Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Sure Roger, she was before my time but I heard her song.
Does anybody remember those yellow round things they used to put in the middle of the road?
There's a shortcut via a residential street I take to the fruit shop, The Powers TB have recently marked an uncrossable line 'cause obviously scums have been cutting the corner. There used to be, long, long ago, circular, 18" diameter, 3-4" high things that were used for similar purpose.
Could be regional, they may not have been used anywhere else.
They could have been alien installations that saw enough and went home...
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called and I think they were a New South Wales thing, I don't recall seeing any in Victoria (been down here since 1968). They were still a thing when I learned to drive around circa 1975 in Nowra, NSW (I was taught by my uncle who I was visiting after finishing HSC.)
Quote from: Bluenose on June 20, 2018, 02:15:46 PM
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called and I think they were a New South Wales thing, I don't recall seeing any in Victoria (been down here since 1968). They were still a thing when I learned to drive around circa 1975 in Nowra, NSW (I was taught by my uncle who I was visiting after finishing HSC.)
Ah yes, silent cops, thank you, praise with great praise.
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That looks like a landed alien saucer to me.
More "Does Anybody Here Remember" posts are invited.
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 20, 2018, 02:08:41 PM
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn?
Sure Roger, she was before my time but I heard her song.
Does anybody remember those yellow round things they used to put in the middle of the road?
There's a shortcut via a residential street I take to the fruit shop, The Powers TB have recently marked an uncrossable line 'cause obviously scums have been cutting the corner. There used to be, long, long ago, circular, 18" diameter, 3-4" high things that were used for similar purpose.
Could be regional, they may not have been used anywhere else.
They could have been alien installations that saw enough and went home...
I certsinly remember Vera Lynn, certainly heard her live on the radio - she is still alive at 101, still has all her marbles in the right order and, even with the age lines, is still attractive!
Don't think we had deterrent lumps quite like that over here, if traffic needs definite deterrents from cutting corners you get a lump of kerbing poking out. Missed one on a coal black rainy night once, or, rather, clipped the bugger with my nearside front. Cost me a tyre and a wheel! A slopey bump, well marked, would have been enough to put one off cutting the corner.
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 20, 2018, 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on June 20, 2018, 02:15:46 PM
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called and I think they were a New South Wales thing, I don't recall seeing any in Victoria (been down here since 1968). They were still a thing when I learned to drive around circa 1975 in Nowra, NSW (I was taught by my uncle who I was visiting after finishing HSC.)
Ah yes, silent cops, thank you, praise with great praise.
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That looks like a landed alien saucer to me.
More "Does Anybody Here Remember" posts are invited.
Nope, never seen nuffink like that over here,
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 20, 2018, 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on June 20, 2018, 02:15:46 PM
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called and I think they were a New South Wales thing, I don't recall seeing any in Victoria (been down here since 1968). They were still a thing when I learned to drive around circa 1975 in Nowra, NSW (I was taught by my uncle who I was visiting after finishing HSC.)
Ah yes, silent cops, thank you, praise with great praise.
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That looks like a landed alien saucer to me.
More "Does Anybody Here Remember" posts are invited.
No, they aren't seen much over here. Rumble strips to demarcate road lanes are very common, and quite effective.
Quote from: Dave on June 20, 2018, 02:31:06 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 20, 2018, 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on June 20, 2018, 02:15:46 PM
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called and I think they were a New South Wales thing, I don't recall seeing any in Victoria (been down here since 1968). They were still a thing when I learned to drive around circa 1975 in Nowra, NSW (I was taught by my uncle who I was visiting after finishing HSC.)
Ah yes, silent cops, thank you, praise with great praise.
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That looks like a landed alien saucer to me.
More "Does Anybody Here Remember" posts are invited.
Nope, never seen nuffink like that over here,
Ye, there would have been a pertinent Doctor Who episode if there was.
Does anybody remember when you could buy many more food items by count or weight rather than in family sized packs that waste packing and make a freezer essential?
I like the deli in town because I can buy one or a dozen bacon rashers as I need. (Apart from that their bacon is actually smoked rather than soaked in smoke flavoured, brown dyed brine and is dry cured and not 40% extra water by weight!) (OK, its also twice the supermarket price but I can stand that.)
Quote from: Bluenose on June 20, 2018, 02:15:46 PM
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called . . .
A similar terminology exists in the UK--speed bumps are know colloquially (at least in the region I'm most familiar with) as "sleeping policemen."
Quote from: Recusant on June 20, 2018, 04:03:13 PM
Quote from: Bluenose on June 20, 2018, 02:15:46 PM
Yes I remember them, "Silent cops" they were called . . .
A similar terminology exists in the UK--speed bumps are know colloquially (at least in the region I'm most familiar with) as "sleeping policemen."
But I think sleeping policemen and "traffic pillows" are less likely to cause damage or an accident than those lumps of what looked like cast iron! There are "traffic pillows" on the main road near me, I watch low slung sports cars drive down the middle of the road so the bump does not take their exhaust system out! The sensible drivers adjust their speed for a gap in oncoming traffic - the ape-brains (sorry ape-kind) just hog the middle and force others to be half-on-half-off the bump and almost on the kerb, the worst scenario suspension and safety-wise.
Seems one tried that against a big delivery van and lost. Damn, missed seeing that but heard the screech and bang and the account of an eye witness.
Helms Bakery trucks? I miss them.
(https://i.imgur.com/QYWHqsA.jpg)
Quote from: Dave on June 20, 2018, 04:54:56 PM
But I think sleeping policemen and "traffic pillows" are less likely to cause damage or an accident than those lumps of what looked like cast iron! There are "traffic pillows" on the main road near me,
I'm not sure what a traffic pillow is.
Many streets at an intersection will have an island, 4-6" high concrete to stop cars cutting the corner, plus give pedestrians a safe space.
I suppose some optimists came to grief with the old silent cops, took a chance a solid strip of concrete discourages.
Drivers that cross the centre line when they can't see if a vehicle is approaching, or even when they do, I find them annoying.
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 21, 2018, 02:23:46 PM
Quote from: Dave on June 20, 2018, 04:54:56 PM
But I think sleeping policemen and "traffic pillows" are less likely to cause damage or an accident than those lumps of what looked like cast iron! There are "traffic pillows" on the main road near me,
I'm not sure what a traffic pillow is.
Many streets at an intersection will have an island, 4-6" high concrete to stop cars cutting the corner, plus give pedestrians a safe space.
I suppose some optimists came to grief with the old silent cops, took a chance a solid strip of concrete discourages.
Drivers that cross the centre line when they can't see if a vehicle is approaching, or even when they do, I find them annoying.
These are "traffic pillows", to "calm" traffic, they are about 4" high at the middle with a smooth transistion on all sides. I think some may be higher and shorter. I happily hit them, centred, at 30mph but have had some other small cars, driven by rabbits, slow to 15mph at each pillow. If a bus centres on the pillow cars on the other side have no room to do so! Hitting them one sided at 30 is, er, noticeable.
(https://imgur.com/Vj942BX.jpg)
Quote from: Dave on June 21, 2018, 03:02:34 PM
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 21, 2018, 02:23:46 PM
Quote from: Dave on June 20, 2018, 04:54:56 PM
But I think sleeping policemen and "traffic pillows" are less likely to cause damage or an accident than those lumps of what looked like cast iron! There are "traffic pillows" on the main road near me,
I'm not sure what a traffic pillow is.
Many streets at an intersection will have an island, 4-6" high concrete to stop cars cutting the corner, plus give pedestrians a safe space.
I suppose some optimists came to grief with the old silent cops, took a chance a solid strip of concrete discourages.
Drivers that cross the centre line when they can't see if a vehicle is approaching, or even when they do, I find them annoying.
These are "traffic pillows", to "calm" traffic, they are about 4" high at the middle with a smooth transistion on all sides. I think some may be higher and shorter. I happily hit them, centred, at 30mph but have had some other small cars, driven by rabbits, slow to 15mph at each pillow. If a bus centres on the pillow cars on the other side have no room to do so! Hitting them one sided at 30 is, er, noticeable.
(https://imgur.com/Vj942BX.jpg)
Those pillows looks pretty stupid to me, but what do I know.
Driven by rabbits? Rabbits are the icon for fast.
worn out my welcome again, again
so I get on my mobility scooter,
set it to rabbit, and I'm outa here.
Born to be wild, the elderly version.
Round here rabbits is timid. Maybe that's why they run so fast?
Quote from: Dave on June 21, 2018, 04:39:49 PM
Round here rabbits is timid. Maybe that's why they run so fast?
Rabbits are wary where ever they are because everyone wants to eat them.
Oh ye we went at like rabbits.
Timidity is more a human thing than a Rabbity one.
Don't besmirch the rabbit.
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I don't know why I'm not wearing that jumper now, natural fibres, not these synthetic things that shed a little every wash, adding to the plastic soup.
QuoteRabbits are wary . . .
I stand corrected there, Bad Penny :not worthy:
Quote. . . because everyone wants to eat them.
True.
:let'seat:
BTW, back to the silent cop thing for a moment, this is the sort I remember most, not that soft version you posted, Bad Penny (LOL). Much more fun with the sidewall of your tyres...
(https://thesirletters.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/silent-cop.jpg)
We have "traffic calming" feature in some of our streets, particularly in residential areas. Something like "pillows" but more effective. There are humps that run across the entire road or street. Most of them are about six inches ( 15 cm) high in the middle. There is no getting around or straddling them. They work quite nicely. Hitting one of those things at more than 15 or 20 MPH will cause one to reconsider his driving habits, even teen aged testosterone crazed maniac drivers know the drill. Slow down or end up in the trees.
Then of course there is the motorcycle cop with his radar gun who from time to time parks his bike under a huge oak tree next to my house. I live on a busy cross street that is long enough and smooth enough to encourage dipshit drivers to speed. The cops are fair. They bust speeders as needed. and not for marginal infractions. I sometimes offer the cop a can of soda and they invariably thank me but decline even though they might like the beverage. No bribes allowed. Not even a can of soda pop.
Quote from: Icarus on June 22, 2018, 11:31:31 PM
We have "traffic calming" feature in some of our streets, particularly in residential areas. Something like "pillows" but more effective. There are humps that run across the entire road or street. Most of them are about six inches ( 15 cm) high in the middle. There is no getting around or straddling them. They work quite nicely. Hitting one of those things at more than 15 or 20 MPH will cause one to reconsider his driving habits, even teen aged testosterone crazed maniac drivers know the drill. Slow down or end up in the trees.
Then of course there is the motorcycle cop with his radar gun who from time to time parks his bike under a huge oak tree next to my house. I live on a busy cross street that is long enough and smooth enough to encourage dipshit drivers to speed. The cops are fair. They bust speeders as needed. and not for marginal infractions. I sometimes offer the cop a can of soda and they invariably thank me but decline even though they might like the beverage. No bribes allowed. Not even a can of soda pop.
We have the road wide bumps in some places as well, usually in shopping estates and car parks with a 10 or 20mph limit. Thing is here that the local authority, or landbowner on private roads with public access, is respondible for any damage done to a low slung vehicle crossing a "too high" bump at or below the posted speed limit. The limit seems to be about 4". One narrow local private road has bumps on alternate sides. Above about 15mph the rocking of the car is quite annoying but does no damage.
Rabbits can be ferocious. Does anyone remember Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 21, 2018, 05:11:00 PM
Rabbits are wary where ever they are because everyone wants to eat them.
Oh ye we went at like rabbits.
Timidity is more a human thing than a Rabbity one.
Don't besmirch the rabbit.
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I don't know why I'm not wearing that jumper now, natural fibres, not these synthetic things that shed a little every wash, adding to the plastic soup.
Such cute rabbits!
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on June 23, 2018, 02:24:22 PM
Rabbits can be ferocious. Does anyone remember Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 21, 2018, 05:11:00 PM
Rabbits are wary where ever they are because everyone wants to eat them.
Oh ye we went at like rabbits.
Timidity is more a human thing than a Rabbity one.
Don't besmirch the rabbit.
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I don't know why I'm not wearing that jumper now, natural fibres, not these synthetic things that shed a little every wash, adding to the plastic soup.
Such cute rabbits!
My sister had a big white buck rabbit that had the run of the whole garden, and popped indoors through the cat flap when Rose was peeling and chopping veg.
She discovered that this rabbit had a colour prejudice. Two chaps came to work on the back garden wall (to stop the kids falling into a stream), one was black. The rabbit chased him all round the garden, nipping at the back of his trousers and boots! Bunny got hutched and placated with a carrot. The chap thought it was a great laugh.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on June 23, 2018, 02:24:22 PM
Does anyone remember Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Yes I remember Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I also remember the holy hand grenade of Antioch. >:(
Does Anybody Here Remember how to make pumpkin seed palatable?
I had a couple of goes with small pumpkin seeds, results were kinda nyeerrr
I did what the internet told me to do to some larger seeds, boil, salt bake.
They are rather chewy, not entirely unpleasant.
Are they doing me good or is it wasted mastication?
If you weren't eating them you'd probably be nibbling a grain wave, or attempting to nibble out a fish shape from a round sour cream and chives rice cake.
Are pumpkin seeds even digestible? :notsure: Unless of course the whole point of swallowing them is because they're not... ;D
Does anybody here remember some weird belief they had when they were a kid? I remember when I was growing up I was afraid to eat seeds because I believed they would grow inside me and eventually explode a hole in my belly like a baby xenomorph from the Alien series...
I had a very, erm, fertile imagination back in the day.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on June 23, 2018, 04:01:39 PM
Are pumpkin seeds even digestible? :notsure: Unless of course the whole point of swallowing them is because they're not... ;D
QuoteHeart and liver health. Pumpkin seeds are rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, antioxidants, and fiber. This combination has benefits for both the heart and liver. The fiber in pumpkin seeds helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease the risk of heart disease.
QuoteBy Dr. Mercola
If you're in the mood for a chewy snack that doubles as a phenomenal health food, look no further than pumpkin seeds.
With a wide variety of nutrients ranging from magnesium and manganese to copper, protein and zinc, pumpkin seeds are nutritional powerhouses wrapped up in a very small package. They also contain plant compounds known as phytosterols and free-radical scavenging antioxidants,1 which can give your health an added boost.
Because these are high-fiber seeds, they're able to boost your fiber intake, helping you reach the ideal amount of 50 grams per 1,000 calories consumed.
Are you going to doubt Dr. Mercola Phinx?
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on June 23, 2018, 04:01:39 PM
Are pumpkin seeds even digestible? :notsure: Unless of course the whole point of swallowing them is because they're not... ;D
Aw, pumpkin seeds are great in a breakfast mix, crunchy chewy, full of potassium, magnesium, iron, fibre, healthy oils.
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Some sunflower seed are also edible and taste good too. The ones that are black with white stripes are preferred. Birds are crazy for them. They know how to crack them open to get at the nutty internal part. Cardinals are particularly adept at cracking those shells.
Quote from: Bad Penny II on June 23, 2018, 04:13:41 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on June 23, 2018, 04:01:39 PM
Are pumpkin seeds even digestible? :notsure: Unless of course the whole point of swallowing them is because they're not... ;D
QuoteHeart and liver health. Pumpkin seeds are rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, antioxidants, and fiber. This combination has benefits for both the heart and liver. The fiber in pumpkin seeds helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease the risk of heart disease.
QuoteBy Dr. Mercola
If you're in the mood for a chewy snack that doubles as a phenomenal health food, look no further than pumpkin seeds.
With a wide variety of nutrients ranging from magnesium and manganese to copper, protein and zinc, pumpkin seeds are nutritional powerhouses wrapped up in a very small package. They also contain plant compounds known as phytosterols and free-radical scavenging antioxidants,1 which can give your health an added boost.
Because these are high-fiber seeds, they're able to boost your fiber intake, helping you reach the ideal amount of 50 grams per 1,000 calories consumed.
Are you going to doubt Dr. Mercola Phinx?
Um...no? :worried:
;D
Ok, so they're partially digestible. Still, they're high-fiber which means they're not
that digestible. So yeah. :P