Admiral Draper's Really Really Boring and Totally Pointless Snippets of Information
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: with the wife
Posts: 350
Morning folks.
The [insert appropriate, basic Anglo-Saxon adjective] IF was around in his clompy boots last night and didn't [insert another appropriate, basic Anglo-Saxon adjective] off until it was nearly time to get up.
Weather is bit gloomy, More tea is required.
The [insert appropriate, basic Anglo-Saxon adjective] IF was around in his clompy boots last night and didn't [insert another appropriate, basic Anglo-Saxon adjective] off until it was nearly time to get up.
Weather is bit gloomy, More tea is required.
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: South Beds
Posts: 80
Awoke at 0300 bathed in sweat but feeling quite well. Thermostat had a hissy fit and activated the central heating on full blast. Switched off, opened window, sleep. 0430 awake again somewhat wet due to rain coming through open window. Gave in, made tea and sulked.
Cunning Artificer
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The spiritual home of DeHavilland
Age: 73
Posts: 3,121
I forgot to turn the USB power source on when I went to bed last night and was woken up at 0200 by my phone, beeping to tell me that its battery was low.
Bummer.
Bummer.
Stargazing
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: West
Posts: 427
Just finished planting 6 new David Austin rose bushes in the garden - they're all different varieties, all in shades of orange, from icy tangerine to deep terracotta. I'm convinced I used to be Dutch in a previous life.
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: N54 58 34 W02 01 21
Age: 76
Posts: 1,863
My father was an avid rose-grower, starting in 1955 when we moved into a new-build house (until his death in 1993).
The people who bought his house ripped-out all his roses - front and back gardens - half an acre . . .
I planted roses in my new-build house garden in 1971 (the 'soil' was heavy Bedfordshire clay - the topsoil had been skimmed-off by the builder - I could mould pots with some of it).
The people who bought his house ripped-out all his roses - front and back gardens - half an acre . . .
I planted roses in my new-build house garden in 1971 (the 'soil' was heavy Bedfordshire clay - the topsoil had been skimmed-off by the builder - I could mould pots with some of it).
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: N54 58 34 W02 01 21
Age: 76
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Having racked my brains, my father obtained his stock of roses (in 1955) from Harry Wheatcroft (my sister had moved to near Newark - 11 miles from Wheatcrofts), so of course 'we' had Peace and Queen Elizabeth roses in the garden as I grew up.
When I started my own garden in 1971, I got my stock from Paul Chessum at Willington (9 miles from where I was living). To be honest, I cannot remember what I bought from Paul.
When I started my own garden in 1971, I got my stock from Paul Chessum at Willington (9 miles from where I was living). To be honest, I cannot remember what I bought from Paul.
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 172
Originally Posted by G-CPTN
When I started my own garden in 1971, I got my stock from Paul Chessum at Willington (9 miles from where I was living). To be honest,
I cannot remember what I bought from Paul.
I cannot remember what I bought from Paul.
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: South Beds
Posts: 80
Originally Posted by redsnail
Saw the Queen and Prince Philip depart EGWU yesterday.
Fog at the moment with promise of rain and maybe thunderstorms later.
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Japan
Age: 68
Posts: 204
Lovely weather today. An adult student brought me a bottle of Nikka Yoichi single malt for a birthday present. I checked it out on the innertubes and its worth about 40squids 
. Excellent, dry, smoky and smooth. After a two-finger serve I've tucked it behind my Nikka Black guzzling whisky. Thanks Horie 
. Excellent, dry, smoky and smooth. After a two-finger serve I've tucked it behind my Nikka Black guzzling whisky. Thanks Horie
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 387
Hottern Hail
As they say down South, it's "hottern hail" here in Porkopolis, a/k/a Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Temperature is forecast to top out at 90 F (32.2 C) today with isolated thunderstorm activity. As is typical in the Midwestern United States, we went from Winter to Summer with one or two days of Spring. I don't mind the hot Wx; it's paying the power company exorbitant amounts to cool our place which I frown upon. I plan on hickory-smoking a 7-pound pork shoulder today or tomorrow with potato salad and corn on the cob. Oh, and there will be beer!
- Ed
- Ed
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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From Wiki:-
The nickname Porkopolis was coined around 1835, when Cincinnati was the country's chief hog packing center, and herds of pigs traveled the streets.
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: apogee
Age: 66
Posts: 60
Sad one here today.
Few years ago a bloke hit black ice and went down a ravine. Months in hospital - paraplegic.
Few months ago, hit by a car in a crosswalk, in his wheelchair.
This morning, wheelchair wheels got stuck on railroad tracks and in spite of two people trying to get him out - he was hit by a freight train and is gone.
Meanwhile, property prices and values have headed for orbit over the last few years here. And golly-gee....so have property taxes in total synch.
Today, high priced homeowners protested over cruel property taxes.
Few years ago a bloke hit black ice and went down a ravine. Months in hospital - paraplegic.
Few months ago, hit by a car in a crosswalk, in his wheelchair.
This morning, wheelchair wheels got stuck on railroad tracks and in spite of two people trying to get him out - he was hit by a freight train and is gone.
Meanwhile, property prices and values have headed for orbit over the last few years here. And golly-gee....so have property taxes in total synch.
Today, high priced homeowners protested over cruel property taxes.
