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by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:32
Forum: Stanley's View
Topic: THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 02
Replies: 5
Views: 1503

Re: THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 02

We think we live in interesting times but nowhere near as interesting as then!
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:27
Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Replies: 16430
Views: 1893362

Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?

Being accosted by Cllr. Whipp as I went about my business. He has a query connected with naming a new road after Edie Barlow a well-known midwife in the town. He started to ask me but then realised he was late chairing a meeting and said he'd email me..... So I am left in suspense..... Not for the f...
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:22
Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
Topic: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
Replies: 9150
Views: 1051472

Re: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?

Mince, chicken and veggies X three and a surreptitious meat pie as I sat on traffic duty........ :biggrin2:
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:20
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: ENERGY MATTERS
Replies: 3925
Views: 556033

Re: ENERGY MATTERS

They seem to be ignorant about paragraphs also Peter. Almost every sentence is punctuated as a paragraph. That makes for very disjointed reading.
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:16
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Seen in the News
Replies: 3682
Views: 359404

Re: Seen in the News

The real scandal is the fact that we can't manage top secret programmes like that in-house. Another example of how outsourcing can be a very slippery slope. We found that out a long time ago with hospital cleaners cutting corners under the Blair government but seem to have forgotten the valuable les...
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:10
Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
Topic: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS
Replies: 3921
Views: 582521

Re: DIALECT AND WORD MEANINGS

The first time I came across 'hoo' was in Accrington and the man who was using the word was referring to the man who had taken his crowbar. I thought he was saying 'who' and it all got very confusing.
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 04:04
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20241
Views: 1871619

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

We had a wet start to the day so I have top-dressed the backyard flags with a light scattering of soda to start the killing of the algae. I shall be in the shed at 06:00 carrying on with making myself a connecting rod. Later this morning I am going to give my aerial man a call. I have been having so...
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 03:40
Forum: Seasons
Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Replies: 5259
Views: 434163

Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER

Yesterday afternoon managed to stay dry and bright. At 20:00 it was clear and mainly clear throughout the night. First thing this morning it was raining but it is dry now. The glass is down on 1003mb and the forecast is for an overcast but dry day. The SW wind is moderate and gust5ing to 35mph at th...
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 03:24
Forum: Fun & Jokes
Topic: Old fashioned clean jokes
Replies: 4731
Views: 533982

Re: Old fashioned clean jokes

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by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 03:16
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 19879
Views: 2123893

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

It's big Gloria and it looks as though it might be of volcanic origin.....
by Stanley
19 Mar 2024, 03:13
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: POLITICS CORNER
Replies: 12552
Views: 1311730

Re: POLITICS CORNER

It was a comment on a radio programme David, I don't know who it was. As I said, it was a whisper and sounded plausible. I haven't heard her make any comment about it. As for who is telling the truth, we never know that do we until corroboration arrives. Something somewhere is holding up completion ...
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 13:26
Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
Topic: BOB'S BITS
Replies: 4400
Views: 494692

Re: BOB'S BITS

Benny to Bennie: a winning combination. A player doesn’t have to be bigger and rougher than his opponent, but he must have well-grounded habits of technique. Benny Friedman, in Stars and Stripes, 1951. Most people of my age will remember when American footballers looked much like the rest of the mal...
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 11:50
Forum: Seasons
Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Replies: 5259
Views: 434163

Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER

It's turning out to be a dry sunny day. I have been shopping in the Town Square and got my washing soda. I had a sit on traffic duty. It was just about OK but that wind has a nip to it!
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 11:48
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20241
Views: 1871619

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

I have my washing soda and it's going to rain Wednesday and Thursday so that's when I will attack the algae.....
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 07:41
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20241
Views: 1871619

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

That's a pretty clear agenda. I'm aiming for finding some washing soda. Clear ambition! Off back to bed now to get my second sleep in. See you later and have a good day.
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 07:15
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20241
Views: 1871619

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

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I've done my measuring and marking and started cutting the connecting rod out of the piece of bar supplied. A good start with no mistakes and now I can have breakfast!
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 07:12
Forum: Crafts
Topic: Shed Matters 3
Replies: 2374
Views: 278858

Re: Shed Matters 3

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28491/medium Only one image needed again. I decided to have a change and do a bit of turning. So I set to to make the connecting rod. This has to be chopped out of the stock they supply, a piece of bar 1" X 3/4". The first job as u...
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 07:02
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: 'Owt else or Any Other Business
Replies: 630
Views: 70457

Re: 'Owt else or Any Other Business

No Cathy, the udders swinging is just because of the size and is a product of breed and age. The ones that were in calf would only be doing what was comfortable.....
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 05:49
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 19879
Views: 2123893

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Well done Cathy you got it straight away, the brush is for cleaning the circular object is for sharpening the blades.....
Now we need another object!
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 05:47
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: 'Owt else or Any Other Business
Replies: 630
Views: 70457

Re: 'Owt else or Any Other Business

That's exactly why I like to see it also Cathy. Sometimes when we let the calves out they hurt themselves by doing silly things like running straight into hedges but they soon got better and it didn't stop them being happy.
(And yes, cows can be happy!)
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 05:03
Forum: Stanley's View
Topic: THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 01
Replies: 11
Views: 2536

Re: THE PILGRIMAGE OF GRACE 01

It still fascinates me.... So bumped again...
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 04:56
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Seen in the News
Replies: 3682
Views: 359404

Re: Seen in the News

See THIS BBC report which illustrates the condition of some of our hospitals. Third world service?
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 04:48
Forum: Seasons
Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Replies: 5259
Views: 434163

Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER

Yesterday afternoon was mainly dry but by 20:00 we had light rain. During the night it cleared and this morning first thing it was calm and we had a clear sky and a good moon low in the NW. The only change since is some odd scattered clouds. The glass is down slightly on 1008mb but steady. The forec...
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 04:36
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: FORGOTTEN CORNERS
Replies: 6835
Views: 916465

Re: FORGOTTEN CORNERS

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A view of Barlick possibly about 1930. We have gas holders and a full complement of mill chimneys!
(And Hey Farm still has its mullion windows....)
by Stanley
18 Mar 2024, 04:24
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: POLITICS CORNER
Replies: 12552
Views: 1311730

Re: POLITICS CORNER

See THIS BBC report on Diane Abbott's suspension from the Labour Party. One of Labour's most senior MPs has said she would be sad if Diane Abbott's career ends without her being readmitted to the parliamentary party. Ex-deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman told the BBC Ms Abbott was "an amazing ...

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