Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 28)

[Bomma220]

john2443 said:

Bomma220 said:

Absinthe and Pringles organised, maybe some pork pie too.

Is this some sort of football tradition that I've never heard of!?

Good Lord no old chap, that's just me.

Take no notice. No other bugger does anyhow.

[lucido grigio]

Bomma220 said:

It's quite nice here in Northants. Well the bit I'm in anyhow.

We've had an internet bid of wet in Kent followed by an improvement near Dover.

Any advance on nice in Northants?

I'll see your nice in Northants,raise you with lovely in Lydden.

No Absinthe sightings here.

[Bomma220]

lucido grigio said:

I'll see your nice in Northants,raise you with lovely in Lydden.

No Absinthe sightings here.

I'll have a punt on warm in Wellingborough. Drove through there earlier, 24 degrees if my gauge is anywhere near correct.

Absinthe has pinged up on radar a couple of times. Nothing visual yet though.

[ali_kat]

TheChampers said:

One of my partners at work (he of the seven at least to my knowledge cars, including a classic 911 and Bentley Arnage, with the S65 and S63 as his daily workhorses) 'phoned me this morning, "I'm going to be in a bit late because I'm taking on of my old cars for an MOT". Fair do's I thought. Two hours later, this



The interior is immaculate, so if you want to see that as well, shout

Oh my

[GOG440]

Bomma220 said:

lucido grigio said:

I'll see your nice in Northants,raise you with lovely in Lydden.

No Absinthe sightings here.

I'll have a punt on warm in Wellingborough.

It was wet in Wakefield

Actually wet doesnt cover it, we had proper monsoon conditions, sideways rain where it looks like a bad special effect and hail for about 20 minutes. 5 minutes later it was 25 deg and the carpark was steaming

[DickyC]

And if you live in Lissing Down you should take an umbrella.

/The Two Ronnies

[Bomma220]

GOG440 said:

It was wet in Wakefield

Actually wet doesnt cover it, we had proper monsoon conditions, sideways rain where it looks like a bad special effect and hail for about 20 minutes. 5 minutes later it was 25 deg and the carpark was steaming

Good Lord. I've seen things like that abroad, not the type of thing you'd expect in Wakefield! Mind, it is Bank Holiday weekend so prepare for the worst, hope for the best I suppose.

Granddaughter has been delayed so we might not head off up North until tomorrow. No big drama, it's still nice in Northants so I might well spark the barbeque up. We've got some nice pork & leek sausages, I'll see what I can do with them.

[DickyC]

These sausages, are they frozen? If so, there are traditions to uphold.

[Bomma220]

No, not frozen old chap. Otherwise I'd have been out with the old mallet before first light

Nice sausages though, local butcher makes them. Lovely in a bread roll with a bit of English mustard.

There's a thing, bread roll. I mentioned this to a friend who hails from Leicestershire and he replied 'do you mean a batch?'

I said there's four of them if that helps. Then he started on about cobs as well

I wish they'd make their bloody minds up.

[DickyC]

Stottie.

[Bomma220]

Stottie? To add to the confusion, that's what Mrs B calls them. Except when she says it, the last two T's are silent, so it sounds like sto - ee.

If you see what I mean.

[DickyC]

I see clearly. It was when I worked in Rugby I first encountered the stottie (pronouncing it in Geordie helps). There was a Stottie Shop in the town and I gave them my custom at least once a week long after I should have been driven away by the attitude of the staff.
"Hello, I'd like a quarter stottie with Coronation Chicken and salad, please. No onions."
"Onions?"
"No, thanks."
The process would begin and every time - a spoonful of onions poised - I had to add the reminder, "No onions," at which point the girl would start huffing and puffing and slamming about. To the detriment of my stottie I might add.

Oddly, I thought of this small but regular battle yesterday in McDonald's. Have I mentioned the Saturday tradition of a McD's breakfast on Saturdays? It's not the fast food itself that will make me change my habits, it's the staff.

"Hello, I'd like a Double Sausage and Egg McMuffin Meal with Orange Juice, please."
"Drink?"
"Orange Juice, please."
"Fing kelse? "
"Yes, please, I'd like a Double Bacon and Egg McMuffin Meal with a Strawberry Shake."
"Drink?"
"A Strawberry Shake, please."
"Fing kelse? "
"No thank you."
"Pff."

[DickyC]

We have a Friday tradition on Fridays too. Bacon rolls all round from Greggs at Chieveley Services.

[ali_kat]

I've just ordered my husband's birthday present



This is in addition to the shoes, t-shirts & Lego that I'd forgotten I'd already bought (& given to him )

[Bomma220]

Fing kelse?

I believe there's some sort of nomination process for including new words in the Oxford Dictionary. Something like that anyhow.

I reckon 'fing kelse' should be the TT sponsored entrant this year.

[GOG440]

No posts in over 6 hours? What is TT coming to?

To be fair I havent a lot to say, been too busy helping clear my bil's flat out

[lucido grigio]

Well ,I was having such a nice weekend ,watching motorsport ,met and chatted with people in the venue and in the campsite.

Until.

I got back to my tent after everything was over this afternoon and someone had stolen my Swedish flag......

That's very mean !

And the drive home was littered with idiots ,rubber necking on the M2 causing miles of queues as it was the 2 lane section

down Canterbury way.

And all the other idiots that made my head explode....

I'm going for a long lie down.

[Bomma220]

Swedish flag stolen? Dreadful business

Don't go for a lie down Lucido. Stay up and fight.

Drop of this might help old chap. Cheers.

[Bomma220]

Fing kelse, anyone?

[DickyC]

Yes, please, barman. I'll have one of your special pick-me-ups, please. I forget the name, but it's two measures of Avgas, a shot of upper cylinder lubricant, a dash of Angostura Bitters, plenty of ice and filled to the top with Irnbru.

I think that's it. It might have been Tonic Water. It all went a bit hazy after the third one.