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i had written 30,000 words of a book when my computer just died lost it all....
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Only once lost a hard drive, and that is sitting in a box waiting for me to win the lottery and have it recovered professionally as it has some live stuff I recorded on it (spent countless ages on remastering the sound quality on them, too
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If that ever happens, I'll take the long walk on't'moors.
![]() There's an over a million word project I've been working on for about four years that is backed up in 5 places including Cloud storage I'm so paranoid, and others. ![]() Quote:
Both of course i'm with you the Talisker is lovely....i've been to their distillery and was on crutches, instead of doing the tour they got me a chair and gave me about a pint of their different whiskeys to try...it was interesting trying to get back to the car....
Though Talisker just nicks it, the Laphroaig can be a bit strong tasting at times. It's a mood scotch.Go well with a bit of Applewood and Peakdale Blue (decided the Beauvale was a bit disappointing in the end. Ate it anyway )Cheers! |
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can i just put in a word for Oak Smoked Wensleydale with those tiny vine ripened tomatoes....mmmmmm
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Aaaaaaaaaagh! Nothing worse.
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i'm with you the Talisker is lovely....i've been to their distillery and was on crutches, instead of doing the tour they got me a chair and gave me about a pint of their different whiskeys to try...it was interesting trying to get back to the car....
![]() ![]() I know someone intimately involved in the world of whisky (in a business way ) who was asked to do a presentation on a trip to a particular group of distilleries he organised. He still hasn't done it 7 years later as he hasn't a clue what he did for the week other than he fell down a flight of stairs - at about 11 in the morning - the lens cap was left on during the whole of one visit, and what pics there are were clearly in sympathy with the blurred vision. ![]() ![]() Is there a name for a group of distilleries - a grin? a collapse? Over to you Fink ... |
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![]() ![]() I know someone intimately involved in the world of whisky (in a business way ) who was asked to do a presentation on a trip to a particular group of distilleries he organised. He still hasn't done it 7 years later as he hasn't a clue what he did for the week other than he fell down a flight of stairs - at about 11 in the morning - the lens cap was left on during the whole of one visit, and what pics there are were clearly in sympathy with the blurred vision. ![]() ![]() Is there a name for a group of distilleries - a grin? a collapse? Over to you Fink ... that sounds disturbingly familiar....
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it was in the days before 'outside' hard drives as back ups...
![]() i'm with you the Talisker is lovely....i've been to their distillery and was on crutches, instead of doing the tour they got me a chair and gave me about a pint of their different whiskeys to try...it was interesting trying to get back to the car....
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can i just put in a word for Oak Smoked Wensleydale with those tiny vine ripened tomatoes....mmmmmm
I'll hunt some down and give it a try though - the dog will like it if I don't
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A pistillery!
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Not tried that - I'm not a Wensleydale fan. Haven't a clue why, it's something to do with the consistency I think, can't decide whether to be a dry curd cheese or a wet cheddar.
I'll hunt some down and give it a try though - the dog will like it if I don't ![]() The Creamery in Hawes is a Shrine of Cheese ![]() they are very generous with the taster plates ![]()
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A pistillery!
Water with that? ![]() ![]()
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it may go some way to explain my reluctance to start one now....
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![]() ![]() I know someone intimately involved in the world of whisky (in a business way ) who was asked to do a presentation on a trip to a particular group of distilleries he organised. He still hasn't done it 7 years later as he hasn't a clue what he did for the week other than he fell down a flight of stairs - at about 11 in the morning - the lens cap was left on during the whole of one visit, and what pics there are were clearly in sympathy with the blurred vision. ![]() ![]() Is there a name for a group of distilleries - a grin? a collapse? Over to you Fink ... |
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an hallucination of distilleries?
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The Creamery in Hawes is a Shrine of Cheese
![]() And yes, before anyone says it, it's fun to stay there.
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I was particularly taken with how you continued the theme by quoting a completely different post to the one you were replying to.
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That's been mentioned to me before, and I'd forgotten all about it. Haven't been up that way for years - used to stay at the YMCA in Settle, within a mile of the wonderful train viaduct.
And yes, before anyone says it, it's fun to stay there. ![]() is ti wrong to admit a fondness for the Ribblehead Viaduct ![]() ![]()
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You will know to back up every stage of the way now. Get cracking.
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Lovely thought, but it's a very large JD for me right now
![]() Actually, if I'm honest, I rather like these nasty little challenges (and this one was a real pig). I've been known to spend a week on such stuff. Somehow it seemed more of a challenge in the old days before all these neat tricksy progs came along to make it a bit of a doddle really. Usually. It's human against machine, and the plug is looped round my foot as the final threat ![]() PS - didn't Dangermoose nick all the scotch, or did the Moose and I nick someone elses? My last recollection of Danger Moose is her climbing into a cupboard with a bottle of vodka. And come to think of it that was two months ago and I haven't seen her since. Do you think we should check on her? I think the pickling process should be done by now. |
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i am typing in the dark thus the many many typos one day i will have one of those lighty uppy keyboards....
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is ti wrong to admit a fondness for the Ribblehead Viaduct
![]() ![]() ![]() In the days of the (fairly) young Sensible, I wrote a passage praising it after being handed a petition sheet to fill in while on a Settle-Carlisle day trip, and ended up with it being used in the evidence at the enquiry to decide whether to keep it open. That was the second time I'd been there, and we were lucky enough to be able to walk the line across the viaduct early in the morning as there were only two trains a day. I love it, but can never decide if it's a monument to bravery, stupidity or plain Victorian stubborness to get the job done at any cost. |
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My last recollection of Danger Moose is her climbing into a cupboard with a bottle of vodka. And come to think of it that was two months ago and I haven't seen her since. Do you think we should check on her? I think the pickling process should be done by now. ![]() ![]() that was before the move....maybe she's still stuck there all alone.....![]() ![]()
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[/b]My last recollection of Danger Moose is her climbing into a cupboard with a bottle of vodka. And come to think of it that was two months ago and I haven't seen her since. Do you think we should check on her? I think the pickling process should be done by now.
was it only 2 months ago!!!
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My last recollection of Danger Moose is her climbing into a cupboard with a bottle of vodka. And come to think of it that was two months ago and I haven't seen her since. Do you think we should check on her? I think the pickling process should be done by now. |
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). Luckily I still have the cassettes though.
Though Talisker just nicks it, the Laphroaig can be a bit strong tasting at times. It's a mood scotch.
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