Tell Us Something Really Trivial About Your Life (Vol 31)
Discussion
glenrobbo said:
Are you sure it was Woking you went, Bomma? Or were you straightening your trousers? 
Wet & windy here.
And it looks just as bad outside.
I agree with Bomma: for the amount they charge at some of those places for coffee, I could make about 100 cups of something decent using choice Balkan beans and a hand grinder.
Admittedly it's a bit painful grinding your hand, but that's the trade-off I guess.
And lo it came to pass that Thursday appeared before us in all it's magnifluence.
And glenrobbo did quoth in words of wisdom: "F
k it, I'll have another cuppa".
And he did transfer a cup of water from his tap unto his kettle and he did pour the water into the vessel. And he did command a power to heat the water verily unto boiling point.
And he did then pour the water onto a teabag in the cup and squeeze and stir.
And he waited until the moment of righteousness came upon it and squoze the teabag to extract the fullness of it's flavour.
And glenrobbo tasted it and smiled, saying: "Eee bah goom, tha's a reet gradely cooppa!"
Funny how Yorkshire Tea can transform a man, in't it?
Yea verily and praise be unto the god of tea!!Wet & windy here.
And it looks just as bad outside.
I agree with Bomma: for the amount they charge at some of those places for coffee, I could make about 100 cups of something decent using choice Balkan beans and a hand grinder.
Admittedly it's a bit painful grinding your hand, but that's the trade-off I guess.
And lo it came to pass that Thursday appeared before us in all it's magnifluence.
And glenrobbo did quoth in words of wisdom: "F
k it, I'll have another cuppa".And he did transfer a cup of water from his tap unto his kettle and he did pour the water into the vessel. And he did command a power to heat the water verily unto boiling point.
And he did then pour the water onto a teabag in the cup and squeeze and stir.
And he waited until the moment of righteousness came upon it and squoze the teabag to extract the fullness of it's flavour.
And glenrobbo tasted it and smiled, saying: "Eee bah goom, tha's a reet gradely cooppa!"
Funny how Yorkshire Tea can transform a man, in't it?
Edited by glenrobbo on Thursday 14th March 07:27
I raise my hands unto the heavens above and declare my undying gratitude for the wholesome and yea, flavoursome drink!!!
Even though I much prefer coffee!!!
Bobberoo99 said:
Yea verily and praise be unto the god of tea!!
Even though I much prefer coffee!!!
The trouble with coffee is, you have to know about how to select the best beans: first you need to make sure the quality of the beans is up to standard by testing them in the recommended manner thus:Even though I much prefer coffee!!!
With tea, it's all about infusing your tips for the correct duration and gently squeezing the bag to extract all the goodness.
slopes said:
Morning all 
Today i have so far sat giggling at the Unpopular Opinions thread, my word they got quite angry in there last night.
glenrobbo i promise i haven't used the big wooden spoon, it's still ready for you when you need it.
Morning slopes. Today i have so far sat giggling at the Unpopular Opinions thread, my word they got quite angry in there last night.
glenrobbo i promise i haven't used the big wooden spoon, it's still ready for you when you need it.
Kind of you, but I have decided I can stir well enough with my own utensil without handling your big one. Thanks anyway matey. 
There's nothing wrong with getting a good grip on another man's large utensil!!! 
I'm looking for a cheap but decent replacement for my ageing Ryobi twin set of drill drivers, I say ageing they're only circa 5 years old, but one of the batteries won't hold a charge for more than a couple of days and they take 6-10hrs to fully charge, I've just found a Stanley Fatmax 18v Lithium-ion hammer drill-driver with two batteries and a 1hr fast charger on the B&Q website for £60 which I didn't think was too bad!!!
I'm looking for a cheap but decent replacement for my ageing Ryobi twin set of drill drivers, I say ageing they're only circa 5 years old, but one of the batteries won't hold a charge for more than a couple of days and they take 6-10hrs to fully charge, I've just found a Stanley Fatmax 18v Lithium-ion hammer drill-driver with two batteries and a 1hr fast charger on the B&Q website for £60 which I didn't think was too bad!!!
DickyC said:
Bobberoo99 said:
It's wet and windy dahn sarf again!!! 
I'm taking bets on how many more of my sodding fence panels come down!!!
My bible bashing but picky about his Commandments neighbour has a thing about fences. Forget Love Thy Neighbour, think how much it will cost to fix. I'm taking bets on how many more of my sodding fence panels come down!!!
"Are you sure it's my fence?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Must we have this conversation every time?"
His £3 Fix-A-Fence from eBay last year wasn't a success.
nonsequitur said:
DickyC said:
Bobberoo99 said:
It's wet and windy dahn sarf again!!!
I'm taking bets on how many more of my sodding fence panels come down!!!
My bible bashing but picky about his Commandments neighbour has a thing about fences. Forget Love Thy Neighbour, think how much it will cost to fix. I'm taking bets on how many more of my sodding fence panels come down!!!
"Are you sure it's my fence?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Must we have this conversation every time?"
His £3 Fix-A-Fence from eBay last year wasn't a success.
You leave Dicky's backside out of this!!!! Stuart70 said:
I just wandered in here, far from home, out of curiosity.
First thing I see is a Dicky backside.
I am not one to judge, but it may not be the place for me. Ah well. Off back to readers cars and F1.
As you were chaps, if you wish...
No, no young man you misunderstand, we're all good friends here, it's all very open and welcoming, do sit down in the residents lounge and we'll get Battert to serve you, Albanian Cognac? mongolian Absinthe? Russian Whisky??First thing I see is a Dicky backside.
I am not one to judge, but it may not be the place for me. Ah well. Off back to readers cars and F1.
As you were chaps, if you wish...
Stuart70 said:
I just wandered in here, far from home, out of curiosity.
First thing I see is a Dicky backside.
I am not one to judge, but it may not be the place for me. Ah well. Off back to readers wives and F1.
As you were chaps, if you wish...
To be fair, he does have a point. First thing I see is a Dicky backside.
I am not one to judge, but it may not be the place for me. Ah well. Off back to readers wives and F1.
As you were chaps, if you wish...
It's not the best vision for a newcomer to encounter on their first visit to the Towers.
Could somebody throw a dustsheet over Dicky's backside until we can make it safe?
And what is this "FI" he referred to?
Full Insertion?
First Impressions?
Financially Inept?
Frank's Illusions?
Final Instalment?
F
ed Ifeyeknow.
Because the law was so hard to police, home owners can now give themselves the good side of the fence. In the old days, however, good manners and the law required you to give the good side your neighbour. This leaves us - being old fashioned - in the unenviable position of having two backsides.
glenrobbo said:
No Bobbers, it's not "Cognac", it's "congac".We can't afford to fight a case of misrepresentation.
In fact we can't even.afford to pay for that last case of congac.
Unless Bomma can palm the Albanians off with a case of those sweating claymores in lieu of payment?
It says Cognac on the box!!!!DickyC said:
Has Stuart gone? Did anyone ask him what his goat in life is?
I believe it was being asked about his goat which scared him off, that or mention/sight of your backside!!! Bobberoo99 said:
glenrobbo said:
No Bobbers, it's not "Cognac", it's "congac".We can't afford to fight a case of misrepresentation.
In fact we can't even.afford to pay for that last case of congac.
Unless Bomma can palm the Albanians off with a case of those sweating claymores in lieu of payment?
It says Cognac on the box!!!!
Read it out again: - S-l-o-w-l-y...C - N - C - O - C - A - G .
There! You see? "Congac"!
Oh. Hang on a minute...
You lot really get my goat. No, I mean really, man 
True trivial story ahoy in relation to the above : we've had signalman's dogs and station cats but stone me we now have a railway goat! At Cliffe Hill Quarry in high old Leicestershire there is a large and very shaggy looking Billy goat gruff in residence, he's been there for about two years apparently, and sleeps in not one but two wooden shacks knocked up by the quarry lads from pallets, old railway sleepers and heavy duty tarpaulins. He has a habit of walking along the track in front of you when bringing a train in to be loaded, barely responds to a blast on the horn and only moves out of harm's way at the last minute. Several trains have been late leaving the quarry due to his nonchalant perambulations which probably makes some entertaining reading in the daily control log
True trivial story ahoy in relation to the above : we've had signalman's dogs and station cats but stone me we now have a railway goat! At Cliffe Hill Quarry in high old Leicestershire there is a large and very shaggy looking Billy goat gruff in residence, he's been there for about two years apparently, and sleeps in not one but two wooden shacks knocked up by the quarry lads from pallets, old railway sleepers and heavy duty tarpaulins. He has a habit of walking along the track in front of you when bringing a train in to be loaded, barely responds to a blast on the horn and only moves out of harm's way at the last minute. Several trains have been late leaving the quarry due to his nonchalant perambulations which probably makes some entertaining reading in the daily control log
Bobberoo99 said:
Mmmmm hhhmmm!!!
And I suppose it says "Whisky" on those Russian whisky boxes?!?!?! Oh, no, it says ??????? ?????, ?????????????????????, what ever the hell that means?!?!?!?!
Roughly translated Bobbers it says ''this way up'' and ''we're watching you comrade'' And I suppose it says "Whisky" on those Russian whisky boxes?!?!?! Oh, no, it says ??????? ?????, ?????????????????????, what ever the hell that means?!?!?!?!
Postie's just been, another Mini Cooper book for the groaning naughty cupboard (I thought I had them all but no, there's always another one to tempt me
) and a ropey old copy of Doug Nye's Ferrari Dino book . It's all go 'ere.Just a short flounce.....
Bobbers ,I see you commented on "2manycars" 250 Lusso ,OMG it is utterly gorgeous ,especially in that green and I believe
the Lusso is a nicer shape than the SWB.
ION....my book order has arrived ,7 books for 25 quid.
I originally made a mistake on the order and I thought I was going to get 2 of one book as I missed the 2 in the quantity box.
But it turned out I hadn't completed the order as I had an email saying my basket was still full and I hadn't completed checkout ,so I
deleted quantity 2 and also 1 other book ,so 7 not 9 books ordered.
Pic later.
Fence news.....the fence I am responsible for on RHS of my garden has been solid ,never wobbles in wind ,ever, for the 28 years
I have lived here.
the other side which belongs to LHS neighbour falls over occasionally ,been replaced ,wobbling again.....LOL.
Bobbers ,I see you commented on "2manycars" 250 Lusso ,OMG it is utterly gorgeous ,especially in that green and I believe
the Lusso is a nicer shape than the SWB.
ION....my book order has arrived ,7 books for 25 quid.
I originally made a mistake on the order and I thought I was going to get 2 of one book as I missed the 2 in the quantity box.
But it turned out I hadn't completed the order as I had an email saying my basket was still full and I hadn't completed checkout ,so I
deleted quantity 2 and also 1 other book ,so 7 not 9 books ordered.
Pic later.
Fence news.....the fence I am responsible for on RHS of my garden has been solid ,never wobbles in wind ,ever, for the 28 years
I have lived here.
the other side which belongs to LHS neighbour falls over occasionally ,been replaced ,wobbling again.....LOL.
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