Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[tikay]

 My job is very much a curates egg, though I mean the modern usage of the expression, not the original.

There's a modern meaning?

 Sigh....  I've only just got to grips with the old meaning.

I'm such a kid.  Don't even know what the old meaning is.

Another rub.......!

[Dingdell]

LOL @ Tikay getting all his fiddy's out on the tele,ridic ballin' outta control.

I'm sure in some peoples realms this comment would/is +ev.....

In our's we just try to be nice....or fun...or both?!?!???!?!

Just a thought ;oD

xx

Yo Bradford Bird.

Mondy is THE most warm-hearted man you could ever wish to meet - no bad in him, not an ounce.

He was just joshing.

blonde goes back a lot further than Sky Community, & we all become charictures after a while. blonde has balla peeps, I'm known as the antithesis of balla, as I have an extremely small cock, far too small to wave, so it was a good spot by the lad - "tikay being balla, wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii".

I blame Orford, anyway, he never misses a trick. I got out my folding to pay Wayne for the L-L, & Orford was on it in a flash, grabbed the cash & in an instant, morphed into Harry Enfield & "loadsamoneyyyyyyyyyyyy". Good telly, I suppose, or at least, "Live" telly.

That Orford, by the bye, is a bit special, & almost a wasted talent. He is SO good on TV, & I'm getting into his ribs a bit of late to goad him into widening his career horizons. He is good enough to have a flagship daily TV or Radio Show. I've told him it's time his Agent pulled his finger out. 2010 was probs THE worst year of his life, but I really want that he has a better 2011. He's a good man, he has no bad in him.

I was so happy for him last night, the "surprise" had been planned for some time, & only 4 peeps were in on the secret. All very hush-hush it was. Typically, there was a huge amount of "wow, good luck Orford", he's much loved by most, &, exactly as I expected, a bit of "it's so not fair" from the me-me-me Minnies.  I guess I'll have to go & address that shortly. My job is very much a curates egg, though I mean the modern usage of the expression, not the original.

Pics please or it didn't happen.

[Simon Galloway]

Pics please or it didn't happen.

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[tikay]

Overlaid today, & so decided to cancel my long drive home & back.

It's 6 hours in the car, & I quite enjoy the solitude, & peace & quiet. I leave the wireless turned off - except for D-I-D - & reflect on the past week, & think about the coming week.

I also enjoy just watching the countryside flash by, each County has a different trademark, different trees, different topography. Tom taught me to "observe, look around more", & it's such a treat. And free.

Birds intrigue me, too, so many different types, but all seemingly so carefree. My eyes are bad, but I can tell types of bird by the way they fly - all birds species have particular flying traits which set them apart from others.

Mallards - which are ducks, not birds - seem to struggle to fly at all, they don't do "glide", & they flap away 20 to the dozen just to stay airborne. Landing & taking off is a comedy act, too, as it is with swans.

There are a lot of buzzards around these days, more than ever, & they just "hang" in the air, without ever flapping their wings, just fettling their feathers.

Herons fly in slow-motion, & they are always a special treat to see. They always live near water, & with so many reservoirs near motorways, they are plentiful.

Blackbirds, perhaps my fave bird, are "ground huggers", & scurry around from hedge to hedge. Blackbirds are incredibly territorial, & it's something else to watch 2 blackbirds scrapping over a piece of land. I've never seen a blackbird above tree height.

Anyway, with no drive, & no chance to reflect, I decided to take a walk instead, & clear my head.

[Laxie]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life. 

[tikay]

My hotel is on the north side of the A4, & on the south side of the A4, less than 200 yards distant, is the north (?) runway of Heathrow.

Today, they are using that runway for taking off. (Two runways, usually one for inbound, one for outbound, & I think they rotate for noise purposes).

So, every 45 seconds, a Civil Airliner, engines on high idle, suddenly powers up. It's THE most awesome sound, & fills me with excitement, & fear. I can recognize the sound of any RB211 derivative, RB211 engines (made by R-R) are like Northern Dancer in horse racing pedigrees - they are in the pedigree of so many modern-day aircraft engines. If that makes sense.

(The book I was given last week at Newcy SPT tells the story of the RB211 engine development, which in fact sent R-R busto. That was 40 years ago, RR is now a strong & very profitable Company, & RB211 derivatives are everywhere. God bless Kenneth Keith. Killing R-R made it stronger, better. It was early Thatcherism in a way, "take your medicine", but few understood that).

Aircraft taking off every 45 seconds......in airports all around the world. London has 4 or 5 Airports alone. Paris has 2 or 3, New York 3 or 4. So many aircraft movements, so few accidents, but where on earth does all that fuel come from?

It - fuel, petrol, oil - will all run out one day, almost unexpectedly. Can you imagine the panic? Drivers queue at garages if tanker drivers threaten a 24 hour walkout. The world as we know it would end. But Tom would be just fine, in his field.

Pardon the random thoughts. Been a funny week.

[tikay]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life.  

Gait dear, gait.

I'm not sure but I think dogs recognize gaits, too. Tom told me a story suggesting that, I think.

[Laxie]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life.  

Gait dear, gait.

I'm not sure but I think dogs recognize gaits, too. Tom told me a story suggesting that, I think.

So me English is rubbish and I'm akin to dogs.  Marv. 

2 - 1 to Gramps.    

[RED-DOG]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life.  

Gait dear, gait.

I'm not sure but I think dogs recognize gaits, too. Tom told me a story suggesting that, I think.

Yes. Dogs rely on sound and scent in preference to vision, which comes a poor 3rd in their list of preferred senses.

If you were walking towards your house and your dog was in the yard, he would use his excellent hearing to check you out rather than his mediocre sight.

The exception would be if you happened to be directly upwind. In that case, he would know it was you even if you were a mile away.

Try this experiment. Leave home downwind, and then return with a limp. Your dog won't recognise you until you are within a couple of feet.

Be careful if your dog has a particularly well developed guarding instinct. If he thinks that you are threat and decides to bite you, his hearing and other senses will take a back seat as he goes into attack mode. It may be too late to shout "It's OK Bonzo, it's only me" because he might just deaf you out.  

[tikay]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life. 

Gait dear, gait.

I'm not sure but I think dogs recognize gaits, too. Tom told me a story suggesting that, I think.

Yes. Dogs rely on sound and scent in preference to vision, which comes a poor 3rd in their list of preferred senses.

If you were walking towards your house and your dog was in the yard, he would use his excellent hearing to check you out rather than his mediocre sight.

The exception would be if you happened to be directly upwind. In that case, he would know it was you even if you were a mile away.

Try this experiment. Leave home downwind, and then return with a limp. Your dog won't recognise you until you are within a couple of feet.

Be careful if your dog has a particularly well developed guarding instinct. If he thinks that you are threat and decides to bite you, his hearing and other senses will take a back seat as he goes into attack mode. It may be too late to shout "It's OK Bonzo, it's only me" because he might just deaf you out. 

Just a term of speech, rather than reality? A mile?

Regarding that limping trick, I'm gonna tell EvilPie to try that with Ronnie. Ronnie attacking Evil, that'd be well com!

[RED-DOG]

Just a term of speech, rather than reality? A mile?

Not at all. given the right conditions and breed of dog, this could easily be several miles.

[Nakor]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life. 

Gait dear, gait.

I'm not sure but I think dogs recognize gaits, too. Tom told me a story suggesting that, I think.

Yes. Dogs rely on sound and scent in preference to vision, which comes a poor 3rd in their list of preferred senses.

If you were walking towards your house and your dog was in the yard, he would use his excellent hearing to check you out rather than his mediocre sight.

The exception would be if you happened to be directly upwind. In that case, he would know it was you even if you were a mile away.

Try this experiment. Leave home downwind, and then return with a limp. Your dog won't recognise you until you are within a couple of feet.

Be careful if your dog has a particularly well developed guarding instinct. If he thinks that you are threat and decides to bite you, his hearing and other senses will take a back seat as he goes into attack mode. It may be too late to shout "It's OK Bonzo, it's only me" because he might just deaf you out. 

Just a term of speech, rather than reality? A mile?

Regarding that limping trick, I'm gonna tell EvilPie to try that with Ronnie. Ronnie attacking Evil, that'd be well com!

Don't believe the hype about Ronnie, once heard a story that the EvilPie name came about because Ronnie was called "Cutie-Pie".  Cute dogs suit Matt

[GreekStein]

I've bad eyes too.  People are a bit like birds believe it or not.  When I was a kid I could tell you who was coming based solely on their walk because couldn't see to save me life. 

Gait dear, gait.

I'm not sure but I think dogs recognize gaits, too. Tom told me a story suggesting that, I think.

Yes. Dogs rely on sound and scent in preference to vision, which comes a poor 3rd in their list of preferred senses.

If you were walking towards your house and your dog was in the yard, he would use his excellent hearing to check you out rather than his mediocre sight.

The exception would be if you happened to be directly upwind. In that case, he would know it was you even if you were a mile away.

Try this experiment. Leave home downwind, and then return with a limp. Your dog won't recognise you until you are within a couple of feet.

Be careful if your dog has a particularly well developed guarding instinct. If he thinks that you are threat and decides to bite you, his hearing and other senses will take a back seat as he goes into attack mode. It may be too late to shout "It's OK Bonzo, it's only me" because he might just deaf you out. 

Just a term of speech, rather than reality? A mile?

Regarding that limping trick, I'm gonna tell EvilPie to try that with Ronnie. Ronnie attacking Evil, that'd be well com!

It was nice knowing Matt.

[RED-DOG]

Thinking about it, when I used to breed dogs and had a bitch in heat, I often used to find a lovelorn would-be suitor camped outside the pen. If he had a tag on his collar, I would ring his owner, who, like as not, lived several villages away



This is a good little article.


The sense of smell in dogs is far superior to human beings. The anatomy and physiology of the dog's nose are responsible for giving them the superior power of detecting odors. The shape and length of the muzzle, shape of the nostrils, and numerous cartilages like bones inside the nasal cavity help this too.

However, the main factor is the presence of the numerous hair like structures called the cilia on the bones. These cilia have the olfactory or odor detecting cells located on them which sense the smell. The number of these cilia varies in different breeds from 100 million to 300 million while humans have far lesser count, about 10 million. This number differs from breed to breed on how sensitive they are.

The other organ that is instrumental in giving dogs their superior sense of smell is the Jacobson's organ which is found on the roof of the mouth. The organ comprised of two fluid filled elongated sacs can detect chemicals which do not have a discernible odour.

However, how far they can smell is a qualitative question and will depend on many factors. The first group of factors is related to the smell itself. The stronger the smell, the greater the distance it will carry and hence will be detectable easily from further away while weaker scents will not carry so far. Moreover, the direction of the wind, the age and breed of the dog, its health, nasal structure, mental capacity, nutrition and training will all influence ability of the dog to smell.

[tikay]

Tom, is it true, or an old wives tale, that dogs don't "taste" food? That they gollup down "treats" only because they smell nice?

When I had (the family) dogs, I know that a piece of chocolate disappeared down his throat in one go, "gimme more", but I could never fathom what the dogs "enjoyment" was.