The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread IV

[Capetonian]

Talking of crap sci-fi, I enjoyed Piers Morgan's rant about Game of Thrones in yesterday's Daily Wail. I fail to understand the obsession that people have with that type of violent, mindless crap. I watched 10 minutes of the last episode (as instructed by SWMBO) and then went to sleep.

[larsssnowpharter]

Just back from a week of committing aviation. All checks completed, 7 different types flown and a 250 km task flown in a borrowed Discus (if a bit slower than the conditions warranted). One of checkers was an ex stude; embarrassingly, I couldn't remember him!

To make it a week to remember, got home to a letter from NHS saying my latest biopsy for melanoma is clear!

Means I can start planning a few weeks in Italy with the DG. Hopefully be able to borrow a 2 seater to get the Sproglettes started now the footie season is over.

[Pontius Navigator]

To make it a week to remember, got home to a letter from NHS saying my latest biopsy for melanoma is clear!

Congrats. Have you come across the latest practically instant non-invasive checks? A special camera is used to photograph a suspected melanoma. The image is sent by internet to a specialist and the results are available within a day or two.

[jimtherev]

A hearty WELL DONE, LARS. Always a relief to get that sort of news.

I'll say one for you anyway.... you never know!

[larsssnowpharter]

I'll gladly accept that Jim. As a believer with doubts, that is.

As a family, we say grace before dinner each evening and gave joint thanks for the good tidings.

PN: I haven't seen that. Will look it up. Thanks. What I do is take photos of my skin each month and compare. That system caught the latest invasion but my first melanoma. Too much time overseas, white guy not designed for exposure to the sun and, as a kid, putting olive oil on my skin to get brown quicker. Never heard of SPF back then!

[OFSO]

As a sufferer of the far less serious Bowens Disease, congratulations. Every day without a skin tumour is a victory.

[Rwy in Sight]

I take the Ex-As have voted already. Congratulations for the excellent result larsssnowpharter all the best for the years to come. About to take breakfast and head to the voting booth. I hope the waiting time will be short.

[Alisoncc]

About to take breakfast and head ............ to the voting booth. I hope the waiting time will be short.

Can appreciate the option of taking or not breakfast to the polling booth, but surely taking head is mandatory?

Confused of Merthyr Tydfil

[Ex-Ascot]

Sitting with one of our councilers. Told him that we are not letting him near any rope. The intention to go down to vote early went out of the window with raki. Breakfast beer then we will go. RiS you do not get a hangover with raki. As you know ouzo is the killer. Now this is all a bit complicated. 4 rooms. 1. Island election. 2. Village election. 3. Cyclades election 4. Europe. I am sure Mrs Ex-Ascot will take me by the hand. Only doing the first two.

Now I am told my smuggled voting papers have to be swapped with the real ones which I have to put in my pocket not put in the waste bin as they count those to see if any papers have been added.

[OFSO]

Just off to the Basilica for the weekly chat with His Nibs. No doubt Castelló will be full of happy laughing voters. If the gale drops and the sun comes out might have a couple of pints of Ricard at the lovely Silvia's restaurant before staggering home to watch The Race.

[Pontius Navigator]

Ex-A, when we have multiple elections coinciding, parish, district, county, national, it all goes in one box.

The clever thing is each one has a different coloured voting slip. Only problem, no blue, green, red, yellow, orange, or purple.

I think white, grey, buff are OK.

[Ibbie]

Morning all.

Blue, sunny one again 20c.

Just been roasting a chicken to eat cold mit ensalada later.

Grandson upset as his beloved Barca lost Spanish Cup final.

[Wodrick]

Morning all,
same wx, guess for 24 so an easy 26 later.

Good news *Lars*

Wonder if Jenny Agutter would get her kit off in her current role, and would it be worth it.

Usual Sunday, ritual lunch, lifting, GP for a nap and shoulder of Lamb with new spuds and fresh peas.
I'll pod the peas during GP.




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[Rwy in Sight]

About to take breakfast and head ............ to the voting booth. I hope the waiting time will be short.

Can appreciate the option of taking or not breakfast to the polling booth, but surely taking head is mandatory?

Confused of Merthyr Tydfil

When a post is made before the first coffee of the day, making sense is a miracle.

Breakfast consumed, voting took place after a nice walk around one of the best areas of town. A former colleague tried to trick me on voting a candidate I did not want as mayor. It did not work - very short wait despite several ballots. The moment I stepped out of the ballot station an acquaintance called me to vote for him.

Ex A, sometimes voters are given pre-completed ballot papers. Is that still the case in Amorgos?

[OFSO]

Ninety very pleasant minutes getting mildly smashed on Ricards at Silvia's restaurant in the sun. The only people there, never known such an absence of diners. Opposite is the polling station for municipal, local and EU elections (photo below). Note crowds lining up to vote. I counted three people in the hour and a half going in.

[ian16th]

Democracy at work!

[Capetonian]

Friends of ours live in a small touristy mountain village in the Var (SE Frogland) where they run an art studio. They rang earlier to say that :
Their business is dead.
3 of the 5 restaurants are closed and the others are deserted, with only staff in sight.
There are a couple of scruffy bars, with the the usual local suspects sitting with a glass of cheap battery acid wine in front of them.

Socialism, stupidity and unionism are killing France.

[Fox3WheresMyBanana]

Computer won't power up, reason unknown as multimeter died yesterday. Fortunately a new multimeter was ordered yesterday and is already being paddled down a large South American river. I am stuck using the phone with one finger typing, ugh!
Today, I shall be mostly..planting.

[603DX]

Wonder if Jenny Agutter would get her kit off in her current role, and would it be worth it.





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Ah yes, that pervy Oz attempt at a symbolic "art" work, the "Walkabout" film. I can remember the uncomfortable feeling I got watching that on TV, as the father of two young daughters. The storyline made it clear that she was only a schoolgirl, with Agutter in school uniform for much of it, and apparently the actress was actually only 16 at the time of filming. I felt the movie was open exploitation, leaving a rather nasty taste. If that was art, I was a Dutchman ...

[ian16th]

Computer won't power up, reason unknown as multimeter died yesterday.

I bet mine outlives me.

It's an AVO Mk8!