The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 09

[Seadog777]

Take it off!!!

 

[Kumquatqueen]

We loved the Librarians! Pretty young fucked-up bisexual kinky polyamorous students, at a graduate school for magic, ending up in what is definitely not-Narnia for copyright reasons...

Oops, that's the Magicians, not Librarians!

 

[colddiesel]

Can't beat a David Attenborough series or a real history doc

A piece of Attenborough trivia. When he was Director General of BBC2 (1965-69) he proved to be a much tougher executive than those who appointed him had anticipated. In particular he was critical of the Sports coverage which was run by stale old men covering the 'traditional' sports very traditionally. One sport he insisted on as good for colour TV was snooker and thus with 'Pot Black' it changed from being the sport of scruffy back alleys to the slick presentation popular today. It helped that they had a succession of superb presenters, particularly "Whispering Ted Lowe."

It tickles me that but for Attenborough we may never have seen much of the G.O.A.T. Ronnie O'Sullivan

 

[Duleigh]

Oops, that's the Magicians, not Librarians!

Yeah, that's not the Librarians. However what you described sounds like John Larroquette's part in Night Court (The only sit com put out in the past 20 years that I'll watch)

 

[Kumquatqueen]

A piece of Attenborough trivia. When he was Director General of BBC2 (1965-69) he proved to be a much tougher executive than those who appointed him had anticipated. In particular he was critical of the Sports coverage which was run by stale old men covering the 'traditional' sports very traditionally. One sport he insisted on as good for colour TV was snooker and thus with 'Pot Black' it changed from being the sport of scruffy back alleys to the slick presentation popular today. It helped that they had a succession of superb presenters, particularly "Whispering Ted Lowe."

It tickles me that but for Attenborough we may never have seen much of the G.O.A.T. Ronnie O'Sullivan

I did know that. It was one of a number of shows aimed at getting more people to watch colour TV.

Ronnie's great, but there's other contenders.

My dad got me into watching the odd bit of snooker with him. He liked Steve Davis. So one night he agreed I could stay up and watch the fourth session of the World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, to see who won.

Yes, it was 1985 and the match that went on forever, or rather, was won 18-17 with a 63-minute final frame. It still holds the record for a post-midnight UK TV audience (18.3 million, so nearly 1 in 3 of the country watched it).

 

[Duleigh]

I did know that. It was one of a number of shows aimed at getting more people to watch colour TV.

Ronnie's great, but there's other contenders.

My dad got me into watching the odd bit of snooker with him. He liked Steve Davis. So one night he agreed I could stay up and watch the fourth session of the World Snooker Championship final at the Crucible, to see who won.

Yes, it was 1985 and the match that went on forever, or rather, was won 18-17 with a 63-minute final frame. It still holds the record for a post-midnight UK TV audience (18.3 million, so nearly 1 in 3 of the country watched it).

Snooker on TV

I have heard of that. I always thought it was funny until I found myself in Korea watching a cricket trial match between Pakistan and Shri Lanka that went on for months (It felt like that). We watched that "game" for hours never quite figuring out what was going on... but we watched. We were trapped in an actual alert, (North Korea was going crazy, Kim Il Sung had died) lights out all over base and they were not going to search for another satellite to watch something better so the base cable feed had cricket.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Snooker on TV

I have heard of that. I always thought it was funny until I found myself in Korea watching a cricket trial match between Pakistan and Shri Lanka that went on for months (It felt like that). We watched that "game" for hours never quite figuring out what was going on... but we watched. We were trapped in an actual alert, (North Korea was going crazy, Kim Il Sung had died) lights out all over base and they were not going to search for another satellite to watch something better so the base cable feed had cricket.

Ha! Snooker is way easier to understand - the umpire tells you how many points are scored every time a ball is potted. The final frame is online - my kids found it riveting! Though they might have been the age where simple addition and colourful balls ricocheting are each exciting.

 

[Duleigh]

Ha! Snooker is way easier to understand - the umpire tells you how many points are scored every time a ball is potted. The final frame is online - my kids found it riveting! Though they might have been the age where simple addition and colourful balls ricocheting are each exciting.

I grew up with bowling. On TV at at Amherst Lanes (There were 110 lanes in that place) After bowling was over we could watch Bugs Bunny on Canadian TV

 

[Duleigh]

Dinner tonight was... I'd rather not think about it. Run FROM the bell.

Getting late, I'll put on a pot of coffee for our late night readers and put some water in the tea kettle for our folks in Blighty and then hit the hot tub. See ya in the morning when my battle with Express Scripts continues.

 

[MrPixel]

Runs FROM the bell.

Fixed it for you.

 

[desecration]

Tea in a hot tub... sounds pretty good right now.

 

[dmallord]

I'm cutting out sweets as much as I can. Seeing my father struggle with neuropathy gives me pause on my diet.

Neuropathy is a pain. It's the pins and needles things that are getting to me lately. Sitting with my feet elevated, I wiggle my toes and it is so weird. As though ants are crawling all over them and like they aren't attached. Same for my fingers.

Hope your dad's stable.

My doc blows it off. I live with it. BTW it affects my balance, too.

 

[CarmineBlancheJr]

Good evening, all... Was getting ready for bed and thought I would stop in here and say Hi. @Duleigh Suggested I stop in and see what this group was all about.

 

[CarmineBlancheJr]

I grew up with bowling. On TV at at Amherst Lanes (There were 110 lanes in that place) After bowling was over we could watch Bugs Bunny on Canadian TV

Bowling seems to be a dying sport. I used to bowl and was pretty good at it. Then the two places I had to go went away within a year, replaced by indoor swap meets. Sucked, then I moved to Seattle for a while and could just not get back into it in a larger city. Might start playing again some day.

Somewhere I have my "7-10" Pin from picking up five splits in league play. It never happened again. HAHA...

 

[Rustyoznail]

They're for high torque, and a normal 12-point socket or close-end wrench should work.

There you go. Another different name. We call these ring spanners, because, well... It's obvious.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Oh, and hi to @CarmineBlancheJr. Pull up a chair, have a coffee or tea, and be careful of the dragon downstairs.

 

[Handley_Page]

There you go. Another different name. We call these ring spanners, because, well... It's obvious.

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"Double off-set Ring spanners" !

If I remember my Instructor from a long time ago. . . .

Any coffee ?

 

[Duleigh]

Bowling seems to be a dying sport. I used to bowl and was pretty good at it.

I used to bowl and watched it on tv and there were several bowling shows both national and local. We had one called Beat the Champ where a contestant bowled against last weeks champ and if he won he'd come back as the champ next week. My dad was champ for two weeks - instant celebrity! Now the game is evolved into something else. The pro championships look to be two steps away from a drug fueled bender. The crowds are completely wild and the bowlers do victory dances after a good set. Oh, and the bowling balls don't have a thumb hole anymore.

We call these ring spanners, because, well... It's obvious.

well... "Ring Spanners" is fewer letters than "Twelve Point Box Wrench" it's got that, but when someone says "Hand me a spanner" I still think of some measuring device.

Good morning all, welcome to the party @CarmineBlancheJr. We depend on Mr. Coffee here, if you have a desire for a froo-froo coffee you'll have to come up with your own. The fanciest we get is tea for @Handley_Page and maybe a knave for his dragon to munch on.

 

[MrPixel]

Good evening, all... Was getting ready for bed and thought I would stop in here and say Hi. @Duleigh Suggested I stop in and see what this group was all about.

Welcome, CBj. There's your first lesson - we have a habit, bad or otherwise, of referring to each other by initials. The shorthand saves keystrokes better spent on authoring.

Second thing to know, but most importantly, is our congenial leader (and operator of the coffee shop), @TxRad , is MIA at the moment. He has quite recently taken ill and many of us are on pins and needles here out of concern. So excuse us if we express our worry from time to time.

Again, welcome. It was D who suggested your presence here? Hmm. We won't hold that against you. Unless you want us to.

 

[Rustyoznail]

well... "Ring Spanners" is fewer letters than "Twelve Point Box Wrench" it's got that, but when someone says "Hand me a spanner" I still think of some measuring device.

I have been known to use one of these spanners to measure things, but I don't know what you use.

 

[yowser]

I have been known to use one of these spanners to measure things, but I don't know what you use.

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Adjustable wench.

 

[Handley_Page]

Adjustable wench.

especially if she's of a suitable age. . . . .

 

[MillieDynamite]

It screws up Dad's balance as well. If he isn't using a can for arthritis, he's using it for balance. I never know which is bothering him without asking. The most common answer is, "Both."

Neuropathy is a pain. It's the pins and needles things that are getting to me lately. Sitting with my feet elevated, I wiggle my toes and it is so weird. As though ants are crawling all over them and like they aren't attached. Same for my fingers.

Hope your dad's stable.

My doc blows it off. I live with it. BTW it affects my balance, too.

 

[Duleigh]

I have been known to use one of these spanners to measure things, but I don't know what you use.

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That appliance is called a "Japanese Socket Set" It's mostly used when you have knuckles that are not bruised.

Spanner brings to mind this

Which is actually a caliper but measures the span of an opening

 

[dmallord]

especially if she's of a suitable age. . . . .

I could see how an adjustable wench might tighten a few nuts.