The days are getting longer again!
Sorry, southern hemisphere peeps
Summer, Buddy Holly, the working folly
Good golly, Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet
Jump back in the alley and nanny goats
Eighteen wheeler Scammells, Dominica camels
All other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willie
Being rather silly and porridge oats
A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it
You're welcome we can spare it, yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty
Going on forty no electric shocks
The juice of a carrot, the smile of a parrot
A little drop of claret, anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, the days when I ain't spotty
Sitting on a potty, curing smallpox
Health service glasses, gigolos and brasses
Round or skinny bottoms
Take your mum to Paris, lighting up a chalice
Wee Willie Harris
Bantu Steven Biko, listening to Rico
Harpo Groucho Chico
Cheddar cheese and pickle, a Vincent motorsickle
Slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Domitrie and Pascale
Balla, balla, balla and Volare
Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying okey-dokey, sing-a-long a Smokie
Coming out of chokie
John Coltrane's soprano, Adie Celentano
Beuno Colino
Woody Allan, Dali, Domitrie and Pascale
Balla, balla, balla and Volare
Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy
Being in my nuddy
Saying okey-dokey, sing-a-long a Smokie
Coming out a chokie
John Coltrane's soprano, Adie Celentano
Beuno Colino
Nothing else?
One, two, three?
Pendraken and the companionship of the forum?
Well, Will, what can one say in response .... except:
"Sex and drugs* and rock and roll
Is all my brain and body need
Sex and drugs* and rock and roll
Are very good indeed"
:) :) :) :)
*Medically prescribed in my case.
Reasonably good health
Food, more than enough, to eat
A house to live in
Work I find mostly interesting and am well paid for
A hobby that has provided me with fascination, fun and fellowship for at least 45 years
...
We didn't get Fried in the 80s.
We didn't get Fried in the 90s, the noughties or the teens.
We aint't got Fried in the 20s yet... just WIP.
Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag
And smile, smile, smile,
While you've a lucifer to light your fag,
Smile, boys, that's the style.
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while
So pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag
And smile, smile, smile.
Chin Up, Chaps!
Quote from: Raider4 on 22 December 2021, 02:38:17 PMThe days are getting longer again!
Sorry, southern hemisphere peeps
Wish they were warmer!
Quote from: Raider4 on 22 December 2021, 02:38:17 PMThe days are getting longer again!
Agreed, the winter solstice is the best December day for me, when I can start looking forward to the lighter nights coming in again.
Yep, good to know that the days are slowly getter longer now :) . I just wish there was more sunshine at present!
It's not dark and light that I care about it's cold and warm (I'm in Scotland where the weather is so rarely hot that warm is an aspiration).
My kitchen extension, built decades before I moved in, has next to no heat insulation. It's currently nine degrees in there. I look forward to the weather warming to the point where I don't worry about succumbing to hypothermia while making a cup of coffee!
9 degrees F I take it if you're talking about hypothermia?
Having seen and almost experienced it myself during a tramp in the Tararuas some years ago its not something to take lightly.
A friend bought a New Build semi. FAR TOO WARM! In Summer, so much that she would grumble... but nothing she could do about it unless Air Con installed... so much for 'Green' and 'energy efficiency'! Moved to an older property... fine!
QuoteA friend bought a New Build semi. FAR TOO WARM! In Summer, so much that she would grumble... but nothing she could do about it unless Air Con installed...
Same here in a new build flat. Temperature never lower than 23C at night in summer with no artificial heating at all. Maxed at 36. Even winter runs a steady 20C with the thermostats set to 15. Once heated, Solar gain and body heat seems to be enough to keep it so. Still when the gas boiler has to come out I suppose I will moan about the good old days.
I'm very depressed, so thjete are no reasons to be cheerful. Bloody Xmas :'( :'( :'( :'(
Hang in there, it will soon be over.
But it's all going to happen again next year :'( :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: pierre the shy on 23 December 2021, 06:53:30 PM9 degrees F I take it if you're talking about hypothermia?
Having seen and almost experienced it myself during a tramp in the Tararuas some years ago its not something to take lightly.
Rhetorical hyperbole, Peter, 9C.
However, as we get older we are more at risk from hypothermia in our own homes if they get particularly cold. I have had days here where the temperature in the fridge was higher than the temperature in the kitchen!
Shops will stop playing Xmas songs!
"All I want For Christmas Is YOOOO..."
Why not
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iFsxSNN2c
Happy happies, everyone. Even Ian.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 01 January 2022, 06:44:18 AMHappy happies, everyone. Even Ian.
I'm NEVER cheerful brain the size of a planet......
Quote from: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 01 January 2022, 08:45:14 AMI'm NEVER cheerful brain the size of a planet......
You wouldn't be you, Ian, if you weren't channeling your inner Eeyore on the forum :)
To everyone else, Happy 2022!
Quote from: Ithoriel on 01 January 2022, 12:32:44 PMYou wouldn't be you, Ian, if you weren't channeling your inner Eeyore on the forum :)
I'm that depressing - GOOD :'( :'( :'( :d :d
Strange thought. Back at 3 or so... Pooh was stupid. Piglet annoying. Eeyore was... comfortable! At age 3!
Grow Thistles! ;)
Shops open... ok... had to wait for 1/2 hr... but Essential Supplies of Cigs, Beer and some Rations Replenished. :)
Non smokers will have No Idea how Depressing it is to find that, upon breaking open 'Emergency' supply of Rolling Baccy / Paper... Fingers just do not seem capable anymore. :(
Still... back into 'Line'... and Foxes seem to have enjoyed their treat of unused foodstuff. :)
Not at all sure about 2022... but 'What Ho!' ;) :)
Just had 5-6 friends turn up to assist with tidying up our 2 car garage :-bd =D> :-bd =D> :-bd
which we couldn't fit any cars in, in fact it was there was limited walking room :-[ :-[
In less than 3 hours one carload of cardboard has gone to the recycling depot and a caged trailer of rubbish has gone to the tip, garage swept out and remaining boxes stacked back in the garage :-bd :-bd :-bd
They picked up a bit more rubbish on the way to the tip from another friend's place :-bd
With a bit of careful rearranging of the remaining boxes we could now fit two cars in :) :)
We lent our lawn mower & weed-eater to a couple of the friends, they returned them and have insisted on mowing our lawn :) :)
Quote from: paulr on 02 January 2022, 11:04:47 PMJust had 5-6 friends turn up to assist with tidying up our 2 car garage :-bd =D> :-bd =D> :-bd
We lent our lawn mower & weed-eater to a couple of the friends, they returned them and have insisted on mowing our lawn :) :)
Where do I find friends like these, or can I borrow yours...?!
;D ;D ;D
I'm very lucky to be associated with the Filipino community here in Wellington through my wife :)
They have a very strong cooperative spirit referred to as bayanihan
Quote from: paulr on 02 January 2022, 11:14:54 PMI'm very lucky to be associated with the Filipino community here in Wellington through my wife :)
They have a very strong cooperative spirit referred to as bayanihan.
That's really nice, I like that kind of community spirit.
Sounds great! :)
Small problem trying to replicate it here - you have to book a slot at the tip - in advance online. You have to bring an electronic or paper copy of the booking slot.
Slots are always booked up a week in advance.
You also need a certificate to prove you are a County resident.
And you are limited to one trip a day. (It was once a week until recently).
If you try and use a trailer because of the restriction on number of visits, depending on the size of the trailer you may get away with being a residential load - or you may be classed as commercial and get charged a fee and/or told to go away as you didn't book a commercial slot.
The tip is also now only open 5 days a week.
They are about to cut the unlimited weekly paper and cardboard collection from your house to a single small 're-usable' bag.
All this apparently because they have declared a 'climate emergency' and not at all because they are cost cutting - honest.
You friends would get very frustrated living here.
:o :o :o
Our local tip is only closed on Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Good Friday
You need a truck or really large trailer to be charged by the tonne
Green waste is cheaper & recycling is free to drop off
You can visit as many times as you like with no need to be a local or book in advance
Looks like I have several more reasons to be cheerful :)
Local Tip.. Estate Car, ok. Jobbing Gardener's van... need permit. FFS Why? Green waste... and HAS to go somewhere? Cannot Burn it due to regs! A whole LOT of stuff needs doing! Not Cheerful! >:(
'Fly' tipping of Household or Builder's waste Really annoys... should go to Tip... so why make it difficult? Council might need to pay for more skips... but that is what service is for! Waste Disposal.
Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 03 January 2022, 07:02:40 AMLocal Tip.. Estate Car, ok. Jobbing Gardener's van... need permit.
It's just to stop commercial clearance/waste removal companies from just dumping it all there for free. Commercial outfits need to pay for an annual waste permit I think.
You should be OK getting a one-off permit from your local council though, we've done that a couple of times in the Pendraken van when we've been moving house or needed to get rid of something too big for a car (settee, wardrobes, etc).
Have had a permit for Garden Waste last year. But once site staff realised 'Jobbing Gardener'... not keen.
2 Yrs ago, had some 'Building Work' done. Builders omitted to mention that they did not have a license for waste removal, so had to hire a skip. Work done in 2 Days... skip hire Co, did not remove for 2 MONTHS!
Where I used to work... Industrial Estate... some T*** started 'Fly Tipping' Builders waste. Others quickly cottoned on... so small mountains of kitchen units / mattresses, etc.
WHY make it difficult to dump stuff? SOMEONE will have to clear up 'Fly Tipping'... and will cost.
>:( >:( >:(
'Reasons To Be Cheerfull'!
If you have them... Damn Well Enjoy them... that's what they are for!
:) :) :)
Quote from: Heedless Horseman on 03 January 2022, 01:43:36 PMHave had a permit for Garden Waste last year. But once site staff realised 'Jobbing Gardener'... not keen.
2 Yrs ago, had some 'Building Work' done. Builders omitted to mention that they did not have a license for waste removal, so had to hire a skip. Work done in 2 Days... skip hire Co, did not remove for 2 MONTHS!
Where I used to work... Industrial Estate... some T*** started 'Fly Tipping' Builders waste. Others quickly cottoned on... so small mountains of kitchen units / mattresses, etc.
WHY make it difficult to dump stuff? SOMEONE will have to clear up 'Fly Tipping'... and will cost.
>:( >:( >:(
A recent study by Huddersfield council showed that the income from businesses buying permits brought in something like £110,000, whereas the cost of clearing up fly tipping cost ~£37,000. If these figures are representative of all councils, you can see why the system has become like it has. The income stream from awkward arrangements far exceeds the costs of illegal activity, so councils are prepared to put up with it.
OK. But, 'responsible' companies may not have used up their share and 'Fly Tipping', possibly 3 times more dumped than cleanup costs.
I have known some'Council Tip'employees... and 'OK' Blokes... Need Pay!. If Councils want to be 'Green' and 'Environment Friendly'... then get rid of 'Red Tape' and charges! Most would like to be 'Good'... but cannot. Why make it Difficult? Gov't wants to interfere with us in so many ways... with 'Green Intent'...why not Help in this most basic way?
If you want to know the real answer to your question, I suggest picking up a copy of Joseph Tainter's Collapse of Complex Societies.
Failing that, George Monbiot did a good related piece this week:
https://www.monbiot.com/2022/01/03/fishy-business/
Or, the blunt precis answer is:
Those in charge don't give a sh*t as long as their rich mates continue getting richer, and if the proletariat (that includes councils) pick up the cost, so be it.
Quote from: Leon on 03 January 2022, 07:34:22 AMCommercial outfits need to pay for an annual waste permit I think.
Round here the permit only allows them to transport it they then pay by the ton at the tip.
On top of our council tax of nearly £3000 a year we pay £130 a year for for two Brown wheelie bins to take garden rubbish, but they get really fussy if the weeds have too much soil still attached. What do they expect me to do? I just bury them under the grass cuttings now.
A while ago I took 3 bags of painted scrap wood that I could not burn to the tip. They then wanted to charge me £2.50 a bag. I took it back home chopped it up a bit and put it in the normal wheelie bin.
They charge for everything now so I rarely go to the tip now just slowly add it to the normal bins as and when I have space.
Its a false economy on their part and they then have to sort it when it arrives at the collection point, rather than me take it to the tip and put it in the correct skip.
QuoteYep, good to know that the days are slowly getter longer now :) . I just wish there was more sunshine at present!
19:30 and it's still daylight. I love BST :):):)