Vic Patterson

"Headstones" would be unmistakable and to the point!

5 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

 

I have no idea who the Miss Smail would have been ( I have attended St. Cuthbert's on a number of occasions = when relatives have been married in the church) but could she have been the lady from Smail's shop on the entrance to Hollymount Square?    

 

Miss Smail played the organ at our wedding in St Cuthbert's church in 1962, and I do believe she was the shop owner on the corner of Hollymount Square, I think there were two sisters in the shop. My wife would tell me of Ganny Smail's chasing her and friend Maureen while nicking apples from her garden! I'm SURE HPW would confirm this.

23 hours ago, Vic Patterson said:

 

  9. N

 

Can't believe I put N......! should have known better.

1.  W
2. Congratulations
3.  Bivalve mollusks
4. The Zulu War
5. Large nocturnal mammals native to the jungle of Borneo.
6.  Metre.
7. Nurse.
8.  Spiders
9.  N
10.  Troy
11.  Dogger.
12. Cornwall;

Got to get the snow off first! 

Which disease does the BCG vaccine protect us from? Tuberculosis

Which Greek island was the home to the Minoan civilisation? Crete

What does a pluviometer measure? Rain

Who replaced Phil Collins as lead singer of Genesis? Ray Wilson.

Which football team won the English 1997-98 Premier league and F.A. Cup double? Arsenal

Where would you find breast buffers and bottom buffers at work? Boot and shoe maker.

What is a female trout called? Hen

Who in Great Britain can never legally be a minor? Aged over 18, 16 in Scotland.

Who was the eldest of the Bronte sisters? Maria

Which Royal house ruled in England from 1461 to 1485? York

On which day in April 1998 was the peace agreement signed in Northern Ireland? 10 April

What do Americans call reindeer? Caribou  

Is QI like" University challenge" used to be? or a game show?

I found it, seems to be a popular game show!

Thank's Alan, looks good, but still smelly! some smells can trigger such memories! all good.

1.  Everything's coming up roses
2.  American gridiron football
3.  Rhinoceroses.
4.  France
5. Executioner
6. Edinburgh
7. The sun !!!
8.  Shrew
9.  The Knave of Hearts,
10. Stan Laurel.
11.  Llyn Tegid
12.  Professor Plum

1.  Dieting.
2.  Who Dares Wins
3.  Yellow
4.  Jack Nicholson
5.  Xenophobia
6.  Jack Brabham
7.  Pontiac
8.  Howard Hughes
9.  Open ended scale.
10.  Come On Eileen
11.  Florence
12.  Bamboo 

Yes that's me, how did you discover that eating coal cured heartburn? maybe an old wives remedy? Burnt toast is the only odd remedy I'd heard of.

That was one of my jobs, Mondays at lunch time, collecting the peelings from our neighbours ,haul them to the allotment and put them into the kettle boiler, light the fire, then go back to school. (but did wash my wellies first!) and feed the chucks! 

After school go and feed the grunters the pig-swill, clean the straw, empty the sump! collect some eggs, always amazed me to see the grunters eating lumps of coal!

Nice to see there was a  good turnout, it's a pity they (David) didn't have a handout to enable everyone follow the tour especially with the noise from the traffic, it would also serve to remind one of the tour and share with others, I hope the unwell lady recovered and was updated about the tour.

   1.  Fire of London. 

   2.  Rhubarb 

   3.  Primary colours 

   4.  Manchester United  

   5.  1649   

   6.  John Christie  

   7.   De Havilland Comet, 

   8.  Beach Boys, 

   9.  Speed of sound, 

  10.  Ounce

  11.  119.5 seconds 

  12.  James Beck
 

Didn’t my reply register Alan, 21c here, but only 2c outside! Garden is full of leaves and mountains covered in fresh snow. Definitely quiz weather.

Nice to see the quiz again, thank you CL it's greatly appreciated, I didn't get many answers before having to cheat! but it did get the grey matter working again.

1.         What does the name ‘Spam’ (meat - not computer) stand for Special Processed American Meat.

2.         Who was the World Darts Champion 5 times between 1980 and 1986 Eric Bristow

3.         By what other name is a Dublin Bay Prawn known Norway lobster

4.         Who said “The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won’t get much sleep”  Woody Allen

5.     Which member of the royal family married Marina of Greece Duke of Kent

6.         When politician Roy Hattersley failed, for the third time, to appear on ‘Have I got news for you’ his chair was                          occupied by what Tub of lard.

7.         Which ex-England footballer is the father of a television weather forecaster Bobby Charlton.

8.         What is the cube of 3 27

9.         Which animal the scientific name  Capra hircus Goat

10.      How many British pounds in a hundred weight (cwt) 112

11.      Which parasitic plant was sacred to the Druids Mistletoe

12.      In a game of poker which is the best hand: flush, straight run or three of a kind Flush

46 minutes ago, Canny lass said:

Ex-pats, how about planting a tree? Of course, we'd have to get Malcolm to do the digging - or at least delegate it to someone.

Good idea, I'd probably sponsor a tree for the Dagless family.

Happy birthday Malcolm, have a gud un.

Yes James Joyce is my sister-in-law, and now lives in Sparwood, BC, Colin passed away 2017, they moved here (Grande Cache) in 1969 when the mine and Town first opened, (I think it was still McIntyre Mines then! )then they moved to Kaiser Resources, Sparwood 1971, later spent some time in Collie Australia. 

5 hours ago, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

Fenwick and family at No 2, next door to where @Vic Patterson's wife Doreen Dagless lived.

We (Doreen Dagless) lived in #3, first house around the corner, the back gardens (leak trenches!) were next to each other. I think whoever was in #1 worked or owned one of the garages

On 01/06/2021 at 03:52, Alan Edgar (Eggy1948) said:

 

Morning Vic - can't see any way around the problem when loading the system.

 

VISTA, It's back Alan, my son was able to re-install and get it working, I don't go on line with it now but do like my old programs that are much more friendly than newer ones. Now to save anything I can before it dies again.

1 hour ago, lilbill15 said:

Sorry, when I learned to read we were told to start at the top of the page and travel down. I can’t understand the logic of following text UP the page x😁🌈xxR 

Seems logic to me. To follow a conversation I read the next posting, then it's answer, and so on, not the last posting and not understanding how the conversation arrived there! but as long as one understands how it is being posted then all is good!

Could your "settings" be wrong or different? one for the experts.

16 minutes ago, lilbill15 said:

Hi there @Alan Edgar (Eggy1948), no no idea at all except that I forget that comments read backwards, read the? Intro then had to travel up the page to read the main content. I should be used to this by now 😁🌈xxR 

For me this appears to be the most logical way to follow the conversation! (But I do have difficulty moving around the Gallery especially closing pictures.)

This is the contents of "The Geordie Cook Book, 9The other book has "Panackelty") I'm not sure if we are allowed to copy from the books without permission?

Essential reading.

21 hours ago, lilbill15 said:

Yay! Fingers crossed that it’s not another flash in the (COVID frying) pan 🤞🏻xx

Covid is looking good! and 9am and it's only 22c,  rain forecasted around 2pm.I hope it is an inside wedding!