Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you

briantrumpet

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

In my case, yes to all of the above.

Powdered milk...

Adapt to not using milk. First world problem. 😉
PS - Have you seen the use by dates on milk these days? 10 days is fine. 🤔

And actually, it is pretty OK to use, though I do wonder by what means... is it simply through cleaner and cleaner milk and more efficient chilling, or is there some clever zapping/wizardry going on? I still find the idea of unchilled UHT milk lasting three months a bit disconcerting.

pblakeney

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

In my case, yes to all of the above.

Powdered milk...

Adapt to not using milk. First world problem. 😉
PS - Have you seen the use by dates on milk these days? 10 days is fine. 🤔

And actually, it is pretty OK to use, though I do wonder by what means... is it simply through cleaner and cleaner milk and more efficient chilling, or is there some clever zapping/wizardry going on? I still find the idea of unchilled UHT milk lasting three months a bit disconcerting.

Oh, don't make me think about it. Must be a conspiracy in there.
Back when I were a lad it was off the next day.

briantrumpet

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

In my case, yes to all of the above.

Powdered milk...

Adapt to not using milk. First world problem. 😉
PS - Have you seen the use by dates on milk these days? 10 days is fine. 🤔

And actually, it is pretty OK to use, though I do wonder by what means... is it simply through cleaner and cleaner milk and more efficient chilling, or is there some clever zapping/wizardry going on? I still find the idea of unchilled UHT milk lasting three months a bit disconcerting.

Oh, don't make me think about it. Must be a conspiracy in there.
Back when I were a lad it was off the next day.

I think if you saw the conditions back then under which that milk was produced, chilled (eventually), and transported, you'd know why it only lasted a day.

Pross

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

In my case, yes to all of the above.

Powdered milk...

Adapt to not using milk. First world problem. 😉
PS - Have you seen the use by dates on milk these days? 10 days is fine. 🤔

And actually, it is pretty OK to use, though I do wonder by what means... is it simply through cleaner and cleaner milk and more efficient chilling, or is there some clever zapping/wizardry going on? I still find the idea of unchilled UHT milk lasting three months a bit disconcerting.

Oh, don't make me think about it. Must be a conspiracy in there.
Back when I were a lad it was off the next day.

But it was left on the doorstep for ages.

When we used to have our milk in school it would be outside until 10 or 11am which was OK in winter but in the height of summer it wasn't the most refreshing. Maybe Thatcher stopped it for the benefit of our health?

pblakeney

Pross said:

pblakeney said:

briantrumpet said:

pblakeney said:

pinno said:

pblakeney said:

In my case, yes to all of the above.

Powdered milk...

Adapt to not using milk. First world problem. 😉
PS - Have you seen the use by dates on milk these days? 10 days is fine. 🤔

And actually, it is pretty OK to use, though I do wonder by what means... is it simply through cleaner and cleaner milk and more efficient chilling, or is there some clever zapping/wizardry going on? I still find the idea of unchilled UHT milk lasting three months a bit disconcerting.

Oh, don't make me think about it. Must be a conspiracy in there.
Back when I were a lad it was off the next day.

But it was left on the doorstep for ages.

When we used to have our milk in school it would be outside until 10 or 11am which was OK in winter but in the height of summer it wasn't the most refreshing. Maybe Thatcher stopped it for the benefit of our health?

Yeahbut...it was only on our doorstep for 10 minutes, and sometimes frozen at that.
Probably correct before it got to the door, and in summer though.
Anyone else remember the race to get the cream?
Offset by first up having to set the fire. (All the best comedy is based on fact. 😉)

elbowloh

Also remember those pesky bluetits pecking through the foil.

pinno

elbowloh said:

Also remember those pesky bluetits pecking through the foil.

We thought that too but it turned out to be Tiddles the cat. He was handy with his paw.

After finding dead rats floating in the milk vats in Kenya plus the hot weather turning every other carton sour, we used to buy S African UHT. I got very used to it.

briantrumpet

No milk tastes as good as it does when it's come straight out of the cow and chilled down to 4°C within minutes. Gert lush.

pinno

briantrumpet said:

No milk tastes as good as it does when it's come straight out of the cow and chilled down to 4°C within minutes. Gert lush.

Yep I used to milk 'Dot' the Jersery cow at a farm and equestrian centre I worked at as a kid. Not that often mind but enough times to know she used to want to step forward just when she knew she was dry (finished). You had to move the bucket away quick.

And back on topic: (I know the answer). Why do milk stools have 3 legs?

briantrumpet

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

No milk tastes as good as it does when it's come straight out of the cow and chilled down to 4°C within minutes. Gert lush.

Yep I used to milk 'Dot' the Jersery cow at a farm and equestrian centre I worked at as a kid. Not that often mind but enough times to know she used to want to step forward just when she knew she was dry (finished). You had to move the bucket away quick.

And back on topic: (I know the answer). Why do milk stools have 3 legs?

Because milking parlour floors were never flat.

Ben6899

briantrumpet said:

pinno said:

briantrumpet said:

No milk tastes as good as it does when it's come straight out of the cow and chilled down to 4°C within minutes. Gert lush.

Yep I used to milk 'Dot' the Jersery cow at a farm and equestrian centre I worked at as a kid. Not that often mind but enough times to know she used to want to step forward just when she knew she was dry (finished). You had to move the bucket away quick.

And back on topic: (I know the answer). Why do milk stools have 3 legs?

Because milking parlour floors were never flat.

And because three points are always on the same plane.

pinno

Ben6899 said:

And because three points are always on the same plane.

Points?! You don't even get a free meal anymore.

rick_chasey

Wealth inequality in the us is worse now than it was just before the French Revolution

briantrumpet

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

I remember when some friends and I did our Paris to Rome ride, it was striking that the moment we passed into Italy that there were many many more petrol stations... France was similar to the UK, and it got me wondering why the difference. I could only assume the margins were completely different, for whatever reason, or that there was some sort of government support/intervention. It reminded me of how it used to be 50 years ago here, with little petrol stations all over the place.

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

Pross

Ignore, swapped threads and board!

rick_chasey

Facebook is struggling with the whole thing going down in part because all internal comms go through Facebook

webboo

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

kingstongraham

rick_chasey said:

Facebook is struggling with the whole thing going down in part because all internal comms go through Facebook

Also their security is linked to Facebook, so the people who needed access to fix it couldn't get in.

rick_chasey

Remarkable.

elbowloh

webboo said:

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

Same at the local Asda. Only place i've been able to get fuel in the last week and a half.

briantrumpet

webboo said:

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

Ah yes, true, there are ones connected to supermarkets, but I can't remember ever having seen completely stand-alone ones in the UK.

pblakeney

briantrumpet said:

webboo said:

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

Ah yes, true, there are ones connected to supermarkets, but I can't remember ever having seen completely stand-alone ones in the UK.

More likely in remote areas.
I've seen them while doing the NC500. I used the 24hr one in Durness for example.

First.Aspect

briantrumpet said:

webboo said:

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

Ah yes, true, there are ones connected to supermarkets, but I can't remember ever having seen completely stand-alone ones in the UK.

They are still pretty much like that in the Highlands, but the 24h self pay thing doesn't exist. A lot of them are monday-friday until 5:30 pm only. Pretty backwards.

pblakeney

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

webboo said:

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

Ah yes, true, there are ones connected to supermarkets, but I can't remember ever having seen completely stand-alone ones in the UK.

They are still pretty much like that in the Highlands, but the 24h self pay thing doesn't exist. A lot of them are monday-friday until 5:30 pm only. Pretty backwards.

Please refer to my updated post above.

First.Aspect

pblakeney said:

First.Aspect said:

briantrumpet said:

webboo said:

briantrumpet said:

Not entirely unrelated to the Brexit Farce thread...

The other thing, while we're on the subject, France also has quite a network of small unmanned stations, often just a couple of 24h self-service pumps. I wondered why we havent got that here. Seems a no-brainer, unless the only real margin on petrol is normally selling stuff in the shop.

The petrol station at our local Tesco’s is one of these 4 pumps 24 hours.

Ah yes, true, there are ones connected to supermarkets, but I can't remember ever having seen completely stand-alone ones in the UK.

They are still pretty much like that in the Highlands, but the 24h self pay thing doesn't exist. A lot of them are monday-friday until 5:30 pm only. Pretty backwards.

Please refer to my updated post above.

Well you learn something every day. It was just a road when I was up there, rather than the "let's fuxk up Wester Ross 500" so perhaps just not enough demand for 24 h availability.

pblakeney

I think it is as much to do with card payment being prevalent these days.
There is no need for a petrol station to be manned apart from the shop section.

TheBigBean

Wrong thread.

elbowloh

TheBigBean said:

Which sports have successful self funding women's events? Tennis is one example, does golf count? Athletics perhaps. Anyway, I think finding a successful example and then trying to replicate it is the best idea although it is worth noting that even in tennis, the women's game is watched less than the men's game.

Beach volleyball

First.Aspect

pblakeney said:

I think it is as much to do with card payment being prevalent these days.
There is no need for a petrol station to be manned apart from the shop section.

Ish. The NC500 is a poison chalice though. Locals other than shop and b&b owners detest it. When we went around that area in the height of summer 15 years ago we'd see one car an hour for long stretches. Now you see 20 motorbikes and 10 rented supercars in that time. They all buy petrol.

Elsewhere, it is still very primitive in places. Try the ardnamuchan for example, or south of Oban in the don't stray off the path region.

pblakeney

First.Aspect said:

pblakeney said:

I think it is as much to do with card payment being prevalent these days.
There is no need for a petrol station to be manned apart from the shop section.

Ish. The NC500 is a poison chalice though. Locals other than shop and b&b owners detest it. When we went around that area in the height of summer 15 years ago we'd see one car an hour for long stretches. Now you see 20 motorbikes and 10 rented supercars in that time. They all buy petrol.

Elsewhere, it is still very primitive in places. Try the ardnamuchan for example, or south of Oban in the don't stray off the path region.

Been there. The lighthouse is only 58 miles from Fort William.
Quiet but hardly remote.