OV9

For Charcoal BBQ’ers…

My usual Alder Charcoal option was out of stock so I gave Gobaltic Beechwood coal a go…

https://globalticltd.co.uk/products/birch-lumpwood-charcoal-10-kg?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23317086922&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23307908550&gbraid ...

Yep…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp9ej0el7veo

Perhaps better known for his producing work for others including Blur and Madonna but his own productions were a staple on my Mini Disc player in the 90’s. The Strange Cargo series were great.

I heard the announcement on the radio yesterday as ...

DaveE wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2026 2:50 pm no one can really claim to feel all that sad if at the same time they've actually chosen to not buy one of their products

This really but it’s a shame all the same.

I had:

• Dido

• Boxer

• Strika

• Grifter

• Super Burner

• Maverick MTB

Remarkable clips - never seen this before

Trump Subscription Service for Insider Trading…

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-ne ... s-cry-foul

For Gods sake

14 Peaks - Nothing is Impossible on Netflix

“Nepali mountaineer Nimsdai Purja embarks on a seemingly impossible quest to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in seven months.”

In the end, he took 6 months and 6 Days :shock: 8-)

As a feat, this beggars belief. Messner took 14 years ...

Realise this might be an ‘Oirish’ one but I guess he may be known from The Frames, his role in the Commitments, or perhaps the Oscar winning ‘Falling Slowly’ from a few years back.

Died in a single vehicle bike accident aged just 56

https://www.thesun.ie/tvandshowbiz/17377687/glen-hansard-bike ...

I know this has been debunked by ‘experts’ on here but I really think the LG TV speakers should run alongside the LG soundbar to fill out or enhance the sound but its TV or Soundbar but not both

Hell of a lot better… and way more interesting than the usual crap version of Wonderwall you get from kid bands…

Zonda_ wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 6:36 pm

dinny_g wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 6:14 pm Done

The very best of luck Gav. My Dad’s recovering from it at the moment so close to my heart too

Thanks Dinny, hope he's clear of it for good!

Thanks Gav - all good at the moment

Done

The very best of luck Gav. My Dad’s recovering from it at the moment so close to my heart too

After 6 weeks of 30+ weather and melting in the heat, we’ve come to the West of Ireland for the holidays and true to form, it’s pissing rain…

mik wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2026 6:41 pm

Marv wrote: Thu Jul 23, 2026 6:06 pm
You'll also have to sweet talk the Scots on the forum to let you know the location of the S*cr*t R**d

The first two rules of the S*cr*t R**d are…..

If Dave doesn’t deserve to know where the secret roads are, then no one does…

"New Oldsmobile's are in early this year..."

Yeah it's really nice but for one night, it was a treat...

We stayed in in B&B's along the way but the one Hotel we did stay in was Shieldaid Lodge near Gariloch.

https://www.shieldaiglodge.com/

Highly recommended - awesome collection of Whiskys

My trip around the NC500 was in the summer 2002 so not much help as it was almost entirely empty. It wasn't a "thing" back then so we almost had the road to ourselves. I've said it before but at one stage, north of Ullapool, we drove for about 2 hours without seeing another car in either direction ...

mik wrote: Wed Jul 22, 2026 1:27 pm https://www.stevecarter.com/build/build.htm

that is, quite literally, my dream home in my dream location...

I should have worked harder in School...