OneGuyFromBarlick

I'm in tears reading this. I admit it. A brave post to make.
Not unexpected, and I've dreaded reading this thread for a while.
I don't do prayers - but I do thoughts - and you two are prominent in them.
Love to both of you,
DT.

Straight back to Aunty Josie - and still in use today I think.

Her favourite was "You never know your luck in a big city".

Stanley wrote: ↑02 Oct 2025, 01:44 Did you see the report about battery fires in data centres David?

No I missed that. I've enough to do supervising car parks, motor restoration sites, electric bikes, car ferries, and car transporters.

Headline today LBC radio news. "The perpetrator was shot dead within seven minutes of the first 999 call" That's quick isn't it? Someone will surely say they were expecting the attack of the Heaton Park Synagogue. ******** Frank Gardener of the BBC quickly refutes the thought. They is JTAC...

Interesting post. Feel free to criticise and comment. In fact you are effectively on a low carb diet. The old fashioned way of 'dieting'. Cut out bread and potatoes, and booze. Personally, I manage easily on two meals a day, and the idea of meat and veg for breakfast is not at all attractive. Is it ...

the mature-aged geologists caught an infection from the youngsters, possibly a Covid variant Bad luck - if only there was a vaccine, which could prevent Covid infection and transmission. . . . :smile: Welcome back Tizer - hope things straighten out for you and Mrs Tiz soon. I sympathise - perhaps w...

London is heading for 200 e-bike battery fires this year. Lithium fires In addition there was a fire on a car transporter on the M5 today that comprehensively destroyed nine electric cars. car transporter fire The cars were said to be branded BYD, a Chinese make, and despite rumours,the letters are ...

Bob thinks our legal liability clause covers us, Well that's a relief. You can't be too careful with visitors in the proximity of sewing machine needles, and the well know risks attached. For the avoidance of misunderstanding - the above was an attempt at humour. I doubt I shall bother again. :smile:

The WW1 camp in Skipton was for German officers and they weren't allowed to work I've just been forced to watched another exerpt, and it confirms what Wendy said here. Article 7 of the Genenva Convention actually., as pointed out by Alec Guiness in the film. I'm checking the room out for google spy...

You're well sorted for eating establishments in your small town, and they win awards too.

Barlick Raj award

Thanks for reminding us of what it is / was like to be British.

Spookily - Youtube in its wisdom made me watch several exerpts from the film 'Bridge on the River Kwai 'yesterday. I know it was fiction - but based on facts. There was such a railway, and the Japanese treated their POW's abominably.

Trust your cravings-go for it. I've just had something very similar - with Bury black pudding - for brunch. :laugh5: ********** Re sewing machine needles - best be on the safe side and check you household insurance policy for 3rd party cover . Can't be too cautious - Pin priick injuries. Good grief ...

I started watching this interview with Rupert Lowe last night. Much to my surprise - I found that I stayed with it until the end, and it's well over an hour long. I'll just put up the link not the full insert, as I don't expect it will find much support by poilitically active members on here. They a...

I think that happily they are a protected species now - result of years of campaigning.

There's the Royal Signals museum too just out of the town on the camp. I think Bob might find that more interesting. :smile: I was stationed there for a few years around 1970. I doubt the town itself has changed much since then. Here's a little anecdote. I had my haircut in the town by a barber call...

He has also poured more fuel on the MMR vaccine, saying that the immunisations should be given separately as they are not safe as a combined vaccine. T Which was exactly the view of Labour Party Prime Minister Anthony Charles Linton Blair, and his wife the barrister and judge Cherie Blair - both ve...

The Opie's book - The lore and language of school children" has yielded a reference to 'Onkonkay'. A further entertainment and way of collecting coppers, appears to be peculiar to Blackburn and mid Lancashire. One boy who is supposed to be a monkey or a bear. is tied in a sack up to his armpits...

I can't help thinking that the muslim vote in UK is a factor in the decision to support this policy. Their attitude to it was seen in microcosm in Oldham last week. (Round two this week). They have mainly resigned from the Labour party, and gone independent . Many have attached themselves to the Cor...

John Stapleton (an Oldham lad) has died aged 79. I was aware of him, but hadn't realised how long and varied his career in the media - radio TV and the press, had been. "He was later indentured to the Oldham Evening Chronicle for three years before moving on to the Daily Sketch, first in Manche...

and the technical manangement is great. Thanks Ian. I rest my case. Thanks for all you do. I just wanted to draw attention to the over optimistic view of how many people see each thread. I don't object to the bots. It's nice to search and get back to this board. I've done that a few times. I enjoy ...

I put a suggestion in Bob's Bits that the thousands who read his anniversary notes on the site might consider making a donation...... Good luck with getting the robots to donate. :smile: Once again I think we overestimate the number of people who read this board. It' unusual to get more than two or...

Only "The Sun" seems to have gone with this story. Even with a 'happy ending' I'd say it merits a wider audience? DONALD Trump's helicopter Marine One was forced to make an emergency landing with the President and Melania on board. A hydraulic issue saw the presidential chopper forced to m...

Further to Wednesday's post. The press report. It got worse - swearing (in Urdu) at the Council Leader. Note the skilful denial. - first denies using the alleged words - then says he did not direct them at the leader. He'll go far in politics. :smile: The full council meeting on Wednesday (September...