Karl_b

Obviously. It took 3 hours to boil the kettle for half a dozen cups of tea.

Good spot - we were waiting for fresh ones.

Here's one from a few weeks ago, which I forgot to post. A buffet breakfast at esteemed ex-forumite Owen "The Professor's" wedding. All completely serviceable, giving it a 10/10 for the company, setting and the provision of a decent all you can eat breakfast at a TLW related bash.

Excellent! I'll pop in and say hello next time I'm over visiting them.

Fantastic! I've been in your shop before too! Do you know that the forumite previously known as The Professor (Owen) lives in Glossop and that his wife runs The Bottle Store a stones throw from you?

Are you "forced" to like it? Why shouldn't the women's CL - the pinnacle of the sport in Europe - be given precedence over the second tier, men's, competition?

Windy, innit?

Well done on the test and for navigating the bump in the [mental health] road. Similarly, any of us are here if you want to exchange a few messages via PM. Presumably Christmas will bring you a snazzy new hat, so there's something to look forward to!

I feel much the same, must be an age thing! Whilst I still love discovering the odd new band (or old band I'd never come across, IE Destroyer) I've become content in knowing what my tastes are. I still buy records, but not as many since the little one arrived and I'm quite particular about parting with my money! I tend to buy stuff by artists I already like with the odd foray in to something new. I've been filling gaps in my CD collection with second hand eBay and charity shops purchases and diving in to the music of New Orleans (itself a broad catch-all genre). Hence, I'm stuck in a snapshot of myself from about 10 years ago, perpetually listening to The National, Sufjan Stevens, QOTSA, Sigur Ros, Jimmy Eat World, Sharon van Etten, Bon Iver, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, etc, etc. Yeah, that might seem a bit dull and predictable but I got off the "Spotify Shuffle" merry go round a few years ago, instead investing my time and money in to full length albums again.

I am utterly, utterly obsessed by The National and they would be my recommendation. They'll come across a bit "sad dad" and I know they're a bit melancholic for some but the musicianship (particularly the drumming) and songwriting are really something. Start with the three album run from 2004 to 2010 of 'Alligator', 'Boxer' and 'High Violet' and go from there. The two albums preceding those three are ok but show a band finding their sound - 2003's 'Cherry Tree EP'shows a marked progression and a leap in their output. The albums post HV are all worth your while too but it will make more sense to hear the evolution from earlier records first. I promise you they're worth the investment, whilst there are some standout tracks and singles, The National are a band that still create albums as a whole piece, their songs will grow on you, stay with you and you'll find yourself loving a new song or album on phases.

Actually, you're right - what I meant was that I like seeing your bullshit called out.

Claiming you can't be a misogynist because you were born, have a sister and managed to spawn some girls of your own is hardly a good fucking argument is it, Anny?

You're making stupid, strawman arguments. You've constantly proven yourself to be an ill-informed, lying bigot on these forums; I have no interest in "debating" anything with you because you're not actually capable of it. What you mistake for discourse is just you shouting in to the wind. But I do like calling your bullshit out, I'm amazed we're keeping you around this time.

"Some of my best friends are black..."

Fuck off.

Give him the job as leader of the Tory party til the end of the season/their demise.

I haven't stepped foot in Anfield in years, so I can't see my, currently two-year old, daughter ever going to a game. It's prohibitively expensive for me to be a regular, even if I could get tickets, and I'd never force it on her. I have a deep rooted emotional connection with the game - and the club - forged in childhood, but I know that really it's a stupid game, ruined by money and by idiots tinkering with the rules, formats and technology. I love it and hate it and genuinely don't think I'd be bothered growing up watching it now. I can't see it ever being something we sit down together to do, so we'll find our own things (currently introducing games and climbing with baseball, ice hockey and cooking up my sleeve).

A defender who plays CB and RB, please. And that Gray kid from Leeds.

The Mississippi has plenty but - whilst not mentioning it directly it's definitely the subject - Johnny Cash's 'Big River' is a classic.

You posted it in response to a point about Brexit and wages, what were you implying? Or were you just making a superfluous point and posting a load of links without thought, as usual?

Fair cop, we've all been diving in our Scrooge McDuck vaults post-Brexit, it's been nothing but sunlit uplands. It turns out that I definitely aren't worse off now than I was two years ago now that I've read that article, so that's nice.

He was a friend of a family friend and by all accounts an absolutely lovely person. When I worked in a local shop as a teenager, we had a life-sized cardboard cut-out of him to advertise something. When we were done with it I was asked by said friend to post it to an address with a card; turns out it'd gone straight to his house. He must have wondered why the hell some random kid in Hull was spamming him.

Negged for not embracing the whisky bitch.

Very, very good.

I've tried a lot of different beans this year, hoping to find something that works well with the Flair espresso maker. I have a great electric grinder for filter coffee but never expected to need to go fine enough for espresso and therefore have resorted back to hand grinding (fnar). It's also taken a lot of tinkering with the Flair to get a good espresso out of it but I think I'm there (clearly not of the standard of the best speciality coffee places but good for a home set up). Anyway, some suggestions for quality espresso beans: https://200degs.com/products/brazilian-love-affair https://www.darkartscoffee.co.uk/products/lost-highway-seasonal-espresso-mexico-1?_pos=1&_psq=lost+h&_ss=e&_v=1.0&variant=40211386368055 https://climpsonandsons.com/products/the-fields-buena-vista-el-salvador-2 These are also pretty versatile and will make a decent pour over, especially the Dark Arts one.