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Raging saddo here desperately watching in envy everyone that is streaming on their new PS5 and impatiently waiting for Jan or Feb when the price comes down (assuming no delays at the border and punative customs charges on imported electrical equipment.) ...Also an incredible narrow view on an industry that is bigger than both the movie and music industry combined. "computer games" is snobbily dismissive of a creative form of expression that has produced some of the most emotive and mature art of the 21st Century. Just saying. But, yeah, saddoes!
"raging saddo"mr tech jnr sent us a photo at 10.01 yesterday (1 min after the earliest he could receive it) of himself and his new PS5. he's a very happy working family man of 33, producer (along with his pal of 30 years) of an award winning computer game yt channel, many podcasts on the subject, etc, etc, and, thing is, he ain't a raging saddo, he ain't even a very naughty boy!
Tech XXIII wrote: ""raging saddo"mr tech jnr sent us a photo at 10.01 yesterday (1 min after the earliest he could receive it) of himself and his new PS5. he's a very happy working family man of 33, producer (along..."
I hate him
PS what's his YT channel? Asking for a friend.
would it increase your wrath if i told you he was kissing the PS5?ok, i won't then.
btw, i enjoy a good computer game also, provided it involves the brutal shooting and slaying of zombie hordes.
I only play Civilization these days. Can't cope with anything faster.
Lazing about a bit today, what with the rain.Watching some boxing on Youtube, chiefly Keith Thurman v
Errol Spence Jr.
Some battle.
Looking through yet more details of houses for sale. This one raised a smile: "The well-manicured gardens have ... , including a plumb tree ... , a Montana Clements..."
Worth a look, if only for the novelty planting?
Do you reckon it's called plumbing because originally lead (plumbum) pipes would have been used?
Brass Neck wrote: "Do you reckon it's called plumbing because originally lead (plumbum) pipes would have been used?"Er, yes!
Isabella wrote: "Looking through yet more details of houses for sale. This one raised a smile: "The well-manicured gardens have ... , including a plumb tree ... , a Montana Clements..."
Worth a look, if only for..."
I can almost picture you House hunting now, Isabella ;o> ...
"Oooh, look at this! ... there's a huge Lawn area with an established Apple and a Pear Tree, a massive Rockery, Rosebushes galore, plus lots and lots of room for a large Veg Plot and a double-sized Greenhouse, AND there's a big Pond full of Fish too!"
"And the House?"
"The House? ERRR? - yes? - there is a House that comes with it ... but, ohhh, just take a look at THAT fabulous Garden!!!"
;o>
... but, ohhh, just take a look at THAT fabulous Garden!!!"You're not far off, Suzy! (You forgot the potting shed, the compost heap and the damson tree) ;o)
We are a bit picky about the house as well, though - lots of light and plenty of room for the DH to keep his books and desk ...
Another bit of a joke we've come across. There was a floor plan of one house, labelled with the floor area of each room, instead of width x length. Not really very helpful but what made it funny was they'd put down X metres² instead of X² metres. Buckingham Palace, anyone?
... the secret Walled Garden ... the Topiary mini maze ... the ancient Folly ...;o>
I hope you will have a Spare Room for the occasional Garden/House Guest? ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "... the secret Walled Garden ... the Topiary mini maze ... the ancient Folly ...;o>"
Don't need another Ancient Folly, I'm already here! :o)
Guests welcome!
My Bag is already packed! - LOL!!! ;o>
Been working like a trojan since I got back from Mum's yesterday. Spare room, own bedroom, living room and upper hall all done. Tonight I plan to relax with a bottle of wine and watch the Robert Powell version of The 39 Steps with D.
Another house: "Open fireplace with flu and ... " Not a good idea to view that one, then.
........nice bit of covid around the walls......
Tech XXIII wrote: "........nice bit of covid around the walls......"Like it :o)
Tech XXIII wrote: "........nice bit of covid around the walls......".... but worryingly sars on the windows ......
Though fk the 5k rule today, and went to the beach! Drove the back roads...
Damn nice day.
Rock pools full of Hermit Crabs living in ex Periwinkle shells, even some Pipe Fish and small Eels.
D treated us to a munch box for dinner, so the most taxing thing I'll be doing later is opening a bottle of wine and watching either a film or a couple of episodes of Death In Paradise.
Fish & Chips with a Mug of Tea whilst watching The Persuaders ;o>
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Fish & Chips with a Mug of Tea whilst watching The Persuaders ;o>"Mushy peas? Slice of white bread and butter? If you're going to do it .......
community home covid testing - been a huge spike in bellfield! collected from council 'chips' van, registered and tested from home, returned to van. prob results tomorrow. save me getting tested at work this week (wisnae going anyway - on annual leave. brass, that's like a wee holiday from work)..........and it's no a van that sells chips!
We always have Brown Bread here, Mr B, and I can't remember a time where we have ever had some with our Fish & Chips as we tend to find them filling enough in themselves ... 3 large Cod & 1 large Chips does us very nicely ;o>We do usually have Peas though - although we prefer to quickly zap some Farrows Giant Marrowfats in the Microwave while plating up over buying in any Chip Shop Peas.
Mitz always has gets her share too. She loves 2 chips broken into little pieces but will only eat them if I just smear a very small amount of Heinz Tomato Ketchup on them first ;o>
Tech XXIII wrote: "community home covid testing - been a huge spike in bellfield! collected from council 'chips' van, registered and tested from home, returned to van. prob results tomorrow. save me getting tested at..."Fingers crossed for good news for you as always, tech ... x
suzysunshine7 wrote: "We always have Brown Bread here, Mr B, and I can't remember a time where we have ever had some with our Fish & Chips as we tend to find them filling enough in themselves ... 3 large Cod & 1 large C..."Cod is not highly regarded in the Grimsby hinterland, you have to ask for it on entry to the chippy and it's usually only the 'comforts' (Ah've come for t'fortneet) in Cleethorpes who do; it's dismissed as a 'dirty fish'. Haddock all the way, despite the often skinnier fillets and even Grimsby Town's mascot is Harry Haddock.
Tech XXIII wrote: "community home covid testing - been a huge spike in bellfield! collected from council 'chips' van, registered and tested from home, returned to van. prob results tomorrow. save me getting tested at..."I'm surprised in Scotland a van would be tolerated without some fried foods on sale.
Disappointingly Cod is all too often the only Battered Fish that is ever available in the Chip Shops around here. In a few (more upmarket ones) though Haddock will also sometimes be available as well - usually costing around £1 to £2 more. Plaice is rarely ever available anywhere that I know of now and it also costs a lot more than Cod too.I'm not keen on Plaice as it's far too delicate and rather mushy in texture for me. I like Fish that is firmer with bigger Flakes - which is why one of my most favourite Fish (not from a Chip Shop as it's never on sale there) is Monkfish.
When we were holidaying every year in Devon and Cornwall (during most of my chiIdhood to my late teenage years) I vividly remember mostly having Pollack whenever we treated ourselves and how delicious it was. The Locals always seemed to prefer it to Cod.
I understand from watching something on TV a few years that some disreputable Chip Shops occasionally will try to pass off other Fish as Cod and that it can cause serious issues for their Customers. I didn't think much of it at the time until I remembered that I had had a couple of Fish Suppers on holiday in Norfolk and became aware whilst eating that my Lips and Tongue were starting to feel a little bit weird ... sort-of numb then tingly, slightly swollen and itchy.
I had the same, but even stronger and far more painful, reaction to some Fish that my Mum bought from a Supermarket a few years back. M&D were absolutely fine with it but I found out that some people do apparently react like this to certain kinds of Fish. The Fish that she bought was River Cobbler (Basa) and so I've avoided buying in or eating that again ever since then.
Trying to keep warm. Only had my head out the door once earlier when the postman brought a parcel I'd been waiting on and it's bloody baltic out there.
It is absolutely freezing here too, Collette. We were forecast Snow and had some Sleet here briefly the other day but it didn't stick or last long.
Serial wrote: "Tech XXIII wrote: "community home covid testing - been a huge spike in bellfield! collected from council 'chips' van, registered and tested from home, returned to van. prob results tomorrow. save m..."Plenty of ice-cream vans, all year round.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "It is absolutely freezing here too, Collette. We were forecast Snow and had some Sleet here briefly the other day but it didn't stick or last long."The 'thundersnow' scared the wits out of me Sat/Sun morning.
I can well imagine it would have done, Lez! ;oOI've only ever experienced it twice ... just the once here in Stockport and once when we were on holiday in Scotland for a fortnight. A very memorable fortnight indeed because we virtually spent every single day all day long unable to get out of our Car and seeing next to nothing of Scotland through the Windows due to the heavy mists and non-stop torrential Rain! ;o>
Tech XXIII wrote: "and it's no a van that sells chips!"No, it's the van where they inject you with fake vaccine containing microchips. Wake up sheeple! Bill Gates will soon know everything about all the over-80s and people in care homes. FACT. He'll have complete control of whatever it is over-80s control...
! ... ;oOIn my Dad's case that'll be a TV Remote and a Teaspoon ;o>
Don't ask me why I always find a Teaspoon in his Pocket because he's been doing it for years now and not even he seems to know why? ... he just has to have one in the Pocket of whatever he is wearing!
Gordon wrote: "Tech XXIII wrote: "and it's no a van that sells chips!"No, it's the van where they inject you with fake vaccine containing microchips. Wake up sheeple! Bill Gates will soon know everything about ..."
I've no control over anything...
suzysunshine7 wrote: "! ... ;oOIn my Dad's case that'll be a TV Remote and a Teaspoon ;o>
Don't ask me why I always find a Teaspoon in his Pocket because he's been doing it for years now and not even he seems to know..."
Is it the silver one from his mouth he was born with?
I doubt it! - LOL!!! ;o>My Parents both came from very poor Working Class families.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Disappointingly Cod is all too often the only Battered Fish that is ever available in the Chip Shops around here. In a few (more upmarket ones) though Haddock will also sometimes be available as we..."Cod or Cod, what a shame. Often the way.
Best Fish and Chips I had was last year in Dingle, where we bought battered Hake and chips. Incredible. and you could take booze in too. So I walked 3 doors up to the pub and with the barmans help brought pints of IPA down to the chipper.
I have a (not THE) virus so feeling pretty crappy all weekend. Did that mean I shortchanged Minnie on walks? The hell I did. Took her to Hubbards Hills, a small privately-owned beauty spot in a steep-sided valley, possibly a glacial meltwater overflow, of which there are very few in Lincolnshire through which flows or more usually trickles the River Lud. She was off-lead and off begging for attention and sometimes treats from almost anyone. Some dogs are utterly fixed on the ball their owner is throwing but she's totally people-oriented and, being on the small side (I reckon collie crossed with either corgi or dachshund) she raises up her front paws and leaves muddy marks on their trousers! She seems to have sufficient cutes to get away with this on a serial basis. We went up a footpath to the top of the valley sides but it then runs alongside a golf-course with non-secure fencing so she was briefly away until I produced the treat bag, though she did seem to have think about the relative merits of running off versus a beef and cheese nibble. Luckily the latter won and I put her on the lead. As we descended back to the valley floor she again ran off into some of the trees which was OK but then she let out a squeal triggering all sorts of disastrous thoughts until she came bounding out for treat - I need a new bag of treats. None of the dogs we met were up for playing which is a first as she loves a mad runaround. She was knackered after 90+ minutes of this and slept most of the afternoon. https://hubbardshills.co.uk/
As she approaches 8 months old she has started her first (and last) season which is an added concern when she runs off. This has had certain physiological changes downstairs which caused Missus Neck to ask, "What's that down under her bum?" I think I managed to give her the essential information without dwelling on matters unduly.
"FACT. He'll have complete control of whatever it is over-80s control..."in my father's case, the control of doing my ******* head in!
Waiting on Hermes to collect a faulty dehumidifier and return it to Amazon. What is it with D and I and electrics! Grrr!!!
Waiting on Iceland to bring us a Delivery ... the Slot is 8am to 10am ... and I'm struggling hard to stay awake already as I only had about an hour's worth of anywhere near decent Sleep last night.I'm betting he turns up at 9.59am which means I could have had another hour or so in Bed ;o>
Some missing Items? ... just some Strawberries and Plums ... but everything else is supposed to be coming and doesn't appear to have been substituted for anything else? - YAYYY!!! ;o>
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Making Pasta salad for later, have a whole wild Salmon a neighbour gave me to cook later too. We eat like Kings.
And just a quick moan, why is possible shortages of the new Xbox and Playstation consoles newsworthy?
Yesterday the radio announced the new Playstation was the most in demand electrical item this year? Not ventilators...
Anyone over the age of 20 who plays computer games is a raging saddo imo
just saying.