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On lighter side

The more you hunker down the greater these idiots win. I'll just add this to another page of memories of my area.

The only crime lately over here was a rabbit got in the veg patch and scoffed 6 carrots, justice was swift

Best put bars on your Windows, 😦😦

A dispute over a bicycle locally. Just been for a walk to my local paper shop and stopped for a chat with neighbours who use social media. Local on local confirmation in a papershop. Seriously though my area New Moston is residential has really...

Happy monday peeps, we got rain. I'll be in the machine with the door closed with the heater & radio on then. :)

'mornin, (Just). Lovely day today, got up late and it is SO quiet! Went to a pottery and ceramics exhibition in Giroussens yessdi. Tis renowned for it and the streets are all full of peeps selling their wares. We usually buy at least one...

Morning Cloudy bright here Weekend show was wet and hardly any exhibitors, only about four tractors when usually 20+ I overdosed on Guinness in the beer tent Saturday night but great fun was had by all despite it being damp :p Suns coming out...

Gawd it's getting worse around here. A young lad murdered and the police arrested four one woman for aiding and abetting three teenagers in the killing. Last week a man went into my local medical centre brandishing a knife. If anyone wants more...

All original engine and auto box, 250k on it. It'll top 80 mph no problem, I stick to 50 with the caravan behind though as it's light on the rear axle. It's out of character driving fast, best poodle along and wave to the mums an kids :D

Morning All. :D Take kids to school this morning and then "Freedom" for a few days. Son sent me a video of the riots outside his LA hotel. :( Couldn't walk up the stairs last night, knee pain. :( Seems better s'morning. :) Have a great day. :D

Thanks, prof. When is your next lecture? I want to be sure to sign up for the course!!🤣🤣

When I lived in Lunnen I knew a guy fro Noocassel, or thereaboots. He had a Gfriend from Lunnen. Whenever they went oot they had to take paper and pen with them so he could write doon what he was tryin tu say to ur so shee cud unnerstan im like...

...that the weekend has passed reasonably quietly. Neither of the G-kids has killed the other, nor come to any harm while in our care. :) I have to take them to school tomorrow, and their Mother picks them up at close of play. We pick them up...

Pot / kettle?

Eye were finkin it were the origional engine.

It flies along easily, 2.7 turbo intercooled Nissan motor. Wheels spin in the wet 😄

Recent image of the leader El Seamus known to frequent Ireland offering pots of gold. His cohorts are a band of Leprechauns currently roaming the land starting fights in the local pubs. If you drink several tankards of Guinness and feel a kick...

Oddly enough Geordie is like Dorset retain Anglo Saxon where Geordie area was not really invaded by vikings, allowed an accent separately from today modern English.😉 European language rely heavily on book language not influenced by outsiders so...

Reminds me of when I was at skool. We got a trainee French teacher, when she got off the ferry at Dover the bloke checking her passport asked her why she has come to England. She told him she was going to the North East to teach kids French. He...

Should be on the Joke thread.

"Furthermore, a lot of Germans speak different dialects. The variation among the German dialects is considerable, with only the neighbouring dialects being mutually intelligible. Low German, most Upper German and High Franconian dialects, and...

Fascinating! I don't know much about regional dialects of Germany, but that lad I talked about also learned a dialect in German which helped him once when stopped by Der Polizei!!

Morning all suns oot im off to spray some weeds. Need to go out for some shopping but I know where theres a wee car show so a wee detour will be required. (she will be pleased) :D:D

Morning All. :D Not looking bad out there today. :) Got to try and keep the kids amused all day. School tomorrow and then their Mum picks them up them after school. BBQ fillet with Garlic & rosemary roasties tonight. Yum! :) Have a lovely day. :D

Lupins are a short lived perennial need full Sun and moisture do not do well in pots cut them down and see if you get new growth , if you grow from seed now thay will flower next year Russel Hobbs mixed are hardey and colourful mature plants...

Agreement with that Stan the W sister speaks 6 languages and has a BA in Russian and Latin but learnt high German but I speak Berliner so understanding her is difficult for me and Germans