Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

Davesnave

Ellie2758 wrote: »

I thought Longleat was brilliant. The fact that you can go back and do the bits you didnt get round to the first time is excellent if you are staying nearby as we were. Real value for money.

The whole estate is a great place for walking. We used to go up there in the evenings and watch the lions for free.

My parents liked it so much, I scattered their ashes on the hillside at Heaven's Gate on January 1st 2005.

That's five season tickets each they owe for now....:rotfl:

Ellie2758

Aww, that's lovely - how did you get free access? Is there a right of way or something like there is through Leeds Castle ?

Davesnave wrote: »

The whole estate is a great place for walking. We used to go up there in the evenings and watch the lions for free.

My parents liked it so much, I scattered their ashes on the hillside at Heaven's Gate on January 1st 2005.

That's five season tickets each they owe for now....:rotfl:

Davesnave

Ellie2758 wrote: »

Aww, that's lovely - how did you get free access? Is there a right of way or something like there is through Leeds Castle ?

Yes, you can park and walk into the estate. There are dozens of footpaths. That's free to anyone; I was just joking about the tickets!

The lions would sit on a particular bank in the evening to catch the last of the sun, and locals knew that.

Edit: I've just remembered we chose January 1st at sunset as the time to scatter the ashes because it seemed appropriate. It was getting chilly when we arrived, so we expected to be alone, but to our horror there was a wedding party of about 30 people there, taking photos. :eek:

We trundled off and returned half an hour or so later when it was almost dark, as we didn't think what we had planned would have created the right atmosphere for the others!

lemonjelly

Anyone any the wiser regarding cucumber picking? Should I be picking now, or waiting...

Help!

Davesnave

lemonjelly wrote: »

Anyone any the wiser regarding cucumber picking? Should I be picking now, or waiting...

Help!

Oh, sorry! Yes, it won't hurt to pick one, to see if they are ready. I'd imagine they would be, as I've had them since June.

They're like courgettes really; the more you take the more they can give.

I'm more worried about my winter squash. The books say harvest in the autumn when the plants die down, but mine are the size of footballs, now! I am taking a few anyway....:o

tomterm8

lemonjelly wrote: »

Anyone any the wiser regarding cucumber picking? Should I be picking now, or waiting...

Help!

Pick one now, and try it.

SingleSue

Had an excellent day down at the beach today, I even went in the water!

vivatifosi

Earlier on this page I gave you funny, now its time for downright scary. In terms of anonymity on the web that is:

http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/8/5/no-anonymity-future-web-says-google-ceo/
"Show us 14 photos of yourself and we can identify who you are. You think you don't have 14 photos of yourself on the internet? You've got Facebook photos!"

!!!!!!! told delegates at the conference that the availability of information increased convenience, and enabled society to more effectively combat anti-social and criminal behaviour - but his talk raised some unsettling issues.
He said that addressing issues such as identity theft, for instance, required "true transparency and no anonymity".
"In a world of asynchronous threats," said !!!!!!!, "it is too dangerous for there not to be some way to identify you. We need a [verified] name service for people. Governments will demand it."

!!!!!!!'s comments come just days after Samy Kamkar demonstrated a technique that used Google's Street View Wi-fi data to identify an individual's location remotely down to as little as nine metres.

ETA: for some reason the boss of Google's address comes out as a load of !!!!, his surname is S C H M I D T

wageslave

treliac wrote: »

I wish I knew what you mean by this wageslave?

I was in one of those kinds of relationships at the time.

You know the kind. Where the emotions are almost genuine.

sss555s

vivatifosi wrote: »

Earlier on this page I gave you funny, now its time for downright scary. In terms of anonymity on the web that is:

http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/8/5/no-anonymity-future-web-says-google-ceo/
"Show us 14 photos of yourself and we can identify who you are. You think you don't have 14 photos of yourself on the internet? You've got Facebook photos!"

!!!!!!! told delegates at the conference that the availability of information increased convenience, and enabled society to more effectively combat anti-social and criminal behaviour - but his talk raised some unsettling issues.
He said that addressing issues such as identity theft, for instance, required "true transparency and no anonymity".
"In a world of asynchronous threats," said !!!!!!!, "it is too dangerous for there not to be some way to identify you. We need a [verified] name service for people. Governments will demand it."

!!!!!!!'s comments come just days after Samy Kamkar demonstrated a technique that used Google's Street View Wi-fi data to identify an individual's location remotely down to as little as nine metres.

ETA: for some reason the boss of Google's address comes out as a load of !!!!, his surname is S C H M I D T

Your not one of them stalkers, are you viva?