Yay, it's cheery Friday.

[Dave Barter]

I’ve got a flu jab tomorrow my first ever and a proper indictment of my old age

[pistonbroke]

Just had confirmation that our offer for a top of the range 5m diameter Lotus-Belle tent complete with floor, double bed and furniture has been accepted. We've bought it from a neighbour who is moving house in the Summer, he doesn't need it any more and has sold it for 1/3 of what he paid for it 2 years ago. Means we can offer accommodation for up to 5 people, making the B&B more desirable for families.

Roll on the resumption of normal service post Covid

[RIP]

Wow!

[fatbikephil]

That'll be a fair old weight to go on a yak bob
Fairly cheery for me, all things considering. The worlds gone to hell in a handcart but my first attempt at homebrew aint half bad. Cheers!

[Boab]

The worlds gone to hell in a handcart but my first attempt at homebrew aint half bad. Cheers!

Another time and money sink! If you want a place like this for homebrew, get yea to Jim's -> https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/

[pistonbroke]

For those who don't visit that other shouty place, they do occasionally talk about some gems. As a person of a certain age, I really like watching these 2 and they now have a website. https://www.mortimerandwhitehouse.co.uk/
There are a couple of recipes that I might try, especially as fresh tuna and sardines are cheap as chips here.

[psling]

Will have a look at that, their TV fishing stuff is 'comfortable' viewing!

Were you hit by snow after?

[pistonbroke]

You could say that, it's still snowing!

[fatbikephil]

The worlds gone to hell in a handcart but my first attempt at homebrew aint half bad. Cheers!

Another time and money sink! If you want a place like this for homebrew, get yea to Jim's -> https://www.jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/

Oh no, another obsession - save me! Friends bought me a book for xmas on homebrewing complete with lots of recipe's - I've already been eyeing up stainless steel fermenters......
Still not a bad hobby at the mo - takes up lots of time and produces something that helps you cope with the isolation

[RIP]

....and here obviously!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXyT1vy3BII

(right that's enough thread-bombing Reg)

[Bearbonesnorm]

Lovely that Reg and blows my theory about hipsters out of the water

I've just lifted project Death Trap onto its wheels properly for the first time. I can get the stand welded on this afternoon now

[RIP]

Ohhh don't encourage me. Unbelievably I've only just twigged the significance of him being called Doc Cox when he was on "That's Life" on telly!!

Now here's a thought - one for Stu - Doc Cox would have made a superb double-act with the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 2011-2015 . Oh come on peeps, it's Friday!

[RIP]

I've just lifted project Death Trap onto its wheels properly for the first time. I can get the stand welded on this afternoon now

Big day! Pix? Or still under wraps?

[Bearbonesnorm]

Big day! Pix? Or still under wraps?

Still very much in a bare metal / primer state Reg but the untrained eye can tell what it is now

[frogatthefarriers]

My mum popped her clogs last August. Not cheery. But today we started clearing her house. Sooo much stuff. Why do women need so many shoes? 4 Zafiras full of clothes, some with labels still in. But, behind a wardrobe was an envelope with 50 £20 notes in it. Friday was pretty cheery after that.

[RIP]

Without wishing to make fun of the poor chap himself, you've got to wonder what effect a generous slice of Dee's Famous Lemon Drizzle Cake would have on him...

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news ... 363767

[Bearbonesnorm]

Just been sent this pic of one of the drag bikes we used to run. It was called 'Suspect Device' and painted to look like a parcel (bomb). It had real stamps on and everything. Mostly started life as a box of Z1 parts, I recall in this guise it was 1260cc but later was taken out to 1428cc. Takes me back

[AndreR]

WOW I haven't seen a copy of BSH in years!!! That Street Fighters and AWOL were my favorite magazines about 30 years ago!!!
Happy Friday freezing but dry and sunny in North Hertfordshire!!

[RIP]

Does her outfit conform to EN13595/17092 do you think? Very irresponsible putting that on the front page.

[Bearbonesnorm]

WOW I haven't seen a copy of BSH in years!!! That Street Fighters and AWOL were my favorite magazines about 30 years ago!!!

Had numerous bikes featured in BSH and Streetfighters over the years but I recall, never one in AWOL.

Does her outfit conform to EN13595/17092 do you think? Very irresponsible putting that on the front page.

Don't worry Reg, that is a special safety suit.

[sean_iow]

When my father started work as a postman back in the late 80's there was a safety poster in the sorting office about how to spot parcel bombs, some of the things were not obvious like,

Oily stains on the packaging - some explosives have a residue which can soak through to the outside
Badly written address - I guess if you're writing on a bomb you might have a shaky hand

But the poster also had on the list 'protruding wires' and 'ticking noises'

Someone had written at the bottom of list, Has Acme written on the outside and is addressed to Road Runner

[fatbikephil]

Ahh BSH, that takes me back. A model of equality and respect
Always made me laugh when the blokes whose bikes were being featured generally included a picture of their other half (dressed appropriately...) kind of like readers wives with motorbikes....

[Bearbonesnorm]

But the poster also had on the list 'protruding wires' and 'ticking noises'

It had both of those

Always made me laugh when the blokes whose bikes were being featured generally included a picture of their other half (dressed appropriately...) kind of like readers wives with motorbikes....

They usually hired a model and a studio for the main feature bikes but yeah, there were plenty of submissions that did include readers wives. I always made a point of never attending studio shoots as it's very dull and the waste of a day but the lads would fight over who was going

[BigdummySteve]

The cleaning business owner developed the condition after being exposed to strong chemicals at work almost 20 years ago

Sadly he didn’t reveal which chemicals

[AndreR]

When my father started work as a postman back in the late 80's there was a safety poster in the sorting office about how to spot parcel bombs

Best safety poster I've seen was a photo of a pair of hands with the caption "Your 10 best tools, no spares in stock"