General Random Conversation..

[sammynb 3353]

1 hour ago, Alex said:

The older of my two dogs is partially deaf. It’s been a blessing in disguise as he can only hear higher pitched noises like when you whistle. I say that because he was previously terrified of fireworks and I have little doubt it would have caused him to have a heart attack or something as he’s now 15. He would literally shake with panic for hours. Only to be set off again with even the sound of a distant firework if you could eventually get him calmed. You can get get stuff prescribed, basically Valium, which did seem to work. Problem is it needs to be taken hours in advance, you can’t give them it too often and it’s not just one night that it happens.

Honestly, it’s a genuinely heartbreaking thing to witness.

I get that people like them and I wouldn’t go for an all out ban. But you can get ones now that make little or no noise. I would regulate it more too and only allow organised displays. 

 

Glad to hear G is still with you guys. Our two hated fireworks, every new year was a fucking nightmare as we live a couple of kilometres from Sydney Harbour and that shitshow they'd beam out to the world every NYE.

 

And @Andrew good to hear you are okay albeit banged up slightly.

Edited 11 hours ago by sammynb

[Holden McGroin 6500]

8 minutes ago, Ayatollah Hermione said:

Hope you’re doing grand, Andrew. Finding someone else to run this place would have been a nightmare 

 

 

Agreed. Leaving Toontastic in the hands of CT is more terrifying than Trump being Pres.

[Alex 34818]

11 minutes ago, sammynb said:

 

Glad to hear G is still with you guys. Our two hated fireworks, every new year was a fucking nightmare as we live a couple of kilometres from Sydney Harbour and that shitshow they'd beam out to the world every NYE.

 

And @Andrew good to hear you are okay albeit banged up slightly.

It’s G-Dogg’s 15th birthday today as it happens. Roast beef as treat for later. The loveable half blind, half deaf, little shitbag 

[Renton 21261]

1 hour ago, ewerk said:

Over here you need a licence for fireworks. It's only £30 but has put off the vast majority of people from buying them to the point it's a rarity to see a firework on Halloween night.

 

Yep, never seen an explosions in Belfast.

[The Fish 10698]

Fireworks were insane on the weekend, and last night. Maybe three doors down appeared to trying to one up their neighbour. Some of the explosions were proper window rattlers. 

 

Made me think differently about Gaza.

[sammynb 3353]

29 minutes ago, Alex said:

It’s G-Dogg’s 15th birthday today as it happens. Roast beef as treat for later. The loveable half blind, half deaf, little shitbag 

 

Thankfully there's one lovable G-Dogg, who is also smart enough not to predict shite that will never happen!

Hope he enjoys his dinner and lounging on the couch for the day.

[Monkeys Fist 42035]

45 minutes ago, Holden McGroin said:

 

 

Agreed. Leaving Toontastic in the hands of CT is more terrifying than Trump being Pres.

“Oooh, I wonder what this butto…”

[Alex 34818]

24 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Fireworks were insane on the weekend, and last night. Maybe three doors down appeared to trying to one up their neighbour. Some of the explosions were proper window rattlers. 

 

Made me think differently about Gaza.

[Meenzer 15388]

25 minutes ago, Monkeys Fist said:

“Oooh, I wonder what this butto…”

 

 

 

 

.....can we put him in charge of the world too?

[RobinRobin 11116]

4 hours ago, Andrew said:

Bit of a lucky escape today all told.

 

Bit of a dinged up arm but thats all, other guy didnt stop at a give way.

 

Wheres the car thread?

Glad you're reasonably okay.

Should have had a light coloured car and he might have seen you. 🙂 

[Monkeys Fist 42035]

2 minutes ago, RobinRobin said:

Should have had a light coloured car

Reported! 

[wykikitoon 19877]

To cheer you up Dipper is pissing and moaning because he's been told he need his car insuring for business and its going to cost him an extra £30 a year  

[Christmas Tree 4685]

1 hour ago, Monkeys Fist said:

“Oooh, I wonder what this butto…”

 

 

Didnt Ant already press that.

[Dr Gloom 21807]

glad you're okay @Andrew!

[The Fish 10698]

Just got back from lunch with the Mrs at Altrincham Market. Quite the star-studded affair, let me tell you. There was Mark Chapman having a glass of red with who I can only assume are his parents, Gethin Jones having a quiet coffee on his own and Jenny Powell out with some gal pals.

 

More as we get it. 

 

 

[wykikitoon 19877]

15 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Just got back from lunch with the Mrs at Altrincham Market. Quite the star-studded affair, let me tell you. There was Mark Chapman having a glass of red with who I can only assume are his parents, Gethin Jones having a quiet coffee on his own and Jenny Powell out with some gal pals.

 

More as we get it. 

 

 

I saw Chapman in Headingley once, really nice bloke.

[Gemmill 44338]

Try telling that to Yoko Ono. 

[The Fish 10698]

59 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

I saw Chapman in Headingley once, really nice bloke.

I didn't speak to him or anything, he looked dishevelled. 

 

[Monkeys Fist 42035]

44 minutes ago, The Fish said:

I didn't speak to him or anything, he looked dishevelled. 

 

He’d been up all night waiting for his kids to defrag his laptop. 

[Alex 34818]

2 hours ago, The Fish said:

Just got back from lunch with the Mrs at Altrincham Market. Quite the star-studded affair, let me tell you. There was Mark Chapman having a glass of red with who I can only assume are his parents, Gethin Jones having a quiet coffee on his own and Jenny Powell out with some gal pals.

 

More as we get it. 

 

 

I had to double check there that I wasn’t re-reading that article about Quincy Jones and all the people he’d met  and worked with 

Edited 3 hours ago by Alex