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Title: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 15, 2009, 03:50:45 PM
Anyone seen the TGs? They haven't been around for a week now. I don't recall that they were going away.
I feel uncomfortable with the pair of them wandering around out there ~ unsupervised like  scared2:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 15, 2009, 03:51:55 PM
Anyone seen the TGs? They haven't been around for a week now. I don't recall that they were going away.
I feel uncomfortable with the pair of them wandering around out there ~ unsupervised like  scared2:
Have they been seen since their Xmas have-it-away-day like...?  Shrugs:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Uncle Mort on January 15, 2009, 03:53:01 PM
Can't say I have ~ seeing as I don't know what they look like.  ;)
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 15, 2009, 04:01:42 PM
Last in here on the 8th January.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 15, 2009, 04:02:23 PM
Last in here on the 8th January.
Were Nick-o-Rays strong on that day...?  rubschin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 15, 2009, 04:57:52 PM
They won £130,000 on the Nigerian State Lottery and went to get their winnings.  scared2:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 15, 2009, 07:41:30 PM
I notice Nick is conspicuous with his absence in this thread.....  rubschin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 15, 2009, 07:42:59 PM
I expect they have gone to AINSDALE
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Grumpmeister on January 15, 2009, 07:44:30 PM
Is that calamatese for under the patio?  whistle:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: TG on January 15, 2009, 08:12:56 PM
We are still alive.  happy088


Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 15, 2009, 08:26:32 PM
We are still alive.  happy088



Yay!  cloud9:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Pastis on January 15, 2009, 08:32:32 PM
We are still alive.  happy088

Good for you! Happy New Year btw.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: TG on January 15, 2009, 08:44:46 PM
Cheers.  happy088

I shall return to posting my normal volume of shite over the next few days. I have gone back to the job hunting after the Xmas period and have been otherwise busy/apathetic.

Also, we had some scousers visiting over the last few days and I have only just finished counting the ornaments.

Interestingly, they know Ainsdale well and when I spoke of the train/cake shop they larfed like drains and advised me to spend less time on the internet.

 cussing:

Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 15, 2009, 08:49:52 PM
Phew ~ that's a relief! Dunno what we would have done without youse two.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 08:38:58 AM
Cheers.  happy088

I shall return to posting my normal volume of shite over the next few days. I have gone back to the job hunting after the Xmas period and have been otherwise busy/apathetic.

Also, we had some scousers visiting over the last few days and I have only just finished counting the ornaments.

Interestingly, they know Ainsdale well and when I spoke of the train/cake shop they larfed like drains and advised me to spend less time on the internet.

 cussing:



 lol: lol: lol: lol: lol: lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: GROWLER on January 16, 2009, 08:42:47 AM
Phew ~ that's a relief! Dunno what we would have done without youse  two.

YOU'S! Banghead

Talk proper man. ::)
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 08:43:54 AM
My JCB has arrived  cloud9:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: GROWLER on January 16, 2009, 08:46:19 AM
My JCB has arrived  cloud9:

Ohh FFS. Here we go YET AGAIN.

What now? surrender:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 08:47:18 AM
Come and have a look if you don't believe me. It's HOOGE and yellow  cloud9:

Mind you I expect some numpty from the council to turn up and object  evil:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:05:51 AM
My JCB has arrived  cloud9:
Nick + JCB = Chaos  scared2:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 09:17:18 AM
Well the 4 tons of slate has made a bit of a mess  noooo:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:19:29 AM
Well the 4 tons of slate has made a bit of a mess  noooo:
You're not having your roof done again?  rubschin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 09:29:17 AM
Road. Unadopted. Council not interested. WHole thing is one HOOGE pothole.  evil:

We have clubbed together to have it resurfaced. We have not, of course, asked the bastard council for permission. Our road, our money.  evil:

Man with a clipboard will be here before long I have no doubt  evil:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:31:01 AM
Road. Unadopted. Council not interested. WHole thing is one HOOGE pothole.  evil:

We have clubbed together to have it resurfaced. We have not, of course, asked the bastard council for permission. Our road, our money.  evil:

Man with a clipboard will be here before long I have no doubt  evil:
You're having it resurfaced with slate... won't that be slippery like...?  rubschin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 09:33:55 AM
Apparently not  spider:

If the council numpty does turn up then the JCB will come in handy  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:35:00 AM
Apparently not  spider:

If the council numpty does turn up then the JCB will come in handy  eveilgrin:
It is going to be like an ice rink when it is wet!  point:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 09:41:43 AM
Full report will follow
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:43:03 AM
Full report will follow
I can just see the bin men's lorry sliding down the road and into Mrs. Nick's car now...  happy001
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:46:56 AM
Here is a simulation of the bin man's truck sliding on the slate road and into Mrs. Nick's car...  whistle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omCprrxiMXc
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 09:49:15 AM
 eeek:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 09:59:01 AM
eeek:
point:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 16, 2009, 10:08:45 AM
That'll be slate chippings then won't it?  ::) They make an excellent surface that will not be slippery when wet. Mind you they also make excellent skimming stones for skipping across the water when the tide is in so you may lose a few in the months when the water comes right up.

As for the simulation ~ the driver of the bin lorry needs to go on a course. What sort of arse keeps his foot on the brake (see locked up rear wheels) when a gentle pressure on the accelerator would have pulled him out of that skid. Tit!
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 10:11:41 AM
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That'll be slate chippings then won't it?   They make an excellent surface that will not be slippery when wet. Mind you they also make excellent skimming stones for skipping across the water when the tide is in so you may lose a few in the months when the water comes right up.

Correct on all points, I fear. I have apiece on my desk. Very good for skimming  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 10:27:01 AM
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That'll be slate chippings then won't it?   They make an excellent surface that will not be slippery when wet. Mind you they also make excellent skimming stones for skipping across the water when the tide is in so you may lose a few in the months when the water comes right up.

Correct on all points, I fear. I have apiece on my desk. Very good for skimming  eveilgrin:
Yes, they skim so well because there is no friction see...?

Slippery when wet like...  whistle:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 11:28:18 AM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPq2IC_c0.jpg&hash=27a0cf3085b34a1f8aad050960ae5e477e66ac6d) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq2IC_c0)

 cloud9:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 11:29:11 AM
Go and have a lie down Nick...  noooo:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 16, 2009, 11:37:26 AM
We too have a private (unadopted) road for vehicular access to the rear of the house (and several other houses access either their front or back gates via it) We have in the past used slate chippings and they worked well for about a year but they were carried off in the tyre treads of all the vehicles and had to be replaced. We have tried everything to persuade the council to take over the lane but to no avail. Again, this year, it is a mass of huge potholes and loose gravel and it looks as if the whole surface is breaking up.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 11:38:15 AM
We have a maintenance contract (£7 p.a. per house)  angel1

(Includes weeding)  angel1
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 11:45:42 AM
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the driver of the bin lorry needs to go on a course

Bin lorry drivers are untrainable, like cats and wimmin  noooo:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: TG on January 16, 2009, 12:58:54 PM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPq2IC_c0.jpg&hash=27a0cf3085b34a1f8aad050960ae5e477e66ac6d) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq2IC_c0)

 cloud9:


Yes Nick. Where did you get that from? The butchers? Wilko's?
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 01:05:29 PM
A man brought it  cloud9:

You have a bigger one?
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 16, 2009, 01:20:52 PM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPq2IC_c0.jpg&hash=27a0cf3085b34a1f8aad050960ae5e477e66ac6d) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq2IC_c0)

 cloud9:


Is the operator wearing a turban?
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 01:21:26 PM
Hat. Why?
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Darwins Selection on January 16, 2009, 01:24:20 PM
Hat. Why?

Just wondered.

It would make it less likely that he was a cowboy.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 01:27:32 PM
I haven't paid yet  eveilgrin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 16, 2009, 01:46:03 PM
I haven't paid yet  eveilgrin:
He knows where you live... and he has a JCB...  ::)
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 16, 2009, 01:50:02 PM
I have a rolling pin
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: grumpyoldsoldier on January 16, 2009, 08:14:51 PM
Is it proper slate, Welsh that is?

Cue leeks...
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 16, 2009, 08:17:38 PM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.builddirect.com%2Fslate%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F03%2Fwelsh-slate-mine-photo-by-dave-sallery.jpg&hash=3dc7048a86426435b318a2a995817b1d0cae53ef)

We've got tons of it to spare like. Just bring a shovel.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: grumpyoldsoldier on January 16, 2009, 08:34:03 PM
 cloud9: Welsh is it?
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 16, 2009, 09:31:28 PM
Oh yes Welsh slate from Welsh Wales isn't it.
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 17, 2009, 11:06:36 AM
They have finished the job. Trouble is they have covered over all the little metal things where you turn water on and off like.  noooo: They are out there trying to find them  point:

Which strangely brings the thread into alignment with its title!   rubschin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 12:35:48 PM
They have finished the job. Trouble is they have covered over all the little metal things where you turn water on and off like.  noooo: They are out there trying to find them  point:

Which strangely brings the thread into alignment with its title!   rubschin:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F7%2F75%2FSpurs_cowboy_crockett.jpg&hash=cd0124490832e5f8ebfd5f3e25666b92db3a757f)
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Nick on January 17, 2009, 12:43:18 PM
eh?
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 17, 2009, 12:49:49 PM
Thay are spurs Nick and Spurs = Cowboys
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 01:00:00 PM
Thay are spurs Nick and Spurs = Cowboys
Top marks Snoops... I 'spec Nick could hear them over the noise of the JCB!  point:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 17, 2009, 01:07:41 PM
Yeeeee Haaaaa!
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 01:13:05 PM
Yeeeee Haaaaa!

 lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: GROWLER on January 17, 2009, 02:05:21 PM
They have finished the job. Trouble is they have covered over all the little metal things where you turn water on and off like.  noooo: They are out there trying to find them  point:

Which strangely brings the thread into alignment with its title!   rubschin:

You couldn't make this up ey? ::)

Could ONLY happen to you Nick.
They found them yet, and if so, how are they going to leave them on show like, in case they need to be switched off like?  rubschin:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 17, 2009, 02:07:39 PM
My boys each got a metal detector for Christmas ~ for a fee they would be willing to search for your stop-cock covers.  whistle:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Barman on January 17, 2009, 03:04:30 PM
My boys each got a metal detector for Christmas ~ for a fee they would be willing to search for your stop-cock covers.  whistle:

 lol: lol: lol:
Title: Re: MISSING!
Post by: Snoopy on January 17, 2009, 03:06:25 PM
My boys each got a metal detector for Christmas ~ for a fee they would be willing to search for your stop-cock covers.  whistle:

 lol: lol: lol:

 whistle:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_-oaKfEe8Cg