Futtocks Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 32 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: When you make some food for someone and they season it before tasting it. I know what you mean, but there are some people who know, especially with salt, that they like it more seasoned than most people. Mind you, not normally as much as one relative on my dad's side of the family, who used to sprinkle salt on tinned anchovies. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 46 minutes ago, Futtocks said: Don't you mean "Sooo..." Just shoot on sight.... no pizzin about with .22 ammunition..... Just go 45mm...... empty the clip.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Futtocks said: I know what you mean, but there are some people who know, especially with salt, that they like it more seasoned than most people. Mind you, not normally as much as one relative on my dad's side of the family, who used to sprinkle salt on tinned anchovies. Might best mates are good cooks.... but hardly season anything. Its a routine now. They serve up and i know it lacks salt or pepper..... It hits the table and I'm straight on the salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Robin Evans said: Might best mates are good cooks.... but hardly season anything. Its a routine now. They serve up and i know it lacks salt or pepper..... It hits the table and I'm straight on the salt According to the "nutritionists", salt is the new Satan. Or is it sugar? They seem confused most of the time. Maybe some other white particles have clouded their tiny minds. Edited February 26, 2020 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, Robin Evans said: Just shoot on sight.... no pizzin about with .22 ammunition..... Just go 45mm...... empty the clip.. So, what exactly do you not like about it? Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Robin Evans said: Just shoot on sight.... no pizzin about with .22 ammunition..... Just go 45mm...... empty the clip.. So, here's the thing. I'm not sure if this is a rant or pedantry but.... .22in equates to 5.56mm, 45mm would be just under 2 inches and unlikely to come in a clip. The calibre you are thinking of is probably .45 inches as in the Colt .45 I'll get my kevlar jacket Edited February 26, 2020 by Shadow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 7 minutes ago, Shadow said: So, here's the thing. I'm not sure if this is a rant or pedantry but.... .22in equates to 5.56mm, 45mm would be just under 2 inches and unlikely to come in a clip. The calibre you are thinking of is probably .45 inches as in the Colt .45 I'll get my kevlar jacket 1 Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Just now, Futtocks said: I think you'll find their jackets are made from Tweed, not Kevlar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, Shadow said: So, here's the thing. I'm not sure if this is a rant or pedantry but.... .22in equates to 5.56mm, 45mm would be just under 2 inches and unlikely to come in a clip. The calibre you are thinking of is probably .45 inches as in the Colt .45 I'll get my kevlar jacket For the infantry lot of the right age, 7.62mm fired from a SLR. For us artillery folk, an M110 firing 8” (or 203mm in new fangled speak) rounds is considered the biggest bang for the buck from old style conventional artillery. Obviously, you want to be slightly further away than when firing an SLR... "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 3 minutes ago, ckn said: For the infantry lot of the right age, 7.62mm fired from a SLR. For us artillery folk, an M110 firing 8” (or 203mm in new fangled speak) rounds is considered the biggest bang for the buck from old style conventional artillery. Obviously, you want to be slightly further away than when firing an SLR... Infantry Artillery RAF Regiment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 5 minutes ago, Shadow said: Infantry Artillery RAF Regiment That’s had me chuckling away for a bit now, my wife’s told me to stop sniggering like Muttley... "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 41 minutes ago, Shadow said: So, here's the thing. I'm not sure if this is a rant or pedantry but.... .22in equates to 5.56mm, 45mm would be just under 2 inches and unlikely to come in a clip. The calibre you are thinking of is probably .45 inches as in the Colt .45 I'll get my kevlar jacket It's pedantry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 24/02/2020 at 23:38, Bleep1673 said: Got accepted for a credit card today, at 44.9% APR, I turned it down, I would rather do without. (No, I cannot get a cheaper deal due to my double figure Experian credit rating.) I’m not getting the point you’re making. A credit card paid off in full every month has an effective APR of 0%. If you’re saying you can’t trust yourself with debt, then that’s a very adult and perfectly reasonable state. Well done. If you’re saying you want a cheaper APR to use as debt, then can you afford that debt in the first place? A credit card that you NEVER use except once a month to buy a coffee then pay off immediately will help your credit rating within a few short months, even if it’s just £250 credit on it. 3 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, ckn said: That’s had me chuckling away for a bit now, my wife’s told me to stop sniggering like Muttley... That NAAFI won't guard itself you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Just now, Shadow said: That NAAFI won't guard itself you know Shinier boots than the Guards, don’t you know? "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirlin Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 31 minutes ago, ckn said: For the infantry lot of the right age, 7.62mm fired from a SLR. For us artillery folk, an M110 firing 8” (or 203mm in new fangled speak) rounds is considered the biggest bang for the buck from old style conventional artillery. Obviously, you want to be slightly further away than when firing an SLR... First time on the range with SLR in the prone position '' In your own time ..fire '' spotter in trench below targets indicates I have missed target altogether , second shot similar , GI spots this...'' Are you right handed M*** ?'' , ''Yes Sir '' '' Then you must be left eyed , change hands '' first shot just outside bull , second one bullseye. After shoot we stood up and went about removing mag and checking there was nothing up the spout GI told me to try the rifle from the shoulder and it naturally went up to the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stirlin said: First time on the range with SLR in the prone position '' In your own time ..fire '' spotter in trench below targets indicates I have missed target altogether , second shot similar , GI spots this...'' Are you right handed M*** ?'' , ''Yes Sir '' '' Then you must be left eyed , change hands '' first shot just outside bull , second one bullseye. After shoot we stood up and went about removing mag and checking there was nothing up the spout GI told me to try the rifle from the shoulder and it naturally went up to the left. Good sprog fun is set SLR to gas 0. 1 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Call that a gun? THIS is a gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 That's not a gun, This is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said: That's not a gun, This is... Strictly speaking Only Artillery pieces are Guns. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Shadow said: Strictly speaking Only Artillery pieces are Guns. I now have "this is my rifle, this is my gun" rattling through my head... 1 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 What a day I have had. I went to the doctors to pick up my prescription. I pick it up and find that one pill is missing off it so go back in and ask the receptionist if there is another. She says there isn't. I explain the situation that I need those pills and she is basically incredible rude and unhelpful so I have to go to the drop in surgery tomorrow, play hell with the doctor and find out why I haven't been given that medication. I can assure you I am supposed to still be taking it, for some reason some idiot has taken it off my repeat prescription even though the one I took in the other day had it on it, they've just issued me a completely different one which is a hell of a mistake. Then I went to the wood merchants to buy some bits to build a breakfast bar. I get a 5ft bit of surface no problem but they won't cut me down a piece of splashback so I have to pay double what I thought I was gonna be and buy a 10ft long bit to cut down myself at home and for some reason they only sell 2ft wide splashback even though I only wanted 6 inches so I can't carry that home and have had to pay £15 for delivery, another cost I wasnt expecting. The storms recently had ripped a 6ft high gate off in my garden so I get home with a new plank to replace the broken one and get that stained no problem. I go and get my drill out to find the charger has conked out. So off I go again to the DIY shop to buy a new drill, another £65. I have now managed to get the gate back on but it took some bloody doing and I'm basically dead now. So stressed! Thank God there's some rugby league on tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: What a day I have had. I went to the doctors to pick up my prescription. I pick it up and find that one pill is missing off it so go back in and ask the receptionist if there is another. She says there isn't. I explain the situation that I need those pills and she is basically incredible rude and unhelpful so I have to go to the drop in surgery tomorrow, play hell with the doctor and find out why I haven't been given that medication. I can assure you I am supposed to still be taking it, for some reason some idiot has taken it off my repeat prescription even though the one I took in the other day had it on it, they've just issued me a completely different one which is a hell of a mistake. Then I went to the wood merchants to buy some bits to build a breakfast bar. I get a 5ft bit of surface no problem but they won't cut me down a piece of splashback so I have to pay double what I thought I was gonna be and buy a 10ft long bit to cut down myself at home and for some reason they only sell 2ft wide splashback even though I only wanted 6 inches so I can't carry that home and have had to pay £15 for delivery, another cost I wasnt expecting. The storms recently had ripped a 6ft high gate off in my garden so I get home with a new plank to replace the broken one and get that stained no problem. I go and get my drill out to find the charger has conked out. So off I go again to the DIY shop to buy a new drill, another £65. I have now managed to get the gate back on but it took some bloody doing and I'm basically dead now. So stressed! Thank God there's some rugby league on tonight! Thank God there's some rugby league on tonight! That won't help one bit. It's Hull KR isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, JohnM said: Thank God there's some rugby league on tonight! That won't help one bit. It's Hull KR isn't it? It will help if KR get battered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Not a rant but related to my day yesterday. I maintain sitting in a doctors office is the most depressing, suicide-inducing thing ever. Been sat waiting for about 45mins now and I want to die. Probably will with all the coughing going on in here...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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