Narses2's Blog - or what I'm slowly making progress on

[Pellson]

Just been out shopping, now battening down the hatches for Storm Eunice

The compulsory footage of idiots testing the winds and waves at ports in situations like these never stops fascinating me. You would think pure darwinism would have put an end to that kind of behaviour generations ago, but apparently, the supply of walking protein stock is endless.. 

[NARSES2]

Just been out shopping, now battening down the hatches for Storm Eunice

The compulsory footage of idiots testing the winds and waves at ports in situations like these never stops fascinating me. You would think pure darwinism would have put an end to that kind of behaviour generations ago, but apparently, the supply of walking protein stock is endless.. 

Totally agree. The lunchtime news had footage of a couple of idiots walking their dog on an exposed beach ! The dog was off the lead and running in and out of the sea. Probably phoned their grandkids up later and said "we're on the BBC lunchtime news" 

[Rheged]

Just been out shopping, now battening down the hatches for Storm Eunice

The compulsory footage of idiots testing the winds and waves at ports in situations like these never stops fascinating me. You would think pure darwinism would have put an end to that kind of behaviour generations ago, but apparently, the supply of walking protein stock is endless.. 

Totally agree. The lunchtime news had footage of a couple of idiots walking their dog on an exposed beach ! The dog was off the lead and running in and out of the sea. Probably phoned their grandkids up later and said "we're on the BBC lunchtime news" 

I've just seen a report that Mersey Coastguards stopped three blokes who had turned up to swim in the sea.  "But we swim every day" one said, as if that would protect them.

[NARSES2]

It does make you wonder 

[zenrat]

Surfers will be heading to the beaches.

[NARSES2]

Surfers will be heading to the beaches.

Sometimes I think we should just let these people do it on the basis that it may just improve the gene pool ? 

[JayBee]

Surfers will be heading to the beaches.

Sometimes I think we should just let these people do it on the basis that it may just improve the gene pool ? 

They would certainly qualify for a Darwin Award. 

[Gondor]

And the TV station have their reporters out in that weather as well. Not particularly responsible of them really.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

And the TV station have their reporters out in that weather as well. Not particularly responsible of them really.

Gondor

Especially when they end the piece with "and the Met Office and HM Coastguard are advising people to stay away from the coast" 

[kerick]

Comedian Ron White has a routine about clowns standing in hurricanes. Hilarious!

[NARSES2]

Finally got back to the bench today after a two week hiatus. Just some tidying up of paint work on the Beaufort and Arsenal, but at least they are both a little nearer their photo shoots.

Next step is transfers for the Beaufort and canopy frames for the Arsenal.

[NARSES2]

Nothing model related, but just some nostalgia.

My local newspaper, which I get to read the Palace reports and check no one I know has either died or gone to prison, have been printing some late Victorian through to 1930's photos of the town of late and in some ways it shows how much has changed and in others how much hasn't. Anyway one of today's was of the Croydon Territorials (1/4 Queens Royal Reg. (West Surrey's) marching through the town on their way to East Croydon station on the 5th August 1914, which was the day Britain's ultimatum expired. 1/4 then spent the War in India, but various battle honours were won on the NW Frontier and several other battalions of the 4th were raised and served on all major fronts.

The photo just had me wondering if any of my long gone relatives were marching through the town that day, either with the battalion or with the crowds marching alongside. I'm getting old 

[Old Wombat]

You talking sons & daughters, or grandchildren?

[NARSES2]

You talking sons & daughters, or grandchildren?

I know I'm getting old but 

No could have been grand uncles I suppose. Both grandfathers fought in WWI but neither in 1/4 Queens.

[zenrat]

Talking to my boss during the week and Croydon came up in conversation.
Turns out her father was born in a house in Sissinghurst Road in Addiscombe.  Which is just across Ashburton Park from where I lived in Longhurst Road.
Small world etc.