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alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those that braved outside in only their loin cloths.

2 special mentions @gennepher and @Annb
1 for persevering over the medical and medication supply issues, the 2nd for achieving yet another birthday, birthdays are a privileged denied to many, best put on your colanders, the standard head dress for those that follow the Pastafarian religion and skipped the light fandango while turning cartwheels across the floor.

Ahem and whoops reverted back back to my Procol Harum days. Oh happy days, drat that’s another song.

Reverting back to organised and accepted religions I believe that their are over 3006. A small thesis has been written on the subject by Terry Pratchett Titled Small Gods, an interesting read.

Mrs J and all of me, me’s and myself plus the others all 6 in total returned yesterday from the land of our fathers, literally.
Mrs J had a big catch up with her family some extremely new only 10 months old and some in their 80’s, during the day lots of tea and koffy was drunk, during the evening well best left un said. My sort of reality is returning.

Now have a great day all stay safe and try and avoid the road works on the heads of the valleys road in south Wales.
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Oh now I do like that Terry Pratchett book @alf_Josiah and have a great belief in turtles. I am also a bona fide member of the Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster and a fervent apponent to intelligent design. Teaching world religions is one thing but the USA is full of nut jobs and must be opposed, especially when it comes to teaching dangerous nonsense in schools.
 
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dunelm said:
USA is full of nut jobs and must be opposed, especially when it comes to teaching dangerous nonsense in schools.
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Ron DeSantis has that in hand. That Shakespeare fella for starters. The Bible is banned from Elementary and Middle schools in Utah, that well known woke hotbed, for vulgarity and violence. Anyone thinking we, UK, are beyond that must have been living as a hermit in a cave for at least 13 years.
 
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dunelm said:
This was taken in Whitby yesterday during the regatta. Not by me. Thought you might like it @lindisfel (any anyone else of course).


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Thanks Dunelm, not many Lancs flying nowadays, one of the lads at school dad died in a Lanc in the war but we had air fields all round us. It was high death rate in bomber command flying crew.

When I worked at Bilsdale in the early 80s the Whitby transmitter was near the Abbey, it had a very short mast. I can't remember when the transmitter was moved I probably had retired.
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I feel back in the land of the living now after this morning.

Wild life cameras
Cats & Foxes & Badger & Cats again sitting either end of the swing...

Creative. Ink painting, but it's not working for me.
I was trying to use a cut up credit card to move the paint, but it didn't do what I wanted it to do.

It has been teeming with rain most of the day.

Robin redbreast is looking good with his new tail feathers.

The rain was that intense, two stray cats took shelter in my kitchen...

Midnight is asleep next to me on the window ledge.

And I am drinking a cuppa tea...

Hope you found good in your day.
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lindisfel said:
Thanks Dunelm, not many Lancs flying nowadays, one of the lads at school dad died in a Lanc in the war but we had air fields all round us. It was high death rate in bomber command flying crew.

When I worked at Bilsdale in the early 80s the Whitby transmitter was near the Abbey, it had a very short mast. I can't remember when the transmitter was moved I probably had retired.
D.
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Interesting as the Bilsdale transmitter is pretty big now. Just hope that lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice.
 
ianpspurs said:
Ron DeSantis has that in hand. That Shakespeare fella for starters. The Bible is banned from Elementary and Middle schools in Utah, that well known woke hotbed, for vulgarity and violence. Anyone thinking we, UK, are beyond that must have been living as a hermit in a cave for at least 13 years.
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Stay vigilant - Fahrenheit 451 is on the move.
 
lindisfel said:
Oh dear, I don't know about all your religions Alf?

I just follow a Second Temple Jew who was put to death when the Romans crucified him in 33CE and I believe he lives and died for me and you and everybody on the planet.
Shalom to you and all.
Derek
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And peace to you, we are all entitled to our views, enjoy yours.
 
gennepher said:
I feel back in the land of the living now after this morning.

Wild life cameras
Cats & Foxes & Badger & Cats again sitting either end of the swing...

Creative. Ink painting, but it's not working for me.
I was trying to use a cut up credit card to move the paint, but it didn't do what I wanted it to do.

It has been teeming with rain most of the day.

Robin redbreast is looking good with his new tail feathers.

The rain was that intense, two stray cats took shelter in my kitchen...

Midnight is asleep next to me on the window ledge.

And I am drinking a cuppa tea...

Hope you found good in your day.
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Well the colours and composition work and those scraped in lines are fab. Smashing.
 
Been very busy with visitors and grandchildren. Garden has been a bit neglected so yesterday ripped out seversl blight affected tomato plants. Hoping it doesnt spread but not time to inspect and prune as needed. Have 3-4 kg tomatoes and half a dozen cucumbers plus several aubergines and courgettes in the fridge. Hoping to manage something with at least some of them. However the girls are expecting a day on the beach tomorrow and Wednesday has at least three activities planned already NOT including packing the car to leave by 6am Thursday morning to catch the ferry. Feeling overwhelmed.
 
gennepher said:
Thanks. @Krystyna23040
It is not the receptionists fault the way the surgery is run.
But I practised this morning before I went, having an imaginary conversation with a receptionist, so that all the words I used were polite and understanding of her job (in a lousily run surgery).

But it takes a lot out me. I don't understand why I am like this, but I feel ill when I get back home from this kind of situation. I think it must be tension because I am trying hard to lipread correctly, and also understand the receptionist's situation. The tension in my stomach is only just leaving me now.

I feel like I have wasted half the day today.

I am not being negative, but I know the same is going to happen next month with my meds.
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It is not surprising that you felt ill when you got back as it was a really stressful morning and so frustrating as it took up so much time @gennepher
 
SlimLizzy said:
Been very busy with visitors and grandchildren. Garden has been a bit neglected so yesterday ripped out seversl blight affected tomato plants. Hoping it doesnt spread but not time to inspect and prune as needed. Have 3-4 kg tomatoes and half a dozen cucumbers plus several aubergines and courgettes in the fridge. Hoping to manage something with at least some of them. However the girls are expecting a day on the beach tomorrow and Wednesday has at least three activities planned already NOT including packing the car to leave by 6am Thursday morning to catch the ferry. Feeling overwhelmed.
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Good luck with that blight. Visitors and grandchildren are wonderful for a short time but such a relief when you hand them back o_O:rolleyes:
 
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