brian1

3 hours ago, Adawn47 said:

Oh my word, I would have been in a panic too. I'm glad you got it all dealt with, apart from the carpet of course. You can hire heavy duty cleaners for the carpet. They give a really deep clean, much better than the domestic ones.

Can I just ask......are you sure they were Blackbirds and not just black birds?😉

Avril

Might have been white doves at one time sis.Fitting gas fires was one of my skills as a gas fitter.They were lucky birds,most end up as KFC,bro.

53 minutes ago, Megabear2 said:

Slight difference here though, we actually reported ourselves as we did to EUFA.  We will be damned whatever we do by other fans. Chelsea have accepted the punishment given on two occasions, didn't go to appeal spent a year under a player embargo and paid the EUFA fine last year.  It's not the club or the current ownership who make the decision on the penalties for misdemeanours and breaches, it's the various hierarchies.  We accepted wrong doing and paid up.

 

Other teams have squirmed and wriggled to get off the hook, City among them along with the big Spanish and Italian teams. The situation with Everton, Foredt and Leicester is ridiculous but Chelsea or for that matter City, are not responsible for that decision.  The constant pushing for investigations of Arsenal and Totttenham is growing yet their "crimes" seem to be related to building new stadiums for the benefit of their fans.  Unlike Man City and West Ham no one came along and gave them what effectively belonged to the tax payers of Manchester and London for virtual peppercorn rents compared with market rates in those two cities.

Yeah but West Ham does cut the grass now and then.

1 hour ago, Beckett said:

It just wasn't to be.

 

Congratulations to City for an amazing achievement of 4 consecutive titles.

 

Sorry @brian1 but there will be no claret and blue/red and white photos - my tears will make the colours run. 

 

Right, I'm going to get over myself now. Sorry to bore.

 

Have a lovely evening everyone. Jane xx

 

 

Sorry Jane,certain types of money rules nowdays.

2 minutes ago, Beckett said:

Hi Everyone

 

Very warm and sunny here today - probably 22c but it feels warmer as there's no breeze.

 

Anyway, never mind the weather, it's the finale of the Premier League today and there's a very very very slim chance that Arsenal can win the league - and when I say slim think Kate Moss losing 4 stones! So @brian1 please can your boys do their best to help us out today-relying on you now.

 

For those who don't follow football please scroll on as this is a very boring post for you.

 

It's a day of goodbyes too, as the lovely Jurgen Klopp is leaving Liverpol and the fabulous Ian Wright is leaving MOTD. There will be tears - mine amongst them.

 

Have a great rest of the day everyone. Jane xx

Jane,if there was a way to post a like,laugh and thanks emoji,I would.Good luck,Brian.

Shame how things have changed.I remember on a repo from Alaska to FL with Coral Princess King crab legs and local wild salmon in the buffet and MDR with no queues anywhere.

11 minutes ago, kalos said:

Morning all, just been watching the highlights of the Tyson boxing fight.

Time he gave  up and kept the  promise  he made his Mrs and enjoy a peaceful life with his family. 

Have a good day everyone 🙂

Morning Kalos,he's triggered the rematch clause already for October.Looking at the stills on the internet,their faces look like old men.

1 hour ago, Josy1953 said:

When we were in Alaska we spent most of the  day watching for whales.  We and most other passengers were out on the deck and the staff were bringing trays of hot chocolate for us.  We had been out for several hours when DH went inside to go to the loo.  I have never been so pleased that he lad left the video camera with me because when he came back he didn't believe that  2 whales had come along side the ship until I showed him the film.  He still moans about missing the whales 16 years later 🤣🐳

He and I share the same bad luck.In the Chilean fjords the Captain announced "whale on the bow".I went running up there to no avail.When I came back my mrs said he popped up right outside our balcony.

12 minutes ago, Beckett said:

@P&O SUE Sorry to hear your mum is poorly Sue. I wish her better and hopefully she gets discharged very soon. How lovely that they miss her from the care home. Jane xx

Hi Jane,I think you'll need 2 claret and blue eyebrows tomorrow.We need some support as well although we'll still be 9th whatever.

10 minutes ago, Eddie99 said:

Thinking of you @P&O SUE

It’s nice that her new home are thinking nice thoughts about her.  In my very limited experience care home staff are wonderfully kind and patient 

 

It’s a horrible day here, with a Met Office warning for thunderstorms and torrential rain.  I don’t think I’m being over-dramatic in saying this little part of the country has fared very badly for weather this year.  Hardly a 2 or 3 day period of pleasant settled weather

 

We did have a good day yesterday and enjoyed our Roman Aqueduct guided walk.  However, the FitBit read 7.4 miles total walked, so unsurprisingly we’re all a bit tired today, including the dog!  We’ve been out this morning though, and clocked up our routine 10,000 steps

Here’s a pic.  We are so lucky to live so close to views like this, and the history is a bonus

 

Dog looks bored.

51 minutes ago, Snow Hill said:

My sister used to work at a Severn Trent sewage works, she said the same. 
 

The sludge is still used as fertiliser on farmlands and also for creating biogas 

My mrs said I'm good at biogas.

12 minutes ago, kalos said:

You would expect to buy top quality water from them but they are selling folk crapp and their own at that 😉

The tomatoes that grow wild there for obvious reasons are top notch though.

14 hours ago, Snow Hill said:

The chicken manure pellets are one of the recommended accelerants, don’t use the powder ones, they don’t work in hotbin composters.

 

Another accelerant is fresh grass, but in small amounts and mixed with top layer.

 

You need to get the temperature up into the red zone on the thermometer and ensure any liquid is drained off. I use mine as a liquid fertiliser mixed with water.When I get a few dry days I will be emptying mine, using the composted element on the garden and the partially composted back in the bin once cleaned out.

When I worked for Thames water,sewage works used to treat human poo and sell it for use in agriculture.I think it was called sludge,but I don't think you'd see it in B&Qs.

13 hours ago, Snow Hill said:

Well the visit to local TA was a short one, the vast majority of travel companies have 70 as an upper age limit, will often push it to 71 if you reach that age after you have booked, but as will be 72 when we would be going, the answer is no. Apparently it’s the cost of insurance that is the reason for this age discrimination, likewise at other end it’s usually 25 before you can hire a car and 30 for some models.

 

So we have a few choices

 

1. seek out a suitable AI hotel and use bus if we want to go anywhere

2. Self drive to France, no issues with age or insurance 

3. Find a villa in Northern Spain and catch the ferry to Santander, downside to this is the BoB 🤮

4. A fly cruise in  Europe a possible option, but none of the itineraries seen so far are that attractive, revisiting places we have already been to a few times.

 

Have already looked at villas in France for late August early September and there quite a few I like but needs to be a joint decision. 
 

 

 

 

In our village in Italy,a car was sort of essential but there were Brits that didn't drive who used the local buses on a regular basis.Not very frequent but they knew the timetables by heart.Just research local buses where you're thinking of going.Funny enough there is a lady flying there today who is pushing 80 and still manages to get a car thru a small local company.Good luck,Brian.

1 hour ago, kalos said:

Seems to be a laid back day on here today  hope everyone  is happy 😊 Days are good when we can think of anything, like..

If a cannibal decided to go vegan/vegetarian.  

Would that be classed as a No Brainer ?? 😉

That's an offal joke Kalos.

20 hours ago, DamianG said:

 

Has your autocorrect changed that from singlet hold all? 😉

There's nothing thong with that.

I've just recieved an e mail from CC advertising nude cruises.Activities include body painting of all things.I wonder if they offer a free ironing service.

4 hours ago, Beckett said:

Good Morning Everyone

 

I'm not a Eurovision fan at all but I thought I'd watch it last night as I like Olly Alexander. Big mistake. I was embarrassed. Poor chap may just have scuppered his future career - I hope not because I think he's a talented guy. When did Eurovision become so politicised and sexualised - it's horrible! The best ever Eurovision for me was the year (2004?) when Michael Flatley was the half- time act. Anyone remember that?

 

@Angel57 Gill - sorry to hear Freddie's not well. I hope his indigestion passes quickly. Ted sends his best wishes to Freddie as well as me.

 

Very hot here today but I gather tomorrow is set for heavy rain. Who knows.

 

Have a great day everyone. Be well. Jane xx

Good luck to the Gooners today Jane.I want to see one eyebrow red and white and the other claret and blue next week😉.

4 hours ago, Eglesbrech said:

And of course there was Andy Stewart and the northern lights of old Aberdeen.

 

That was one of the songs trotted out every single new year by someone during the “ wan singer, wan song” part of the festivities.

I remember"Donald where's your troosers".

17 hours ago, DamianG said:

I understand folks wanting new ports to visit and we do too but we never tire of Cadiz. Despite having a constant flow of cruise ship visitors it retains its Spanish seaside charm without being “touristy”. 
 

We hope to visit for a land based holiday sometime in the future with getting there being part of the adventure (given the lack of direct flights from the UK).

You've talked me into it Damian.Although not being a Tio Pepe kinda geezer,Jerez sounds good and a lot nearer.Half a day in each I think,cheers,Brian.

Morning all,woke up to photos from everyone round here of the NL.Gutted,they were better than the ones we saw from the plane approaching Fairbanks Alaska at 1 in the morning,lol.There's a faint chance tonight though.

30 minutes ago, yorkshirephil said:

I think the best we have ever had was when FO made their maiden stop in Gambia, the dockside was packed with bands and dancers, really made us welcome, we did get a couple of good send offs in a couple of maiden ports in Japan last year.

Years ago when we went to Nagasaki on Diamond Princess the captain said we'll get special treatment cos she was built here.On the sailaway there was marching bands and allsorts.I believed it all these years until our friends posted a video of them on QE last week with the same bloody band.On the same cruise he said we've got special permission to sail thru Victoria harbour HK with a laser and firework show all over the city.It was impressive but I don't think it was down to us.

3 hours ago, Adawn47 said:

Our first ever cruise was November 2010 on Arcadia and we had a rousing brass band send off, no streamers though. It was a pleasant surprise, as I understand that they had stopped doing that a while ago, but it made a lovely begining to our cruising life. 

Also Oceana 2011. October/November I think? Our itinerary was changed because of the 'Arab Spring.' One change was Malta instead of Libya, where we had a lovely welcome and sailaway with traditional costume, music and dancing. Sad that these traditions are very rare nowadays.

Avril

Yeah but you'd get a 21 gun salute in Libya.You'd have to duck though,bro..

4 hours ago, Megabear2 said:

It's Hornchurch we are going to next month for my SIL's birthday.  Staying in Brentwood so trying Elizabeth Line. On the morning intend EL to Romford and use our bus passes on the old 370 to Hornchurch. I used to use the Devonshire Hotel there but it seems to have shut.  We're going Uber back but that's apparently about £29!

You were right ,it is closed,couldn't see the sign on the door unless you walk right up to it.At the end of our road there is the Railway hotel,a Innkeepers lodge pub/hotel.Probably not as quiet as the Devonshire though and no pets or racehorses cos the stairs are too narrow.

1 minute ago, SarahHben said:

We're back there next summer on a cruise with family and they're keen to go to Seville so we may well join them, but would happily just wander around Cadiz.

In Cadiz we walked from the cathedral square to the promenade and kept walking along the sea front, out onto the little peninsula that goes to a fort, then further along sea front to some gardens and then lots of little streets back to the cruise ship, a perfect day exploring.

Thanks,that's confirmed it for me.Anywhere a 2 hr drive away,we'd only do the ships tours anyway.Not worth it for a similar historical town.

11 minutes ago, SarahHben said:

I love Cadiz, my favourite port from our cruise last summer

We're going there with Celebrity over Christmas.On the itinerary it says Cadiz for Seville,but it's 2 hrs from Seville.Our daughter says Seville is lovely but I think we will stick local.