OneGuyFromBarlick

WHAT’S THE BEEF 01 It’s always nice to find that you are in front of the curve. 15 years ago I wrote an article on mixed farming for ‘The Food Magazine’ and it was very well received. In case you hadn’t noticed, mixed farming has risen from the grave and is now a hot topic in farming circles. The gr...

Photographer of the mountain west, and its peoples. The platinum printing process gives the most beautiful image one can get. It has the longest scale and one can get the greatest degree of contrast. It's not a difficult process; it just takes time.   Laura Gilpin.      The Kodak ‘Brownie’ was a mar...

Thi9s week's cooking X three for breakfast dinner and tea. Settling in nicely.

I think I very nearly got scammed yesterday with what they call the Makita scam. I shame to say it but I was falling for it until Firefox stepped in and slapped my wrist. These frauds are so realistic! I forgot the Golden Rule, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. I admit to being human....

Yesterday afternoon's overcast was marred by the occasional spatter of rain but by 20:00 the cloud was breaking and it wasn't raining. First thing this morning it was calm, partially overcast but dry. The glass has fallen slightly to 1023mb and the forecast is for a brighter day and dry but overall,...

What is this man doing?

I shall be in the shed this morning starting on the next phase of making three crankshafts out of solid steel...... I know.... It's a long drawn out job but the end result, if done right, is beautiful and practical. Time is of no matter to me, indeed, the longer it takes the less my workshop experie...

I saw that report Peter and had the same reaction. I think the root of the problem is that they have no funding to actually make a difference and so in common with a lot of other public services all they can do in the way of action is issue denials and anodyne, weasel-worded statements. As a country...

A clever skit on the song but I don't understand two things, the last line and the mention of 'ramping' further back.

I envy you you#re knowledge of chess David. They once tried to teach me the art at grammar school but failed miserably. It had no attraction for me whatsoever. I am very happy for you!

See THIS BBC reportabout late night sittings..... Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda bill is set to become law after five months of Westminster wrangling. It designates Rwanda a safe country and is a key part of the government's plans to send some asylum seekers there. The bill has been fiercely criticis...

I decided to watch Line of Duty again and started last night. I think it was perhaps the best police drama ever..... Like Gloria I have the advantage that I have forgotten most of the plot so it is all new to me!

Glad to hear they patched you up successfully Pete.... I'll say it again, I am so lucky in these matters. Just the odd brush with cancer and diabetes.... which, as long as I am sensible, don't seem to cause any worries at all.
I wish you the same for the next 30 years Pete....

Re. Menzies..... I have seen some stuff on LBC and boy was I right about it getting murkier. I logged out of it all, too sleazy and depressing.

I keep forgetting to post that I have just finished reviewing series 1&2 of Blue Lights..... Really enjoyed it and I have an idea there is a third series. Also of course the snooker to fall back on.....

Same here Sue, a rainy forenoon but not heavy. I am back up after second sleep and have just put a load of washing in. Standards are being maintained! But I'll admit that so far, that's the limit of my housework.....

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28657/medium Only one pic this morning. I spent 45 minutes putting the smaller 4 jaw independent chuck on the lathe and setting up a crankshaft blank parallel and true using the dial indicator. Then I fitted the parting tool with the indexed...

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28657/medium Only one pic this morning. I spent 45 minutes putting the smaller 4 jaw independent chuck on the lathe and setting up a crankshaft blank parallel and true using the dial indicator. Then I fitted the parting tool with the indexed...

It is still an important matter. Be seen in bad conditions!

We've already covered the announcement that Mark Menzies will not be standing again in the General Election. Apart from that there is no other matter claiming our attention in domestic politics. Mar Sunak attempts to give the impression he is in power and controls the administration. I suspect that ...

The triangular section of the ruler ensures that if it is set down on a piece of shafting it automatically adjusts itself to lying parallel with the centre of the shaft. It was used for marking key ways or similar cuts on a shaft. A very clever little tool.
Next object?

THIS Heads almost all the BBC news this morning. MP Mark Menzies will stand down at the next election and has quit the Conservative Party, after it found he had shown a "pattern of behaviour" falling below the standards for MPs. The Fylde MP had been accused of using party money to pay of...

Yesterday afternoon remained overcast but dry and it was still the same at 20:00 when I went to bed. First thing this morning it was calm and overcast but dry. Since then it has started raining. The glass is steady on 1027mbv and the forecast is for rain until early afternoon when it will dry up but...

Amazing what a difference a good dry day makes even if there was no sun!
I shall be in the shed for an hour as usual and apart from that there is nothing on my social calendar!
Looks as though we could have rain for much of the day so I shall leave any decisions about walks until then.