The Cult 1985

Billy Idol 1983

edhornby – Member
knitting – making jumpers with, yerknow, organic wool from a really really rare breed of donkey
yeah Tarquin, it’s a vintage loom, all manual; look at the weft

Camouflage knitting – once the hat is finished, you’ll never know he’s there 8O

wwaswas – Member
Trump:

Applause :-)

Two men were walking through the woods and came upon a deep hole. One of them picked up a stone and threw it into the hole and stood listening for the rock to hit the bottom – nothing.
He said to the other “that must be a deep hole – let’s throw a big rock in there and listen for that to hit the bottom.” The men found a rock and tossed it into the hole. They listened for some time and – nothing.
They agreed that this must be one deep hole and maybe they should throw something even larger into it, so they found a big log. They picked the log up and both threw it to the hole, listening intently – nothing.
All of a sudden, a goat charged out of the woods, running like the wind, and jumped straight into the hole. The men were astounded.
After they carried on walking, they met an old farmer who asked the men if they had seen a goat. They told the farmer what they had just seen and asked if that could have been his goat.
The farmer said “No, that couldn’t have been my goat – mine was tied to a big log.”

Estwing 3lb Club Hammer with Blue Vinyl Grip

(And a Trini Lopez CD)

I have also been getting the fake Google play pop-up posted by gofasterstripes et al.

Three times in two days (Samsung Galaxy Android 6.0.1).

Two further days of not viewing STW on a phone – no pop-ups.

Don’t want to be the ‘bah humbug’.
However, as a cautionary tale for the dog owners:

A week ago a relative arrived home to discover their dog had eaten a whole box of mince pies. As they contained raisins this meant a two-day stay at the vet and a VERY large bill (fortunately dog is now fine and was insured).

From the RSPCA:

“Grapes, raisins, sultanas, currants

Any quantity of these can be toxic. Cooking or baking doesn’t reduce the risk of poisoning.

Poisoning may initially result in vomiting and diarrhoea and subsequently in kidney failure (which may occur a few days after the initial effects).”

RSPCA Common dog poisons

Might be worth contacting Camera World for a comparative price:

Camera World
14 Wells Street
London
W1T 3PB
0207 636 5005

Sell or Part-exchange

daftvader – Member
Hey sands… That’s a direct from the government website!!!

Your linked government website covers it separately thus:

Lock knives are not classed as folding knives and are illegal to carry in public without good reason.
Lock knives:
have blades that can be locked and refolded only by pressing a button
can include multi-tool knives – tools that also contain other devices such as a screwdriver or can opener

penknife law
(See my post toward the bottom of page 1)

sands (knife collector / knife law ‘anorak’) :-)

Daftvader – Good looking website

If constructive comment is helpful, in your UK LAW section:

carry a knife in public without good reason – unless it’s a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62cm) or less

Really needs to be something like:

carry a knife in public without good reason – unless it’s a knife with a non-locking folding blade 3 inches long (7.62cm) or less
or
carry a knife in public without good reason – unless it’s a knife with a folding blade 3 inches long (7.62cm) or less that does not lock in position

HTH

epicyclo – Member
Giant poisonous anaconda…

tuskaloosa – Member
…got the heebie jeebies now.

Yes, that really is stuck in the forks

#findoutwhoyourrealmatesare

I’ve been using metal-framed readers bought from Tesco and (IIRC) Foster-Grants from Matalan both £10 – £15

HTH

Not really on-topic – but this thread reminded me of this image from one of those ‘photos of the week’ sites

British Grand Prix – BBC Sport

geetee1972 – Member
I’ve seen this before – where is it from?

Rhein II

terrahawk – Member
Also, Easter Monday, Wall of Death LIVE.
massive wall of death, 80-odd mph, Guy Martin, live on telly.

7:15pm Channel 4 (Monday 28 March)

squirrelking – Member
I’ve found nothing as well…

Police Scotland (Published yesterday – 26 February 2016)
Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015

Dates announced for air weapons licensing scheme

“Anybody who wants to use or own an air weapon, will be able to apply to Police Scotland for an air weapon certificate, or a permit in some circumstances, from 1 July 2016.

This gives users six months to get a certificate before new rules tightening access to air weapons, introduced in the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015, come into effect from 31 December 2016”

Pimpmaster Jazz – Member
Currently looking at a Manfrotto 680b – any other suggestions?

midlifecrashes – Member
At 6ft will the monopod bring the viewfinder to eye level?

It looks like the maximum height of the 680B is 1.54m

I have an ancient 3-section Manfrotto 134B (‘bear-killer’ © ninfan) which goes to 1.64m without a head. I’m also 6ft and wouldn’t want it much lower.

I’m definitely a Manfrotto fan (tripods = n plus 1).
However, my ‘go to’ monopod is a 5-section Giottos which goes to 1.90m.

With the 1.90m Giottos, four* of the five sections will do for most situations when also using a quick-release ball-head.
Using all five sections, the extra height is useful if you are on an incline (or standing on something) with the base of the monopod below your feet.

*Use the largest diameter ones, because they’re stiffer.

For indoor events (I.e. no gear bag) I’d recommend the Gitzo GC5330 monopod holster which clips over your belt. (Combined with a piece of elastic around the monopod / your leg.)

Opinion: Manfrotto, but longer.

HTH

Stevet1 – Member
quite a cool jazzy funk type song.

Any good?

Sunbathing robots

It relates to ‘S and S’ motorcycle engines.

cinnamon_girl – Member
BBC4 9.00 pm tonight (Saturday) for an Icelandic drama entitled ‘Trapped’.

Thanks for that CG – two more episodes tonight (Sat 20 Feb).

OrmanCheep – Member
“…It was switched on to channel 2, and someone was blasting out the Laughing Policeman over the airwaves.”

If it’s any reassurance – a quick Google of: Laughing Policeman walkie talkie

shows youtube clips of this happening in Manchester / NW a couple of years ago.

And this:

“Just wondered has anyone else been hearing The Laughing Policeman being played on the pmr bands, tonight it was on channel no 2 …and strong !”

Link

gofasterstripes – Member

Couldn’t you get that Swedish bloke Alfred to sort it out?

After all, he created the ‘No Bell’ prize for ‘Peace’. :D

Some good stuff above – My two-penneth:

sangobegger – Member
When being set assignments, read the flipping question as well. And when you are sure you know what they are asking you, read it again.

^^^ This
RTFQ should be imprinted on your brain.

Also, keep going back to re-read the question.
It’s all too easy to ‘drift’, particularly if you’ve found source material that is interesting, good quality, but not actually answering the original question.

Correctly used, referencing should contribute validity and authority to your written work.
As an undergraduate you are not presumed to be an expert.
If I use MTBs as an example.
Your opinion on their design might be creative, interesting, even original; however, it will ‘carry more weight’ if combined with references from say Robert Egger, Gary Fisher, Keith Bontrager.

Buy this: Cite Them Right

MoreCashThanDash – Member
If there is any sort of group assessment involved, beware. You are only as good as the weakest/least committed member.

^^^ This plus lots

Early on our course we had the option of a ’Statistics’ module, which was pretty much: ‘How to use MS Excel to register / display / create / extrapolate data‘.
This was hugely useful throughout the course.

There is sometimes one definitive text / source regarding a particular subject.
E.g. back in the 1980s there was a book called ‘Motorcycle Chassis Design’ by Tony Foale. No competent person would have written on that particular subject without having read / referenced it.
There may be an equivalent for logistics.

If you find you are ‘word-tied’ and cannot get a start into what you want to write – a useful ‘trick’ is to draw a sketch / schematic and then describe it.

HTH

Grumpy old bag…

dannybgoode – Member
Drive-by yoghurt attack…

As it was frozen yoghurt, Dorset police are prepared to ‘let it go’.

Is that a clown standing two pits down in the original picture?

That’s not just any clown. That’s Ronald himself!

Enlarging the image, it appears to be a person in a red t-shirt and beige trousers attempting to s(h)it on someone else’s head. HTH :-)

Remember 1994 German GP – Jos (Max’s dad) Verstappen pit stop.

Tabloids ran the headline: “Ignited colours of Benetton”

The FIA investigation “revealed Benetton had been using an illegal fuel valve without a fuel filter that allowed fuel into the car 12.5% faster than a legal fuel valve.”
Wiki

aroyalnit – Member
Anything cheap-ish I could pick up…

C spanners / Hook wrenches are often included in motorcycle toolkits – used to adjust the pre-load of the rear suspension.

verses – Member
Rupert, Murdoch and Jerry Hall announce engagement

It’s still an unexpected ‘ménage à trois’

@Biscuit Powered – Member

Thanks for that.

Ordered 09:22am yesterday (Fri 08 Jan)
£39.99 Free postage – estimated delivery 13 – 15 Jan
Email 08:28am this morning says ‘out for delivery’.
Received 12:50 (Sat 09 Jan) :D

If anyone else is (like me) unfamiliar with these:
1/ There are additional small raised control buttons above the central buttons.
2/ I needed to add more bass on the phone ‘sound alive’ grid.

binners – Member
I bought myself this….

You might find this interesting:
Peter Saville Explains Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures Cover

I’d never heard of Genta. For those of you that like his designs, I found This interesting. (8 page pdf file)

It was linked at the foot of this page Gérald Genta, a historical interview

BBC2 7:00pm Sun 3 Jan
The Millionaire’s Gift Guide – part of which is: “A vintage watch dealer attends the world’s most exclusive timepiece auction in Geneva.”

Lastly, if you don’t already know, there are VERY convincing ?f?a?k?e?s? reproductions of most high-end watches available nowadays, some with ETA movements.

wool – Member
… and removable stealing wheel.

8O Does that count as a Freudian typo?

Following the last “where’s my ‘kin Land Rover gone?” thread…

I’ve settled on (at least) a Disklok for the Discovery. On the basis that when I park for a country walk / ride, or even just shopping, I don’t want to be carrying a removable steering wheel.

Unlike the ones that go through the wheel, it can’t be used for leverage to snap the column lock.

Slowcookertrackworld. Lets have your recipes then?

CaptainFlashheart – Member
Lofty.

aphex_2k – Member
Been said before… Lofty.

Does anyone remember the name of a TV series that Lofty Wiseman mentored? (This was many years ago before any of the ‘SAS are you tough enough?’ type shows.)

There were a group of people from varying backgrounds being trained for a trek across part of (IIRC) South America. One was an ex-soldier who was a front-runner but got sick on the trek and had to retire. During training they had to put their heads in a terrarium with a snake in it. Also, I vaguely remember Lofty getting his beer stolen.

This any good?
£379.99 WinstanleysBikes

Lemmy on the fledgling Motörhead:

“They’ll be the dirtiest rock and roll band in the world. If we moved in next door your lawn would die.”

Good documentary on Youtube: Motörhead: Live Fast Die Old

(NSFW so not putting it on here)