Got my wife home from the hospital following a nasty fall.
What Cheered You Up Today?
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Benevolens Magister
Good to know Bill. I hope she is OK.
That's great news Bill, give her my regards and I am sure those of all the boys here.
Thanks. Will do.
at6
1st Sergeant
My best wishes Bill. Hope she is well and it isn't anything serious.
Thank you,
The Patriots losing the Super Bowl! Suck it Brady!
The end of a professional power house ?
I think the sun is soon setting.
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I still think Brady is the greatest quarterback to ever play the game. Was glad to see the Eagles win.
I'd like to see Brady play in the days of Joe Montana...
Would be interesting
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Benevolens Magister
Did a bit of a tidy up and clean-out of the 'Tin Tent' earlier tonight, and found these.
So what cheered me up ?
Cos they're no longer full !!
S
So what cheered me up ?
Cos they're no longer full !!
S
fubar57
General
Beauty. I find similar things in my golf bag every spring
Winter Olympic's have started...
turbo
Staff Sergeant
Hammers won 2-0 and Australia towelled England up in the T20
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Benevolens Magister
Mr Fixit has been, and re-pressurised my central heating system, which now seems to be working, after around 20 hours of no heat or hot water - which just happened to be on one of the coldest nights so far.
I can now break the icicles from my nose, thaw my hands out, take off the body warmer, two sweaters, fur hat and boots, and send the wooly tights back to Jan !
Just shows how reliant we are on 'modern' conveniences - how I coped as a kid, with just one coal fire to heat the whole house, in the freezing Tyne valley, with the snow and icy wind coming straight from Siberia, I'll never know !!
I can now break the icicles from my nose, thaw my hands out, take off the body warmer, two sweaters, fur hat and boots, and send the wooly tights back to Jan !
Just shows how reliant we are on 'modern' conveniences - how I coped as a kid, with just one coal fire to heat the whole house, in the freezing Tyne valley, with the snow and icy wind coming straight from Siberia, I'll never know !!
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Benevolens Magister
Not so much cheered up, as amused.
A friend called 'round to drop some stuff off for me, had a coffee, and then tried to leave. He couldn't get out, as the Yale lock on the front door had completely jammed !
There are only small, opening windows, at the top of the main windows, on the ground floor, so no exit that way.
OK, go out the back door, around the side of the house, and out of the side gate (which is around 8 feet high), and try the keys from the outside, to see if that would release the lock.
Ah !
Ever since the burglary, back in December, the gate has been locked with a padlock, the keys for which are with my Landlord, who owns the kitchen studio adjoining my house. Can't climb over, as there are no hand or feet holds, and it's pitch black outside. Also, my friend has two holdalls containing delicate antiques he's just purchased, so even if he could safely scale the gate, if the bags were thrown over, the stuff would break !
OK, call the Landlord.
He's with a client, but will be back in about an hour.
So, meanwhile, unscrew the lock body, and get out that way.
Nope - with the screws removed, the body is still retained by the tumbler release bar. It could be removed, but with probable damage to the door and the door jam.
Landlord arrives, can't find the spare key, so my keys are passed through the letter box.
Nope, still won't open.
OK, give it a kick.
Rock solid, even with the lock body unscrewed !
An hour and a half has now passed, and this is getting silly.
B*llocks to it, rip the darned thing off, and secure the door overnight with the mortice lock and bolt..
Off comes the lock, door opens, and my mate is free at last. The lock will be replaced in the morning.
It could have been darned annoying, but the funny side soon became apparent, as we were both trained in MoE in the Army - two seasoned ex-soldiers, ****ing about with a lock, and can't get out of the house - but then, we might have been trained in Methods of Entry, but no one said anything about Methods of Exit on that course !
And of course, a little PE would have worked, but then I'd need a new door.
I'm still chuckling !!
A friend called 'round to drop some stuff off for me, had a coffee, and then tried to leave. He couldn't get out, as the Yale lock on the front door had completely jammed !
There are only small, opening windows, at the top of the main windows, on the ground floor, so no exit that way.
OK, go out the back door, around the side of the house, and out of the side gate (which is around 8 feet high), and try the keys from the outside, to see if that would release the lock.
Ah !
Ever since the burglary, back in December, the gate has been locked with a padlock, the keys for which are with my Landlord, who owns the kitchen studio adjoining my house. Can't climb over, as there are no hand or feet holds, and it's pitch black outside. Also, my friend has two holdalls containing delicate antiques he's just purchased, so even if he could safely scale the gate, if the bags were thrown over, the stuff would break !
OK, call the Landlord.
He's with a client, but will be back in about an hour.
So, meanwhile, unscrew the lock body, and get out that way.
Nope - with the screws removed, the body is still retained by the tumbler release bar. It could be removed, but with probable damage to the door and the door jam.
Landlord arrives, can't find the spare key, so my keys are passed through the letter box.
Nope, still won't open.
OK, give it a kick.
Rock solid, even with the lock body unscrewed !
An hour and a half has now passed, and this is getting silly.
B*llocks to it, rip the darned thing off, and secure the door overnight with the mortice lock and bolt..
Off comes the lock, door opens, and my mate is free at last. The lock will be replaced in the morning.
It could have been darned annoying, but the funny side soon became apparent, as we were both trained in MoE in the Army - two seasoned ex-soldiers, ****ing about with a lock, and can't get out of the house - but then, we might have been trained in Methods of Entry, but no one said anything about Methods of Exit on that course !
And of course, a little PE would have worked, but then I'd need a new door.
I'm still chuckling !!
