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by Stanley
04 May 2024, 07:04
Forum: DIY
Topic: Miscellaneous DIY Projects (or bits of jobs)
Replies: 887
Views: 158576

Re: Miscellaneous DIY Projects (or bits of jobs)

Good! I see so many who aren't interested. :biggrin2:
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 06:20
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20534
Views: 1909325

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

Morning Sue. That Co-op was a good find! You sound to have been busy as usual and seeing some progress. At least you haven't got any lodgers looking for accommodation in the loft! https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28712/medium I remembered this morning why I swore not to make...
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 06:14
Forum: Crafts
Topic: Shed Matters 3
Replies: 2424
Views: 289203

Re: Shed Matters 3

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28713/medium https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28712/medium I remembered this morning why I swore not to make any more wobblers! Drilling 5/64" holes 11/16" deep on 17/64" centres is a bit dodgy when yo...
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 04:16
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING
Replies: 2030
Views: 358419

Re: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING

See THIS report from Brazil. The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil climbed to 39 on Friday, officials said, as they warned of worse to come. As the rain kept beating down, rescuers in boats and planes searched for scores of people reported missing...
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 03:24
Forum: Stanley's View
Topic: MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM
Replies: 3
Views: 854

Re: MUNICIPAL SOCIALISM

Good history and something we should protect!
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 03:17
Forum: Seasons
Topic: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER
Replies: 5382
Views: 445886

Re: TODAY'S PENNINE WEATHER

Yesterday was a re-run of the day before. Overcast but dry and with light rain at 16:00 but dry and overcast again by 20:00. This morning first thing it was overcast and we had light rain. This will cease around 08:00 and we will have an overcast day with some breaking of the cloud and showers late ...
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 03:09
Forum: Local History Topics
Topic: FORGOTTEN CORNERS
Replies: 6895
Views: 941627

Re: FORGOTTEN CORNERS

https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/28711/medium The Pioneer car park in 2005. The large red brick, building at the fire station is still a main distribution hub for electricity, new cables were laid to it last year. The old hose drying and practice tower is the main mobile ph...
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:37
Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
Topic: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?
Replies: 9204
Views: 1072435

Re: WHAT DID WE HAVE FOR TEA?

Meat and veggies for breakfast. Fish and chips in the Town Square with the kids and for tea I cooked all the odds and sods I had about me from this weeks cooking.
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:35
Forum: Stanley's View
Topic: A CLOG MYSTERY
Replies: 4
Views: 2637

Re: A CLOG MYSTERY

Thanks Gloria.... :good:
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:27
Forum: Fun & Jokes
Topic: Old fashioned clean jokes
Replies: 4851
Views: 566873

Re: Old fashioned clean jokes

Yes Peter, I thought it was funny as well. The man is as we know, a buffoon!

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by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:25
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING
Replies: 2030
Views: 358419

Re: CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING

We're lucky enough to be high on a watershed so we never get someone else's water or have any danger from dams.
Our only danger comes from neglect of culverts and water courses....
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:22
Forum: What, Where, When, We, Who, Look & How
Topic: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?
Replies: 16582
Views: 1931877

Re: WHAT ATTRACTED YOUR ATTENTION TODAY?

That's the first time I have ever seen an explanation of where the Imperial Purple came from Peter. Thank you!
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:15
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Seen in the News
Replies: 3776
Views: 398031

Re: Seen in the News

I read that link on the opiates Peter. Did you notice they talk about a business manager and 'leaders' whatever they are. No mention of doctors. This is the brave new world of health care, lots of 'leaders' and 'practitioners' and no doctors in sight.....
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:08
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: ENERGY MATTERS
Replies: 3943
Views: 589391

Re: ENERGY MATTERS

Have you seen the size of them? We absorbed separate waste bins but Now we are expected to find a place for an ugly box as well. Another thing.... my gas CH boiler is silent. Heat pumps aren't. This world is polluted by noise enough already!
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 02:00
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20534
Views: 1909325

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

I shall be in the shed at 06:00 doing very delicate things to my wobbler castings...... Apart from that not a lot on the cards, certainly nothing in my social calendar so perhaps just a recovery day after my time with the kids...... :biggrin2:
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 01:56
Forum: DIY
Topic: Miscellaneous DIY Projects (or bits of jobs)
Replies: 887
Views: 158576

Re: Miscellaneous DIY Projects (or bits of jobs)

Good move Ian, you won't regret it.
Another good job well done Kev. Do they ever show any interest in learning how to do these things? One of these days you might not be available..... :biggrin2:
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 01:51
Forum: TV
Topic: GOOD TV
Replies: 3797
Views: 505492

Re: GOOD TV

I watched Robert selling bananas in Vietnam and some Indian foundry workers making 3 feet diameter Cast Iron sewer pipes. Now there's entertainment for you!
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 01:49
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: POLITICS CORNER
Replies: 12636
Views: 1336373

Re: POLITICS CORNER

I agree with you Ian. I just can't imagine not voting. It's a betrayal of all the people who fought for the right!
by Stanley
04 May 2024, 01:45
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20093
Views: 2331333

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

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What's happening here?
by Stanley
03 May 2024, 13:01
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20093
Views: 2331333

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

Yes Wendy, fulling stocks at Helmshore. I thought they had a chance but you lot are getting educated now!
by Stanley
03 May 2024, 13:00
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20534
Views: 1909325

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

That sounds like a possibility Sue. Then there is often the local factor coming into play, that doesn't count in a general election....
I had my fish and chips with Lily and Kahara..... They are beautiful kids. I am very lucky.
by Stanley
03 May 2024, 12:38
Forum: Puzzles & Quizzes
Topic: MYSTERY OBJECTS
Replies: 20093
Views: 2331333

Re: MYSTERY OBJECTS

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What are these?
by Stanley
03 May 2024, 12:27
Forum: General Miscellaneous Chat & Gossip
Topic: BOB'S BITS
Replies: 4460
Views: 507801

Re: BOB'S BITS

The good old days, when kings could do no wrong. A vast empire where the sun never sets, and whose limits nature has not yet determined.    Sir George Macartney, 1773.      George Macartney is sometimes credited with this imperial claptrap, but it’s as old as empire itself.  The idea, often in the s...
by Stanley
03 May 2024, 09:23
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20534
Views: 1909325

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

Back up after second sleep. Shoes polished and I'm ready to meet Muthomi and the kids in the Square for fish and chips at Noon. It's all go! :biggrin2:
by Stanley
03 May 2024, 06:35
Forum: Current Affairs & Comment
Topic: Today I shall be Mainly...
Replies: 20534
Views: 1909325

Re: Today I shall be Mainly...

Morning Sue.... As usual nothing is clear and everyone is promoting their side of the story. All I am sure of is that it's a bad weekend for the Tories! The most important thing on my mind was whether the Coop would have milk! (They Did....) https://www.oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk/app.php/gallery/image/...

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