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- 18 Apr 2024, 03:34
- Forum: Stanley's View
- Topic: FORTY STEPS
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1719
Re: FORTY STEPS
Bumped again. Still the only place I have seen this possibility recognised......
- 18 Apr 2024, 03:28
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
- Replies: 16491
- Views: 1919885
Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
I love articles like THIS which examine a subject which is the subject of wild speculation and bring some accurate information to bear. In this case on exceptional rainfall in Dubai. Dubai is situated on the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is usually very dry. But while it receives less ...
- 18 Apr 2024, 03:19
- Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
- Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
- Replies: 20040
- Views: 2288829
Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS
What is it?
- 18 Apr 2024, 03:12
- Forum: Local History Topics
- Topic: FORGOTTEN CORNERS
- Replies: 6884
- Views: 933795
Re: FORGOTTEN CORNERS
Fishing boats in Mallaig Harbour in the 1950s. Unfortunately those days have gone.
- 18 Apr 2024, 03:05
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: POLITICS CORNER
- Replies: 12600
- Views: 1328961
Re: POLITICS CORNER
See THIS for the latest position on the immigration Bill. The government's showdown with the House of Lords over its Rwanda deportation bill continues. Peers have voted to demand changes to the bill, including an amendment which would ban sending people who have assisted the UK military to Rwanda. E...
- 18 Apr 2024, 02:57
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
- Replies: 9184
- Views: 1064937
Re: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
Meat and veggies X three. Three hot meals a day is serving me well.
- 18 Apr 2024, 02:55
- Forum: Fun & Jokes
- Topic: Old fashioned clean jokes
- Replies: 4814
- Views: 559350
- 18 Apr 2024, 02:47
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 5338
- Views: 442248
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Yesterday afternoon stayed dry and bright and at 20:00 the wind was easing slightly and we had a clear sky. This morning started with the same light breeze and clear sky but we now have scattered cloud. The glass is up on 1019mb and rising. The forecast is for a bright overcast dry day until we get ...
- 18 Apr 2024, 02:20
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: Tripps Clipps
- Replies: 20
- Views: 689
Re: Tripps Clipps
Undoubtedly true and we should always factor it in when making assessments. The problem is that it requires differentiation between stupid and intelligent and that's a judgement that can go wrong at times.
- 18 Apr 2024, 02:16
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: TIZER'S SCIENCE NEWS
- Replies: 2237
- Views: 328857
Re: TIZER'S SCIENCE NEWS
I saw THIS BBC report and thought this could be the place for it. Scientists have identified what was probably the largest marine reptile ever to swim in the seas - a creature longer than two, nose-to-nose buses. The creature lived around 202 million years ago alongside the dinosaurs. Its fossilised...
- 18 Apr 2024, 02:10
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Seen in the News
- Replies: 3743
- Views: 389292
Re: Seen in the News
There used to be a common saying: ' Half the world doesn't know how the other half lives. ' I think it's more than half these days! I wonder if the bank ever questioned that level of earnings from a garage? See THIS for a BBC report on a similar subject. A Home Office case worker has been arrested o...
- 18 Apr 2024, 01:54
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: MEDICAL MATTERS
- Replies: 7611
- Views: 855152
Re: MEDICAL MATTERS
How is Sally now she has had time to settle down?
You deserve an easy day as well Ian. I see you took your ease on the bus to Skipton.
I shall call in at Well when I go veggie shopping. They are booking Covid Booster jabs. I said I'd partake if it was in walking distance!
You deserve an easy day as well Ian. I see you took your ease on the bus to Skipton.
I shall call in at Well when I go veggie shopping. They are booking Covid Booster jabs. I said I'd partake if it was in walking distance!
- 18 Apr 2024, 01:49
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: 'Owt else or Any Other Business
- Replies: 650
- Views: 84965
Re: 'Owt else or Any Other Business
That is very clever and totally true.I wonder which of the two does the most ecological damage?
- 18 Apr 2024, 01:46
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 20438
- Views: 1896589
Re: Today I shall be Mainly...
Kev, do you mean the last pair you will ever buy? Nice Wendy.... You perhaps deserved it. I shall buy a woman lunch today when Susan accompanies me to Town Square to shop for veggies. Not sure if Mick is coming or not. But first I shall go in the shed at 06:00, completely refurbish the 7/16" cu...
Re: Gardening
I had a look and am in awe of people who are that knowledgeable and dedicated. I approve of the dog, good choice.
- 18 Apr 2024, 01:30
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: BOB'S BITS
- Replies: 4442
- Views: 503520
Re: BOB'S BITS
Mapper of the Moon. I could never extinguish the enthusiasm for astronomy once it arose in me. Giovanni Battista Riccioli, 1651. One lesson that infants learn (or, to their cost, fail to learn) is that the earth doesn’t move. We move over, or fall onto, solid ground. That first, fundamen...
- 17 Apr 2024, 09:42
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 5338
- Views: 442248
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Back up after a good second sleep. It's bright and sunny out there but we have a -4C wind chill and it's warmer in here!
- 17 Apr 2024, 06:25
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
- Replies: 20438
- Views: 1896589
Re: Today I shall be Mainly...
Bright and cold here too Sue. https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28641/medium A simple task this morning, spend over an hour patiently cutting the middle out of the crankshaft blank. The cutter broke down during this stint and had to be attended to twice. It will need a comple...
- 17 Apr 2024, 06:23
- Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
- Topic: MEDICAL MATTERS
- Replies: 7611
- Views: 855152
Re: MEDICAL MATTERS
That thought passed through my mind Cathy, for my stairs top, not Ian's.
I have had a text from Well, they are taking bookings for the Covid Booster. I shall call in and book it.
I have had a text from Well, they are taking bookings for the Covid Booster. I shall call in and book it.
- 17 Apr 2024, 06:21
- Forum: Crafts
- Topic: Shed Matters 3
- Replies: 2405
- Views: 285175
Re: Shed Matters 3
https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28642/medium https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28641/medium A simple task this morning, spend over an hour patiently cutting the middle out of the crankshaft blank. The cutter broke down during this stint and had to b...
- 17 Apr 2024, 04:07
- Forum: Stanley's View
- Topic: CRAVEN WORKING MEN’S HOME 02
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1719
Re: CRAVEN WORKING MEN’S HOME 02
A good investigation and worth bumping!
- 17 Apr 2024, 03:58
- Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
- Topic: BOB'S BITS
- Replies: 4442
- Views: 503520
Re: BOB'S BITS
An earlier information revolution. He that tholes overcomes. Personal motto of William Chambers. ‘To thole’ is Scots English for ‘to bear,’ ‘to endure,’ or ‘to tolerate.’ It would be out of place amongst highland clan mottos, usually rendered in Gaelic or Latin (or, sometimes, in French) and ...
- 17 Apr 2024, 03:55
- Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
- Topic: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
- Replies: 9184
- Views: 1064937
Re: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
Enjoying my meat and veggies X three. Veggie shopping tomorrow with Susan as Sherpa!
- 17 Apr 2024, 03:44
- Forum: Fun & Jokes
- Topic: Old fashioned clean jokes
- Replies: 4814
- Views: 559350
Re: Old fashioned clean jokes
Full marks Kev. A Good one!
- 17 Apr 2024, 03:42
- Forum: Seasons
- Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
- Replies: 5338
- Views: 442248
Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Yesterday afternoon the isolated showers that were forecast decreased to occasional spatters of raindrops later in the afternoon. By 20:00 we had a clearing sky and a lighter wind. First thing this morning it was clear an cold with a light breeze. The glass is up on 1012mb and the forecast is again ...