The wargamers three arms of service - infantry, cavalry, pedantry!

Bit more time to catch up on the Too Fat Lardies youtube channel with their advent calendar
https://www.youtube.com/user/toofatlardies

Quote from: Ithoriel on 21 December 2020, 10:26:32 AM
The wargamers three arms of service - infantry, cavalry, pedantry!

Quote from: Techno II on 21 December 2020, 08:07:10 AM
Ooooh...something to be cheerful about in the Northern Hemisphere.....The days start getting longer, and the nights shorter after today.

The radio's given two different figures, this morning....One said the days extend 3 minutes for every day......another time they said three seconds per day.
(I found a figure of 33minutes per day on the interweb. Shome mishtake shooorly.)

Cheers - Phil.

Actually, I believe it is approximately 1 minute more day per day. 

I doubt it is a fixed amount it would depend on lattitude.

I always find this site helpful.

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/uk/london

But - London is 8 minutes behind Bristol, or may be in front. It would be the same for Merseyside. Our fixed times are due to Isembard Kingdom Brunel, who wanted a sensible timetable for GWR (and has obviously failed)

 "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so."

― Douglas Adams

Quote from: ianrs54 on 21 December 2020, 02:07:10 PM
Our fixed times are due to Isembard Kingdom Brunel, who wanted a sensible timetable for GWR (and has obviously failed)

It was a good idea, but he failed to realize that the train companies would find adhering to any sensible  timetable impossible. 

Steve, a belated thanks for the vid of Naseby. Watching two actual generals fight a wargame was interesting particularly when they seemed no different than the typical wargamer. Watching the referee seemingly making it up as he went along confirmed my approach to solo gaming. 
Also thanks for the WO reminder.

Lindybiege on English coinage  (my total knowledge to date comes from Ken Follett's Kingsbridge books) is now on my view during the next snowstorm list

Quote from: sean66 on 21 December 2020, 08:56:16 AM
Techno I'm not sure really but I think Days don't actually extend after the winter Solstice 
Daylight hours may extend but days stay roughly 24 Hours the whole year through 
Regards
Sean

A dead sheep. (The last of the fluffies)...I knew something was wrong when I heard a load of corvids having a mega-squabble.....The bloody models just would NOT go right....Another model fell down the back of a radiator....(Only took two hours to retrieve it....and by the time I DID get it back, all the putty had gone gloopy from getting too hot, too quickly..).....A trip down to the vets for ANOTHER load of antibiotics. (If I ever find the rat that bit Sam on the nose......It's Dead !!..It's cost us oodles over the last few weeks !)

To cap it all.....The vets was an 'alfresco' consultation....It was HISSING down.....I'm soaked !!

Apart from that.....not a bad day. 

Cheers - Phil. (At least I'm not stuck in a 'traffic jam' in Kent.......Poor sods !)

Well I don't think I can complain about anything today after what you've been through Phil !!!

Crumbs Phil, that sounds like the day from hell.

You deserve a quiet evening with a nice cuppa or something stronger

These things shall pass.   





It's what takes their place that worries me.

"Cheer up!" they said,"Things could be worse!"

So I cheered up and, right enough, things got worse!

I am always cheered by this song

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 22 December 2020, 04:25:49 PM

Wow a red card !!!! I'm honoured 
Regards
Sean

Life - hate it or ignore it the one thing you can't do is lose it with appologies to Douggie Adams