Arthur

Muck fleet

Even Wimbledon is getting hard to watch these days, Constant inane chatter from presenters, camera looking at so called celebrities in the audience instead of the match. Plus the unnecessary way the BBC keep changing the channel. Sometime up to 3 or 4 times during the course of a match.

You know about astronomy Grendel. is this what they mean by a "super moon " ?

Have to agree with Helen things are getting a bit out of hand. As Howard said this must be one of the most random threads. I guess we had better go back to conversing in English. (Well for a few minutes at least) You never know we may even return to Irstead Staithe. LOL Nos da bawb

baa baa dafad ddu

Ysgol NBN y cymraeg?

Bora da Tim What an horrible thought for those poor people at the forum meet.

Don't worry Helen I understood you OK. Cymru am Byth Arthur

Cymru i Scotland Nawr i ddod o hyd staithe Irstead Another wandering thread on the NBF. all part of the fun.on the friendly Forum of course.

Ditto

Thanks for the link Liz Very interesting

Would say that the location is Lanesborough then as that is North of the Lough whereas Athlone is to the south. Very interesting to see a broads built boat so far from home.

AH John. It's Thursday it must be Ireland

Was this a photo you took yourself Liz ?

Never boated in Ireland and the only thing I have driven over there was coaches and that was over 30 years ago

Things would have changed somewhat since 1965 but cetainly looks a bit like Athlone or Lanesborough. Pity the picture does not give some idea of the width of the river as it is wide in Athlone.

Could be Limerick but there are a lot of walls like that about

Guy in the picture look like possibly irish. Was this on the Shannon or am I miles adrift Of course there are irish canals as well and the pic does look more canal like than river.

Thanks so much for sharing your tale with us Helen. It's great to hear about a sailing holiday, especially on a Hunters yacht. Ddraig goch am byth Arthur

I agree this Forum must stay in the same format. As well as being a great source of information it also very much lives up to its reputation as The Friendly Forum. I do have Facebook but gave up trying to use it some time ago as the advertising has now got so intrusive that it makes the site almost impossible to use at times.

What a terrible thought Peter. I remember when I first started school that that stuff was used as tracing paper. Also when I worked for a Government Establishment in the Early 1970's all of the toilet rolls were that type plus each individual sheet was stamped "Government Property"

The media just love to stir up the public with these stories of impending shortages. Back in the 1970's we had a period where sugar and bread were in limited supply for various reasons. Shops were rationing or only selling to regular customers. Then somewhere in the media there came the story that there would be a shortage of toilet rolls. Within 24 hours there was hardly a bog roll to be found.

Remember it well Vaughan As you say a good series at the time 1970's i think

I do have to agree with you Tim These days I very rarely watch television. I remember years ago when there were only 2 channels. BBC and ITV. Our set was older and only had BBC. Back in those days, despite some of the technical limitations there were good programmes made and some excellent drama. Fast forward just over half a century and we now have hundreds of channels. All mostly broadcasting 24 hours a day C**P. Have we readlly progressed? I for one could easily do without it.

Careful Tim, Many a true word spoken in jest. JP may just take the suggestion and run with it.