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In the pre-PC days, French people would tell "Belgian" jokes in the same way English would tell Irish jokes, (and US-Polish, and most other nations having something similar...). The joke is a play on words in the French language. The Pas de Calais is a region in Northern France. "Pas de.." is...

I got a text this morning claiming to be from "Testandtrace". It said: "You have been in contact with someone who has the latest variant. To order a testing kit go to XXXX", giving a website address. It must be a scam because I am not registered with any trace system. So how did they get my...

The logo on the bonnet has changed and the colour of the interior seating, but the bodywork and chassis are unchanged. It still drives like it used to so I assume the engine is much the same as well. I'm not buying this car! Putin has forced himself into a corner. To save face ( and possibly...

I have no doubt China is watching the West's reaction to the Ukraine war, and will factor that into their plans to invade Taiwan.

Nuclear war is playing Russian Roulette with an automatic pistol instead of a revolver.

Judge to country bumpkin: "Despite the fact that you are a fecund liar, I see no option but to let you go. Case dismissed." Bumpkin: "Thank'ee sirr. You're a fecund good judge".

Last year's pension increase covered 3 out of 12 months increase in electricity. ( That is last year's increase only). It didn't cover the increases in petrol, council tax, food.... This year? F*** knows! Won't be long before I have to pay out more than I get just to breathe, let alone eat or...

Why have elephants got Big Ears? Because Noddy won't pay the ransom.

I agree with the others who say do nothing, just block and delete. This text is somebody fishing for your personal information. Next they will ask for your name, and then your date of birth, and then something else etc etc. After a while you will get some bogus sob story about why they...

Three skinheads went to a drive-in movie. They got bored so they decided to slash the seats....

Lol. I read that during the peninsular war in Spain (1808 - 14 ), one of the nicknames used by the French soldiers for the English was "les f*ckings". Language certainly evolves. You only have to read the King James bible to see it. When I was a kid in primary school, this was the version...

Apologies to tech gurus everywhere. This is the simple man's ( eg. me ) guide to checking if the zapper for your TV/video/security light etc etc is producing infrared ( IR ) light when you press a button. You can't see IR light with your naked eye, so try this. Aim the zapper into your mobile...

The zero symbol plays a vital part in our modern ( not really that modern ) number system. Consider the number three hundred and six when you don't have a zero symbol. How do you write it? You could write 3 6 or 36 or 3 , 6 but that would be confusing. With 306 it makes it clear what you...

Nice idea. Maybe sometime in the future? This Marples plane is now my main user. It serves me well, and for the money I spent on it I have an excellent quality plane.

Thanks all. Looks good. Once covid leaves and my mind becomes less fuddled I will look at it again. At the moment I have banned myself from working until I think straighter, to save me creating a monster that I later have to "uncreate".

That is a splendid group of planes. What size mild steel rod are you using? The reason I ask is that when I kick off this covid thing that has gotten hold of me, I will get back to restoring a 1925 Stanley #3 which is quite badly rusted. I looked at taps and dies for the original size but they...

Thank you all for your thoughts. @steve355 That is a lovely job you made of your plane - good inspiration for me. My innermost nerd/woodelf/whatever shies away from doing anything that seals this plane's fate. It has lasted 100 years so far. Even if I don't fully return it to working status...

I have been asked by a friend to restore their father's Stanley No3 plane. ( A type 13, 1925 - 1928 ). They don't want a worker, but something that looks good for a keepsake. I'm glad about this because it is in rather a state and I think just making it pretty will be much easier. The handle...