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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 13th October 2019, 15:03
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,333
Posted By ART6
The farmer in Co. Kerry in Ireland was visiting...

The farmer in Co. Kerry in Ireland was visiting his fields when he saw a tourist with a bike attempting to drink from a stream. The farmer called out in Gaelic "Don't drink from that. It's full of...
Forum: Non-Seafaring Obituaries 13th July 2018, 20:24
Replies: 5
Views: 11,105
Posted By ART6
He was an expert and a professional, and he would...

He was an expert and a professional, and he would have been fully aware of the risks but confident that he could overcome them just as all of the other divers would have been but, sadly, just one...
Forum: Computers and The Internet 29th June 2018, 16:43
Replies: 23
Views: 24,362
Posted By ART6
As time marches on and the years condemn. I have...

As time marches on and the years condemn. I have found it essential to plan very carefully where I store things away in case I forget where they are -- or even forget what they are. This works...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 11th December 2017, 20:18
Replies: 27
Views: 15,522
Posted By ART6
Smile Supermarket shopping is, I have found, relatively...

Supermarket shopping is, I have found, relatively simply but it requires a degree of preparation. So the first job is to create a list of the things that one needs, preferably in the order from...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 10th December 2017, 09:30
Replies: 27
Views: 15,522
Posted By ART6
Invariably shopping with her indoors led to her...

Invariably shopping with her indoors led to her disappearing when I was told to select something off a top shelf and took my eyes off of her for a moment. Women, I discovered over many years, have...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 2nd December 2017, 18:23
Replies: 50
Views: 38,148
Posted By ART6
I believe that as the years progress finding and...

I believe that as the years progress finding and losing develops an inverse progression in that losing becomes easier and finding becomes more difficult, and this is why I subscribe to the theory of...
Forum: Stormy Weather 1st December 2017, 17:56
Replies: 65
Views: 57,587
Posted By ART6
Excellent post! :applause::applause:

Excellent post! :applause::applause:
Forum: Other International Navies 26th November 2017, 09:09
Replies: 26
Views: 23,263
Posted By ART6
It is now long gone time when there was any...

It is now long gone time when there was any possibility of rescue of those sailors and, if the sub sea acoustic detectors did indeed register sounds like explosions, then there was probably no hope...
Forum: Aviation 19th November 2017, 18:44
Replies: 63
Views: 58,904
Posted By ART6
I still vividly remember flying out to my first...

I still vividly remember flying out to my first ship, joining in Durban, in a Comet with a refueling stop in Johannesburg. When I was issued with my flight ticket in the London head office I was...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 5th September 2017, 21:42
Replies: 1,844
Views: 858,333
Posted By ART6
I abandoned groan-o-meters years ago and, being...

I abandoned groan-o-meters years ago and, being tech-savvy, I installed an app on my computer. It works rather like an anti-virus app, where it receives regular updates of groan-detecting algorithms,...
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 19th July 2017, 14:18
Replies: 122
Views: 121,118
Posted By ART6
That was my dream car too. In 1996 when Ford...

That was my dream car too. In 1996 when Ford cleared the Field at Le Mans I, as a ford enthusiast, had only recently gained my second's ticket with all of the wealth that I imagined that would...
Forum: Computers and The Internet 18th July 2017, 10:57
Replies: 28
Views: 27,152
Posted By ART6
I have one MS tower PC on which I was originally...

I have one MS tower PC on which I was originally running W7. During the free upgrade period I decided to try W10 on it since I already had a laptop that came with W10 and worked fine. However, being...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 30th May 2017, 17:50
Replies: 162
Views: 85,524
Posted By ART6
Was that the film about a tiny country that...

Was that the film about a tiny country that invaded the United States, with a view to being defeated and then enjoying American occupation with all of its benefits?
Forum: Health Issues 15th May 2017, 13:51
Replies: 137
Views: 110,161
Posted By ART6
It's an odd business, this blood pressure. I...

It's an odd business, this blood pressure. I bought one of those testing devices in order to dissuade my GP from calling me to her surgery every time I needed a new prescription for safety valve...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 30th April 2017, 20:23
Replies: 62
Views: 49,547
Posted By ART6
The third pic in #1 looks like an old Matador....

The third pic in #1 looks like an old Matador. Years ago when I was running a motor works in the UK we had one of them as a wrecker, and what a beast it was! No power steering, so anyone driving it...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th April 2017, 13:40
Replies: 39
Views: 18,657
Posted By ART6
I was born on a door that my father and his...

I was born on a door that my father and his brother had hastily removed from upstairs and taken to the basement of our house in Tunbridge Wells during an air raid in WWII. I don't have any pictures...
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