[beardy56]

I fear that it won't be long before attempts at coercion to care for their offspring while they gallivant start.

Sounds like they already have

 

[mickey thumbs]

There was a time when gender identity took a back seat to deciding whether to identify as H. Sapiens or H. Neanderthalensis because of interbreeding. Just saying. 😏

 

[Wobble]

There was a time when gender identity took a back seat to deciding whether to identify as H. Sapiens or H. Neanderthalensis because of interbreeding. Just saying. 😏

My wife thinks I have more than the average amount of Neanderthal genes.

 

[Grumpy Gaz]

My wife thinks I have more than the average amount of Neanderthal genes.

Well, current research indicates that the Neanderthals were "excellent tool makers" 😎

Perhaps their DNA is still prevalent in slot-car makers / racers? 😜

 

[Abarth Mike]

My wife thinks I have more than the average amount of Neanderthal genes.

Or you are like a bear with furniture

 

[tangerinedream]

Outside cutting some wood for the woodburner earlier, it was really nice to feel some warmth in the sun.
Then I turned to look up the garden and thought of all that green stuff that loves the warmth of the sun as well to grow so very quickly.

 

[Ade]

Thats wrong, broke my phone on Thursday, new one came today. It demanded a gender before moving on. Male, Female, Other. So there is just three! (in the world of Samsung...)

Maybe click other to reveal many more options 🤣.

In the meantime i have had offer from my local GP to make an appoitment for cholesterol check along with blood pressure , i was thinking of ringing up, but....

The offer is more about data collection. My birth certificate states place of birth and other things , but now im invited to confirm my Ethnicity, Colour, Height, Weight 🤮🤮.

The above questions raised my blood pressure so thats one of the health questions checked off the list and Cholesterol i have no interest in knowing, im happy with my diet thanks 😉.

 

[Trisha]

Below, a section of a typically modern door. The internal structure is made of paper, with intermittent apertures aimed at increasing insulation and saving on heating bills. I recently bought a new front door for my step-daughter's house, as the old one was rotting.

The bill was an equally rotten £1,200 - for a door! Rip-off Britain is alive and kicking. Unbelievable or am I just out of touch?

 

[Kevan]

It's going to be a bit draughty with that chunk cut out of it...or is the doorway a funny shape?

...I'd like to see how fire resistant that paper 'infill' is.

 

[Gripping Pneus]

Slot car content! Doors with that type of construction can have a slot or two routed in them and make good "tabletop" tracks.

 

[Kevan]

Good shout ^

...and a different layout both sides

 

[GDSLOT]

Below, a section of a typically modern door. The internal structure is made of paper, with intermittent apertures aimed at increasing insulation and saving on heating bills. I recently bought a new front door for my step-daughter's house, as the old one was rotting.

The bill was an equally rotten £1,200 - for a door! Rip-off Britain is alive and kicking. Unbelievable or am I just out of touch? View attachment 340891 View attachment 340892

Can’t believe you missed it Laurence! The spaces are for hiding slot cars inside the door(yes you won’t see them or play with them, but neither Mrs Grumpy and you’ll know they are there 😉!). At the end your are having the last laugh as someone someday may find a heavy door full of black Beetles! 😀

 

[Kevan]

That'd be torture...

 

[Trisha]

Brilliant ideas, chaps. Still laughing - a lot!

 

[tangerinedream]

Black Beetles, Rentokil.
Multicolour Beetles, David Attenborough.

 

[Kevan]

Singing Beatles?

 

[tangerinedream]

EMI

 

[Grumpy Gaz]

They did at one time call themselves, "The Silver Beatles" 🎸🥁🎧🎤🍺

 

[beardy56]

Why do suppliers waste time, energy, money and packaging?

Grumpy with Hornby today. Tuesday I received three notifications of pre-orders, non slot related, coming in to stock and three separate charges on my card. Thursday I got an expecting you're parcel email from the carrier and then got two more yesterday advising me that I would get a further email when it was out for delivery. This morning I had an email advising that delivery would be this afternoon. The parcel arrived, in the allotted time slot, and on taking it from the carrier it felt very light. On opening the package it contained just one item wrapped in loads of bubble wrap and this was the last item advised and charged. On further checking each item appears to have a separate package number, three items advised as available within two hours of each other and three separate parcels, why?. The outer box todays delivery came in was big enough to take all three items. What a total waste of packing and time. To make matters worse the other two parcels aren't even show as having been picked up yet so I bet they decide to deliver when I' not going to be at home.

 

[Gripping Pneus]

The world works in mysterious ways!