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You jest, yet I think it's possible in the next couple years. My wife's cousins are in London. I can likely get her to agree to a quick jump elsewhere close by for a day.
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#18502
Tiste Simeon 
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Posted 14 June 2022 - 08:45 PM
Isle of Man is a bit of a faff haha but I'm sure a Manchester meetup could be arranged. 
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
#18503
amphibian
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Posted 14 June 2022 - 11:56 PM
Tiste Simeon, on 14 June 2022 - 08:45 PM, said:
Isle of Man is a bit of a faff haha but I'm sure a Manchester meetup could be arranged.
If I'm headed across an ocean, visiting an Isle is like walking to the next aisle and doesn't mean the family gets left behind either.
I survived the Permian and all I got was this t-shirt.
#18506
Tiste Simeon
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Posted 18 June 2022 - 06:28 PM
Today I took part in the annual Parish Walk in the Isle of Man, which hits all parishes across the Island and is an 85 Mike long road walk over 24 hours.
I did not finish all of it as the people who do are race walkers or those who have a LOT more time to train and prepare than I did! I got to a small city called Peel which is generally the cutoff point for people taking it slightly more casually.
Still, it's 32.5 miles up and down mountains etc and I did it in 9 hours so it was a decent time IMO.
I have some hideous blisters on my feet but otherwise I feel good! Raised a few hundred quid for an excellent charity too.
I did not finish all of it as the people who do are race walkers or those who have a LOT more time to train and prepare than I did! I got to a small city called Peel which is generally the cutoff point for people taking it slightly more casually.
Still, it's 32.5 miles up and down mountains etc and I did it in 9 hours so it was a decent time IMO.
I have some hideous blisters on my feet but otherwise I feel good! Raised a few hundred quid for an excellent charity too.
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
#18507
Azath Vitr (D'ivers
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Posted 18 June 2022 - 11:10 PM
Unseasonably chilly out today, so I could comfortably wear my bulletproof hoodie and my P100 mask (without any need for cooling gear). Took a walk around the city. Wide variety of foliage and luminous flowers. Live music at two different parks, one to the northeast, the other to the southwest.
The vest inside the hoodie makes it look like I have a jutting angular gut, but I realized I can smooth it out by putting my hands in my pockets. Maybe some objects to weight it down (though the pockets aren't deep and don't zip so I wouldn't want to put anything valuable in them).
The vest inside the hoodie makes it look like I have a jutting angular gut, but I realized I can smooth it out by putting my hands in my pockets. Maybe some objects to weight it down (though the pockets aren't deep and don't zip so I wouldn't want to put anything valuable in them).
#18508
Slow Ben
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Posted 19 June 2022 - 01:03 AM
A nice, cool summer day to enjoy before the insane heat of next week.
Wife and kids are out of town, I’ve been sitting on the front porch reading Song of Susannah and drinking Vodoo Rangers all afternoon.
Glorious.
Wife and kids are out of town, I’ve been sitting on the front porch reading Song of Susannah and drinking Vodoo Rangers all afternoon.
Glorious.
I've always been crazy but its kept me from going insane.
#18509
Tsundoku
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Posted 19 June 2022 - 01:32 AM
Tiste Simeon, on 18 June 2022 - 06:28 PM, said:
Today I took part in the annual Parish Walk in the Isle of Man, which hits all parishes across the Island and is an 85 Mike long road walk over 24 hours.
I did not finish all of it as the people who do are race walkers or those who have a LOT more time to train and prepare than I did! I got to a small city called Peel which is generally the cutoff point for people taking it slightly more casually.
Still, it's 32.5 miles up and down mountains etc and I did it in 9 hours so it was a decent time IMO.
I have some hideous blisters on my feet but otherwise I feel good! Raised a few hundred quid for an excellent charity too.
I did not finish all of it as the people who do are race walkers or those who have a LOT more time to train and prepare than I did! I got to a small city called Peel which is generally the cutoff point for people taking it slightly more casually.
Still, it's 32.5 miles up and down mountains etc and I did it in 9 hours so it was a decent time IMO.
I have some hideous blisters on my feet but otherwise I feel good! Raised a few hundred quid for an excellent charity too.
https://www.parishwa...0Map%202022.pdf
Nice work. Enjoy your bath in Epsom salts.
This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 19 June 2022 - 01:34 AM
"Fortune favors the bold, though statistics favor the cautious." - Indomitable Courteous (Icy) Fist, The Palace Job - Patrick Weekes
"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
#18510
Fid
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Posted 19 June 2022 - 01:25 PM
Tiste Simeon, on 14 June 2022 - 08:45 PM, said:
Isle of Man is a bit of a faff haha but I'm sure a Manchester meetup could be arranged.
Always a possibility. Impromptu get together over the Platty Joobs as Dag over from Vienna visiting Stonemonkey - with Brood and his brood joining too it was most civilised even though just one table at Altrincham Market Hall. We are definitely open to future gatherings wit reasonable notice.
#18511
Tiste Simeon
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Posted 19 June 2022 - 01:47 PM
Ah gutted I missed a Dag visit!
A Haunting Poem
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
I Scream
You Scream
We all Scream
For I Scream.
#18512
Fid
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Posted 19 June 2022 - 04:53 PM
Am sure she wants to be back over before long. Quite a few others were not available given the public holiday. Will be great to have more of the Manchester participants together. If you are visiting let us know!
#18513
Macros
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Posted 20 June 2022 - 08:32 AM
Keep me posted too fid, the puddle hopper is cheap if it get a bit of notice
2012
"Imperial Gothos, Imperial"
"Imperial Gothos, Imperial"
#18514
Maark Abbott
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Posted 20 June 2022 - 11:46 AM
Both bricking it for this interview but really looking forward to it. Also it's my last week of work before a fortnight of leave and seeing my family.
If this interview goes anywhere it could be pretty huge for me. We'll see, eh. Can only give it my best.
If this interview goes anywhere it could be pretty huge for me. We'll see, eh. Can only give it my best.
Debut novel 'Incarnate' now available on Kindle
#18515
Malankazooie
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Posted 22 June 2022 - 01:31 AM
First full day of summer and driving home I saw a young mule deer buck prancing through the neighborhood. Young guy, because his antlers weren't that impressive, but they were full on velvet covered. All by himself to, so guessing he is going it on his own and will be looking to mix it up when the rut arrives with Autumn. Gave me pause and put me in a pensive state as I thought about the seasons and the natural cycle of nature. In about 2 1/2 - 3 months that scrappy young buck will start to scrape that velvet off and will be looking to get some action. Don't think he has a good chance this cycle as he is just a youngin. Give em hell Bambro!
#18516
Mentalist
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Posted 22 June 2022 - 03:32 AM
Speaking to a friend on WhatsApp, I posted the Deus Ex "that's terror" convoys clip.
Immediate reaction "OMG I LOVED THIS GAME". Then I posted a long to the GOG sale where it's going for just over 1 dollar right now.
I feel I've done a good deed.
Immediate reaction "OMG I LOVED THIS GAME". Then I posted a long to the GOG sale where it's going for just over 1 dollar right now.
I feel I've done a good deed.
The problem with the gene pool is that there's no lifeguard
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THE CONTESTtm WINNER--чемпіон самоконтролю
Jump Around, on 23 October 2011 - 11:04 AM, said:
And I want to state that Ment has out-weaseled me by far in this game.
#18517
Maark Abbott
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Posted 22 June 2022 - 07:47 AM
Mentalist, on 22 June 2022 - 03:32 AM, said:
Speaking to a friend on WhatsApp, I posted the Deus Ex "that's terror" convoys clip.
Immediate reaction "OMG I LOVED THIS GAME". Then I posted a long to the GOG sale where it's going for just over 1 dollar right now.
I feel I've done a good deed.
Immediate reaction "OMG I LOVED THIS GAME". Then I posted a long to the GOG sale where it's going for just over 1 dollar right now.
I feel I've done a good deed.
One dollar for Deus Ex would be a good deal, but I don't have that sort of cash on me.
Maybe I should try getting a job.
Mentalist, on 22 June 2022 - 03:32 AM, said:
"that's terror"
I'm not going to sit around and listen to you badmouth the greatest democracy the world has ever known. What a shame. This was a good account. What a rotten thing to post.
Debut novel 'Incarnate' now available on Kindle
#18519
Tsundoku
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Posted 23 June 2022 - 08:03 AM
Are you deliberately teasing us? 
"Posted Image"
"Posted Image"
"Fortune favors the bold, though statistics favor the cautious." - Indomitable Courteous (Icy) Fist, The Palace Job - Patrick Weekes
"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
"Well well well ... if it ain't The Invisible C**t." - Billy Butcher, The Boys
"I have strong views about not tempting providence and, as a wise man once said, the difference between luck and a wheelbarrow is, luck doesn’t work if you push it." - Colonel Orhan, Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City - KJ Parker
#18520
Azath Vitr (D'ivers
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Posted 23 June 2022 - 02:51 PM
'Wearable antimicrobial copper nanomesh sticks to human skin, killing microbes nearly instantly
[...] so thin that it cannot be seen by the human eye or felt when touched. [...]
One of the main applications the researchers foresee for their nanomesh is as a surface cover for smartphones and tablets. Testing has shown that the nanomesh does not affect the performance of such devices. The goal would be to apply the mesh to surfaces that serve as bacteria and virus transfer sites, for example, doorknobs, light switches and the inside of materials used to create clothes. One possibility, a coated glove so thin the user is unaware of its presence, could perhaps provide the best protection of all, since so many microbes are transferred via the hands.'
Wearable antimicrobial copper nanomesh sticks to human skin, killing microbes nearly instantly (phys.org)
... now just make it bulletproof....
[...] so thin that it cannot be seen by the human eye or felt when touched. [...]
One of the main applications the researchers foresee for their nanomesh is as a surface cover for smartphones and tablets. Testing has shown that the nanomesh does not affect the performance of such devices. The goal would be to apply the mesh to surfaces that serve as bacteria and virus transfer sites, for example, doorknobs, light switches and the inside of materials used to create clothes. One possibility, a coated glove so thin the user is unaware of its presence, could perhaps provide the best protection of all, since so many microbes are transferred via the hands.'
Wearable antimicrobial copper nanomesh sticks to human skin, killing microbes nearly instantly (phys.org)
... now just make it bulletproof....
