Syd wrote:A number of years ago I got cold called by someone selling conservatories. Being bored I strung them along feigning interest.
This carried on for over half an hour, by which time a visit had been arranged to carry out a survey. Before signing off the caller asked “do you have any further questions at this time?’
“Yes” I said, “is it a problem that I live in a first floor flat?”
They never called back.
mjr wrote:ambodach wrote:It may not be common and in your opinion not sense but it has served me well for the last 60 years or so and I am still here to write this.
Do you drive? If so, do you never pass a queue of cars to your right while driving? And if not, don't you get quite some abuse from following drivers and possibly attention from the authorities?
Psamathe wrote:kylecycler wrote:Psamathe wrote:Relevant to a lot of online forums (normally not this one)
“Never wrestle with a pig; you both get dirty and the pig likes it”
Ian
Only other time I've ever heard that quote was from the Florida Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum in the lead-up to the 2018 US midterm elections - his way of saying he wasn't going to get into a slagging match with Trump...
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/ ... cks-947976
Along the same lines
“Never argue with an idiot; people watching may not be able to tell the difference”
(something I should remember?)
Ian
ChrisOntLancs wrote:you can use paraffin wax, although the fact that i've never read about it here makes me a little skeptical.
it's supposed to stay completely clean until it wears away, which takes a months.. and obviously rain doesn't wash it away.
i saw a few videos, considered it, forgot about it. i don't mind that job so much.
it would be interesting to hear if others do this though
londoncommuter0000 wrote:Oldjohnw wrote:As ever, it is largely bad people who make life miserable.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/18/london-cyclist-critical-condition-kicked-off-bike-hackney?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
It all depends on your definition of 'cyclist'. I'm willing to bet that 10 March was the first time that the assailant had been on a bicycle for years, and it's probably the last (unless he decides to go out and repeat his actions).
At a guess: a driver who got fined and/or lost his licence after helmet bicycle cam footage was used against him. Plod could start by looking back at the past two years to see anyone within a two-mile radius of the attack, who was recently banned due to this.
fausto copy wrote:Cugel wrote:fausto copy wrote:I feel a couple of corrections are in order:
Cudgel's assumption that there are no large and speeding BMW's in Pembrokeshire is well wide of the mark.
Sadly, they're ten a penny down here with hundreds of youngsters driving round in them thanks to the wonders of low rental rates.
And Cyril Haearn's quote from the Welsh Anthem: "while the sea protects us as a wall"
is unfortunately now inaccurate, given that it's eroding most of the coastline around these parts.
And I may add that I never found Marc Bolan to look that frightening.
I think I'll have to by-pass Ceredigion in future.
P.S. Just got back from 4 days in Cardiff.
Wonderful to see Bute Park and Victoria Park absolutely heaving with folks enjoying the warm weather.
'Twas better then the Summer Holidays.
In this part of Ceredigion there a very few folk, even less of the younger ilk since there are very few jobs. Mostly there are immigrants of the pensioner variety. I yam one such.Anyroadup, there are consequently very few cars at all; and therefore very few indeed of the BMW-inhabited-by-silly-yoofs variety. I found North Pembs to be similar. Perhaps you are talking of the southern end, where there are larger towns and even jobs?
I will mention that many of the very few car drivers do have a bad habit of tailgating, if I go in the car. I do drive with care (i.e not at 60 or even 50 down the narrow & winding roads) so perhaps it's just dafties thinking that because they didn't crash yesterday when rounding a blind bend at 60mph, they won't today - so they try to push me on. Ha!
Cardiff. Is that still in Wales? It looks and feels more Midlands these days. Stuffed with folk pretending to enjoy themselves via various degrees of self-abuse, often leading to the abuse of others.
Cugel, now 100% woolly-back yokel.
Thankfully (or maybe not) I have no knowledge of the Midlands, but when were in Cardiff, all we saw were thousands of youngsters (of all ages) peacefully enjoying themselves in the wonderful parks. Yes, it was half term in Wales, so the demographic was changed slightly but it is one of the few cities that I (and my wife) are happy and comfortable to walk (or cycle) around.
I've always been known as a woolly-back; that's what the scousers called us folk in Cheshire.
ba-aa.
colin54 wrote:I lived only a few miles from the Royston cave for the majority of my life and never visited, pretty amazing place.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLpuzVC85ak
https://www.roystoncave.co.uk/history
When I was living in Leeds and the Tour came to town I watched it on telly, I didn't fancy all the crowds.