Minor Pleasures (5 Viewers)

[magicbastarder]

pampas grass; we all know what that means.

 

[magicbastarder]

the stuff you're referring to looks like some sort of phormium though.

 

[ann post]

There's a house around here that has a border hedge made completely with some form of ferns, I assume to protect against the strong winds and sea air. It looks pretty cool and they have a big crop garden going on as well. They're not right by the sea like you are though.

You can kind of see it here although the "hedge" is even bigger right now

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this one? yeah thats rely cool.

 

[Lili Marlene]

this one? yeah thats rely cool.

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You should see the inside of the house!

 

[flashback]

pampas grass; we all know what that means.

Pompous grass more like, wha?

Joking aside, I'm going with basement pedophile dungeons.

Looking at those stone walls there, I like when plants are growing in the wall and spilling down it.

 

[chris d]

You should see the inside of the house!

Fucking hell, looks a lot like my favorite new jacket.

 

[chris d]

Now I know what he was on about. Hell.

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[Unknown Convict]

Rhubarb is the best. I don’t know about its medicinal properties but I’d happily have it every day.

I use the run off juices from stewed rhubarb to make rhubarb curd, instead of lemon. Otherwise I just drink them.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I use the run off juices from stewed rhubarb to make rhubarb curd, instead of lemon. Otherwise I just drink them.

It all goes into a crumble with custard here.

 

[magicbastarder]

i've been meaning to try making cider with some rhubarb juice as an ingredient; i tasted a cider from one of the smaller producers (can't remember who now, unfortunately) which had used rhubarb as an ingredient and it was lovely.

 

[ernesto]

i've been meaning to try making cider with some rhubarb juice as an ingredient; i tasted a cider from one of the smaller producers (can't remember who now, unfortunately) which had used rhubarb as an ingredient and it was lovely.

Have had a rhubarb soured beer and my lord it was both sour and delicious

 

[the_jen]

stuff that might survive in a garden that's on the sea?

You could copy Sceilg's homework, anything out there has got to be hardy.

"Much of Sceilg Mhichíl is composed of poorly vegetated habitats such as sea cliffs and exposed rock. The vegetation that does occur is typical of highly exposed maritime conditions, limited by thin soil, steep ground, salt spray and high winds. Common plant species include thrift, sea campion and rock sea-spurrey, with patches of red fescue, dock and sea mayweed occurring frequently. Lavelle (1976) recorded 38 species of higher plant." Couple of pretty things in that list.

 

[the_jen]

That's from the Sceilg Mhichíl Management Plan, as is this picture of a very suspicious seal.

 

[flashback]

That's from the Sceilg Mhichíl Management Plan, as is this picture of a very suspicious seal.
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This is what happens to those bales of marijuana that fall off the RIB on the way in.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

My first NFT

 

[therealjohnny]

Found half a packet of Solpadol I'd forgotten about. That'll come in handy.

#youknowyouregettingold

 

[Anthony]

Not sure which thread to post this in, pleasures or complaints.

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[ernesto]

Found half a packet of Solpadol I'd forgotten about. That'll come in handy.

#youknowyouregettingold

The best

 

[seanc]

I went to a pub, not to watch a band (a swing band afaik) specifically but to meet herself. By the time I got there she had moved on to the third best pub in the world.

So I went there, last orders had happened, and some of the band were there, getting smashed.
Then one of them whipped out a trumpet, another whipped out a saxophone. All of a sudden I'm listening to a saxophone version of "Rocky Road to Dublin". It's an Irish pub, and it was as daft as your imagination can imaginate.

 

[seanc]

I got called into the office for Manual Handling Training. No pay, but ok, I guess you guys have paperwork and rules you need to adhere to.

I got there and discovered a couple of hours in, that NO, it's not Manual Handling Training, it's Training the Trainers to teach Manual Handling Training. There'll be a closed book exam and you'll have to do a ten minute presentation. Ten minutes to talk about lifting a box?!!

I did pass, so that's why it goes in this thread. I'm one of those instructor day-course guys now apparently. But I had no idea that's what I was getting into.

I have to say though, the stress was immense. I nearly puked. If that's how all those kids who bullied me in school felt while I was at school whenever an exam they were ill-prepared for came up, I want to find them and give them a big hug. It was awful. Awful.

Still, end of the day, minor pleasure. If you need someone to tell you how you're doing that wrong, I'm your man. I have parchment to prove it.

Plus, it is an infinitely transferable qualification.