Bits And Bobs 38

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Ooh, burn!

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Big Finish are doing some new Blakes 7 audio dramas with the original cast. Lovely to see them together but a stark reminder of the frailty of the human condition, especially with Jacqueline Pearce undergoing cancer treatment (hence the lack of hair). Hard to believe B7 is now as old as I am!

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Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:26

Wasn't Blake 7 always as old as you are?

TheFireFaerie · **Joined:** 1st Jul, 2012 **Posts:** 1609

MaliA wrote:

Scratched the floor. Mrsa not happy. Otherwise look cool, need to drop stone but keep power.

Why on earth do you need to drop a stone?! You look veh snazzy

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Don't listen to that Mali, you're a fat chubster and frankly you look a fucking mess!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Malc74 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 15:32

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Big Finish are doing some new Blakes 7 audio dramas with the original cast. Lovely to see them together but a stark reminder of the frailty of the human condition, especially with Jacqueline Pearce undergoing cancer treatment (hence the lack of hair). Hard to believe B7 is now as old as I am!

Blake ate Gan, obviously.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 15:36

TheFireFaerie wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Scratched the floor. Mrsa not happy. Otherwise look cool, need to drop stone but keep power.

Why on earth do you need to drop a stone?! You look veh snazzy

Maybe not a stone, but lose some tummy tum tum.

nickachu · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 15:36

Looks like I'm going to witness my first flood over the next couple of days.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Grim... wrote:

Wasn't Blake 7 always as old as you are?

[thinks about it.......]

[Goes cross eyed]

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Malc74 wrote:

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Big Finish are doing some new Blakes 7 audio dramas with the original cast. Lovely to see them together but a stark reminder of the frailty of the human condition, especially with Jacqueline Pearce undergoing cancer treatment (hence the lack of hair). Hard to believe B7 is now as old as I am!

Blake ate Gan, obviously.

The Big Finish stories are set after Gan was killed off. Which is handy as David Jackson died 7 or so years ago.

The bigger problem will be the lack of Peter Tuddenham to voice Orac and Zen.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

nickachu wrote:

Looks like I'm going to witness my first flood over the next couple of days.

Use the shotgun, and stay out of the library.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

TheFireFaerie wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Scratched the floor. Mrsa not happy. Otherwise look cool, need to drop stone but keep power.

Why on earth do you need to drop a stone?!

So he can stay with the group on climbs & keep on looking at their bums* :DD

*I'm sure that's the reason roadies love lycra & tight pacelines. All that stuff about aerodynamic benefits is a load of pish, they're just perverts

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 20:28

"Uncle Mali, why does this balloon float, but not the others?"
"Um, that's, ah, witchcraft, darling"
"Oh...Granny! Can you make the other balloons float, too?"

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

My garden incinerator got so hot earlier the side started glowing red. I found this pleasing.

Incidentally why do they coat these things in zinc when zinc melts at 415c? All you end up with is molten zinc running down the side and forming a puddle of metal on the grass.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 22:39

I would assume that they galvanise it to prevent corrosion. Zinc is the sacrificial metal which will rust away first.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

MaliA wrote:

I would assume that they galvanise it to prevent corrosion. Zinc is the sacrificial metal which will rust away first.

But one that will melt as soon as you use the thing. Which seems odd.

It's still puffing away out there bless it.

nickachu · **Posted:** Sun Jan 27, 2013 23:13

Trooper wrote:

nickachu wrote:

Looks like I'm going to witness my first flood over the next couple of days.

Use the shotgun, and stay out of the library.

River hasn't burst yet, but it is expected. Good job I live on a hill!

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

nickachu wrote:

Trooper wrote:

nickachu wrote:

Looks like I'm going to witness my first flood over the next couple of days.

Use the shotgun, and stay out of the library.

River hasn't burst yet, but it is expected. Good job I live on a hill!

That's all well and good right up until the hill explodes and you get incinerated by pyroclastic flow.

Swim for your life.

Unlesss there's zombies in the water. In which case I'm out of ideas.

Sorry

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:56

Wedding planning: not fun. At all. Hitting road block after road block. On the plus side, we've decided to book all the accomodation at the place for people, as this'll drop it down to c£65 per person for the night.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:14

That's why you get the wimmins to do the planning.

:belm:

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:23

Zardoz wrote:

That's why you get the wimmins to do the planning.

:belm:

Oh, I am. it is just negatively impacting my xbox and drinking.

Kern · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:49

Note to call centre operatives: when I asked for a location in 'Oxford', I mean the city, not 'Oxford Circus' or 'Oxford Road'. It has a university - you might have heard of it.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

The scene in Portchester at the moment:

"Cor blimey Jack, Blakey's gonna kill us"

Meanwhile back at the bus depot:

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Kern wrote:

Note to call centre operatives: when I asked for a location in 'Oxford', I mean the city, not 'Oxford Circus' or 'Oxford Road'. It has a university - you might have heard of it.

It also has an airport that thinks it's in London.

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:45

@Chinny I like the way the driver just decided to power on through and too hell with the consequences.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:47

If you look closely, I think he's a Johnny-Cab.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Morte wrote:

@Chinny I like the way the driver just decided to power on through and too hell with the consequences.

I'd like to think he's a member of the Beex Forza car club of champions.

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:50

...and looking at the reports this is the second time in 9 months this has happened. Do they get Portsmouth bus drivers from a special 'stupid' school.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16639

Yeah, this is always happening, they should have the driver upstairs. Not only would these sort of accidents be prevented but he would have better visibility. I think I might invent this.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:51

That was somewhat careless.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

markg wrote:

Yeah, this is always happening, they should have the driver upstairs. Not only would these sort of accidents be prevented but he would have better visibility. I think I might invent this.

Two bits of string tied to the steering wheel and a broomstick for the pedals. Sorted.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:55

Trooper wrote:

markg wrote:

Yeah, this is always happening, they should have the driver upstairs. Not only would these sort of accidents be prevented but he would have better visibility. I think I might invent this.

Two bits of string tied to the steering wheel and a broomstick for the pedals. Sorted.

Cut a hole in the floor and get MrRussell to drive stood up.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:56

Also:

Trooper wrote:

Two bits of string tied to the steering wheel and a broomstick for the pedals. Sorted.

The Lotus solution.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:59

chinnyhill10 wrote:

My garden incinerator got so hot earlier the side started glowing red. I found this pleasing.

Incidentally why do they coat these things in zinc when zinc melts at 415c? All you end up with is molten zinc running down the side and forming a puddle of metal on the grass.

Galvanized steel is only good up to about 200 deg C so I'd be surprised if that's really what it is. Don't breathe the fumes!

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Morte wrote:

...and looking at the reports this is the second time in 9 months this has happened. Do they get Portsmouth bus drivers from a special 'stupid' school.

It's Portsmouth. everyone is like it.

When I was down there on Friday I witnessed one person do a Norman Wisdom comedy stumble just walking into a cafe. There was no step or anything.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

kalmar wrote:

chinnyhill10 wrote:

My garden incinerator got so hot earlier the side started glowing red. I found this pleasing.

Incidentally why do they coat these things in zinc when zinc melts at 415c? All you end up with is molten zinc running down the side and forming a puddle of metal on the grass.

Galvanized steel is only good up to about 200 deg C so I'd be surprised if that's really what it is. Don't breathe the fumes!

Could it have been the zinc glowing?

It looked like the effect in Doctor Who where the baddies melt their way through metal doors.

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 13:04

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Morte wrote:

...and looking at the reports this is the second time in 9 months this has happened. Do they get Portsmouth bus drivers from a special 'stupid' school.

It's Portsmouth. everyone is like it.

When I was down there on Friday I witnessed one person do a Norman Wisdom comedy stumble just walking into a cafe. There was no step or anything.

So what you're saying is that the whole bus thing was an elaborate piece of automotive slapstick? They must put something in the water down there.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 13:11

chinnyhill10 wrote:

It looked like the effect in Doctor Who where the baddies melt their way through metal doors.

I bet you jizzed on the spot.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Zardoz wrote:

chinnyhill10 wrote:

It looked like the effect in Doctor Who where the baddies melt their way through metal doors.

I bet you jizzed on the spot.

After it had cooled down I hope, otherwise very risky.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Morte wrote:

So what you're saying is that the whole bus thing was an elaborate piece of automotive slapstick? They must put something in the water down there.

Indeed.....

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 13:19

Yay! City Link have just been so I can finally go for a crap.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 13:23

You get your arse wipes couriered?

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Zardoz wrote:

You get your arse wipes couriered?

To be fair, that is Dr Gaywood standing next to a normal sized toilet roll.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 13:51

AARGH!

AAAAARGH!

The bastard who packed these ACE mags has used fucking sofa foam as padding. I touched it! I actually fucking touched it!

*scrabbles at hands*

AARGH!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14416

I packed mine with the sawdust from a hamster cage.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 14:21

Saturnalian wrote:

I packed mine with the sawdust from a hamster cage.

Delightfully messy!

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 14:27

Saturnalian wrote:

I packed mine with the sawdust from a hamster cage.

Pack toilet rolls in sawdust and the recipient gets a choice!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2013 15:28

Dimrill wrote:

AARGH!

AAAAARGH!

The bastard who packed these ACE mags has used fucking sofa foam as padding. I touched it! I actually fucking touched it!

*scrabbles at hands*

AARGH!

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

WTB wrote:

I put my smashed one on eBay the other day. Got a message within half an hour asking how much I wanted for it. Cancelled the auction, got £120.

Got a message today, usual thing, how much for cash today etc...
I said £120 + delivery
Dude replied back he'll give me £100, as he bought a pristine one for £110 last week

I said no thanks, he has just come back offering me £110. Strange offer considering he can get a pristine one for the same price

Ebay is amusing. I won't be selling to him, as I now have a policy of not dealing with dicks regardless of what they offer, which makes life on ebay surprisingly less stressful.

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