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  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 722
    SoloSuperia wrote:
    On the weather thing... A clip on the news showed the sea and in all honesty looked like a force 6 or 7 to me.
    Back in the day the boys would be turning up on the beach with their sinkers!

    4.5m2 or 5m2 weather? :wink:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,460
    Sitting down on the train in the seat next to someone who is trying to spread themselves out to deter anyone sitting there. In this morning's case it was even better as after he muttered a bit when I sat partially on his leg that he wouldn't move he then got wound up by the conductor asking for his ticket as he'd already shown it once.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    I'm on the 'roids, man. So will I need a TUE? Maybe I should ask Dan Roan.

    Nasal / sinus congestion for near enough 3 months. Enough is enough.
  • crumbschief
    crumbschief Posts: 3,399
    orraloon wrote:
    I'm on the 'roids, man. So will I need a TUE? Maybe I should ask Dan Roan.

    Nasal / sinus congestion for near enough 3 months. Enough is enough.

    ooh nose
  • robert88
    robert88 Posts: 2,696
    The Royal Navy
    'Bad weather' keeps £3bn carrier in Portsmouth port

    A fresh to strong breeze with gusts of up to 37 knots (43mph) was forecast in the Solent for Tuesday, according to the BBC coastal weather bulletin.
    The sea state was described as "moderate" while visibility was "very good becoming excellent"

    Admiral Lord West, said the carrier would always be available in a crisis, but it would be "stupid" to conduct sea trials when the weather was "iffy".

    How sensible.

    http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-41736680
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,972
    diplodicus wrote:

    4.5m2 or 5m2 weather? :wink:

    Big kites by any chance?


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 722
    Capt Slog wrote:
    diplodicus wrote:

    4.5m2 or 5m2 weather? :wink:

    Big kites by any chance?

    Close. I was guessing that by using the term sinker, Solosuperia was referring to windsurfing. So sail sizes
  • bbrap
    bbrap Posts: 610
    diplodicus wrote:
    Capt Slog wrote:
    diplodicus wrote:

    4.5m2 or 5m2 weather? :wink:

    Big kites by any chance?

    Close. I was guessing that by using the term sinker, Solosuperia was referring to windsurfing. So sail sizes

    That makes sense, I always attributed the word "sinker" to the big weights used by beachcasters when fishing. Rough weather drives some surprisingly big fish inshore for those prepared to get a little damp :)
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    Ribble Gran Fondo, Campagnolo Centaur (winter bike)
    Van Raam 'O' Pair
    Land Rover (really nasty weather :lol: )
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,972
    bbrap wrote:
    diplodicus wrote:
    Capt Slog wrote:
    diplodicus wrote:

    4.5m2 or 5m2 weather? :wink:

    Big kites by any chance?

    Close. I was guessing that by using the term sinker, Solosuperia was referring to windsurfing. So sail sizes

    That makes sense, I always attributed the word "sinker" to the big weights used by beachcasters when fishing. Rough weather drives some surprisingly big fish inshore for those prepared to get a little damp :)

    That's what i thought too. I didn't make a connection between sinker and wind surfing.


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 722
    Most larger windsurfers would float when stationary provided the volume of the board was more than your body weight and rig weight in kilograms. Boards used for rough seas (wave sailing) were normally low volume, hence would sink when stationary.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Watching Tears For Fears Radio 2 In Concert from last night Thursday on BBC iPlayer catchup and
    a) realising I know all these songs
    b) hearing and seeing them put in a v good live set all these years later.
    Happy days.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,102
    Watching knackered old rockers with jet black hair and wearing purple shades on BBC4 get enthusiastic about a base track laid down in 1978.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    finchy wrote:
    Uploading my dissertation to the Open University website, clicking "submit" and bringing 7 years of hard work and virtually no leisure time to an end. :D:D:D:D:D

    UPDATE: Getting a 2.1 in Geology :D:D:D
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,264
    Well done.

    OT:

    The sausage gently rocking in the pan while it cooks.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,800
    Well done Finchy. :-)
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  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Top work Finchy. Ace result in a proper degree.
    On a related note, Mrs BBGeek was allowed to put letters after her name, being accredited to a professional organisation this week. Well proud.
    I love it when others do well, and I can congratulate them from the comfort of my sofa.
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,264
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Top work Finchy. Ace result in a proper degree.
    On a related note, Mrs BBGeek was allowed to put letters after her name, being accredited to a professional organisation this week. Well proud.
    I love it when others do well, and I can congratulate them from the comfort of my sofa.

    Brewing and Distilling, BSc (Hons) ?

    If it's anything else, i'm disappointed in you BBG.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Thanks for the congrats. All that hard work was worth it in the end. Well done also to Mrs BBG.
  • Cotterend
    Cotterend Posts: 73
    After two years of restoring our Triumph Stag, today letting that V8 romp up hills, changing up :) Hood down, heater on, magic.
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,494
    A proper Sussex Bonfire.

    The whole village was out on Saturday evening/night, plus a couple of thousand friends. There's a real buzz. Plenty to eat and drink and as an added bonus loads raised for charity too.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,264
    Cotterend wrote:
    After two years of restoring our Triumph Stag, today letting that V8 romp up hills, changing up :) Hood down, heater on, magic.

    ...and when it dies a loud, oily and smoky death you'll be searching for a Rover V8 to replace that dodgy lump.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Tashman wrote:
    A proper Sussex Bonfire.

    The whole village was out on Saturday evening/night, plus a couple of thousand friends. There's a real buzz. Plenty to eat and drink and as an added bonus loads raised for charity too.
    Did you have an inappropriate effigy to burn, or are those things all in the past?
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,494
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Tashman wrote:
    A proper Sussex Bonfire.

    The whole village was out on Saturday evening/night, plus a couple of thousand friends. There's a real buzz. Plenty to eat and drink and as an added bonus loads raised for charity too.
    Did you have an inappropriate effigy to burn, or are those things all in the past?
    No, ours tends to be traditional in the form of a 12 ft high "Guy" Other societies do like to push the boundaries of taste a little more. The main Lewes societies will reveal theirs on Saturday where I'm expecting there to be several Trumps/Junckers/Mays/Johnsons/Kims or Corbyns
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,264
    I miss the Guy Fawks celebrations in Lewes and the Sussex 4x Winter ale.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • mr_goo
    mr_goo Posts: 3,770
    Not some much cheered up as completely bemused. ...happened to be in Winchester yesterday and needed to use the gentlemens facilities. Once entered I was met with piped classical music ! Imagine it. Peeing to Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries.
    Always be yourself, unless you can be Aaron Rodgers....Then always be Aaron Rodgers.
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Not some much cheered up as completely bemused. ...happened to be in Winchester yesterday and needed to use the gentlemens facilities. Once entered I was met with piped classical music ! Imagine it. Peeing to Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries.
    I always find taking a dump to "Pomp and Circumstance" most effective for bowel evacuation. That's probably just me, though.
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,475
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    Mr Goo wrote:
    Not some much cheered up as completely bemused. ...happened to be in Winchester yesterday and needed to use the gentlemens facilities. Once entered I was met with piped classical music ! Imagine it. Peeing to Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries.
    I always find taking a dump to "Pomp and Circumstance" most effective for bowel evacuation. That's probably just me, though.

    1812 Overture?
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  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,494
    Pinno wrote:
    Sussex 4x Winter ale.
    I'll have to look that one out, I usually head for Old Man from the Long Man brewery
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,264
    Tashman wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Sussex 4x Winter ale.
    I'll have to look that one out, I usually head for Old Man from the Long Man brewery

    I am not sure how widespread it is nowadays. The Hurst Arms in Eastbourne used to serve it.
    Had a quick look and it doesn't seem to exist :cry: Perhaps it has been replaced with the 'Old Ale':

    Old-Ale-Pump-Clip21-1024x768.jpg
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,494
    Pinno wrote:
    Tashman wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Sussex 4x Winter ale.
    I'll have to look that one out, I usually head for Old Man from the Long Man brewery

    I am not sure how widespread it is nowadays. The Hurst Arms in Eastbourne used to serve it.
    Had a quick look and it doesn't seem to exist :cry: Perhaps it has been replaced with the 'Old Ale':

    Old-Ale-Pump-Clip21-1024x768.jpg
    Ah yes, Old is freely availsble in these parts. Nice with half a best to make a "mother-in-law"

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