Free Falling Foxes

Does the 'Boardman' still exist? That's what we called the school truancy officer. I can still picture our Boardman riding around on his Honda 50 scooter and visiting the homes of school absentees. And yes, he even had a clipboard with him. He also collard me once, walking along a street in school time. He ordered me to climb on the back of his scooter and off we went, back to class. Just spotted this on Amazon

I've mentioned before on this subject, that I witnessed around 8 German lads laughing and joking around a park bench when I was over there a few years ago. I noticed that they were dropping their food wrappers, drink cans and so on on the grass. Just as I tut tutted to myself, thinking they were just like folk back home, they left the park picking up every single item they had dropped. You can guess the response I've received when challenging litter droppers on these shores.

I've noticed more and more instances where folk basically fly tip next to a litter bin. I guess their reasoning is it will be collected when the bin is emptied. The dumping of houshold items just doesn't make sense, especially moreso in the city. The council have a free bulk waste collection service.

Reminds you of BR in the previous couple of seasons

Channel surfing I stumbled upon, Our Flag Means Death. BBC2 I've been catching up with it on iPlayer. Really enjoyable comedy which, given its premise - rich man in the 1700s becomes bored and decides he wants to become a gentleman pirate - is actually based on a true story.

Staff have started washing their hands.

I fvcked you good and proper.

Something with ad breaks that you didn't see years ago but far too often now, are trailers for other tv shows appearing on the channel later that day or on another day. Sky Mix excelled with this tonight. Every ad break I saw this evening had a trailer for Landscape Artist of the Year, 'Tonight at 8', it said. Thing is, these were being shown in every break two hours after that programme had finished.

Enzo had just got a text from Top. 'Ffs, what you playing at, we'll be deducted points if we go up'

Just as someone asks, should we sack everyone and close the company down? Leicester score and you leap up and scream YES!

Apologies for Sunderland being on top atm, it all started with me finally finding a stream.

With absolutely no influence from myself, one of my grandsons is getting into the 1960s Batman TV show. The scenes with Catwoman are delicious.

We took our young children to a cattle market there, shortly before it closed for good. One of them needed the loo. I found one and opened the door. What greeted me was the most disgustingly filthy public bog imaginable and, as you'll appreciate, it was up against some pretty stiff competition. In fact, I would go as far to say it made that toilet in Trainspotting look like the pinnacle of cleanliness and hygiene. Needless to say we didn't use it.

Number one? If the planet is uninhabitable then equality won't matter to any of us. Also, during the progress of a dying Earth, inequality will be amplified far more. Poorer people, societies and nations will fall by the wayside first and the opposite true for the rest. Inequality needs to tackled but on an equal footing with climate.

I too thought Kin was very good. Like you also, then started with True Detective. As I've mentioned elsewhere in this thread, not too impressed. Interested to hear what you think when you start it.

I've wondered if that why there has been so little national coverage? Remember when that lady had slipped into a river whilst out with her dog, hundreds turned up to 'help'. Many of those had their own theories what had happened and where she could be found. Also, you had 'psychics' there who felt they could help and finally, loads of others there just so they could post selfies on Facebook and Instagram; 'Here's me, helping with the search'.

Some good news for a change.

Love to see this in slo-mo with the theme from Chariots of Fire playing.

Funny you should mention that. At that scene I turned to Mrs. FFF and said 'Nah, too big, prefer yours'. That said, I felt sorry for the copper being handcuffed so he couldn't get his hands on them.

Well, that just about covers it.

Have to agree. Following many recommendations on here, Mrs. FFF and I began series one. Watched two episodes so far and struggling tbh. Mrs. FFF is ready to bin it off but I'll give it a couple of more episodes. One thing that grates is the interminable, 'half speed', super laid back and totally unbelievable laconic portrayal of the Rust character. It gets tedious and predictable. Invariably, his response to a question will first be a slow and long draw on his cigarette. You have to hope he's lit it first or else that's something else you have to endure. He then will say his piece very very and r e a l l y slow ly. Get on with it!

Imagine one of the builders turning-up for the first day of the rebuild and pulling a spirit level from his tool bag. 'You can put that away mate, you won't be needing it.'

I'm not sure that is the case. On the odd, rare occasions I've gone onto other teams boards, you get the same sort of comments you see on FT. It's just your average football fans.

No adverts on the side of the pitch, just letters to show the half time scores elsewhere. Something that is long, long gone and will not be seen again.