FoyleFox

3 hours ago, worthosoriginals said:

Makes you wonder why the majority of them are so slim.....if you're eating junk food from a bucket is your diet worse than  that of a farmyard animal? 

American diet and politics mostly here, the political bit is on its way.

 

They're not. Half of the population live on kale and are slim. The other half, not so much...

It hadn't occurred to me that it was cold enough for the heating thermostat to kick in, it has and I'm not even there. As it's June I didn't think to put holiday mode on. Thanks to you resurrecting this thread, holiday mode is on. Cheers. 

7 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Just like to clear up I mean cooking a Tomatoe and eating it as a Tomatoe. I don’t have any problem with cooking down tomatoes for sauce bases and what not. 

6 hours ago, danny. said:

This is quite shocking to read. A fried beef tomato half is amazing in a fry up. 

I'm with Sami, OK cooked in a sauce or fresh. On a fry up, absolutely not for me.  

On 06/06/2026 at 17:30, dayday said:

I wouldnt see them other wise , it ain’t like the old days when we all went on the piss all weekend , them days are over and a lot of us have moved to different places , so the home games are a catch up 

Pretty much my renewal scenario. 

2 hours ago, Parafox said:

The drivers that seem to think their car is the size of a tank and hesitate and wait whilst passing an obstacle on their side of the road when there's a gap that you could "drive a tank" through and they're driving a Honda Jazz or Hyundai i10.

 

In bold, I encounter this on a regular basis, particularly on country lanes. The arrogance, stupidity, lack of anticipation and ignorance infuriates me, to the point where I'm going have to put an angry face emoji at the end of this post.

 

 

 

I had the opposite on Thursday, bloke in a large car/suv but obviously thought he was in an i10. Parked cars all along one side, intermittent the other side. He pulls out of a gap after giving way for the car in front of me. Unfortunately, his car was too large to fit between mine and the parked one into the next gap.  Due to cars behind me and now him, no one can go anywhere. 

13 hours ago, JonnyBoy said:

Do you have to go through Drakes Passage 😅

Oh yes, the Drake Shake v Drake Lake gamble will be real 

On 04/06/2026 at 12:45, DJW1 said:

Is that for Bonfire Night? Perhaps I´ll drive over for a look. 

I see Sence Valley Forest Park and Kelham Bridge Nature Reserve are near Heather and Ibstock. Anyone ever been?

I used to go to Scence Valley reasonably often, they've done a good job creating a pretty nature area. I've not been for a couple of years but assume it's still nice. 

On 04/06/2026 at 20:09, DJW1 said:

The use (even on British web sites) of the American date system: month-day-year 

 

Even year-month-day would be more logical

 

That´s it. I´m officially out of things to say.  When do the fixtures come out? 

 

 

 

Absolutely this. I recently had to fill in many forms whilst in the USA, needless to say my date boxes were all over the place. Why can't they just use the normal, proper format! 

10 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Christ, how!? Do you work/need to book leave? I booked Thailand 1.5 months in advance and then was kicking myself for being convinced into booking it early after getting caught in the Iran war on the way back. Do you mean Perth in Nov 2028??

1.5 months ahead isn't in advance that's last minute for me 

We've booked Japan and Korea for June '27 and South America for January '28 already!

I work for myself and the OH is retired so, leave isn't an issue for us. If you've an employer with strict leave rules, I can see how it would be more challenging. 

8 hours ago, kenny said:

I think we are going to go to Canada June 2026.

 

Not started planning or booking anything yet. I don't like getting ahead of myself.

You know it's June 2026 now, right? You'd best start packing!

One thing to bear in mind with any cruises to Antarctica @FoxesDebit's such a short season, you do need to book early. Especially, if you like to choose a specifc good cabin. The tour package we've booked only had space for 12 more people and the ship had 2 cabins left, at the grade we've booked. 

Although, if you're happy to arrange your own flights and just do an Antarctica sailing it's not as bad as HAL, Princess and Celebrity all have itineraries. But, not all go to the Antarctica fully. We're going with Azamara and have 3 Antarctica days. 

I wanted to do a more comprehensive tour to include Machu Picchu, Rio etc, and didn't fancy arranging all that myself for South America so, booked the land/cruise package with the same people that we used for China and India last year. 

If you are thinking a of the full expedition cruise, I'd recommend sitting down before looking at the prices 

4 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

Are you going there on a cruise? You're very much a forward planner like me 

 

Our main holidays for 2027 are booked and I'm now planning 2028, so far looking at a Vietnam tour followed by the beach in Phu Quoc in March/April and then Perth in Australia in November.

 

After that our only continent to visit would be Antarctica so I'm interested in your plan

Land and cruise for this one. We're doing a week on land in Peru, board the ship in Valparaiso, Chile sail to the Chilean Fjords, Argentina, Antarctica, Falklands, Uruguay and disembark in Buenos Aries. Fly to Iguazu, then on to Rio.

We're not doing an expedition cruise so, no hiking up glaciers or kayaking around icebergs. Although, we are on a small ship, circa 550 passengers so, we get to get nice a close to the scenery.

South America and Antarctica booked for 2028. I'm planning well ahead. 

12 hours ago, Parafox said:

I would have thought that the measure of capacity to understand actions and consequences under the Mental Capacity Act would have some bearing on the decision.

Apparently not, he's still President of the USA.... oh, you didn't mean Donny...

I saw a notice yesterday they were due over NW Leics at 18:20, I thought it said tomorrow so, was a bit gutted we missed them when I saw a few comments about them on SM. Glad to hear it's tomorrow as well. 

5 hours ago, Unabomber said:

Has anyone done the p and o Norwegian cruise? I’ve never done a cruise or even thought it would be good but am now considering it

I've been on lots of cruises, including the Norwegian Fjords, one of my favourite cruises. Not sailed with P&O, though. 

7 hours ago, Bert said:

Why is this weather too hot In the UK but in another country it’s class. 

I don't mind when I'm abroad and it's this hot, main because I'm on holiday, by a pool, with a cold beer. Not actually having to do stuff. 

14 hours ago, Zear0 said:

Contactless terminals asking me for a donation amount. Firstly as a miser, no. Secondly, to which charity, Visa Xmas party? Doesn’t even say.

At least that's usually only £1. Much worse when you're in the US and the terminal suggests an 18 or 20% tip. No thanks. 

4 hours ago, Izzy said:

Does anyone make their own compost? (I swear I'm turning into my old man )

 

The amount of grass cuttings we're producing won't all fit into the garden waste bin thats collected every 2 weks and I cba to take them to the tip.

 

I'm also using a shed load of compost as I'm renevating and overseeding my lawn so figured it might make sense to make my own.

 

Any words of wisdom from seasoned composters on here?

Tried and failed miserably.

2 hours ago, AyewJoking said:

Amazon leaving parcels on your door stop.

I understand why they do this but it's like paying for minimal delivery effort for something that is 50/50 as to whether it's stolen or not.

Is there a default delivery message to "tap the door and leave my parcel outside"?

You can update delivery preferences in your account. They don't take any notice. I have a safe place listed in mine, stuff still gets left on the doorstep. I complain to the regularly about it. 

4 minutes ago, TeamRocket said:

Does anyone use esims When they go on holidays? Am asking only cos am going morocco for the first time and normally I just leave my phone at home and not worry about it but the Mrs wants us to get esims. So anyways wanted to what people thoughts and whats would  be the best one? For 7 day holiday.  Also how does the roaming thingy me bob work? Thanks

Yes, I've used an Airalo one a couple of times. Basically, you install it before you travel and then in your phone settings, once you arrive you tell your phone to use the esim for data. There's instructions here.

https://www.airalo.com/blog/why-airalo-what-our-users-are-saying-about-us

I've bought the set amount on data ones but other companies do unlimited ones, which are more expensive. 

We went to Senegal in February,  the esim was expensive so we bought a local sim card at the airport. You could always do that. 

20 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

Oh no, fingers crossed they recover well and you can carry on with your trip! Keep us updated and good luck 

Thanks. Discharged from hospital today. Just need to get home now. Hopefully Air Canada are sorting our flights for Saturday now. 

ETA we're booked to fly Seattle/Toronto and then London on Saturday 

Assuming no further medical issues! I do have to say the US ER and then general hospital were very, very efficient. I dread to think of the treatment costs though. 

8 hours ago, FoxesDeb said:

We definitely have the cruising bug. We still have 8 months to go until our Asia cruise and we've just booked for winter 2027. Leaving from the Dominican to visit the ABC islands, the US and British Virgin islands, and Puerto Rico. @FoyleFox any must see or avoid places? I'm guessing you've stopped in at least some of these ports, if not all 

One of our first cruises, way back,  went to Dominican, Puerto Rico, US and BVI. Unfortunately, I can't really recall what we did. I know we loved Puerto Rico. We did a coffee tour and walked the walls. I think we're going to one of the ABC on our November trip. 

We're currently away so, I can't check back on the itinerary plans. We were meant to be in Toronto yesterday and at Niagra Falls today, unfortunately, we're in a Seattle hospital, the OH has been unwell. Praying the travel insurance is robust 

9 hours ago, StanSP said:

People who use their hands and not the tongs at buffets. Inconsiderate and unhygienic fvckers. 

Equally, eating said buffet food before sitting down. Don't stand at the buffet eating you peasants. 

Just finished a week sailing in Alaska, absolutely stunning. 

Americans are an odd bunch but the scenery is outstanding. 

Just sailed through the Panama Canal, a fascinating experience.