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So much for trying to keep Bob entertained, time to raise the tax on his telly's BBC's. On day, porn hub wont be free, and y;all will miss me.

She lost two of three number 6 lead weights in her sea trials, now she has perfect bouancy, if Bruce was here this over estimate of ballast in design stage would not have never occured.

Also found pics of my big bollocked road planer that we used for a resurfacing job one day.

Found my Columbia Road cycle track pics on the same back up disc. I had to replace some grim 1960s brick planter full of needles and rats. I found an old giant plant pot thrown away by the City of London in one of my contractor's storage yards when I was choosing some second hand granite setts one day (they have a contract with the City as well). I got it for free and employed a sign writer/artist. I showed him what I wanted and he did the bizzo. I had some drain holes drilled in the underside, plonked a steel post in it, ordered some direction signs and made a little cycle track junction sign up. The old bloke in the pictures is Dead Ted, the most gentlemanly person I ever met. He was live Ted back then. I think he was 82 at the time these pictures were taken. Had a family box at Wimbledon Tennis ground and was brought up in Canada and Ireland before joining the RAF as an officer, then became a policeman, car salesman, highways inspector and finally highways contractor. I miss him. The bloke laying the turf is Jim, who will be setting out with me on Sunday. The blue duct tape on the indoor pics of the plant pot are mine so the artist knew where the pointy hands had to be (there are two in total) and which way they had to point.

To celebrate 2 years of my current venture and because it was bank holiday, decided to take my Dad for a little escapade into Alentejo and see as many dams and monuments as possible, seeing he is addicted to history and interesting stories. Obviously it was a car affair, so very sorry for the fact its not a 2 wheel report, but 4! Not too much bla, bla, bla, I am exercising silence... And failing but one can only try!! We stayed in a converted hamlet. The old houses were transformed into holiday homes, in a very tasteful way, respecting all the tradicional building technics and with a very simple decoration. Very lovely and welcoming pets, so the doggies had a great time! Scientifically proven, this olive tree was over 1150 years old. It finally died last year and it was decided to make and art piece out of it. For me, a tree lover, this idea is simply beautiful. The visit to the National DVLA involved 3 hours of waiting, so in between went to the local motorbike dealership, with lots of Italian stuff, and was positively impressed with the number of bikes and the selection. Only took a very poor picture outside, deserved better!! After getting the paperwork I needed, we proceeded to explore this part of Alentejo looking for historical sites and places relevant to the make up of Portugal. This region is very rich in said historical sites, many pre-historical monuments like Dolmans, Roman ruins and countless Castles conquered to the Moors in the 9th and 10th century and updated to continue fighting our oldest enemy, the Spanish!! But, alas, it is not easy to find these places... Being the little Terrier that I am, i kept digging and pushed the VW Passat over unpaved roads with the guidence of my Dad and his many years of experience of Off road as a Tank Commander. In fairness he was not best pleased and it wasn't a pleasant stroll down memory lane, his back was hurting and he was missing some tracks on the vehicle! Any way, here is a picture of the ruins of a Roman Villa I eventually found after 12 kms of bumpy searching!! The sheep are the regular public that visits this site and they seemed very happy. The gate has a key and a hand written sign said "for the key, ask in the house" and this was the house: Maybe there was a key, but there was no one to ask, so we carried on, now looking for a Dolman, but that proved impossible to find... But the search lead us to one of the most beautiful Cork Oak I have ever seen and we stopped there for a bit admiring it. After a few more failed attempts at finding monuments, we returned to our home away from home and organized a mini pre dinner snack followed by a dog walk at Sunset. The following day the quest continued!! We managed to find a few historical places and also visited a few dams, that are so full a bridge clearly visible on Google Maps, on arrival, was not there and has been submerged by the water! Had to turn back and go round the long way!! The doggies had lunch next to the first abandoned church of the day. This one was not derelict enough to please Pete, so I didnt take any more pictures! Next to the missing bridge we found this abandoned Church, original from the Templars, now falling down because the latest owner, a Spanish man, run away when the debts were to much to bare... This one was a @xtreme special! Exactly where the under bridge is!! Taking this picture was scary because this is just above where the celling fell and it started making noises, so I exited quickly! this is the Templars symbol and I now have to seat down and research what this place was about! Lunch was had on the other side of the water, a delicious dogfish soup for me, one of my favourite things and this was a really nice one. After lunch more dams and a Castle! I missed the the way in to the Castle, assumed it was not accessible but then the dogs found the way in! Its a bit low, fortunately they put a rubber tube to avoid head injuries! Another very important national monument simple left to its own devices, built on the 13th century on top of the remains of a Moorish fortification and used to protect the region from the attacks of the neighbours. It was an active castle until the 17th century and from then on has been slowly watching the fall of its towers and walls. Where is the Nation Trust when you need it... Oh, yes, we dont have one!! 1 km down the road there was a signed church I wanted to find. Yo guessed it, abandoned and derelict My Dad was getting seriously fed up with all this disregard for Portuguese history so I deceided to retreat and visit something that turned out to be the best kind of monument, another dam!! I had great fun off-roading trying to find history!!

Word, going to a dive shoppé today, might get some new kit. If Bruce was here he could tell me what to do.

She's not an ill-dressed Welsh ginger

This is a civilized country

this fella will...

You’re an intuitive cunt.

You’re assuming that everyone can afford to do so, or that landlords will be happy to spend money on their properties to benefit their tenants.

His underwear drawer.

and so it begins…..

Here's my road, the only pictures I can find is where we've already done the big bit at the Hackney end and have just started on the bit in the old tree area. It has grass growing through it now so it doesn't look so stark. The London Air Ambulance started using it for transferring patients to the London Chest Hospital after we finished it as it was clear of trees at one end and a nice stable landing ground in wet weather. I've got a video of articulated lorries running on AutoTRACK simulation between my trees somewhere on the server at work.

It's alright I suppose, has won a few awards, but it is a bit lacking in toilet facilities and I have had a few managers who think a meeting there instead of the office is a good idea. I built a road in there a few years back, I was only supposed to check the construction on behalf of someone else but it turned out there were no drawings for it at all, so I had to do those, including a bit of a wiggle to save some mature trees and then set it out. It now gets used by HGVs when they have a music festival in there. I'll see if I can find my pictures of the trees I couldn't save being cut down after a birds nest check. Bit of Old London Bridge put here when the park was built. The Georgian one not the medieval one I assume.

The Green Bridge of Wales

Elegug Stacks

I am thinking of self identifying as a cyclist. My motorcycle can self identify as bi... cycle and I can enter the tour de France next year.

Entitiled baby fetus goes sailing, or, is that a bit much...considering the abortion the world is today id say she;s just about ready to sail the open seas got nav lights. just needs alittle touch up

Tis the other way round, the mental problems develop when theyre not free to be who they want to be. When a huge variety of shape, sizes, sexualities (or not) are all shoe horned into just two categories and derided by society if they dont fit. The being fucked up part comes from the language and intolerance surrounding them. Imagine being a gay boy surrounded by derogatory comments letting you know your types not acceptable, the very thing you are is used as an insult, something to be ridiculed and avoided. Think that wont effect your mental health? Just look at how many gay men lived tortured lives even getting married and having kids because society doesnt approve and they cant accept who they are. Wrong isnt it. We all know that now, well most of us. This wave that (older) straight people find it difficult understand is a sign of a new freedom. I look forward to the day no-one gives a shit what your gender or sexuality is. My boys are now 19 and 20 and they cant understand why its part of the conversation, that the older generation is always banging on about “gay” or getting their hair off about a man preferring to dress like a woman, they think older people are repressed and obsessed with it because to them its no big deal. The younger generation get that sexuality is a continuum and you can be anywhere on it and dont even have to stay in one place. Thats likely all a bit progressive for the demographic on here but thats the joy of the internet isnt it, it connects the generations so we can all move forward fall out together

I do wonder about stories like this and the British (in particular) reaction. When French bikers demonstrate and bring cities to a complete halt, then that’s fine. Bring it on! Why can’t we organise like this? but when it’s a group who want to force government to genuinely improve the poorest in societies living standards, as well as those with the least amount of power, with some direct action. Then that’s just attention seeking. Or how dare they? I think it’s a British thing. The Brit’s have never really recovered from serfdom. Doing what they are told by their “betters”. Bow. Making do with their lot. And never rock the boat. Tug forelock and thank you my lord. The French have the hang of forcing change or a reversal in policy. The brits don’t. We have the vote, a skewed system and are so grateful. bow, tug forelock.

I think it's probably a BMW 650 underneath the bodywork

My daughter just started Uni and has 3 new friends all girls, one's Bi sexual one's a lesbian and the 3rd is something else no wonder kids grow up with so many mental problems its hard enough dealing with being straight when growing up without added complications

She/he … him/her …. should be able to build a wicked boat though .

She married somebody from Cardiff?

His Mum (my ex) met a Saturday night invader from Cardiff in a Bristol night club and ended up moving over there when he was about 13 years old. To be fair Keith (her now husband) is a nice bloke.

Obviously photo shopped as it's not raining

I recently got a card from my eldest son , it was from Spike, Becky, Noah and Layla. Ok, I get the 'Spike' bit as that's what my son calls himself now (I called him Dean) , he had it changed in court Becky is his partner and Layla is my youngest granddaughter , but who the feck is Noah ? . I sent him a message and apparently my eldest granddaughter (she 13) now identifies as a boy and is called Noah You can't make this shit up

sorry , but Tyson deserves to get knocked the fuck out just for wearing that suit.

I’ll tweet it.

A street works certificate 5 day course followed by tests in an unheated shed in January with a true pig of a man acting as lecturer. I wouldn't mind but it was a repeat of stuff we did 5 years before and I had to do it again a few years ago, but that one time was the absolute worst. I have never been so cold indoors before, nor disliked a lecturer as much. Whenever I had finished writing out reams of old shit I would go and get a coffee or visit the toilet, when I came back there would be a circle of people around my paperwork copying it feverishly. If I got something wrong so did they. I was doing the repeat in 2019 when I went to A&E at 3am with my last kidney stone so I missed the last 2 days. They tried to stiff me out of my Street Works supervisor card and said I had to do the two missing days, but I did some research and the units I had completed was enough to get the basic card.

I wrote a note for inside, includes this---} May the wave rise up to meet you, may the tide be always at your back.... What i;ll play when she sails! Booo, trick or treat guess what time of year this is whoo hoo! Who let the freaks out!

Didn’t work well in Scotland.

Adventure Art, its a thing. 0230 and the battery is now in flash mode, not bad performace.....

Like. unfortunately wont fit my shoes...

It felt like it at the time but I did get everything sorted, replaced bank cards got a new passport and the wife is now out of hospital on the road to recovery, and I did get home albeit a few days late so depends on which way you look at it...now planning next years trip!!!!

now how did I KNOW you were going to say that?

You'll always be a cunt to us! What you say @Buckster?

not enough ! love it! wish I could identify as a dog... best thing ever, being a dog!

Where did you get that vid of @Six30 grovelling to Stu?

True. There used to be grants to help people to get it done..........

I had a hotel group email me claiming my footway (constructed a year ago) was stopping their fire door opening. Honestly, it's the slightest thing with these people! Their desk staff were obviously not informed of this dangerous fact because I now have 3 lovely photos of one of them holding the door fully open for my contractor Jim.