RoyMac5 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Malagaram said: Should have waited till they had a frost on them, and did you remember to rick each one with a pin We go hi-tech and make our own frost! (Might not be any left if we waited either ? ) Put them in the freezer and then you can use them when you've time/need. Plus you don't need to rick them (if you really do) because their skin will break on freezing. ? Must remember to decant ours from the kilner jars, add sugar and then bottle fairly soon now. ps If you're in Spain do you make patcharan? We've tried but don't have access to the spirit so used ouzo. Edited January 16, 2021 by RoyMac5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Cold and rain this morning, lovely sunshine now with blue sky and fair weather cloud. Day of two halves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, AndyinLiverpool said: I had a zoom meeting this morning with people in Thailand, complete with the sound of tropical birds in the background. Thailand eh? did you mean "birds"... or "birds"? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Having a chuckle this morning that I've woken up humming the theme to "Howard's Way". 2 Hours later & still doing it. Maybe this should have been in the other thread. Stive Pesley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 The worst president in history leaving his post to the tune of YMCA....that REALLY REALLY cheered me up.!!! Good riddance you big bag of orange puss. EtoileSportiveDeDerby, Highgate, Comrade 86 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Seeing Nigela Lawsons recipe of the day for the day of Trumps departure Bitter Orange Tart with crushed ginger nuts angieram, Steve How Hard?, Mostyn6 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 22 minutes ago, jono said: Seeing Nigela Lawsons recipe of the day for the day of Trumps departure Bitter Orange Tart with crushed ginger nuts https://www.nigella.com/recipes/bitter-orange-tart Miggins and jono 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 John Lewis delivered and fitted a new washing machine and tumble dryer yesterday. The fella had to remove a piece of skirting to fit the washer, and somehow dropped it on the washer front, causing a tiny scratch. He took a picture, sent it to his boss, who then offered a replacement or 10% off the price. Mrs Rev took the discount, then used a bit of elbow grease to remove the scratch, which was just paint from the skirting board! rynny, TimRam, I know nothing and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I’ve just spent a few hours stranded in my car, what I witnessed filled me with faith and pride. There was a group of local students, latterly joined by others, pushing cars up the hill in the snow. It was basically a blizzard and freezing and these selfless people, with no expectation of reward, spent easily 3 hours pushing cars up the road. ?? i salute you all. Wistaston Ram, Rev, angieram and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Grumpy Git, TimRam, Mostyn6 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Beetroot said: Has he tuned his TV in yet? Tyler Durden and Parsnip 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just had this car turn up in the car park at work...ffs. I feared the worst but after a tense rescue the pigeon has flown off. sheeponacid, Steve How Hard?, jono and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 On 25/01/2021 at 00:15, sage said: Has he tuned his TV in yet? He's gone to the great TV aerial repair shop in the sky to practice. cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4074746819205214&id=100000098092037 Edited February 21, 2021 by Beetroot Mostyn6, Tamworthram, Steve How Hard? and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 (edited) Free Beer .. yes .. really went to Majestic on Ashbourne Rd to buy some wine Lo and behold .. at the cash desk there they are a dozen or so bottles “out of date” on 20th feb .. described as free and so they were. The joys of food labelling and responsible retailers 4 bottles - ( I’m not greedy ) for the next lap top game .. cost ? sweet fanny adams .. happy days Edited February 22, 2021 by jono I know nothing, Comrade 86 and Steve How Hard? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Sitting in the garden, in the sun, at lunchtime listening to the birds whilst technically at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 "The grave of one of English football's lesser-known pioneers has been restored after a fan watched his story on Netflix series, The English Game. Jacqueline McAleese contacted Blackburn Rovers after noticing Fergus Suter's final resting place was dilapidated..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-56668983 Steve How Hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 53 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: "The grave of one of English football's lesser-known pioneers has been restored after a fan watched his story on Netflix series, The English Game. Jacqueline McAleese contacted Blackburn Rovers after noticing Fergus Suter's final resting place was dilapidated..." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-56668983 Great story that, cheers for the heads up. It's just up the road from my house too. Will try and find it one day this week if I remember. ? Mucker1884 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 A couple of blue tits decided to nest in our wall mounted smoking bin at work this spring. Was outside yesterday having a fag at a safe distance and witnessed one of the chicks standing on the edge of one of the holes, warily deciding to take its first flight - with cheeps of encouragement from one of the parents in a nearby bush. Off it went, eventually, for a loop of the car park and then disappeared behind the building out of view. Warmed the heart, I can tell you. By this morning, the nest was empty, so presumably all the chicks (at least 6) had done the same. I know nothing, Mostyn6, dabber and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 On 04/06/2021 at 11:40, Wolfie said: A couple of blue tits decided to nest in our wall mounted smoking bin at work this spring. Was outside yesterday having a fag at a safe distance and witnessed one of the chicks standing on the edge of one of the holes, warily deciding to take its first flight - with cheeps of encouragement from one of the parents in a nearby bush. Off it went, eventually, for a loop of the car park and then disappeared behind the building out of view. Warmed the heart, I can tell you. By this morning, the nest was empty, so presumably all the chicks (at least 6) had done the same. I share your joy. Mrs P bought me a nesting box with camera last year, too late for nesting. However, in March this year there were obvious signs of a nest being built by the blue tits. So we've been watching the progress up until a couple of weeks ago, by which time the last three chicks disappeared overnight. Sadly we didn't see any of them actually leave. Unfortunately, although I thought originally the camera covered the whole of the base, it in fact only covered about 2/3rds, the nest being mainly in the 1/3rd we couldn't see. Massive failure! We don't even know how many chicks there were but it was at least 6. However, we did discover one unusual trait. The feeding parent would give a 'cheep' and the chick would present it's backside and have the poo pulled out and disposed of, somewhere outside the box. Camera now adjusted to cover whole of base. I can recommend one, but make sure you adjust the camera before nesting occurs. Wolfie, Rev, EtoileSportiveDeDerby and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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