Messymascot's faith in humanity and ginger safe haven

[Terrarian]

Thunderbird was evil. Nothing however compares to Aussie White from Yates Wine Lodge. I still have nightmares about that stuff!

Yates in Birkenhead was where i first tasted aussie white, used to love the stuff

 

[Ducans elbow]

One of my friends used to drink cider. Merrydown cider used to turn her into a complete incoherent wreck

I use to drink Merrydown it's loopy juice, I may have met your friend on a merrydown bender

 

[Eggs]

Thunderbird was evil. Nothing however compares to Aussie White from Yates Wine Lodge. I still have nightmares about that stuff!

….it’s getting as rare as hens teeth but I have 6 bottles on a shelf in my garage and one is getting cracked open and swug this week if our survival is confirmed.

 

[blue1948]

More views of the park including the garden of remembrance. The council has just voted to stop plantingView attachment 166032 flower beds and baskets in various places around the city including the park to save £50,000. I know that money is tight and £50,000 is a lot but it’s sad to see the weeds which are already putting in an appearance and I think it will be only a matter of time before the whole place takes on an uncared for look. So many people get so much pleasure from the park, there is a childrens play area, paddling pool, aviary, tennis courts etc. there as well, that it seems to me that keeping the park in its present condition would be money well spent.View attachment 166034View attachment 166035View attachment 166036View attachment 166037

What a shame ,where did the life we knew as kids go ? I remember in Walton Hall park they labelled all the trees by species and variety ,keep off the graass signs everywhere and a few gardeners .Now it is a tip ,well when I left part of it was literally .

 

[blue1948]

After a day of torrential rain the sun has finally come out and I'm enjoying a nice glass of strong cider. View attachment 166045

Traitor it is from Zummerzet ,I would still love one .

 

[anjelikaferrett]

….it’s getting as rare as hens teeth but I have 6 bottles on a shelf in my garage and one is getting cracked open and swug this week if our survival is confirmed.

I thought of you as soon as I typed my post. I'm sure it's fine in moderation but the follies of youth have scarred me forever. lol

 

[blue1948]

30/70 but then rather than half full I’m a glass is nearly empty kind of a girl. lol

I think @barnfred is a glass nearly empty kind of guy judging by the photos .

 

[blue1948]

Now you're talking

When I was sixteen I work on the Yates's in Tarleton Street and one of our lads found a way to "borrow " some ,everyday he was pie eyed by 2P.M. The manager couldn't work out how he was doing it .
About the same time I used to go to Southport Floral hall and we would drink cider and guiness -black velvet for the working class- we would have ten pints then roll over the road , pretend to be sober to get in and have a fight with all the lads from Preston or Wigan .When I look back!!! We would all meet up by the clock in Lord's street and walk home sometimes we might get a lift hitchhiking but most times not

 

[blue1948]

Good morning all on this sunny day here in Finland .I hope all had a great kip and are well today .
I did a bit too much yesterday but I need to chop 30 cu.m. for the winter and sauna so I need to press on .This is the first tree and I will take a break to do other bits before tackling the next one .I inherited a weling machine and I want try some wrought iron or similar project ,nothing for sure but may be a table with a marble top .There is an ad on youtube for this set of scroll bending jigs and I think I could replicate them.Typical of me is 3 days work setting up to make something costing 50€ that I could buy for 40€ !It is just the challenge .
Have a great day all.COYB

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Good morning all on this sunny day here in Finland .I hope all had a great kip and are well today .
I did a bit too much yesterday but I need to chop 30 cu.m. for the winter and sauna so I need to press on .This is the first tree and I will take a break to do other bits before tackling the next one .I inherited a weling machine and I want try some wrought iron or similar project ,nothing for sure but may be a table with a marble top .There is an ad on youtube for this set of scroll bending jigs and I think I could replicate them.Typical of me is 3 days work setting up to make something costing 50€ that I could buy for 40€ !It is just the challenge .
Have a great day all.COYB

If you have the time and skills to do it then why not blue?

I’m more of a ‘pay for assembly’ type of lad myself.

 

[Terrarian]

Morning guys, lovely day, have to go out early as bathroom guy is coming back. here's a pic of our park, thought I had more but can't find any, I'll take some. It is well maintained. That is a little putting green, 9 hole.

Other parts of the town not so, by me for instance is a big big green, has trees on etc, as a lad always cut and maintained now they literally cut a strip around the perimeter and the middle just left to grow, it's a right mess.

 

[Terrarian]

Good morning all on this sunny day here in Finland .I hope all had a great kip and are well today .
I did a bit too much yesterday but I need to chop 30 cu.m. for the winter and sauna so I need to press on .This is the first tree and I will take a break to do other bits before tackling the next one .I inherited a weling machine and I want try some wrought iron or similar project ,nothing for sure but may be a table with a marble top .There is an ad on youtube for this set of scroll bending jigs and I think I could replicate them.Typical of me is 3 days work setting up to make something costing 50€ that I could buy for 40€ !It is just the challenge .
Have a great day all.COYB

Nowt wrong with that Blue, I'd love a garage and a lathe to muck around with, my grandad was a tinkerer always building something.

 

[Terrarian]

Daisy says hi

 

[Methuselah]

What a shame ,where did the life we knew as kids go ? I remember in Walton Hall park they labelled all the trees by species and variety ,keep off the graass signs everywhere and a few gardeners .Now it is a tip ,well when I left part of it was literally .

I spent my childhood in Walton Hall Park. We lived not far away. (1940's). What happy memories. Apart from when the ammunition train got blown up in the air-raid and there were bits of train all over the park and our football pitch!

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Daisy says hi
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? ? ? She is adorable