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General Discussion Area / Re: U.K. Rail Strike
« on: 21 June 2022, 14:49:04 »
The last train I was on was a steam train on the East Lancs Railway ..... and it will be the next time I'm on a train.

Train travel is expensive & isn't door to door like a car is.

I still go to Laaahhndon fairly often, from West Wales

If alone I go by train (using Senior Railcard!)

If Mrs is coming, I usually drive. Stay at cheap Travelodge with cheap or free parking in Suburbs near a station


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General Discussion Area / Re: U.K. Rail Strike
« on: 21 June 2022, 07:38:27 »

I think that it is political just as much as about pay etc. Another dig at ousting the Conservatives. And, the Union needs to be seen flexing their muscles.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Jubilee arrests
« on: 03 June 2022, 00:42:12 »
Happened to see the AOL news headlines when i turned the laptop on earlier. The police were reported to have "quickly" arrested some protesters who were trying to disrupt the proceedings. They certainly moved a damn sight quicker than when those idiots were gluing themselves to the road during the fuel protests.  ::)
Should have just watched bbc Ron  ;D

I note that Chakrabarti managed to get in a somewhat softened dig at the whole thing. Subtle, but evident.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Rolling Stones 60 tour
« on: 30 May 2022, 23:47:45 »
Saw them at their best in the Seventies, I'd be disappointed with them now I'm sure.

Yes like me you would be. :(

This is how I remember them from 1966, and film from slightly later years :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flSmiIne-4k

Oh, what lovely care free days, full of memories!! 8) 8) :-* :-* ;)

Did you throw your knickers at them Lizzie? ;D

Oh no, never  :o………………I only did that for the Beatles…..and Paul in particular! ;D ;D ;)
So . . . a slight topic deviation
On the subject of removing underwear
This lady could tempt me to remove my Y-Fronts . . . just maybe
.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KimAab9YLMk
.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Rolling Stones 60 tour
« on: 28 May 2022, 21:48:17 »
Will you be going?

Aren’t two of them dead!

Nah . . .
I just can't be arsed with enormously expensive mega-gigs with no atmosphere and binoculars needed, regardless of how famous the headliners are. I just don't like huge venues.

Alice Cooper + The Cult at the new Swansea arena were pretty good. 3,500 capacity, that's big enough for me. You can see from the back.


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General Discussion Area / Re: Rolling Stones 60 tour
« on: 28 May 2022, 21:37:30 »
Will you be going?

Aren’t two of them dead!

Jagger has been a walking cadaver for years. ::)

Yes but he still has a beautiful 35 year old ex ballerina hanging off him.  :)

What a beautiful 35 year old ex ballerina would see in an almost octogenarian multi millionaire who looks like he's just been dug up after a few years in his box, I really couldn't imagine!  :-\        :D

Brought this to mind . . . . ::)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBbMjBS6Fo


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I suggest that people are not too elderly before they start reading. It's rather lengthy.

I will make the effort though. :)

Sorry. I passed. So, no comment.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Eye test
« on: 20 April 2022, 23:18:27 »
OCT scan....  Is that the retina scan?  ???  :-\

I haven't had an eye test for about five years so I suppose I should go and have one.  ::)

My NHS dentist retired, so I need to find another one which might be a challenge.  :-\  :(
If you can't tell the difference between a dentists and an opticians sign, I'd definitely go for an eye test. To an optician.

 ;D ;D ;D

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General Discussion Area / Re: Eye test
« on: 20 April 2022, 20:28:03 »
Because I have wealth beyond compare  ::) I've decided to pay an additional £9.95 for an OCT scan.

Worth having, or complete waste of money?

Does anyone have experience of this?

Given the cost of glasses and everything else. £10 is peanuts. I get it done. It's quite interesting if they take the time to explain it all. And hopefully reassuring.

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General Discussion Area / Re: Whats Your Current Fuel Price?
« on: 19 April 2022, 12:27:47 »
The media are at it again scaring people with fuel prices. :-X

They have posted pictures in Doncaster of large queue's

Prices arround £1.75 Litre all time high.

Possibly will hit £2.00 per litre.

Tesco, West Wales. Diesel £172.9


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General Discussion Area / Re: EASTER
« on: 18 April 2022, 00:47:19 »
Easter was like a second Christmas when I was growing up. Gatherings of the clans usually at the Grandparents, loads of food and drink, with a big sit down roast turkey dinner on Easter Sunday.  :y

Today I went to the supermarket and was perplexed to find it closed.... Ah yes it's Easter Sunday!  ::)  ;D

Happy Easter!  :)

Same here. However, I was able to fill up with diesel. £114 !!  :o and i wasn't even completely empty  :-\

Either you have an exceptionally large tank or derv is exceptionally expensive. :)

£172.9.  I don't acyually know how big tank is ???   Volvo V70

15 ish gallons from memory :y

Gallons ?  ???
I know we stiil use MPG (god knows why), but . . .  ::)

Be pleased you do. Britain ( and the Victorians) gave the world so much. Here in Spain - a metric country, we still buy pipe in inch or fractions thereof , diameter. Known as pulgadas. Car tyres are mostly in so many inches diameter. I still use mpg after all these years but admit I do also know how many km I do to a litre. This is mostly for conversation with Spaniards.
More obscure stuff like BSF are also to be found. Ditto strange nut sizes on machinery. It does make me smile.

When I'm Emperor of the entire world (coming quite soon  ::) ) . . . .

Total metrication will imposed on pain of death or serious physical torture. Odd fractions of an inch are just bonkers, totally random fluid measurements (8 pints to the gallon etc), 1,760 yards to the mile. Who the f*** thought all these up? I have a theory that it was just to give kids something to learn parrot fashion at school.

I used to sell medical equipment (made in the USA). On some items the length was metric (cms. EG 70 cms) diameter was a decimal of an imperial (EG  .038 of an inch). It is said that a space shuttle blew up due to such confusion, not surpised.



 

   

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General Discussion Area / Re: EASTER
« on: 17 April 2022, 21:26:37 »
Easter was like a second Christmas when I was growing up. Gatherings of the clans usually at the Grandparents, loads of food and drink, with a big sit down roast turkey dinner on Easter Sunday.  :y

Today I went to the supermarket and was perplexed to find it closed.... Ah yes it's Easter Sunday!  ::)  ;D

Happy Easter!  :)

Same here. However, I was able to fill up with diesel. £114 !!  :o and i wasn't even completely empty  :-\

Either you have an exceptionally large tank or derv is exceptionally expensive. :)

£172.9.  I don't acyually know how big tank is ???   Volvo V70

15 ish gallons from memory :y

Gallons ?  ???
I know we stiil use MPG (god knows why), but . . .  ::)


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General Discussion Area / Re: EASTER
« on: 17 April 2022, 18:29:53 »
When I was a kid growing up in South London my nan & mum worked at a sweet factory ( candycraft)  Easter was fantastic back then.😃

When I was a kid growing up in South Wales my mum & dad had a sweet shop. Easter was fantastic back then.😃

(looking forward to cut price Easter Eggs tomorrow. Mind you they are so stupidly cheap these days, from what I see in shops).

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General Discussion Area / Re: EASTER
« on: 17 April 2022, 14:55:00 »
Easter was like a second Christmas when I was growing up. Gatherings of the clans usually at the Grandparents, loads of food and drink, with a big sit down roast turkey dinner on Easter Sunday.  :y

Today I went to the supermarket and was perplexed to find it closed.... Ah yes it's Easter Sunday!  ::)  ;D

Happy Easter!  :)

Same here. However, I was able to fill up with diesel. £114 !!  :o and i wasn't even completely empty  :-\

Either you have an exceptionally large tank or derv is exceptionally expensive. :)

£172.9.  I don't acyually know how big tank is ???   Volvo V70

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General Discussion Area / Re: EASTER
« on: 17 April 2022, 14:45:20 »
Easter was like a second Christmas when I was growing up. Gatherings of the clans usually at the Grandparents, loads of food and drink, with a big sit down roast turkey dinner on Easter Sunday.  :y

Today I went to the supermarket and was perplexed to find it closed.... Ah yes it's Easter Sunday!  ::)  ;D

Happy Easter!  :)

Same here. However, I was able to fill up with diesel. £114 !!  :o and i wasn't even completely empty  :-\


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