OneGuyFromBarlick

It was bin day yesterday, and I'm bin monitor - so it's my job to put them out. I bumped into Iain next door taking a photo of his clump of Iris flowers. Turned out quite well I'd say. :smile: See "Plants of the moment" Bearded Iris Iris versicolor 'blue flag' If you want to see his whole ...

Just imagine if. . . .

Interesting local news item A Nelson Man Dominic D’Souza, for Hussain, said the defendant had a number of references from well-respected people in society, including five councillors – whose names were not provided – plus a lawyer and a firefighter, who all said Hussain is a respectable member of th...

Bertrand Russell’s quip:

“the trouble with the world is that the stupid are cock-sure, and the intelligent are full of doubt”.

It's April - that's what it usualy does. Famous for it. . .

WASHINGTON—A new report from the Food and Drug Administration has found that breakfast, once considered the most important meal of the day, has now slipped to sixth place, below brunch and just above midnight snack. "Significant gains by lunch and dessert badly damaged breakfast's standing in ...

Good question - my immediate reaction would be for 'bad news', but it could I now realise, equally mean 'good news. I find that it is a Contronym or perhaps more correctly a contranymic phrase. Examples of such words are 'sanction' and 'cleave'. Reading all that shows that there are some really clev...

So did I. . . .

It's hard for me (and others) to get away from the thought that the Iranian attack yesterday was to some extent orchestrated. When they give 9 hours notice of the attack and the fact that from well over three hundred missiles of several different types not a single person was killed - then I begin t...

Hearing about the 'wind chill factor' today, I think Damart would be more appropriate.
Maybe that's why the business is now closed.

All I know about the woman is that I would be a lot happier if she was Leader of the Party and not Starmer. Really? :smile: She's off the front page today due to other global events. I thought she would be toast by now, as the might of the Murdoch empire (Times and Sun) put the boot in, but she may...

Well-written, I could hear his voice in my head..... If that's the test - I'd say you had the gift as well. :smile: Next on the list - nothing if not eclectic. . . . LORD BRYNER CONGO WAR LYRICS It is sad but it's exiting, When I read the newspaper. About what's happening In the western province of...

Tripps wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 22:20 - I've sent a complaint to Lindemans in Australia. That'll make them sit up. . .

I've reminded them that my email was a complaint, not an 'idea or suggestion' and now think I'm being fobbed off.
I've put that thought to them. We'll see. . .

A bit 'off the wall' but a very memorable Google experience. :smile: I learned from the Failsworth Independent Party's Facebook page that Warren Bates a former Councillor had died. I thought little of it until gradually over a few days, I realised that the name Warren and the picture of this face we...

A longer one today from Jim Greenhalf of the Bradford Telegraph and Argus - Monday, 19 July 2010 With commendable Yorkshire directness. :smile: Making Burqas of Ourselves France and Syria plan to ban the public wearing of the burqa, Spain is thinking about it. But in Britain, liberty-loving columnis...

This seems to be a fairly low key launch Covid Spring 'vaccine' boosters.

Form an orderley queue now. . . .

A good starting point in this episode would be the article in the New Statesman by tax lawyer and mega brained Dan Neidle Just expert facts. and with no Tory desperation, spin, lies, public school snobbery and just plain hatred. Worth a look. He explains which matters are 'out of time' and which are...

Stanley wrote: ↑13 Apr 2024, 02:20 Do we know what transpired?

No - I saw no follow up. I redacted the chap's name in case he was found not guilty. Unlikey though I'd have thought.

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The problem with quotes on the internet is that many are not genuine." - Abraham Lincoln

The recent total eclipse of the sun, sponsored by 'Oreo' cookies. Seen clearly in Texas USA.

A timely reminder - make sure your stock of vinegars does not run down. It has an almost eternal shelf life, and doesn't take up much room. They say you can get smear free windows using the White variety, but I haven't tested it yet. The balsamic (of course) is the Aldi cheap variety, but quite plea...

Daly Telegraph August 2012 Bolton policeman...... Inspector ****** is currently suspended on full pay from his post after being arrested in May 2011 on suspicion of unrelated allegations of corruption and fraud. He was cleared of any wrongdoing on duty but was charged with six offences of fraud and ...

Stanley wrote: ↑09 Apr 2024, 13:32 Mainly with David in mind, I know he loves horses....

Yes - but not so much loafing around as racing.

I had this fed to me today - the first four minutes must be the best riding action shots I've ever seen.

"Up the Al-Bahathri"

One thing this thread won't be is predictable. Tell me when you've had enough though won't you? :smile: Ed note. Jim Greenhalf is a retired correspondent and author, lately of the Bradford Telegraph and Argus. I would recommend his book 'Salt and Silver' which tells of the founding of the Saltaire M...

on holiday in Alnwick. I worked just outside Alnwick for a few years in the early 1970's, and the castle then was a teacher training college. I looked on Streetview recently and found it exactly as I remembered it - then thought why shouldn't it be. I guess little has changed on the main street for...

The mind boggles, this was a senior politician with responsible jobs. The mind might have boggled once upon a time, but I now assume that most politicians are probably crooks, at best a bit odd, and most male Tories are gay - declared or otherwise. :smile: I heard on LBC news this morning that a ne...