Slowlycatchymonkey

Happy Sunday First sunday with just me and Mr Slowly in the house for a long time. Going to make the most of it by doing a lazy roasted tray bake and watching TV. Might try and finish the design for the chair covers or might do bugger all for the rest of the day

No worries, it’s a forum getting a reply at any point is a win I love them, might get myself some. Would they grow in the shade? It’s just the sunny areas here are completely exposed to the elements and being near the sea that makes for strong winds.

Lol it was the bird with the dick in the jokes thread. I thought he/she was rather impressive, if perhaps photoshopped beyond belief

@Earache Quite happy with the first session considering I’ve never used any of the tools (apart from scissors) before, so the base is nearly ready. Started off with a layer of nylon with foam attached that crumbled to a choking dust when you touched it, rubber webbing that had degraded to the point of disintegration and some bizarre packing tape repair which only farmer genetics would consider ok oh and so many awful staples. New webbing, a layer of hessian and some recycled felt, just one more layer before tackling the big stuff.

A cobbled together with bailer twine, duct tape jalopy driver who could afford a thousand jags more like

Will do

Did that more than once to my brother in law who always pretended he’d forgotten his wallet and dumped us with his bill He regularly fell asleep at the table so we’d leave saying he’s paying, used to watch from outside through the window when they woke him up, totally priceless.

Cheers. Thats nice to know. I’m determined to do them justice!

Exactly. If someone has never heard anything from birth they don’t develop that sensory part of the brain so they won’t suddenly be able to hear later if technology/medicine can restore it. They would have to learn it from new like a baby, connecting sounds to objects, actions and spoken words which takes forever and is why childrens speech is so far away from adult level for so long and the reason why cochlear implants often fail because the plasticity of the brain isn’t good. If a deaf baby is given hearing aids whilst their brain is in super growth mode the stimulation will develop the hearing centres and provide a library of sounds they do understand (maybe albeit in a muffled way) and a base for any improvement to connect to. The people in the vid all must of had some degree of hearing at some point to be able to join up the muffled crap to the new louder sharper sound. Thats the shock, that’s what produces the long long pause while you go “is that.. urr that sound? Oh my god it is” then it hits you hard that this new sharp clearer sound is what its supposed to sound like and you connect it up with the dull nearly nonexistent noise you heard before. I’ve spent a lot of the last two days agog. On a lighter note since Thursday afternoon I’ve periodically heard this really odd sound, not a nice sound, almost like a machine its quite methodical and has the occasional slap/snap sound in there. Every time I look for it it stops. Found it today. My dog is having a right royal time ‘cleaning’ herself. Now thats one sound I can live without

Who is the fourth person you’re taking?

Oh yer tis a burger and a disposable cup. Well pain in the wotnot as dress codes are he’ll remember this birthday forever and thats lovely.

Is that a no boots symbol?

I always risk it and in over 30 years I haven’t had a problem.. famous last words Just realised I didn’t have my first curry until I was 18 because it was “foreign muck” anyone else remember that culinary Siberia we used to exist in?

@Earache I’m refurbing a chair (well it will be two chairs, two sofas and and coffee table) and I wondered what the wood is. Any chance you know? The chairs have been stored cos I couldn’t part with them but didn’t know what to do with it till now. Think thats a date sticker, it was certainly bought in the 70’s if that narrows down by what was available then. Its extremely heavy and hard wearing. I used the sofas for about 15 years with three boisterous wreckers in the house and there’s not a mark on them. Quite an open grain.

@boboneleg I wanted to look at your posh opera ticket receipt but I can’t find it. Where it be?

The above pic has got amazing colours. Dunno why it wouldn’t let me type that below it.

I think he’s quite keen on the electric bikes, turned out he phoned the dealers to test ride the Livewire just after they sold it to us Small world.

You get a badge for posting? Christ almighty, does it have colouring in pages as well?

Why not prawns?

A bean bag is very good for holding someone in position while they sleep upright. If you’ve got one give that a whirl, you might have to add or remove some beans to make it work.

Forgot to post these yesterday what with the excitement of hearing again but I thought you’d like ‘em anyway. Went to see the new BSA at Fowlups and make contact so they remember me when the bikes finally arrive. Couldn’t bring myself to post the one of me on the bike due to pulling a stupid face but changed my mind cos unposed pics are always better regardless of the dumb ass expression And some of Fowlups which is probably double the size of what I’ve snapped. And bonus the sales guy is the one running the bike in (shaven head long mohawk standing in the pic behind me) warmed up a lot during the conversation about bikes to the extent he did a 180 from disinterested to really chatty and took my number so he could find out the latest on the ETA. I didn’t expect to hear from him but he rang this morning and said as we were already familiar he’d give me his direct dial number and said ring at any time with any questions and I’d be getting the first bike they get in in the right colour. Pays to be pleasant. And the horrible stickers no-one likes. Aftermarket parts coming to you at exorbitant prices soon!

New tat has arrived for my garage

I‘ve always been odd