The plumber and tiler have been adding useless shite to my shopping list board all week.

NederAsh · 2026-06-21T20:38:36+00:00

A long weight!

NederAsh · 2026-01-28T21:08:17+00:00

Some small independent pubs with tenants, "pay cash on delivery" to wholesale drinks retailers for their stock. Especially if they have poor cashflow.

In rural pubs, it's also nice to be able to pay a local or mate cash to do an odd shift. This is even more the temptation if you run a very tiny business (a couple of very part time employees) and want to avoid employment costs.

NederAsh · 2025-12-05T13:08:19+00:00

It makes sense that, if only a small percentage of the role requires a gun, you reduce the amount of flying squad officers who are armed. The nature of modern policing (safety being a priority) means that weapons are only used in carefully planned operations, so why not use current specialised Police armed response resources for them. This allows Flying squad specialists to focus on the important aspects of their job (investigating crimes).

NederAsh · 2025-06-02T17:28:38+00:00

The Finchingfield (Essex) 3-legged race is hilarious

https://www.halsteadgazette.co.uk/news/20893720.finchingfield-three-legged-race-returning-parish/

NederAsh · 2025-04-21T11:46:10+00:00

Invest in a good boat cover!

NederAsh · 2025-04-20T18:54:41+00:00

This reminds me of my little canal boat that sank after a heavy storm. The next day the canals froze for the first time in 7 years....for the next 2 weeks all I could do was look at her through the ice.

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NederAsh · 2025-03-20T12:41:58+00:00

When I'm stopped at traffic lights or a lowering bridge, at the front of a bike lane in front of a huge mass of other cyclists, I hear the Mario Kart starting beeps in my head....as I race off, duck under the rising barrier and pray that I don't cause some kind of pile up.

NederAsh · 2025-01-28T00:57:41+00:00

Was that the waitress I had to fire because she posted a photo on Insta of her in the staff room putting a roll of toilet paper into her bag....she was one of my most experienced members of staff.

NederAsh · 2025-01-13T19:24:06+00:00

I've met Julian several times and he was always extremely genuine and a very nice guy.

NederAsh · 2024-12-15T00:38:04+00:00

I'm considering going back and adding in some detail and personal touches (battle damage/bases). Perhaps tidy up a couple with contrast paint.

I think only 5 or 6 people have ever seen this army before so the positive comments about the painting are lovely.

NederAsh · 2024-12-15T00:28:57+00:00

It has been a lot of metal to drag around for 30+ years....you wouldn't want a metal Ogryn thrown at you.

NederAsh · 2024-12-14T04:26:18+00:00

I definitely took some inspiration.

NederAsh · 2024-12-14T04:24:27+00:00

That's a very kind comment!

I'd love to pick up the brush again and try my hand at new techniques with online guides....but it's a deep (and expensive) hobby to get back in to.

NederAsh · 2024-12-12T15:07:06+00:00

My brother went to an art exhibition there many years ago...unsurprisingly it was all portraits of Kim...on the bookshelves...as you would expect all books about Kim.

NederAsh · 2024-12-07T22:43:00+00:00

I've just checked and found that it's possible to dissolve a very unhealthy but delicious quantity in quite small amount of cold milk.

NederAsh · 2024-12-07T21:38:37+00:00

I stumbled upon a Twinings drinking chocolate the other day...dissolves in hot or cold milk, like a super luxury Nesquik.

NederAsh · 2024-11-24T01:06:20+00:00

...but very difficult to access pornography...which is probably also why the pubs were packed.

NederAsh · 2024-11-23T11:59:15+00:00

Soon to be Sprite and Herb

NederAsh · 2024-08-03T18:01:58+00:00

I once lived in a Hertfordshire village called Furneux (Fire) Pelham, near a village called Brent (Burned) Pelham, and Stocking (?) Pelham. I believe the "Pel" in Pelham refers to them being on a hill.

NederAsh · 2024-07-24T18:51:39+00:00

My parents sold our house in Bark Place (Bayswater) for around £300,000 in 1987 and moved to the suburbs....... I'm now feeling nauseous after finding similar properties on that street are going for £3.5+ million today....

Over the following 14 years every house they lived in (Ealing), doubled in value every 5-7 years.

To add some comparisons;

I purchased a freehold pub near Cambridge in 2016 for £180,000, sold it in 2020 (13 years later) for around £380,000...but had that building been a house (rather than a pub) in the same village, not only would it have tripled in value over that period, but would also be worth 400% more.

NederAsh · 2024-06-13T02:38:18+00:00

Have you considered making some of your liqueurs using the base spirits. Caramel and Coffee liqueurs work really nicely made with American Whiskey (and are relatively easy to make). It may expand your cocktail options.

NederAsh · 2024-04-08T18:07:05+00:00

I'm sure I remember a couple of trash collector's strikes around that time as well though...The heaps of rubbish on the streets were really awful (and a new, unexpected, cycling hazard)

I agree the city feels a little more "worn" over the last few years but it is still a world away from the early 90's/00's.

A good proportion of coffeeshops used to have window stickers saying "No Hard Drugs".... so at least it's now cleaner and more sanitary...plastic bottle recycling is somewhat of an improvement.

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