OneGuyFromBarlick

Morphed into the GMB, Barlick Labour Party HQ through the late 70's and into the 80's and 90's. I had our lithograph printer in the no longer used board room, the big mahogany board table was ideal for knocking 5,000 sheets of A4 up ready for the printer. That was in the space that is now the right ...

Happy Birthday Stanley.

Just for the record on this platform you can get to all of your posts on here via the membership list. Find and select yourself in the list, (or anyone else). There is an option in the membership record to Search Users Posts. You get a complete list with a few lines of each post which you can access...

Your first post on this platform was: by Gloria Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:05 pm Forum: Introductions Topic: Hi, I'm Doc - Site Administrator From your post it does seem you were on the previous platform before it crashed. It's hit and miss finding posts if you were on the old site which I am fairly certain...

Also from a bloke who lives abroad to avoid paying UK tax.

Back down to the real world, 150Kg on the push/pull sled today. we have a new programme for the class and all the weights are up. Bike, RDL with 25Kg, Hip thrust with 50Kg sandbag on your lap. Bench biceps lift with two 8Kg dumbbells, plank from the wobbly dome for your hands, body weight pull up wi...

Not sure of the date so I went looking on the archive site for clues. Earliest accessible post (as the mirror taken is corrupted) was 2007 but I think it was some time before that as I had over 2000 posts in Feb 2007. I could have been not long after the old site went live which would be 2004. I thi...

It was the college that made me redundant. I could probably have gone for constructive dismissal as the criteria was that my job position was no longer required. I added it up and I had 37 different roles and responsibilities. My severance redundancy payment allowed me to pay of the remainder of our...

My self employment went pear shaped when my landlord sold the building for redevelopment without telling me. I saw an advert in the paper for an IT job at St Theodores (Teds) on Ormerod Road in Burnley. Got the job from 12 applicants whittled down to three. Three months later I was Network Manager a...

Not seen but heard on the news on the morning radio. Apparently the government have decided to fast track apprenticeships. They are reducing the time served to be qualified to 3 MONTHS! In my book this begs the question as qualified to do what? I cannot think of any trade that you could learn compet...

We watch The Chase frequently and they quite often have contestants whose names make others when they are lined up.

I was gifted a new book at Christmas, a Sunday Times Best Seller. "Bletchley Park Brainteasers" over 100 puzzles, riddles and enigmas inspired by the greatest minds of World War II. It has a byline at the bottom of the front cover, "Would Bletchley Park have recruited YOU?" The f...

A long time ago when I was about 17 and camping in the woods at Bowness we met an American lass who was 22 years old. She was amazed that we were allowed to do this at our tender age. She came across as a very sheltered individual and very naive despite a five year gap in our ages.

Saw one on the news today witch apparently shows Peter Mandelson in his Y fronts with a woman.

I used to mend Mary's TV, she lived in Salterforth in one of the houses on the left of Earby Road before the former railway bridge.

Yes electric was off most of the day and was still off at 6pm in our shop on Ellis Street. I think it is the guys working on the paving at Post Office Buildings that did the deed.

Today's funeral of our friend and comrade Alan Newbould. He was 82 and a Barlicker born and bred. No more party tricks of "Albert and the Lion" or "The Magna Charter" which he could recite from memory, usually presented at our socialist friends get togethers at Christmas. He was ...

Yes, fingers crossed for a good outcome.

What attracted my attention yesterday was our gym class where one of the exercises, the sled push/pull, (the length of the studio), 40 secs, 10 sec rest 40secs again was ramped up to 125Kg!

I think they are obliged under new legislation to ask about advertising on their platforms.

Came via Sally who grew up in Carleton. Only a spit away.

What about "glep" used to describe a quick look at something.

If you Google the word it comes back as some modern quite weird green critter.

I had a quick glep.

Its a Meta (Facebook thing) platform specific. I think I got that last week. Just followed it through, job done.

I believe his legally owned handgun was holstered and secured.

Last nights news showed a map of the US where ICE and other armed personnel are distributed around the country. Looked a bit like what a normal sane person would call Marshall Law. They seem to be practising it with impunity.

You can pay a decent price for milk if you use a local milkman, delivery at the door and supporting a local independent trader. No trekking to the supermarket to buy it cheaper and in plastic. Its a principled thing.

We have just booked "The Buddy Holly Story" at Bradford Alhambra.