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A father buys a lie detecting robot that slaps a person when he lies. The father decides to test it out on his son at supper. "Where were you last night?" "I was at the library." The robot slaps the son. "Okay, I was at a friend's house." "Doing what?" asks the father. "Watching a movie, 'Toy...

A day’s birdspotting at Blacktoft Sands takes a strange turn. You don’t see this very often. I bet that David Attenborough doesn’t have this problem. An artistic study - Penguin in a hawthorn? After a while he got bored, and started to walk home. A passing geologist gives him a...

Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible However, we have had a visit from a very fussy ‘Building Inspector.’ Checking the threshold. Inspecting the studwork. Checking for the DPC. Ladder Health and Safety. We have managed to finish the sheathing on the rear roof, but it...

Hi there, As a matter of interest, I notice that your avatar is very similar to mine. Would it be a lute perchance? Regards.....Dick.

Hello all, thanks for the warm welcome a while ago; I hope that the pics work ok. The 'difference' is twofold. Firstly, any 'silly person' can build a pitched roof :wink: but it takes a complete numbskull to want a gambrel roof, having never built anything larger than a table before. Secondly, there...

Hi folks, With respect to posting workshop construction pictures, what would be the optimum size be between downloading to view, and ability to 'have a good gander? Having viewed dibs-h build, I would guess 800x600 but would 640x480 be better? My personal pref. when viewing is 'if you are...

Hello all, Having been a UK Workshop voyeur for a while now, I have taken the plunge and signed my life away. I realise that after reading one of Alf’s posts that I have to forgo life as I knew it. When compared with other sites, I much prefer the easy laid back and eminently helpful approach...