This will be a short one...I Promise

[Condobloke]

Mate, as you know, some of us here could talk under water with a mouth full of wet cement.....and still manage to fill up a few pages. ....probably 'discussing' the merits or otherwise of a particular type of cement....whether it is of the quick set variety or not....
Aussies have been known to argue/debate about two flies crawling up the wall....do they in fact 'crawl' ?...or are they walking?.....which one will reach the top first....and other trivialities.....have been kniwn to consume quite a bit of time....and usually accompanied by a beer or two....or three...depending on that rate of progress of the flies...

 

[Brickwizard]

usually accompanied by a beer or two....or three.

For Christ’s sake, don't get talking about beer, or we will need a bigger web server.

 

[Condobloke]

Sorry, Rob...couldn't resist

 

[KGIII]

Speaking of cement, they think they finally understand what's going on with Roman concrete.

For comparison, our concrete buildings are expected to last a hundred years, give or take a few decades.

Roman concrete is still fine after 2000 years and is somehow stronger underwater.

Now, I can't explain the chemistry (mostly 'cause I haven't looked it up) but I guess it has to do with what we previously considered flaws - the occlusions left by what we considered an impurity (limestone). It turns out it was quicklime and those holes left behind mean that the cement has a place to fall into instead of crumbling.

Something like that, at any rate... The papers and announcements were just made recently. I'll understand it better when some smart person explains it in a documentary, or maybe a TED talk.

 

[sphen]

On the subject of this being a 'short one'.....I have known the people here turn a one word post into a multi page discussion......

no Way, mate!

Way!

 

[VP9KS]

We have landed and you can unbuckle your seatbelts and begin to gather your luggage.

Thank you for flying Air Wizard and we hope to see you again soon.

So... how many passengers can you carry on your broom, Wiz?

 

[wizardfromoz]

Aah, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul

Keep up with the program

It's a flying carpet.

4 passengers

Wiz
Avagudweegend

 

[KGIII]

So... how many passengers can you carry on your broom, Wiz?

Hmm... Witches ride brooms. Wizards ride dragons (or other nifty things, such as a carpet).

I am not sure why there's a difference. I've consumed a lot of fantasy (which should NOT be in the science fiction section) and the above is true in all sorts of cases. Witches, if they fly at all, use a broom.

It's not always true, but it sure seems to be that was more often than not - and by wide margins.

Though I did read one weird book where Merlin was (as was reality) an engine in a fighter plane and that magic helped the dude throughout the Battle of Britain. Still, it was not a broom.

 

[Condobloke]

I once told a rather sticky beaking woman to 'get back on her broomstick and fly away.

I haven't seen her since !!

 

[KGIII]

I once told a rather sticky beaking woman to 'get back on her broomstick and fly away.

LOL I have said similar, most recently to a buddy's long-term girlfriend. We do not get along, her and I. No, we do not. I get along just fine with almost everyone, so I'm pretty sure it's a her thing.

When I retired and moved here, I used to party pretty heavily with him. We'd be mostly useless for days. She entered the picture and that was (almost) the end of that. She doesn't want him 'gone for days at a time'. She pretty much hates me and I antagonize her for my own amusement. If she gives me too much trouble, I'll keep him occupied enough so that she doesn't see 'em for a week. Well, probably not - but maybe... I've got too much to do lately to party like that. I pretty much suck at retiring.

 

[Brickwizard]

I once told a rather sticky beaking woman to 'get back on her broomstick and fly away

Be afraid, be very afraid ...
This is not a joke,
I married a Pendle witch [borne near Sabden under Pendle Hill], when we moved to our first house, I bought her a traditional Birch broomstick, which was mounted on the wall above the fire Harth, well It's now nearly 50 years on, and after many moves, the same broomstick still adorns one wall in our house,

this is a joke.
My wife came into the lounge, complaining of splinters in her hands, "I need a new broom" she said
"Why can't you use the bus like everyone else" I said.

This actually happened,
we were on holiday on the Isle of wight, She was walking around a gift shop, when she came out, I said "I didn't know your sisters were coming down", "what do you mean" she said, "we have seen their transport parked up" I said, our daughter [aged about 6] confirmed this, "where" she said, so we told her to turn around, leaning against the wall of the next door shop was a row of 5 new broomsticks.

 

[Condobloke]

I do hope 1612 doesn't visit itself upon us, anytime soon

 

[VP9KS]

Aah, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul

Keep up with the program

It's a flying carpet.

4 passengers

Wiz
Avagudweegend

Ok, I guess, then harry and company are wrong? I don't see any antennas on that ride, so you must be VFR Only? What category is it registered in, Utility, or Homebuilt? What do you squawk, 1200?

 

[VP9KS]

So, one crew member and 4 passengers? Oh, and what is the top speed on that bad boy? Please tell me it is mach 1 or higher! You do know that you're not (street??) legal without seat belts, don't you?