General Chit Chat

[Lost Leopard Spot]

After a couple of days walking to school with number one son, coz the missus is poorly, today I met "Shouty man with dog". Shouty man appears to be fairly well known to the general populace (other than me). His object this morning was a woman trying to turn right, across the traffic, coming out of a side road garage. He heads into the garage of a morning to pick up the paper.

By the time I arrived at the scene he was already of a kerfuffle. "Stupid bitch. Why's she trying to turn right. I've been waiting there 15 minutes."

Well you'd been waiting less than two, but a fair point Shouty Man, it is tough turning right there at 8:30 in the morning. Kudos. Carry on Screaming.

I'll have you know that Shouty Man is one of my favourite avatars.

[Worthy4England]

After a couple of days walking to school with number one son, coz the missus is poorly, today I met "Shouty man with dog". Shouty man appears to be fairly well known to the general populace (other than me). His object this morning was a woman trying to turn right, across the traffic, coming out of a side road garage. He heads into the garage of a morning to pick up the paper.

By the time I arrived at the scene he was already of a kerfuffle. "Stupid bitch. Why's she trying to turn right. I've been waiting there 15 minutes."

Well you'd been waiting less than two, but a fair point Shouty Man, it is tough turning right there at 8:30 in the morning. Kudos. Carry on Screaming.

I'll have you know that Shouty Man is one of my favourite avatars.

Thought he might have been. I nearly whipped out an e-cig, just to see how he'd react.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

After a couple of days walking to school with number one son, coz the missus is poorly, today I met "Shouty man with dog". Shouty man appears to be fairly well known to the general populace (other than me). His object this morning was a woman trying to turn right, across the traffic, coming out of a side road garage. He heads into the garage of a morning to pick up the paper.

By the time I arrived at the scene he was already of a kerfuffle. "Stupid bitch. Why's she trying to turn right. I've been waiting there 15 minutes."

Well you'd been waiting less than two, but a fair point Shouty Man, it is tough turning right there at 8:30 in the morning. Kudos. Carry on Screaming.

I'll have you know that Shouty Man is one of my favourite avatars.

Thought he might have been. I nearly whipped out an e-cig, just to see how he'd react.

You'd have been playing with fire: woman turning right and passing e-cigger! He'd most probably have turned puce and exploded...

[Montreal Wanderer]

There were some really interesting interviews about D-Day on Radio 2 this morning, a mix of veterans, historians and even a meteorologist. The format made it seem a bit partridge-esque though:

'What a lot of people don't know is that 12,000 French civilians losts their lives in the build up to D-Day, and a further 3,000 on the day of the invasion itself......here's lighthouse family with 'wherever you go' '

Of course we all knew about the civilians because Spotty told us a week ago.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I've spent most of the afternoon sawing felled tree trunks into fireside lengths. Only problem is it's 50/50 between ash and buddleia (how does one spell buddleia, what? That looks wrong). Anyfuckinway, however it's spelled, and as I'm only half way through sawing, and because I know ash burns brilliantly, does buddleia burn well, or should I save energy and drag into t'woods.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I've spent most of the afternoon sawing felled tree trunks into fireside lengths. Only problem is it's 50/50 between ash and buddleia (how does one spell buddleia, what? That looks wrong). Anyfuckinway, however it's spelled, and as I'm only half way through sawing, and because I know ash burns brilliantly, does buddleia burn well, or should I save energy and drag into t'woods.

No experienced woodburners out there?... Right then, firing up the Mexican climate changer it is then.

[TANGODANCER]

I've spent most of the afternoon sawing felled tree trunks into fireside lengths. Only problem is it's 50/50 between ash and buddleia (how does one spell buddleia, what? That looks wrong). Anyfuckinway, however it's spelled, and as I'm only half way through sawing, and because I know ash burns brilliantly, does buddleia burn well, or should I save energy and drag into t'woods.

Saw as much of your own as you can. Yesterday, wife popped into Home Bargains while I waited outsaide with the dog. Idly checking on a few display items I did a doube, than a treble take at seeing half-a dozen small firewood logs in a plastic bag. £3-99. Money to burn? It ain't in it.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I've spent most of the afternoon sawing felled tree trunks into fireside lengths. Only problem is it's 50/50 between ash and buddleia (how does one spell buddleia, what? That looks wrong). Anyfuckinway, however it's spelled, and as I'm only half way through sawing, and because I know ash burns brilliantly, does buddleia burn well, or should I save energy and drag into t'woods.

It may depend on the type of budd... Buddleja Asiatica is used as firewood in Nepal I read, but other kinds are just kindling. You should leave it for a year after it is cut.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I've spent most of the afternoon sawing felled tree trunks into fireside lengths. Only problem is it's 50/50 between ash and buddleia (how does one spell buddleia, what? That looks wrong). Anyfuckinway, however it's spelled, and as I'm only half way through sawing, and because I know ash burns brilliantly, does buddleia burn well, or should I save energy and drag into t'woods.

Saw as much of your own as you can. Yesterday, wife popped into Home Bargains while I waited outsaide with the dog. Idly checking on a few display items I did a doube, than a treble take at seeing half-a dozen small firewood logs in a plastic bag. £3-99. Money to burn? It ain't in it.

Well unfortunately TD, don't bother with buddleia... The ash is kicking up a storm, I've got flames out of the top of the chiminea. I added one poxy buddleia log and I might as well have had the entire New York Fire Department out on a rememember 9/11 night pissing in concert. I've never seen flames retreat as rapidly. I think concrete might burn more quickly... All that feckin effort.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I've spent most of the afternoon sawing felled tree trunks into fireside lengths. Only problem is it's 50/50 between ash and buddleia (how does one spell buddleia, what? That looks wrong). Anyfuckinway, however it's spelled, and as I'm only half way through sawing, and because I know ash burns brilliantly, does buddleia burn well, or should I save energy and drag into t'woods.

It may depend on the type of budd... Buddleja Asiatica is used as firewood in Nepal I read, but other kinds are just kindling. You should leave it for a year after it is cut.

A year? It's leaving tomorrow, it has a bed it can rot in far from the madding crowd. Begone, shite fuel.

[Bruce Rioja]

Schumacher's out of his coma and has been transferred home apparently.

[Gary the Enfield]

Schumacher's out of his coma and has been transferred home apparently.

That's great news.

[Bruce Rioja]

Schumacher's out of his coma and has been transferred home apparently.

That's great news.

It is indeed, but it comes as something of a surprise being as a couple of weeks ago they were reporting no signs of improvement whatsoever.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Schumacher's out of his coma and has been transferred home apparently.

That's great news.

I'd hang on with the congrats yet, he might be home but is anybody in, as it were?

[Gary the Enfield]

Schumacher's out of his coma and has been transferred home apparently.

That's great news.

I'd hang on with the congrats yet, he might be home but is anybody in, as it were?

No. It's still great news.

[Bijou Bob]

I'm not too sure if he's not out of a coma, but now diagnosed with locked in syndrome. That's not an improvement. God willing he's on the mend.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I'm not too sure if he's not out of a coma, but now diagnosed with locked in syndrome. That's not an improvement. God willing he's on the mend.

The coma was medically induced and the family now say he is out of it. I think this is great news though there is still a long way to go. I confess I disliked him when he was driving - I regret this now a bit.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I'm not too sure if he's not out of a coma, but now diagnosed with locked in syndrome. That's not an improvement. God willing he's on the mend.

The coma was medically induced and the family now say he is out of it. I think this is great news though there is still a long way to go. I confess I disliked him when he was driving - I regret this now a bit.

I think we need to wait to see if he's a drooling idiot before any celebrations take place. I know, I'm repeating myself, but I know from bitter bitter experience that a cousin of mine recovered from a long coma. I speak for the entire family bar one when I say it would have been better if he'd never come out of the coma. Personally, I'd go one further and think it'd have been a happier outcome if he'd died in the accident. Coming out of a coma is a little too wide ranging a definition before joy can be attributed to it in my opinion

[Dujon]

Pleasing indeed but, like others have mentioned, until we know what's going on I'll keep the champers on ice.

A chap I worked for a few years ago had a stroke which left him incommunicado. I cannot think of anything much worse than that. He lasted for about two years before a heart attack let him go.

[thebish]

Got these rather lovely drinks coasters as part of a leaving gift from a grateful church... now I just need to clear enough space on my desk to accomodate one!