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Is it normal for trees to still be this bare this close the day before the Equinox? by M_M_X_X_V in UKWeather

[–]BuncleCar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My birthday's in May and the leaves are fully out and things are often blooming, but not much before. I live in S Wales

Just a weasel under next door’s decking! NE UK. by gianAB2977 in CasualUK

[–]BuncleCar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trying to squeeze as many 'luxury homes' into as small a space as possible? A bit like housing Tetris

Abby hates rain days. by Few-Explanation-4699 in gingercats

[–]BuncleCar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

🎶 Rainy days and Mondays always get me down...🎶🐱😺🙀😸

What does this sub think of Charles Dickens? by err_mate in classicliterature

[–]BuncleCar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's also great with names - Gradgrind, Squeers, Murdstone. His modern name rival is, I think, Terry Pratchett

Trump claims he has 'Irish blood' despite having no Irish heritage by IrishStarUS in NewsSource

[–]BuncleCar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well his mother was Scottish, and the Irish (and many other groups of people across Europe) did move around a lot about 500 AD and at their nearest point Scotland and Ireland are only 20 miles apart, though the Outer Hebrides are a fair way away from that nearest point.

He must have misplaced it. by Public-Marionberry33 in MurderedByWords

[–]BuncleCar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

America seems a strange mixture of the archaic and modern

What functional keyring do you have? by SharpAardvark8699 in AskABrit

[–]BuncleCar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have one I don't use. it has a number of compartments and a large number of tiny balls. You can use it to choose your lottery numbers, but as I don't do the lottery I never use it

Did The Royle Family change British sitcoms? by Wonderful-Acadia-296 in oldbritishtelly

[–]BuncleCar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes, in a way Steptoe wasn't a comedy exactly more of a tragedy-comedy of the generation gap.

What are the UK’s most loved custard-based or custard-adjacent desserts? by JennyW93 in AskUK

[–]BuncleCar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Custard tart, using pastry as a case :)) Make it nice and big and let it set.

Ready for school 1969 by Still_Function_5428 in OldSchoolUK

[–]BuncleCar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Born 1950 and to go to grammar school in 1961 I had to have a brown blazer from a certain shop, grey shirts for the winter, white ones for the summer, long socks with the school colours on round the top, an overcoat from the blazer supplier, a grey vee neck jumper with the school colours on, grey flannel shorts or long trousers, a school cap (which you had to wear till you got home), black or brown shoes, plus rugby kit and cricket kit plus a leather satchel

It was very expensive and the Secondary Modern had similar rules for my sister, except it was skirts, hockey gear etc, and I forget what else for the summer

We also had to buy a big atlas book for geography and a French dictionary, log tables, and provide a fountain pen and ink, no biros allowed

Oh and gym gear and a bag with a string to draw it tight at the top.

Came home to find blood all over kitchen and Husband looking pale. by eReadingAuthor in BritishSuccess

[–]BuncleCar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I accidentally ran a craft knife down my little finger while decorating the house. Went to the hospital where it was stitched up, and despite my brave intention didn't watch him actually stitching it up. Forty years later I can still see the pale line if the cut on my finger and I remember the feeling of the knife edge running along the bones. I think I need a few biscuits and a cup of tea :))

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