jonab 1,644 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Comedians who are actually funny without feeling the need to pepper their act with every other word beginning with an "f" or, worse, a "c". I'm as broadminded as anyone but, is this gross overuse of profanity really necessary to get the punchline across? It doesn't affect me very much, living where I do but seeing British TV over Christmas, and very occasionally watching via satellite or online here, it does make me concerned about the vocabulary of future generations. If I had used words like that in front of my parents, I would most likely still be feeling the pain from the leathering I would have received. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,274 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 He had a bungalow in St. Mary’s on the Scillies which I was shown when I went there a few years ago. Apparently it’s still owned by his wife Mary, the poet, who is still alive and now well over 100. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonab 1,644 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 17 minutes ago, IAN123. said: Jonab,my Dad had a similar coat from Steeples. My Mother didn't like it, were they long?..she called one of his coats a "bum freezer". Wasn't he fond of the Scilly Isles? Him & Ted made some comedians very rich, My Gannex was not what could be described as long but it wasn't "mini" either. It did look a bit like a round beehive when being worn with arms, legs and head poking out of an apparently rigid structure. Thinking back, it was a complete design failure. How could I have ever worn it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Just for you PP my rather nice gentleman's cane with silver bits and bobs...............it is a bit special though you wouldn't want to get walking round town with this. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Looks like it might be just what yer need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 A good friend of mine left to me when he passed, late 1800s with a beautifully etched Wilkinson Sword blade, ideal for dealing with the odd rapscallion 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AfferGorritt 868 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Very nice indeed! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 7 hours ago, Brew said: Hmm pipes. can't remeber the last time I saw someone smoking one.. Chulla smokes one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Tibetan baccy as well? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,300 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 19 hours ago, NewBasfordlad said: Just for you PP my rather nice gentleman's cane with silver bits and bobs...............it is a bit special though you wouldn't want to get walking round town with this. Ian - can I borrow it for the Hyson Green bit of my walk? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Colin , Ian is our ROI correspondent Anyway its a bit too gentile for Hyson Green, for that place you want a ......................1909 American Bolo Like this one, given to my father from a man returning from the trenches in 1918, much sturdier in a tight corner.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Ian I have a small collection of bladed weapons, I have done some research on this one starting from what my dad told me. He was given it in 1919 by an English soldier (an Arnold man) who brought it back with him when he returned from France. It is a 1909 pattern Bolo fighting knife manufactured in 1917 by the Plumb company for the American army, it has an ID number so I was able to find out it was sent to France late in 1917. There unfortunately there the trail stops, so how it transferred from American to English hands I know not but there must be a story there somewhere. As can be seen the blade is some 13" long and about 3/16ths thick, the blade carries on through the hilt which is also fitted with a brass pommel, ideal for cracking skulls. A heavy piece of kit, but very well balanced it is very usable, I certainly wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of a man who had it in his hand. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 On 19/01/2018 at 2:14 PM, Chulla said: I was talking to NBL at the meeting and he was telling me that for his car, or that of someone he knows (can't remember), a replacement wing mirror was £600. Further top this topic. My car had its MOT yesterday, and talking with the garage man I told him about NBL's £600 wing mirror for his Renault van. He was not surprised and told me he had recently had a Citroen in for repair. It was one where the engine stops when the car stops to prevent pollution. In this case it need a new alternator and battery. Price of the two - wait for it - £3000. Whoever buys a French car needs an IQ test. Edit. I had them change the cam belt as it was the original one from 14 years ago. As it happened the belt was part of a water-pump kit, so had to have that as well. Cost £85. My car is a Rover 45. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I've had a Citroen, and a couple of Peugeots, and I don't think they're any better or worse than most other makes. Actually, I've had in the past, most bad luck with Fords and Vauxhalls. It's the luck of the draw really I suppose. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,274 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I would’t buy a French car on principal - but that’s purely prejudice! Regarding the auto stop/start, I believe that’s common on most new vehicles now; we’ve certainly got it on our cars. It’s designed to be a fuel saving measure and if your’re stopped for a short time it’s not a problem. However, when you’re in a slow moving queue it’s a pain to have the engine stopping and starting all the time and mechanically and electrically it must take a toll on the relevant systems. There is an option to switch it off which is what I always do unless stopped for some time and then, once the accelator is pressed it restarts. It always defaults to stop/start once the ignition has been turned off. The fancy electronic systems and gizmos on modern cars are a total pain in the backside and mean more things to wrong which cannot be simply fixed but have to be replaced in their entirety. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 DJ360 It looks like your link shows trhe pub I was thinking about. I last passed through there back in 1990. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,274 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 40 minutes ago, Chulla said: Further top this topic. My car had its MOT yesterday, and talking with the garage man I told him about NBL's £600 wing mirror for his Renault van. He was not surprised and told me he had recently had a Citroen in for repair. It was one where the engine stops when the car stops to prevent pollution. In this case it need a new alternator and battery. Price of the two - wait for it - £3000. Whoever buys a French car needs an IQ test. Edit. I had them change the cam belt as it was the original one from 14 years ago. As it happened the belt was part of a water-pump kit, so had to have that as well. Cost £85. My car is a Rover 45. You’ve been living on borrowed time. That cam belt should be changed every 5 years or 60,000 miles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, philmayfield said: You’ve been living on borrowed time. That cam belt should be changed every 5 years or 60,000 miles. I know, Phil, but car has only done 37,000 miles. Must be the great British workmanship that made its cam belt lasted that long. I just wonder what the cost of that replacement would have been if it had been a Citroen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,274 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I think you got a bargain at £85. As you say - British engineering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,795 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 My daughter is the same with her Ford KA mk2, 09 reg still on the original belt, I'm waiting for the inevitable phone call any time now. I have repeatedly warned her about such silliness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,678 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 While looking in my old (104 years old) tool catalogue for an answer to Compo's tool question I came across these, three speed electric hand held drill and a line shaft driven lathe plenty more tools pictures in anyone interested Rog 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Pm'd you Ian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 SWMBO likes to keep this by her bedside for use after I have been on the bitter and beans 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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catfan 14,795 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 Bedrooms quite like this. Kitchens. Living rooms. Or Washing Machines 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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