Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[Karabiner]

Definitely goldfinches today and they seem to be in pairs - such beautiful little birds.

[RED-DOG]

Definitely goldfinches today and they seem to be in pairs - such beautiful little birds.

Lovely.

In winter they are often seen in bigger groups collectively known as a charm of goldfinches.

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Click to see full-size image.

[RED-DOG]

This video of John Noakes climbing Nelson’s Column popped up on my fb page today. There’s quite a debate about Health & Safety but watching it again was compelling.

https://www.facebook.com/100865096953196/posts/806010613105304?s=771157725&v=e&sfns=mo

Noakes risked his life every other show Dave, but back then we just assumed that if it was on the telly it must be OK.

Presenters were allowed to get killed, but they couldn't drop their aitches.

[Pokerpops]

This video of John Noakes climbing Nelson’s Column popped up on my fb page today. There’s quite a debate about Health & Safety but watching it again was compelling.

https://www.facebook.com/100865096953196/posts/806010613105304?s=771157725&v=e&sfns=mo

Noakes risked his life every other show Dave, but back then we just assumed that if it was on the telly it must be OK.

Presenters were allowed to get killed, but they couldn't drop their aitches.

The contrast between his ‘voice over’ voice on this compared to his voice in the action is amazing

[RED-DOG]

I suppose overall health and safety is a good thing but it's squeezed all the fun out of a lot of stuff.

When I was a boy we used to walk on the railway lines, swim in the reservoirs, follow the combined harvester with a whippet waiting for rabbits to bolt, search the golf course for lost balls and sell them to the players, go shooting with catapults and air rifles, and help ourselves to a drop of milk from a churn at the end of a farm lane.


Do you remember these David?

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[doubleup]

No googling

What is the most numerous bird in the world?

[tikay]

No googling

What is the most numerous bird in the world?

Pretty sure anyone who watched Attenborough's "Life of Birds" won't need google for that.


Here's a clue;


 




Here's another clue - it's not an elephant.

[Longines]

No googling

What is the most numerous bird in the world?

Rachel Riley?

[typhoon13]

I suppose overall health and safety is a good thing but it's squeezed all the fun out of a lot of stuff.

When I was a boy we used to walk on the railway lines, swim in the reservoirs, follow the combined harvester with a whippet waiting for rabbits to bolt, search the golf course for lost balls and sell them to the players, go shooting with catapults and air rifles, and help ourselves to a drop of milk from a churn at the end of a farm lane.


Do you remember these David?

Click to see full-size image.

I remember them all well Tom but you forgot birds nesting ( before it was banned)

I remember once going into an old farmer/taxidermist kitchen and he was just cracking 8 pheasant eggs and 4 partridge eggs into a frying pan

My father requested I took all waterhen eggs back for him to eat

[RED-DOG]

I suppose overall health and safety is a good thing but it's squeezed all the fun out of a lot of stuff.

When I was a boy we used to walk on the railway lines, swim in the reservoirs, follow the combined harvester with a whippet waiting for rabbits to bolt, search the golf course for lost balls and sell them to the players, go shooting with catapults and air rifles, and help ourselves to a drop of milk from a churn at the end of a farm lane.


Do you remember these David?

Click to see full-size image.

I remember them all well Tom but you forgot birds nesting ( before it was banned)

I remember once going into an old farmer/taxidermist kitchen and he was just cracking 8 pheasant eggs and 4 partridge eggs into a frying pan

My father requested I took all waterhen eggs back for him to eat

I've got to say I've never eaten a waterhen's egg Trev, but I probably wouldn't like them cos I don't like duck eggs.

We used to make little tin-can braziers to fry eggs on.

In the winter we made them with long wire handles over the top so we could carry them with us. They would smoulder merilly away until you swung them around your head and then the air rushing through would make them burn like crazy. We used to call them winter warmers.

[RED-DOG]

No googling

What is the most numerous bird in the world?

Pretty sure anyone who watched Attenborough's "Life of Birds" won't need google for that.


Here's a clue;


 




Here's another clue - it's not an elephant.

I know everything about this bird, except what it's called.

[doubleup]

red billed quella (sp?)

and it isn't the right answer....

[RED-DOG]

red billed quella (sp?)

and it isn't the right answer....

Yeah, that's it.

...isn't it?

[doubleup]

I suppose overall health and safety is a good thing but it's squeezed all the fun out of a lot of stuff.

When I was a boy we used to walk on the railway lines, swim in the reservoirs, follow the combined harvester with a whippet waiting for rabbits to bolt, search the golf course for lost balls and sell them to the players, go shooting with catapults and air rifles, and help ourselves to a drop of milk from a churn at the end of a farm lane.


Do you remember these David?

Click to see full-size image.

I remember them all well Tom but you forgot birds nesting ( before it was banned)

I remember once going into an old farmer/taxidermist kitchen and he was just cracking 8 pheasant eggs and 4 partridge eggs into a frying pan

My father requested I took all waterhen eggs back for him to eat

I've got to say I've never eaten a waterhen's egg Trev, but I probably wouldn't like them cos I don't like duck eggs.

We used to make little tin-can braziers to fry eggs on.

In the winter we made them with long wire handles over the top so we could carry them with us. They would smoulder merilly away until you swung them around your head and then the air rushing through would make them burn like crazy. We used to call them winter warmers.

I was told that an old ayrshire saying indicating that you didn't think much of someone was "I would'nay show him last year's bird's nest"

[doubleup]

red billed quella (sp?)

and it isn't the right answer....

Yeah, that's it.

...isn't it?

no