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Originally Posted by Paulclem
Geniuses abound in what ever walk of life you care to view. A car windscreen fence, simple and brilliant! it has the sheltering properties of a victorian walled garden without the problems of shade. I think I saw something similar (Obviously plagerised) winning a gold medal at Chelsea.
Bigfoot-"Silly patina!" Grace with panache I'd say! "Wood Ape" sounds so limp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Could be time to form a splinter group.
Agreed, but I must admit I do like their wording; "silly patina".Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
I'm about to post a separate thread regarding my adventure, so keep an eye out.
Drinking a lot of Cumberland Ale recently, last couple of month or so, very nice, highly recommended. Just thought I'd let you know, if you come across some like.
Should be good for washing down those Cumberland sausages. I'm chiefly drinking a guiness lookalike from a local micro-brewery these days.
Our fencing exploits take us past various pie-shops, so naturally we tend to stop and compare products. This is probably not so healthy but we put the interests of research above our petty personal concerns.
so..
In the catagory of Meat and potato:-
Waites of Mytholmroyd - Tender chunks of slow cooked beef in a rich gravy, the potatoes are also of a satisfying chunky size allowing a potatoey"bite" . No two pies have exactly the same proportion of meat and potato, there is no herby or spicey faffing about, just good honest quality ingredients perfectly cooked. The Pastry is delicious, crusty yet soft as well- quite rich. They've usually sold out by mid morning.
In the catagory of Pork pie.
Bolster Moor Farm Shop. - A close one this, until last week Stanforth's of Skipton had it in the bag. But then we found Bolster and I think the seasoning of the meat is slightly better. Stanforth's pastry is slightly richer and there is more liquer in theirs, but it should be about the meat - so Bolster has it.
In the catagory of Cornish Pasty.
I don't partake of these as I dont like onion. But my fellow judge Ade assures me those from Waites are "f*****g beautiful!" That's good enough for me.
What cheer, chaps!
It does a man's heart the power of good to not just see the Gentlemen's Club on the front page, but also still with the same posters hanging in there.
Long time no....
I must check and see how long it's been.
And no, I haven't been in jail or anything - just spending a year dead for tax reasons.
The next several rounds are on me!
Hi Atheist - glad to see you back. I'll take you up on a round. Things are much the same here as you can see. Parker has not been as busy as usual, in fact i think he's been pining.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Atheist
I'll get him a kick in the pants first thing - I thought I could see some dust on the mantelpiece.
I hear you're having some weather down your end right now.
Hope it clears off shortly, the geese have already left this morning.
We have - have you seen Mick's photo on the what's the weather like thread?
Usually, snow is long gone by now. I'd have had the broad beans in and be contemplating sticking the first earlies in by next Friday. It's been snowing again today, and it has frozen, with the temperature set to stay below freezing at night this week and beyond. Coldest March for 50 years apparently.
Well, well...look what the cat drug in!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Atheist
Welcome back. We've been doing the best we could to keep our stools warm.
I'll swing by the spirit shop this week and get another bottle of "gobble juice" for the occasion.
Don't mention taxes; April 15th is just around the corner.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll jump over there and take a look.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Of course, the allotment! Hopefully summer will make up for the bad March.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Exactly the opposite over here, with the driest, hottest February & March ever.
It's a conspiracy! We have to pay tax on 15/4 here as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
Betcha the stock market has a lousy day that day.
It's good to hear from you again. Especially in light of recent cricketing events!
Indeed!
Love the new avatar, by the way.
Hope the lambing's going ok up your way - do you still have an old coal range to pop the cold ones in?
Oh, and is it just me or is this forum reeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyy slow?
And if so, does anyone know why? It's the slowest site I've visited since dial-up. It's a board that's always had speed trouble, but I don't recall this kind slow.
I reckon we've grown accustomed to it,
As far as I'm concerned, I've learned to embrace it as it affords me time to root through the fridge, knock down a beer or visit the chamber pot while the computer churns away.