OneGuyFromBarlick

Bertha, which was built to attempt the thankless (and impossible) task of keeping the old Bridgwater dock clear of silt. Often said to be built by Brunel but I believe it was built by a different company using Brunel's design for Bristol Docks dredger. Bertha was well-known in Bridgwater and was ev...

It did make me smile when the SA president apologised for not having a plane to give to the orange knob.

Hooverville?

We had spots of rain but it didn't last long, perhaps we'll have some more.

Stopped off at Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire, on the way home from Kent. It breaks up a relatively boring journey home. The rooms have been recently refurbished, nice food and some entertainment last night, a walk in the grounds after breakfast this morning. We're visiting friends in Mansfield Wood...

Stockman's knife, one blade is general purpose, one for castration and one for trimming sheep feet?

She scrubs up well for her age

Taking my mother out to the shops, she needed some new clothes for her upcoming holiday. That was successful :good: It's her birthday on Monday (87) so yesterday treated her to a curry for tea and a bunch of flowers, she was very pleased with them. IMG_20250516_154123~2.jpg IMG_20250516_154141~2.jpg...

Excellent

Tizer wrote: ↑14 May 2025, 09:20 I couldn't find any way to contact them and it's only just now I've had an email saying it's on its way. I'm not impressed.

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Is it a functional object or decorative?

I had to 'bite the bullet' today and set up my own Disney+ subscription, they've finally realised that my Firestick is in a different house to my youngest offspring, I've used his login for the last two years

The dealer sorted it

That's appalling, it must be so frustrating too.

Stanley wrote: ↑13 May 2025, 08:23 Time something trouble-free happened in your motoring life Kev!

Worse case scenario, I have to request a new V5 myself along with a £25 fee. The car dealer has the responsibility to notify DVLA which, it seems, they have not done.
In the grand scheme of things it's an inconvenience.

It's been 8 weeks since I bought my current car but still no sign of the V5 from the DVLA. I've found that they have a new email service, https://contact.dvla.gov.uk/email A few presets to choose from and the option to add a note to the query, it also states I should get a response within 3 working...

The water supply for the engine?

Part of the flue for a mill chimney?

We're going for the buffet at the Barlick Raj, it's been a week since my last curry and I'm going cold turkey

This is a lengthy post but it describes something that's been on my mind for a year now and I hope is coming to a close... ... The NHS systems are in a terrible state but the medical staff who dealt with my lesions were marvellous, even though they too know how bad the systems are. That's a horrend...

PanBiker wrote: ↑11 May 2025, 09:19 That's because it's correct.

Gotta love Google

Is it the Tide prediction machines at the Liverpool Tidal Institute?