Still the Weekender Sober Thread June 18...
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Speaking of foulness, I toured a WWII secret sub repair facility. ACtually pretty amazing, the doors were two feet thick and double doors - nuclear protected. It was in a hidden bay. They carved a tunnel into the mountain. Very intricate inside with a lot of tunnels and storage etc. The kept nukyular stuff there also. Here is the entrance...
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this is a layout of the tunnel, it doesn't show all of the side tunnels and compartments, I couldv'e spent a whole day there but we was warned to keep up with the group -- it was an underground maze, the mountain above it was 400 feet high
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Woo hoo Work over for a week
Wow Ruby - I didn't see that while I was there, just some really ugly prefab offices with florescent lighting 1970's style. I did see some bird life though - some big flappy ones with long legs (cranes?). I am hopeless in the countryside
Mex my mum and dad have retired to Manningtree which is not far from Walton. Locals refer to it as Walton-on-the-Nose
Wow Ruby - I didn't see that while I was there, just some really ugly prefab offices with florescent lighting 1970's style. I did see some bird life though - some big flappy ones with long legs (cranes?). I am hopeless in the countryside
Mex my mum and dad have retired to Manningtree which is not far from Walton. Locals refer to it as Walton-on-the-Nose
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V-8 juice and blueberries do not go well together. Add to that the fact I just brushed my teeth and it's a real taste disaster!
Cool pics everyone!
haf...have fun camping!
Study break for me. Hippo, I've registered to take the test in mid July. I've been half-heartedly studying for the past few months but I decided to stop fooling around and get on with it because I want to start school in the fall.
Gilmer, your an inspiration! I only briefly thought I might be too old to start this endeavor but then said who cares. I reckon there will be people of all ages in the program.
Cool pics everyone!
haf...have fun camping!
Study break for me. Hippo, I've registered to take the test in mid July. I've been half-heartedly studying for the past few months but I decided to stop fooling around and get on with it because I want to start school in the fall.
Gilmer, your an inspiration! I only briefly thought I might be too old to start this endeavor but then said who cares. I reckon there will be people of all ages in the program.
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so before I started back on the weeds I decided to pick a few blueberries.
six plants, 2 early, 2 middle and 2 late summer producing plants, in theory I should be able to pick blueberries until the end of summer,
this is about 2% from the first two in five minutes picking time...
sweeter and better than store bought... a few could've spent another day roasting in the sun, hard to tell when they are covered in 'white powder'.
Dark blue ones are tremendously sweet.
six plants, 2 early, 2 middle and 2 late summer producing plants, in theory I should be able to pick blueberries until the end of summer,
this is about 2% from the first two in five minutes picking time...
sweeter and better than store bought... a few could've spent another day roasting in the sun, hard to tell when they are covered in 'white powder'.
Dark blue ones are tremendously sweet.
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Originally Posted by saoutchik 
I have been to a defence contractor in a place with the charming name of Foulness Island. It's really weird, the Ministry of Defence own the whole island, you can't just go there, I had to go through a security gate.
It's like a time warp - there is even a deserted pub and church. They told me not to take photos but what the heck
It's like a time warp - there is even a deserted pub and church. They told me not to take photos but what the heck
I lived in London for six months a long time ago. Did an internship. On my days off I use to take the underground to different neighborhoods and spend the day. One day, I can't remember where I went, but I was on my way home and waiting for the train. I was all alone in the station and I thought, 'that tunnel and tracks would make a cool picture', so I snapped one. Then I saw the sign that said no photography. It was months after I got home that I finally got that role of film developed...I was terrified I would be caught taking an illegal photo.
It is still one of my favorite pictures.
A simple guy making his way
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Originally Posted by feren
*Runs after bus!*
The bus always stops! There is always room! Funny how that is.
What are you doing to stay sober this weekend? Anything fun?
Ken
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Ah the British Red Top newspapers Bim - they like to exaggerate. The Mirror used to be edited by that charmer Piers Morgan who your country had the good sense to fire
That sounds alright Della - actually once I had followed the recipe (chicken salad) it wasn't bad, I jumped the gun in saying I didn't like it.
Slight change of subject although it is connected to food, I now have to wear a belt with some of my trousers. I don't have a tape measure but it would be nice to buy regular sizes again, more choice in those sizes than there are in tugboat size
That sounds alright Della - actually once I had followed the recipe (chicken salad) it wasn't bad, I jumped the gun in saying I didn't like it.
Slight change of subject although it is connected to food, I now have to wear a belt with some of my trousers. I don't have a tape measure but it would be nice to buy regular sizes again, more choice in those sizes than there are in tugboat size
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Hi feren! Welcome to weekenders. Anything goes.
Saoutchik, I like quinoa but I make a salad with it with a lemon and olive oil dressing. Mixed with various vegetable.
Brain, those blueberries look good. You have lots. Worth it.
Super villain's lair? I'm picturing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy from Spongebob Squarepants. The very geriatric crime fighting duo. That'll be me.
Saoutchik, I like quinoa but I make a salad with it with a lemon and olive oil dressing. Mixed with various vegetable.
Brain, those blueberries look good. You have lots. Worth it.
Super villain's lair? I'm picturing Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy from Spongebob Squarepants. The very geriatric crime fighting duo. That'll be me.
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