Butch

Thought you were younger than that, to be honest.

"Garlic eating surrender monkeys" as a friend often referred to them along with the old "For Sale, one French Rifle, never fired and only dropped twice".

^^^^^^^^^ Yep, +1 from me , interesting blog and well put together, good photo's also.

Although at the time of writing there are no girls on Butch's payroll anymore (as in, paid a retainer fee for not being retained) - I am still friends with a couple of since retired girls in Pattaya and beyond. I'm not going to bore you all with the "they never ask for money" yarn because I'd be lying. There is always a subtle inference each time we what's app after a month or so, or communicate via email, but mostly it is a 2 way "how you keeping, how's the family and how's the buffalo" kind of chat. However, one of the girls has taken to try and get a form of income by knitting woolly hats. Now, I did suggest to her that there may be a supply and demand issue concerning thick woolly hats in a country with a mean annual temperature of +29 degrees centigrade, but she is hopeful that at 150 baht each, they are a worthwhile investment. I did explain to her that it might be prudent to "knit on demand" rather than invest the time and money actually knitting a load and hoping they would sell, and maybe instead of hats, making bootees for small children or indeed small dogs might be more lucrative, but I can't help her because I don't actually possess either. Fair play to the girl for trying, being a soft headed muppet I am, I've offered to help her out if she gets stuck, which no doubt she will. I've said this before, I'll never see the money back, and I'd be an idiot if I thought I would, but it's not always about the money. Anyway, I've recently purchased 10 woolly hats, so if anyone finds themselves in need of one, then I'm your man. However, they are only available in Thailand once we get over there, as the stock is currently in storage. One size fits all, very probably all different sizes.

Just finished painting the back of 2 6x6 gates (pressure treated) with "Ronseal one coat" wood stain, which, despite it saying it is one coat, is far from it. In this case it does nothing like it says on the tin. If the Mrs thinks I'm doing the rest of the fence with it, she's bloody mistaken. I'll call it quits on the gates and the fence (which, incidentally I bloody put up) can be done a nice shade of pressure treated green, which by coincidence is the exact same colour it was delivered in. Ronseal wankers.

Hahaha, I should have bloody known better!! Just got my Mrs on this, apparently no more sex for a fortnight, well ,no more sex with me for a fortnight lol.

I was watching Sky news, the ticker said that the new variant could "scupper" the UK roadmap. Part of the issue is thousands of people heading over to the UK from India before it becomes a Red country, thereby bringing along with them some nice incubated strains of covid to spread in their households where they don't, as a rule, bother to self isolate.

Hi, From the local trust perspective, admissions have increased over the last 4 days , very possibly as a knock on from the Easter Weekend and beyond. The demographic itself has also altered slightly, that being the trend is downward in age from previous data, which is (and I agree with you) indicative of possibly a temporary increase due to reduced restrictions. Numbers are significantly lower than just before Xmas, but when the data is compared on top of the Data from November, it appears to be following a similar pattern / trend, albeit stretched out over a longer period. Regarding the criteria for admissions, as far as I know it remains the same, consistency is one thing the NHS does well 🙂 . The "bed" situation has up until now, been relatively good, the pressure eased as numbers have decreased exponentially, however, within the last week or so, certainly on a local level, bed capacity is less due to increased admissions and as such in a few trusts, a second C-19 ward has been put into operational use with another 2 on standby, at the time of writing elective procedures continue and things are running "normally". There were measures put in place to cope with the expected rise once restrictions were lifted on the 12th and beyond, so this hasn't caught anyone "out". The most alarming point about the data being the age demographic being slightly lower than it was previously. Regarding people being denied admission above a certain age,that may well be an uncomfortable truth, perhaps based upon capacity at the time and whether or not the patient would be better off at home isolating because their symptoms may not be as severe, I've really no idea. Seems daft that the Nightingale Hospitals were sat empty while Cambridgeshire Trusts were transporting patients all over the place as they had zero capacity. Like the rest of us, I'm sat here seeing some light at the end of a very long , dark tunnel. Had both my jabs, followed the rules best I can and just want to be able to go to a footy match again. Everyone's fed up, and the last thing anyone in the NHS want is a repeat of last year, so here's hoping the current data is a blip rather than a trend.

Interesting to see how fashion and design changes in 8 or 9 years.

As much as I want to agree with you, my Mrs is a Senior NHS Trust manager covering a not inconsequential swathe of the UK. Admissions for C-19 are increasing at the moment, that's a fact, unfortunately, hence the increase of active Wards. Please allow me to explain the process: Person gets admitted with C-19 symptoms. Data recorded. Given a "new" 9 minute test between PCR and LFD. (Prior to this it was a 2 hour wait for the PCR to come back, the new test may not be rolled out nationally yet) If test proves +, Data Recorded. Patient admitted to C-19 Ward if showing symptoms which may develop into complications after Triage. Data Recorded. Data taken on numbers, symptoms and potential further complications based upon patient condition. Data Recorded. Data correlated, checked by Ward sister, then forwarded to Ward Matron who then forwards data via another area to NHS England. NHS England then probably take another mouthful of Soy Latte and correlate all other Data, forward it onto relevant authorities to then decide upon National action if needed. Probably, if it suits them and is not on a Friday Afternoon beyond 3 pm. Public then ordered and treated like ignorant sheep, told what to do. Regarding the "weaponised" statement. Not mine, but from someone who is qualified to pull your lungs out and swap them with someone else's. Make of that what you will. I hope i'm wrong , and I hope people take the piss out of me for being so, because that will mean we are on the road to recovery, so we will all be happy.

I'm very concerned that Spurs might be suffering, maybe it has been weaponised then. What more proof do we need??. Viruses have been weaponised for years, and very successfully. Even released within the public domain. However, as I added the disclaimer "tin foil hats" it is the opinion of someone qualified in a medical field at a senior level after a couple of Gin tonics. Interesting that there is at least, an opinion within the expert fields that this is over and above what we have been told. If indeed the virus killed Milwall season ticket holders, then to be honest I'd agree it is a perfectly safe virus, no worse than maybe a sniffle and we should all be encouraged to mix and socialise with no danger whatsoever. On the other hand, maybe he has a valid point. I dunno. All I know is that I hope Harry is OK.

I didn't want to put a damper on things but the latest info that I'm party to is that we may be headed for some more restrictions in the UK. Locally we're back up to 2 wards assigned for C-19 , in the local NHS Trust we had 6 with a further capacity for 8 if it went really south during the height. 2 wards seems to be the benchmark that correlates with the R number being around .8 - 1 , from there on the Govt has to act because they are hitting the threshold criteria for the NHS to run "hot" meaning that the elective stuff and everything else gets put on hold and the Pandemic then takes full priority over normal NHS policies. It's a tough balance to get right, but the orders apply across the board instead of Trusts being able to approach it dynamically to their needs. To be blunt and I really hope I am wrong and well wide of the mark, I honestly think the UK roadmap for Covid may be adjusted soon. Now whack your tin foil hats on for this one: In the words of a Senior Consultant, to me , personally (after a couple of hefty G&Ts), "This Virus has every characteristic of being something which has at one point or another, been weaponised, I reckon" It came from a senior NHS Trust consultant ( Respiratory) ,not a virus specialist, but it is a bit concerning all the same.

https://news.sky.com/story/russia-inside-the-kremlins-military-build-up-along-the-ukraine-border-12272418 Seems to be very tense situation, plus some pretty serious Russian hardware being put into position. It's been going on for a while, and Putin is a very good brinksman. Having already annexed Crimea with impunity, is he now pushing the boundaries even further?.

I learned today that Solicitors ain't cheap. Also that non latex condoms are brilliant. And that France was still lopping people's heads off using the guillotine in 1977. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamida_Djandoubi

A person whom I respected greatly killed himself after losing his fortune to this piece of turd. I'd piss on Madoff's gravestone if I ever get the chance.

Would be awesome, but sadly I'll have good money on it not happening.

I love Nord, been using it for a few years now, but since the last update probably about a month ago, each time my PC goes into hibernation and I start it up, my Internet connection is off, my router not found, and even by then disabling Nord after about 5 mins or a restart it then "finds" my internet wifi signal. My router / Network settings are set to "connect automatically". I have not raised a ticket with support as yet because I'm wondering if there's anything I'm missing that is obvious?. Running Windows 10 64bit, Mozilla Firefox, Norton AV and Windows Firewall, if that helps.

I actually first read the quote as Uneducated ... so yeah, that's the French fecked then.

Fast little saloon cars. They also had overdrive in some gears, was it 3rd and 4th?. Wooden surround dash, nice cloth seats and went pretty well. My memory is a bit hazy. but think the 16v had a reputation for warping the heads if they weren't run with a 75% coolant mix. Aftermarket kenlowes were a good choice also. Loved the old Dolly's, there's a sprint kicking around locally which I see on a sunny day .

There are some very strange people inhabiting the comments area on youtube. It's shocking how many people think "Thailand" and "Taiwan" are the same place (or where Thais come from) No matter how good your intentions are, someone will always find reason to moan. Rant over. Cheers.

Just coming through the wire... I always thought of him as a bit of a gent, always knew his place 3 steps behind Her Maj. Had a reputation for putting his foot in it occasionally... Good innings though. 99 Years.

Spot on, my daily is a Subaru, no fancy electronics apart from the ECU, AWD system that is tried and trusted, cheap spares and cheap servicing. In the recent snow we had in the UK, it was faultless.

He's got a substantial net worth ,around $200 Mil according to the web, so doubt he needs the money. Maybe it's the lure of the adrenaline, the ring or proving to himself he's still got it. I really don't know and I totally agree, the last thing I'd be doing is risking my health like that. I just watched the 08 fight again on YT, along with the Pacquiao vs Margerito. Margerito took some serious punishment in that fight!. Reading the sports pages the other day, Manny is planning a comeback as well. https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/3125309/manny-pacquiao-confirms-comeback-who-will-legendary-filipino-boxer

Within the rules of the forum, the announcement of another 2 week closure of bars and venues in Chonburi is, in my opinion, perhaps not very well informed but I'm sure the Thai Govt has very valid reasons...🥴😖 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2096975/pubs-clubs-in-bangkok-40-other-provinces-to-shut-for-2-weeks Who else finds it an unusual co incidence that Songkran is just around the corner? Edit in - I see it's covered elsewhere in the forum, perhaps here we can discuss the impact?

Now about to attempt to balance the Carbs on a Mark 1 Escort RS2000 (Twin Weber 40 DCOE for anyone wanting to know). Been doing it so long I can actually do it by ear, but will use my trusty Gunsons Carb Balancer and a colourtune just in case, as it's an expensive thing to get wrong if it goes up in flames and I often get it a smidgen out anyway. After that I intend to relax with a couple of bottles of Peroni beer and some rather explicit pornography.