Jem,
I agree with you re “Showing” the old days as they were.
But I take my hat off to the BBC excellence in producing breathtaking accuracy in their DRAMAS & HiSTORICAL productions, in both costume , sets & location.
Actually the BBC period productions were in the back of my mind at the time of typing it RJ, I have always remarked to the wife how detailed they are, full credit to them.
Ah the monsoon Gummy.
When suddenly “Down came the wrain, the thunder and the lightning”
And then there were the tropical diseases to contend with, in reality they were probably a few Scabby Saabs infected with God knows what. ;-)
Your old enough to remember this Gummy, if you’ve never heard it before it starts off as a slow love song then there’s a sudden change, caused by the weather.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/5h2yDzLuBG8
A man is struggling through the desert, parched throat and dry lips craving water. Five minutes later he picks up a cricket ball, disgusted he throws it away. Ten minutes later he finds another cricket ball and discards it with a sigh, he struggles on till finally he picks up a castrated cricket.
Do you get that sound of a million crickets cricketing? or are there no crickets there?
They seem to have a day for everything now, it gets a bit confusing for an old lad like me.
Today is World Toilet Day, nothing on here about it though, are we all expected to give a shit? 
gets a bit repetitive don’t you think us ozzies would have slung that in the pond ages ago! - but I do share a pearl of joy with you having watched today the 1920/30 film “the Oracle” set somewhere in or off the coast of Ireland - I won’t spoil it anymore but a Jem of a film - one of those to be treasured rather than repetitive and a joy to be sure to be sure - if you’ve seen it you will appreciate my thoughts - if not well worth a try!
Hello from NYC.
I’m worn out today.
I will be taking lots of pics.
“Time is precious to a rich man, he worries about how much of it he has left, whereas time is all the poor man has yet he thinks nothing of it’s passing” (George B. Shaw)
This is by that very talented artist Julian Beever, brilliant is it not.
https://i.postimg.cc/mDxm529w/julian-beever-3.jpg
By the way I’ve been following with interest the restoration work they’re doing on Big Ben, I noticed work on any of the 4 dials has not started yet, but I shouldn’t worry, last reports said the men were working around the clock.
Ding Dong.
Photo thread by me in that section. X
spitty’s got a bit serious, that needs sorting.
“Half of the schools in Northern Ireland are in the red this year” Headline news on BBC Northern Ireland News last night.
Anyone know how the expression ‘in the red’ originated? What colour reflects your situation?
Are you in the red?
Are you in the black?
Are you in the pink?
Are you in the brown stuff?
Or is it all a very grey area?
Well whatever you’re in don’t worry about it, there’s always help around. ;-)
All part of the ageing process Spitty me lad.
This can be crisis time in your personality, a very worrying time, decision time for you, getting serious is the first big step in becoming a cranky old git, you must curtail those feelings at once.
I suggest a week or two arguing in the political sections to get it all out of your system, if you survive that and enjoy it then you’ll take root there and never laugh again, however if you can’t take it you will return to your normal happy self, I know. I was that soldier, as the song goes.
Get a hold of yourself man, be fair and think of the grandkids and all your loved ones, ask yourself do they deserve a serious cranky old grandad? ;-)
Your right Jem, it’s still too early for serious stuff, lubricate the machine, and look for the Pun.
oh well if you two want to ad lib ya way through this section feel free - we’ll just step aside!
That’s the spirit, don’t let them grind you down.
Mick Jagger and Bill Wyman, the two great mates were spotted in Hyde Park today planning their upcoming World tour.
Ah come on now lads, don’t you think it’s nearly time to pack it in?
How about this for shopping around, got the quote of the Garage who MOT’d it and it went like this £500.00 for the repairs, £780.00 for the repairs and advisories and £820.00 for both with new certificate.
I took it to another Garage for a second opinion, and it passed. Not sure what to make of it all.
get an MOT on yaself spits - it might be cheaper and long lasting?
I haven’t got a car but I have a MOT, have her for decades now.
Mot
Mot is an Irish slang word for ‘girlfriend’.
The word originates in from the Irish ‘maith’ which means good. Caillín maith meaning ‘good girl’ became a way of refering to your girl friend.
Over the years the word changed so it was simply ‘mot’, which became used by Dubliners.
Now is widely used to refer to all women of similar ages and not just girlfriends.
“Me mots coming over later”
#mot#women#girlfriend#caillín maith#girls#
A quick hello my Possums.
I know they have fake news here, but there is a fake hedge on the roof top garden at this hotel. More pics on my thread in the photo section. It is so hectic here.
I will need new feet after this break.