My neighbour at our previous house used to shoot them (in his own garden). If I found he'd been shooting at anything in my garden he'd have been in a world of trouble. (Used to use sprinklers at night on his lawn when there was a hose-pipe ban on too).

Magpies are often regarded as a pest because ...

gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 4:19 pm

Noggin wrote: Thu Jul 16, 2026 4:00 pm

Soooo, I got a LOT of Excellent Cheddar for a not huge price !!

You can freeze Cheddar.

(Go buy more!)

Tastes ok, but it does go rather crumbly

Blimey

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5yd5kv1e5ko


Given the totaly boring football that England played in the last 3 or 4 games I am not surprised. If I wanted to see 3 or 4 blokes kicking a ball sideways to each other, and then giving it back to their own goalkeeper ...

Skill can compensate for lack of physical size, in all sorts of areas not just biking.

Tis a bugger when you ain't got either.

Jhesbsdly dyslexicsnd undrtadsevrry message o send him :banana-wrench:


I find that a very interesting observation. Seriously. I wonder what the mechanism is, and if it could be useful in helping people with dyslexia…


It would be interesting to tie it into the work on transposed letter ...

Never did have a bike I could put my left foot down confidently cos they were all tall :lol:

Proper planning is so worth it, especially for stopping :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Of course here I have had to go back to left foot down, but I still check, just in case :angelic-green: :angelic-green ...

Just finished "Iran, Israel and the Middle East Explained" by Levi Kaven. Simplistic in places, repetitive in places, but a good primer on the fuck-up that is the Middle East. Should be required reading for every gung ho politician who wants to meddle.

As long as I have goggles and a really really long runway I will go full chat and try for 200. You only die once.

I'll settle for No 1 and No 8, but can I please have an E type too? I have a small willy and I just lurve that long, long bonnet.

I have always used disposable ones, both for motorcycles and before that for pistol shooting. (Some pistols warrented a set of muffs too, 44 Magnums indoors are a tad loud and 9mm is a very yappy little beast). Never really had an issue with foam plugs although the really soft yellow bell-shaped ...

I NEVER totally trust a twat nav. I have far to many experiences of being sent via totally unsuitable tracks to achieve a 300 yard shorter route.

If he's a good surgeon he won't get upset at you seeking a 2nd opinion. He may warn you that if you get 5 opinions they may all be different, very few professionals of anyprofession will agree precisely about something as complex as fixing your knee.

I would be inclined to wait, tell him of the ...

I used the free version of both Claude and GPT, so no real surprise it is shite.

The problem here is that often there isn't anyone local, or local to them means SW England but not extending as far as Cornwall. Google search is worse, used to be OK but the last few years sees it throwing up paid-for ...

Just tried it for finding someone to sort out my decking. Says it doesn't have live access and sends me of to Checkatrade et al. Not helpful at all!

Few weeks ago my daughter use ChatGPT to find a place to park in Newquay. The recommended nearest car park doesn't exist!

I am not convinced by AI.

Correction.

Ryanair have issued ALL passengers on the flight a £45 mask deployment charge.

I do like old school mechanical watches, but all 5 of mine are modestly priced. I may buy more, but I am not kidding myself that they are 'better'.

My most reliable watch was IIRC £2.99, the cheapest black plastic quartz LCD I could find. I kept perfect time, lasted 3 or 4 years on my arm, the ...

My bikes have always had OEM exhausts fitted, and I have never seriously considered changing them. They may be lighter, but I can achieve the same result byy taking off the top box.

Cant even tell you what book recommends. Thumb test says its not soft so good to go and the bike sticks like shite to a blanket on the bends.

Quick Google says 36/42. Ill set them like that for the weekend and see how far out my thumb test is :lol:


So they were 19.5/24.5 :1 Here was me ...

To hopefully encourage you… my daughter was approved for her pip yesterday which means that she’ll be able to live independently. Huge relief and it means that awards are being made. Cab helped her a great deal with filling the forms in.


The forms are not easy. People spend ages listing ...

I hope to go out to play tomorrow, so I will see how they feel. Seems that reducing them a bit when I have no luggage might be worth a try.