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I think I should have the thread split on account of not having had one for years.

Sophistication? Sophistication? Don't talk to me about sophistication luv, I've BEEN to Leeds.

Gotta love a bit of early Enfield.

We had a run of going to watch the Easter jousting tournament at the Royal armouries in Leeds. It was fun.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

superflyweight wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

This post also deserves a favourable response.

I f*cking love you, Galted.

...and that was the last we saw of either of them, as they moved on to their new life together.

Probably having a little cuddle in Runcorn as we speak.  

Tird.  

That would break all sorts of CC rules.

I went to The Oval yesterday though which is probably in the general vicinity of G-Unit. I saw a lot of people striding purposely with rugged footwear so could well have been him.

Wish I hadn't gone to be honest. There was an inevitability that they would lose. As ever with England test cricket, it is the hope that kills you. Although we should applaud them really. It takes a special level of skill to bowl a team out for 191 in their first dig and still manage to lose by a whopping 157 runs.

I've got a roaring hangover today. Might not bother helping Mrs Windows with any work.

You're in luck, I'm in Houston at the moment. Kept it quiet as I wasn't sure I'd be allowed into the States and didn't want to have to spend two weeks pretending while you and Julius picked holes in my story.
You can all rest assured that, although I may be posting sporadically and at odd hours, the quality of my posts will in no way be compromised.

Galted wrote:I'm in Houston at the moment.

Matt or Whitney?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Galted wrote:I'm in Houston at the moment.

Matt or Whitney?

Good think I don't holiday vacation in Pratt's Bottom.

Galted wrote:the quality of my posts will in no way be compromised.

Galted wrote:Good think I don't holiday vacation in Pratt's Bottom

Cleary not.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:the quality of my posts will in no way be compromised.

Galted wrote:Good think I don't holiday vacation in Pratt's Bottom

Fist. Cleary not.

Sicond.

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:the quality of my posts will in no way be compromised.

Galted wrote:Good think I don't holiday vacation in Pratt's Bottom

Fist. Cleary not.

Sicond.

For the sake of f*ck.

This will teach me for posting so early.

Tird. Strange absence of clouds in the sky which is now this unusual blue colour. It's just not normal

Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Our spider surge is considerably more dangerous than yours, Pee Jay.

Some people have had some really nasty nips from false widows. It will be a miracle if we all survive the Autumn.

I'll be OK. I'm double-vaccinated.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Our spider surge is considerably more dangerous than yours, Pee Jay.

Some people have had some really nasty nips from false widows. It will be a miracle if we all survive the Autumn.

A bloke got nipped by a shark the other day. Didn't survive.
Seems to be more attacks every year... or maybe more people swimming at isolated spots all year round? I blame wetsuits.

I think we'll be OK. Our house is fully protected by those spiders with really long thin legs that make messy webs (daddy long legs?) We also have some pretty big house spiders that range all over the place

Doing some work for Woolworth's at the moment, peej, in a pre covid world, we could have been having an IRL beer, maybe next year.

I don't think it breaks rules if it's intercontinental, right?

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Our spider surge is considerably more dangerous than yours, Pee Jay.

Some people have had some really nasty nips from false widows. It will be a miracle if we all survive the Autumn.

A bloke got nipped by a shark the other day. Didn't survive.
Seems to be more attacks every year... or maybe more people swimming at isolated spots year round?

All part of the ecological disaster the human race are heading for, Pee Jay. We've over fished and encouraged sharks closer to shore looking for food and also encouraged them in by essentially chumming the coastlines so people can dive with them. Mostly "harmless" breeds but the bigger Apex sharks are following them in.

rIck_dAgless wrote:Doing some work for Woolworth's at the moment, peej, in a pre covid world, we could have been having an IRL beer, maybe next year.

I don't think it breaks rules if it's intercontinental, right?

Really? That's my go to store down the road here.

Nah.. no restrictions for intercontinental meet ups. I've met a few posters already. If they send you down here we can go for an IRL beer for sure.

That would be super, peej, fingers crossed for some normality next year I expect.

rIck_dAgless wrote:That would be super, peej, fingers crossed for some normality next year I expect.

There's a big push to open up soon. Gathering momentum with jabs after being slow to start. They're also about to introduce vaccine passports because obviously they want the Ashes to go ahead. Resort style accommodation for players and families is being organised as we type.

Pal Joey wrote:

they want the Ashes to go ahead. .

I bet they f*cking do.

5 - 0.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

they want the Ashes to go ahead. .

I bet they f*cking do.

5 - 0.

Fingers crossed.

You never know though...

lostinwales wrote:I think we'll be OK. Our house is fully protected by those spiders with really long thin legs that make messy webs (daddy long legs?) We also have some pretty big house spiders that range all over the place

Daddy long legs aren't spiders, they are crane flies. Even I know that. Tino, where did you get this guy?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

lostinwales wrote:I think we'll be OK. Our house is fully protected by those spiders with really long thin legs that make messy webs (daddy long legs?) We also have some pretty big house spiders that range all over the place

Daddy long legs aren't spiders, they are crane flies. Even I know that. Tino, where did you get this guy?

We were low on members, Jules. Had to fast track his membership.

At least he completed the forms.

Duty just turned up like a migrant in a dinghy.

JuliusHMarx wrote:

lostinwales wrote:I think we'll be OK. Our house is fully protected by those spiders with really long thin legs that make messy webs (daddy long legs?) We also have some pretty big house spiders that range all over the place

Daddy long legs aren't spiders, they are crane flies. Even I know that. Tino, where did you get this guy?

I know about crane flies. The same term is sometimes used for harvestmen too (which I think are spectacular btw) I was trying to look for the correct name on the web and the first place I looked used that term.

The shame..

lostinwales wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:

lostinwales wrote:I think we'll be OK. Our house is fully protected by those spiders with really long thin legs that make messy webs (daddy long legs?) We also have some pretty big house spiders that range all over the place

Daddy long legs aren't spiders, they are crane flies. Even I know that. Tino, where did you get this guy?

I know about crane flies. The same term is sometimes used for harvestmen too (which I think are spectacular btw) I was trying to look for the correct name on the web and the first place I looked used that term.

The shame..

So what's a cellar spider then? We have those flimsy looking crane flies (with wings) and also what we call daddy long legs spiders. Some can get quite big. They don't have wings. The abdomen can be as big as a large grain of rice... or even slightly bigger. They love corners of ceilings and wet areas. I always leave them where they are to devour other smaller insects... especially mosquitoes. They do that vibrating thing (without the use of any sex aids) when disturbed.

Common Name
Cellar Spiders or Daddy Longlegs

https://spiderid.com/spider/pholcidae/

Ours seem to be a good size (for the UK) and have a nice two tone abdomen

Tino you'll like this

https://www.falsewidowspider.org.uk/bites

Strange person writes:

lostinwales wrote:Tino you'll like this

https://www.falsewidowspider.org.uk/bites

Strange person writes:

Some great comments on there.

Taz at the end is the best one. She is just a f*cking moron.

lostinwales wrote:Tino you'll like this

https://www.falsewidowspider.org.uk/bites

Strange person writes:

That's a good read.

Had a tiny mark on my arm just below the elbow a few weeks back. I may have been bitten by something whilst reaching into the pool hutch to turn the filter pump switch on. Noticed there were many more fine webs there that day. About an hour later this tiny mark got really itchy. Gave it a good scratch. Then the wound got a bit shiny and blistery looking. Fast forward a day and there was a black scab there. I've been putting all sorts of creams on it (savlon, betadine, calamine lotion... even squeezing lemon juice and dabbing aftershave on it. (I like that stinging sensation!)  All that's resulted is a mark which looks as though it will be there for a while now. Maybe some salt water might help?

Pal Joey wrote:

lostinwales wrote:Tino you'll like this

https://www.falsewidowspider.org.uk/bites

Strange person writes:

That's a good read.

Had a tiny mark on my arm just below the elbow a few weeks back. I may have been bitten by something whilst reaching into the pool hut to turn the filter pump switch on. Noticed there were many more fine webs there that day. About an hour later this tiny mark got really itchy. Gave it a good scratch. Then the wound got a bit shiny and blistery looking. Fast forward a day and there was a black scab there. I've been putting all sorts of creams on it (savlon, betadine, calamine lotion... even squeezing lemon juice and aftershave on it. (I like that stinging sensation!)  All that's resulted is a mark which looks as though it will be there for a while now. Maybe some salt water might help?

Cut your arm off. Only way to be safe.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

lostinwales wrote:Tino you'll like this

https://www.falsewidowspider.org.uk/bites

Strange person writes:

That's a good read.

Had a tiny mark on my arm just below the elbow a few weeks back. I may have been bitten by something whilst reaching into the pool hut to turn the filter pump switch on. Noticed there were many more fine webs there that day. About an hour later this tiny mark got really itchy. Gave it a good scratch. Then the wound got a bit shiny and blistery looking. Fast forward a day and there was a black scab there. I've been putting all sorts of creams on it (savlon, betadine, calamine lotion... even squeezing lemon juice and aftershave on it. (I like that stinging sensation!)  All that's resulted is a mark which looks as though it will be there for a while now. Maybe some salt water might help?

Cut your arm off. Only way to be safe.

 Was thinking a bit of sandpaper and petrol might do the trick.

I'm not Neddy Smith by the way.

Had a bizarre experience in 2007 when I was recovering in hospital after breaking my leg. There was this shady bloke in the same ward who started chatting with me as I was coming back to my senses... high on morphine. He was proud to call himself a bagman for a notorious criminal and was telling me all sorts of stories I really wasn't expecting to hear. Guns, robberies, loose women, being on the run and hiding from the cops... or paying them off. That sort of thing. At the time the Australian Open was on and we were both watching it... the comments he made were hilarious. Then his daughter turns up for a visit. About my age. First thing she does before saying hello to him is "What's he been telling you?" Anyway, to cut a long story short; I ended up getting her phone number. Turns out she lived only a few blocks away. Never used it though. Too scared to bump into her Dad even though we got on very well. He even said that I'd make a great gangster. I must have been spilling my beans too after the operation.

Mum was a beekeeper but didn't do well with stings. She got stung on the face once and could barely see with the swelling.

Insects are b@stards

lostinwales wrote:

Insects are b@stards

You're lucky membership is so low.

Pal Joey wrote:I must have been spilling my beans too after the operation.

Were the stitches too loose?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:I must have been spilling my beans too after the operation.

Were the stitches too loose?

Some must have slipped through the bandages.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Our spider surge is considerably more dangerous than yours, Pee Jay.

Some people have had some really nasty nips from false widows. It will be a miracle if we all survive the Autumn.

A bloke got nipped by a shark the other day. Didn't survive.
Seems to be more attacks every year... or maybe more people swimming at isolated spots year round?

All part of the ecological disaster the human race are heading for, Pee Jay. We've over fished and encouraged sharks closer to shore looking for food and also encouraged them in by essentially chumming the coastlines so people can dive with them. Mostly "harmless" breeds but the bigger Apex sharks are following them in.

Went swimming off Freeport the other day. Was sh*tting it as the water was murky as f*ck but didn't want to lose face with all the p*ssed up Russkis on the beach.

Fortunately it was fairly shallow so could wade out quite far and splash about in knee-deep water. Returned with all limbs intact though it didn't do my day one sunburn any good.

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Our spider surge is considerably more dangerous than yours, Pee Jay.

Some people have had some really nasty nips from false widows. It will be a miracle if we all survive the Autumn.

A bloke got nipped by a shark the other day. Didn't survive.
Seems to be more attacks every year... or maybe more people swimming at isolated spots year round?

All part of the ecological disaster the human race are heading for, Pee Jay. We've over fished and encouraged sharks closer to shore looking for food and also encouraged them in by essentially chumming the coastlines so people can dive with them. Mostly "harmless" breeds but the bigger Apex sharks are following them in.

Went swimming off Freeport the other day. Was sh*tting it as the water was murky as f*ck but didn't want to lose face with all the p*ssed up Russkis on the beach.

Fortunately it was fairly shallow so could wade out quite far and splash about in knee-deep water. Returned with all limbs intact though it didn't do my day one sunburn any good.

See any Cubans?

Pal Joey wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Pal Joey wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino, will this warm weather confuse the spiders, who were heading indoors for a warm cuddle?

I don't think so, Jules. This is the very start of the season so it might delay it a touch but other than that, your house is still going to be crawling with potential killer spiders.

If this weather carried on for weeks which, sadly, it won't then it might mess them up a bit but I don't think a few warmer days will spare you from almost certain death from spider bites.

I'm preparing for the spider surge here now. The days and nights are getting warmer.

Our spider surge is considerably more dangerous than yours, Pee Jay.

Some people have had some really nasty nips from false widows. It will be a miracle if we all survive the Autumn.

A bloke got nipped by a shark the other day. Didn't survive.
Seems to be more attacks every year... or maybe more people swimming at isolated spots year round?

All part of the ecological disaster the human race are heading for, Pee Jay. We've over fished and encouraged sharks closer to shore looking for food and also encouraged them in by essentially chumming the coastlines so people can dive with them. Mostly "harmless" breeds but the bigger Apex sharks are following them in.

Went swimming off Freeport the other day. Was sh*tting it as the water was murky as f*ck but didn't want to lose face with all the p*ssed up Russkis on the beach.

Fortunately it was fairly shallow so could wade out quite far and splash about in knee-deep water. Returned with all limbs intact though it didn't do my day one sunburn any good.

See any Cubans?

Can't be sure, didn't have my glasses with me.

They were probably close, but no cigar.

JuliusHMarx wrote:They were probably close, but no cigar.

Thursday thirst first fist!

JuliusHMarx wrote:They were probably close, but no cigar.

A lovely old job and no mistake.

Sicond.

Cuban = tird.

Forthel Castro

Morning, notches.

Sh*t on here today.

Excellent trans-Atlantic unmichealsing, Galted. Might be a CC first.

Thanks, Julius. Didn't think much of it until I read your wonderfully poetic description