MikeO Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 Spent an hour in the gym today (hospital gym with a physio but still top notch equipment); first of sixteen sessions. So out of shape; enjoyed it but I'm going to be fucked in the morning . Matt, Sibdane and rubecula 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 This is really weird! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31655236 Looked at it earlier on and I saw white and gold and the wife saw light blue and brown. Just thought I'd ask Josh what he saw and he said black and blue but now I see light blue and brown :dont know:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Spent an hour in the gym today (hospital gym with a physio but still top notch equipment); first of sixteen sessions. So out of shape; enjoyed it but I'm going to be fucked in the morning . I played a billiards match in the knock-out competition this afternoon. Won and am now in the semi's. I then played two frames of snooker and I am cream crackered. Back aching, knees aching, neck aching. No fun getting old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I played a billiards match in the knock-out competition this afternoon. Won and am now in the semi's. I then played two frames of snooker and I am cream crackered. Back aching, knees aching, neck aching. No fun getting old. Better than the alternative though John . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 You wouldn't like the Benjamin Button treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 This is really weird! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31655236 Looked at it earlier on and I saw white and gold and the wife saw light blue and brown. Just thought I'd ask Josh what he saw and he said black and blue but now I see light blue and brown :dont know:. I see white and gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Now that we know that the psycho in the isis videos is called Mohammed Emwazi why do the media keep on referencing "Jihadi John"? He's not called John guys. Never let the facts get in the way of a bit of alliteration I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matt Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-31698154 I am genuinely lost for words... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 24, 2015 Report Share Posted March 24, 2015 Saw a strange sight today....a Lamborghini Countach in an Aldi car park (you'd think if you could afford to run one you'd be shopping at Waitrose at least), wish I'd taken a picture. Was the ultimate super car in its day but have to say looks very dated now, even though still worth hundreds of thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hate TV ads with a passion (specially ones with animals) and normally watch on a delay so I can skip through them but just caught this and it cracked me up (wife hated it and thinks I'm mad)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQ_pJzU-rI Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hate TV ads with a passion (specially ones with animals) and normally watch on a delay so I can skip through them but just caught this and it cracked me up (wife hated it and thinks I'm mad)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIQ_pJzU-rI I'm with you; I think it's funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 I just got myself a bottle of beer from the fridge, sat down in front of the laptop and went to take a swig. But I hadn't taken the cap off . Age is a terrible thing (though better than the alternative); the other thing I keep doing is trying to unlock the front door of the house with my car-key zapper. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 This is not one for those with a fear of heights: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/short-film-showcase/if-youre-afraid-of-heights-dont-watch-this-ropeless-climber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 From the BBC... "While the Pope and the archbishop (of Canterbury) have called on Christians to listen to the Easter message of the risen Christ today and forgive their persecutors, Pope Francis has made it clear for some time that he believes military force is justified to halt the advance of IS militants." How does that work then? Forgive them but shoot the bastards. Hmmm. :dont know: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I learned today that many Americans don't have electric kettles. Instead they prefer to use microwaves or use a stove kettle to boil water. Odd people. The lack of butter on sandwiches, I can sort of understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Gas will boil water quicker cheaper and more efficiently. Explain again why we should get an electric kettle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Gas will boil water quicker cheaper and more efficiently. Explain again why we should get an electric kettle?In my experience that is the complete opposite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Gas will boil water quicker cheaper and more efficiently. Explain again why we should get an electric kettle? Don't know about gas but if you have an electric cooker it's a no brainer. http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/ask-pablo-electric-kettle-stove-or-microwave-oven.html (I don't have a gas cooker or a microwave) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) In my experience that is the complete oppositeOkay so here we use stoves or a range. I have owned an electric one and a gas one. Electric takes long is less efficient and doesn't heat evenly. Gas does all of the above and is dirt cheap (maybe that's a states thing though). I have a French press in the morning for coffee and boil a pot of water. Takes 1-2 minutes to full boil on gas, used to take 10-15 with electric. Gas has real flames heating it, electric is just an element that gets super hot. Matt not to mention any commercial restaurant uses gas since it is superior for cooking as well. Edited April 19, 2015 by markjazzbassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Okay so here we use stoves or a range. I have owned an electric one and a gas one. Electric takes long is less efficient and doesn't heat evenly. Gas does all of the above and is dirt cheap (maybe that's a states thing though). I have a French press in the morning for coffee and boil a pot of water. Takes 1-2 minutes to full boil on gas, used to take 10-15 with electric. Gas has real flames heating it, electric is just an element that gets super hot. Matt not to mention any commercial restaurant uses gas since it is superior for cooking as well. well aware of the heating differences mate however, you lose a lot of heat with gas going into the air; an element has not heat loss. If you mean electric stove top, in that case I completely agree. But (thanks Mike for the stats) an electric kettle is quicker, cheaper and more efficient. Not to mention safer (I nearly burnt my sister in laws house because I turned the wrong hob on). Over here, restaurants will use a kettle occasionally for hot drinks, but more often than not, the coffee machines have a hot water function (also electric). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yes I'm talking stove top. Not sure we have those kettles here, probably do somewhere but the tea drinkers are far and few, most people are into coffee and just have a little electric job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Yes I'm talking stove top. Not sure we have those kettles here, probably do somewhere but the tea drinkers are far and few, most people are into coffee and just have a little electric job. That was the point Louis was making . Just timed how long mine takes to boil enough water for a decent sized coffee and it was eighty seconds from cold. Gas cookers are without a doubt a better option than electric for cooking but if you just want to boil some water for a brew an electric kettle is certainly the best option. I'm amazed (like Louis) that you don't use them over there, it's one of the first essentials you get if you're setting up home over here. Having said that I've not drunk a tea or coffee for over a year personally so the things wasted on me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 That was the point Louis was making . Just timed how long mine takes to boil enough water for a decent sized coffee and it was eighty seconds from cold. Gas cookers are without a doubt a better option than electric for cooking but if you just want to boil some water for a brew an electric kettle is certainly the best option. I'm amazed (like Louis) that you don't use them over there, it's one of the first essentials you get if you're setting up home over here. Having said that I've not drunk a tea or coffee for over a year personally so the things wasted on me . Yes I think everyone drinks coffee so they use a little electric coffee machine. I only do French press cause I'm cheap and got one from a job I had a while back . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 We have a kettle that sits on a gas ring and heats and whistles like fuck when it boils because my daft missus thinks it looks "nice" in the kitchen. I fucking hate it it takes ages to boil and if you're having a shite in the morning and forget it's on and it starts whistling and there's no one else in it whistles like a demented demon referee blowing for a million pens against us in the derby until you finally manage to get doenstairs to turn the gas off. I literally despise the bastard thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 My cousin's dog died suddenly at the age of seven. She, her partner and two sons are devastated. It's sad, he was a lovely dog, I've took mine with him and gone to West Kirby beach on a few occasions in the summer. His death wasn't something that was expected. I was thinking about how the boys had gone through secondary school with him at home to return to at the end of each day, to talk to and walk with, and now he's no longer there. I later learned that my cousin's niece (9) was inconsolable, she took a day off school. I remember being a similar age when my auntie's dog died and being upset about it. You don't think about how much an animal can have an impact on your family 'til they're gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I learned today that many Americans don't have electric kettles. Instead they prefer to use microwaves or use a stove kettle to boil water. Odd people. The lack of butter on sandwiches, I can sort of understand. It's because of the lower voltage. It takes about 3x longer to boil a kettle of water here. I notice it every time I return to Britain. Mind you, it's a small price to pay for not having deadly voltage. I grabbed a live wire once and it was no problem. My cousin did that in Britain and it killed him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 My cousin's dog died suddenly at the age of seven. She, her partner and two sons are devastated. It's sad, he was a lovely dog, I've took mine with him and gone to West Kirby beach on a few occasions in the summer. His death wasn't something that was expected. I was thinking about how the boys had gone through secondary school with him at home to return to at the end of each day, to talk to and walk with, and now he's no longer there. I later learned that my cousin's niece (9) was inconsolable, she took a day off a school. I remember being a similar age when my auntie's dog died and being upset about it. You don't think about how much an animal can have an impact on your family 'til they're gone. Sorry to hear that mate. Our family dog is 15 this year and on her last legs, no idea how we're going to cope with her being gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 My cousin's dog died suddenly at the age of seven. She, her partner and two sons are devastated. It's sad, he was a lovely dog, I've took mine with him and gone to West Kirby beach on a few occasions in the summer. His death wasn't something that was expected. I was thinking about how the boys had gone through secondary school with him at home to return to at the end of each day, to talk to and walk with, and now he's no longer there. I later learned that my cousin's niece (9) was inconsolable, she took a day off a school. I remember being a similar age when my auntie's dog died and being upset about it. You don't think about how much an animal can have an impact on your family 'til they're gone. That's the one tough thing about having dogs. We had to have one put down a couple of years ago. My oldest son flew in from Denver just to be there. My wife and two of our adult children came along as the dog went under. I was the only one not in tears. It was sad but it had to be done. Pets become such an important part of the family. Sorry for the family's loss, Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 My cousin's dog died suddenly at the age of seven. She, her partner and two sons are devastated. It's sad, he was a lovely dog, I've took mine with him and gone to West Kirby beach on a few occasions in the summer. His death wasn't something that was expected. I was thinking about how the boys had gone through secondary school with him at home to return to at the end of each day, to talk to and walk with, and now he's no longer there. I later learned that my cousin's niece (9) was inconsolable, she took a day off a school. I remember being a similar age when my auntie's dog died and being upset about it. You don't think about how much an animal can have an impact on your family 'til they're gone. I can totally relate to that. They're not just pets, they're family members. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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