pawl
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- Location
- Desford Leicestershire
I had to go to the clinic where the school nurses were based Would have been 1954 May have been required re the employment of minors.
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I had to go to the clinic where the school nurses were based Would have been 1954 May have been required re the employment of minors.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
On the subject of rebadging loosely speaking.
A barman who worked in a well know chain of west of Scotland pubs told me a punter came in and asked for a half of Bells. Tasted it and declared it had been taken from the wrong bottle as it tasted wrong and asked for a repeat which he watched carefully to make sure it came from the right bottle. Declared it much better and the first one was definitely wrong.
What he did not know was that all the bottles on the gantry had exactly the same whisky.
A barman who worked in a well know chain of west of Scotland pubs told me a punter came in and asked for a half of Bells. Tasted it and declared it had been taken from the wrong bottle as it tasted wrong and asked for a repeat which he watched carefully to make sure it came from the right bottle. Declared it much better and the first one was definitely wrong.
What he did not know was that all the bottles on the gantry had exactly the same whisky.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I approximated. I am not 84 but still not telling.You are 84? Keep peddling!
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oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Nothing to do with food but you may be able to answer this. I employed at one time a whole lot of people from mainly Clydebank and Dumbarton/Vale of Leven area from all sorts of backgrounds.
I formed the theory based on knowledge on a few individuals that those who could do really thin rollups had probably been in jail at some point. Any comment on this?
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Lol......have to admit any time I see someone rolling them, it’s my first thought! I remember way back before all the no smoking laws the amount of them that volunteered to clean the staff offices because they got to empty the ash trays and saved all the butts and got enough for a couple of roll ups.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
This is my old winter bike I have to use till my new winter bike is ready!!!!You've not bought it yet and you are already cleaning it
Cervelo is in the kitchen drying by the radiator - special permission granted. Wheels out. Full degrease. Very careful polish tonight or tomorrow and obviously an adequate lube.
She will then be tucked away in the garage for winter.
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
Having suggested that possibility I remembered that a specialist nurse who came to visit my late wife every week smoked rollups like matchsticks and she had certainly never been inside. She came originally from Vatersay and worked as a stewardess for Calmac before becoming a nurse.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
#Me tooThe year I was born!!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
My sister has a friend with very expensive tastes. She absolutely HAS to have the best and declared that M&S baked beans were the only ones that she could/would eat, as opposed to the 'horrid' cheapo stuff that my sister usually bought. Some time later she ate at my sister's house and was told that the beans served were M&S. She declared that they were as delicious as usual, so my sister went to the kitchen to get the empty can - Aldi own brand!
Despite that, the friend still chooses to pay 4 or 5 times as much for M&S beans ...
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
The way the BBC are padding out the news while waiting for Boris I'm expecting a call to fill the next gap.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
Sky are no better
He said 4 p.m. then 5 p.m. but still not started
There must be one hell of an argument going on in No 10
He said 4 p.m. then 5 p.m. but still not started
There must be one hell of an argument going on in No 10
I'm not hopeful of being on Dartmoor next week for my birthday.
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
On a different point - managed an afternoon ride - only 16 miles due to wind
fought a lot to get to the airport in spite of it being an ebike
hardy pedalled on the way home - most of the time well over ebike motor cutoff limit - consistently around 20 mph with ease on flat bits
OK OK OK - only 20 - but it's an ebike designed for old people (like me) who value comfort over speed - so not the fastest machine around without the motor - so 20 is pretty good
On yet another different note - found a new and less muddy route which involves a steep uphill and steep downhill
On the downhill - which is quite long for this area - I reached just over 30 mph - scare myself witless - haven't gone that fast since I was a teenager and indestructible
fought a lot to get to the airport in spite of it being an ebike
hardy pedalled on the way home - most of the time well over ebike motor cutoff limit - consistently around 20 mph with ease on flat bits
OK OK OK - only 20 - but it's an ebike designed for old people (like me) who value comfort over speed - so not the fastest machine around without the motor - so 20 is pretty good
On yet another different note - found a new and less muddy route which involves a steep uphill and steep downhill
On the downhill - which is quite long for this area - I reached just over 30 mph - scare myself witless - haven't gone that fast since I was a teenager and indestructible
