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Stop.

Stop now.

Taipan wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 6:28 pm Just a little update on the situation with my son, because some of you have been pretty concerned. He’s took going to jail pretty hard, he’s refusing all food, he’s spitting and screaming at everyone and is threatening violence at anyone who comes near him. He’s smeared the walls with faeces and is refusing to wear clothes. As a family, we're pretty united in our decision not to play Monopoly with him anymore!!

You total fukker!!! I was thinking WTF have I missed, I thought the kids are all doing better (all the kids!!) and then you finish with fukking Monopoly

Taipan wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 6:28 pm Just a little update on the situation with my son, because some of you have been pretty concerned. He’s took going to jail pretty hard, he’s refusing all food, he’s spitting and screaming at everyone and is threatening violence at anyone who comes near him. He’s smeared the walls with faeces and is refusing to wear clothes. As a family, we're pretty united in our decision not to play Monopoly with him anymore!!

I think that's 3 times in 25 years you've been funny

How about this one!

Transferred a private reg I had on retention to my Gold Star (I've been waiting for the insurance renewal). It was originally purchased by my mother as a present for my dad to go on his brand new (in 1998) Triumph Thunderbird Sport, it's been on a few cars since, but I think he'd be happy that it's gone back on a bike, especially a BSA.

I've not had the best of years health wise,but,thankfully I seem to have turned the corner recently & today I rode my 'Gravel bike' to Formby point.
I love it down here on a quiet day when the tides gone out & today was such a day



On a sunny weekend it's proper busy down here,look how quiet it is today



Over the course of the year I usually get down here a few times,this year it's mid December before I got here,makes me appreciate the place even more

Finished the plumbing. My parents now have an installed and working downstairs loo and basin.

Still need to build a door frame/wall and hang a door, then paint the walls their final colour and gloss all the bloody woodwork, but that's the back of the project broken. I'm chuffed

Sunny wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 11:39 pm Finished the plumbing. My parents now have an installed and working downstairs loo and basin.

Still need to build a door frame/wall and hang a door, then paint the walls their final colour and gloss all the bloody woodwork, but that's the back of the project broken. I'm chuffed

Well done you. Plumbing is unglamorous and sometimes cold and difficult, but absolutely essential work.

Got a notification in Gmail to remind me to expect 41 items in a grocery delivery tomorrow.

'So what?' you may well ask.

Wife made the order, used her bank card and her PC. All I did was put a reminder in my calendar. It doesn't mention how many items - I didn't know how many.

I find that slightly disturbing.

Had my first mince pie of the season.

And still to hear Last Christmas.

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 1:27 pm Had my first mince pie of the season.

And still to hear Last Christmas.

Listened to that, all the way through, just to keep you happy.

Question: why didn't they build a fence around that chalet with a gate in it? In every outdoor scene they're climbing over the bloody fence.

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 1:53 pm Listened to that, all the way through, just to keep you happy.

Question: why didn't they build a fence around that chalet with a gate in it? In every outdoor scene they're climbing over the bloody fence.

I'm not watching it to find out

Yorick wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:02 pm

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 1:53 pm Listened to that, all the way through, just to keep you happy.

Question: why didn't they build a fence around that chalet with a gate in it? In every outdoor scene they're climbing over the bloody fence.

I'm not watching it to find out

Me thinks the Yorkshireman doth protest too much.



Saw a documentary on the video (might have been that Wham! docu that was out a few years back) with Ridgely explaining that they all looked somewhat 'relaxed' in the dinner party scenes because they were all blotto on free beer and wine.

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:05 pm

Yorick wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:02 pm

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 1:53 pm Listened to that, all the way through, just to keep you happy.

Question: why didn't they build a fence around that chalet with a gate in it? In every outdoor scene they're climbing over the bloody fence.

I'm not watching it to find out

Me thinks the Yorkshireman doth protest too much.



Saw a documentary on the video (might have been that Wham! docu that was out a few years back) with Ridgely explaining that they all looked somewhat 'relaxed' in the dinner party scenes because they were all blotto on free beer and wine.

I'm beginning to worry about you. Closet Wham fan.

Yorick wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:11 pm

gremlin wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:05 pm

Yorick wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 2:02 pm

I'm not watching it to find out

Me thinks the Yorkshireman doth protest too much.



Saw a documentary on the video (might have been that Wham! docu that was out a few years back) with Ridgely explaining that they all looked somewhat 'relaxed' in the dinner party scenes because they were all blotto on free beer and wine.

I'm beginning to worry about you. Closet Wham fan.

They would have gone far, without that hanger-on George Michael stifling Mr. Ridgley's talent.


Edit: cheers for that. I've now got 'Edge of Heaven' running through my head.

gremlin wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 6:41 pm Stop.

Stop now.

Looked down at the hoist straps to se thlove nuggets getting intimate with the hoist sling

Yesterday was daughters birthdays so we went for a meal at Miller and Carter which emptied my wallet but it was great to have the family together. There was a fair amount of banter against the token Mag which he took in good spirits. in fairness. Newcastle were shit and Sunderland played like they really wanted the win.

Today, drove to Chester, returned a pair of suit trousers, bought a shirt and some chinos, headed to the hotel for the night and took a, wait for it, run along the canal tow path, 3.2 mile round trip, 34 mins. The furthest I've ever run in nearly 55 years.

I'm going to attempt to convince myself to do a park run at the weekend, I may ask the daughters and their beaus to join me.

In other news, I'm 3lb away from 15st dead or in other terms, 5 stone less than I was at the end of April.

Edit, in the spirit of the previous Wham! posts, I was Whamagedoned by Sara Cox last night driving into Newcastle for dinner.

Silly Car wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 8:28 pm
Today, drove to Chester, returned a pair of suit trousers, bought a shirt and some chinos, headed to the hotel for the night and took a, wait for it, run along the canal tow path, 3.2 mile round trip, 34 mins. The furthest I've ever run in nearly 55 years.

Well, live and learn. I lived close to Chester, spent a fair amount of time there and the missus worked there and I didn't know there was a canal!

Count Steer wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 9:00 pm

Silly Car wrote: Wed Dec 17, 2025 8:28 pm
Today, drove to Chester, returned a pair of suit trousers, bought a shirt and some chinos, headed to the hotel for the night and took a, wait for it, run along the canal tow path, 3.2 mile round trip, 34 mins. The furthest I've ever run in nearly 55 years.

Well, live and learn. I lived close to Chester, spent a fair amount of time there and the missus worked there and I didn't know there was a canal!

Shropshire Union Canal, I ran out up stream, up over several locks into the wind, heading back was much easier. I chose the route as rivers tend to be pretty flat but didn't expect 4 locks along the way...

In some respects it's a shame it wasn't daylight to be able to see more of it than what the head torch showed.