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National Tramway Museum in Crich Derbyshire has a one of those old Southampton Corporation Trams running, complete with the warning about not standing through the Bargate.

I think on bank holiday weekends they run a lot more Trams up and down the track for visitors. Certainly a good day out if you have a curiosity of days gone by.

Crich is a good day out for tram buffs although it is short of cash so runs things accordingly on public holidays etc as you say JBS. I have a friend who was the general manager there until a couple of years ago. He tried to turn it around but it was too much hard work given its relatively inaccessible location for most things let alone trams.

My point was that winter tyres are mandatory in those countries - ie all cars are equipped between November and April and not caught out by sudden snow falls or by driving frrom a dry area to a snowy area. France and Italy only stipulate carrying snow chains in certain areas when the weather is bad. They are such a pain to get on and off many people dont bother to use them until its too late and they are stuck / slid off the road.

Yeah, I think that is right about France. The Gendarmes were insisting on winter tyres on 4x4s on Saturday though, I didn't mention that before. Otherwise any other car in the foothill towns was being forced to put the chains on or go no further. I got caught up in a road block in a town called Tangines where it was being enforced for those going up the mountains. It was clearly the right thing to do as I was held up coming down by cars (and hire vans) that had got through beforehand that couldn't make it upwards on the fairly gentle parts even.

Ah yes the absolute fark up caused by RTT at the DDE.

Acronyms???

I wonder what will happen next year with finances as they sure as shyt wont win promotion this year

 

crowds will of course drop and 1 or 2 players will want to play in a higher league

More rotation of rubbish players and more of the same I'd guess!

I had a hairy road trip off the mountains yesterday evening. The gendarmes were also stopping any vehicles heading into the mountains without wheel chains or 4x4. Flights out of Geneva running 5 hours late last night. I am due to fly out today so hoping it has improved at the airport.

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30613481

Alps due a big dump this weekend (I'm talking about the mountains and the snow). Desperately needed in some places, temperatures due to drop down into the minus teens too.

Massive dump started last night. I am in Samoens and a good load on the ground now and still snowing hard.

So much fun to be had in 2015!

Happy Xmas fellow nutjobs! Looking good for 2015!

Thanks. Points me in the right direction!

Good away result at a better club.

Here's a couple of questions for my scientist friends about water... Do H2O molecules ever split up or swap component atoms naturally in the company of one another and in different physical states of ice, water and steam? Or is each molecule locked together as atoms in a permanent threesome for perpetuity?

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/18/football-transfer-rumours-wesley-sneijder-southampton

Southampton are done now, finished, old hat, yesterday’s news. Which makes them and Wesley Sneijder a match made in heaven. Ronald Koeman, who is basically finished as a manager now, wants to sign the Galatasaray schemer. He’ll have to hurry, though, the bulldozers will be circling St Mary’s soon.

Just finished reading a good book about the Taliban by Jason Burt. Shows not all is as simple as western media makes out. Lots of different sub groups etc.

Good service for £125 or scam playing on health fears?

http://Www.23andme.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25100878

Anyone with a POL account fancy giving the rest of us some feedback fun? Especially from the chief gauleiter Frattoniser...

They're also up in arms about Awford tonight - dead man walking by the look of it with Waddock looking on with a carnivorous grin... But can Champagne Iain fire the bullet or not in the next few days?

Reading the Pompey comments on the News, it seems that they have decided tht Ben Chorley is their new scapegoat a la Johnny Ertl last season. They are mightily hacked off that the next John Terry, "young Jack", has been left out today. Of course we know that "young Jack" was scalped last season in their youth team by Saints youth team in the 7-0 drubbing.

ROBINPOMPEY

7:53 PM on 13/12/2014

Chorley is the weak link. Said all season. The man cannot track and shows very little intelligent play. Mr AA you need to change who you pick not the coaches!!!

Then why did you state that you know I am a good cook? Never have I mentioned anything about that on here?

Get over it Batman... it was meant to be a nice nod to you.

I also don't see why she will turn down a pay rise.... Probably in response to her cock story

 

I think our MPs do not get paid nearly enough for what they are expected to do

IMO MPs should get about £100K and then they wouldn't have to fiddle the office expenses. A doctor gets about £100K and I think that is comparable - given there are thousands of doctors and only 650 MPs.

You are not though as you have been here for many years and know full well I am not a chef.

You were trying (and still are) to take the mick

 

I find that pretty poor as some of my mates are chefs and work very hard in a job I could never do.

 

Just really odd

 

As for cooking at home. I am not too bad really

It's a genuine thread title and I am sure your RN guys are brilliant at chefing.

I am interested in knowing how good people are at cooking and whether they like it and would like to improve their skills.

And also any top tips or recipes too.

Why are you mentioning me?

Again, still not sure why you and others seem to think that being a chef in the RN is some sort of way of taking the mick?

 

They are the most powerful people on board (after the skipper)

 

Wish I did have that power as it is certainly a job I could not do

An army or navy fights on its stomach! I'm offering you a compliment! I'm sure you know how to cook far better than most people!!

Obviously we know Batman can cook.

I am reasonable at a few good dishes with basic ingredients to start with and refer to the internet for inspiration occasionally. I am rubbish at desserts as I have no interest in them...

Still go down the chippy when feeling lazy though.

His worst bit was when he declined to run for politics in case he turned into one of them. That was ridiculous.

Exactly. So no answers from Brand. Just TV time for himself.

Brand just loves the limelight. He's intelligent in many ways but self absorbed.

Statement by Pompey on Micah Hall's departure. All very low key given the fanfares when he was appointed and the grand plans that were in the making. But he did manage to organise a big screen at Fatpipes on one occasion so that 100 fans could pay £6 to watch Pompey play away amid a lot of internet buffering!

http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/portsmouth-football-club-statement-2131557.aspx