General News Chat

[InversneckieDob]

Jim’s is fenced in for security, nae far fae the Blvd de Charonne entrance and last time I was there (2004, I think) there were all sorts of freaks lurking around it.

I had a good wander around. Doffed the cap to the graves of Edith Piaf, Oscar Wilde, and Molière and others whom I’ve forgotten.

T'was the late 80s I was there, nae fencing nae security then.
Fair few weird looking gadgies hanging about, like.

I saw Edith Piaf's grave, as I recall, but after a while the lure of mair peeve proved insurmountable so we took our leave.

[InversneckieDob]

Font seems normal now....weird.....or mebbe my phone.

[57vintage]

mair peeve

My 2004 trip included two memorable seshes with Shep - one of which occurred on le Quatorze Juillet - in his pal Steve's Auld Alliance boozer. I think that was when I eventually realised what binge-drinking was, and the utter folly thereof.

[donsdaft]

Binge drinking in Paris....oh the stories.

It's the fact that you can always find places that never close that really catches you out.

The Grand Cafe beside the opera.
When you go to the bogs, you're faced with mirrors reflecting the urinals at the back wall.

No, I never have pished on the mirrors but it's been bloody close.

[57vintage]

I’m on chapter 26 & it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard on audiobook. He could be reading out the telephone directory & it’d be entertaining. It’s put me off weetabix though.

I just don’t get poetry & a spoken word night is my idea of hell but this is marvellous stuff

Nobody ask what I mean by stuff. This isn’t 2003

“Luxury. Pure, unashamed luxury”.

Of the 49 books I have read (including 5 audiobooks, courtesy of Aberdeen’s superlative, helpful, generous library service), it’s the standout.

Only Mariella Frostrup reading out “Clark, Whyte, Shewan, Munro, McMillan, Petersen, Little, Smith, Winchester, Melrose, Wilson”

or “Clark, Boel, Hermiston, Murray, McMillan, Buchan, Forrest, Robb, Harper, Willoughby, Graham”

or “Leighton, Rougvie, McMaster, Cooper, McLeish, Miller, Strachan, Simpson, McGhee, Black (Hewitt), Weir”

or “Shearer, Perry, Lonie, Walker, Niddrie, Nicol, Still, McKay, Keith, Lennox, Donaldson”

in perpetuity, would come close.

[57vintage]

Wasn’t Arkwright Jr snagged in this sort of intrigue a few years ago?

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...t-exposed/amp/

[57vintage]

Wasn’t Arkwright Jr snagged in this sort of intrigue a few years ago?

https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/...t-exposed/amp/

Ah....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...kname=scotland

"This story was updated on 29 September following a court ruling which granted anonymity to the alleged victim."

Righto.

[mondo_notion]

I see, in an effort to save mankind, they are pondering the idea of refreezing the Arctic. Google how because I sure as hell don't know.

I had a similarly brazen idea to help global warming. Hear me out....

They are always on about sea levels getting dangerously high. I saw a thing about a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and it sucked in about 100 tonnes of water an hour to keep the reactor cool and to use for super heating to produce the steam that eventually spins the turbines that generate the power.

Build more nuclear power plants! If we have loads of power plants sucking in that amount of sea water the levels are bound to go down and we get electricity at the same time. Win win.

I don't even mind if anyone claims this idea as their own.

[eastnuekdon]

I see, in an effort to save mankind, they are pondering the idea of refreezing the Arctic. Google how because I sure as hell don't know.

I had a similarly brazen idea to help global warming. Hear me out....

They are always on about sea levels getting dangerously high. I saw a thing about a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and it sucked in about 100 tonnes of water an hour to keep the reactor cool and to use for super heating to produce the steam that eventually spins the turbines that generate the power.

Build more nuclear power plants! If we have loads of power plants sucking in that amount of sea water the levels are bound to go down and we get electricity at the same time. Win win.

I don't even mind if anyone claims this idea as their own.

I'll reply since you're not happy that everyone ignored your cunning plan.

Unfortunately once the steam is superheated it condenses again and gets returned. If you fancy going swimming near a nuclear power plant you'll probably find the sea is unseasonably warm there. Nice try though. Back to the drawing board

[mondo_notion]

I'll reply since you're not happy that everyone ignored your cunning plan.

Unfortunately once the steam is superheated it condenses again and gets returned. If you fancy going swimming near a nuclear power plant you'll probably find the sea is unseasonably warm there. Nice try though. Back to the drawing board

Hmm, I still think my science is sound. But thanks for your feedback nonetheless.