Whitebridges Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 23 hours ago, ditchman said: if you use 3/4" genuine norfolk gravel ...its like been hit by a slow moving .458 Winchester.........cept you can hear it a' comin as it sizzles thro the air .. had a couple of chops off him a while ago ...and made some fresh apple sauce for em' ......beautifool....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Yaaaarmouth ! Edited July 18, 2019 by deny essex additio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 15 minutes ago, deny essex said: Yaaaarmouth ! Watch out for all those Fat Sarah lookalikes along the seafront Denny. Enjoy your break away. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 2 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Watch out for all those Fat Sarah lookalikes along the seafront Denny. Enjoy your break away. OB Bringing my own Essex one 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, deny essex said: Yaaaarmouth ! i take it you are fluent in Serb-cro-at.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 Na I is from furda dann saff an speak cra-pa-daa chat .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 35 minutes ago, deny essex said: Na I is from furda dann saff an speak cra-pa-daa chat .. Denny, delays are forecast on the A12 passport control checkpoint. Also, the Essex paaand has dropped dramatically against the Norfolk groat OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 47 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Denny, delays are forecast on the A12 passport control checkpoint. Also, the Essex paaand has dropped dramatically against the Norfolk groat OB its the Suffolk Groat................which is down on the market at the moment ...but the Norfolk "Old Scroat" is trading well so he should be fine on the exchange...........the Caister Treacle mines futures also look to be a good investment.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 10 hours ago, deny essex said: Yaaaarmouth ! A man with style and a sense of adventure , enjoy your stay Deny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, marsh man said: A man with style and a sense of adventure , enjoy your stay Deny. Penicillin is your friend .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, ditchman said: Penicillin is your friend .... If not, it is damp enough round there, to find plenty of self-heal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Walker570 said: If not, it is damp enough round there, to find plenty of self-heal You need to self heal as seeing a doctor now is a two month wait , well maybe not long but if you are going to heal up before the six weeks are up then there is no need to make an appointment As for damp enough , my old house used to be well below sea level and that was one of the reasons we were born with web feet, as we spent more time in the water than out of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 1 hour ago, marsh man said: As for damp enough , my old house used to be well below sea level and that was one of the reasons we were born with web feet, as we spent more time in the water than out of it . I bet that you were a good swimmer then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 19, 2019 Report Share Posted July 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Old Boggy said: I bet that you were a good swimmer then That was about the only thing at school I was any good at , all the so called normal lessons I was next to useless , although it would have helped if I had spent more time at school instead of rowing around the estuary in a gun punt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatchap Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Nice work Ditchman, are you going to be using it regular? Just that I have been perusing a few catapult forums and the general consensus is that the screw method of securing the bands is not that reliable. A ball bearing pushed into the elastic or wrapped round a small rod on each prong seems to be the prefered method. I'm no expert but they all seem to use those methods rather than the screw, apparently it wears the elastic very quickly and may result in the loss of an eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Cor..it's getting seriously technical. Some good sugar string well waxed used to do a pretty good job back in my younger days. You checked the elastic and if it showed signs of wear, then cut it shorter at the wear point and rewhipped. When it got too short then a trip down to the papershop in the village and purchased some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, fatchap said: Nice work Ditchman, are you going to be using it regular? Just that I have been perusing a few catapult forums and the general consensus is that the screw method of securing the bands is not that reliable. A ball bearing pushed into the elastic or wrapped round a small rod on each prong seems to be the prefered method. I'm no expert but they all seem to use those methods rather than the screw, apparently it wears the elastic very quickly and may result in the loss of an eye. those screws i put in have very large heads....so shud be awight 6 minutes ago, Walker570 said: Cor..it's getting seriously technical. Some good sugar string well waxed used to do a pretty good job back in my younger days. You checked the elastic and if it showed signs of wear, then cut it shorter at the wear point and rewhipped. When it got too short then a trip down to the papershop in the village and purchased some more. nev.................wot the **** is sugar string............ i am sicessflly threw 3/4 of a bottle of "bold red " el vino at the moment so dont ask me any conplikated questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Back before you appeared on this earth there was a time when sugar string was the be all for tying up parcels, binding things and making secure your catty elastic. I have a feeling it was named as such, but will stand corrected, because the old grocers who made their sugar bags out of a sheet of blue paper with no glue tied the bags secure with a fine white strong string. I occasionally find some similar for sale but it doesn't seem to be as fine or as strong, but thin white string today still means 'sugar string' to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 (edited) jesus that6 sound complikated................ SUGAR STWING..........................sound s like stuff to use to floss yer bum hole....... Edited July 21, 2019 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) Back to those bags, I was only 5 or 6 just at the end of the war when I went with my Granny to Altons the Grocers in Tamworth. The smell when you entered the shop was amazing because all the stuff was on show in open top wooden barrels and there would be a large cheese or two on a cutting table with a wire. The blue paper sheets about 2ft square lay on the serving area and on a request for anything loose, sugar in particular, Mr Alton would flip up a corner and in a flash of hands produce a paper bag, pour the contents in then fold the top tight and secure with a length of 'sugar string'. I spent hours trying to do the same with no success. The smoked hams hung from the beams. A proper grocers shop. Back then, stuff was so difficult to get, there was always an aside like "Ahem, I managed to get 4 oz of glazed cherries for you." Usually at Christmas or before a birthday to decorate a cake. Ration coupons would be offered. We really do not know just how lucky we are these days. I know it is terrible to say such, but maybe another war might bring folk to their senses. That sugar string never went to waste. Conserved for the next catty bindings. Edited July 22, 2019 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 (edited) hello, i was 5 in 1955 and can well remember our Grocer come Deli shop just like that, now its an up market town for London commuters, they must all shop online as i cannot see any known supermarkets, of except Budgens !!!!! Edited July 22, 2019 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 8 minutes ago, Walker570 said: We really do not know just how lucky we are these days. It is noticeable that there are very few of the "V" brigade that lived through "tight" times during their life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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