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  1. Rich

    When you hear your son and his fiancée debating/arguing over whether the car they just heard was a Lamborghini Huracán or Gallardo, you know he's got a keeper :lol: 

    1. hiram.k.hackenbacker

      hiram.k.hackenbacker

      Good lad. Engaged to a petrol head 👊

    2. Rich

      Rich

      Yep, they're well suited in that respect. Every xmas and birthday present they get each other is a driving experience of some sort. His one this year was a day in a Cobra. He's now totally addicted to the noise of a big-block V8. :lol: 

    3. hiram.k.hackenbacker

      hiram.k.hackenbacker

      There are far worse things to get addicted to. Can be an expensive hobby tho.

  2. Rich

    When you're at the airport waiting to check in, decide to have a quick browse on Farcebook while you're waiting, and the first pic that pops up on your screen is this. The algorithms are taking the pish. 

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    1. alyctes

      alyctes

      Ancient History Day...  IIRC that was 1972.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      1978

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Southwest_Airlines_Flight_182

       

      TBH this is one of the most chilling photos I have ever seen. One can only guess at the sheer unadulterated panic and terror inside that cabin. 

    3. alyctes

      alyctes

      Yes.  I have seen (once, and never found again - I have a professional interest) a photo of a cloudscape over an American city; with an airliner in a 90-degree bank and its lower wingtip below the silhouetted buildings.  The photographer caught the airliner by accident.  There is no way that aircraft was capable of recovering.  So, everyone in it was about to die.  It is probably from one of the crashes which exposed the existence of clear air turbulence; so maybe 1975.

       

  3. Rich

    Another ripping gig on Saturday night. Oh how I love playing ska and reggae. It's such happy music. 🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤

    1. Marc S

      Marc S

      Always love playing Reggae and Ska. Even I can (almost) dance to it. Such feelgood music :) 

    2. Raslee

      Raslee

      Had an audition for a half decent Ska band last week, got the job - originals with freedom to put my own flavours down...smitten, but need to get fitter :D

    3. Rich

      Rich

      That's fantastic @Raslee, Facebook links etc when you have them plz 😎

       

  4. Rich

    In various locations across the country, railway workers are sacrificing their family Christmas time in order to perform vital upgrades to lines and infrastructure, improving efficiency and services to freight and travelling public alight. Spare a thought for these folks, up to their elbows in ballast and wiring and paperwork, as you tuck into your festive feast. I'll certainly be raising a glass to all my hardworking colleagues.👏🏻

    And just in case anyone thinks I'm being sarky, no I'm 100% serious. I've done Xmas commissionings, and it's bloody hard work.

    1. jezzaboy

      jezzaboy

      One of my co workers is working boxing day doing such work. The payment? £835!

       

      As you say Rich, he will work bloomin hard for it.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      We had one-off bonus payments for working over Xmas/NY, but only if we worked a load of shifts. Not for just one. Although we did get T+50% (or 75% for night shifts) for all hours. It does pay well, but then it bloody should. 

    3. LowB_FTW

      LowB_FTW

      This is the first Christmas I haven't worked it for the last 8 years.

      Granted, it's not up to my elbows in ballast, I support an NHS trust OOH  for IT support, by my thoughts are never very far away from people that have to give up public holidays as part of their shift rotation.

       

      Mark

  5. Rich

    Great quote this morning from Mark Hamill:
    "That debate was the worst thing I've ever seen, and I was in the Star Wars Holiday Special." 

    1. hiram.k.hackenbacker

      hiram.k.hackenbacker

      I’ve got the Star Wars Holiday Special and it is beyond dire 😂

    2. Drax

      Drax

       

    3. Drax

      Drax

      Never seen this before but I'm enjoying it so far 

  6. Rich

    Putting together a neo-prog covers project with my guitarist mate @Witters. I thought it'd be hard to find personnel but he already has keen interest from a drummer and a keys player. We're thinking Porcupine Tree, It Bites, Quantum Pig, Fish, Frost*, Steven Wilson, Hogarth-era Marillion... I'm quite excited by this.

     

    1. Rich

      Rich

      I knew it was to good to be true. Drummer has announced that he can't rehearse the same night as everyone else, and doesn't want to do any covers but wants to do original material. None of us have ever met, never mind played together, but already he's diving straight into compositions. Surely it'd be better to do one cover to start with, to make sure we all get on and are capable? We've got to walk before we can run.

    2. gjones

      gjones

      He'll want to put a 30 min drum solo in your set next 😂

    3. Rich

      Rich

      Honestly, the more we heard from him, the more red flags he raised :lol: so we've said "yeah ok, maybe not then"..!

  7. Rich

    Radio 2 really is the perfect early morning listening...

    ...'cos if there's one thing guaranteed to get me up and at 'em, out of bed and away from the alarm, it's Zoe fecking Ball's vacuous yakking and her incessant, relentless bloody Strictly fixation.

    SHUT. UP.

    1. acidbass

      acidbass

      I think she's alright actually, as far as they go on that station.  Plays some good tunes too.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      We obviously have a different interpretation of "good" :lol:  

      The Thursday morning quiz is the only thing I like about her show.

    3. Lozz196

      Lozz196

      Thurs morning quiz is good, but I find ZB a tad overly excitable for a morning show, which is strange as I liked Chris Evans when he did the morning show and he`s no sloth in those areas. But imo Radio 2s gems are Ken Bruce & Sara Cox (and used to really enjoy the late night shows with Huey Morgan and Ana Matronic on the way home from gigs).

  8. Rich

    I have just found out that there is a place in Victoria, Australia, called 'Tittybong'.

    Now THAT sounds like a fabulous evening.

    1. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Twinned with Bristol City?

    2. JellyKnees

      JellyKnees

      Mulligan and O'Hare's follow up to Tittybiscuits?

    3. LeftyJ

      LeftyJ

      Sexbierum says hi! 

  9. Rich

    The Commitments on BBC2 now. B|

    1. Rich

      Rich

      Totally worth watching just for Maria Doyle Kennedy's sultry, wonderful performance of "Never Loved A Man".
      https://youtu.be/kSIiw7iofwU?si=9tJqR83hzb3dbp3-&t=3

       

    2. Greg Edwards69

      Greg Edwards69

      We watched it in our hotel room at the weekend. Knackered after a day walking around Camden. It's one of those rare movies I can watch repeatedly and never get tired of. A perfect film.

    3. Rich

      Rich

      ...with the best closing line of any film, ever.

      "I'm f*cked if I know, Terry!" 

  10. Rich

    Yeah, that's just what you want at bed time isn't it... back pain that gets worse when you lie down. Great. :(

    1. Lozz196

      Lozz196

      You have my sympathies Rich, back pain = not good

    2. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Got one of those. The dogs were both in season recently and weren't allowed off the lead. Didn't stop them having "disorganised dog fights".

      I'm all right when I'm upright - getting  up and sitting down is a different matter.

    3. stewblack

      stewblack

      I have been recovering from a lower back issue and tweaked it yesterday. You have my sympathy Rich. I couldn't roll over in bed last night and was concerned I might never move again it was so bad. Luckily my back support was within reach and I managed to get it on. This at least enabled me to move again.

  11. Rich

    Wearing grey jeans and a grey polo today. I feel like John Major :lol: 

    1. SpondonBassed

      SpondonBassed

      Pass the peas?

       

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    2. Drax

      Drax

      Remember the days when the worst thing about our PM was that he was a bit boring.. 

    3. Rich

      Rich

      Yes... who would have thought that one day we would look back on it as the good old days. :( 

  12. Rich

    Today's sudden and ludicrous earworm is... the soundtrack from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. WTF?

    1. Kevsy71

      Kevsy71

      Ideal for playing on four Fenders, friend!

    2. Rich

      Rich

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  13. Rich

    Follow-up to my NSBD (New Skirting Board Day), finally got some in place. Very pleased with the design. I don't do a lot of DIY so I'm quite chuffed with this. 

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    1. Bigwan

      Bigwan

      I fitted a laminate floor in our bedroom and replaced all the skirting at the same time, rather than going the beading route. 2nd time I've done skirting. A satisfying job if your walls are square and plumb like they were on my 1st attempt, not so much when they aren't like, my 2nd attempt in a much newer house... But decent wood filler, decorators caulk and some patience with a paintbrush covers a multitude of sins!

    2. Rich

      Rich

      Oh god, I feel your 2nd-attempt pain... this house doesn't have a flat wall or a 90 degree corner or a rectangular doorway in the entire place. The whole building is a Friday afternoon job. The walls are ~ and the doorways are \ / and the corners are \_ . 

  14. Rich

    Experimental ramp fitted to the Spector. A piece of scrap laminate floor cut to size and sprayed with about a dozen coats of rattle can black and lacquer, and then carpet-taped in place. I'll see how it goes.

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    1. ezbass

      ezbass

      That works.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      First gig with the ramp last night, love it. Definitely staying, albeit in a different form... My planted thumb wore right through all those coats of lacquer and paint :lol: some 5mm acrylic sheet is now in the post.

  15. Rich

    Tonight's rehearsal and Friday's gig cancelled. Singer has tested +ve. 

    1. JapanAxe

      JapanAxe

      Sorry to hear that. I'm afraid this is just going to be part of our lives for a while now.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      Sadly I fear you are correct. Things will never be completely the same again for live music. A few of the places that were regular gigs of ours before The Event have disappeared permanently from our calendar.

       

  16. Rich

    My first cold for 2 years. Bleugghh.

    1. alyctes

      alyctes

      As I get older, I get fewer and fewer colds, and they get worse and worse.  Get well soon!

    2. Daz39

      Daz39

      Now the kids are back at school we're getting the lurgies: youngest (not at school) has chickenpox, and youngest daughter who started in Reception last week is off with a bad cold.

  17. Rich

    Big, big shout out to @MoJoKe for his very kind help last week. Top geezer :drinks:

    1. franzbassist

      franzbassist

      I second that, he's helped me out with a loan amp for the holidays at very short notice.  BC legend. :drinks:

    2. MoJoKe

      MoJoKe

      Aww shucks guys, thank you!  I just do what I can!

  18. Rich

    OMG. Dave Wakeling of The Beat has just started following my ska band on Twitter. 

    1. Clarky

      Clarky

      Hands off, he's mine! :D

       

    2. Marc S

      Marc S

      That's brilliant! :) 

  19. Rich

    My sister has a prog-tastic wi-fi password.09292320472.jpg.2b7012f82cc90f5133c542cdc84efd55.jpg

    1. Clarky

      Clarky

      Drat. I was hoping for tales_from_topographic_oceans_roger_dean_7_December_1973!

    2. Dood

      Dood

      We should have a separate thread: Show Us Your music related WiFi SSIDs!! 

       

       

  20. Rich

    If I ever take my car to mainland Europe again, I am definitely getting one of these. image.png.94142e7aabd631515fa79ed1f2e6ff2b.png

    1. yorks5stringer

      yorks5stringer

      You'll need to win the lottery first unless its electric!

    2. prowla

      prowla

      The people who run the UK are voted in by the people who vote in the UK; therefore, by association, the people of the UK must be idiots too.

      OTOH, France is a beacon of liberal thinking.

  21. Rich

    Dog walks into a post office, says he wants to send a telegram.
    "OK" says the clerk, "what's the message?"
    The dog says, "Woof woof woof, woof woof woof woof woof, woof woof."
    Clerk says, "OK, but for the same price, you can add one more 'woof'".
    The dog frowns and replies, "But then it wouldn't make any sense."

    1. 2pods

      2pods

      :laugh1:

    2. Paul S

      Paul S

      Reminds me of this one. 

      Remote Scottish village, general store cum post office, bell tinkles as the door opens. 

      'Mrs McDonald' says the postmaster 'We dinnae see you too often'.

      'Aye, well, Mr McDonald died.  I'd like to put a wee notice in the paper, what's the cheapest?' 

      '£5, what d'ye want to say?'

      'Mr McDonald died'

      'Feh £5 ye get 3 more words'

      'Mr McDonald died.  Volvo for sale' 

  22. Rich

    Nice start to the day today. Came downstairs to find a very tired looking white-tailed bumblebee stumbling about on the hall floor. I recalled reading something about bees responding well to a bit of energy and hydration, so i mixed a tiny bit of sugar in a splash of water on the end of a teaspoon, and held it down in front of the bee. It found it and immediately started to drink, I could see its tongue lapping it up. After slurping for a couple of minutes it stopped and visibly began to revive, so I took it outside. It headed straight for some flowers and started doing what bees do, looking a lot healthier. My feelgood moment for the day. :) 

    1. hiram.k.hackenbacker

      hiram.k.hackenbacker

      Well done you. Restores my faith in humanity reading things like that. Unlike the little shyte I saw in the park. He was astride his bike with another kid watching and was bouncing his front wheel up and down on the path. As I rounded the corner, his mate remonstrated with him to which he shouted ‘I don’t care, I hate them’ and on seeing me they both scarpered. When I stopped where they had been there were pieces of earthworms squidged all over the path. His parents would be sooo proud if they knew 🤬. Not little kids either. Probably 10yrs if not more. Makes my blood boil. Well, boil more than it is already today 🥵.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      On reading further, apparently feeding sugary water to exhausted bees is ok providing you only do it once and in a very small quantity. It certainly seemed to perk this fella up though.

  23. Rich

    Sky Arts HD right now, 'Classic Albums'... Queen's Night At The Opera. 

    1. Kevsy71

      Kevsy71

      Love it! The sheer variety on that album is astonishing.

    2. Rich

      Rich

      I liked that they concentrated on tracks other than Bo Rhap, but I was disappointed that they didn’t say anything about Prophet’s Song, my favourite Queen song. 

  24. Rich

    Just started a week's holiday in Buxton. Staying in a gorgeous apartment in the town centre. It has a beautiful kitchen, wifi, and a pool table.

    I don't care if it rains all week. *contented sigh*

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      ...and spring water coming out of the tap.

    2. geoham

      geoham

      Stayed not too far in the summer, while I was grafting for a week in Jon Shuker's workshop! Nice part of the country.

  25. Rich

    2022 holiday booked... 10-day rail odyssey across France & Switzerland. Counting the days. 

    1. adamg67

      adamg67

      Some of those train journeys in the alps are just jaw dropping.

    2. Teebs

      Teebs

      rail odyssey

      Busman's holiday? :)

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