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09 Apr 20
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Oh and getting far too familiar with Will Rogers Downs , Gulfstream and Tampa Bay .
Job going down Kenilworth MH
Get you out of the garden
No pay tho
Get you out of the garden
No pay tho
mads!Way we've been playing I might even get a game even though I've turned 60!
Saturday: Almost finished digging while listening to Layla And Other Assorted Lovesongs. One more session on Monday morning I reckon.
Watched Littlewoods Cup Final 1988 on the LTFC website in the afternoon. Luton 3 Arsenal 2...the greatest football match I have ever been to; even better than being at 1983's Man City 0 Luton 1 (although the latter was of more long term importance in that we stayed in the top division a further nine years on the back of winning at Maine Road).
Watching Rocket Man this evening.
Nearly finished reading 'Rogues' a 2014 collection of 21 short stories. Very good ones by Joe Abercrombie and Matt Hughes. Have yet to read the Neil Gaiman and G R R Martin ones. Very disappointed with the Scott Lynch one, considering he has written my all time favourite novel 'The Lies Of Locke Lamora'. Think either the Springsteen or Elton John autobiography is next up.
Glorious day out the Arsenal game
Group of us with huge England flag to the left of one of the goals
Never seen it since - must try harder
Had Ex tape it then she stuck Eastenders over it a few weeks later
Made up for the 'easy' cup final few weeks before- Simod
Took her to it
Outplayed, outfanned
Don't think we ever won a game when she came
Group of us with huge England flag to the left of one of the goals
Never seen it since - must try harder
Had Ex tape it then she stuck Eastenders over it a few weeks later
Made up for the 'easy' cup final few weeks before- Simod
Took her to it
Outplayed, outfanned
Don't think we ever won a game when she came
Yeah...Simod was awful. Hot favs and lost 4-1 to Reading. Gilkes scored a hat-trick?
FA Cup Semi at White Hart Lane same season was even worse though. Favs to beat Wimbledon and totally outplayed.
The 1985 semi at Villa Park broke my heart...we were underdogs to Everton but outplayed them for 90 mins yet lost 2-1 in extra time.
1994 semi v Chelsea at Wembley (on the day Minniehoma won the National) was another disappointment, losing 2-0 to Chelsea (although they were so much better than us that 5-0 would have been a fairer score).
Sunday: Still ended up digging but this time in the garden for she who must be obeyed.
Had a Dandy Warhols morning and listened to Dandys Rule OK, Thirteen Tales... and Odditorium...
Questionmaster for a family quiz again in the afternoon.
Watching Countryfile, Antiques Roadshow and Killing Eve this evening. Recording Van Der Valk.
Stay safe.
FA Cup Semi at White Hart Lane same season was even worse though. Favs to beat Wimbledon and totally outplayed.
The 1985 semi at Villa Park broke my heart...we were underdogs to Everton but outplayed them for 90 mins yet lost 2-1 in extra time.
1994 semi v Chelsea at Wembley (on the day Minniehoma won the National) was another disappointment, losing 2-0 to Chelsea (although they were so much better than us that 5-0 would have been a fairer score).
Sunday: Still ended up digging but this time in the garden for she who must be obeyed.
Had a Dandy Warhols morning and listened to Dandys Rule OK, Thirteen Tales... and Odditorium...
Questionmaster for a family quiz again in the afternoon.
Watching Countryfile, Antiques Roadshow and Killing Eve this evening. Recording Van Der Valk.
Stay safe.
I was at that semi v wimbledon, mick hartford scored off his shin, then mugged by throw in set play
Sub title named thread
LTFC memories
Some classics there to remember & view again - maybe
Everton was another great day out - apart from result
Atmosphere electric, crowd rocking. Should have been ours
Funny memory of the day still sticks with me
All the fans buying flags on the way to ground
Only for the police to confiscate them on trying to get into ground
Don't get me started on the old first division pasting teams 6's & 7's every week
Still hanging onto programmes of that era for some reason
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be
LTFC memories
Some classics there to remember & view again - maybe
Everton was another great day out - apart from result
Atmosphere electric, crowd rocking. Should have been ours
Funny memory of the day still sticks with me
All the fans buying flags on the way to ground
Only for the police to confiscate them on trying to get into ground
Don't get me started on the old first division pasting teams 6's & 7's every week
Still hanging onto programmes of that era for some reason
Nostalgia ain't what it used to be
I have a loft full of programmes going back to the 1967-68 Division 4 winners season when you had the actual Luton leaflet inside a magazine called the Football League Review I think?
Haven't bothered with buying programmes for many years now but have never felt able to throw all my old ones away (I also have about 30 years worth of Chelt, Aintree and R Ascot S Lifes & R Posts if anyone wants them!).
Went 67'68 to 73/74. Then missed a couple of seasons when my grandad/dad stopped going and I wasn't old enough to drive.
Then went to virtually every home game from 76/77 to 91/92 and also visited 30 odd grounds following them around the country.
Marriage and kids then much reduced my visits for a few years until my son was old enough to become keen to go.
Have attended regularly since 2002 although usually only half a dozen games per season.
Having said that, I became a season ticket holder again two years ago, as is my son (we're behind the goal in the Kenny End).
Anyway - Monday: Finished digging last little bit of allotment but then spent several hours digging back garden.
Listened to The Free Story (twice). Then went for a Dinosaur Jr session and played Farm, I Bet On Sky, Get A Glimpse Of What Yer Not and Hand It Over (Where You Been is still their best one though).
Toss-up between Godzilla or Men In Black 4 at 21:00 tonight.
Haven't bothered with buying programmes for many years now but have never felt able to throw all my old ones away (I also have about 30 years worth of Chelt, Aintree and R Ascot S Lifes & R Posts if anyone wants them!).
Went 67'68 to 73/74. Then missed a couple of seasons when my grandad/dad stopped going and I wasn't old enough to drive.
Then went to virtually every home game from 76/77 to 91/92 and also visited 30 odd grounds following them around the country.
Marriage and kids then much reduced my visits for a few years until my son was old enough to become keen to go.
Have attended regularly since 2002 although usually only half a dozen games per season.
Having said that, I became a season ticket holder again two years ago, as is my son (we're behind the goal in the Kenny End).
Anyway - Monday: Finished digging last little bit of allotment but then spent several hours digging back garden.
Listened to The Free Story (twice). Then went for a Dinosaur Jr session and played Farm, I Bet On Sky, Get A Glimpse Of What Yer Not and Hand It Over (Where You Been is still their best one though).
Toss-up between Godzilla or Men In Black 4 at 21:00 tonight.
Similar timeline MH
Uncle used to take me late 60's in Div 4
Days of rattles and swapping ends at half time
That soon ended due to scrapping on way round
Moved away to Wales for few years (Tried a few Cardiff games. was at the Sunderland game after they won cup. Heaving with fans being pulled over walls to get them in)
and back for 'glory' days of Moss, Walsh, Futchers etc
Used to have a season ticket for Maple
Kids and mortgage cut me vists for many years like yourself
Was at the last grass game before plastic - think QPR
Played on the plastic a couple of times - tore me ankle ligaments
Moved a way again about the time FA decided to try & kill them off
Lad was more interested in Liverpool
Last game i saw was Scunny at Wembley - out on a high
Broad beans in
Digging rest for runners etc
Uncle used to take me late 60's in Div 4
Days of rattles and swapping ends at half time
That soon ended due to scrapping on way round
Moved away to Wales for few years (Tried a few Cardiff games. was at the Sunderland game after they won cup. Heaving with fans being pulled over walls to get them in)
and back for 'glory' days of Moss, Walsh, Futchers etc
Used to have a season ticket for Maple
Kids and mortgage cut me vists for many years like yourself
Was at the last grass game before plastic - think QPR
Played on the plastic a couple of times - tore me ankle ligaments
Moved a way again about the time FA decided to try & kill them off
Lad was more interested in Liverpool
Last game i saw was Scunny at Wembley - out on a high
Broad beans in
Digging rest for runners etc
First game gal saw as fan was Scunny
She used to run the pie stalls in ground
I wouldn't have touched them
She used to run the pie stalls in ground
I wouldn't have touched them
i played on the plastic twice, and the one at Vauxhall Motors in a County Cup game.
My girlfriend came with me to a few games for the first few seasons after we dated and before we married.
She went once this season when my boy couldnt make it.
She was at JPTF, 88 and 89 LCF, York and Wimbledon National League playoff finals.
Like you, I must confess to going to watch someone else for a couple of seasons when my lad was too young....watched Rushden and Diamonds quite a bit the season they won the Conference and the one before that.
Diamonds was only 10 miles from me, Luton is 30.
My girlfriend came with me to a few games for the first few seasons after we dated and before we married.
She went once this season when my boy couldnt make it.
She was at JPTF, 88 and 89 LCF, York and Wimbledon National League playoff finals.
Like you, I must confess to going to watch someone else for a couple of seasons when my lad was too young....watched Rushden and Diamonds quite a bit the season they won the Conference and the one before that.
Diamonds was only 10 miles from me, Luton is 30.
Been watching full series of Ancient Aliens, quite good in places.
Some rain today or my parched garden, bought Lupins and Delphiums.
Some rain today or my parched garden, bought Lupins and Delphiums.
I can still remember my first game - Sheff Utd V Derby 1974. Big crown and two very good teams.
In the early 1980s, when Liverpool FC were trying to commercialise their success, they planned to release (amongst many other things) a branded aftershave.
Their marketing agency contacted one of the hottest celebs of the time, Yul Brynner, to be the face of their advertising campaign.
However, the whole deal ultimately fell through because Yul never wore cologne
Their marketing agency contacted one of the hottest celebs of the time, Yul Brynner, to be the face of their advertising campaign.
However, the whole deal ultimately fell through because Yul never wore cologne
I was sitting on the edge of the bed, pulling my boxers off when...my wife said, "You spoil those dogs."
A pastor, a priest and a rabbit walk into a blood bank.
The rabbit goes up to the counter and says "I think I'm a typ-O".
The rabbit goes up to the counter and says "I think I'm a typ-O".
The mother who injected her 8 year-old child with Botox for beauty pageants has lost custody.
Her daughter didn’t look surprised.
Her daughter didn’t look surprised.
Very good Shane...especially the boxers and the rabbit!
Q: How do you sex an ant?
A: Drop it a a glass of water. If it sinks...girl ant. If it floats...buoyant.
I can only remember 25 letters of the alphabet...I just don't know why.
For my wife's birthday I bought her some new beads for her abacus. It's the little things that count.
Tuesday: Rain stopped play. Caught up with latest two episodes of Better Call Saul. No more til next year. Watch series 1 of After Life...very good.
Wednesday: Still raining on and off. Cut some asparagus. Took delivery of eight very good quality clematis from Taylors of Sutton.
Watched/watching Oh Brother! Where Art Thou? and The Untouchables, neither of which I'd seen for a long time.
Will probably watch Brightburn at 21:00.
Jesus man....I need some horseracing!!!!!
Q: How do you sex an ant?
A: Drop it a a glass of water. If it sinks...girl ant. If it floats...buoyant.
I can only remember 25 letters of the alphabet...I just don't know why.
For my wife's birthday I bought her some new beads for her abacus. It's the little things that count.
Tuesday: Rain stopped play. Caught up with latest two episodes of Better Call Saul. No more til next year. Watch series 1 of After Life...very good.
Wednesday: Still raining on and off. Cut some asparagus. Took delivery of eight very good quality clematis from Taylors of Sutton.
Watched/watching Oh Brother! Where Art Thou? and The Untouchables, neither of which I'd seen for a long time.
Will probably watch Brightburn at 21:00.
Jesus man....I need some horseracing!!!!!
My one visit to kenilworth road was in 1985 united had won the first 10 games in division one and were obviously top of the league ,win number 11 was considered a formality and a new record would be set.
It ended 1 1
It ended 1 1
Thursday: Took dog for a walk before it rained for rest of the day. Watched After Life S2. Extremely good.
Friday: walked dog. Socially distanced drinking over garden fence. GK East Coast, OLd Speckled Hen, Champion, Bishops Finger, Old Peculiar, Old Hoppy Hen, Boon Doggle.
Fell asleep in armchair. Will watch OUATIHollywood tomorrow night instead!
Fell asleep in armchair. Will watch OUATIHollywood tomorrow night instead!
Saturday: Walked dog. Played Born To Run twice. Made a load of 4ft long, 8in diameter support tubes using 5ft plastic coated metal canes, green PVC coated 2ft x 4in x 2in wire and small cable ties for my tomatoes.
Made some 6ft long, 15in diameter versions using 8ft canes for my new clematis collection.
Watched OUATIHollywood...very poor for a QT film.
Sunday: Walked dog. Set a load of shrubs in garden. Cleaned up my glasshouses ready for potting on my tomatoes/melons/cucamelons/cucumbers and watermelons.
Watched Countryfile, A Roadshow, Primates, Killing Eve.
Garden and allotments have never looked so good...and all because there is no horse racing!
Made some 6ft long, 15in diameter versions using 8ft canes for my new clematis collection.
Watched OUATIHollywood...very poor for a QT film.
Sunday: Walked dog. Set a load of shrubs in garden. Cleaned up my glasshouses ready for potting on my tomatoes/melons/cucamelons/cucumbers and watermelons.
Watched Countryfile, A Roadshow, Primates, Killing Eve.
Garden and allotments have never looked so good...and all because there is no horse racing!
Monday: Walked dog. Hoed around raised beds of strawberries at allotments. Watered seddbeds and glasshouses. Listened to Hand It Over and Cosmo's Factory, twice each.
Socially distanced beers over the garden fence with my neighbour and his two workmen who are my mates anyways.
500mls bottles of Marstons 61 Deep, Brakspear Oxford Gold, Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold, Jennings Cumberland Gold and a McEwans Champion to finish.
Tuesday: Walked dog. Potted up some tomatoes and some small cacti seedlings. Listened to my Tom Waits Ballards playlist on Spotify.
Took delivery of some more wire netting (but 4ft wide this time, not 2ft) to made 8ft clematis cages and 4ft tomato cages. Dismantled the 6 ft couple of protocols.
Socially distanced drinks again. Hobgoblin Ruby, St Austell Proper Job, Sharps Doom Bar, T Taylor Landlord and once again a Champion to finish off
I can't even go fishing on my local lakes....yet I am closer to probably 200 people when I stand in my back garden than I am to anyone anywhere when I'm fishing!
Socially distanced beers over the garden fence with my neighbour and his two workmen who are my mates anyways.
500mls bottles of Marstons 61 Deep, Brakspear Oxford Gold, Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold, Jennings Cumberland Gold and a McEwans Champion to finish.
Tuesday: Walked dog. Potted up some tomatoes and some small cacti seedlings. Listened to my Tom Waits Ballards playlist on Spotify.
Took delivery of some more wire netting (but 4ft wide this time, not 2ft) to made 8ft clematis cages and 4ft tomato cages. Dismantled the 6 ft couple of protocols.
Socially distanced drinks again. Hobgoblin Ruby, St Austell Proper Job, Sharps Doom Bar, T Taylor Landlord and once again a Champion to finish off
I can't even go fishing on my local lakes....yet I am closer to probably 200 people when I stand in my back garden than I am to anyone anywhere when I'm fishing!
Wed: Sh!te night. Dog wanted to go out at 3.00am. Wouldnt come back in....spent 10 mins at 2degC in boxers, t-shirt and slippers coaxing it back in. Then took best part of 90mins for me to ge back to sleep.
Got up aout 10.30 as a consequence - at least 3 hours later than normal. No music. Watched Return To Oz on the Disney channel - nowhere near as good as my kids and myself used to think it was!
Then just sat around eating bacon sarnies and drawing planting schemes of my garden/allotments.
Social beers across the fence again at 16.30.....it's good when your mates are under contract to the house next door!
Bottles of Landlord, Champion, Envy, Doom Bar and Bombadier happily consumed while putting the world to rights.
Need to leave the village tomorrow for first time for at least 2 months!
....have to find some compost and gravel/grit somewhere to enable me to carry on with planting.
Got up aout 10.30 as a consequence - at least 3 hours later than normal. No music. Watched Return To Oz on the Disney channel - nowhere near as good as my kids and myself used to think it was!
Then just sat around eating bacon sarnies and drawing planting schemes of my garden/allotments.
Social beers across the fence again at 16.30.....it's good when your mates are under contract to the house next door!
Bottles of Landlord, Champion, Envy, Doom Bar and Bombadier happily consumed while putting the world to rights.
Need to leave the village tomorrow for first time for at least 2 months!
....have to find some compost and gravel/grit somewhere to enable me to carry on with planting.
and back for 'glory' days of Moss, Walsh, Futchers etc
Both Paul and Ron played for my team Oldham.
Paul was a good a centre half as you could hope to see.
Ron was a terrific striker in the box , turn on a six pence.
Paul played for Barnsley against us marking his twin brother.
Was at the last grass game before plastic - think QPR
Played on the plastic a couple of times - tore me ankle ligaments
I played on two of the four plastic pitches in the football league ,Boundary Park & Deepdale.
Both Paul and Ron played for my team Oldham.
Paul was a good a centre half as you could hope to see.
Ron was a terrific striker in the box , turn on a six pence.
Paul played for Barnsley against us marking his twin brother.
Was at the last grass game before plastic - think QPR
Played on the plastic a couple of times - tore me ankle ligaments
I played on two of the four plastic pitches in the football league ,Boundary Park & Deepdale.
sixtwosix...I saw you on the Disney Channel yesterday!
Yeah, we signed the Futchers from Chester I think. Sold them to Man City.
Paul was much better than Ron.
Best central defender we've ever had in my years of watching was Mal Donaghy.
£20K from Larne. 10 years service at the top end (and well over 50 caps for N Ireland) without any injuries as I remember it. Then sold him to Man Utd for £750K.
Honourable mentions to Eliott, Foster, Curtis and Steve Davies, Heikennen, Boyce.
We had Upson as well but dont think he ever played a league game for us before we sold him to Arsenal.
Yeah, we signed the Futchers from Chester I think. Sold them to Man City.
Paul was much better than Ron.
Best central defender we've ever had in my years of watching was Mal Donaghy.
£20K from Larne. 10 years service at the top end (and well over 50 caps for N Ireland) without any injuries as I remember it. Then sold him to Man Utd for £750K.
Honourable mentions to Eliott, Foster, Curtis and Steve Davies, Heikennen, Boyce.
We had Upson as well but dont think he ever played a league game for us before we sold him to Arsenal.
sixtwosix...I saw you on the Disney Channel yesterday!Wink
You are the first person to work that out , my son was a massive fan of the show.
You are the first person to work that out , my son was a massive fan of the show.
My best LTFC team (and first choice replacements) in all the years I've watched them.
G: Les Sealey (Andy Dibble)
RB: Kirk Stephens (Tim Breacker)
CB: Mal Donaghy (Curtis Davis)
CB: Paul Elliott (Steve Foster)
LB: Matt Taylor (Mitchell Thomas)
RM: Ricky Hill* (Ricky Hill)
CM: Brian Horton (Peter Nicholas)
CM: Mark Pembridge (David Preece)
LM: David Moss (Kingsley Black)
S: Brian Stein (Paul Walsh)
S: Malcolm MacDonald (Mick Harford)
*irreplaceable... would have to play Horton and Nicholas if Ricky was unavailable.
G: Les Sealey (Andy Dibble)
RB: Kirk Stephens (Tim Breacker)
CB: Mal Donaghy (Curtis Davis)
CB: Paul Elliott (Steve Foster)
LB: Matt Taylor (Mitchell Thomas)
RM: Ricky Hill* (Ricky Hill)
CM: Brian Horton (Peter Nicholas)
CM: Mark Pembridge (David Preece)
LM: David Moss (Kingsley Black)
S: Brian Stein (Paul Walsh)
S: Malcolm MacDonald (Mick Harford)
*irreplaceable... would have to play Horton and Nicholas if Ricky was unavailable.
I'll add in Bruce Rioch to make up the full 22 man squad.
Unlucky to miss out...
Kelvin Davies [G]
Marcus Heikennen [D]
Emerson Boyce [D]
Andy King [M]
Peter Anderson [M]
Chris Nichol [D]
Paul Futcher [D]
John Hartson [S]
Roy Wegerle [S]
Mike Newell [S]
Manager: David Pleat
Assistant Manager: Jimmy Ryan
Kelvin Davies [G]
Marcus Heikennen [D]
Emerson Boyce [D]
Andy King [M]
Peter Anderson [M]
Chris Nichol [D]
Paul Futcher [D]
John Hartson [S]
Roy Wegerle [S]
Mike Newell [S]
Manager: David Pleat
Assistant Manager: Jimmy Ryan
Andy Goram
Dennis Irwin
Earl Barrett
Richard Jobson
Paul Warhurst
Neil Redferan
Roger Palmer
Nick Henry
Neil Adams
Andy Ritchie
Ian Marshall
unlucky to miss out
Andy Rhodes
Gunner Halle
Andy Linighan
James Tarkowski
Paul Futcher
Mike Milligan
Mark Ward
Tommy Wright
Mike Quinn
Frank Bunn
Luke Beckett
Dennis Irwin
Earl Barrett
Richard Jobson
Paul Warhurst
Neil Redferan
Roger Palmer
Nick Henry
Neil Adams
Andy Ritchie
Ian Marshall
unlucky to miss out
Andy Rhodes
Gunner Halle
Andy Linighan
James Tarkowski
Paul Futcher
Mike Milligan
Mark Ward
Tommy Wright
Mike Quinn
Frank Bunn
Luke Beckett
Interesting selections there MH
Can't argue with some but could be a few other possibilities
All about opinions and whether they did it at top level
Not sure about Pembridge or Preece at CM
(Preece used to hang out in my bookies in Round Green - sad case)
Antic for sentiment, Grealish and Bible boy West
Findlay / Chamberlain GK
Aizlewwod LB for his screamers
Paul Price RB
But i am biased timewise
Upson played 2 mins as sub and sold for 2 mill to Arsenal - great business
On Times top 50 players - Valois gets a mention
Can't argue with some but could be a few other possibilities
All about opinions and whether they did it at top level
Not sure about Pembridge or Preece at CM
(Preece used to hang out in my bookies in Round Green - sad case)
Antic for sentiment, Grealish and Bible boy West
Findlay / Chamberlain GK
Aizlewwod LB for his screamers
Paul Price RB
But i am biased timewise
Upson played 2 mins as sub and sold for 2 mill to Arsenal - great business
On Times top 50 players - Valois gets a mention
Some decent names there 626
Quite surprised with Frankie Bunn tho having seen him at the Town
Quite surprised with Frankie Bunn tho having seen him at the Town
He was certainly 'paceless' MH but .......30 years on he is still in the record books as the only player to score 6 goals in a League Cup tie.
Been a gorgeous day, mainly spent in garden topping tan up. Bought a nice geranium, different leaf colour, more line an ivy.
Got stopped by police Sunday in a road block, they were ok, just said we had been shopping.
Against West Ham 626 ?
No Foxy he was out injured until the final .
In round 3 he scored 6 in a 7-0 win over Scarborugh.
Scarborough beat Chelsea in the previous round.
It was on Midweek Sports Special.
The draw was made on the show and one of their players quipped 'where is Oldham'......think he know now.
Now Chelsea taking the 'mick' is one thing , but Scarborough .
No Foxy he was out injured until the final .
In round 3 he scored 6 in a 7-0 win over Scarborugh.
Scarborough beat Chelsea in the previous round.
It was on Midweek Sports Special.
The draw was made on the show and one of their players quipped 'where is Oldham'......think he know now.
Now Chelsea taking the 'mick' is one thing , but Scarborough .
Takes me back the name Futcher.
Many good memories from early to late 80`s on away days.
Many good memories from early to late 80`s on away days.
Ron was our top scorer in 85/6 , the first year of the play offs.
We finished third but lost to Leeds who finished fourth on away goals ........doesn't happen now.
We took a 2-1 aggregate lead in the 89th minute .....they equalised 15 seconds.
Leeds lost in a third game to Charlton who were the team from botton of first division in play offs......doesn't happen now either.
If my memory is not fading Ron was sent off twice in a week which meant he could not take part in the play offs .....we loaded the skyscraper Ian Ormandroyd who played in his place.
We finished third but lost to Leeds who finished fourth on away goals ........doesn't happen now.
We took a 2-1 aggregate lead in the 89th minute .....they equalised 15 seconds.
Leeds lost in a third game to Charlton who were the team from botton of first division in play offs......doesn't happen now either.
If my memory is not fading Ron was sent off twice in a week which meant he could not take part in the play offs .....we loaded the skyscraper Ian Ormandroyd who played in his place.
Thurs: Went to a local Farm Shop....bloody great queue so thought sod that.
Looked in another one - £6.00 for 70 litres of some brand I'd never heard of so left it.
Took dog for a walk.
Looked on line for compost...thieving bastards everywhere!
100 litres for £33.33 on ebay.
Went to Wellingboro to vets to get some tablets for the dog (she's old - nearly 14 - and a bit arthritic). Thought about calling at B & Q but long queue and 'no compost' sign.
Tried B & M Wellingboro: no queue and plenty of Westland compost at just £8.95 for 120 litres! Bought 8 bags. No gravel though.
Back to planting up tomatoes tomorrow.
Looked in another one - £6.00 for 70 litres of some brand I'd never heard of so left it.
Took dog for a walk.
Looked on line for compost...thieving bastards everywhere!
100 litres for £33.33 on ebay.
Went to Wellingboro to vets to get some tablets for the dog (she's old - nearly 14 - and a bit arthritic). Thought about calling at B & Q but long queue and 'no compost' sign.
Tried B & M Wellingboro: no queue and plenty of Westland compost at just £8.95 for 120 litres! Bought 8 bags. No gravel though.
Back to planting up tomatoes tomorrow.
626 I just thought it was the West Ham semi final,your knowledge on Oldham is impressive,I had many a good nights out with Andy goram,and my brother is godfather to tarki who couldn’t get in you first 11,
LTFC 1989/90 survival season currently on the official club website. 88 mins long. Chamberlain, Breacker, Dreyer, Beaumint, Black, Preece, Wegerle, Spring....Also Linekers first game for Spurs I think was opening game of season? Paul Stewart. Gascoigne, Whelan, Rush, Grobb, great to see some old names running around on your screen.
Famous for Harford deliberately scoring a great headed own goal for Luton [as a Derby player] in last game of season to keep Luton up...I was lucky enough to be there.
He has always infered it was intended....but never officially admitted it a such....legend!!!
Watch it and judge....a classic header from a great header of the ball....enough said!
Lots of tomato-ing. Lots and lots of socially distanced drinking.
Have a good and seriously reflective VE Day.
Famous for Harford deliberately scoring a great headed own goal for Luton [as a Derby player] in last game of season to keep Luton up...I was lucky enough to be there.
He has always infered it was intended....but never officially admitted it a such....legend!!!
Watch it and judge....a classic header from a great header of the ball....enough said!
Lots of tomato-ing. Lots and lots of socially distanced drinking.
Have a good and seriously reflective VE Day.
13 mile bike ride
gardening (putting beans out , peas already out)
reading Mortimer / Whitehouse Gone Fishing Book in the sunshine.
Bangers and Mash for tea(dinner for southerners)
Watching last episodes of Life On Mars for the billionth time......rewatch of The Americans next(contender for best drama of the last decade with Better Call Saul).
Whisky to follow.
gardening (putting beans out , peas already out)
reading Mortimer / Whitehouse Gone Fishing Book in the sunshine.
Bangers and Mash for tea(dinner for southerners)
Watching last episodes of Life On Mars for the billionth time......rewatch of The Americans next(contender for best drama of the last decade with Better Call Saul).
Whisky to follow.
Actually I've got the wrong season.....we won 3-2 at Derby last game 1990 (and Sheff Wed lost at home and went down instead) but Kingsley Black scored the decisive goal past Shilton. So many last match miracles that yo lose track of which season was which! Sorry!! The Harford o.g. was the next season! (I think!)
Loved M & W fishing series (tv). Superb banter about some serious life reflections. And I'm a fisherman myself so doubly interesting.
I'm a southerner but I agree with you 626 that it's breakfast, dinner, tea, supper.
'What about brunch' my kids say. 'IT'S BRINNER' I tell them"!!!
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Never seen The Americans but will have a look seeing as you quite rightly call Better Call Saul as top notch.
I assume you enjoyed Breaking Bad/El Camino also?
Chernobyl is the only one that beats them all for me.
For their time Homicide: Life On The Streets was brilliant and I still love watching Frasier every day on CH4 (even though I own the box set!).
Friday: Made some more tomato supports. Potted on some more tommy plants.
Socially distanced but extended drinking for VE Day. Too many different brews to bother to list. Dog didn't get a walk...
I'm a southerner but I agree with you 626 that it's breakfast, dinner, tea, supper.
'What about brunch' my kids say. 'IT'S BRINNER' I tell them"!!!
.Never seen The Americans but will have a look seeing as you quite rightly call Better Call Saul as top notch.
I assume you enjoyed Breaking Bad/El Camino also?
Chernobyl is the only one that beats them all for me.
For their time Homicide: Life On The Streets was brilliant and I still love watching Frasier every day on CH4 (even though I own the box set!).
Friday: Made some more tomato supports. Potted on some more tommy plants.
Socially distanced but extended drinking for VE Day. Too many different brews to bother to list. Dog didn't get a walk...
I don't think tele ever got better than Homicide Life On The Street.
Breaking Bad / El Camino was good ......just not anything like as good as 'Saul'
11.4 miles cycling.
Finished the fishing book.
Sat in the garden all afternoon .
Watching the tadpoles and frogs in my wildlife pond.
Radio Manchester had a program on our title winning Second division game in 1991 that took us to the old division 1.
Going into the game West Ham had to beat Notts County at home for the title .....they lost 2-1 to County who got the fourth promotion spot in the playoffs.
20,000 packed into Boundary Park , Sheff Wed take the lead and all their fans in the home end celebrated ,were ejected delaying our game.
Sheff Wed go 2 up after 50 minutes .
We scored on 60 and 80 to make it 2-2 , needing the win.
93 minutes we get a penalty and go up as champions.
Watching Vietnam War , 18 hour documentary ......18 hours not enough it is so good.
Breaking Bad / El Camino was good ......just not anything like as good as 'Saul'
11.4 miles cycling.
Finished the fishing book.
Sat in the garden all afternoon .
Watching the tadpoles and frogs in my wildlife pond.
Radio Manchester had a program on our title winning Second division game in 1991 that took us to the old division 1.
Going into the game West Ham had to beat Notts County at home for the title .....they lost 2-1 to County who got the fourth promotion spot in the playoffs.
20,000 packed into Boundary Park , Sheff Wed take the lead and all their fans in the home end celebrated ,were ejected delaying our game.
Sheff Wed go 2 up after 50 minutes .
We scored on 60 and 80 to make it 2-2 , needing the win.
93 minutes we get a penalty and go up as champions.
Watching Vietnam War , 18 hour documentary ......18 hours not enough it is so good.
Caused a lot of trouble for the USA, i take it they intervened because they were commies.
Watched lots of Border town in between shifts at work. So, racing to return on June 1st, seems about right to me.
Watched lots of Border town in between shifts at work. So, racing to return on June 1st, seems about right to me.
I have lots of fond memories of away games in Lancashire. Usually drove from Sheffield through Glossop. Onto Wigan, Oldham , Bolton, Man City.
Then stop at Glossop on way back for the Boddingtons,
Then stop at Glossop on way back for the Boddingtons,
They intervened because of the concept of the 'Domino Effect' , country after country falling to communism in Asia.
It was a spellbinding quality documentary.
I too drank Boddies , they took over OB (Oldham Brewery).
Had an interview at their Strangeway base , package included beer vouchers , they had a pub at the front gate.
It was a spellbinding quality documentary.
I too drank Boddies , they took over OB (Oldham Brewery).
Had an interview at their Strangeway base , package included beer vouchers , they had a pub at the front gate.
Not much to report...dog, garden,allotment - normal everyday tasks.
Watched Luton 2 Man Utd 1 from 1985 on the official website.
Very windy here Sunday/Monday.
Watched Argo...OK.
Listened to my Spotify Tom Waits Ballards playlist twice - 128 songs and a bit over 8 hours play time - the man is a genius.
Wonderful songs such as Jersey Girl, Wherever I Lay My Head, The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me), Downtown Train, Hold On, Innocent When You Dream, Cold Water, Come On Up To The House, The House Where Nobody Lives, You Can Never Hold Back Spring, Bottom Of The World and the absolute classic that is I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You. Brilliant!!!
Still no closed track, socially distanced racing!
But hey! We can all cram onto the tubes and trains and travel to enclosed spaces to spread the virus far and wide so long as we are going to work, which is of course so much more important than anyone's life.
At least I'm allowed to go fishing from tomorrow
Watched Luton 2 Man Utd 1 from 1985 on the official website.
Very windy here Sunday/Monday.
Watched Argo...OK.
Listened to my Spotify Tom Waits Ballards playlist twice - 128 songs and a bit over 8 hours play time - the man is a genius.
Wonderful songs such as Jersey Girl, Wherever I Lay My Head, The Piano Has Been Drinking (Not Me), Downtown Train, Hold On, Innocent When You Dream, Cold Water, Come On Up To The House, The House Where Nobody Lives, You Can Never Hold Back Spring, Bottom Of The World and the absolute classic that is I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You. Brilliant!!!
Still no closed track, socially distanced racing!
But hey! We can all cram onto the tubes and trains and travel to enclosed spaces to spread the virus far and wide so long as we are going to work, which is of course so much more important than anyone's life.
At least I'm allowed to go fishing from tomorrow
Recall Argo , thought it was a very dull telling of a fascinating story ......yet another best film Oscar turkey.
Had a frost this morning , but most of crops look ok.
I have been listening to Now 3 , issued on vinyl recently and the Bowie Conversation Pieces box set.
Had a frost this morning , but most of crops look ok.
I have been listening to Now 3 , issued on vinyl recently and the Bowie Conversation Pieces box set.
626
I use to drink in the old post in hollinwood,they served both boddingtons and ob it was about a 50/50 split on what people drank I preferred the ob
Blackley football League was ran from strangeways,unbelievably if you faced a dicaplinary matter that’s where you had to go and sit in front of the committee.
I use to drink in the old post in hollinwood,they served both boddingtons and ob it was about a 50/50 split on what people drank I preferred the ob
Blackley football League was ran from strangeways,unbelievably if you faced a dicaplinary matter that’s where you had to go and sit in front of the committee.
Get the reels unwound MH
Unless you thinking of going to Wales to do it
If the weather fine this weekend will be chaos at the seaside and open spaces too
Jarred a memory there Shane abt Glossop
Old pub overlooking train station
Stayed there couple of nights when seeing Foo fighters at Manc stadium years ago
Nice scenery around to pass the time whilst waiting
Garden centres can open again if the supermarkets havent nicked all their custom
Carrots seeds in
Broad beans shoving their heads up - hope frost from few days ago missed them
Watched the last episode of Viet war and the outcome to the people
Madness
Unless you thinking of going to Wales to do it
If the weather fine this weekend will be chaos at the seaside and open spaces too
Jarred a memory there Shane abt Glossop
Old pub overlooking train station
Stayed there couple of nights when seeing Foo fighters at Manc stadium years ago
Nice scenery around to pass the time whilst waiting
Garden centres can open again if the supermarkets havent nicked all their custom
Carrots seeds in
Broad beans shoving their heads up - hope frost from few days ago missed them
Watched the last episode of Viet war and the outcome to the people
Madness
Great stuff Foxy .
My uncle owned a nightclub in Hollinwood in the 70's , his older brother owned it in the 60's , one of the first outside Manchester.
Hard to believe nowadays but I worked there in the evening till 2 am ......when I was 13 .
My uncle owned a nightclub in Hollinwood in the 70's , his older brother owned it in the 60's , one of the first outside Manchester.
Hard to believe nowadays but I worked there in the evening till 2 am ......when I was 13 .
Nowadays they start going out at 2 am.
I now drink boddingtons which is not easy to find anymore only 3 pubs in the city centre sell it ,1 in Failsworth,1 in uppermill and 1 in Royston ,far to many sell John smiths.
I now drink boddingtons which is not easy to find anymore only 3 pubs in the city centre sell it ,1 in Failsworth,1 in uppermill and 1 in Royston ,far to many sell John smiths.
Sam Smiths mild is my tipple ....Yorkshire's oldest independent Brewery , their Tadcaster neighbour was bought out many years ago.
Sam's pubs have no music , no tv .....just great beer , dart board and people chatting.
Sam's pubs have no music , no tv .....just great beer , dart board and people chatting.
Sadly the Sam smiths pub is use closed down just after Christmas,there is one in Royton and of course the hark to topper in Oldham ,2004 they stopped the music how time fly’s.sinclairs in Manchester has go down hill drastically,would you believe there is one on Montpelier in Cheltenham.and one very close to the London palladium.
Grim viewing tonight MH ITV 8pm
Last league season before Prem starts and we missed the gravy train
Even summat for sixer - stuffing us
Last league season before Prem starts and we missed the gravy train
Even summat for sixer - stuffing us
oh dear....but i suppose i will watch it and cry.
Thanks for flagging it up mads...(I think!)
Thanks for flagging it up mads...(I think!)
Ah yes , people look in disbelief when Oldham mentioned as Premier League founder members.
We bought Norwegian international full back Gunnar Halle to replace Dennis Irwin who had gone to United.
I think he was one of 11 not UK or Irish footballers in the Premier League.
When we were promoted to the first division you look forward to the big games..... our first 3 fixtures were
Liverpool away L 1-2
Chelsea home W 3-0
United away L 2-3
We bought Norwegian international full back Gunnar Halle to replace Dennis Irwin who had gone to United.
I think he was one of 11 not UK or Irish footballers in the Premier League.
When we were promoted to the first division you look forward to the big games..... our first 3 fixtures were
Liverpool away L 1-2
Chelsea home W 3-0
United away L 2-3
I think sir Alex considers Irwin his best sighning,I would say the Great Dane.
Dennis Irwin was something special , how he was release by Leeds I will never know.
He played for us for 4 years and the only time I ever recall a winger giving him a bad time was Chris Waddle for Spurs in a cup tie......and there is no shame on that .
In terms of how good he was , lots of United fans still don't realise he was a right back, he never played left back for us.
He played left back because their other full back could not .
He spent a decade on the wrong side ........name me many other full backs who could do that.
He played for us for 4 years and the only time I ever recall a winger giving him a bad time was Chris Waddle for Spurs in a cup tie......and there is no shame on that .
In terms of how good he was , lots of United fans still don't realise he was a right back, he never played left back for us.
He played left back because their other full back could not .
He spent a decade on the wrong side ........name me many other full backs who could do that.
I remember that he was rightfooted. A truly great player that was very underestimated imo.
It was for only one season but James Justin is a right back who had to play left back for Luton in 2018/19 promotion season before we sold him to Leicester last summer for £8m.
Couldn't get a game at RB in front of Jack Stacey (who we also sold, to Bournemouth for £4m at the same time.
In fact, he only got called into the first team when regular LB Dan Potts got injured.
How I wish we still had them both.
Gonna cut my privet hedge today then have a socially distanced drink over the garden fence with neighbour this afternoon again.
Still playing Tom Waits ballads over and over.
Time I moved onto some Lynyrd Skynyrd I think, whom I was lucky enough to see in London in Jan '77 (Odeon or Rainbow? - programme's up in the loft) before before they crashed and burned in the October.
I remember they were supported by a band called Clover who went on the become Huey Lewis And The News!
Watched The Head Hunter last night....OK but very predictable from about halfway through.
Also watched Treasure Planet - yes, the Disney film! - one of my favourite animated films.
It was for only one season but James Justin is a right back who had to play left back for Luton in 2018/19 promotion season before we sold him to Leicester last summer for £8m.
Couldn't get a game at RB in front of Jack Stacey (who we also sold, to Bournemouth for £4m at the same time.
In fact, he only got called into the first team when regular LB Dan Potts got injured.
How I wish we still had them both.
Gonna cut my privet hedge today then have a socially distanced drink over the garden fence with neighbour this afternoon again.
Still playing Tom Waits ballads over and over.
Time I moved onto some Lynyrd Skynyrd I think, whom I was lucky enough to see in London in Jan '77 (Odeon or Rainbow? - programme's up in the loft) before before they crashed and burned in the October.
I remember they were supported by a band called Clover who went on the become Huey Lewis And The News!
Watched The Head Hunter last night....OK but very predictable from about halfway through.
Also watched Treasure Planet - yes, the Disney film! - one of my favourite animated films.
When The Old Grey Whistle Test finished , viewers were asked which song to finish the final episode .....they choose Freebird.
Finished watching Brassic , enjoyed it very much.
My potato plants looks miserable after 3 nights of frosts.
Been listening to Tromple Le Monde by Pixies(my fav ever band) , Closer (Joy Division) and Carpenters Greatest Hits ......I live punk , indie , metal .....and the voice of Ms Karen Carpenter.
Finished watching Brassic , enjoyed it very much.
My potato plants looks miserable after 3 nights of frosts.
Been listening to Tromple Le Monde by Pixies(my fav ever band) , Closer (Joy Division) and Carpenters Greatest Hits ......I live punk , indie , metal .....and the voice of Ms Karen Carpenter.
Goodbye To Love contains my fav ever guitar solo...so melancholy, poignant and so beautifully fits the song.
Liked Joy Division a lot and Closer is a great film.
Age Of Consent and Ceremony by New Order even better songs I reckon (Galaxie 500 do a fine version of the latter).
Pixies Here Comes Your Man is on one of my Spotify favs playlists. Should've (but haven't) listened to them more closely...Cannonball by The Breeders is an excellent song that I have on the same playist.
Female vocalists: Joan Armatrading has always been my fav, also love Annie Lennox, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Martha Davis (The Motels).
Best ever female singing performance (lyrics) - Brandi Carlile: The Story, then Yvonne Fair: It Should've Been Me.
Best ever female vocal performance - Claire Torry: The Great Gig In The Sky on DSOTM - spine tinglingly good!
My potatoes in 10 litre pots in garden (set early January in greenhouse but put outside a couple of weeks ago) have been ok during the last few days but my allotment ones, which are only 1/2 mile away, have been totally fried!!!
Normally they will come back (hopefully!) but they will be later and lower yields.
Liked Joy Division a lot and Closer is a great film.
Age Of Consent and Ceremony by New Order even better songs I reckon (Galaxie 500 do a fine version of the latter).
Pixies Here Comes Your Man is on one of my Spotify favs playlists. Should've (but haven't) listened to them more closely...Cannonball by The Breeders is an excellent song that I have on the same playist.
Female vocalists: Joan Armatrading has always been my fav, also love Annie Lennox, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Martha Davis (The Motels).
Best ever female singing performance (lyrics) - Brandi Carlile: The Story, then Yvonne Fair: It Should've Been Me.
Best ever female vocal performance - Claire Torry: The Great Gig In The Sky on DSOTM - spine tinglingly good!
My potatoes in 10 litre pots in garden (set early January in greenhouse but put outside a couple of weeks ago) have been ok during the last few days but my allotment ones, which are only 1/2 mile away, have been totally fried!!!
Normally they will come back (hopefully!) but they will be later and lower yields.
Now about to watch the LTFC 1990/91 review on the club website, where we escaped relegation on the last game of the season for the third year in a row I think...and also the final time.
Jeez...titally forgot we won the Guinness Super Six that season, beating Liverpool 4 - 0 in the final!!
The only highlight of a defining season.
The only highlight of a defining season.
Yes...and we lost at Notts County the final game of the next season when a lat game victory would have kept us up again for the fourth season in a row.
Supporting LTFC is never boring.
And so....just like Liverpool, we have never won the Premier League.
Although we do have the excuse of never having played in it!
Night all.
Supporting LTFC is never boring.
And so....just like Liverpool, we have never won the Premier League.
Although we do have the excuse of never having played in it!
Night all.
Cycling up some steep hills this morning , in the wrong gear to make it even harder ......made me feel good knowing I could still do it... being very old but with the thighs of an Olympic sprinter.
Tennis with my 21 year old son tomorrow , can't wait..... he does live in my house , completed his 4 years Physics degree yesterday ......what does the world hold for people like him now ?
Watching Dortmund go 2-0 up playing in either a bathroom or swimming pool.
Had 70 pears from my tree last year , but not many fruits on it this year.
Lots of fruit bushes that look covered in buds .....never labelled them , so no idea what they will produce.
Started watching Black Book last night , never saw it when it was on , very Father Ted / IT Crowd not surprisingly with the same writer.
I have worked in IT for 37 years and love the IT Crowd.
Tennis with my 21 year old son tomorrow , can't wait..... he does live in my house , completed his 4 years Physics degree yesterday ......what does the world hold for people like him now ?
Watching Dortmund go 2-0 up playing in either a bathroom or swimming pool.
Had 70 pears from my tree last year , but not many fruits on it this year.
Lots of fruit bushes that look covered in buds .....never labelled them , so no idea what they will produce.
Started watching Black Book last night , never saw it when it was on , very Father Ted / IT Crowd not surprisingly with the same writer.
I have worked in IT for 37 years and love the IT Crowd.
I have Black Books boxset!
I feel the need to rewatch my Eary Doors boxset...loved it.
I believe the original idea was to move The Royale Family to a pub setting for a series but they eventually decided to run with a new set of characters
I feel the need to rewatch my Eary Doors boxset...loved it.
I believe the original idea was to move The Royale Family to a pub setting for a series but they eventually decided to run with a new set of characters
Also need to rewatch Green Wing...I only ever saw the first series which was really good.
Just watched the first 4 episodes of the BBC adaption of 'The Name Of The Rose'.
Very good.
Saw the Connery/Perlman/Slater film of the same a few years ago which was also very good.
Very good.
Saw the Connery/Perlman/Slater film of the same a few years ago which was also very good.
Went walking with the missus today.
Her asthma played up yesterday , cycling in the cold weather.
Went to a garden centre
The roads were busier than a week day.
Rewatching Underbelly , never come across an Aussie drama anywhere close as good to it.
Name Of The Rose ,the film is good ....recall the tv series , but don't recall what I thought of it.
Her asthma played up yesterday , cycling in the cold weather.
Went to a garden centre
The roads were busier than a week day.
Rewatching Underbelly , never come across an Aussie drama anywhere close as good to it.
Name Of The Rose ,the film is good ....recall the tv series , but don't recall what I thought of it.
Never seen Underbelly but remember enjoying The Slap a few years ago
626 - congrats with son`s degree
The Closer album can still hold it`s own, like Movement & Power,Corruption & Lies too.
New Order`s peak lasted 7 years, longer than The Beatles
The Closer album can still hold it`s own, like Movement & Power,Corruption & Lies too.
New Order`s peak lasted 7 years, longer than The Beatles
I`m all geared up for the return of racing, even have a new laying system to trial, i`ll
be skint by July
be skint by July
Thanks Shane.
From a personal point of view , not being able to see my son graduate fills me with such sadness and misery.
Irrelevant as it may be to people losing their lives and livelihood , this is the worst impact on myself at this time .
From a personal point of view , not being able to see my son graduate fills me with such sadness and misery.
Irrelevant as it may be to people losing their lives and livelihood , this is the worst impact on myself at this time .
I was so proud when my lad went to Uni, first in our family, he only gone an done a Masters after.
Me and his mother are thick as feck
Me and his mother are thick as feck
I can also understand your disappointment 626, watching them graduate is a very proud day and I'm lucky enough that all my three did .
Planted out all my runners, climbing french, dwarf french, courgettes and sweetcorn today.
Onions looking good. Picked a second meal of broad beans and a a umpteenth crop of asparagus.
Carrots look really poor germination rate - think I need to re-sow most varieties.
Desperate for some racing....can't bring myself to study the french stuff.
Haven't had a bet since 24th March!!!
.Planted out all my runners, climbing french, dwarf french, courgettes and sweetcorn today.
Onions looking good. Picked a second meal of broad beans and a a umpteenth crop of asparagus.
Carrots look really poor germination rate - think I need to re-sow most varieties.
Desperate for some racing....can't bring myself to study the french stuff.
Haven't had a bet since 24th March!!!
Got up pretty early - dog wanted to go out - watched Disney's Black Cauldron - awful! - then ended up watching Escape From Sobibor (2018, not the older R Hauer version) which was quite good.
Went to a garden centre!!! Bereft of any annuals but got the bark and pea gravel that I went for.
Bought a nice dwarf conifer for my front garden and wife bought a nice heuchera for the back. Resisted buying any more clematis.
Made some more obelisks for my clematis. Didn't play any music at all.
Watched The A Word.
Went to a garden centre!!! Bereft of any annuals but got the bark and pea gravel that I went for.
Bought a nice dwarf conifer for my front garden and wife bought a nice heuchera for the back. Resisted buying any more clematis.
Made some more obelisks for my clematis. Didn't play any music at all.
Watched The A Word.
Just started watching The A Word from the beginning.
Listened to Seattle Grunge Live album .....Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Alice In Chains etc.
Going to rewatch the oddity that was The Leftovers again .....got some great music in it.
Peas are doing very nicely , spuds look a little better.
Yams gone outside now.
Will be cycling up steep hills in hot weather today .
Listened to Seattle Grunge Live album .....Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Alice In Chains etc.
Going to rewatch the oddity that was The Leftovers again .....got some great music in it.
Peas are doing very nicely , spuds look a little better.
Yams gone outside now.
Will be cycling up steep hills in hot weather today .
That was grand
The roads are absolutely rammed , this is the most bizarre version of supposed lockdown.
It looks like people 'furloughed' and a lot of people who are supposedly working from home are actually out driving to goodness knows where all day.
The roads are absolutely rammed , this is the most bizarre version of supposed lockdown.
It looks like people 'furloughed' and a lot of people who are supposedly working from home are actually out driving to goodness knows where all day.
Had first chippy in 8 weeks .
Went cycling , roads busier than ever.... nobody is staying home.
Been told I am working from home for the rest of the year.
I am 56 and had already decided I am working from home till retirement ......just haven't told them yet .
I work in IT writing code and have since the Jurassic era ......still hard to believe people pay me to do this , I love writing programs (apps to the youngsters).
Watching Harry's football program.
Reading Dennis Lillee's autobiog .....I love old sport .
Went cycling , roads busier than ever.... nobody is staying home.
Been told I am working from home for the rest of the year.
I am 56 and had already decided I am working from home till retirement ......just haven't told them yet .
I work in IT writing code and have since the Jurassic era ......still hard to believe people pay me to do this , I love writing programs (apps to the youngsters).
Watching Harry's football program.
Reading Dennis Lillee's autobiog .....I love old sport .
Ditto kids at Uni
Both mine went & passed
6th form would have been aiming at the stars in my day
Wanted the dosh straight away
Took redundo sixer many years ago
Thought i would get into the website market and did an OU degree
Just as every other fecker opened off the shelf websites as well
Then dreamweaver came to knock the final nail in
Now kids at school are doing more than i knew
Used to do my head in looking for the glitch in code i missed
Broad Beans coming up nicely
Getting runners weekend
Carrots on go slow - dodgy seed maybe
Never heard of yams grown here
Both mine went & passed
6th form would have been aiming at the stars in my day
Wanted the dosh straight away
Took redundo sixer many years ago
Thought i would get into the website market and did an OU degree
Just as every other fecker opened off the shelf websites as well
Then dreamweaver came to knock the final nail in
Now kids at school are doing more than i knew
Used to do my head in looking for the glitch in code i missed
Broad Beans coming up nicely
Getting runners weekend
Carrots on go slow - dodgy seed maybe
Never heard of yams grown here
Good stuff mad .
I have recently cashed in my 30 year deferred pension .....I also got VR seven years ago.
All put aside whilst I still choose to work , if things don't improve I will at least be able to give my son a helping hand.
When I first started in IT , it was in the era of punched cards , paper tape , magnetic tape and exchangeable disk drives.
I started work at 18 and within 6 months was in charge of a shift on a mainframe computer .
I am often asked why I appear so laid back during any crisis at work ......after that responsibility level at such a young inexperienced age anything since has been a breeze.
Watching Heimat again , it is on sky Arts .
I have recently cashed in my 30 year deferred pension .....I also got VR seven years ago.
All put aside whilst I still choose to work , if things don't improve I will at least be able to give my son a helping hand.
When I first started in IT , it was in the era of punched cards , paper tape , magnetic tape and exchangeable disk drives.
I started work at 18 and within 6 months was in charge of a shift on a mainframe computer .
I am often asked why I appear so laid back during any crisis at work ......after that responsibility level at such a young inexperienced age anything since has been a breeze.
Watching Heimat again , it is on sky Arts .
Never heard of yams grown here
They are NZ Yams , also called oka.
They grow underground like small potatoes.Can be cooked , but I like them raw.
Go outside after frosts and you leave them till the frost totally kills the foliage.
They only produce tubers when the nights draw in , pick them earlier and nowt in the ground.
They are NZ Yams , also called oka.
They grow underground like small potatoes.Can be cooked , but I like them raw.
Go outside after frosts and you leave them till the frost totally kills the foliage.
They only produce tubers when the nights draw in , pick them earlier and nowt in the ground.
I did manage to get a biochemistry degree but took me until I was 24 as I left school after A levels and went day release to polytechnic instead of Uni to do HNC then BSc.
I wanted to be paid to do my further education and, coming from a family of market gardeners I didn't feel it was the thing to do to go to Uni and leave my dad and granddad running the farm on their own.
Going to local poly meant I was always still around in evenings and at weekends to help, so I went and worked for the local R&D department of a large multinational who paid me to continue my education and further my career.
Never left them; worked my whole life for the same company (42 years service) doing interesting and very varied background research work.
Being in local employment also meant I was still around at weekends to help on farm and go see LTFC.
Plus I married a girl from the next village and that became really handy for free baby sitting eventually, living just a few miles away from both sets of parents.
Resowed all my carrots and put some swede seed down yesterday plus weeded my onion sets.
Today I'm planting out some of the dozen or so clematis/honeysuckles/jasmine that I ordered this spring.
Still listening to Tom Waits' ballads all the time...must get onto Skynyrd.
Watched one of my fav lighthearted films this morning....'That Thing You Do'
I wanted to be paid to do my further education and, coming from a family of market gardeners I didn't feel it was the thing to do to go to Uni and leave my dad and granddad running the farm on their own.
Going to local poly meant I was always still around in evenings and at weekends to help, so I went and worked for the local R&D department of a large multinational who paid me to continue my education and further my career.
Never left them; worked my whole life for the same company (42 years service) doing interesting and very varied background research work.
Being in local employment also meant I was still around at weekends to help on farm and go see LTFC.
Plus I married a girl from the next village and that became really handy for free baby sitting eventually, living just a few miles away from both sets of parents.
Resowed all my carrots and put some swede seed down yesterday plus weeded my onion sets.
Today I'm planting out some of the dozen or so clematis/honeysuckles/jasmine that I ordered this spring.
Still listening to Tom Waits' ballads all the time...must get onto Skynyrd.
Watched one of my fav lighthearted films this morning....'That Thing You Do'
Finally dragged my self away from Tom Waits' songs to listen to Skynyrd.
Ironic that the best song I felt they ever recorded was the cover of J J Cale's 'Call Me The Breeze', one of the few that weren't penned by the band themselves.
First album (Pronounced...) still the best (although Simple Man is a duffer).
Second album (Second Helping) also a classic |(except for I Need You)
Third one (Nuthin Fancy) was pretty good but fourth (Gimme Back My Bullets) much less so.
Street Survivors, the fifth and final one (I regard the band as finished after the plane crash) was back up there, almost as good as the first one (but with a much different, more honky-tonk sound).
Top ten tracks for me: CMTB, Sweet Home Alabama, I Aint The One, Freebird, Tuesday's Gone, That Smell, The Ballad Of Curtis Loew, Working For MCA, Dont Ask Me No Questions, On The Hunt.
Watched Allied last night - quite good - and the whole of the second series of BBC Motherland, which was every bit as brilliant as the first series.
Also recently finished watching the BBC serialised verson of The Name Of The Rose. Enjoyed it but still think I preferred the film version.
RACING BACK ON MONDAY so that's the end of this thread for me lads.
Nice to 'chat' with you 626, Mads and Shane.
Best of luck with your horses - as long as they're not running against one of mine!!
Ironic that the best song I felt they ever recorded was the cover of J J Cale's 'Call Me The Breeze', one of the few that weren't penned by the band themselves.
First album (Pronounced...) still the best (although Simple Man is a duffer).
Second album (Second Helping) also a classic |(except for I Need You)
Third one (Nuthin Fancy) was pretty good but fourth (Gimme Back My Bullets) much less so.
Street Survivors, the fifth and final one (I regard the band as finished after the plane crash) was back up there, almost as good as the first one (but with a much different, more honky-tonk sound).
Top ten tracks for me: CMTB, Sweet Home Alabama, I Aint The One, Freebird, Tuesday's Gone, That Smell, The Ballad Of Curtis Loew, Working For MCA, Dont Ask Me No Questions, On The Hunt.
Watched Allied last night - quite good - and the whole of the second series of BBC Motherland, which was every bit as brilliant as the first series.
Also recently finished watching the BBC serialised verson of The Name Of The Rose. Enjoyed it but still think I preferred the film version.
RACING BACK ON MONDAY
so that's the end of this thread for me lads.Nice to 'chat' with you 626, Mads and Shane.
Best of luck with your horses - as long as they're not running against one of mine!!
Yes ,looking forward to UK and Irish racing returning.
Listening to LCD , Electric Lady Sessions .....not really heard them before , a bit like the Human League I think.
Watching the Lance Armstrong documentary , read so many books on this era ......I watched it all and never believed what I was seeing.
Twelve mile bike ride today .
Listening to LCD , Electric Lady Sessions .....not really heard them before , a bit like the Human League I think.
Watching the Lance Armstrong documentary , read so many books on this era ......I watched it all and never believed what I was seeing.
Twelve mile bike ride today .
No! It is Motherland....I need to go lay down in a cool dark place.
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