Tea Bun Run - Around the Cotswolds - 29 March
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Alan and Fiona
Thanks for a good fun event, the Victoria sponge was excellent and a reminder that I have work to do. (Hidden LACK of talents)
Thanks also to Mike for not mentioning that I was the only one to make a wrong turn!
Congratulations again.
Thanks for a good fun event, the Victoria sponge was excellent and a reminder that I have work to do. (Hidden LACK of talents)
Thanks also to Mike for not mentioning that I was the only one to make a wrong turn!
Congratulations again.
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Thanks Alan
Always happy to be a catalyst for learning😊
Kirk, a lecture on any topic is most welcome!
However my teachers always said that the old saying about leading horses to water but not being able to make them drink was never more true than in my case.
Always happy to be a catalyst for learning😊
Kirk, a lecture on any topic is most welcome!
However my teachers always said that the old saying about leading horses to water but not being able to make them drink was never more true than in my case.
Brian,
No lecture. Angle grinder James does that when he is not attending to Patina or imbibing Horlicks!
Mike, I think you need to "Man up" and make sure you do not keep navigational errors by others to yourself. See section 3. (iv) of our C.T. on T rule book which states " It is imperative that any errors or cock-ups in navigation by persons within the touring assembly are broadcast to the entire touring assembly as soon as is practicable. " You had plenty of opportunity in between mouthfuls of cake to fulfill your duty. Furthermore: "Those persons failing to observe rule 3. (iv) must by way of default buy cakes for the remainder of the touring assembly with the exception of the plonker that made the navigational error in the first place."
Brian, definately saw you drinking at our destination but could not be sure it was water and there were no horses present so I have no idea what your are talking about.
Note to RO. You are supposed to observe the august scribblings on here, pander to full members of CT on T, make plans for exciting excursions but not make predictions (as above) which are well above your RO C.T. on T pay grade. And keep your promises about buildings featured in Downton Abbey. I do not recall that 1960's housing estate you took us through on sunday featuring in Downton. Or was I asleep when the episode, that featured said estate, went back to Lord Grantham's child hood origins? Must go and lie down now as it is past my bedtime.
Kirk
No lecture. Angle grinder James does that when he is not attending to Patina or imbibing Horlicks!
Mike, I think you need to "Man up" and make sure you do not keep navigational errors by others to yourself. See section 3. (iv) of our C.T. on T rule book which states " It is imperative that any errors or cock-ups in navigation by persons within the touring assembly are broadcast to the entire touring assembly as soon as is practicable. " You had plenty of opportunity in between mouthfuls of cake to fulfill your duty. Furthermore: "Those persons failing to observe rule 3. (iv) must by way of default buy cakes for the remainder of the touring assembly with the exception of the plonker that made the navigational error in the first place."
Brian, definately saw you drinking at our destination but could not be sure it was water and there were no horses present so I have no idea what your are talking about.
Note to RO. You are supposed to observe the august scribblings on here, pander to full members of CT on T, make plans for exciting excursions but not make predictions (as above) which are well above your RO C.T. on T pay grade. And keep your promises about buildings featured in Downton Abbey. I do not recall that 1960's housing estate you took us through on sunday featuring in Downton. Or was I asleep when the episode, that featured said estate, went back to Lord Grantham's child hood origins? Must go and lie down now as it is past my bedtime.
Kirk
BartyB
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For the record, the thatched properties we travelled past on Sunday along Bushey Row, Bampton were featured in the second series. This was the cottage where double-amputee Arthur 'Nobby' Olthwaite, leader of the Downton Formation Clog Dancing side and regular client of fallen former housemaid, Ethel Parks, lived. Sadly, the scene featuring Arthur lying inebriated in the gutter being kicked to death by thugs who had mistaken him for footman Thomas Barrow, was considered too harrowing to be broadcast so was cut from the transmitted episode. It is however featured in the bonus scenes in the 2012 Downton Abbey box set.
Hope you had a good lie down.
Dear RO.,
Had a great lie down, thanks for enquiring, but it was worth rousing myself to read the above account. Such goings on in the Downton series!!
Thinking laterally or "outside of the box" in modern parlance: perhaps clog dancing could be included as one of region 31's sunday activities in the near future? Maybe such an activity would be best performed on the bonnet of Jame's 928 as it would provide a suitably large raised flatish surface to afford a great view of the clog moves especially Steve's triple toe back heel with 10% twist. Such a thrilling spectacle rarely performed these days. The vibrations as a result of dancing, to that old favourite clog dancer's tune Led Zeppelin's Black Dog, would shake a bit of the dirt off the cam covers. Cheaper than ultrasonic cleaning. Just a thought. Anyone got a better idea? Just off to snort some Horlicks.
Kirk
Had a great lie down, thanks for enquiring, but it was worth rousing myself to read the above account. Such goings on in the Downton series!!
Thinking laterally or "outside of the box" in modern parlance: perhaps clog dancing could be included as one of region 31's sunday activities in the near future? Maybe such an activity would be best performed on the bonnet of Jame's 928 as it would provide a suitably large raised flatish surface to afford a great view of the clog moves especially Steve's triple toe back heel with 10% twist. Such a thrilling spectacle rarely performed these days. The vibrations as a result of dancing, to that old favourite clog dancer's tune Led Zeppelin's Black Dog, would shake a bit of the dirt off the cam covers. Cheaper than ultrasonic cleaning. Just a thought. Anyone got a better idea? Just off to snort some Horlicks.
Kirk
BartyB
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I regret I must point out Mr N that your assertion that employing clog dancers (aka Cloggies) is likely to be cheaper appears to be incorrect. The cost seem to be significant, even if their accompanying music has been ripped off from peer-to-peer music sites without paying messrs Plant, Page, Jones and Bonham a bean. (BTW, I thought "˜When The Levee Breaks' would work better with clogs on a 928 bonnet).
My inclination was to agree with you. However, after undertaking extensive research, I have found some factoids on the subject of clog dancing, specifically, high frequency formation clog dancing. I thought I would share them with you.
Firstly, the all important footwear. It seems Yorkshire-made Walkley clogs are de rigeur and likely to have been the Downton formation clog dancing side's footwear of choice. Specifically, the high performance Walkley Gibson GTR version, shod with an iron sole and heel (ISAH), is preferred owning to its ability to allow the wearer to execute the famed "˜Triple Arkwright wi' half a twist' (a synchronized low-level knee attack) with minimal injury to the initiator.
Whilst motoring was a relatively nascent leisure activity during the period in which Downton Abbey is set, it was well-understood that clog dancers performing the Double Arkwright wi' Ankle Lever and the Heckmondwycke with Reverse Spin were regularly able to induce high frequency oscillations in metal components located in close proximity to the dancers. As well as cleaning metal surfaces better than a pneumatically-powered Brillo pad on steroids, these oscillations generated significant amounts of heat within the metal.
Whilst the physics were not fully understood at the time (it was later discovered to be due to the friction of molecules being rubbed together within the metal's crystalline structure), the high frequencies and associated harmonics emitted by clog dancers dancing in synchronisation, was nevertheless harnessed by boffins during the Second Word War. On Churchill's orders, a secret unit, known as the Special Clog Executive (SCE) was formed and in the summer of 1942 tactical clog dancing (TCD) was first deployed in action during Operation Torch in November 1942 on the Axis forces in North Africa.
For reasons of secrecy, it is not widely known that Panzer tanks designed by one Ferdinand Porsche could be knocked out at a range of 250 metres by vigorous synchronised clog dancing, specifically, Half Arkwrights performed with Full Groin Action and the Erotic Elbow Drive accompanied by blood-curdling cries of "Keep them knees stylish!".
In spite of the initial success of high frequency clog dancing in the defeat of enemy forces in North Africa, it proved an unreliable weapon in the subsequent Italian Campaign. This was due to the requirement by the Yorkshire and Lancashire clog dancing governing body that dancers must have a mandatory break and be provided with a minimum of 3 quarts of ale per 10 minutes of high frequency dancing. Unfortunately, the requirement to drink wine in the absence of draft ale in Italy, could not sustain the energy levels required. It was at this point that it was realised that the SCE Cloggies could only be deployed in theatres of war where ale (or lager, at a pinch) was readily available in large quantities so were disbanded before the Allies reached the Gothic Line.
After the war, high frequency clog dancing was used in several industrial processes, such as welding, paint-stripping, mineral extraction and, most notably, in steel production. Several Sheffield steel makers built platforms around the perimeters of their Bessemer converters to accommodate 20 or more clog dancers (mostly ex SCE Cloggies) who would dance in unison (later to evolve into a high profile trade union for public sector workers) to induce high frequencies which would create high temperatures in the crucible. For economic reasons, high frequency clog dancing eventually fell out of use as electricity from the National Grid was less than a quarter of the cost of the ale that fuelled Cloggies.
Returning to the topic of this discussion (and nothing like the topic of the orginal thread), these days it appears that high frequency clog dancing is very rare with only two known formation dancing sides in existence, one in Oldham, Lancs and the other in Mytholmroyd near Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire capable of performing this work. Apparently, these sides rarely undertake freelance work more than 5 miles from their local pub (usually when they leave their 1957 Ordnance Survey map on the hall table) but have been known to travel South.
Formation clog dancing rules state that a clog dancing match can only be played with two sides each consisting of six Cloggies, a league official, an umpire, Reg Thrumper, and the Blagdon Amateur Nuisance. A special score board capable of displaying 5 figure final scores to three decimal points (or fractions of 23rds) is also required. You may also have gathered that this, as well as the additional cost of hiring a coach and driver to transport the participants and the cost of ale is prohibitive and therefore would make the exercise wholly uneconomic. In fact, according to my calculations, it would be cheaper to undertake a complete body-off restoration on James' 928 AND pay off the UK's public sector net debt than get Cloggies to give James' underbonnet a "˜good going over' with clogs.
I can only conclude that James seeks a more conventional valeter or detailer for this type of work.
A
PS - In my experience Horlicks is highly addictive and can be mind-altering. Ovaltine is much less additive with fewer side effects. Watch yourself.
After the excitement of the trip to which this thread started I sat down at home with an Ovaltine, Horlicks and Coco mix the resultant over dose put me to sleep with a craving for tartan slippers and for some strange reason a pipe?
Clog Dancing!
Most countries maintain a form of dancing, singing and symbolism that is part of their cultural make up. New Zealand has the intimidating Haka, South Africa have spear and shield cladded Zulu dancing, Spain has the flamenco, India has too many delicately beautiful dance forms to mention such as the Sattriya. But guess what the English have as their quintessence of English dance and song.
Morris Dancing
For a country that reached Empirical heights of warfare, power and pomp you'd be forgiven for thinking that the cultural threads of our dancing and song culture involved cannons, drum marches and burly blue woaded men looking as though they'd not hesitate barbecuing your granny. But no, here in England we make aggressive use of the handkerchief and waving around of sticks an art form. Commonly known as "˜Morris Dancing'.
This deadly form of tactical warfare (a favourite of Churchill for special forces training in WW2, and still part of the SAS training ) would be the best it could even help with cleaning my engine as you have both a stick to soften areas and a cloth to wipe it clean. It is the perfect choice.
Clog Dancing!
Most countries maintain a form of dancing, singing and symbolism that is part of their cultural make up. New Zealand has the intimidating Haka, South Africa have spear and shield cladded Zulu dancing, Spain has the flamenco, India has too many delicately beautiful dance forms to mention such as the Sattriya. But guess what the English have as their quintessence of English dance and song.
Morris Dancing
For a country that reached Empirical heights of warfare, power and pomp you'd be forgiven for thinking that the cultural threads of our dancing and song culture involved cannons, drum marches and burly blue woaded men looking as though they'd not hesitate barbecuing your granny. But no, here in England we make aggressive use of the handkerchief and waving around of sticks an art form. Commonly known as "˜Morris Dancing'.
This deadly form of tactical warfare (a favourite of Churchill for special forces training in WW2, and still part of the SAS training ) would be the best it could even help with cleaning my engine as you have both a stick to soften areas and a cloth to wipe it clean. It is the perfect choice.
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