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Upt'North ¹ said :-
Wasps, I said blummin wasps. Is it rational to hate the stripey little blummin fingies. They're flying into that hole she said. That fetishists attire might come in handy.
Wasps! I hate Wasps, but is it rational.
Upt.
05/08/2026 13:41:57 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
I'm familiar with the Monkey Hanging tale Upt', I shall endeavour to not mention it when I'm collecting my free brew dressed in my latex waterproof jacket and pants. I wonder how the scoot got a V5 without any details on marque and model? Might be a fake V5 huh. And yeah I can imagine there's some rough Uber-Eats scooters out there. I was overtaken in a 30 zone recently by a scoot with a back box the size of a Victorian travel trunk. When the rider went around the roundabout it looked as though the rear wheel was either flat, the bearings had collapsed, or the contents of the trunk weighed more than the bike and rider combined. Probably all 3.
Calm down! They're only wasps.
06/08/2026 08:21:01 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Thanks Ed, that helped. It also helped going up a blummin big ladder at 45° yesterday and spraying all kinds of crap in there. No stings to report.
I hate wasps.
06/08/2026 09:45:06 UTC
ROD¹ said :-
It's in the DNA of motorcyclists of a certain age to have a dislike of Vespas.
07/08/2026 15:10:07 UTC
nab301 said :-
Ren , I haven't been on here in a few days but that's a bummer with the copyright issues , as they say " a picture tells a thousand stories" hopefully you'll continue even if just with text while avoiding visits from the grammar police...
Nigel
08/08/2026 18:35:50 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
The grammar police nab301? We'll be fine here if we're visited by the grammar police - innit. Kos we is awl edumicated tipes an speek posh like. I dun av an GCSE level in Engleesh (is "D" a pass?) an I chex all da messejes two, I korect dem all see.
Perhaps I should set myself up as a professional writer? The only problem is what would I write about?
11/08/2026 07:59:25 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Ay up Ed, you provided details of the Berghaus overtroosers recently. We popped into GoOutdoors today at Berwick-upon-the-Tweed. Cut a long story short, I am now the proud owner of a pair of Berghaus Storm Cloud Pants, purchased at double discount for around £60.00. They zip all the way up and include poppers. I bought the long length, 33 inch leg I think. They weigh just around bugger all.
Ta me duck.
Upt.
12/08/2026 17:32:55 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Renewed the Home Contents and Building insurance with Admiral. They knocked 20% off last years figure without me asking. I'm confused.
Are Admiral really nice people?
Did they overcharge me last year?
Are they still overcharging me this year?
Should I really care, it's just paid for me pants?
Upt.
13/08/2026 09:34:09 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
Berghaus Storm Cloud - I must try to remember that although I think Snod's ex-army pants are worth a shot. They're a lot easier to get off-n-on aren't they Upt', even with ya boots and ya troosers still on.
As for insurance - just smile, take the saving and mutter to yourself "I'm a lucky sod.. I'm a lucky sod..."
13/08/2026 09:59:02 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
If 20% is £60 the you must have been paying £300 or so. Our current combined buildings and contents is just over £220 for an average sort of house & contents..... It includes £50 or so for emergency assistance just in case we get flooded so the base premium is £170. Through Policy Expert.
Of course you probably live in a mansion with millions of pounds worth of jewellery.
13/08/2026 12:23:25 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Ian, it is a big hoos for sure but not a mansion. Not by North Northumberland examples anyway.
I did the comparison thing last year and Admiral were the cheapest at around £300.00 for a decent policy so the £60 off is very nice indeed. Didn't even bother checking it this year.
I think the small claim from Storm Arwen in 2021(?) has done us no favours. Lesson learned, don't claim unless your house burns down. Can anybody smell burning?
Upt.
13/08/2026 14:18:30 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
I hate sorting insurance. The car is due soon. Urgh.
14/08/2026 08:21:47 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
Too hot for the shed.
Regarding insurance I probably wrote about this at the time. Anyway, I had 2 bikes stolen from my garage in March 2004. Fortunately no other damage and they left my Norton behind! I had (and still have) agreeed value insurance as the bikes were "classics". The insurance broker (Howden, then called RH) were excellent and I had a full payout (less excess) within a couple of weeks.
But then the issues started. The underwriter refused to renew my policy as I'd had "two theft events" in the year. In vain I protested that this was a single event but they were adamant. I eventually secured cover from Robin James at around £350 pa - my previous premium had been less than £100.
I stayed with Robin James for a couple of years but tried Howden again this year and was pleased to get a quote of £145 - still more than I used to pay but more acceptable. And when I got the little Herald they agreed to add it to the policy - for an extra £90 or so - despite it being a classic policy and the Herald a mere 10 years old.
I'm not sure what the moral of this tale is (other than that insurance companies in general are greedy money-grabbing vermin) but thought it might be of interest.
14/08/2026 14:11:04 UTC
nab301 said :-
Although I'm in a different jurisdiction I'm envious of the home and motor quotes posted on here, my home insurance policy has increased by approx 40% in recent years. Rebuild costs have increased exponentially since 2020 and adverse weather claims seem to be feeding into the equation.
Nigel
16/08/2026 17:02:21 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
Well I never knew this, it never clicked with my little brain. Fascinating.
https://www.roads.org.uk/articles/road-numbers/numbers-and-b-roads...
27/08/2026 13:49:18 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
Interesting page, I knew about the spoke business but lots of other details to keep us nitpickers occupied.
28/08/2026 09:50:51 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
I always thought it worked like this. The A6 is the major road and roads coming off it were A62 and the like. I always presumed if a road coming off the A6 was the A58 it's because they'd run out of numbers or something.
It's quite impressive how wrong I can be! Now I'm looking at my local area and going "oh yeah! Durgh". Turns out I'm not as clever as I thought I was. Breaking news huh.
28/08/2026 17:02:25 UTC
Upt'North ¹ said :-
Packed the inner bags. I feel a road trip coming on......tomorrow.
Honestly don't know a destination but the tunnel is booked for Thursday.
Keep y'all posted.
Upt and Er'Indoors....of course.
31/08/2026 17:08:08 UTC
Ren - The Ed¹ said :-
Ooh exciting! Europe is calling?
31/08/2026 19:05:29 UTC
Ian Soady¹ said :-
Have fun for those of us who can't at the moment.
01/09/2026 11:13:20 UTC
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