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Feb 15, 2021 01:12PM
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seriously, when snails gang up like that, they can take down a running dog or small human! i don't know, hanging about on pavements, leaving their filth behind them - shouldn't be allowed!
Even more scary! ... Gangsta Biker Snails!!! ;oO ...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Even more scary! ... Gangsta Biker Snails!!! ;oO ..."
Easy Slider...
P wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "Even more scary! ... Gangsta Biker Snails!!! ;oO ..."
Easy Slider..."
lol!
Let's hope there's no salt on the roads. :-)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "I prefer to believe that some of us have lives like Shooting Stars ;o>We may be badly damaged, and sometimes we may even feel like we have become broken beyond all fixing, but nevertheless - we c..."
Ah bless you Suze.
TheFoe wrote: "Sorry for not replying sooner to the wellwishers on here, but thanks a lot I am so proud! :-) Blastro if you're reading this I have meant to e-mail you for a long while, and can only apologise, as ..."No worries Foe, I reckon my last message to you was part 'Thank You' to condolences sent by your good self. So you weren't obliged to respond if ya know what I mean. That said, always good to hear from ya whatever the case.
Lez wrote: "A tortoise goes up a dark alleyway and is mugged by a gang of snails. When the police arrived they interviewed the tortoise and asked what he could tell them about the attack. 'I don't know,' said ..."Or... "I don't know, I wuz slugged from behind" : )
We are a delightfully daft bunch on here, aren't we? - LOL!!! ;o>
P wrote: "Suze: Find your details about the Stockport tunnels of great interest. Near us, catacombs in Warstone Lane Cemetery in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter were used as air raid shelters during WW2, tho..."I'm so sorry for the very delayed response in getting back to you, P. I was offline for a while with a mild enough but persistent Chest Infection as well as another really challenging Arthritic episode and I am only just getting around to catching up on past Posts across several of the Threads.
Unfortunately, our most accessible'ish and more habitable larger Caves in the Cliff Faces overlooking the Town Centre have often been used over the decades as places to sleep and shelter in by the homeless - including many Drug Addicts and Alcoholics.
This has been of a particular worry to everyone concerned as the Caves tend to keep on with filling up with thousands of discarded Needles, plus decomposing Food and the Rats and Insect-life that it attracts, soiled Bedding materials - dangerous rubbish and waste that has to be cleared out by the Council from time to time.
And because a few of those particular Caves involve quite a difficult climb up a sheer Sandstone Cliff Face, sometimes using Rope Ladders that have been bought or made up for the purpose of accessing them, sadly several people have come to be found dead inside the Caves as a result of an Overdose, getting too ill to be able to move or to get help from anyone, or found lying dead beneath them after having terrible falls while trying to get into and out of them ;o<
Some of the other Caves and many miles of Underground Tunnels beneath Stockport Town Centre have had far more unusual and quite interesting uses and reuses over the Centuries though ;o>
Maggie's Caves date back to 16th Century and were once used as Rock Dwellings for families and also as Brothels(!), Navvies Quarters (for the mainly Irish Navvies who built the Viaduct in 1839) and, in far more recent years, as part of a Factory Basement ...
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co....
I forgot to mention as well that there is also an interesting and rather disturbing Story, if it is to be at all believed, about one set of Steps going down from the higher part of the Town into one of the lowest parts of Stockport called The Underbanks.
My Nanna and several other older folk over the years have all told me the same Story about these Steps - and I must admit I've always hated having to use them as they originally were, at times very narrowly enclosed by Walls and Buildings over them making them tunnel-like in several places - very cold and very dark!- as well as extremely steep in height and quite shallow in depth. They were also a badly worn long set of Steps that were the stuff of daymares as well as nightmares even when I was well into my 20's and best avoided at all times if at all possible! ;oO
They are still called 'The Devils Steps' by the older generations around Stockport and the story of why they were called that can be found here ...
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d9/d0/...
Hmmm? - is anybody fancying a savoury Hot Cross Bun this year? ;o> ...
... I'm open to trying to them out - although I think that it might mess with my Head a bit?! - as they look just like a typical Hot Cross Bun to my Eyes but they obviously won't taste anything at all like one when in my Mouth ;o>
I also like a Hot Cross Bun to be far less like some of the cheapo ones that are often very soft and fluffy and far more like a Bread Roll or a Tea Cake - as I prefer the traditional soft and yet also dense Hot Cross that are slightly more doughy in texture. Ones with a bit more of a bite, flavour, and substance to them.
I'm not sure whether these will pass my Texture Test? - but I'll see if we can get a pack of them ordered through the Asda Delivery Slot that I have got booked in for the end of this month ;o>
https://groceries.asda.com/product/ho...
They sound tasty Suzy..might look for them myself, next time i'm in me local branch.
We tried out some Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Triple Berry Hot Cross Buns (4 for £1.25) a week ago - and were extremely disappointed to discover that they were nothing more than just soft fluffy totally tasteless Muffins with only just a few incredibly minute pieces of extremely bitter Fruit in them ;o<However, having been SO impressed by SO many excellent Iceland Branded Products during the Pandemic - which has been an absolute Godsend to us as they have pretty much been our most regular and only consistent source of all of our Essentials throughout a year when we so often couldn't get any Delivery Slots with any of the other Supermarkets around here - I decided this week to try out their basic range Iceland 6 Hot Cross Buns @ £1 each or two packs for £1.80.
And M&D&me enjoyed a pack of these SO much the other day that I have already put four packs into our Online Trolley all ready for when I next put together a full Iceland Order ;o> ...
... https://www.iceland.co.uk/p/iceland-6...
They look yummy Suzy (I.e. the Iceland ones). I agree with you about texture. I like the original type of hot cross bun, nice and dense with just the right amount of fruit. There's much excitement here (on social media) re the release of Aldi's Hot Cross Bun flavoured gin which will hit the shelves on Feb 24, priced at 10 quid. I've never really seen the point of flavoured gin but last week I was given a bottle of Shiraz gin and told I will love it. Have yet to crack it open.
Oooh? ;o>Is it just me thinking this? - or are Flavoured Gins suddenly seeming to be taking over the World as we know it?!! We have all-sorts of Flavoured Gin or Gin Flavoured things turning up in the Supermarkets and there are also Gin Bars opening up here, even while we are still under continual National and Local Lockdown whilst enduring this Pandemic.
I tried Gin once ... ARRRGGGHHH!!! - it was just SO awful that I still struggle to understand how anyone might ever enjoy it and want to drink it for pleasure - LOL!!! ;o>
Yet it certainly is THE drink right now, isn't it? And we have got SO many Places local to us that are dedicated entirely to the making of Flavoured Gins.
I think it is Isabella, on these Forums, who is also very fond of a Glass of Gin?
I am very partial to a gin and tonic with ice and a fresh lemon slice or two! Yum!
I do enjoy a G&T, Suzy, but not gin on its own. We were given a cucumber gin at Christmas but we weren't keen. It was just too cucumbery. Sloe gin is good but most flavours just seem a bit trend driven as do some of the so-called 'premium' tonics. I agree with Val, ice and a slice is just right!
Gin and lime was my first taste of alcohol when I was 12. It was my choice for a few years till I discovered whisky. My mum tried to ween me onto a genteel sherry but I hated it.No twee additions like lemon please!
i don't like gin on any level, but this is genius marketing,glaswegin.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAvbiBBhD-...
I used to drink gin, lime juice and water for a long time but now I find it very dull and depressing. I like the oomph that tonic water lends. I do like Hendricks gin which I think has cucumber "overtones" or some other swanky word. One of my Christmas traditions (passed down from my Mum but not embraced by any of my family) is Harveys Bristol Cream Sherry with mince pies. I rarely drink sherry at any other time but it's always in the cupboard in case a recipe calls for it. In fact much of my alcohol collection (which is rather extensive considering I'm not much of a drinker) was purchased because of recipes for cakes, etc. I also use alcohol as part of my Christmas decorations because there are so many colourful drinks and/or bottles - Campari, Advocaat, Creme de Menthe, Bombay Sapphire gin, Chambord, etc. Lined up on the mantelpiece with tinsel intertwined, they twinkle and look very festive.
Tech XXIII wrote: "i don't like gin on any level, but this is genius marketing,glaswegin.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAvbiBBhD-..."
Brilliant!! Even I would have a go at that!
I dunno if this is a Irish thing or more of a family kind of thing? - but all of the Alcohol in the House was brought out all ready for any Visitors and it used to get placed, pride of place, on a Silver Tray under the Christmas Tree ;o>All of my extremely large extended family ... all of my Great Great and my Great Aunts and Uncles, my beloved Nan, my Nanna and Grandad, my many Cousins, and us as well did it.
I still remember just how confused I used to feel whenever I went into other people's Houses at Christmas time and saw piles of Presents tucked underneath their Christmas Trees instead of colourful collections of beautiful and unusual Spirit and Liqueur Bottles!!! - LOL!!! ;o>
Val wrote: "... There's much excitement here (on social media) re the release of Aldi's Hot Cross Bun flavoured gin which will hit the shelves on Feb 24, priced at 10 quid ..."It's very strange, Val, but - while it would seem that the Aldi Hot Cross Bun Gin is made over here in the UK by Manchester Drinks Co based in Bury - I can't find manage to find any mention of it being sold in Aldi Stores in the UK this Easter?
Maybe it will suddenly be announced nearer Easter? Either that or the Gin lovers of Australia are getting treated to a very exclusive and limited edition Flavoured Gin ;o> ...
Our Aldi seems to be far more in favour of stocking a variety of Haysmiths Flavoured Gins instead ... Blood Orange & Peach, Grapefruit & Rose, Apple & Ginger, Raspberry & Redcurrant, Rhubarb & Ginger, Seville Orange & Lime, Plum & Clementine, Summer Trifle, Mulled Winterberry, and Sloe ...
https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/Gin
The Manchester Drinks Co is only just one of so many Gin Companies that have suddenly sprung up and come into being around here in Greater Manchester and Cheshire in the last few years and so I'm quite familiar with most of the rest of their range through all of their advertising on a local as well as national level plus I've also bought some as Gifts for the Neighbours ...Blood Orange, Rhubarb & Ginger, Parma Violet, Snow Fairy, Mystical Unicorn, Raspberry & Rose, Watermelon Crush and Strawberries & Cream
... https://www.manchesterdrinks.com/gin-...
ARRRGGGHHH!!! - I'm having such a day trying to 'fix' my Dad's Laptop! ...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "February 20th is 'Love Your Pet Day'X! X x x ... I love you, Mitzi-Ditzi ... x x X !X
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Brass Neck wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "February 20th is 'Love Your Pet Day'X! X x x ... I love you, Mitzi-Ditzi ... x x X !X
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You filthy beast, Brasso.
Apparently November 1st is national Cook Your Pets Day.https://nationaldaycalendar.com/natio...
Yummy.
Time to dig out the casserole dish for the those pets of more advanced years. A long slow simmering. after a rigorous tenderising, should do it.
Tomorrow is decision day, will it be red collar pup or mauve collar pup. Watch this space to see the result tomorrow evening.
I do like mauve but then again, red is cheerful ...
"decision day"you'll know when you see them 'live', but have a set of tie-breakers worked out in case you can't.
Derek wrote: "Tomorrow is decision day, will it be red collar pup or mauve collar pup. Watch this space to see the result tomorrow evening."Hmmm? ... I'm guessing that it will be the Pup who successfully answers all of your Selection Process Questions in French as well as in English that gets offered the position, Derek ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Derek wrote: "Tomorrow is decision day, will it be red collar pup or mauve collar pup. Watch this space to see the result tomorrow evening."Hmmm? ... I'm guessing that it will be the Pup who succ..."
We are planning on training him to understand commands in both languages. Whether he decides to obey them or not is an entirely different matter!
We're taking a Doberman owning friend with us in case we need tie breaker vote. Then we can blame her for anything he does wrong for his entire life:-)
Yeah, but it won't be her problem? - so she'll still get the last laugh on that! ;o>
I'd go for red. Mauve's a more feminine colour!
Ahhh, but Mauve is Purple and Purple is supposed to be a universal colour that suits everyone ;o>
Hopefully here comes the Light at the end of a very long and dark Tunnel ...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Hopefully here comes the Light at the end of a very long and dark Tunnel ..."
March 9th - revision
March 10th - reschedule
March 12th - 2nd revision
March 14th - U turn
March 16th - blatant lie about handling the pandemic successfully
March 18th - 3/4 of country under Tier 32.2 / B subsection ii a lockdown
March 20th - 3rd and final revision
March 29th - all outdoor sports cancelled
I know, Sera - but we have to believe that there is a Light somewhere off in the distance, don't we? - even if it is still so far away right now that we can't get to see it yet? ... x
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Hopefully here comes the Light at the end of a very long and dark Tunnel ..."
Let's hope it's not an oncoming train.
So we all just give up then? ;o<
suzysunshine7 wrote: "So we all just give up then? ;o<"No, we'll get there but I think it's a mistake to set out any dates - Bozza will have his loony backbench element like Steve Baker pushing him to bring things forward or not allowing him to push them back if the data's less encouraging than hoped for. The idea of all schools in England going back en masse in 2 weeks seems less than wise to me - infection rates are currently highest among primary age kids (and secondary won't b far behind) who don't suffer but are great at spreading.
I honestly don't think though that Boris had any other choice today but to let everyone in England in on knowing that the Govt is focussing on putting together and making plans and having dates in Mind.They aren't exactly set in stone though because we all know that none of this will be happening if the Infection Rates suddenly start to soar again and the Death Rates as well.
It's the latter part of that that I'm not so sure he can be trusted with.
"During a visit to Northern Ireland last November, a businessman asked Boris Johnson if he could tell his staff they "will not be filling in any customs declarations for goods leaving Northern Ireland to go to Great Britain?""You can," replied Mr Johnson adding: "If somebody asks you to do that, tell them to ring up the prime minister and I will direct them to throw that form in the bin.""
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By a unanimous decision, Mauve Collar Boy has been selected to be our new puppy Magni. We'll be collecting him in a few weeks time when we've finished making our garden puppy escape proof (hopefully).
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