McRainy

What's happened to the content count? Seems to have dropped by about 1500. 

31 minutes ago, David said:

Just stick with cheddar, no reason to look beyond the trusty cheddar. Solid, dependable and can be melted on almost anything to significantly improve the dish.

No disagreement with cheddar as the all round, perfect cheese, as long as it's a good strong mature one. 

A cheese board though, with an interesting variety, some olives, pickled onions, decent crackers, nice bottle of red...

3 minutes ago, David said:

Not sure why you would persevere with it, one mouth full, do you like yes or no, if not, stay away. 

Generally, yes, but I like other strong flavoured cheeses, and have aquired the taste for things like olives and whisky, so I suspected I was missing out on something. 

Cambozola was the gateway cheese, then trying the milder, creamy stiltons. 

1 hour ago, David said:

Cheese is mouldy, well gone, wouldn’t touch that 

Finally managed to aquire the taste for stilton after years of trying. 

Goes particularly well with raspberries. 

Homemade raspberry jam and Birchover stilton. 

2 hours ago, David said:

 

iOS 12 is out by the way, don't be afraid to install it on older devices as it comes with performance/optimisation boosts, people with phones back to the iPhone 6 are reporting that it's like a brand new device.

 

Am I right in thinking this is the last update which will be available for a 5s?

7 minutes ago, Grimbeard said:

Or maybe I'm just a normal bloke that drive a Range Rover cos I like 'em. Why should this bother or worry you or anyone else?

It's not the cars themselves, it's what some owners seem to think they represent; either a gung ho attitude to life or a misplaced sense of superiority.

2 minutes ago, eddie said:

Whilst I like many 'real ales' (and 'real lagers' too), the current obsession with over-hopped out-of-balance beers leaves me cold

Quite agree. I am hopeful that more traditional best bitters are making a comeback, with some of the 'heritage' beers like Offilers.

One good side effect of the prevalence of citrusy pales is that it's forced me to try more dark beers, and I've discovered some lovely stouts and porters. 

I am mostly ignorant of the Belgian beers you recommend though, and don't know how easy they are to find in Derby. 

5 minutes ago, Paul71 said:

Be fair.  Four by four drivers need their vehicles with elevated driving positions.

It makes it much easier for them to look down their noses at the rest of us.

It's not just fourbys in general; Q7s and Range Rovers with lowered suspensions are a different category of dickishness entirely.

It's being told that life is somehow passing me by if I'm not testing myself to the limit by driving a box of nails round a disused quarry. 

It's a certain consumerist attitude to manufactured experience, for people with no self awareness or powers of introspection. 

14 hours ago, eddie said:

I really wish there was a pub in Derby that sold anything like their selection of beers.

'Dubbed the “Beer Capital of Britain”, Derby is able to boast the largest number of real ales per head of population, more than 120 real ale pubs, several micro-breweries, and annual CAMRA Beer Festivals.'

'Lonely Planet magazine listed Derby in its top ten listing of the world’s “must see attractions” for its real ale trail – an accolade which came just a couple of months after the Good Beer Guide named it The First City for Beer, with the ‘Perfect Pub Crawl’ in Britain.'

https://ianweightman.co.uk/feature/real-ale-break-in-derby-with-perfect-pub-crawl/

https://derby.camra.org.uk/derby-pubs/

'One life, live it.'

Usually on the back of a land rover with bullbars and a wynch.

a) Reincarnation 

b) Being 'alive' isn't synonymous with being a testosterone tourist, churning up the countryside and ruining green lanes for everyone else.

Four by four by duck off. 

The Chickenfoot beers at the Barley Mow in Bonsall are a lot better than I was expecting. Worth a try. 

Mio fratello è figlio unico. 

A depiction of the post war political struggles in Italy through the experiences of a divided family. Engaging and humorous, and a good insight into the period. 

7/10

Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. 

Despite the contrived romantic denouement, it's a heartwarming depiction of a community pulling together under duress. Well acted and visually rich, with a few plot twists along the way, and the general message; don't be a nazi!

7/10

5 minutes ago, stejawh said:

Abbots Bromley?

Yup, the first Monday after the first Sunday after the 4th of September. 

Fun with antlers. 

2 hours ago, eddie said:

OK, did you pogo?

Post-punk, dear. Just shuffled about a bit looking disconsolate.

Tonight's party:

4 minutes ago, eddie said:

Did you pull?

The demographic was fifty something post-punk fans wallowing in nostalgia, so I should have been in with a chance. 

18 minutes ago, RamNut said:

Interesting.....Lambchop seems to have a fun life.

Digbeth Arena, which is essentially a piece of industrial wasteland under a viaduct in Birmingham. 

I know all the fun places. 

Art Gallery. 

Security: Excuse me, Madam, but we don't allow animals in the building. 

Me: He's my guide dog. 

Security: You are clearly not blind. 

Dog: Anyway, in his later works Rothko employed a darker palette, which may reflect the decline in his mental health...

4 hours ago, Parsnip said:

I'm not normally one to Instagram my food but have I just made myself the most perfectly cooked piece of steak ever or what?

Overdone. 

Mainly Colston Bassett Stilton, Uigeadail, Burton Bridge, plus rowan jelly and other bits. 

30 minutes ago, Paul71 said:

just read this.

I won't, if it's something horrible. Mistreatment of animals really upsets me. 

Better rename this thread Dead Pets. 

Concur (with dog?) though, losing them is the same grieving process as losing a person. They can also be a lightning rod for other, bottled up emotions. 

Animals are innocent, and their love is pure. I don't know how anyone can be indifferent to them.