Friday thread.... getting cold in Sept????

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Re: Friday thread.... getting cold in Sept????

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I got bored with WFH, just just spent an hour or so cutting the grass - sweaty and covered in grass clippings now!
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In an unexpected turn of events, I'm now pebble dashing porcelain
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:59 pm In an unexpected turn of events, I'm now pebble dashing porcelain
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Definitely a bit chillier here in southern France. It's dropped below 20 deg C overnight. And we've actually had some rain. But not too much.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:59 pm In an unexpected turn of events, I'm now pebble dashing porcelain
Weren't you in Liverpool recently? Change of water? Kebab?
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mangocrazy wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:49 pm Definitely a bit chillier here in southern France. It's dropped below 20 deg C overnight.
Brrr :(
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Count Steer wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 7:54 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 6:59 pm In an unexpected turn of events, I'm now pebble dashing porcelain
Weren't you in Liverpool recently? Change of water? Kebab?
No, I'm going tomorrow, I suspect it was last night's Indian meal followed by Fish and Chips for lunch from the canteen at work, the fish didn't taste fresh, I seem to be okay now following my minor weight loss episode earlier.
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We went to Liverpool, 4 hours ish each way, on the way there we had a loo break at a truck stop near Warrington, Lyme I think, it was all fatties with fake tan and fags, it really was grim.
Parked in Paddington Village multi story car park, which was genuinely nice for a multi story car park.
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Drive back was fine, we discovered the mashed potato from KFC is disgusting, and apparently it tastes worse than it smells.
Today I am mostly being knackered.
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Apparently Neanderthals also liked to get busy with the local Homo Sapiens too, which might explain some of the people you saw.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:05 pm Apparently Neanderthals also liked to get busy with the local Homo Sapiens too, which might explain some of the people you saw.
Correct, and we were told there are advantages to having Neanderthal dna.
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Tuesday I will be traversing the area of hate and driving past Weeksy's on my way to Southampton, returning eldest off spring to University, not the quickest route, but it's nicer than the M25.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:13 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:05 pm Apparently Neanderthals also liked to get busy with the local Homo Sapiens too, which might explain some of the people you saw.
Correct, and we were told there are advantages to having Neanderthal dna.
This is probably true, but sadly its less use since climate change killed off all the woolly mammoth :(
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:17 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:13 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:05 pm Apparently Neanderthals also liked to get busy with the local Homo Sapiens too, which might explain some of the people you saw.
Correct, and we were told there are advantages to having Neanderthal dna.
This is probably true, but sadly its less use since climate change killed off all the woolly mammoth :(
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 1:24 pm
v8-powered wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:44 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 9:13 am A 500 mile round trip to Liverpool and back so my son can look at the University, apparently they're good for Archaeology
Exeter is very good for that too
It's further, he's applying for Cambridge, Liverpool, Reading and Birmingham
Friends' daughter is 2nd year at Winchester, after 6 weeks at a dig in Croatia during the summer.

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Used to be a good farmers market too but AFAIK they knocked that on the head.

Beerex was good aswell.
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Re: Friday thread.... getting cold in Sept????

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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:17 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:13 pm
Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Sep 24, 2023 5:05 pm Apparently Neanderthals also liked to get busy with the local Homo Sapiens too, which might explain some of the people you saw.
Correct, and we were told there are advantages to having Neanderthal dna.
This is probably true, but sadly its less use since climate change killed off all the woolly mammoth :(
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https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/02/ ... extinction
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There's literally an entire movie/game/book/comic/theme park franchise about how bringing back extinct animals with genetic engineering is a bad idea!