mjmooney Posted May 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5, 2021 Just now, chrisp65 said: Who’s that? George Orwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted May 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: George Orwell. I knew his grand-kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 That the Villa's website is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted May 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 5, 2021 Yorkie? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I'd like to D Esther McVey UTWU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: By chance, I’ve just had my little map for April... Them’s Yorkie miles, them’s chips miles. Imagine driving a van or a lorry for a living to pay the mortgage, you can only eat takeaway because the hotel restaurants are closed or your company doesn’t have the budget for hotels with restaurants. You can only eat at motorway services because you can’t take the lorry in to that interesting looking town off the A40. Then on the weekend some skinny kid looks at you and thinks, just don’t eat cakes you fat bastard. I'm intrigued as I don't know what hours you do. Are you literally eating fast food every night? Also... assuming you're starting in Cardiff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 hours ago, tomav84 said: i've had a gambling addiction before, it's horrible. I chased money playing poker for about 2 years. Mostly online, but sometimes live charity games and trips to the casino. I was never a full blown addict, but the online play fueled my alcohol consumption in a big way. I was bartending at the time and I'd get home around 2AM and play poker until dawn, drinking margaritas. It sounds manic and ugly, but it was a lot of fun, if I'm honest. Just really unhealthy. I saw some desperate people at the casino and I think that's what scared me away from playing. That and I lost about 3-4K USD over 24 months. Which could have been much more if I kept chasing. I haven't played in years and don't miss it at all. I'm glad I never did much sports betting because I love sports and enjoy the thrill of gambling. And it makes watching the games you bet on much more interesting. I heard a couple of horror stories in Boston. One was a cop, a father of three kids, who offed himself with his service pistol in his cruiser because he was so deep in the hole. They found him not far from my house at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: When you put them in the biscuit tin I have one of these, my daughter bought it for me. It sits proudly on my desk unused as the easiest way to eat any packet of biscuits so they are always crispy and fresh is to just finish the packet the same day you opened them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, rjw63 said: I'd like to D Esther McVey UTWU With a fully loaded bazooka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 10 minutes ago, rjw63 said: I'd like to D Esther McVey UTWU Had to Mooney, I agree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, MCU said: I'm intrigued as I don't know what hours you do. Are you literally eating fast food every night? Also... assuming you're starting in Cardiff? No, I sort of flipped mid post from ‘me’ to generic fat blokes in vans doing miles. I do work nights fairly often, and I do end up away in hotels fairly often. So yes, based in Cardiff, but my desk is in Bromsgrove, and my work is all over the place. So I rack up the hotel loyalty points. The last 14 months, hotels either haven’t done food or have had a very limited menu of pizza, or curry, or fish n chips. So you end up sniffing around the supermarkets, but then you can only buy pre cooked. If you’re looking for something to eat at 9:00pm in Ipswich, you’re buying a takeaway, or you’re in Sainsbury buying pastries and snacks. Like I say, with the best will in the world, apples and ready made salads bowls don’t really cut it after a day standing on a roof in the rain in Ipswich. But more often than not, I’m home. But when I’m out and about for a couple of days, working unsociable hours, it’s really not that easy to eat sensibly. I was just trying to say don’t judge other people on your experience of normal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: David Bowie is massively overrated. [runs away] "Heroes" in particular is a total bore for me. I don't understand it's wide appeal. His catalogue is pretty spotty on the whole, but with some real standout songs. Ashes to Ashes and Sound and Vision are my faves. I also really like Let's Dance. It's pop perfection, but largely down to Nile Rodgers. I think I like the idea of Bowie more than the sum of his music output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: after a day standing on a roof Are you a roofer? Chimney inspector? Solar panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, maqroll said: Are you a roofer? Chimney inspector? Solar panels? I think he's a professional pointer and tutter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 hours ago, bannedfromHandV said: I think the vast majority of overweight people are overweight exactly because they eat too much, they eat the wrong things and they don’t do any or enough exercise. Written by someone who is overweight. I have the opposite, I don't really like eating or I think I don't have enough time. I forget to eat if left alone. I don't really ever feel hungry either, hence I am 62.5 kg's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, maqroll said: Are you a roofer? Chimney inspector? Solar panels? Weather cock. (work for a little design firm, so sort of involved in building but don’t get to read the Sun) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 7 hours ago, Wainy316 said: On that subject, I've always had a strong dislike for Phil Collins, Rod Stewart and Sting. They're my triforce of evil, I just find them incredibly unlikeable and horribly uncool. I get where you are coming from with Sting. Never warmed to him at all. Don't like any of his music either, aside from Roxanne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 hours ago, chrisp65 said: Walnut whips in three packs. Absolute bastards, they know what they’re doing. Although, I did notice last week that Services M&S’s were selling individual walnut whips, which is a game changer. Because now I can buy just the one at Chievley. Then just the one at Reading. Then one on the way home from Membury. They also do a walnut less version if you're counting calories. Just called Whip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Xela said: They also do a walnut less version if you're counting calories. Just called Whip. Thing is, the ones with half a nut on, six of them counts as one of your five a day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Genie said: Had to Mooney, I agree Looks proper filthy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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