whelk Posted 31 August, 2022 Share Posted 31 August, 2022 Occasionally Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 4 September, 2022 Share Posted 4 September, 2022 A bit of thunder and lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 5 September, 2022 Share Posted 5 September, 2022 16 hours ago, Lighthouse said: A bit of thunder and lightning. Yep, I was in the garden last night for a bit, counting the seconds between flash and noise, trying to gauge how far away the storm is, like I did when I was a kid. Fortunately my dog used to be a stray and isn't fussed by a bit of racket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 September, 2022 Share Posted 5 September, 2022 3 hours ago, Manuel said: Yep, I was in the garden last night for a bit, counting the seconds between flash and noise, trying to gauge how far away the storm is, like I did when I was a kid. Fortunately my dog used to be a stray and isn't fussed by a bit of racket. https://www.lightningmaps.org Can be quite interesting. It shows expanding circles showing how the sound is propagating. It seemed to miss a few last night though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 5 September, 2022 Share Posted 5 September, 2022 You know sh*t’s about to go down when the signal drops out on your Sky dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 5 September, 2022 Share Posted 5 September, 2022 3 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said: https://www.lightningmaps.org Can be quite interesting. It shows expanding circles showing how the sound is propagating. It seemed to miss a few last night though. Nice. Thanks for the link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 13 September, 2022 Share Posted 13 September, 2022 Viz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Whitey Grandad Posted 24 September, 2022 Share Posted 24 September, 2022 The sound of a Merlin engine. Better still, the sound of four Merlins on a Lancaster. I have just watched the 1950s film The Dam Busters one more time and the combination of the sound of the engines and the music of the Dambusters March just have me welling up every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 On 24/09/2022 at 21:56, Whitey Grandad said: The sound of a Merlin engine. Better still, the sound of four Merlins on a Lancaster. I have just watched the 1950s film The Dam Busters one more time and the combination of the sound of the engines and the music of the Dambusters March just have me welling up every time. The sound of a Merlin engine - nothing else comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 7 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said: The sound of a Merlin engine - nothing else comes close. True, but this is a good second place 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 He mostly annoys me but when Lord D posts referring to the great lady I smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle04 Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 2 hours ago, Toadhall Saint said: The sound of a Merlin engine - nothing else comes close. Years ago during the Southampton shows at the common, a Spitfire would do a fly past, it was the highlight of the event for me, I still recall how loud it was. The oldies here may remember building Airfix models of our favourite planes, often gluing our fingers together in the process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle04 Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 On 24/09/2022 at 21:56, Whitey Grandad said: The sound of a Merlin engine. Better still, the sound of four Merlins on a Lancaster. I have just watched the 1950s film The Dam Busters one more time and the combination of the sound of the engines and the music of the Dambusters March just have me welling up every time. Patriotic mawkishness aside, that operation defies belief, the idea was bonkers. The footage of the low altitude flying in the film is still breathtaking, how on Earth did those brave men pull it off? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 28 minutes ago, kyle04 said: Patriotic mawkishness aside, that operation defies belief, the idea was bonkers. The footage of the low altitude flying in the film is still breathtaking, how on Earth did those brave men pull it off? I used to have a Danish customer who was aircraft mad. I gave him a small book that I had about the Lancaster and he couldn’t believe that we had undertaken such an operation. He had never even heard of it. He told me that when he was a small boy there was a crashed Lancaster in the woods near his house and that he used to play inside it. Brave men indeed. After the raid Guy Gibson was sent on a publicity tour of America and Canada. At a press conference in New York he was asked how many operations he had been on. There was a stunned silence when he said 174. American airmen were considered worn out at 25. Brave and selfless men all of them.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 6 hours ago, badgerx16 said: True, but this is a good second place Love those things! I lived not far from Yeovil as a kid and they used to regularly fly over, making the windows in the house rattle. Used to get a lot of Hercules too, they were a sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 27 September, 2022 Share Posted 27 September, 2022 (edited) 24 minutes ago, cloggy saint said: Love those things! I lived not far from Yeovil as a kid and they used to regularly fly over, making the windows in the house rattle. Used to get a lot of Hercules too, they were a sight. Our local warbird nostalgia comes from a Bell UH-1 Iriquois, "Huey", which a local pilot keeps airworthy. He flies it over our house 2 or 3 times a month during the spring and summer - you can hear it's distinct thrum long before you can see it. https://www.huey.co.uk/ Edited 27 September, 2022 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 October, 2022 Share Posted 2 October, 2022 Gabby Logan presenting, well, anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 2 October, 2022 Share Posted 2 October, 2022 Suzanna Reed presenting, well, anything. im sure that if Suzanna or Gabby and I were ever to enter married at first sight at the same time we would be matched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 3 October, 2022 Share Posted 3 October, 2022 IMG_2652.MOV I know I really shouldn’t laugh but… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 5 October, 2022 Share Posted 5 October, 2022 The first use of a fresh razor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Posted 8 October, 2022 Share Posted 8 October, 2022 Random strangers who appear from nowhere to help when your car needs a push. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 8 October, 2022 Share Posted 8 October, 2022 37 minutes ago, Manuel said: Random strangers who appear from nowhere to help when your car needs a push. Sometimes they can double up as serial killers. Then it needs to go into the ‘annoying things’ thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 14 October, 2022 Share Posted 14 October, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 15 October, 2022 Share Posted 15 October, 2022 Cookery websites asking if you accept cookies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 1 November, 2022 Share Posted 1 November, 2022 (edited) This always amuses me. Edited 1 November, 2022 by cloggy saint don't know how to embed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 8 November, 2022 Share Posted 8 November, 2022 Motley Crue and Def Leppard playing Lytham Festival next summer. As Withnail says "That will liven the stiffs up a bit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 8 November, 2022 Share Posted 8 November, 2022 1 hour ago, badgerx16 said: Def Leppard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxw991MmtGc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 November, 2022 Share Posted 9 November, 2022 Laura Hamilton on a place in the sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 9 November, 2022 Share Posted 9 November, 2022 Gym - Sauna/steam room - Outdoor pool - Shower - Food - Cuppa Tea Can't beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 November, 2022 Share Posted 9 November, 2022 1 minute ago, Lighthouse said: Gym - Sauna/steam room - Outdoor pool - Shower - Food - Cuppa Tea Can't beat it. one of the things i do miss about being a member of a commercial gym is being able to have a sauna, jacuzzi and swim a couple of times a week. Crossfit doesn't do that an unfortunately no where round me does a swim only membership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 28 November, 2022 Share Posted 28 November, 2022 The crackling on a pork roast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 28 November, 2022 Share Posted 28 November, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Turkish said: The crackling on a pork roast. Flip side is looking forward to it and realising it is soft Edited 28 November, 2022 by whelk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 28 November, 2022 Share Posted 28 November, 2022 49 minutes ago, whelk said: Flip side is looking forward to it and realising it is soft No need to give out such personal details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 28 November, 2022 Share Posted 28 November, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 16 December, 2022 Share Posted 16 December, 2022 The mental image of a German walking down the street, minding his own business and being tw*tted in the face by a live octopus. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63996982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdmickey3 Posted 17 December, 2022 Share Posted 17 December, 2022 On 28/11/2022 at 19:41, AlexLaw76 said: I reckon the dad is you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 18 December, 2022 Share Posted 18 December, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 18 December, 2022 Share Posted 18 December, 2022 52 minutes ago, badgerx16 said: Wouldn't touch that. It's out of date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Left Back Posted 18 December, 2022 Share Posted 18 December, 2022 Penalty shootouts when your own team is not involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 21 December, 2022 Share Posted 21 December, 2022 Trifle. Just had my first bit of the Christmas period. Simple but does the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 21 December, 2022 Share Posted 21 December, 2022 2 hours ago, skintsaint said: Trifle. Just had my first bit of the Christmas period. Simple but does the job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 21 December, 2022 Share Posted 21 December, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 21 December, 2022 Share Posted 21 December, 2022 3 hours ago, badgerx16 said: Wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 21 December, 2022 Share Posted 21 December, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, farawaysaint said: Wtf Although this is not my photo, I did spot these whilst shopping this morning. My wife's response was they are obviously not for vegetarians. Edited 21 December, 2022 by badgerx16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy windham Posted 23 December, 2022 Share Posted 23 December, 2022 Painful indigestion followed by a really long fart that leaves you feeling immediately relieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 23 December, 2022 Share Posted 23 December, 2022 Getting home from the supermarket and thinking fuck that I am not going out again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Left Back Posted 25 December, 2022 Share Posted 25 December, 2022 Sog and Turk getting out of their trench and finding a measure of peace on Xmas day in a rerun of the WW1 football match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 28 December, 2022 Share Posted 28 December, 2022 Videos like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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