Bagpipes??

This thread appears to have taken a surrealist turn!!

Yes, bagpipes! What's surreal about bagpipes? A friend of mine's son plays them. I couldn't even get a squeak out of them. Fiendishly difficult!!!

Going to be another glorious day by all accounts. Is it shorts weather?

I wish.

Should men be allowed to wear shorts to work if they are in an office??

I guess it depends on whether they do face to face customer service. I mean I wouldn't care if someone had shorts on, but I guess some might. Otherwise, I think people can wear summer clothes to work if they wish. So long as they are clean and smartish and acres of flesh aren't on show it's perfectly OK for workplaces IMHO.

Is your working environment air conditioned?

Yes.

*Pound£and also sell that potting soil block which expands to 10 litres Twass, even comes in a sturdy polythene bag for adding the water & storage* 👍

Do you like Scotch Pie with baked beans on top??

I've never had a Scotch pie. What's inside it, haggis???

Ooh ta for the tip FB, I should get to poundland on Friday if I can walk far enough by then I expect they will go like hot cakes though. How convenient is that!!!

Scotch Pies contain minced lamb/mutton, spices, peppery 'stuff'

Do you feed garden birds??

I do, they get breadcrumbs, raisins, fruit, nuts and seeds every now and then.

I'd try a Scotch pie but I don't think they sell them in Kent, or the south for that matter. Probably a regional delicacy from your neck of the woods!

Have you sunbathed today? I am about to go out for a sit in the sun. Break time!!

No not been out yet - I would normally have been out there
The sun is so beautifully bright and has been shining on my toastie warm back all morning and still is

I missed seeing your question last night Twassy
I would like to have my teeth whitened - but a few years ago Carol McGiffin said she had hers done - and it was so painful - and I wouldn't want to risk that pain

Nate I have just read about ** Bill Hicks **
and how he died of pancreatic cancer on February 26, 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 32 <
That pancreatic cancer is a Real Baddie - That was the cause of Michael Landon's death too
along with many others including Patrick Swayze and Denise Robertson quickly died from it very recently

If you could choose an evening out - [ I would always choose comedy ]
would you love to go to see
A fabulous Live Stand up / Comedy
A serious drama / play
A comical play
Some form of Musical
Something with Dancing
A Ballet
An Opera
A Movie
A Sporting event
or go to a Pub or Restaurant
Or Some Physical activity [ such as Bowling / Ice skating etc ]
A Mixture Or another ??

[ I would absolutely Love to see Shazia Mirza & Lee Nelson
and OMG
I would have loved to have gone to The Joan Rivers Show
I was looking at Ticket master to buy
2 tickets at the Lowry in Salford not long before she sadly and suddenly died

I held off booking - as I was wondering about the best way of getting / Meeting there at the same time as my Sister
which would mean sorting out suitable travel plans - to get my Sister there from Chester
- in good time - for The Surprise - and the [ late ] return journey
But sadly it never happened

Ten pin bowling, a bite to eat & a beer CC 👌

*pancreatic cancer is the fastest, most rapid form of the disease, my friend died of it. Hardly recognised him near the end, still haunts me*

Do you have a table & parasol in the garden?? 🌞🌞🌞

I do, the table was here when I arrived and I got an inexpensive parasol and stand because the sun in the summer months is too powerful in my south facing garden. About to go out there again with a cuppa! It is glorious.

For a night out I would always choose live music of some sort

Years ago I lost my friend Jamie at the age of 27 to pancreatic cancer He had only been married about a year. He looked a lot like Ben Fogle.

Do you have ornaments or wind chimes etc in your garden?

Thankfully not

Ever hear of sick building syndrome??

Never.

*bird feeders, a bird box, a bee box too*

What's sick building syndrome??

Edit - I have no idea about sick building syndrome Nate & FB

I have got all the garden table chairs - huge green parasol and iron base etc for the garden
and 2 bird feeding poles - some ornaments
and several windy chimes - out and indoors

This week I have seen that my neighbour has a New and gorgeous pretty colourful circular [ I can see blue pinks purples and silver in the assorted separate sized moving circles
It is a delicate chink-ling one - hung beside the front door / on the bit of wall between her living room window -
All day - From first thing in the morning - the sun makes it All sparkle & twinkle !!!!

Everytime I go out - I hear it and spend a few moments admiring it
[ Her front and especially her back garden is soooooooo delightful
with every cute [ tasteful and comical thing they have put in it
and all their choices of varied plants and super shrubbage ]

I will no doubt speak about it & ask where she got this cute and pretty !!!! wind chime
when I next see her
would you ask a neighbour -??-

I'd compliment them on it, for sure. My windchimes are all very natural looking in wood, shell and bone.

Is sick building syndrome to do with the air con circulating all the bugs and germs and spreading flu and colds around the workforce?

Just heard Victoria Wood has died aged only 62, of cancer Yet another celebrity death! RIP

OMG That is shocking - RIP Victoria Wood
I always Loved her singing that - Let's DO IT - Such a Brilliant song -
Beat me on The bottom with the Women's Weekly
Which is amongst the most hilarious and memorable UK Comedy Gems -
that I have ever EVER seen
It is up there with 4 CANDLES and many others

The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's ** Do It **) LIVE with lyrics.

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...19745492,d.ZGg

I feel that this year will probably continue to be very sadly shocking - -
with the news of - others -

do you think so too ??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sick_building_syndrome

Largely associated with germs being recycled around the building via air conditioning. It's similar to the reason why a lot of people get sick after traveling by plane.

I'm shocked at Victoria Wood dying... so young I agree with Carole that this year can only get more shocking with SL and BF next to go

Did you watch Acorn Antiques??

Since 4pm when I read the post where Twassy broke this very sad news
- as I am typing this
I am continuing to watch and am listening to Victoria videos -
hearing her playing her piano and singing those marvellous words
I will continue for the rest of the day - in a youtube Victoria Bubble

I am finding NEW things that I have never even seen or heard before
-
She was always SO BUBBLY FUNNY TALENTED AND AMAZING

Yes I did watch Acorn Antiques with the hilarious *Shaky* Julie Walters
I was - not a fan - of Dinner ladies


Did you even know that she was poorly - before today ??

No I hadn't heard, and I have never seen Acorn Antiques. I have seen Dinnerladies once or twice but wasn't a fan....but then I don't watch that much television.

Who are SL and BF??

Bruce Forsyth is the BF
I am Still wondering about the first one = SL [ < Maybe it is **Sophia Loren** ]
and I know the initials CR would have caught your attention Twassy

For years
I thought some of the Rolling Stones - or -
Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne
The actress from Dynasty - Joan Collins
Des O'Connor
Billy Connolly
Rod Stewart
Paul Gascoigne
Robbie Williams >>>> may pop their clogs
Or Prince Phillip or the Q !!!!

Who have you thought may have passed already
or soon ??

BF and SL

I was once on stage with The Great Soprendo, did you ever see his act??

no have never heard of The Great Soprendo ( Geoffrey Durham )
Will check him out now >>>>>>>>>>>>

Is he fantastic ??

[ ps >> for Twassy ]
Did you get your 7" Amazon Kindle main PLUG recalled / & replaced lately ??
- I did - yesterday

His newspaper trick is awesome. He sawed me in half and I got a lovely signed picture afterwards.

Do you like magic tricks??

Love them! I have seen the Great Soprendo on the tellybox doing sawings in half or making peeps disappear.

Choccy....I still have the same plug it came with ...... is there meant to be a problem with it?

Wow Nate - that is a memory and a Half

I do like some magic acts
Last year I saw on YT = One poor girl was filmed during a deadly serious mishap
The noise of the Music - did not help matters - as her calls for help and actions were not seen or heard by the actual guy with the saw

[ Edit for Twassy -
I have just opened the return envelope to read the letter they had enclosed
Apparently there have been some [ dangerous ]
RARE problems with some plugs -
which when pulled from the wall socket
The adapter assembly may detach >>>>>>>>>> and create a risk of an electrical shock


I bought / ordered my Kindle on the 25th ? of January this year
and collected it in the shop a few days later
You already has yours at that time - so maybe yours is Safe
I would contact them - if you prefer to find out if yours is ok

The NEW replacement Black plug is like the standard squareish mains plug-in **plug shape**
From behind >>>>>My original black plug has narrow OBLONG 1" by 2" version
[ So was More of an extended and deeper [ ] plug shape ]

I just received the replacement unexpectedly in the big white padded envelope yesterday morning - from Amazon they included a smaller envelope to return the one the kindle was sold with ]

Do you think you were ever caught on any film footage - that was put on YT or TV ??