Just about to jump on a train with my faithful Brompton, and a toothbrush and a clean pair of socks, to meet Mr R Picton of this parish at Birmingham International. Between now and tomorrow lunchtime we only have a slight idea of what will be happening. What could be more cheery than that

Sorry, I'm still following up tonkas - I purely have your welfare at heart, Bear. "As long as you don’t use a copious amount of it – obviously a copious amount could cause death – it really is delicious,” says Thomas Raquel, head pastry chef at the Michelin-starred Le Bernardin in New York, not...

10.6 - most restrained :smile: Tonka, vanilla, coconut, cacao... Tonka - didn't they used to make kids toys? Tonka Toys. They did an impressive excavator if I remember rightly. Wasn't their schtick that you could stand on the toys without breaking them or something? Oh hang on a minute. "Tonka ...

Sean wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:25 pm books!!

When did these come in?!

I've worn you down Sean.

Lazarus wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 11:38 am

I still can't find a reason to own a Brompton whilst living in a rural town with little public transport.

Try harder

Yes agreed if I used busses and trains it would be ace otherwise its an ornament

Heads up to scroll past Pickers' and my BaM report after this weekend then

These days I've run out of new things to read, these days. Belatedly into Stewart Lee, so stacked up a few of his books (pre-loved). The hard bit, to maximise the enjoyment, is to continue reading them in his voice because half the fun is in his delivery, inflections, pauses, etc. I can't stop playi...

Aye tis this Friday/Saturday.... 20th/21st....

Any folder would do really, but obv Going Mad In Dorset will be just as fun

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 9:00 pm Three Broadly Bored Broad Broads Abroad Aboard Boards Around The Broads on B-roads.

Um, just a small picky point though, how does one paddleboard along a B-road?

Very tempted but for me it's a heck of a long train journey via Shrewsbury and down the Central Wales line. Hmm.

you picking the venue from your book. Hmmm? Tables nicely turned :-bd I've found another one on my shelf too! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53996952864_5fdd09b03b_w.jpg Everybody else scroll down, but for Lu: Swaying The Hood football match at Haxey, N Lincs (6th January) Cheese Rolling at Co...

Err, Reg, are you in a time warp? :wink: Wot, me? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53996563056_4c530554cc_w.jpg I'm always amused by the hangem n floggem Daily Hatemail brigade raving on about all the law breaking going on, but in the same breath whine on about speed cameras and legal speed limi...

Always controversial to inject sex, religion or politics into the proceedings, but... bit of politics for Saturday afternoon :smile: . https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53996433181_52de1ee431.jpg Yep I know, who believes statistics. Still, there was outcry over seatbelt and drink-driving laws at t...

That's a pity about the incident at the end but interesting that bridleway just ending, normally that's something that happens at a parish boundary where the right of way has been recorded in one parish but not the adjoining one but in this case the dotted line for the parish boundary is another fi...

How very dare you, calling us broad Excellent, how could I possibly have missed that one :-bd . At the risk of pushing the wordplay too far (much too late Reg, much much too late), I've got to type that out just to see it in print :wink: . OK.... Three Bored Broad Broads Aboard Boards Around The Br...

500m of pushing up to the col. (It returns via a HUGE hike-a-bike up to the Bealach Breabag) There's a handful of burn crossings on the descent to the cottage that will need a dismount. Heading south from the cottage will be pretty boggy by now - I've only crossed it with nearly dry feet once, that...

The term broad, as applied to a female person, is often taken to be derogatory. This isn't necessarily the case, and certainly not in V's case :smile: . In fact, it sez on tinternet that it could be derived from the German "braut", which happily fits perfectly with V's origins :smile: . Er...

CF, made a very quick recovery from what I think is the latest round of COVID, Glad to hear it :smile: and have made it to the start of my holidays, a girls boating week on the Norfolk Broads with my friend and Hermione. What're you calling the tour then? Two, sorry Three, Broads Around The Broads?...

Bearlegged wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 10:29 pm Just home from an evening putting the world to rights

Did you succeed? There seems to be a bit of a delay. Not noticed any improvement yet. I suppose I am 140 miles away though.

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2024 11:21 pm Surely, they get used as arm warmers?

Far too obvious

Then realised it doesn't have a hood...

You could make a hood out of Wind's cast-off sleeves

Oh, forgot to mention. Entry criteria: possession of a Brompton (*), for reasons which will become clear at the time.

(*) other, far inferior, folders are available.

Ow bist? Anyone fancy kipping behind a skip in a Black Country industrial estate with Pickers and Reg next Friday night? We may well be dining on the obligatory cheese and onion cob in a carefully selected Black Country boozer beforehand (Vine and/or Swan and/or Beacon etc). Quarry Bonk? An offer yo...

Tenby eh. Dint know about that one. Not sure about sour stout :wink: Eyam Brewery do an interesting Chocolate Orange Stout called, obviously, Bubonic Plague. Got a couple in the cupboard. Extremely full-flavoured :smile: . However, the sun is now over the yardarm and it's Cheery Friday so I'm having...

Dave Barter wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:32 pm

RIP wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 7:05 pm But what did you do with the arms? Bodywarmer for a python?

It’s helping me with my winter widdles

Linkback alert.... helping you siphon the python in fact?

fatbikephil wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 6:50 pm My Vango helium was lost in the middle of a space big enough for 12 of them!

I reckon you'd get some interesting looks if you rocked up and just rolled out a simple bivvy bag right in the middle of the vast pitch and went to sleep....

But what did you do with the arms? Bodywarmer for a python?