I don't know where we're going, but it can only be 5K away (Part whatever)

Grandeeod

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Ahh G, brew = coffee, brewSKI = beer :P Dammit i'd love a pint

Bewski is just so USA.:D

Grandeeod

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Lol
At least you tried anywau!
I do a lot of it here myself, trial and error over the years , even unblocking pipes , and outside drains :pac:
I only ask (begrudgenly) for help when it's something I can't physically do myself tbh .

The legend that is you.:D

Gremlinertia

I have seen soup running down a door, can confirm, not pretty..

Fathom

Grandeeod wrote: »

Bewski is just so USA.:D

For Irish pubs in USA. :cool:

Sardonicat

Power cut here. Apparently, power eont be restored till 1.45 and Grumpy can't go to bed without a light in his room. The house is full of candles and a match or a lighter to light them with.

Gremlinertia

Sardonicat wrote: »

Power cut here. Apparently, power eont be restored till 1.45 and Grumpy can't go to bed without a light in his room. The house is full of candles and a match or a lighter to light them with.

Give him a torch, he can read under the covers

Sardonicat

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Give him a torch, he can read under the covers

Ha, its just come back on!

He needs a light in his room cos he has to get up a few times a night to answer nature's call.

Every friggin alarm in the neighborhood is blaring away.

Gremlinertia

Hope the house alarms are all quiet soon.. Irritating noise when you know it's because of the powercut

thomil

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Thomil - deutschland 83 and 89, going to start a cold war Finnish thing soon

Ah okay. Considering that I lived in Deutschland in '89, I'll give that a pass

I remember having to do the odd air raid drill when I was in primary school, when everyone was led down into the basement of the school. Looking back, that would have been pretty useless, but it was just part of life back then. As were the jets that regularly flew over our village at treetop height during the regular exercises, or the army convoys that clogged up the streets, or indeed the stash of canned food, water, fuel, camping stove, pots and cutlery that my dad kept in the basement. Seems pretty wild when you look back at the whole situation.

Gremlinertia

It is amazing to think how close some of our history is, if that doesn't sound too stupid

thomil

It doesn't sound stupid at all. All too often, you don't realise something is special or scary until much later. As I said, having a Luftwaffe Tornado rip over your childhood home at little more than treetop level at full speed may seem reckless and dangerous now, but back then, it was just another Tuesday in spring.

I just stumbled across a little anecdote I wrote down on my blog a few years ago while trying to keep some of my father's experiences from disappearing. Maybe you'll get a little chuckle out of it:

https://thomil-english.blogspot.com/2018/06/play-it-again-sam.html

Gremlinertia

thomil wrote: »

It doesn't sound stupid at all. All too often, you don't realise something is special or scary until much later. As I said, having a Luftwaffe Tornado rip over your childhood home at little more than treetop level at full speed may seem reckless and dangerous now, but back then, it was just another Tuesday in spring.

I just stumbled across a little anecdote I wrote down on my blog a few years ago while trying to keep some of my father's experiences from disappearing. Maybe you'll get a little chuckle out of it:

https://thomil-english.blogspot.com/2018/06/play-it-again-sam.html

That was great! I think i'd have definitely wanted to wear the brown pants that day!

smurfjed

Tired as fuc5. Africa covered in dust storms today so really got to see nothing, but the missus did sit with the mutt on the balcony to wave to me

Mutt looking for me and me for him.

Gremlinertia

That was a long day Smurf hope it's a late start tomorrow..

Sardonicat

Grumpy's doing a lot of nocturnal rambling tonight. Every time I try to turn in for some kip he's out of bed and off! He's currently in the bathroom, foostering around.

Gremlinertia

Sardonicat wrote: »

Grumpy's doing a lot of nocturnal rambling tonight. Every time I try to turn in for some kip he's out of bed and off! He's currently in the bathroom, foostering around.

Ooh frustrating but understandable, so you can't even be mad.

Sardonicat

Sigh. Hes still in there. Just heard the toilet flush for the third time.

Uodate: Despite repeated toilet flush4s he actually peed on the floor and was trying to clean it up with a teeny tiny piece of toilet tissue. Then thought the living room was his bedroom and I'd a job to get him to go back to bed.
Time to stick the kettle on and get some boiling water and bleach onto the bathroom floor.

Gremlinertia

And i'll make tea.

Sardonicat

Gremlinertia wrote: »

And i'll make tea.

That is an excellent plan. He's now snoring away!
I'm about to attempt to put my pyjamas on. Wish me luck.

Gremlinertia

You got this

NewRed2

Sitting in work, about to head off for the day. Looks like a beautiful day out there. It's God's way of tempting the crap out of me to go back on the beer! A big BBQ and 5 or 6 beers sitting out in the sun now with someone nice to chat rubbish with would be just pure magic!

Autosport

You can chat rubbish here

Grass cut, strimming done and a little walk done earlier and now heading off to a bigger woods and going to enjoy the rest of the sunshine

Leg End Reject

NewRed2 wrote: »

Sitting in work, about to head off for the day. Looks like a beautiful day out there. It's God's way of tempting the crap out of me to go back on the beer! A big BBQ and 5 or 6 beers sitting out in the sun now with someone nice to chat rubbish with would be just pure magic!

I'd happily join you from a suitably safe distance!

Trigger Happy

I am at work. In the office. With other humans. Got a valid reason to be here and all.

Its so nice to be with people who are not my family...even if they are colleagues.

edit: Its just for today and the first time since december - hence my excitement!

Autosport

Damn glitch

0lddog

Autosport wrote: »

Damn glitch

Post count 9800 +

Hamsters doing overtime ?

smurfjed wrote: »

Tired as fuc5. Africa covered in dust storms today so really got to see nothing, but the missus did sit with the mutt on the balcony to wave to me

Mutt looking for me and me for him.

Long day over a warring part of The Dark Continent with sandstorms just for added fun ...

There are times I'm real glad I'm not Smurf


Almost sunny today - high cloud meant washing didnt really dry

JupiterKid

Relaxing here at home after a really hectic day working away, then bringing my OH over to his GP to get his ears syringed (he was nearly stone deaf over the weekend). No time today off to get outside for a walk and enjoy that sunshine.

Maybe tomorrow...

Grandeeod

Grocery shop day and grass cutting day! Loads of nice food for the week and a nice lawn back and front.:D Lovely outside today. Even the cat is enjoying being outdoors. Some great bargains in Aldi, Dunnes and Tesco to be had. I treated myself to a beer after cutting the grass. The first outdoor beer this year. Mrs G is enjoying her fave wine on special in Tesco. It's defo not a work night and not a school night either. In crappy times like this any night can be Saturday!!

kowloon

So I had an auction playing in the background today waiting for a lot I was interested in to come up and noticed this picture of a Scottish basket hilt broadsword pop up.



It wasn't something I was looking for but I instantly thought "hell yeah I want a broadsword" and I leap at the computer to throw on a bid. I won.


What I expected.


What has shown up when I opened the Lot description:




I've Spinal Tapped myself.

JupiterKid

Grandeeod wrote: »

Grocery shop day and grass cutting day! Loads of nice food for the week and a nice lawn back and front.:D Lovely outside today. Even the cat is enjoying being outdoors. Some great bargains in Aldi, Dunnes and Tesco to be had. I treated myself to a beer after cutting the grass. The first outdoor beer this year. Mrs G is enjoying her fave wine on special in Tesco. It's defo not a work night and not a school night either. In crappy times like this any night can be Saturday!!

I wish....tell that to my head of department!!

I am working flat out this week - recording more lectures on Zoom, preparing Summer and Autumn exam papers, supervising dissertation students, writing another paper, etc etc...

Really looking forward to the Easter break. 🐣🐣🐣

Fathom

Going? Sleep. Work. Food. Gaming hibernation. Sleep. Work...

Leg End Reject

Ah Kowloon, you won't reenact Braveheart with a hat pin. :pac:

thomil

Jesus, what the fog just happened outside? Seriously, the weather just changed from simply being hazy to full-on Silent Hill in what seems like twenty minutes :eek:

Anyway, deskside, doing a bit of aimless writing with some chill tunes in the background.

thomil

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Ah Kowloon, you won't reenact Braveheart with a hat pin. :pac:

Ah that depends. Remember, it's not about the size, it's how you use it :cool:

Fathom

Are those dragon foot prints? Follows.

Grandeeod

Lining up a movie and food here. The food is easy.:D But what to watch? I'm feeling retro.:)

kowloon

Grandeeod wrote: »

Lining up a movie and food here. The food is easy.:D But what to watch? I'm feeling retro.:)

How retro?

Grandeeod

kowloon wrote: »

How retro?

Its looking like the 80s,maybe early 90s.

thomil

thomil wrote: »

Jesus, what the fog just happened outside? Seriously, the weather just changed from simply being hazy to full-on Silent Hill in what seems like twenty minutes :eek:

Anyway, deskside, doing a bit of aimless writing with some chill tunes in the background.

It's eerie, I thought there was a house fire earlier ☺️, so foggy.

I'm off tomorrow so I'm hitting the wine, didn't eat much today so it's going straight to my head, badly needed tbh , watching Naked Attraction lol, mother of god.

Purple Mountain

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's eerie, I thought there was a house fire earlier ☺️, so foggy.

I'm off tomorrow so I'm hitting the wine, didn't eat much today so it's going straight to my head, badly needed tbh , watching Naked Attraction lol, mother of god.

What's Naked Attraction?

Purple Mountain

Purple Mountain wrote: »

What's Naked Attraction?

Channel 4, educational lol.

Grandeeod

Grandeeod wrote: »

Its looking like the 80s,maybe early 90s.

Ferris Buellers day off??

Grandeeod

Deleted User wrote: »

Ferris Buellers day off??

I might go mad and do a Norman Wisdom movie.:eek: But Ferris does sound good. I have it around somewhere.:)

Purple Mountain

Grandeeod wrote: »

I might go mad and do a Norman Wisdom movie.:eek: But Ferris does sound good. I have it around somewhere.:)

Its on Netflix. I watched it with my boy recently. He thought it was pants

Grandeeod

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Its on Netflix. I watched it with my boy recently. He thought it was pants

Your boy needs a lesson in movies.☺ Try harder!

We've settled on Three Fugitives with Martin Short and Nick Nolte. A sleep mode movie.

Couchside. Chilled.
I loved Nick Nolte - the Prince of Tides/Cape Fear/Player era. I think the wheels started to come off a bit after that.
I feel like watching an old old 80s movie too now, am suddenly thinking Tom Berenger, Someone to Watch Over Me, or Platoon... Or something with Aidan Quinn. Or James Spader.

The Inbetween is mine

I find that I throw on Grosse Point Blank a little too often....kinda perfect movie in its own way...John Cusack was at his coolest & hottest...and Minnie Driver does a line in Jamaican patois.. what's not to love!

The Inbetween is mine

The Inbetween is mine wrote: »

I find that I throw on Grosse Point Blank a little too often....kinda perfect movie in its own way...John Cusack was at his coolest & hottest...and Minnie Driver does a line in Jamaican patois.. what's not to love!

Ooooh good call.... That soundtrack too!!!

Purple Mountain

Grandeeod wrote: »

Your boy needs a lesson in movies.☺ Try harder!

We've settled on Three Fugitives with Martin Short and Nick Nolte. A sleep mode movie.

Ah yes, I'd forgotten that movie, it's good.
Try Little Miss Sunshine next time.
I still belly laugh even though I've seen it many times.

The Inbetween is mine

Cali_girl wrote: »

Ooooh good call.... That soundtrack too!!!

Mirror in the bathroom!