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  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    Morning all. About to walk the 🐕 or is that the other way around. Bit cooler today so hopefully won't get burnt. Chucking the lads off the side of a quarry on a BFO zipline followed by quarry karting. Should be fun. The 2 female's are chilling and dog sitting whilst it happens. For some reason a load of chocolate eggs have materialised around the place. Breakfast is sorted then. Enjoy.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,900
    oxoman said:

    Chucking the lads off the side of a quarry on a BFO zipline followed by quarry karting. Should be fun.

    Which one?
    I'm attempting to get up the mountain opposite one of them so a well timed mooning could be arranged.
  • tlw1tlw1 Posts: 21,326
    Chilled start with the current covid wife joining me walking the hounds.

    Some food and wait for kids to get up in order to give them too much chocolate and then off for a long hilly hard run followed by a couple of pubs and then a bbq at friends
  • pinnopinno Posts: 49,184
    21c forecast at P-R. Pity.
    Mind you, it could be a bit of an epic dust storm.

    Benny was quite settled last night. So far, Shorty is Alpha person seemingly*. He should be able to train her up proper.

    *Welcome to cleaning out the litter tray sweetheart. This will stop if I can get the thing to go outdoors.

    Jack set standards in behaviour that few cats reach:
    He only messed up once when he was accidentally shut in.
    Never used a litter tray.
    Never jumped on the counter near the cooker.
    Never stole defrosting food.
    Never pulled claws on furniture. Although the carpet was used occasionally and this was to get your attention. He always did it with a pose and a look knowing that a cushion would be flying at him. I think he did it for kicks.
    Was never demanding.
    Purred when you picked him up.
    Was generally very clean.
    Slight flaw was that he didn't retract claws when playing with you. Benny has soft paws.

    We have a long way to go with this little fella but he has oodles of potential and we have time. He played with me last night and that's a really good sign. He came to find me when I went to Le WC this morning.
    He doesn't stop eating. Makes me think he has worms. Not from hunting but maybe from fleas.

    Anyhoo, enjoy Easter folks. Pagan ritual stolen by bloody Christians.


    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,900
    thistle_ said:

    oxoman said:

    Chucking the lads off the side of a quarry on a BFO zipline followed by quarry karting. Should be fun.

    Which one?
    I'm attempting to get up the mountain opposite one of them so a well timed mooning could be arranged.

  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 54,510
    thistle_ said:

    thistle_ said:

    oxoman said:

    Chucking the lads off the side of a quarry on a BFO zipline followed by quarry karting. Should be fun.

    Which one?
    I'm attempting to get up the mountain opposite one of them so a well timed mooning could be arranged.

    Isn't that the sign they normally stick on sheep? :)

    Slowish start, will head out to the woods soon with hounds in tow. Then a couple of trips to the tip with all the stuff we pulled out of the garden yesterday. The excitement mounts...
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • pinnopinno Posts: 49,184
    Bread is proving.
    Done chores.
    Will strim and cut grass.

    Happy chappy/happy Shorty:


    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • veronese68veronese68 Posts: 26,294 Lives Here
    Afternoon folks,
    Traditional slow start was enjoyed. Needed that as I'm rather achy from all the humping OF BOXES yesterday. Honestly, such filthy minds you lot have, what else could I have meant 😁
    Just had some Colombia with a cup of tea, mixing English and Italian traditions as is always the case for us. Going to the old dear's to sort some more stuff out later. Found the booklet that came with my 5 speed Peugeot in the loft, think I was 12 when I got that. It was followed by a 10 speed Falcon after it got pinched. In the days when you added up all the gears obviously.

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  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,072
    V. Hap cat. Hep cat. Cool cat.

    Walked. Now cooking. Out again later with a different sea view.
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,451
    beansnikpoh said:

    V. Hap cat. Hep cat. Cool cat.

    Walked. Now cooking. Out again later with a different sea view.

    Are you in Devon or Cornwall peas?
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,451
    Hell of the South East completed. 30 gruelling miles around the local rutted pot holed streets. A second day of gluttony beckons.
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,451
    pinno said:

    Bread is proving.
    Done chores.
    Will strim and cut grass.

    Happy chappy/happy Shorty:


    Look as those lovely clean pink paws! Never let him out!
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,072
    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    V. Hap cat. Hep cat. Cool cat.

    Walked. Now cooking. Out again later with a different sea view.

    Are you in Devon or Cornwall peas?
    Cornwall. St. Ives specifically. Im driving back tomorrow. Mini coming back on the train Wednesday with her grandmother. Mrs peas back Friday.
  • WheelspinnerWheelspinner Posts: 6,304
    Nice kitty Pinno. :-)

    Another day of meh, thanks to slightly worse than normal headaches again. Not sure I recall the last time I had a day without one, but it's a long time ago.






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  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    edited April 2022
    Penryn Quarry. Quarry karts awesome. Waiting for Butt to catch up with my body. Finger shows the start of the zip and shows approx 1/3rd of it in the pic. Expensive but certainly and experience.
    Typical sideways shot.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,451
    beansnikpoh said:

    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    V. Hap cat. Hep cat. Cool cat.

    Walked. Now cooking. Out again later with a different sea view.

    Are you in Devon or Cornwall peas?
    Cornwall. St. Ives specifically. Im driving back tomorrow. Mini coming back on the train Wednesday with her grandmother. Mrs peas back Friday.
    How many hours back? I stayed in Devon 2 years ago meaning to ‘pop’ into Cornwall during the trip, not realising it was still another 3 hour drive further along the coast!
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • seanoconnseanoconn Posts: 10,451
    oxoman said:

    Penryn Quarry. Quarry karts awesome. Waiting for Butt to catch up with my body. Finger shows the start of the zip and shows approx 1/3rd of it in the pic. Expensive but certainly and experience.
    Typical sideways shot.

    Did my mum take that picture?
    Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    Hope not. Took several attempts to get the finger in the right position. The view from the top is epic.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,072
    edited April 2022
    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    V. Hap cat. Hep cat. Cool cat.

    Walked. Now cooking. Out again later with a different sea view.

    Are you in Devon or Cornwall peas?
    Cornwall. St. Ives specifically. Im driving back tomorrow. Mini coming back on the train Wednesday with her grandmother. Mrs peas back Friday.
    How many hours back? I stayed in Devon 2 years ago meaning to ‘pop’ into Cornwall during the trip, not realising it was still another 3 hour drive further along the coast!
    It's a 5.5 to 6 hour drive down the M3/A303/A30 from/to SW20. 5 hours on the train from Paddington.

    The lack of motorway slows it right down, and the train slows to a crawl and stops everywhere after Exeter.
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    View from the top of the zipline. Can't see the bottom. 😖🤮😧Epic

    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,072
    Looks terrifying Oxo! Did you have a go?

    More my thing. Off out to paint the town a very light shade of red, more pink really.


  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    Yep. Did want to chicken out but decided to do it in the end. The quarry karts are epic, be interesting to do it on a bike. Even the smaller test wire is big.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,900
    Stevo_666 said:

    thistle_ said:

    thistle_ said:

    oxoman said:

    Chucking the lads off the side of a quarry on a BFO zipline followed by quarry karting. Should be fun.

    Which one?
    I'm attempting to get up the mountain opposite one of them so a well timed mooning could be arranged.

    Isn't that the sign they normally stick on sheep? :)
    Dunno about that, but it looks like they're covering them in so much paint to make it easier to catch the culprits:


  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,900
    beansnikpoh said:

    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    seanoconn said:

    beansnikpoh said:

    V. Hap cat. Hep cat. Cool cat.

    Walked. Now cooking. Out again later with a different sea view.

    Are you in Devon or Cornwall peas?
    Cornwall. St. Ives specifically. Im driving back tomorrow. Mini coming back on the train Wednesday with her grandmother. Mrs peas back Friday.
    How many hours back? I stayed in Devon 2 years ago meaning to ‘pop’ into Cornwall during the trip, not realising it was still another 3 hour drive further along the coast!
    It's a 5.5 to 6 hour drive down the M3/A303/A30 from/to SW20. 5 hours on the train from Paddington.
    There's a sleeper train too if you think you can manage to sleep on the train.
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    I'd be checking scouse land if the amount around today is anything to go by.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • thistle_thistle_ Posts: 6,900
    oxoman said:

    I'd be checking scouse land if the amount around today is anything to go by.

    Someone said "it looked like a conveyor belt" on snowdon today :neutral:
  • oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,440
    According to the locals they said it was packed. Police certainly had a fair few vehicles hauled off the road over the wkend to keep it flowing. They're certainly pushing the park and ride as well.
    Too many bikes according to Mrs O.
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 54,510
    thistle_ said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    thistle_ said:

    thistle_ said:

    oxoman said:

    Chucking the lads off the side of a quarry on a BFO zipline followed by quarry karting. Should be fun.

    Which one?
    I'm attempting to get up the mountain opposite one of them so a well timed mooning could be arranged.

    Isn't that the sign they normally stick on sheep? :)
    Dunno about that, but it looks like they're covering them in so much paint to make it easier to catch the culprits:


    That's terrible - that one looks under age
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 54,510
    edited April 2022
    oxoman said:

    According to the locals they said it was packed. Police certainly had a fair few vehicles hauled off the road over the wkend to keep it flowing. They're certainly pushing the park and ride as well.

    I've heard its a bit sh1tt...
    https://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-61128854
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • beansnikpohbeansnikpoh Posts: 1,072
    On the way.



    On arrival


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