Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 24)
Discussion
DickyC said:
Yes, all well, thanks, TC. Most members are comfortably numb in the bar and as a result are being no trouble.
That would be a Soarer in the pic? Odd name. I know nothing of any merit about Japanese cars, I regret to say. I'd like a 240Z and/or one of the more entertaining Skylines. Beyond that I am no use to you. Agree about V8s though. One does need a V8 in the equipe every so often.
Equipe? Ecurie? Not sure. I do know Team TT is suddenly sounding a bit provincial. Ecurie Bagatelle should be the TT team name, in my opinion.
Ecurie Dilettante perhaps? That would be a Soarer in the pic? Odd name. I know nothing of any merit about Japanese cars, I regret to say. I'd like a 240Z and/or one of the more entertaining Skylines. Beyond that I am no use to you. Agree about V8s though. One does need a V8 in the equipe every so often.
Equipe? Ecurie? Not sure. I do know Team TT is suddenly sounding a bit provincial. Ecurie Bagatelle should be the TT team name, in my opinion.
I see the TKP has been used to good effect, or has everyone been on the punch again?We almost invariably have a fresh basil plant on the kitchen window sill. It sits there quite merrily providing leaves for cooking until it goes a bit ropey and is replaced. Mrs C addresses it as if it is always the same plant. "Good morning, Basil," she says, "are you thirsty?" She then pours half a glass of water into the bowl his flower pot sits in. And, I have to say, he generally is thirsty and soaks up the water very quickly. Mrs C was away for a night with Step Daughter #1 and all I had to do was give Basil a drink. In the morning, feeling a little self-conscious, I said, "Good morning, Basil, are you thirsty?" and poured in a half a glass of water. Of course, when I did it, I put slightly too much in, the flower pot became buoyant and, being top heavy, like the Mary Rose before it, listed heavily and then capsized. Instantly I was trying to catch the bowl before it fell off the window sill and smashed with water, bits of basil and compost everywhere. Nothing is ever straightforward, is it?
DickyC said:
We almost invariably have a fresh basil plant on the kitchen window sill. It sits there quite merrily providing leaves for cooking until it goes a bit ropey and is replaced. Mrs C addresses it as if it is always the same plant. "Good morning, Basil," she says, "are you thirsty?" She then pours half a glass of water into the bowl his flower pot sits in. And, I have to say, he generally is thirsty and soaks up the water very quickly. Mrs C was away for a night with Step Daughter #1 and all I had to do was give Basil a drink. In the morning, feeling a little self-conscious, I said, "Good morning, Basil, are you thirsty?" and poured in a half a glass of water. Of course, when I did it, I put slightly too much in, the flower pot became buoyant and, being top heavy, like the Mary Rose before it, listed heavily and then capsized. Instantly I was trying to catch the bowl before it fell off the window sill and smashed with water, bits of basil and compost everywhere. Nothing is ever straightforward, is it?
Don't ever change Dicky. you're a star. ION I think the fabric committee should give consideration at the next meeting to installing a funicular; they're all the rage and it might give the membership coffers a fillip.
hidetheelephants said:
ION I think the fabric committee should give consideration at the next meeting to installing a funicular; they're all the rage and it might give the membership coffers a fillip.
An intriguing idea, certainly, but with the airfield and surrounding lands being so flat, where are you proposing the funicular should run? If your intention is to run it from ground level to the tops of any permutation of old Control Tower, new Control Tower, Water Tower and/or the Clock Tower of the main house, may I suggest that ski lifts might be more appropriate? Possibly one ski lift linking all of them perhaps with platform arrangements to allow disembarkation at the different locations.DickyC said:
We almost invariably have a fresh basil plant on the kitchen window sill. It sits there quite merrily providing leaves for cooking until it goes a bit ropey and is replaced. Mrs C addresses it as if it is always the same plant. "Good morning, Basil," she says, "are you thirsty?" She then pours half a glass of water into the bowl his flower pot sits in. And, I have to say, he generally is thirsty and soaks up the water very quickly. Mrs C was away for a night with Step Daughter #1 and all I had to do was give Basil a drink. In the morning, feeling a little self-conscious, I said, "Good morning, Basil, are you thirsty?" and poured in a half a glass of water. Of course, when I did it, I put slightly too much in, the flower pot became buoyant and, being top heavy, like the Mary Rose before it, listed heavily and then capsized. Instantly I was trying to catch the bowl before it fell off the window sill and smashed with water, bits of basil and compost everywhere. Nothing is ever straightforward, is it?
Wonderful. I feel you are slowly and gently germinating into a character thought up in the mind of Ronnie Barker. Marvelous. Is this sujourn from work the cue to retirement and can we look forward to more of these 'at home with the guvnor' stories?drivin_me_nuts said:
Wonderful. I feel you are slowly and gently germinating into a character thought up in the mind of Ronnie Barker. Marvelous. Is this sujourn from work the cue to retirement and can we look forward to more of these 'at home with the guvnor' stories?
No, I need to find a job but where, for some reason, I usually get run off in the winter, being "let go" in the summer is something of a novelty. I'm just having a few weeks pottering about and then I'll start looking in earnest. I was going to sign on so HMG would pay my stamp but they've made the system so fir cone complicated I don't know if I can be bothered for £60 a week or whatever the JobSeekers Allowance is now. I was about halfway through the form on-line when it asked for my mortgage account number. What? Really? I want the JobSeekers Allowance, I'm not asking for any other benefits, thanks. I saved what I'd done but when I went to look for the number I got distracted and by the time I came back I'd been timed out. I have the reference number of the application but I can't get back in and have been told to start again. What a chore. Knowing how much I've paid in over the years I find it galling, to say the least, how difficult it is to extract anything from them. And the JobCentre - my dear! - they assume you're scum. Not all of them, some of them are fine, but in general you are perceived to be scrounging low life. And they're not going to find the sort of work I do; I just have to go through the motions of the fortnightly interview to extract my few quid. £60 nearly pays for a tank of fuel for interviews and whatnot so should I persevere? A pain in the bottle is what it is.Anyway, enough whingeing, how's your motor that LSI is screwing together for you?
For those of you who are driving gods ( 
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A chance to win some dosh
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) A chance to win some dosh
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ZOLLAR said:
For those of you who are driving gods ( )
A chance to win some dosh
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I am 100% positive it wouldnt like the way I drive, especially whilst I am down here in Cornwall overtaking the really really slow drivers that seem endemic. ) A chance to win some dosh
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Preparing to go for minor surgery (sinus's) on Sunday and to be honest I'm pooping it a little bit, last time I went for minor surgery (appendectomy) I was in with serious complications.
Reading about the recovery process sounds pretty s
tty too and work are pushing for me to be back in less than a week after the surgery because another of the guys is off having a baby too at the same time.
Reading about the recovery process sounds pretty s
tty too and work are pushing for me to be back in less than a week after the surgery because another of the guys is off having a baby too at the same time.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff