philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Went to church today. Joined my wife for a walk as she went to lock up the building. First time I’ve been in since we got married. Stood in the pulpit and tried to read a lesson but was told to stop messing about! She wouldn’t let me sign the visitors book for fear of what I might write. That’s my religious bit done for this Christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 At least the roof didn't fall on your head. That's a hopeful sign! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 I stumbled when coming down from the pulpit. That might have been a sign! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 ...of too much brandy on your Christmas pud? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 No, just a full works English breakfast today. My suggestion to call in the pub on the way back was declined but I do have a full case of ale from the Milestone brewery in stock. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 792 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Beer at home means Milestone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 It’s a small craft brewery just off the A1 at Cromwell, Notts. They do have a bar so you can drink the draft and a different food van rolls up most evenings. Our daughter lives in a nearby village so we often drop by. They produce a wide range of beers, although I prefer the old days when it was only mild or bitter. There’s so many small craft breweries now, I don’t know how they manage to survive. There’s no romance in the brewing of beer nowadays. It’s all done in stainless steel vessels so breweries are more like chemical factories. I remember the old days when they used wooden vats and burly men in leather aprons stirred the mixture with wooden paddles. My old accountancy firm did the audits at both Shipstone’s and Home Brewery so I’ve seen traditional beer making close up. At 11 o’clock every morning a case of ale was brought in for the accountants to sample. Those were the days! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IAN FINN 792 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Did you ever try Kimberley Ale phil? It was owned by Hardys and Hansons the place closed a long time ago and is being converted into flats it was at the side of Kimberley railway station which was shut down in the late 60s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Just two miles away, the Bromley Arms at Fiskerton. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,713 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 12/25/2022 at 6:04 PM, plantfit said: doubt it mate, they've taken over the place, one couple walking towards us with the sweetest and smallest dog I have ever seen, I bent down to stroke the little chap and was told very abruptly (in an eastern european accent) do not touch my dog, not to worry eh Rog There have been dogs being forcibly taken from owners since prices rocketed during covoid. Although prices have dropped and it is no longer in the news I must admit I would have the same reaction to a stranger approaching my dog and you would get the same reaction (but in a Nottingham accent). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 My most bestest Christmas present... https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/lhzsdqkCIg4A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Not sure what it is but that link is asking you to download something, The DJ could have been hacked by international political activists Anonymous, told you not to post pictures of strangers in pubs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 822 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I reckon it will be OK to get back to a bit of spannering today. Nice to have a break and see friends and family but I miss my garage with its smells and lack of comforts. I also miss not being able to bawl at the nonsense transmitted by some radio stations. Not sure about the DJ posting and would agree with RR that as intersting as it may be I am not downloading stuff without some secure understanding of what it is and what it might do. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 If I look at DJ's link, I see a thumb-nail size image of a sock, via the Samsung cloud. I think it's safe, but maybe not what was intended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Red and Siddha. It's a harmless link to a picture. Where's your sense of adventure!!?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I’ve heard about blokes posting pictures of their sock Got to be careful where you put your click Quote Link to post Share on other sites
siddha 822 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 37 minutes ago, DJ360 said: Red and Siddha. It's a harmless link to a picture. Where's your sense of adventure!!?? Well DJ the adventurous spirit I have left tends to be exercised in tangible areas where I am making the judgements about risk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 https://photos.app.goo.gl/pu9h3DtQSB8w97CQ7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 What a wonderful day ! The sun is shining and clear blue skies. Still feeling like crap, but hey oh ! God's in his heaven and we're here watching Robin Hood nearly get hanged in Nottingham Square. (Errol Flynn1939). Think I might nip into lewes to watch the traffic lights change. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 20 minutes ago, DJ360 said: https://photos.app.goo.gl/pu9h3DtQSB8w97CQ7 Did you only get the one sock then Col? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 There's another one underneath BK. I think they are hilarious. Hope you feel better soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 15 hours ago, Stavertongirl said: There have been dogs being forcibly taken from owners since prices rocketed during covoid. Although prices have dropped and it is no longer in the news I must admit I would have the same reaction to a stranger approaching my dog and you would get the same reaction (but in a Nottingham accent). Of course I never thought of that, a young couple with a dog no bigger than a rat being approached by an elderly couple with the intent of saying hello to the little fella, what a strange world we are living in 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 5 hours ago, siddha said: I reckon it will be OK to get back to a bit of spannering today. Nice to have a break and see friends and family but I miss my garage with its smells and lack of comforts. I also miss not being able to bawl at the nonsense transmitted by some radio stations. Not sure about the DJ posting and would agree with RR that as intersting as it may be I am not downloading stuff without some secure understanding of what it is and what it might do. I agree, I had to get my petrol/diesel/oil and spanner fix today on the vintage stuff, it's a different world out there when you with old engineering Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 They have some strange customs in Russia but I'm intrigued by this new sport that seems to be all the rage there: falling out of windows. I've never been interested in vodka but, I suppose, if you imbibe it in sufficient quantities, you might think you can fly...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,535 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, Jill Sparrow said: They have some strange customs in Russia but I'm intrigued by this new sport that seems to be all the rage there: falling out of windows. I've never been interested in vodka but, I suppose, if you imbibe it in sufficient quantities, you might think you can fly...... Bit like Humpty Dumpty Jill, did he fall or was he pushed? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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