The Chill Out Zone

[Lancpudn]

Morning all, Sunshine & blue skies here.

Originally Posted by reworht

Regrettably Ian, most of the Lackenby Works and Redcar oil terminal are now virtual ghost sites. The big hope for the future is a deep potash and polyhalite mine located near to the hamlet of Sneatonthorpe, Whitby which would use the Ore Terminal at Redcar. Steel has reached the end of its production life in this area - there's no point producing something which no-one wants to buy at your price!
The frustrating part is that many of the steel plants across the world that now undercut us were built using British knowledge and expertise - a life long mate of mine spent 30 years helping build steelworks in South Africa, Northern China, Scandinavia and even America !!

Yeah Sad demise of British industry, we always seemed to have that uncanny knack of shooting ourselves in the foot after being at the forefront of many industries.
Jobs for the masses are as you say very sadly consigned to history.

[RPWC]

Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

Morning all.

Sun with cloud this morning.

Originally Posted by coolcat

Morning Bob, morning all.

Sun is out here as well, looking like a nice day in store

Originally Posted by trikey

Morning all, lovely and sunny today.

Same here.

[Lancpudn]

The sunshine & blue skies didn't last long here It's gone dark and here comes the rain & thunder just as we finished pegging out the washing.

Looks like choo choo time again

[WillyHeckaslike]

Originally Posted by Lancpudn

Jobs for the masses are as you say very sadly consigned to history.

For some the trend will have been a gradual process which may have began some years ago with the very sad passing of Bob Hope.

[Lancpudn]

Evening all, lots of showers rolling through but at the moment it's a beautiful evening.


Roast beef dinner for tea tonight.

[RPWC]

Evening all, I had my second blood test for sugar levels yesterday, rang the surgery tonight, and it has come back normal.. A relief for me, I can still have the things I enjoy, but on a much reduced scale.

[reworht]

Originally Posted by trikey

I agree, having spent every summer of my childhood holidaying in the area, I used to go to sleep watching the flames from the stacks, out of the caravan window.

Did you ever stay at the (in)famous Majuba Road Caravan Park, or the one round the corner at Warrenby Andy?
They both afforded superb views of the steelworks and Wilton in the background

[reworht]

It's been a canny day in Norfolk today - fair few clouds, but of the white variety - plus a lot of blue sky and sunshine. We trotted up to Cromer early afternoon, where there was a cool breeze off the water. However, it was pleasantly warm in No.1, Cromer - a VERY nice fish'n'chip shop where we partook of cod & chips, and a pot of tea apiece. Not the cheapest meal we've ever eaten, but superb quality and quantity, with loads of chips, and gluten free for madam too.
Not really hungry enough for tea now - I may have to just drink the bottle of Hog Father Cider which is in the fridge and forget about grub for tonight

[reworht]

Originally Posted by reworht

It's been a canny day in Norfolk today - fair few clouds, but of the white variety - plus a lot of blue sky and sunshine. We trotted up to Cromer early afternoon, where there was a cool breeze off the water. However, it was pleasantly warm in No.1, Cromer - a VERY nice fish'n'chip shop where we partook of cod & chips, and a pot of tea apiece. Not the cheapest meal we've ever eaten, but superb quality and quantity, with loads of chips, and gluten free for madam too.
Not really hungry enough for tea now - I may have to just drink the bottle of Hog Father Cider which is in the fridge and forget about grub for tonight

Change of plan - I decided I was a little peckish so have just eaten a packet of Doritos Collisions - Habanero Chilli Corn chips with a few Guacamole ones to offset the burning on the lips
There wasn't any Hog Father cider in the fridge either - so I had to have a bottle of Thatchers Katy instead - the crosses we have to bear

[Lancpudn]

Originally Posted by reworht

Did you ever stay at the (in)famous Majuba Road Caravan Park, or the one round the corner at Warrenby Andy?
They both afforded superb views of the steelworks and Wilton in the background

I used to overnight stay in the lorry on Redcar coach park, right in front of the sea on a regular basis back in the 1970's.


We picked up prilled urea (fertiliser) from around there on a regular basis, cant remember the company now .


Back then I took our jack Russell with me everywhere in the lorry and she loved going in the sea there & a long walk down the beach, as Rod said the air had it's own aroma there and the smell of a wet dog shivering in the cab and the air outside that you could taste wasn't nice at times but the fish & chips there made up for it.




What is it wi wimmin!!! she came back from her weekly visit from her friends and said I've bought another set of wardrobes (used) for that room (My guitar/computer room) because those old ones look horrible ....I said there's nowt wrong wi em. I hate changing things around as I know where all my gear is and now I've got to shift everything out and will have to wrestle with a load of flatpack furniture tomorrow
under the computer desk is a spaghetti junction of wiring for my recording devices, I'll never remember where everything goes, it is dusty under there I must admit.


They cant leave you alone.

Time for a swilly me thinks.