Compo 10,328 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Waddo: A typical Ethiopian dinner consists of a spicy sauce, vegetables par boiled until just Al Jolson Dente and a large, flat, fermented pancake-like bread called Injera. Pudding is usually either Creme caramel or Bula (A kind of semolina made from the innards of the Ensette plant). One then finishes with wery strong coffee in a tiny cup and cake or biscuit. It takes a bit of getting used to but it is certainly different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Incidentally, Ethiopia now has one of thte fastest growing economies in the world. Since the end of the war that caused all the trouble in the 1980s., the government has teamed up with China and the Chinese are putting in roads all over the place and extracting minerals like they are going out of fashion. The resultant wealth is filtering down through the population and there are probably fewer rough sleepers in their cities than we have here in UK. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 That's good to know compo, it's something that's not wildly publicised, well not that I've noticed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Beginning to panic about my concrete plinth for the phone box (which should arrive on Saturday). It is still looking quite damp and not as set as I had hoped it would be. I had asked for delivery to be mid-January but the machine could only be had this coming Saturday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,224 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Someday your plinth will come. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waddo 921 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Make sure they put a antifreeze additive in the mix, and the temp is rising or else you will have problems!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,298 Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Thought about you on New Years eve compo, just wondering if you would be bivvying up as usual. I only do that in fine weather these days. Second day of the year and second row of the Virtual challenge. Just easing myself into the daily routine with steady 10k rows. The plan is to build up to 20k p/d by the end of Jan. Bit slow these days atb12kph. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 See my post from 1/1/20 above, PP. I have also put some photos on the "Out and About With Compo" section of "Members hobbies and interests/photography". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Boarding passes printed out for late Jan through Feb hols. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,909 Posted January 3, 2020 Report Share Posted January 3, 2020 Can't get ours yet. Going to Sicily for the weekend next. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Interesting day for me today: 1. Today I have outlived my father 2. Today is the 32nd birthday of my second son to my second wife 3. Today is the 51st anniversary of my fiirst marriage 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,368 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 This could set a dangerous precedent. @benjamin1945 The site might not have enough zogabytes to cope with it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,222 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 What on Earth is a Zogabyte? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,368 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 It's an infinite unit of capacity in the Ethernet, an infinitesimal number of which would be required to document the relationships of @benjamin1945 and would probably cause the worldwide web to crash! 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,222 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Still no wiser. Didn't understand a word of that.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,222 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 How's my day? It started last night with a laxative preparation, Moviprep in 1 ltr of water. Took all that then waited for toilet explosion......Bloody Nothing !!! But I did throw up in the bathroom an hour later. Told them at the hospital today and they decided to reschedule. However, they did go ahead with the Endoscopy, so I didn't get the "Top n Tail", just the top. Drunk gallons for nowt, what a bummer, or maybe I should rephrase that! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Well, no sh*t! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,512 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: It's an infinite unit of capacity in the Ethernet, an infinitesimal number of which would be required to document the relationships of @benjamin1945 and would probably cause the worldwide web to crash! Remember the theory that a monkey with a typewriter could eventually write all the works of Shakespeare ? The monkey would achieve that result faster than it would compile a list of Ben's adventures. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,368 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 Moviprep? I've heard of Movicol. It's a clear, sticky, liquid given for constipation. Never had any but know folks who have. Never mind, eh? They will have the pleasure of meeting you all over again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,368 Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 The monkey wouldn't even try, CT. He'd think it was just too farfetched! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,222 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 15 hours ago, katyjay said: Well, no sh*t! Brilliant Kath, just Brilliant ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,257 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Wife be home soon,,not seen her since last year,,,,we often have a break from each other,,,think its good for each other,,,she don't come back nowadays with as many love bites as years ago........ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,222 Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 Took my wife to Mallorca for our 25th silver anniversary...Has it will be our emerald, 55yrs this year, I think I'll fetch her back. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,257 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Sad day today,,I'm sat in the car park of Mansfield Crematoriam (arrived an hour too early) its for an old schoolmate,we started together in 1950,,and were in the same class until we left in 1960,, Through the years we always got together after long gaps. However he was a friend that i have lots of memories of,,including nearly drowning together in his car in Boston 1967,,lol,,he was the driver,but i forgave him,,so shortly it will be "goodbye Jim and God bless my old pal"" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,368 Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 Better to be too early rather than an hour too late, Ben. A sad occasion but sounds like he had an interesting life...not unlike yourself. Not goodbye but au revoir, perhaps. One day, there's a chance the two of you may be causing mayhem elsewhere! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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