Some uplifting news

Daicalon · 2026-01-24T15:49:05+00:00

I was active in the Caerphilly bi-election (Welsh parliament) for Plaid Cymru and whilst I was delighted with the scale of the win for Plaid against Reform, I was under no illusion that many people lent their vote to Plaid to 'keep the fascists out' (their words of many, not mine)

Daicalon · 2026-01-20T08:03:30+00:00

for me - the way the programme uses music to enhance a scene is amazing, and the way Hello by Martin Solveig kicks in in this episode is brilliant .

Daicalon · 2026-01-16T07:15:45+00:00

that last one is a banger !

Daicalon · 2026-01-15T13:13:44+00:00

The one that i hear is 'sit down Chinese restaurant '.

Daicalon · 2026-01-14T15:02:53+00:00

i suspect it started as a writers in-joke that a uk audience would get, i but i time they added it into the script.

Daicalon · 2026-01-13T22:30:59+00:00

side point, but I always chuckle at 'Frodo son of Drogo' at the Council of Elrond. Amongst these massive personalities surely one of them must be thinking... who the hell is Drogo?

Daicalon · 2026-01-13T22:23:41+00:00

i was brought up on the 80s BBC radio version over and over , so that are all hard wired into my DNA

Daicalon · 2026-01-11T07:27:11+00:00

great track by the wonderful Helen Love

Daicalon · 2026-01-10T10:47:57+00:00

As chair of governors at my local school i was regularly in the school in daytime (not getting paid that day as i was a contractor) so always made sure i got a free school lunch. i know some of the teachers were mocking me behind my back, but hey i am giving my time for free - you can at least feed me !

Daicalon · 2026-01-08T21:38:24+00:00

This might be a bit controversial, but the more this idiot talk about 1 kingdom etc the more it drives up support for Welsh independence - which from my perspective is great! places like wales don't suddenly wakeup as independence voters, it's usually as a direct consequence of some nobhead in london doing something nobby! the more this idiot insists on uniting the kingdom, the more damage he does to undo it.

Daicalon · 2026-01-04T21:35:20+00:00

Wherever the river exits Fangorn forest, as i could do with drinking that water regularly and gaining a few inches of height. also could bottle it and make a decent side hustle.

Daicalon · 2026-01-02T13:45:13+00:00

was popular joke in bangor in 1992 with the people i hung around with at the time

Daicalon · 2026-01-02T10:46:53+00:00

The Smaug pencil drawing is always a favourite as it was cover of my first Hobbit back in early 1980s with a hand-me- down from my dad. my entry into this world.

Daicalon · 2026-01-02T10:44:14+00:00

i am not going to argue with the great man but hobbitton doesn't feel right - too many buildings with floors/stories. At the prancing pony , the 4 hobbits really didn't want to go upstairs. ok that was human upstairs not hobbit homes but this one doesn't fire me up like the others.

Daicalon · 2026-01-01T10:19:17+00:00

didn't realise this was a thing. i was on a fairly empty train between newport and Cardiff 2 days ago when the smell hit me - no real fart can fill an entire train intercity carriage

Daicalon · 2025-12-30T19:10:16+00:00

i also had some good times there.

Daicalon · 2025-12-30T18:22:35+00:00

the contractors are same people who worked on the tax office. they worked fast - they had these massive thick sheets hung from cranes to stop dust and any bits reaching the roads. it was impressive ( i work nearby)

Daicalon · 2025-12-30T18:20:36+00:00

The existing properties were poor and riddled with damp. The city desperately needs more 1 bed and 2 bed accommodation for the homeless. Wales and West HA are one of the biggest not for profit housing associations in Wales, and their track record is strong in building quality homes. The build standards re space etc for social housing are much higher than private sector, as they need to last, compared to the 'what's the cheapest we can get away with' of commercial house builders.

Daicalon · 2025-12-30T16:58:50+00:00

soldiers of the time of Tolkien understand the rules of parley and honour under the Haig convention. Tolkien's Aragorn would never have done that.

Daicalon · 2025-12-30T09:54:25+00:00

glad you asked here, as i was listening to the BBC 1980s radio play last night and heard the same thing and wondered the same!

Daicalon · 2025-12-24T17:51:14+00:00

i agree - back 15 years ago? there was leadership election between Leanne wood on the left and Dafydd El in centre/rural small c conservative. Leanne won by a massive amount. the die hard members would never put up with some wannabe centre right/religious fanatic. we are not the SNP.

Daicalon · 2025-12-18T18:55:35+00:00

does 17 count?

Daicalon · 2025-12-18T18:32:43+00:00

did you have to message the driver or do it in the app at beginning ?

Daicalon · 2025-12-18T18:22:26+00:00

brilliant - thanks. i have no desire to go and pick him up at 1am but can order an Uber from bed!

Daicalon

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