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Efrogwr

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #775 on: 26 January, 2015, 04:41:37 pm »
Quote from: mrcharly on 26 January, 2015, 04:22:15 pm
Quote from: tiermat on 26 January, 2015, 04:19:07 pm
Quote from: clarion on 23 January, 2015, 02:27:39 pm
Goats eat anything.

Occasionally unwisely.

I have it on good authority that this is an old wive's tale.

They are actually quite picky about what they eat...
They eat anything. They eat your clothing if you stand still for too long, they eat almost any vegetation. They also have a digestion that can cope.

There are companies in the USA making use of this to eliminate invasive species, nice vid about it on bbc last week.



Sorry about that.

Mr Charly is correct about the bastards eating clothing, but not the standing still bit. I used to live near a family that seemed to belong in Transylvania rather than Gwynedd. They kept goats, which they used to take for walks in the afternoons; the flock would spread out across the road. This was bad enough, leading to scary moments on skis and bike when returning to the village. On the worst occasion I was walking and couldn't easily get through; one of the stinky bastards grabbed the crotch of my trousers and started chewing. Has anyone tried yo wrestle a goat? They're strong buggers. Fortunately one of the alleged goatherds set about it with a big stick... Eventually, it let go.
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Wowbagger

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #776 on: 27 January, 2015, 09:06:22 am »
Goatse in Gwynnedd?
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Wowbagger

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #777 on: 27 January, 2015, 10:09:04 pm »
I'm posting this link twice, it's so good.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11739248.Takeaway_roasted_after_putting__Aborigines__on_veggie_pizza/?ref=ar

 ;D ;D ;D

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mcshroom

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #778 on: 28 January, 2015, 06:23:28 pm »
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Polar Bear

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #779 on: 28 January, 2015, 06:38:55 pm »
Peddling children by the looks of it.    :o
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #780 on: 28 January, 2015, 06:44:26 pm »
Quote from: Polar Bear on 28 January, 2015, 06:38:55 pm
Peddling children by the looks of it.    :o

Well, if you can't send them down the mines or up chimneys anymore...
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;D  Andrij.  I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT   :thumbsup:

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #781 on: 28 January, 2015, 07:12:10 pm »
Quote from: Andrij on 28 January, 2015, 06:44:26 pm
Quote from: Polar Bear on 28 January, 2015, 06:38:55 pm
Peddling children by the looks of it.    :o

Well, if you can't send them down the mines or up chimneys anymore...
Woah - lets put the breaks on that idea right now.   :hand:
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #782 on: 29 January, 2015, 05:30:40 pm »
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billplumtree

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #783 on: 03 February, 2015, 08:15:32 am »
Loo door blew off in Silverdale.  That's it, no more details or further explanation, sadly
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #784 on: 04 February, 2015, 02:53:24 pm »
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #785 on: 04 February, 2015, 03:13:03 pm »
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #786 on: 04 February, 2015, 03:48:15 pm »
Quote from: Kim on 04 February, 2015, 02:53:24 pm
Traffic misery for Birmingham commuters with gridlock hitting rush-hour routes

Particularly helpful picture captioned "Traffic queueing in Birmingham" to help those of us that were wondering what queueing traffic looks like.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #787 on: 04 February, 2015, 04:22:52 pm »
Quote from: Basil on 04 February, 2015, 03:48:15 pm
Quote from: Kim on 04 February, 2015, 02:53:24 pm
Traffic misery for Birmingham commuters with gridlock hitting rush-hour routes

Particularly helpful picture captioned "Traffic queueing in Birmingham" to help those of us that were wondering what queueing traffic looks like.

It looks a lot like Birmingham.
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davelodwig

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #788 on: 05 February, 2015, 10:37:51 am »
Quote from: Kim on 04 February, 2015, 04:22:52 pm
Quote from: Basil on 04 February, 2015, 03:48:15 pm
Quote from: Kim on 04 February, 2015, 02:53:24 pm
Traffic misery for Birmingham commuters with gridlock hitting rush-hour routes

Particularly helpful picture captioned "Traffic queueing in Birmingham" to help those of us that were wondering what queueing traffic looks like.

It looks a lot like Birmingham.

That bit always looks like that, as its used by people who don't understand indicating and getting in lane.

D.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #789 on: 05 February, 2015, 10:39:33 am »
You mean it's used by drivers? :P
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #790 on: 12 February, 2015, 05:11:20 pm »
This story is newsworthy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-31439736
'Man takes shower naked' is not.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #791 on: 23 February, 2015, 06:35:39 pm »
For every simple problem there's a solution that's clear, complex and wrong:  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tiny-pony-gets-periscope-help-8701564
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #792 on: 24 February, 2015, 07:37:38 pm »
A notification from facebook: Apparently 'trending' is a story from Wigan.

"Man who had sex with a postbox is found dead. Paul Bennett was found guilty of the lewd act last month"

You couldn't make it up . . .
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Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

Ian H

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #793 on: 24 February, 2015, 07:57:13 pm »
Meanwhile, in more mundane news:-
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A spokesperson for the fire and rescue  said: "One appliance from Honiton was mobilised to assist with scene safety at a road traffic collision involving one vehicle and a wall."
No-one was hurt.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #794 on: 25 February, 2015, 03:58:12 pm »
Quote from: Kim on 23 February, 2015, 06:35:39 pm
For every simple problem there's a solution that's clear, complex and wrong:  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tiny-pony-gets-periscope-help-8701564
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But there are big plans on the horizon for vertically-challenged Pedro, as the Ebony Horse Club is eventually saving up to transport him to a specially adapted stable.
Rather than just cutting the door down?
And I wonder how the pony copes with finding that all the tiny people he sees in the green box are actually normal humans? It must upset his equilibrium.
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #795 on: 26 February, 2015, 11:56:33 am »
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 25 February, 2015, 03:58:12 pm
Quote from: Kim on 23 February, 2015, 06:35:39 pm
For every simple problem there's a solution that's clear, complex and wrong:  http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/tiny-pony-gets-periscope-help-8701564
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But there are big plans on the horizon for vertically-challenged Pedro, as the Ebony Horse Club is eventually saving up to transport him to a specially adapted stable.
Rather than just cutting the door down?
And I wonder how the pony copes with finding that all the tiny people he sees in the green box are actually normal humans? It must upset his equilibrium.
Cutting the door down would be hard - but it would be pretty easy to put a mesh panel in there. why did producing a rectangular box require a 3D printer? What's wrong with 4 bits of ply?
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Kim

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #796 on: 26 February, 2015, 01:51:35 pm »
Quote from: mrcharly on 26 February, 2015, 11:56:33 am
why did producing a rectangular box require a 3D printer? What's wrong with 4 bits of ply?

Fairly sure it didn't.  The company do 3D printing, but they also do CNC cutting of sheet materials and stuff - their main business is shop displays.  But "3D printing" is a buzzword so presumably the reporter latched onto it.

I dread to think how long it would take to 3D print something that size.  The periscope, I mean, not the pony.
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #797 on: 27 February, 2015, 10:39:18 am »
Why would it be so difficult to cut down a wooden door? Or perhaps better, replace it with a smaller one?

I'm wondering now if the prisms in the periscope are equilateral.
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #798 on: 27 February, 2015, 10:58:48 am »
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 27 February, 2015, 10:39:18 am
Why would it be so difficult to cut down a wooden door? Or perhaps better, replace it with a smaller one?

I'm wondering now if the prisms in the periscope are equilateral.
Not a wooden door, it is a metal, pipe framed door with wooden slats.  Very easy to remove some slats and bolt/weld on some heavy mesh.
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #799 on: 27 February, 2015, 11:03:29 am »
Wouldn't that let the draught in?
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