JohnfromUK

They are good with chips - and some mayo with a little curry powder stirred in ........

I did these to a (internal measured) temperature of 75 - 80 C, which did take around 10-15 mins at 200C ........ but done on a tray with parchment underneath. There was plenty of steam! They had been 48 hours in the spiced yoghurt marinade, and 4 hoursv before that in lemon juice/ginger/garlic mix.

All (except two lumps to try) gone in the freezer, vac packed in 100g bundles. In fact, it's nice with a 'wet' type curry like a vegetable curry, which I make when I have leftover veggies and add the frozen chicken tikka pieces and a (often from a jar) curry sauce. Makes a nice 'two pots meal' with some rice.

The coal man was a small lorry (Bedford?), the pop man Corona, The van that sold everything (hardware, paraffin etc.) was Giles of Winchcombe, the milkman was a "Morrison Electric" float and was Granger's dairies. We also had a fruit and veg van - (name forgotten), Taylor's Fish and Chips, Davenports Beer at Home, John Walker - Mobile Butcher, Draper's Bakery - and no doubt others I have forgotten. We also had both ******** (Clean Easy) and Bettaware reps who called and took orders, and delivered a few weeks later.

Not tried yet, just out of the oven, but I make them for shoot days in season and they are always popular.

Well - it would have been the tandoor if I had one, but the oven did a very passable imitation. Chicken tikka pieces;

Looks nice. Late in the season for sprouts.

It seems that DEFRA have now lost a case brought by Wild Justice (WJ) in relation to issuing licenses for game bird release. This appears to relate to the individual licenses issued by DEFRA for release on or near SPAs (not the General Licenses themselves). https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/uk-government-broke-law-over-gamebird-licences-wildlife-conservation-therese-coffey-richard-benyon/ https://www.endsreport.com/article/1869000/defra-concedes-licences-gamebird-releases-protected-areas-unlawful Google brings up LOTS of triumphal posts from WJ, Raptor Persecution UK, Leigh Day (WJ's legal firm), but little 'unbiased' (or for that matter 'pro DEFRA) sources. The two above are the best I could find. WJ have been awarded costs, so the taxpayer funds both sides legal costs - as always the lawyers do well.

Great trip and photos. Thanks for posting.

I have always understood that a small amount of choke (e.g. Improved Cylinder, IC) greatly improves the pattern consistency between different cartridges. Not tried it myself, but I am happy with most combinations of anything between IC and half choke. More than that I don't need for what I do.

This is my gun cleaning rod holder; approx 145 mm diameter and 535 mm tall/long. I believe it may be WW2? It is very heavy!

Do "try before you buy" because I have tried Bluetooth and the delay between picture and sound is unacceptable. I believe there is quite a lot of variation for different sets (my TV is relatively old at 7 years). Happily, I watch very little anyway and so it doesn't greatly worry me.

Looks nice and I have seen the Co-Op's caramelised onion pork sausages praised elsewhere (maybe somewhere else in this section?). I tried some caramelised onion pork sausages from "The Jolly Hog" and I wasn't all that impressed - they were decent quality meat, but had a quite sweet taste which I didn't really enjoy much.

I believe I heard he was retiring, but can't be sure on that. Website still up http://www.hammerguns.co.uk/index.php Last posting I have seen on his Facebook was in 2018

The underlying reasons that forging stamps has become (apparently) so widespread are: They have become so expensive (£1.35 for a 1st class) that there are decent returns to be made If they can be forged easily then something is lacking in the security measures/features If the Royal Mail (RM) are having trouble deciding which are counterfeit, then something is lacking in the security measures Does anyone know what benefits the addition of the QR code was supposed to provide? Better security? Better/easier traceability? Cheaper/easier automated mail sorting? Google suggests that the new stamps will "enable the introduction of added security features and pave the way for innovative services for customers. This includes allowing customers to use the barcodes to access videos". Apparently the QR codes are "unique to each and every stamp". Presumably then RM can (in theory) check/trace every one from printing to final delivery office ............ but I suspect that in fact they don't use the QR code (or at least not fully) in the vast majority of cases - if even any?

The ones wot give you heartburn!

I had to look up who he was.

One of my relatives did best part of £1k's damage to their (Skoda Octavia) car a few weeks ago, - roe deer. Some years ago a friend did a great many £k's of damage to a much cherished Mercedes SL he had owned for around 30 years from new on a red deer in Scotland. Expensive incidents. We have a lot around here - surprisingly for most people as generally they stay 'out of sight', but do get on the roads at night.

Looks very nice, but a lot of carbs!

I read of someone who had only had stamps direct from Royal Mail (exchange swap out for non QR code stamps) and they were condemned as counterfeit. The truth is that Royal Mail seem to be completely clueless about what is genuine and what isn't.

I get the impression (and this is just my impression) that the French authorities have taken the view that one way of reducing the time and numbers of refugees living in 'camps' in northern France is to make life as unpleasant as possible for them. This seems to involve; Very poor facilities with 'slum like' camps (not free hotels like we give) Regular 'move on raids' by French authorities on camps Turning a blind eye to crime and bullying behaviour when kept within the refugee/immigrant community. Generally making that part of France very uncomfortable for them

I was being serious (though I admit based on rather tenuous evidence); https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10249891/French-authorities-auction-smuggling-boats.html

There was one company (in France?) that was alleged to be buying them and selling them back to the smugglers (very profitably).

It's not just HMG who are subjected to fraudulent claims. This caught my eye as it is against the insurance co I am currently with; https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13292731/Insurance-fraudster-500-000-fake-injury-claim-saying-not-walk-without-stick-caught-appearing-Jeremy-Kyle-show.html

I imagine there will be various reasons, but two possibles that spring to mind (and I am guessing) would be; You will presumably have a UK profile (i.e. Nat Ins no, Nat Health no, various tax/NI records, possibly property ownership records, credit records, tennancy agreements etc.) that they can (and quite reasonably should) check. That takes time and data. You are honest, try to help and give true answers rather than just saying 'standard' answers, or pretending you don't speak English(!).