OneGuyFromBarlick

You might recognise these Ken.... Cobles at Newbiggin in 1979. The beauty of Newbiggin is that nearly everything is the same as 40 years ago. The boats are still there along with the lifeboat house. The main changes are no pits and fewer workingmen's clubs. We've been visiting for over 60 years. Mr...

I listened to a Youtube comment on alcohol duty. all the duty except on the lowest % had increased but somehow this was projected as a saving, BECAUSE...wait for it... They were thinking of raising it further so the difference between what it could have been and what it finished up as was a saving t...

A question. I thought the CH circuit was copper pipe but that looks like plastic.... Is it? Jonathan said that modern copper pipe was thinner than the old stuff and in his experience was more prone to corrosion from both inside and out especially where it touched any brickwork. He recommended plast...

Never seen the words 'Core interest rates' used before. Is it the basic interest rate as a stand alone value without being compounded by previous interest rates? Looks like smoke and mirrors to me. On INFLATION rates. what is not included is..... Core inflation is the change in the costs of goods an...

One for Tizer. My pal in Hawaii sent me some photos of some jewelry he had been making from Labradorite stone. Never heard of Labradorite but he get lots of off cuts from a firm where he does machine computer repairs. It appears to be one of these semi precious stones that can have iridescent optica...

Newbiggin pub forgotten corner. The general consensus is that its the Railway Hotel. (Blackies) next door to the Dolphin both now demolished. Blackies was a mans pub, not many women went in there. The Ship in the centre was a bit too posh for me. Spent most of my boozing time round the corner in the...

There are a number of small specialist recovery projects but none on the scale the North Sea would require. Alcohol duty raised to protect the vulnerable who drink too much. I won't affect the cost of living because you don't need to buy it? Can't introduce a sugar tax to protect the obese who eat t...

Stanley's new bit of plumbing installation reminds me of my central heating leak which Johnathan repaired. When the central heating was installed possibly 40 years ago they took the easy way out and ran the pipework on the face of a step in the passageway. About 15 years ago when tiling the kitchen ...

Covid will never be a thing of the past. It is endemic rather than pandemic now. I often come across people who have just had it, like the common cold I've mentioned this on a previous post. Two weeks ago I started with a infection with a temperature of 39.9C head ache, shivering, the whole bag of ...

Starting with the simple fact that ALL the gas and North sea oil fields are privately owned. None of which is ours which we have a direct claim on. Whatever comes out of the ground is sold on the international markets at international prices. Part of the smokescreen is that gas some is piped directl...

Truly amazing really. The oil companies dig big holes under the North sea creating unknown amounts of pollutants as they do so. They then draw of loads of fossil fuels which when burnt create even more greenhouse gasses. Fortunately most of these polluting fuels are burnt abroad so the problem doesn...

Rishi Sunak has a brand new 'do nothing plan'. This is a step change from shelving promises to do something then doing nothing. This time they promise to do nothing and really mean it. For years local councils have been restricting traffic flow through residential areas, Speed bump, choke points one...

A bit of Boogie Woogie . Not everybody's cup of tea. but can they play.

Funny how the ULEZ is taking centre place when it appears to be of some political advantage to the Conservatives. Sunak doesn't seem to mind reducing pollution as long as it doesn't cost ordinary people money . Somehow this logic doesn't apply to the obscene profits being made by Centrica jacking up...

Now that we have got the immigration bill through parliament the refugee small boat problem will miraculously disappear. Michael Canute Farage will be staring out to an empty sea wondering how he can cause some more mischief. Suella Braverman will be out of a job with her Rwanda dreams fulfilled tur...

EV transport is bad news and probably so dangerous that insurance companies will wash their hand of them. The slightest damage to a battery and it becomes a potential time bomb. EV cars that have been exposed to salt either by sea flooding or general corrosion can spontaneously ignite with temperatu...

Does anyone really believe that the UK can stop the sales of IC cars by 2030? This would also include the non plug in hybrids that are so popular at the moment. Of course the old IC cars will still be in use for the next decade or more and sales of old cars would still outstrip the new EV cars. Then...

Rishi Sunak is a third choice PM doing a third rate performance. His personal appearance, wealth or religion should have no influence on what is good for the country. The problem is that the country is being run for the few by the few. Smoke filled rooms comes to mind. Sunak is being dragged from pi...

The most pressing problem at the moment isn't fires in southern Europe or the oceans warming at unprecedented speeds or even the mass movements of people trying to escape starvation. No its something that's staring us in the face. Should the UK drop its green credentials to get the Conservatives vot...

Actually I never considered printing type. I think Tripps should get the gong he was much nearer with his thinking.

plaques wrote: ↑24 Jul 2023, 10:08 Through London 20 miles in 10 minutes flat. That would be 120 mph minimum Ken. What marque of Velo's were you on? Well 10 minutes is a slight exaggeration. The Velo's were Venoms mine a bog standard 500cc with our holiday gear my pal was riding a 350cc KTT but the...

You will see in the motorbike thread that nearly 50 years ago we did a trip down to London on the bike. In my youth my pal and myself set of for a south coast holiday on a pair of Velocettes. Early morning and hopeless lost when a 1000cc Vincent drew up along side. "How do you get to..." ...

The 'tree' part of the lost wax casting process. The final product could be chocolates that are broken off for consumption.

Gradually and I mean gradually the main stream media is waking up to the statistics of excess deaths after the pandemic. Never a popular subject unless its some celebrity that has passed away aged 104. The problem with our current excess deaths is that statistically if a majority of the old crumblie...

No real political news but some of the mainline media appear to have found the root cause of our inflation. Its all down to poor people buying cheaper goods and food. Not being able to visit their preferred top market restaurant they have resorted to buying things at supermarkets and Poundland. Foll...