PeverilPeril 3,299 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Stav - for a moment there I thought you had got a badger in the kitchen! You don't mess with badgers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,386 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm proud of you, SG. They can live for years, you know. I dont like them but they have as much right to live as I do. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,723 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 I don’t like them at all but would not kill one if I can avoid it (must admit I am like that with most things anyway, wasps being the occasional exception) they do consume flies after all so can’t be all bad. He hasn’t done bad out of the deal, has somewhere warm and dry to live with food as well. So hopefully we can co-exist if he obeys the rules. Didn’t know they lived for a while, perhaps I should have mentioned rent or would I have had to declare him on my council tax form as a lodger? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,386 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Get him to sign a tenancy agreement! I have an eccentric friend who, long before concerns about CFCs, wouldn't have aerosol cans in the house. Spiders were encouraged to spin webs as a natural means of fly disposal. Well, I said he was eccentric! He respected the lives of all creatures and all do have a purpose...though I'm not too sure about homo sapiens. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,909 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 My sister in law years ago had a cricket that lived in the cantina. She always talked to it but never saw it until one day it jumped out of hiding and it was white having never seen daylight. She was really sad when it no longer sang to her. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,299 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Bad start today. Implant processor went bang so now completely deaf. Just hoping that Uni Hospital Birmingham can fix it today, otherwise it will be a very quiet w/e. The building project is going well and the walls are now head high. Just hoping that the brick work can be finished by midweek and the skip, mixer and cement removed. Bloody cement gets everywhere! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,462 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Hope you sort your implant PP although there are times when I could with something similar. Selective deafness doesn't always work in this house. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 Anybody heard anything of Jonab? Haven't seen him posting in quite a while. I always enjoyed his posts. Hope he's ok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Off out to the centre of Kirkby in a bit,,,(i know how to live ya know) need to find a 'Barber' and a car wash.........the car wash in Bulwell was run by Latvians and my last Barber was a 'Kurd'..........be interesting to see what they are here,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,462 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 9 hours ago, loppylugs said: Anybody heard anything of Jonab? Haven't seen him posting in quite a while. I always enjoyed his posts. Hope he's ok. If I remember correctly he disliked some of the posts at that time and said he was leaving the forum. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,909 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Yes he said he didn't like how things had turned out as he joined because the site was about Nottingham. Unfortunatey we lost a lot of members during that time, but so pleased that some have returned after the storm. 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Found a Car wash in Kirkby.........Iraqi...........asked him ''where you from'? Nottingham he says,,,no youre not says me,, where you really from? Iraq,,,he replies,, then i mentioned a couple of towns in Iraq...Kirkuk and Mosul.......he was staggered that i knew them,,,i only know a bit about them as one of my Sons spent quite a bit of time in both,,, Then found my new Barber,,2 local lads,,and only a fiver for OAPs even on a saturday..................so getting to find and know my way around,,they'll soon get to know me ,,,, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 A fiver for a haircut! It costs me £12 and that’s in Blidworth! He did use to work in Southwell so his prices have followed him. Come to think of it there’s no list of prices. I think he charges what he thinks you can afford. I always dress scruffy though! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I was dressed 'scruffy' as well Phil,,,Black suit jacket,,slim fit blue jeans,,Waiscoat,,light blue shirt with neckerchief,,Black Docker shoes,,and of course top pocket hanky ,light blue to match 'neckerchief',,,..........lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 That’s my kind of scruffy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Thinking back the expression ‘dressed up like a pox doctor’s clerk’ comes to mind. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I have a lady barber Ben. Her name is Marie. We usually talk dogs as she is a dog nut like me. You'd like her. Used to have a German barber in Calgary. He always reminded me of one of those prison camp commandants you see in the old war films. His favorite line was, "i can take it off, but I cannot stick it back on." Said in that abrupt German way they have. Great guy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 We noticed a lot of barbers in S. Ireland are Turkish. We did wonder why they advertised themselves as such, are they better at their trade? I did Google Turkish Barbers to see if it was a speciality. Nope. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Perhaps you leave the chair 'delighted'. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,878 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Beeston square £4 gents hairdressers, all day long inc Saturday's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Out and about shopping in Kirkby again,,,mostly groceries at Morrisons........its like everywhere today,,coldish and rainy...didn't stop the blokes of all ages wearing 'Sandals' showing bare feet and them stupid 3/4 length trousers showing their skinny ankles,,,and couldn't help but notice a bloke dressed thus sliding a joint of Beef into his own carrier bag,,,was busting to collar him,,but Mrs said ''leave it'' which i did,,,would love just one more good collar'' especially if they are showing 'bare feet''.......lol 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,617 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 I hope the alarms went off when he left the store.... or doesn't that happen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Only go off if the items are on a tagging system Margie,,,,actually watched him go thru the checkouts say 'bye' to the guard and exit..... I am actually disgusted the way most company's (in grocery) take little interest nowadays in apprehending the culprits,,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,462 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 1 hour ago, benjamin1945 said: I am actually disgusted the way most company's (in grocery) take little interest nowadays in apprehending the culprit I attended a meeting recently held in a supermarkets 'community' room, a room provided free for local people. Along one of the shelves is a row of lever arch binders, all full, one for each month and labelled 'Monthly Shrinkage'. The file includes spoilage and damages but I'm told the majority was from shoplifting. The total for the year must be huge. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Bet there wasn't one for "Internal theft" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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