eyesight, a miracle th...

We didn't talk about it much Cathy..... We were all grieving.
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