What else are you going to do with your time?

[Giggles]

Lets face it, when all the faffing about is done we're all going to be on proper lockdown soon. Apart from eating, drinking, and TV binges has anyone else a load of things they've been putting off for years that they want to do while they're off?

If I come out of this alive I want to have at least 4 Udemy courses done and have an idea what to do with my Raspberry Pi other than use it as a paperweight. I'm also going to remove every single living organism from my garden except the lawn.

[Boydy]

What courses are you doing on udemy?

[Clunge]

Partner (of nearly three years) is Portuguese so I think the time has finally come to crack on with the lingo.

[-james-]

Coding (python)
World of Warcraft

Ideally lots of the former with a sprinkling of the latter but early signs have them the wrong way round.

[Lofty]

Wank myself into a coma whenever the wife is unaware, the ultimate danger wank marathon.

Maybe take up drawing again.

[Giggles]

What courses are you doing on udemy?

MS Access and SQL for starters.

[Ian]

I used to have half-arsed notions about learning Adventure Game Studio or Game Maker so now with all this free time on my hands the time is right to accept that I'm never going to do it.

[Shindig]

Brushing up on my GCSE failure German.

[Baz]

I’m still working from home so I don’t actually have much extra time on my hands, but I’m cramming in as much World Of Warcraft as humanly possible.

Come and play! *token invite link* (https://battle.net/recruit/WXZR7QJ298)

[Don]

Don't ruin your garden with that minimalist lawn shit, let it grow wild and fabulous with a diverse array of plants :maggotry:

There's not much on Netflix and Prime that's worth my time so aside from the occasional film on Mubi, I'm really enjoying my 1,000 piece jigsaw and bashing through books at a good rate. Would also like to take up pencil drawing and brush up on my Farsi if this goes on for months. Still dedicating close to an hour a day to masturbation which I have no plans on giving up.

[Byron]

I used to collect Warhammer and yesterday I panic bought some stuff so I can take up painting again

[niko_cee]

That's the spirit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I panic bought an indoor putting mat. Putting is amazing for mental health.

[mugbull]

If anyone wants to start a free for all Minecraft server I'm down

[Pepe]

Preparing this online course takes way more time than the regular one, so that. Once summer comes I hope I can go back into the lab.

[John Arne]

I've just been reading about Sami Al-Jaber when I stumbled upon this gem...



He is married and has a son Abduallah who is also linked with football and a daughter Rema Sami has good relationships with some famous football players


I bet she does.

[bruhnaldo]

If anyone wants to start a free for all Minecraft server I'm down

That could be fun.

[Disco]

I have no idea how that would work but I can certainly come and build a giant penis like everyone else.

[Giggles]

I haven't been as busy in ages, though that doesn't necessarily mean there's loads of money coming in.

Missed out on that interview for the new job too as I wouldn't go for it. Was hoping they'd postpone them but they went ahead this week.

[Kikó]

I'm doing a future learn course on Covid-19 at the moment and German on Rosetta Stone. Should probably learn Portuguese as well but it's only Brazilian so cba with the accent.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I should learn more Polish but whenever I've tried with Rosetta Stona/Drops/etc I can't seem to find the right balance of where my language skills are at. Always seem to either be too basic or too advanced.

[Shindig]

Alright, the decision about the online work courses has been made: For the sake of my H1/2 or whatever thing I'm trying to prep, I'll take two half-hour easy courses on some soft skills. Or those Word and Excel courses. German gets done in my own time plus I think that's a video call type situation.

[Luca]

I'm doing a future learn course on Covid-19 at the moment and German on Rosetta Stone. Should probably learn Portuguese as well but it's only Brazilian so cba with the accent.

It's the better accent anyways (apologies in advance to the wife). :nodd:

[Offshore Toon]

This is my life now.

https://i.imgur.com/MOXrIJW.jpg

[Lewis]

Being a photograph wanker?

[Offshore Toon]

Absolutely. Tomorrow I'll get one from the lighthouse.

[Giggles]

I was up a class lighthouse the other week. Not sure why but I love visiting them and watching TV shows about them.

[Offshore Toon]

I'll do a video for you.

[Giggles]

That would be good.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Today I washed my pillows for the first time ever. The excitement continues tomorrow when the remaining two go in, stay tuned.

[Disco]

I was up a class lighthouse the other week. Not sure why but I love visiting them and watching TV shows about them.

Would it interest you to know that when the Eddystone lighthouse burned down in the 17-whatevers the 95 year old keeper took days to die from ingesting molten lead that fell from the roof. The piece of lead is now in a Scottish museum I can't remember the name of.

[Lewis]

I'd love to sit in one of them offshore lighthouses during a mental storm.

[Giggles]

Would it interest you to know that when the Eddystone lighthouse burned down in the 17-whatevers the 95 year old keeper took days to die from ingesting molten lead that fell from the roof. The piece of lead is now in a Scottish museum I can't remember the name of.

It would. Class looking one that. I presume you can’t get out to visit it?

[Giggles]

It was Hook Head I was at the other week, was a mad rough day and the sea looked class. The walk out to Poolbeg is brilliant too, I’d recommend anyone that visits Dublin to do it. I’ve a mate that works in Dublin Port that has keys for it (no longer operational) and can get us up to the top of it next time I go out.


https://i.imgur.com/rWDCT9O.jpg

[Disco]

I don't think so, that's just a random bit of info my brain has seen fit to hold onto for years.

[Spoonsky]

It might be time.

haxball.com

[Ian]

It might be time.

haxball.com

Token distancing. That guy who didn't want his token dirtied knew what was up.

[Giggles]

Can you practice Haxball?

[Mike]

Today I washed my pillows for the first time ever. The excitement continues tomorrow when the remaining two go in, stay tuned.

Can’t wait!

[Spoonsky]

Token distancing. That guy who didn't want his token dirtied knew what was up.

I think he was Chinese as well. We should have known.

[mo]

I've just been reading about Sami Al-Jaber when I stumbled upon this gem...



I bet she does.

Is that the one who played for Wolves?

[SincereTheRebel]

P0rn hub premium is now free for everyone.

[Pepe]

Token distancing. That guy who didn't want his token dirtied knew what was up.

What a day that was.

[Ian]

A rare day I wasn't on so I missed token guy. :(

[CJay]

Definitely one of my favourite TTH memories.

[John Arne]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiAcU2DvbXM

[Ian]

FIFA have already been blocked it. That's fast work.

[Lewis]

Doing their bit to suppress the virus.

[John Arne]

Works for me. Watch direct on YouTube, I think it just blocks it for embedded videos.

[SincereTheRebel]

Messi's control, touch and finish vs Nigeria is one of my favourite goals. He didn't even break stride or anything. It was all one movement

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/HighHeftyIcelandicsheepdog-size_restricted.gif

[John Arne]

https://gyazo.com/b9f2ee33e9433ce8a539c470ac53e2d6.gif

[SincereTheRebel]

Nuts

[Offshore Toon]

Sorry it's a day late.

https://i.imgur.com/cvVukQM.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/K3pbXtL.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/bOJEmXO.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/Oogl0Xi.jpg

Video for Giggseh:

https://imgur.com/q0kSLYT

[Giggles]

That’s class. Love the accent 😁

[phonics]

I know it's not new but it is absolutely mental how good phone cameras are these days.

[Giggles]

I know it's not new but it is absolutely mental how good phone cameras are these days.

They’re brilliant for what 99% of people need from a camera these days.

[The Merse]

I'm pretty hectic with work, but that's nothing new. I'm planning a Pub Quiz for Thursday, so there's that to do, and I'll dial up some of my coding homework. May finally get around to passing the Scrum PO exam I was meant to do when I took the course in ooooh... 2017.

[Giggles]

I’m the same. For all the time I thought I’d have I’m busier than I’ve been in ages in work and we can’t close unless absolutely necessary. Maybe under the next level of restrictions but I doubt it because of what we do. I’m doing 50% of the work of 5 office staff too (what they can’t do from home) which I normally don’t.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The head coach for my cricket club is obviously very out of work at the moment, so I spent the last hour or two knocking up a load of promotional material for his popup Caribbean meals on wheels service. Fuck knows if what he makes is even slightly edible, but helping out does make you feel like a useful human being, a rare thing indeed at least in my case.

I wonder if this sort of spirit will last beyond the plague. Probably not but we can hope.

[Giggles]

It’s caribbean, can’t be bad.\

I’d love to help a bit more too (without guaranteed infection) but I’ve no idea what to do.

[Max Power]

Drinking, mostly.

[Boydy]

If any of wanting to learn to code want any help or advice, I'm happy to help where I can.

[Giggles]

If any of wanting to learn to code want any help or advice, I'm happy to help where I can.

If we ever close, and after I do Access, I want to do Python so I’ll be on to you.

[Raoul Duke]

Is Access really worth doing? I don't know of any places that use it. SQL might be a more useful step onto Python?

[phonics]

The only time I've ever heard of Access is my EvilCorp job where they used it for the intranet. It was awful.

[Giggles]

I need to know Access more than SQL but ideally both.

And servers and all that gubbins but I don’t think I’ll ever have a clue. We’re hopefully hiring someone soon that can take all that work off me anyway.

[Revolution]

I bought animal crossing and it has consumed my entire existence.

Edit: oh and I have a kid so I chat to her sometimes.

[Manc]

Has she got your droopy eyes?

[Revolution]

Has she got your droopy eyes?

Had never even noticed I had em.

[Spikey M]

Yeah, Manc. If you're going after him it's the fat ruddy cheeks you go for.

[Revolution]

The fat everything tbh

[Baz]

Getting pissed off that my wife pulls her face everytime I load up WoW. Our daughters watching Moana, gimme an hour of boosting my mate through a few dungeons.

Might start making the same remarks when she picks up her Kindle. And she’s not back at work til 15th April. :rolleyes:

[Offshore Toon]

Me mam had a pop at me earlier because the dog nabbed her sausage roll. Apparently it was my fault for saying she should take off her dog's soaking wet harness. Turns out the dog got her roll when she stood up to get a glass of water.

Absolute dickhead.

[Don]

The cracks :drool:

[Gray Fox]

Went and looked at Venus by the Moon. That killed about 5 mins.

[SincereTheRebel]

Went and looked at Venus by the Moon. That killed about 5 mins.

Yeah, I looked at that the other day. Well actually, a few months ago. I saw a light by the moon for a few days and thought, why is it so bright. I put it down to the Illuminati at first but then was told it was venus

[Spikey M]

We've painted the decking and the hall so far. The hall will need a third coat, which is exciting. Literally watching fucking paint dry here.

[Don]

Venus does look mad, was literally shining during daylight today. Caught the space station tonight too, mad tings.

[Spikey M]

I've noticed the bright 'star' in the west every clear night for about 2 months now. That's Venus is it? Interesting.

Atleast it seems interesting right now. Is it though? I don't know anymore.

[phonics]

My plan was to buy a basketball and shoot 100 3 pointers every day, noting down each day and seeing if I got better over time. I managed to order a basketball but there's not a single bike pump that they will also deliver...

[SincereTheRebel]

I've noticed the bright 'star' in the west every clear night for about 2 months now. That's Venus is it? Interesting.

At least it seems interesting right now. Is it though? I don't know anymore.

Its been there for a while. At around 7 pm, it was directly above my kitchen window so I saw it every time I was cooking.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Its been there for a while. At around 7 pm, it was directly above my kitchen window so I saw it every time I was cooking.

Illuminati are spying on you.

[phonics]

I have found a basketball that can be delivered pumped up. Vince Carter retired at 42. I have 11 years to make the NBA.

[Pepe]

Try to beat mert first.

[Spikey M]

I've got some ironing to do tonight. What a rush.

[Kikó]

Online poker later. Should be a good way to lose my money against friends.

[John Arne]

Brazil v France, Mexico '86


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ6pRNMS4KE

[Manc]

Ill be wading through Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead at some stage.

[Boydy]

Ill be wading through Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead at some stage.

Christ, why?

[Giggles]

We need a Zoom session.

[Manc]

Christ, why?

Objectivism intrigues me.

[Spikey M]

My ironing suddenly does feel like a treat.

[Manc]

To keep the balance I've downloaded an emulator and plan to tackle Pokemon at some point.

[Kikó]

We need a Zoom session.

Has someone hacked your account?

[Giggles]

Has someone hacked your account?

Zoom beers, not government talk.

[phonics]

I was looking up the distance of a 3 point shot so I can start marking it out and Google provided me the answer.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/270326079648956433/693883739813576754/L7arBvT.png

Thanks Google.

[phonics]

Found this:

https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2008365576-300x0.gif

Think I should go full NBA or settle for College level fundamentals?

[Pepe]

Go for WNBA.

[Foe]

To keep the balance I've downloaded an emulator and plan to tackle Pokemon at some point.

I’m thoroughly stuck on Pokemon platinum.

Think I’ve taken a wrong turn and now can’t work out how to get back :(

[John Arne]

Found this:

https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2008365576-300x0.gif

Think I should go full NBA or settle for College level fundamentals?

Not sure why they have the "international" line there. Most leagues outside NBA play to FIBA standards of 22ft. /pedant

[Kikó]

Zoom beers, not government talk.

Can I come to your beers 🥀

[Manc]

I’m thoroughly stuck on Pokemon platinum.

Think I’ve taken a wrong turn and now can’t work out how to get back :(

Should I be considering anything other than Gen 1?

[Foe]

I really enjoyed Pokemon gold and silver.

I’m not really into platinum and I’ve not tried any of the newer ones but the nostalgia isn’t there without the original gen Pokemon.

[Don]

That fucking clock change along with a protracted nap had me going to sleep at 5.30 yesterday and as my fellow Matthew Walker disciples will know, that does mean I'm due an even bigger daily meltdown today.

[Shindig]

I fell down the stairs last night. No skin on my thumb, now.

[John Arne]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ELO2jt0S4

[Pepe]

Signal cutting for the goal. :D

Lol at that not being a penalty. :D

[bruhnaldo]

Try to beat mert first.

When mert posted himself shooting 15 foot jumpers and acting like he was Steph Curry :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

When mert posted himself shooting 15 foot jumpers and acting like he was Steph Curry :drool:

They were 12 footers at best.

[bruhnaldo]

I tried to be kind but yea it was one of the funnier videos I'd ever seen.

[Baz]

Has anyone ever made a scarecrow?

I plan on, to keep the birds from eating my new expensive grass seeds, and will be using sticks I forage from nearby green areas, newspaper, and old clothes. Might try to paper mache a balloon for a head and get the littlun involved.

Any pointers/ideas?

[Pepe]

Just hire Lofty.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Has anyone ever made a scarecrow?

I plan on, to keep the birds from eating my new expensive grass seeds, and will be using sticks I forage from nearby green areas, newspaper, and old clothes. Might try to paper mache a balloon for a head and get the littlun involved.

Any pointers/ideas?

Are you seeding fresh or just adding seed to an existing lawn? I've never had bother with the latter and I have bird feeders up so they're always in the area.

[Giggles]

Get a gun, you’ve loads time now.

[Don]

Hangin up a baby's onesie scared the crows shitless from our Cherry tree so try that before you start engineering AI.

[niko_cee]

Has anyone ever made a scarecrow?

I plan on, to keep the birds from eating my new expensive grass seeds, and will be using sticks I forage from nearby green areas, newspaper, and old clothes. Might try to paper mache a balloon for a head and get the littlun involved.

Any pointers/ideas?

Rats will eat your seeds.

[Luke Emia]

May actually crack on with the work towards giving proper financial advice and not just Mortgage’s and equity release. Then if I’ve done that and this shit still isn’t over will maybe look to learn a language. Or at least be passable in one.

[Spikey M]

Has anyone ever made a scarecrow?

I plan on, to keep the birds from eating my new expensive grass seeds, and will be using sticks I forage from nearby green areas, newspaper, and old clothes. Might try to paper mache a balloon for a head and get the littlun involved.

Any pointers/ideas?

Are you patching up existing grass or trying to lay a lawn?

If the former, just wet the ground, dump a load if grass seeds down on the patches, and use a shovel to stab the shit out of the ground you put it on. Birds will eat some, enough will remain to fill the gap.

If the latter, just lay some turf.

That said - scarecrows are fun. I might make one with my kids just for the fun of it.

[Baz]

Well it’s currently about 50% moss so gonna rake most of it up, iron sulphate what’s left and then rake it again in a fortnight, so it will be like starting from scratch.

But yeah it’s more of a fun thing to do with my daughter, cos she likes some scarecrows wedding book.

[Spikey M]

Well it’s currently about 50% moss so gonna rake most of it up, iron sulphate what’s left and then rake it again in a fortnight, so it will be like starting from scratch.

But yeah it’s more of a fun thing to do with my daughter, cos she likes some scarecrows wedding book.

Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay :cool:

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Well it’s currently about 50% moss so gonna rake most of it up, iron sulphate what’s left and then rake it again in a fortnight, so it will be like starting from scratch.

But yeah it’s more of a fun thing to do with my daughter, cos she likes some scarecrows wedding book.

Careful not to go at it too hard, unless you want a lot of weeds at this time of year.

[Lewis]

All of Seinfeld is on the Channel 4 player, so I'm going to watch those.

[John]

I tried to watch that ages ago and Jerry Seinfeld's acting is just too bad for me to get past. He's so bad I'm not convinced he could act sad if his mum died.

[Jimmy Floyd]

After the first 10-15 episodes it properly picks up and then goes on a 100+ episode form streak before gradually tailing off at the end.

Once George, Elaine and Kramer get properly established it doesn't really matter that Jerry can't act as he is just a straight man for them.

[Foe]

I watched through Seinfeld about 9 months ago and it was bloody great. Stick with it.

[phonics]

Frasier is the superior show.

[Spikey M]

Frasier was good. Still watchable. Never liked Seinfeld.

[Ian]

I find the last couple of seasons of Frasier a bit meh but it was really good for ages.

[Baz]

Careful not to go at it too hard, unless you want a lot of weeds at this time of year.I don’t understand. How will killing weeds = a lot of weeds?

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

I don’t understand. How will killing weeds = a lot of weeds?

If your lawn is genuinely about half moss and you remove the majority of that then it'll leave plenty of space for a lot of weed seeds to germinate given it's spring.

I do heavy moss removal in autumn for that reason.

[Baz]

I don’t know if I’ll be in lockdown in autumn. :uhoh:

[niko_cee]

Also, who doesn't want moss? It's the ultimate lawn thing. Doesn't grow like a bastard, super soft under foot, always green.

[Giggles]

Anyone know any games I can play with people online, like live while on a video session? Board games especially, and cross platform.

[Smjffy]

Scrabble on Facebook? I'd rinse you.

[igor_balis]

Anyone know any games I can play with people online, like live while on a video session? Board games especially, and cross platform.

tweet loads of replies to famous people on twitter and see if you can get less likes than [redacted]

[Giggles]

tweet loads of replies to famous people on twitter and see if you can get less likes than [redacted]

Something more wholesome.

[Disco]

Lots of board games and game shows have digital versions, there's also Tabletop Simulator which I think lets you re-create almost anything. You'd probably all need a version to play together though.

[Giggles]

Windows would do, the one constant in every house.

[igor_balis]

Lots of board games and game shows have digital versions, there's also Tabletop Simulator which I think lets you re-create almost anything. You'd probably all need a version to play together though.

I played 7 wonders the other day on tabletop simulator. I didn't realise tabletop sim actually simulates the physical action of playing it like you would in real life, i.e. having to physically move the cards around and shit. like a version of online poker where you have to shuffle the cards yourself, i fucking hated it.

[niko_cee]

Anyone know any games I can play with people online, like live while on a video session? Board games especially, and cross platform.

You can get tabletop simulator off steam for half price this weekend I think, it's good for that sort of thing.

[Boydy]

Any good mobile games to play with other people?

[igor_balis]

Any good mobile games to play with other people?

chess

[Smjffy]

I might stream a game of charades. Who's in?!

[Baz]

Decided to [finally, cos I’d been wanting to do it since I got the car in September 2018] remove the lettering from the back of my car. Then cleaned both cars. Mine looks ace now. :cool:

Next job is fitting the dash cam, but I’m not sure I’ve enough tools. We’ll see.

Lockdown is quality.

[Giggles]

Tools?

[Spikey M]

Mike and The Reid.

[Mellberg]

Any good mobile games to play with other people?

If anyone has some suggestions me and some MATES are trying to find something too.

[phonics]

If anyone has some suggestions me and some MATES are trying to find something too.
Does one of you have a computer that would could share a screen with?

The Jackbox games are absolutely fantastic games that involve anyone that you can play with your phone but I think being able to see the game helps.

Edit: if people are interested in happy to put together a tutorial on how you’d do that by the way.

[Baz]

Tools?The videos I’ve seen seem to show you remove a nut to properly Earth it.

[CJay]

Does one of you have a computer that would could share a screen with?

The Jackbox games are absolutely fantastic games that involve anyone that you can play with your phone but I think being able to see the game helps.

Edit: if people are interested in happy to put together a tutorial on how you’d do that by the way.

Yup - Drawful gets a big recommendation from me. Apparently you can get it on Steam and then the host just uses screen sharing in Zoom. Simples.

[Boydy]

Giggles pluralsight is free for April. Dunno about Access but they'll definitely have SQL courses.

[phonics]

NBA here I come:
https://i.imgur.com/dRWQuO1.png

[Jimmy Floyd]

I could never get my head around basketballs. They're so big and so hard.

That's a lockdown question. Most aesthetically pleasing ball in all sports. A football ranks highly but less so since they became all plasticky. Personally have a soft spot for the humble golf ball.

[Boydy]

I don't care for the sport much but American footballs are nice.

[Shindig]

I like the golf ball. It's so complex and intricate.

[phonics]

I don't care for the sport much but American footballs are nice.

The college football ones especially as they're a bit smaller. I can get a tight spiral on them.

[Boydy]

No you can't

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't care for the sport much but American footballs are nice.

They're nice to cradle, but how people throw them far with one hand I have no idea. Too big.

[thommo]

Can't beat a nice new cricket ball. Failing that, a taped tennis ball for some street cricket. So satisfying to bowl with.

[phonics]

No you can't

I grew up in an American high school. I know how to throw a football.

[Ian]

No you can't

Why?

The spiral in't the hard bit. It's the spiral on a 50 yarder to where you think a guy might be in two seconds when you've got a few angry chest freezers in helmets bearing down on you.

[Boydy]

Why?


Have you seen Phonics?

[phonics]

Just because your body fails you at every corner.

[Lewis]

Them proper English cricket balls are impressive things, to the point where, like a lot of good things, if you had to invent them today it would be the last way you would do it.

[Boydy]

Just because your body fails you at every corner.

I think you'll find it's actually me who fails my body.

[phonics]

Day 1:

18/100

Can only go up from here. I'm sweating balls though. Surprisingly good workout, not the shooting, just chasing the ball so it doesn't go into my neighbours garden.

[Ian]

Or you could score up to 18 fewer.

If anything you getting worse first would be a more compelling story.

[Baz]

Scarecrows up, lads.

[Spikey M]

Pic

[Baz]

I’ll take a better one for the ‘Gram later, when the shadow of the washing line isn’t there, but here’s one:

https://i.imgur.com/Lc5Llvn.jpg

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Technically, not a scarecrow, cos there's no hay on it. Not a drop of hay in sight. It's just a rag on a stick.

[Baz]

Technically, not a scarecrow, cos there's no hay on it. Not a drop of hay in sight. It's just a rag on a stick.It’s for scaring birds away. Unsurprisingly I don’t have any hay.

And a rag? Cheeky prick. That’s my shirt.

[Ian]

Technically, not a scarecrow, cos there's no hay on it. Not a drop of hay in sight. It's just a rag on a stick.

Nah this is a rag on a stick:
https://i.imgur.com/GiXYWPO.jpg

[Giggles]

@Giggles (https://www.thethirdhalf.co.uk/member.php?u=26) pluralsight is free for April. Dunno about Access but they'll definitely have SQL courses.

Nice one horsebox.

[bruhnaldo]

Why the big yellow face? Scarecrows are generally aesthetically pleasing, that looks ridiculous.

[Lofty]

I've got my home brew bottled as of friday but supposedly have to let it condition until next friday. Have to wait til I get paid to get another kit and more bottles. In the meantime got a new bbq yesterday so that will be getting some hammer.

[Raoul Duke]

Baz's scarecrow is creepy as fuck. Why is it dressed as a teenage youth? Does it drink Smirnoff Ice?

[Manc]

Paint the fucking shed.

[bruhnaldo]

I've just noticed there are 3 different reds going on there and couldn't be more bothered by it now.

[John]

I've just noticed there are 3 different reds going on there and couldn't be more bothered by it now.

Then you probably shouldn't look at the top right, where there's a house built from two completely different kinds of brick.

[Baz]

Why the big yellow face? Scarecrows are generally aesthetically pleasing, that looks ridiculous.When I went picking up my dads electric rake last week, I drove past that ball bouncing down the road in the wind. I went back and took it home to use as the head because I had shag all else to use.


Baz's scarecrow is creepy as fuck. Why is it dressed as a teenage youth? Does it drink Smirnoff Ice?I wasn't gonna dress it in clothes I still wear.


Paint the fucking shed.Yeah, definitely needs it. B&Q's shut though, innit.


I've just noticed there are 3 different reds going on there and couldn't be more bothered by it now.In an ideal world every bit of wood would be like FF0000 red, but the fact that most of the fence panels were already brown when I got the house means I'd have to paint them with at least one coat of white first, and then at least two coats of red. F that. So the shed was some cheap brown paint I found in Asda, the red fence panel on the right is brand new and hasn't been painted - it just came that colour and I have no paint - and the fences on the left belong to my neighbour and he kindly paints both sides because he's nice.

[Bam]

Just knock the shed down, its fucked.

[bruhnaldo]

Then you probably shouldn't look at the top right, where there's a house built from two completely different kinds of brick.

Fuck off surely that's an optical illusion and is actually an entirely different house

[Revolution]

I shaved all my hair off today just to feel something

[Shindig]

I might go that route in a few weeks. My barber's likely to be shut so I might as well face up.

[Giggles]

Giggles pluralsight is free for April. Dunno about Access but they'll definitely have SQL courses.

Must be UK only actually.


https://i.imgur.com/oQ2YvjF.png

[Boydy]

They're an American company, I'm pretty sure it's worldwide. Is that through an ipad app or something? Try it on pc or through your browser it should work.

[phonics]

Day 1:

18/100

Can only go up from here. I'm sweating balls though. Surprisingly good workout, not the shooting, just chasing the ball so it doesn't go into my neighbours garden.

Read some Dell Curry quotes before I started.

42/100.

[Revolution]

https://mobile.twitter.com/messages/1127289300436103173/media/1248022466506772484

[Don]

Fix the link.

:mjpopcorn:

[Shindig]

I err ... loaded up a Train Simulator yesterday and decided to walk to the stations to have a better look at them. And then watched a video of the Baby Bullet going between San Jose and San Francisco. It confirms the reality that America is shit with trains. Although double-deckers look kinda cool.

[mugbull]

I err ... loaded up a Train Simulator yesterday and decided to walk to the stations to have a better look at them. And then watched a video of the Baby Bullet going between San Jose and San Francisco. It confirms the reality that America is shit with trains. Although double-deckers look kinda cool.

I used to take that train almost every day. It's complete shit. You pass through the tech mecca of the world on your journey, and the train doesn't even have wifi :arry:

[Spikey M]

I err ... loaded up a Train Simulator yesterday.

Lol

[Shindig]

I used to take that train almost every day. It's complete shit. You pass through the tech mecca of the world on your journey, and the train doesn't even have wifi :arry:

You can't even relax on it because the horn's being blasted every minute from all the level crossings you have to pass.

[Offshore Toon]

https://i.ibb.co/886shBd/20200411-163622.jpg

This mountain bike might be my best ever purchase. Serious levels at the moment. Kinda love lockdown.

[Pepe]

That looks ace.

[Boydy]

My sourdough starter is two days in. Gonna be baking this weekend.

[Lewis]

Sourdough is the shittest bread. It's bread for people who try not to eat bread. Isn't it also massively labour intensive compared to better alternatives? I might make some soda bread, which is both easy and immense.

[Giggles]

I just make porridge bread because there hasn’t been flour or yeast in the shops in weeks.

[Shindig]

I've only heard of sourdough but never tasted it. What am I missing?

[Lewis]

Imagine normal bread but two weeks old and with big holes in it.

[Giggles]

I've only heard of sourdough but never tasted it. What am I missing?

A sense of superiority.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sourdough is class.

[Lewis]

Giggles tell me about this porridge bread. What is your recipe?

[Giggles]

Giggles tell me about this porridge bread. What is your recipe?

Mary Flahavans one (Flahavans being the main brand of porridge oats here).

https://www.flahavans.ie/recipe/mary-flahavans-porridge-bread/

It turns out like brown bread (what they’d call wheaten in NI).

[Boydy]

Sourdough is the shittest bread. It's bread for people who try not to eat bread. Isn't it also massively labour intensive compared to better alternatives? I might make some soda bread, which is both easy and immense.

It takes about a week to get the starter going but all you have to do is add some more flour and water each day. I don't think the actual baking process is any more difficult.

I was going to have a go at soda bread too but I can't find any baking soda in the shops. There's no yeast in the shops either.

[Don]

The good bacteria though, guys. That and the hipster following.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The good bacteria though, guys. That and the hipster following.

How is the man bun?

[Luca]

I saw a video on making hand-pulled noodles (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAzonLpYhRA) and now I want to make them. That's this weekend sorted.

[phonics]

How is the man bun?

Watch out Taz, the overweight, cam-girl visiting, son of Jeremy Beadle thinks you've got a weird haircut.

[Boydy]

Just take your L and move on, Phonics.

[igor_balis]

I'm really enjoying how lockdown is making tinder girls much sluttier. Woke up this morning to a snapchat from the 34 year old hairdresser I matched with of her massive tits. Class .

The 21 year old student was sending me absolute filth. Videos and on whatsapp :drool:

[phonics]

I didn't even have a go at your shit bread. Why are you turning on me?

[Don]

How is the man bun?

That wasn't a disparaging comment. The good bacteria are important and the hipster community breeds the finest gash.

[Boydy]

I didn't even have a go at your shit bread. Why are you turning on me?

You were having an unprovoked go at Mahow.

[phonics]

You were having an unprovoked go at Mahow.

There's no such thing.

[Don]

He's not wrong.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's not wrong.

You've been gone too long, Phonics is never right.

[Lewis]

Mary Flahavans one (Flahavans being the main brand of porridge oats here).

https://www.flahavans.ie/recipe/mary-flahavans-porridge-bread/

It turns out like brown bread (what they’d call wheaten in NI).

Interesting. I wonder whether it would work with Marmite.

[Giggles]

Interesting. I wonder whether it would work with Marmite.

I’ve had bovril on it and it works no bother. I’ve also fried it with breakfast and is job good.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Are Flahavan's good oats for porridge in general? I've heard they are but I'm a bit of a porridge virgin, fumbling in the sheets.

[Giggles]

They're just the default brand here for the most part so I either buy them or own-brand (which are probably them anyway). Didn't even know they were exported.

[John Arne]

Enough of the bread chat.

Scottie Pippen, Rodman and MJ :)


https://youtu.be/m4vIJpaEPu0

[Baz]

Crumpet loaf :drool:

[niko_cee]

Aren't porridge oats porridge oats, regardless of brand, whether they be good Mary's, the funny hat mob's or the supermarket's own brand?

[Giggles]

That's what I'd be thinking too, size seems to be the only difference. Depends where I am and which ones they have.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My mother sneered at me for having Quaker Oats, so I assumed there was a difference, but then she sneers at me for a lot of things.

[Kikó]

I'm really enjoying how lockdown is making tinder girls much sluttier. Woke up this morning to a snapchat from the 34 year old hairdresser I matched with of her massive tits. Class .

The 21 year old student was sending me absolute filth. Videos and on whatsapp :drool:

pics

[Lofty]

I err ... loaded up a Train Simulator yesterday and decided to walk to the stations to have a better look at them. And then watched a video of the Baby Bullet going between San Jose and San Francisco. It confirms the reality that America is shit with trains. Although double-deckers look kinda cool.

Do Lancaster to Carlisle via Barrow and experience a decade of my daily life.

[Giggles]

My mother sneered at me for having Quaker Oats, so I assumed there was a difference, but then she sneers at me for a lot of things.

I'd have thought they were one of the best regarded brands out there too.

[mo]

Do Lancaster to Carlisle via Barrow and experience a decade of my daily life.

Paignton from Westbury worth doing as well. Takes you right along the coast.

[Lewis]

If you are buying anything other than the supermarket brand oats you are a pleb.

[bruhnaldo]

"And then, grandchildren, by day 40 we were talking about bread..."

[phonics]

Having not smoked weed in about a week and a half means that I've started dreaming again and I need them to stop immediately.

[Boydy]

Taught my folks how to use skype tonight. Went quite well after taking nearly an hour on the phone with my dad earlier talking him through installing it and signing up.

Was nice to see them and be able to talk to them both at the same time. And having my mum actually be able to hear me instead of when we're on the phone and Inhave to repeat everything about three times getting progressively louder each time.

Also saw the dog. Not sure he knew what was going on or saw me on the screen but when he heard my voice, he went to the living room looking for me. 😭

[Kikó]

Pretty obvious you need to now post a picture of your dog.

[Don]

Aww doggie pics. This isn't fucking Tinder.

[Kikó]

Fuck off back to grinder you dipshit.

[Giggles]

I’m finally going to get to wash the vehicle tomorrow, it’s fucking manky, as I normally do it in my Da’s but that’s been a fair while now. A big order of stuff finally landed after a week “out for delivery” and I spent the second half of today plumbing in an outside tap at work.

[Spikey M]

I have never. Not once. Not ever. Washed my car. Not whilst there are Kosovans that will do both inside and out for a tenner.

[Giggles]

All the Slavs are out of business at the moment. Non essential.

[Spikey M]

I've parked under a tree so this is distressing news. I'm not washing tree spunk off the cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I have never. Not once. Not ever. Washed my car. Not whilst there are Kosovans that will do both inside and out for a tenner.

Those guys are heroes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've parked under a tree so this is distressing news. I'm not washing tree spunk off the cunt.

It will be covered in bird shit too.

[Spikey M]

I've not been out in it for about a week. Hopefully it's been nicked.

[ScousePig]

Taught my folks how to use skype tonight. Went quite well after taking nearly an hour on the phone with my dad earlier talking him through installing it and signing up.

Was nice to see them and be able to talk to them both at the same time. And having my mum actually be able to hear me instead of when we're on the phone and Inhave to repeat everything about three times getting progressively louder each time.

Also saw the dog. Not sure he knew what was going on or saw me on the screen but when he heard my voice, he went to the living room looking for me. 😭

We showed my parents how to use Zoom for a family pub quiz tonight. They installed everything fine and managed to get it working eventually, but went wrong somewhere and cut off after about two minutes. My grandma was similar.

It was quite enjoyable really, except I had to spend half the time sending the questions via WhatsApp to my dad. We came last (22/50), my sister and her fiance won (38). I was practically doing it myself though whilst my partner sat crocheting.

[Giggles]

Mines due a service too but the dealer is closed. I need to find out some way of it’s covered if it goes wallop in about 5000km’s time.

[Giggles]

We showed my parents how to use Zoom for a family pub quiz tonight. They installed everything fine and managed to get it working eventually, but went wrong somewhere and cut off after about two minutes. My grandma was similar.

It was quite enjoyable really, except I had to spend half the time sending the questions via WhatsApp to my dad. We came last (22/50), my sister and her fiance won (38). I was practically doing it myself though whilst my partner sat crocheting.

Where did Igor come?

[ScousePig]

I don't think he's in my family.

[Giggles]

I don’t know how you ones that are off work or “working” from home are coping at all. I’m up out of the bed 3 hours now and I’m bored senseless. Monday morning can’t come quickly enough.