OneGuyFromBarlick

No Peter but you're in the right area, boilers and water.

Up and having a brew after a good second sleep. I'm tempted to go for a short walk, it's bright out there. But it's still cold to my old bones!

It's a better day for us Cathy, Bright and sunny at times but still cold!

You're right Sue. It was a lousy day. Today is looking a bi better but we are still getting the tail end of winter!
I'm glad you got your GP. I'm glad I don't need to contact mine.... My plan is to keep as far away from the surgery as possible.
I hope you have a good day.....

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This caught my eye in Private Eye....

Good history and illumination thanks to Wendy and Ken.

THIS got my attention. A six-year-old girl who ran into her burning home to wake her sleeping family has been hailed a hero. Olivia Patterson, from Riccall in North Yorkshire, was playing outside with a friend when she saw flames rising from the roof of her house on 4 April. She ran inside to warn ...

Meat and veggies X three for breakfast dinner and tea. I fried my sweet potato chips during the day.

I can see why you thought that Gloria but no. You have seen it before and it is an essential piece of equipment if you are running a steam locomotive.

I'm sure it would have the same affects for me but after spending £1,000 on the new set I can't justify any more expense and it really is adequate. I am reminded of a conversation that was relayed to me between two High-Fi buffs. One was telling the other that on a record his system was so good that...

I shall be in the shed at 06:00 as usual carrying on with milling my crankshaft stock....
Nothing is calling for attention later so I shall take the day as it comes. As usual the emphasis will be on staying relaxed and taking it easy!

Yesterday afternoon was even worse then the morning. At one point at about 15:30 I went outside to check if rgat really was sleet and was almost blown over by the violence of the gusts of wind. By 20:00 the wind had eased a bit but was still gusting and we had an almost clear sky, with ragged scatte...

I agree Ian, it's evidence of how stubborn planners can be that the madness of eliminating the safety lane wasn't discarded long ago.
(I'm getting worried by the number of times 'madness' appears in my responses these days!)

David, the test of whether a writer was competent being whether they had a clear voice is advice given to me many years ago by John Pudney and I have never forgotten it.
Today's clip is a bit too esoteric for me David. I can't match your appreciation of 'eclectisism' (If there is such a word)

I agree with your gut David. It was all a bit too 'pat'. I reiterate my point from yesterday, President Zelenskyy has a point. Why isn't the same coordination and resolve being displayed over the Russian invasion of Ukraine? (It couldn't be anything to do with the price of oil could it?) See THIS fo...

I doubt if the weather has a lot of bearing on the demand for erotic lingerie but would agree that thermals were more appropriate yesterday!
To complete the record.....



In April 2011 Bravo had moved to here.

I read the article Peter and it's one of the most worrying things I have read for a long time. Squabbling politicians all over the world should be reading this and having a good think. This may be the year when climate change hits home, when we see what happens to the UK food harvest later in the ye...

I agree with David about Contonyms, never heard of them! I'm with you Wendy, downhill to me means deterioration, fits in with the description of a bad state of affairs being a 'low'. I agree with Col about the weather yesterday, it was a shocker. I popped out of the front door to check that it was r...

Not too sure about that one. A slur on a fine city.

The Social History of the State of Missouri: a horse's posterior and a baby's behind. The only way an artist can personally fail is to quit work.   Thomas Hart Benton.      Last summer, an old man visited Missouri’s capitol building to view his likeness in a mural .   He stood beside it, gave interv...

Have a look at THIS perfectly reasonable point of view from President Zelenskyy. Basically he is asking for the same treatment we gave Israel when they were attacked by Iranian missiles.

I have returned to the world after a good two hours of second sleep. I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere, we are back to winter out there!