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[biggs682]

Here, too! 😎

And occasionally here as well

 

[Deleted member 1258]

If you don't blink, there is a round orange thing in the sky

I saw that earlier, it was raining at the same time.

 

[Tenkaykev]

Hello from a sunny London, shortly be heading out to continue our journey back to Poole. Looking forward to sleeping in our own bed

 

[tyred]

I've run out of Hall's Soothers.

 

[Speicher]

Slightly worried about the Air Raid Sirens sounding off over Hamtun whilst walking the dog just now...

✈ 💣 🔥 🤯

That reminds me of an incident in um... early nineties. I was part of a large Exchange visit to Germany, about one year after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

My host was very keen that we should visit the Border Patrol area, aka "No Man's Land" near her home. Yes, she said it was safe to cross, and the landmines had been removed from the marked areas. I did not wish to insult or upset my host, so I agreed to cross into what was Eastern Germany.

Just as I reached the "other side" I heard gunfire. It transpired that it was bird-scarers, not guns.

Not knowing that at the time I thought "Here's me on the wrong "side" without my passport, and they decided to close the border, and fire some warning shots." I did not know that I could cover 50 yards or was it 100 yards so quickly.

 

[PeteXXX]

That reminds me of an incident in um... early nineties. I was part of a large Exchange visit to Germany, about one year after the Fall of the Berlin Wall.

My host was very keen that we should visit the Border Patrol area, aka "No Man's Land" near her home. Yes, she said it was safe to cross, and the landmines had been removed from the marked areas. I did not wish to insult or upset my host, so I agreed to cross into what was Eastern Germany.

Just as I reached the "other side" I heard gunfire. It transpired that it was bird-scarers, not guns.

Not knowing that at the time I thought "Here's me on the wrong "side" without my passport, and they decided to close the border, and fire some warning shots." I did not know that I could cover 50 yards or was it 100 yards so quickly.

I lived in Israel, in the mid 1970's, by the Sea of Galilee. I regularly cycled up the Golan Heights but made sure I stayed on marked tracks & paths as there were (and maybe still are) a lot of landmines that hadn't been cleared.
Also, the Lebanese border was well protected, so much so, between the two fences, that there were loads of bottles & rocks that eejits had thrown there to see if they could hit one!!
I wonder if they knew how far the blast and shrapnel might travel 😏

There were still slit trenches between the various main buildings of the kibbutz, just in case...

 

[fossyant]

I saw that earlier, it was raining at the same time.

It's gone now, but I did get out on the bike in some of it.

 

[Jenkins]

You'll just have to wait while next year then.
On the bright side, you'll be a year younger.

On the other hand, I'll be a year further away from my pension.

 

[Jenkins]

A breezy and dry start to the day - the wind woke me at about 4am due to the direction and the way it swirls around the house. Other than that, it's been a quiet morning at work, one trip out to Ipswich for a cargo check and a stop at Lidl for some rolls on the way back to the office. I did have a look at their C*****mas chocolate reductions but wasn't impressed so didn't bother with anything.

 

[Reynard]

A bright, mild and breezy day here chez Casa Reynard.

Slept well, but had the oddest dreams. And deciding to sleep on the decision to buy that scanner was a fatal mistake on my part. It's gone this morning. Bugger... OK, there are others similar up for sale, but this one came with its original box and all the gubbins. Aaaargh!!! I feel like a right plonker now...

Anyways, I've had a foodie morning. Divided up that salmon side. Cured just under half of it (the tail end), and the rest got divided into individual portions and squeezed into the freezer. I now don't have ANY freezer space at all. I think that will be my New Year's resolution - to work through the contents of the freezer and make some space in there.

Right, time for luncheon, methinks...

 

[Reynard]

A breezy and dry start to the day - the wind woke me at about 4am due to the direction and the way it swirls around the house. Other than that, it's been a quiet morning at work, one trip out to Ipswich for a cargo check and a stop at Lidl for some rolls on the way back to the office. I did have a look at their C*****mas chocolate reductions but wasn't impressed so didn't bother with anything.

Yeah, in general, the post-Xmas clearances haven't been much good. All I've bothered with is two "finest" puddings and three packs of gift tags as I've almost run out. The choice is either a) uninspiring or b) not enough knocked off to make it worth bothering.

 

[Speicher]

Someone from Asda delivery service will be here shortly so that I can stock up on emergency provisions of chocolate, and biscuits and crisps for the New Year Weekend. There may also be eggs, bread, milk, and cheese etc. The delivery slot costs a princely £1.50.

It is now over sixteen years since I was last in a gigantic supermarket, and I fully intend to extend that. Yes that occasion is unforgettable.

In other new "Vienna Blood" last night on BBC2, I think, was excellent.

 

[biggs682]

Relax black bin has been emptied

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I’ve reached the end of the cycle route. Had to happen eventually with all the cycling I’ve done in almost 60 years. Guess I’ll have to turn around now and head the other way back to the other end of the cycle route where I started in the 1960s.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

This road leads to the edge of the cycling universe…